Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[mike]

lock it in JAC is coming home

24hrs?

 

[Aesopian]

I agree plodder the bench forwards make more metres for Penrith. Certainly don’t want him at tigers

Their bench forwards all look the same. Stocky, powerful & fast. Like their off a freakin production line.

Compared to ours hahahahahahahahahahah LOL

 

[Geo]

lock it in JAC is coming home

24hrs?

The FB dude said Saturday so expect Melbourne's official release in 24hrs..

 

[Tiger5150]

Tamou is a plodder. Least effective pamfers prop tonight. Don't think he'd do much for us go forward wise

But...........LEADERSHIP!

 

[hsvjones]

I watched Tamou tonight and I have changed my mind and would only take him on 2 years and maybe 300k. He looked very ordinary
His other front row partner Leota looks outstanding.. Anyway will trust Madge and the team..

 

[hsvjones]

lock it in JAC is coming home

24hrs?

The FB dude said Saturday so expect Melbourne's official release in 24hrs..

I cannot trust this info unless POM delivered it... But I will have a word to the man above and cross my fingers this is correct..

 

[851]

Tamou is a plodder. Least effective pamfers prop tonight. Don't think he'd do much for us go forward wise


But...........LEADERSHIP!

But Happy said he is the bloke we need, maybe Happy is related to Ivan, lets sign a 32 year old bloke who is on the slide and looking for a pay day

 

[WT2K]

Tamou is a plodder. Least effective pamfers prop tonight. Don't think he'd do much for us go forward wise


But...........LEADERSHIP!

Leadership in plodding

Tamou is a plodder. Least effective pamfers prop tonight. Don't think he'd do much for us go forward wise


But...........LEADERSHIP!

Leadership on how to plod

 

[Geo]

Tamou is a plodder. Least effective pamfers prop tonight. Don't think he'd do much for us go forward wise


But...........LEADERSHIP!

But Happy said he is the bloke we need, maybe Happy is related to Ivan, lets sign a 32 year old bloke who is on the slide and looking for a pay day

Happy gets Tamou and Taumalolo confused..

It's James Taumalolo he wants

 

[jag]

Are any of Penrith bench forwards on the market? They leave the big plodder Tamou well behind in making metres. How good are there post contact metres which we sadly lack.

 

[Tiger5150]

Tamou is a plodder. Least effective pamfers prop tonight. Don't think he'd do much for us go forward wise


But...........LEADERSHIP!

But Happy said he is the bloke we need, maybe Happy is related to Ivan, lets sign a 32 year old bloke who is on the slide and looking for a pay day

Happy gets Tamou and Taumalolo confused..

It's James Taumalolo he wants

Im on board with that

 

[balmain boy]

Someone on FB (yes i know) claims we have signed JAC be announced Saturday, have no idea if he's in the know reckons it came directly for JAC's relative. Pinch of salt and all that.

Who, the forgotten man, that annoying Clarke kid or someone like that?

 

[jag]

Any chance we are trying to poach Staggs? If not can we. Please.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Tamou is a plodder. Least effective pamfers prop tonight. Don't think he'd do much for us go forward wise


But...........LEADERSHIP!

But Happy said he is the bloke we need, maybe Happy is related to Ivan, lets sign a 32 year old bloke who is on the slide and looking for a pay day

Happy gets Tamou and Taumalolo confused..

It's James Taumalolo he wants

Hell YES!:clap:

 

[Geo]

Tamou is a plodder. Least effective pamfers prop tonight. Don't think he'd do much for us go forward wise


But...........LEADERSHIP!

But Happy said he is the bloke we need, maybe Happy is related to Ivan, lets sign a 32 year old bloke who is on the slide and looking for a pay day

Happy gets Tamou and Taumalolo confused..

It's James Taumalolo he wants

Hell YES!:clap:

I’d prefer his brother Jason

 

[Fade.To.Black]

Impressed with Richie Kennar from Broncs, not just tonight.....in a team that turns it up and gets lapped most weeks he really has a dig. Admirable quality in a player to be busting your gut in a dud team IMO. No world-beater but we can't afford top-shelf recruits at the moment, wouldn't be upset if we brought Kennar into our club.

 

[Needaname]

Read today Manly are looking at swapping Garrik for Saab

Pretty sure Garrick still lives in the gong.

 

[Needaname]

Tamou is a plodder. Least effective pamfers prop tonight. Don't think he'd do much for us go forward wise

I’m coming around with this whole we need a senior leader thing.
I think we still do but we need to think less profile.

Someone mentioned Scott Sorensen. Could also consider Isaac Liu.

But if we are looking a type of prop that has a senior role but still has plenty of miles in his legs let’s put an offer to Joshua Kerr or Jamin Tanua-Brown who are regular starters at their sides.
Both are big boys who will improve over the years.

I think we’ve tried the senior prop. Over the years.
Our last great success we’ve had as a prop was the signing of Keith Galaway.
Since then Tim Grant, Ben Matolino and now Russell Packer.

