What's new
By:
Advanced search…
The Front Row Forums

Register a free account today to become a member of the world's largest Rugby League discussion forum! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

If Cronk joins the Roosters, the 2018 competition is over before it starts

The_Shield

The_Shield

Juniors
Messages
1,895
Albert Rosenfeld said:
People on here are living in a dream world if they think that the most powerful team ever assembled in the NRL is not going to win the competition.

James Tedesco, Latrell Mitchell, Luke Keary, Cooper Cronk.... ..the multiple prongs of attack are just mind boggling.
Click to expand...
Tedesco has won nothing, Latrell has won nothing, We don’t know how Cronk will go outside the Storm. Overall the Storm are still a better side then the Roosters, Cowboys are better as well
 
Albert Rosenfeld

Albert Rosenfeld

Bench
Messages
3,884
The_Shield said:
Tedesco has won nothing, Latrell has won nothing, We don’t know how Cronk will go outside the Storm. Overall the Storm are still a better side then the Roosters, Cowboys are better as well
Click to expand...

Tedesco has won nothing because he was at the Wests Tigers. Latrell has won nothing because he is not long out of playing for the U20s. Luke Keary won a Premiership with Souths. We have brought these players together with dual Dally M winner and multiple Grand Finals winner Cooper Cronk so that we can see what it is like to win 2 premierships in 5 years.

Melbourne and the Cowboys will struggle to get close to us.
 
Bloke

Bloke

Juniors
Messages
137
Some things haven't changed since 1908. If your forwards don't win the battle in the middle, your halves will struggle to make an impact on a game. Easts will probs be April premiers, might even win the May premiership, but I don't rate their current pack in pressure situations.

Addendum: Salary sombrero.
 
Life's Good

Life's Good

Coach
Messages
13,971
Bloke said:
Some things haven't changed since 1908. If your forwards don't win the battle in the middle, your halves will struggle to make an impact on a game. Easts will probs be April premiers, might even win the May premiership, but I don't rate their current pack in pressure situations.

Addendum: Salary sombrero.
Click to expand...
No, no, no and no.
Souths are March premier specialists followed by us as April premier specialists.
The rest of the year, meh.
 
Munted

Munted

Bench
Messages
4,216
I need the roosters accountant to do my taxes, I got some shit I need to hide.

While I shake my head at how the f**k it's possible to add cronk to this roster, I'm keen to see how it unfolds. These pricks will have no excuses.

And thank f**k the 2 month ban for me is over. Less c bombs, I get it.
 
Valheru

Valheru

Coach
Messages
17,767
Rabbits20 said:
Correctamundo and just imagine if they only get rid of Nikorima and it's allowed!!!

Cronk shouldn't imo have been announced until the deck is cleared:

Look at it currently:

Tedesco (1million)
Mitchell (wants an upgrade will not come cheap)
Fergo (origin player not cheap)
Tupou (not cheap either)
Keary(probably on 600k but wants an upgrade)
Pearce (850k)
Cronk (1million)
Napa (700k)
Friend (not cheap that's for sure)
JWH (international player not cheap)
Cordner (would have to been on similar to Sam Burgess so 800k)

Then there is Aubusson and Gordon plus a few others that would be on more than the minimum wage..........
Click to expand...

We are getting closer....

I am thoroughly looking forward to the completely made up analysis of what each roosters player is paid. I guess I will have to settle for this for now.

I think you can do better though.
 
Lambretta

Lambretta

First Grade
Messages
8,679
T-Boon said:
So presently for the 2018 season the Roosters are over the salary cap? By what...about the amount of Pearce's salary?
Didn't Parra loose points for being over future salary caps.
Can you really be $1mill over the cap with the intention to get under the cap when someone in the future gets released?
Click to expand...

THe reports are that the Roosters had $400,000 room
They had reportedly signed Cooper for $850,000

That means they have to offload someone for $450,000
Nikorima is on $350,000 (allegedly - hmmmm) so even if they unload him (and Brisbane don't want) then they have to offload someone else on a minimum of $180,000 as a replacement comes in at a minimum of $80,000
 
T-Boon

T-Boon

Coach
Messages
15,410
Valheru said:
We are getting closer....

I am thoroughly looking forward to the completely made up analysis of what each roosters player is paid. I guess I will have to settle for this for now.

I think you can do better though.
Click to expand...

