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Rumoured Signings

Apey

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Do Roosters intentionally mush the brains of players they've had enough of to get them out of the last years of their contracts? They've been working on Teddy for years now but God bless him he's still turning up. Robinson might need to shave the studs down on his boots a little more.
 
Captain Apollo

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Wb1234 said:
Hindsight roosters should’ve kept manu

bet they go after the tigers young half
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FHS, Keary and Manu are entirely different situations. Manu wants a new challenge more than anything, which is why he's off to Union. I mean with the players going, do you seriously think the Roosters could not afford to re-sign him? Manu was up front about it with the club.
 
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Pjf04b

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The Rorters will have Keary's $1.5m cap money to spend now! Along with the same for Manu and JWH! Over $4m they will claim!
 
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Wb1234

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Captain Apollo said:
FHS, Keary and Manu are entirely different situations. Manu wants a new challenge more than anything, which is why he's off to Union. I mean with the players going, do you seriously think the Roosters could not afford to re-sign him? Manu was up front about it with the club.
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Roosters don’t want him accepting the 1.2 million from the dragons
 
Valheru

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Captain Apollo said:
FHS, Keary and Manu are entirely different situations. Manu wants a new challenge more than anything, which is why he's off to Union. I mean with the players going, do you seriously think the Roosters could not afford to re-sign him? Manu was up front about it with the club.
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Not to mention he will probably be back May next year and if not in 2026
 
Valheru

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Pjf04b said:
The Rorters will have Keary's $1.5m cap money to spend now! Along with the same for Manu and JWH! Over $4m they will claim!
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Roosters aren't claiming anything, that's the media claiming it.

Also, that $4M figure is derived from all of Manu, Suali'i, Keary, JWH, Tupou and Crighton.

It isn't even clear if Tupou and Crighton will go yet and as already mentioned Manu will be back sooner than later.

Regardless, losing JWH, Keary and Suali'i at the same time will surely free up $1.5-2M and the meltdown when we dare to sign a player or two will be hilarious.
 
yobbo84

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Valheru said:
Roosters aren't claiming anything, that's the media claiming it.

Also, that $4M figure is derived from all of Manu, Suali'i, Keary, JWH, Tupou and Crighton.

It isn't even clear if Tupou and Crighton will go yet and as already mentioned Manu will be back sooner than later.

Regardless, losing JWH, Keary and Suali'i at the same time will surely free up $1.5-2M and the meltdown when we dare to sign a player or two will be hilarious.
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Didn't JWH and Tupou re-sign on cut price deals? Wasn't that how you managed to keep both of them while signing Young and Leniu? And didn't Suaalii sign for less than Souths were offering him to play under Robinson and learn from SBW?

Roosters must be the only club who never have to upgrade a contract value...

Anyway having said all that... Roosters will definitely have some cash to burn. Especially if they let Crichton go (who did actually sign for big bucks). I don't know that Sam Walker and Sandon Smith are a premiership halves combo, so they'll definitely go after someone big.

As for Keary? Great decision on his behalf. He's done everything in the game, time for him to walk away while his brain still functions.
 
Valheru

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yobbo84 said:
Didn't JWH and Tupou re-sign on cut price deals? Wasn't that how you managed to keep both of them while signing Young and Leniu? And didn't Suaalii sign for less than Souths were offering him to play under Robinson and learn from SBW?

Roosters must be the only club who never have to upgrade a contract value...

Anyway having said all that... Roosters will definitely have some cash to burn. Especially if they let Crichton go (who did actually sign for big bucks). I don't know that Sam Walker and Sandon Smith are a premiership halves combo, so they'll definitely go after someone big.

As for Keary? Great decision on his behalf. He's done everything in the game, time for him to walk away while his brain still functions.
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I'm not coming up with the figures, the media are.

I doubt JWH and Tupou are on less than $500k each. RE: Suali'i, that was his original contract, he has been extended since then. If you are conservative and say the 6 players in question average $500k that is still $3M.

I think Crighton is well on his way to earning another contract.

I agree on Keary and I said this in the roosters forum, I think it is a good decision for both parties. The one year extension was a bit of a head scratcher for me given the transition period the squad will be facing the next 2-3 years. He has nothing left to prove and it's time to hand the reigns over to Walker.
 
yobbo84

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Wb1234 said:
Yeh Reynolds form at Brisbane has been dire whilst illas has been told to find another club
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Oh dear. If you still think the decision was about Ilias over Reynolds, I can't help you.

It was the wrong decision, but Ilias had nothing to do with it.
 
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