Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[crazycat]

crazycat i 100% believe Benji was the right person at a tumultuous time. Bud was the 1st he chased ,damn strange move but Benji was all in , then Latu n Galvin popped up and Bud was cast aside like trash.
To waste money to subsidize souths so coach need not look at him anymore is a reflection on Benji ,

With you, BTW was Galvin here when we signed Bud or was it after that he came?

I thought Galvin was here already, I also vaguely remember his manager making noise so he got picked in first grade.

Coach at the minimum should have educated him in Reggies to get the club a better deal to trade him , to just cast him aside into the to hard basket is piz poor

Totally agreed. It's one criticism I have in that people are signed with massive effort and then rejected.

I don't know how involved Benji was with the Bateman/Klemmer/Sezer signings. But he seemed to go really cold on them. I kinda get Benji getting hyped about a kid and watching Sullivan beat us may have convinced him (He was 7 in a game of Dragons vs Tigers)... Thankfully we said no to Schulster...

This year though we see 2 great signings in Turuva, May... 2 very good signings in Luai/Skelton and 2 fizzers in Bird/Hunt.
Hope benji picks better going forward.

 

[crazycat]

I saw it on Code sports and its not in a format that i can copy and paste easily. However the number of players by club is below:

Rabbitohs - 10 players

Panthers - 8

Cowboys - 7
Dragons - 7
Broncos - 7
Dolphins - 7

Bulldogs - 6
Storm - 6
Titans - 6
Sea Eagles - 6
Knights - 6
Warriors - 6

Roosters - 5
Eels - 5

Sharks - 4
Raiders - 4
Tigers - 4

Wow

So Raiders are minor premiers and Sharks are in the 8. Both with the fewest highest paid players. ...

Roosters on 5, but it's under the table deals.

Goes to show.

 

[balmain boy]

he’s top 30 for raiders next year, what’s the point if he’s not in our plans. might as well develop the blokes we’ve got

I'd also have Saukuru on the bench ahead of Murray, Mason or Sukkar

 

[ezybro]

Fake news?

Apparently us and Cowboys in the race for Sandon Smith according to whatever source this is, I don’t believe it.

 

[balmain boy]

I don’t agree on the necessity for another half.

We have AD who has done a great job holding the spot before injury, and Latu has developed his kicking game massively since the start of the year, granted it’s not top shelf NRL quality yet.

Might be a crazy thought but why don’t we actually develop the players we do have?

We haven't developed a player in over a decade, what makes you think we can now?

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Not sure how much of the knights you watched during their runs last couple of years or this year in fact, but Ponga was incredible in those runs. One man team is not far off. They have been absolutely dreadful this year with a few more attacking weapons on the park. Their attack makes us look like 05 Tigers.

IMHO, Pole > Ponga, Trbojevic..

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

We haven't developed a player in over a decade, what makes you think we can now?

We developed Bola, Pole, TDS, Brown, Woods, Tedesco, Moses ...

 

[Camel2281]

Fake news?

Apparently us and Cowboys in the race for Sandon Smith according to whatever source this is, I don’t believe it.

I read Newcastle and the Cows

 

[Buttface]

I believe Broncos are paying some of Madden salary in 2026 so swings in roundabouts.

For me Bud is a better 6 and we have enough of them, so Madden is a perfect back up 7 we need IMO.

I trust Richo and Benji as they have done an excellent job so far without overpaying like past management

Jock will be the only 7 we have.
I hope Latu becomes that player, but right now we have no 7’s (and this includes Doobs), at our club.

 

[weststigers]

Fake news?

Apparently us and Cowboys in the race for Sandon Smith according to whatever source this is, I don’t believe it.

What source?

 

[tigahhh]

I'd also have Saukuru on the bench ahead of Murray, Mason or Sukkar

do you watch his games? he got 50 put on him today in cup with some issues in laziness in defence. He’s not ready for NRL. you just want to criticise benji when he has no one else to pick.

We haven't developed a player in over a decade, what makes you think we can now?

Sione, doueihi, Twal are having their best year yet. wrong

 

[Tom Shines]

What source?

Looks like some dodgy Nigerian site that I think the mods must be trying to protect us from

 

[weststigers]

Looks like some dodgy Nigerian site that I think the mods must be trying to protect us from

Ah right. I saw that thing. Bogus for sure. Love your work Tom.

 

[weststigerman]

We haven't developed a player in over a decade, what makes you think we can now?

Gotta start some time.

Do you remember where Sione Fainu was 2 years ago?

 

[Tom Shines]

I’ve argued elsewhere that Twal has improved a hell of a lot this season .., can our coaches take any credit ?

Also Toa and AD had their best years at the club … something might be going on

 

[clontarfkid]

I read Newcastle and the Cows

Thats what I read,,,,
But Smith is gr8!Someone is gonna get a good one
Problem is,we already have considerable investment in halves,and it wld burn Latu and potentially destabilise his brothers..unless we re invent him as a 13

 

[tigahhh]

I’ve argued elsewhere that Twal has improved a hell of a lot this season .., can our coaches take any credit ?

Also Toa and AD had their best years at the club … something might be going on

our team is the youngest in the NRL. most haven’t played 50 games. we are literally developing them all 😂😂😂😂😂 what a silly comment hey

 

[Telltails]

Recently two twenty year olds earned themselves a couple of hefty contracts elsewhere after a short stint at this club. We certainly have had trouble keeping them - hopefully that will change

 

[weststigers]

I’ve argued elsewhere that Twal has improved a hell of a lot this season .., can our coaches take any credit ?

Also Toa and AD had their best years at the club … something might be going on

Tom...we are not allowed to credit coaches with anything positive. Where have you been?

There is simply a time to say nothing about coaching (when team or player is doing well) and a time to criticise (when team loses or a player makes an error). There is no in between.

Many just wait for the right opportunity to voice criticism...

 

[weststigers]

Recently two twenty year olds earned themselves a couple of hefty contracts elsewhere after a short stint at this club. We certainly have had trouble keeping them - hopefully that will change

I am happy when 20 year olds that have done nothing in the game leave for huge sums...saves our cap from ruin. Both Galvin and TDS leaving has not impacted us greatly if at all. Some might argue it's been a positive.