You don't need to know the actual contract values. That list of players is a fair bit more suspicious than the Storms in 09. All of this undermines fans confidence in the salary cap more than the Parra saga did. That should be enough to trigger a probing by the salary cap mob.
That said, I actually admire the Roosters slick and cunning ways. They don't do any of this without first shoring up a degree of control over the NRL (CEO, salary cap auditor, media etc, etc). The other clubs are so dumb as to let it happen.
Basically the NRL deserves the Roosters.
 
B

black cat

Juniors
Messages
125
Rabbits20 said:
Correctamundo and just imagine if they only get rid of Nikorima and it's allowed!!!

Cronk shouldn't imo have been announced until the deck is cleared:

Look at it currently:

Tedesco (1million)
Mitchell (wants an upgrade will not come cheap)
Fergo (origin player not cheap)
Tupou (not cheap either)
Keary(probably on 600k but wants an upgrade)
Pearce (850k)
Cronk (1million)
Napa (700k)
Friend (not cheap that's for sure)
JWH (international player not cheap)
Cordner (would have to been on similar to Sam Burgess so 800k)

Then there is Aubusson and Gordon plus a few others that would be on more than the minimum wage..........
Click to expand...
I like putting a price on players. We should do a thread on each team's rep status and value.
Would be hilarious what the value would be.

Just a quick one does anyone know what the cap is set at for this yr?
 
  • Like
Reactions: Vee
The_Shield

The_Shield

Juniors
Messages
1,895
Albert Rosenfeld said:
Tedesco has won nothing because he was at the Wests Tigers. Latrell has won nothing because he is not long out of playing for the U20s. Luke Keary won a Premiership with Souths. We have brought these players together with dual Dally M winner and multiple Grand Finals winner Cooper Cronk so that we can see what it is like to win 2 premierships in 5 years.

Melbourne and the Cowboys will struggle to get close to us.
Click to expand...
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Your forward pack is average at best. Your backs suck and your bench is weak.

You’ve got Cronk, Keary, Latrell (honestly in 2 years he has done nothing for all the hype he gets) and Tedesco. Well the Storm still have Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Cameron Munster, Suliasi Vunivalu, Josh Addo-Carr, Curtis Scott, Will Chambers, Jesse Bromwich, Felise Kaufusi, Dale Finucane, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, then throw in the likes of Brodie Croft, Sam Kasiano, Ryan Hoffman, Tim (undefeated in Origin) Glasby, Kenny Bromwich, Pat Kaufusi. The Storm have a much stronger side then the Roosters.

Then the Cowboys, they will be getting Johnathan Thurston and Matt Scott back and adding Jordan McLean to the team that ran through the Roosters this year.
 
Rabbits20

Rabbits20

Immortal
Messages
41,691
Valheru said:
We are getting closer....

I am thoroughly looking forward to the completely made up analysis of what each roosters player is paid. I guess I will have to settle for this for now.

I think you can do better though.
Click to expand...
I am no way going to zip it before I say something that breaks forum rules....

I know what I see though as do hundreds of others that have messaged and talked to me....
 
Rabbits20

Rabbits20

Immortal
Messages
41,691
black cat said:
I like putting a price on players. We should do a thread on each team's rep status and value.
Would be hilarious what the value would be.

Just a quick one does anyone know what the cap is set at for this yr?
Click to expand...
9.4 mil I think....
 
Valheru

Valheru

Coach
Messages
17,767
The_Shield said:
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Your forward pack is average at best. Your backs suck and your bench is weak.

You’ve got Cronk, Keary, Latrell (honestly in 2 years he has done nothing for all the hype he gets) and Tedesco. Well the Storm still have Cameron Smith, Billy Slater, Cameron Munster, Suliasi Vunivalu, Josh Addo-Carr, Curtis Scott, Will Chambers, Jesse Bromwich, Felise Kaufusi, Dale Finucane, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, then throw in the likes of Brodie Croft, Sam Kasiano, Ryan Hoffman, Tim (undefeated in Origin) Glasby, Kenny Bromwich, Pat Kaufusi. The Storm have a much stronger side then the Roosters.

Then the Cowboys, they will be getting Johnathan Thurston and Matt Scott back and adding Jordan McLean to the team that ran through the Roosters this year.
Click to expand...

Awesome - our team is shit

Not sure why people are so upset then.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Latest posts

Top