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@diedpretty said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:
@Don_Kershane said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:
Peter Brady signs with Wests Tigers.
I heard that too - bit of a scare at training today though - he was supposed to front up but never appeared.
couldn’t face the other players
Early team news for Round 15
Author
Dan Talintyre
Timestamp
Mon 24 Jun 2019, 05:02 PM
After a big weekend of action in Representative Round, Wests Tigers won’t have to wait long for the football to return when they take on the South Sydney Rabbitohs this Thursday night.
In total, the NRL side had eight players feature in the Representative Round, with all pulling up well from their respective matches. Benji Marshall, Esan Marsters, Josh Aloiai, Michael Chee Kam, David Nofoaluma, Robbie Farah and Moses Mbye are all expected to be available in Round 15, while Ryan Matterson should also be fine after featuring as 18th Man for the Blues in last night’s Origin game.
Of those players, only Mbye is of concern after the captain suffered a health scare during the Maroons camp that saw him require treatment from the doctor.
The 25-year-old was confirmed to have made a full recovery, however, and came off the bench for Queensland — meaning he should be right to go for Wests Tigers on Thursday — but the club will no doubt keep an eye on him throughout the week.
2019 Match Highlights: State of Origin, Game Two
Wests Tigers’ thrilling Golden Point win over the North Queensland Cowboys in Round 14 seems like an eternity ago, and for the players not selected for any representative matches, they’ll be fully rested and ready to go this week.
There was some concern on the night for Chris Lawrence after copping a big knock during the Golden Point period, but the forward was simply winded and confirmed that he will be absolutely fine to take his place in the squad once more.
Josh Reynolds also made a strong return from injury in the club’s Canterbury Cup win over Newcastle in Round 14 and will be eligible for selection again this week.
Wests Tigers will name a 21-man squad to face the South Sydney Rabbitohs at 4:00pm AEST on Tuesday before providing an updated 19-man squad 24 hours before kickoff. Final team lists will be confirmed at 6:50pm AEST on Thursday.
@WT2K said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:
@avocadoontoast said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:
@WT2K said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:
Cowboys confirm Drinkwater effective immediately
Storm announce Max King and Kata effective immediately
And the Wests Tigers are set to announce absolutely no-one, effective immediately.
Pretty much
48 hours as well?
Cowboys fill final roster spot
Author
Cowboys.com.au
Timestamp
Mon 24 Jun 2019, 01:45 PM
Scott Drinkwater will join the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys immediately after agreeing to a two-and-a-half year deal, which runs to the end of the 2021 season.
The 22-year-old made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm in Round 25 last season and was earmarked as a first grade regular in 2019 before suffering a pec injury in the Storm’s final trial game.
A skilful, ball-playing fullback, Drinkwater has been in sublime touch since returning from injury in Round 12, registering five try assists, two line-breaks and seven tackle breaks in just three games in the Queensland Cup.
Cowboys Director of Football Peter Parr said the club was delighted to have secured Drinkwater prior to the June 30 deadline.
“We were always looking to fill the last spot in our squad with somebody we thought could add significant value,” Parr said.
“Scott is a highly accomplished player and has the ability to play multiple positions, which led us to believe he would be an ideal signing for us at this stage of the year.”
King, Kata and Grant sign with Storm
Author
melbournestorm.com.au
Timestamp
Mon 24 Jun 2019, 02:01 PM
Melbourne Storm can confirm four changes to our NRL squad ahead of the June 30 signing deadline.
Tongan international Solomone Kata and Gold Coast Titans forward Max King have signed with Storm, talented young hooker Harry Grant has been promoted to our top 30 squad, while Scott Drinkwater has been released from his contract to continue his career with the North Queensland Cowboys.
Kata and King will join Melbourne for training this week with their signings until the end of the 2020 season taking place with immediate effect.
Kata comes to Melbourne following a 93-game career with the NZ Warriors, which included 46 tries and a finals appearance in 2018.
In his first two NRL seasons in 2015 and 2016, the 24-year-old was the Warriors’ leading try-scorer with 12 and 15 tries - a total of 27 in 45 games.
He has played six Tests for Tonga, including the weekend’s Oceania Cup match, and five for the New Zealand Kiwis.
King tallied 38 NRL games for the Gold Coast Titans.
A West Maitland junior, he made his NRL debut in round three of the 2017 season and has played nine NRL matches in 2019.
He comes from a family which has had strong connections with the top level of the game in Australia for eight decades.
King’s great-grandfather, Cec, played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs from 1945-46, his grandfather, Johnny, was a seven-time premiership winner with the St George Dragons and his father, David, played for the Gold Coast Seagulls from 1991-92.
Storm General Manager – Football Frank Ponissi said Kata and King would add good balance to the NRL squad.
“We are delighted to be able to sign two players of Solomone and Max’s calibre and thank the Warriors and Titans for allowing them to join us before the June 30 deadline,” he said.
"We’re also very pleased to promote the Intrust Super Cup’s best player of the past two seasons, Harry Grant, to our top 30 squad.
"Harry has been part of our system for some time and his NRL contract is a great reward for the dedication he has put into improving his game.
“We expect he will have a bright future here in Melbourne.”
Grant, 21, made his NRL debut for Melbourne last year and has been signed until the end of 2020.
He is a former RLPA NYC Player of the Year as well as Storm’s 2017 NYC Player of the Year.
“It’s also important to acknowledge Scott Drinkwater’s contribution to our club on and off the field as he starts the next chapter in his NRL career,” Ponissi said.
"He heads to the Cowboys with our best wishes.
“While we were reluctant to release Scott, he had already signed with the Cowboys in 2020 and the opportunity was there for him to get game time in their first grade side straight away.”
@WT2K said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:
Cowboys confirm Drinkwater effective immediately
Storm announce Max King and Kata effective immediately
do u have a source? article
@hsvjones said in Your Team V Souffs:
@TheDaBoss I can only assume you have not been watching us this year
yup, just trying to be positive… have been watching this year…
if u dont believe me, look at live game threads… i am quite…um…vibrant on there, to say the least
and we cant just hope for 5/5, we have to believe it will happen
not sure what the Magic 8 ball says but yeah
Draw comming up is actually scary
Rabs
Rorters
Eels
Raiders
Knights
we will win 5/5 of these games
@Geo said in *Live* SOO Game 2 - 2019:
Peaheated arrogance led by DCE thinking they just had to turn up to win believing the Coach whisperer that Freddy had lost the plot cost them the game…
That and the six magnificent TRIES NSW scored in wet conditions to one QLD bunker inspired TRY…
High Flying tommy turbo, putting Pongo on his back everytime
Okay lock Topic
dont give him any more limelight