We probably do need to adopt a youth policy to protect us from these bad buys.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Clubs make roster moves based on 28-man squads in 2021
NRL clubs are preparing for 2021 on the assumption of top tier squads being reduced to 28 players as negotiations between NRL officials and the RLPA continue.

No definitive verdict on the salary cap or squad sizes for next season has been set by head office.

Newly-minted CEO Andrew Abdo indicated on Thursday that final figures will be confirmed in "coming weeks", by the end of the regular season by the latest.
But across the game clubs are planning roster contingencies based on squads dropping from the current 30-strong outfits by two, with Benji Marshall and Todd Payten both referencing a 28-man top tier when discussing the veteran half's future this week.

Such a prospect would see more than 30 players deemed of first grade calibre left in limbo.

Clubs are also anticipating a drop down from the current 3-6 development players, with two to four players per club expected for next year.

It's understood that ensuring existing development contracts held by players are honoured is a priority in 2021 planning.

"That is absolutely at the forefront of where we are spending our time and our energy," Abdo said on Thursday.

"We're in regular dialogue with the RLPA around our agreement with the players. We're in regular dialogue with the clubs around the club funding model and we're in regular dialogue with the states.

"Obviously everyone is seeking clarity sooner rather than later. That is a real focus and a priority that the Commission has set for us.

"And we expect to have those finalised in the coming weeks, certainly hopefully before the end of our season."

The prospect of reduced top tier squads makes it harder for the likes of Marshall and fringe first-graders to shore up their futures next season.

One NRL coach told NRL.com that carrying an extra half such as the Kiwi international is possible in a 30-man squad, but the prospect of a reduced number had quelled their interest in the outgoing Tigers icon."That will probably be his biggest hurdle, the fact each squad is getting smaller," Payten said when asked on Marshall's ability to find a new home in 2021 on Wednesday.

The fact the Tigers already have five players capable of playing in the halves contracted for next season saw them confront "the reality with our roster management" according to CEO Justin Pascoe – that a sixth playmaker could not be carried in a 28-man squad.

Canberra meanwhile are understood to be making roster plans based on a 28-man top tier squad, leaving room for veterans Sia Soliola and Jordan Rapana, as well as rising hooker Tom Starling.

While Starling has had a two-year offer put to him by the Raiders, talks with Rapana and Soliola have been put on hold until a definitive salary cap figure is finalised.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/03/clubs-make-roster-moves-based-on-28-man-squads-in-2021/

 

[tiger_one]

Clubs make roster moves based on 28-man squads in 2021
NRL clubs are preparing for 2021 on the assumption of top tier squads being reduced to 28 players as negotiations between NRL officials and the RLPA continue.

No definitive verdict on the salary cap or squad sizes for next season has been set by head office.

Newly-minted CEO Andrew Abdo indicated on Thursday that final figures will be confirmed in "coming weeks", by the end of the regular season by the latest.
But across the game clubs are planning roster contingencies based on squads dropping from the current 30-strong outfits by two, with Benji Marshall and Todd Payten both referencing a 28-man top tier when discussing the veteran half's future this week.

Such a prospect would see more than 30 players deemed of first grade calibre left in limbo.

Clubs are also anticipating a drop down from the current 3-6 development players, with two to four players per club expected for next year.

It's understood that ensuring existing development contracts held by players are honoured is a priority in 2021 planning.

"That is absolutely at the forefront of where we are spending our time and our energy," Abdo said on Thursday.

"We're in regular dialogue with the RLPA around our agreement with the players. We're in regular dialogue with the clubs around the club funding model and we're in regular dialogue with the states.

"Obviously everyone is seeking clarity sooner rather than later. That is a real focus and a priority that the Commission has set for us.

"And we expect to have those finalised in the coming weeks, certainly hopefully before the end of our season."

The prospect of reduced top tier squads makes it harder for the likes of Marshall and fringe first-graders to shore up their futures next season.

One NRL coach told NRL.com that carrying an extra half such as the Kiwi international is possible in a 30-man squad, but the prospect of a reduced number had quelled their interest in the outgoing Tigers icon."That will probably be his biggest hurdle, the fact each squad is getting smaller," Payten said when asked on Marshall's ability to find a new home in 2021 on Wednesday.

The fact the Tigers already have five players capable of playing in the halves contracted for next season saw them confront "the reality with our roster management" according to CEO Justin Pascoe – that a sixth playmaker could not be carried in a 28-man squad.

Canberra meanwhile are understood to be making roster plans based on a 28-man top tier squad, leaving room for veterans Sia Soliola and Jordan Rapana, as well as rising hooker Tom Starling.

While Starling has had a two-year offer put to him by the Raiders, talks with Rapana and Soliola have been put on hold until a definitive salary cap figure is finalised.
https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/09/03/clubs-make-roster-moves-based-on-28-man-squads-in-2021/

^^^^^^^^^^^

WOW!
There lies the problem.
Fitting the players you want into a smaller pool ie 28 squad plus reduced development players too.
There's going to a few disappointments across all clubs.