Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

[Fangs]

Some handy young players for sure. Watch Griffin the f**kwit take all the credit for them like he did with our juniors

Yeah he won't live that one down.

Credit for starting them. Then again he played Norman in the 7 last night for no reason at all.

 

[TheRiff]

i think he would be a great bench player. Cant believe they are letting him go

Comes down to cash

 

[TheRiff]

It's not a swap I'm keen on (Sims for Kikau). Definately not for 2022.

However we need to be prepared to find another backrower. Capewell is gone. Martin's future on the edge is under the gun. Experienced backrowers seem hard to come by right now.

We have a few options, A fire sale will happen and can get a few cheapies

 

[murraymob]

Simms is contracted for next year on a reported $750 a yeAr.Would be a great buy if the dragons kick in half.Any more and he would be out of our range.we have enough for a low budget buy

 

[TheRiff]

Simms is contracted for next year on a reported $750 a yeAr.Would be a great buy if the dragons kick in half.Any more and he would be out of our range.we have enough for a low budget buy

They signed 2 Origin guys in Molo and Sua, No way they pay any freight on Sims

 

[Fangs]

Simms is contracted for next year on a reported $750 a yeAr.Would be a great buy if the dragons kick in half.Any more and he would be out of our range.we have enough for a low budget buy

They'd make a play for Kikau 2022 in that case.

 

[murraymob]

They signed 2 Origin guys in Molo and Sua, No way they pay any freight on Sims

If they want to move him they have to .he is contracted for next year he has his money if he stays

 

[TheRiff]

If they want to move him they have to .he is contracted for next year he has his money if he stays

Depends on who makes the deal, He can speak to teams post November. Sometimes potential teams want the player earlier, In these cases the player just walks

 

[ColdWetPanther]

It's not a swap I'm keen on (Sims for Kikau). Definately not for 2022.

However we need to be prepared to find another backrower. Capewell is gone. Martin's future on the edge is under the gun. Experienced backrowers seem hard to come by right now.

Why is our SOO back rowers future on the edge ‘under the gun’?

 

[murraymob]

Why is our SOO back rowers future on the edge ‘under the gun’?

He is coming up for contract so there is always talk

 

[Whino]

I can’t see Kikau going to Saints. I can see his manager using them to drive up his price though.

 

[TheRiff]

Why is our SOO back rowers future on the edge ‘under the gun’?

Martin is a middle, simple as that

 

[ColdWetPanther]

Martin is a middle, simple as that

I don’t agree with that. Why take someone with the aggression and the movement of Martin (who doesn’t necessarily have the size) and blunt that by playing in the middle the whole time. I get him filling in there, but you take someone who made SOO playing on the edge abs make him an average prop.

 

[Girds89]

I don’t agree with that. Why take someone with the aggression and the movement of Martin (who doesn’t necessarily have the size) and blunt that by playing in the middle the whole time. I get him filling in there, but you take someone who made SOO playing on the edge abs make him an average prop.

100%

Hes been brilliant on the edge this year.

He can play middle against more avg teams.

But as we saw agaimst melbs when he played middle he struggled. He got badly domintated due to his size and he just was nowhere near effective compared to on the edge.

His future might be in the middle but thats 5 or so years away when he loses a but of speed and mobility.

 

[Smug Panther]

100%

Hes been brilliant on the edge this year.

He can play middle against more avg teams.

But as we saw agaimst melbs when he played middle he struggled. He got badly domintated due to his size and he just was nowhere near effective compared to on the edge.

His future might be in the middle but thats 5 or so years away when he loses a but of speed and mobility. O60

 

[Smug Panther]

It's 12-18 months away not 5 years

 

[martielang]

Sims is a average back rower on elite back rower money. Right call. Hook clearing the decks for Sam Thaiday.

 

[Munky]

Sims is a average back rower on elite back rower money. Right call. Hook clearing the decks for Sam Thaiday.

Alex Glenn out of retirement.

Get the Broncos 2008 NYC team back together.

 

[TheRiff]

I don’t agree with that. Why take someone with the aggression and the movement of Martin (who doesn’t necessarily have the size) and blunt that by playing in the middle the whole time. I get him filling in there, but you take someone who made SOO playing on the edge abs make him an average prop.

What attributes does he have as an edge? Can't ball play, Offload, doesn't have footwork. Martin is a straight up hard running middle

 

[Smug Panther]

What attributes does he have as an edge? Can't ball play, Offload, doesn't have footwork. Martin is a straight up hard running middle

He is quite quick which I nice out wide but that's about it