Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tiger Stripes]

Geez if Schiller was only offered a T&T and given we only have 26/30 players contracted that we officially know of makes me think we could have another 3 or 4 of Sukkar, Mason, Afoa, Aho, Taupau-Moors, Godinet & Murray on top 30 deals but have not been officially announced.

Surely Schiller would be a better top 30 than Mason?

 

[Dr_Ice]

looks like Manly are having a fire sale.

pending roster spots I feel Caleb Navale and Ethan Bullemor should both be of interest of us.

I don’t know if I am ready for more Ethan Bullemor talk.

 

[clontarfkid]

Nope .. Haywood was the Australian schoolboys hooker , TDS wasnt , Heywood played in the winning schoolboys team in yr 12 and also made the team in year 11 that came second to Galvin led team , lost in dying moments .. Jared makes every team he plays in better in attack as he controls the ruck , delivers brilliant service and is as much a running threat as TDS every day of the week ..

Look forward to seeing that form in NRL against grown men

 

[clontarfkid]

Heywood did nothing at all last night because he didn’t play

No one mentioned "last nite".Don't gaslite me or put words in my mouth to state your point
We got a glimpse of Heywood mid season..jury out..its still early days but sensible to have options..Manese cld be one of those options

 

[clontarfkid]

He does his best and tries hard with his yardage carries, but he simply doesn’t have the right physical attributes to be an elite player.
He is short, not a good vertical leaper, not overly confident in the air, not real quick off the mark, not quick over a long distance and very rarely makes a line break.
To make matters worse it looks like we are again content to just hand him an NRL jersey every week and not sign any genuine competition for his right wing spot.
Mark us down to once again be the most boring and predictable team and score the least points in the NRL in 2027.

He's the least of our issues..

 

[clontarfkid]

Heywood did nothing at all last night because he didn’t play

No one has dismissed him or written him off
Just saying we need as many options as we can

 

[clontarfkid]

Good shout on Paseka although I would be shocked if Manly were wanting to release him they are already struggling with forward depth.

He's a weapon
Another one whose expectations we managed poorly
It's a long list

 

[vlad]

It’s November 1

Any signings yet ?

 

[tiger_one]

It’s November 1

Any signings yet ?

Champion @vlad, this is a great question.
Just maybe let them all have breakfast first before they put pen to paper ...............

 

[clontarfkid]

Can we still sack Douehi for refusing to play and sign Walker

Got a spare $mill?

 

[Wezt]

What a boring November 1 it has been

 

[happy_tiger]

Got a spare $mill?

Surely it doesn't cost that much to put a hit out on him

 

[mtd#2]

Got a spare $mill?

The club doesnt mind a payout

 

[innsaneink]

Maybe we can get a new media guy as well as a new WNRL recruiter....or at least introduce the current ones to each other theyve obviously never met

 

[Tom Shines]

It’s November 1

Any signings yet ?

The ladies team is doing well

 

[Tom Shines]

Manly having a fire sale ..

Would take Navale off their hands

 

[TigerSkins05]

Canberra says Hudson Young is free to test the market .. as they pulled there offer of 4.4m for 4 years .. he’s available for 2028.

As many of you said .. good player terrible human .. I’m amazed he was ever allowed to play in the NRL .. as a teenage junior footballer playing in the Hunter area (??) .. he was a centre .. not really quick .. not really tall .. he was often left off the team sheet. After a season of injuries he ended up taking illicit performance drugs .. he was caught using the drugs and was then banned from playing league by authorities. His body shape and size changed dramatically. My question is .. does a spotted dog lose its spots .. ??

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

As many of you said .. good player terrible human .. I’m amazed he was ever allowed to play in the NRL .. as a teenage junior footballer playing in the Hunter area (??) .. he was a centre .. not really quick .. not really tall .. he was often left off the team sheet. After a season of injuries he ended up taking illicit performance drugs .. he was caught using the drugs and was then banned from playing league by authorities. His body shape and size changed dramatically. My question is .. does a spotted dog lose its spots .. ??

No

 

[NewyTiger]

As many of you said .. good player terrible human .. I’m amazed he was ever allowed to play in the NRL .. as a teenage junior footballer playing in the Hunter area (??) .. he was a centre .. not really quick .. not really tall .. he was often left off the team sheet. After a season of injuries he ended up taking illicit performance drugs .. he was caught using the drugs and was then banned from playing league by authorities. His body shape and size changed dramatically. My question is .. does a spotted dog lose its spots .. ??

I’m from the Hunter Valley and I didn’t even know he was from here. I looked it up and he played for Greta Braxton.

 

[Lestronge]

He's never been a 'great' finisher. He is pretty good at getting low and keeping his balance to get over the line when given a little bit of space close to the line. But that is his only move. Great finishers have other options eg. Speed to burn someone on the outside, power to run through defenders, a kick target, acrobatics to leap out/over defence but still ground the ball inside the touch line. He's got none of that.
I don't really like assessing players simply on tries scored as it ignores the work done inside them. So I will not bag him for not crossing the line too much this year. But playing centre shouldn't be used as an excuse for not scoring tries. If he had some of those other attributes I'm sure he'd have scored more.
As for great clubman and character. Maybe, hard to assess from the outside. He does seem to be a bit of an energy guy lifting spirits around the locker room. He also seems to lose his cool and want to fight everyone when things aren't going his way.
I definitely stick to the overpaid and overrated opinion but he is also by no means out of place in first grade. Probably on about 100k to much for what he offers but will rarely cost the team a game.

?? Do you know how hard it is to keep your balance , and poise when the defence is rushing you , often multiple players , skip under the first tackle get your arm free and hold off the second and third . All these tank like wingers like marzhew can’t do it , plenty of slight wingers don’t have the leg strength . To diminish that ability , and the amount of balance and lower leg power , as well as guile and understanding of where your body is …. That’s some armchair bullshit .
If I’m his inside centre or edge backrower , I’ve got every faith in the world he’s finishing 99% of half chances I create .
The off season does my head in . So much dribble .