I wouldn’t be too ecstatic over the proposal - 3 new suburban stadiums to replace existing at brookvale, penrith & a shared kogarah- sharks. Plus some money to upgrade leichhardt. WT would still be behind the eight ball at it would only be a upgrade, probably with not too many dollars, to an outdated run down facility that has not really been supported by the local council. And it’s traffic problems remain. I wonder if WT had any say in this proposal? Identification of LO as the homeground for the WT has never been raised by the clubs executive or CEO to date, nor its merits vs the other options (campbelltown /-homebush / concord / Parramatta bankwest).

@hsvjones said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

So does anyone have any real info about us signing any players ? Don’t have to give names etc… just a little excitement and a lift in morale

I think any good WT signings (not CC depth) would surely have to wait for movement on Packer / Matulino / Reynolds front beforehand to know how much we can offer and to what position needs filling. In addition there is the still unsorted situation with Matterson and the potential departure of Marsters.

My suspicion is we will get Lomax, Musgrove will be allowed to play and WT will follow through with signing, Lawrence will get a final year extension and some replacement player swapped for Matterson. To say the least, we do have some useful shifts in the playing roster but it is dependent on the first domino falling (not Matterson).

Magpies vs Dragons '63 (?) Grand Final with Darcy Lawler refereeing. I was only 4 and have little memory of it at the time but I enjoyed the remainder of my Dads life seeing him charge up over that game. It was easy to get a bite mentioning that game. Ironically, my dad was good friends with Laurie Bruyeres- so he didnt dislike all refs.

Time unfortunately doesnt heal too much, just covers over…

I was only thinking yesterday listening to the GF that should WT be refused a medical retirement for Matulino because it was pre-existing when signed that Pascoe could be in a world of trouble over his job. As CEO and final clearance signature on contracts he should have ensured medical clearances were undertaken before Mats was recruited. If the rumour is true that medical clearances were not sought by Cleary and Egan during recruitment negotiations and they went ahead and offered such a high value contract, it was Pascoe’s duty to ensure normal practices were adhered to. If he went along with allegedly not worrying about a medical clearance, and this blows up in our face, I think his position as CEO becomes untenable.

Last week we didnt hear about the result of NRL HQ pontifications, this week we should since the GF is now done and dusted and any negative decision on WT appeal will take the focus off referee howlers in GF.

Yes, conspiracy theory based on total mistrust of NRL HQ and its brains trust.

@Newtown said in Great article re Roosters Salary Cap:

@2005magic V’Landy’s was CEO of the “red hots” also known as Harold Park trotting and he certainly did a job on that. Much cleaner now.

yep, he and his side kick the chief steward Murrihy put a broom through the shonky practices and underhand deals at the red hots. Maybe he should be Murrihy to head the integrity and salary cap units?

All I can say is that I hope for some honesty and examination of things once Vlandys has taken over and settled in to the Chair role of the ARLC.

Looks like nothing news wise until after the Grand Final now.

@Kul said in Great article re Roosters Salary Cap:

So in other words, they are cheating

I’d rather say that they’re making liberal and excessive use of the ‘óther payments’ excluded from the salary cap reg’s to make a mockery of the intend of the salary cap. Hence the Roosters employed a former salary cap auditor to get their payments right.

Its a joke- but even when you look at the other payments such as TPA’s apparently Roosters have only a few. Cough, cough, cough… The NRL will never really investigate and work with the ATO to expose commercial arrangements.

Most every game was stressful- the lower sides you never know whether WT are going to turn up and play, the higher sides should always be able to put you away. Inconsistent goal kicking until towards the end, no real game breakers, poor handling, dodgy ref calls, the thrill of having opposition players / teams recover from injuries or poor form just in time for the game against us. All leads to excessive consumption of alcohol, chocolate and crisps. It takes the off season fro me to recover somewhat.

@jadtiger said in Knee injury may force Matulino to hang up boots:

@Needaname said in Knee injury may force Matulino to hang up boots:

Inglis retired himself and opted not to be paid out the remainder of his salary. There was no medical payout required by the NRL or insurance.

Just a well paid “job” at the bunnies with a reported 1m cap relief at the club and no action by Greenberg.Amazing what some clubs can do with zero repercussions

Player welfare my friend, player welfare… for some.