Rumours and Stuff

[parra pete]

not sure how Buzz would know what negotiations have gone on, especially when Mich is not even in the country

He makes it up.....

 

[Cloeel]

I disagree.

At moment Moses is providing more bang for buck. But in general Pongas ceiling is far higher.

Ponga at 28 will be 10 x the player Moses will ever be.

Ponga changes the game almost every time he plays. But at the moment Moses is more reliable.

 

[Noise]

Ponga changes the game almost every time he plays. But at the moment Moses is more reliable.

Ponga has a winning percentage of 41%. He doesn't change that much.

 

[Cloeel]

Ponga has a winning percentage of 41%. He doesn't change that much.

Ponga has impacted/changed numerous games that the knights have lost.

Just because he has major impact - does not mean that the knights win more often as a result.

Exactly why I think Moses is more reliable at this stage.

 

[IFR33K]

At moment Moses is providing more bang for buck. But in general Pongas ceiling is far higher.

Ponga at 28 will be 10 x the player Moses will ever be.

Ponga changes the game almost every time he plays. But at the moment Moses is more reliable.

Huge call re ponga at 28.

 

[hineyrulz]

Ponga has a winning percentage of 41%. He doesn't change that much.

He’s a very poor man’s Jarryd Hayne.

 

[eel01s]

TPA's are amazing aren't they? Some sponsor pays all this money for a particular player, but they can't use him in club gear. As said above, a low return for the sponsor. They are supposed to be for the player, independent of any club. Yet some clubs can offer a deal with TPA's, and we seemingly can't.

 

[yy_cheng]

I'm not sure that Asi has ever been near to playing hooker. He's a back/ half. I think we have other options to cover for 9 if necessary. I spoke to someone who knows Jayden Yates the other day. Reckons he's a champion kid and will do whatever he can to make it. We might be surprised by him I think.

Yeah but look at BAs history.

Ja was backup hooker
B4 that it was stone and bryce

I fit think ba thinks highly of a backup hooker

Btw, i don't disagree with you but BA picks the team

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He's been the highest paid player in the game for 5 years, not sure he's been the best player though.

He’s not the best but not far off imo. Cleary, Munster, Ponga are the best. Wighton, Tedesco, Trbojevic are all up there as well. Maybe Latrell Mitchell too. I think Drown is likely to join this class of player. It’s hard to judge players across teams of differing strength, but I think Ben Hunt is easily in the top ten. Moses isn’t.

 

[Chipmunk]

Personally I don't see why any business would bother shelling out $200,000 for a TPA, as you would get almost zero return for a chunk of your marketing budget. So really TPAs are sports philanthropy by someone who can afford it.

Having said that, there are not many who would throw $200k x 4 years at a player even if they could afford it, because you didn't get that rich in the first place by making bone head decisions.

It is a random thing the TPA's. You obviously see some sport ads with players who are on TPA's. Lomax with other sports people on some sports supplement advert springs to mind, and Slater some years back doing something also.

People talk about the Dogs now having more cash because of Laundy involvement, but I would think that if a Dogs player is even given a voucher for one free drink at a Laundy hotel that this would have to be declared and would be included in the salary cap.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Personally I don't see why any business would bother shelling out $200,000 for a TPA, as you would get almost zero return for a chunk of your marketing budget. So really TPAs are sports philanthropy by someone who can afford it.

Having said that, there are not many who would throw $200k x 4 years at a player even if they could afford it, because you didn't get that rich in the first place by making bone head decisions.

There are rich merkins incinerating money on EPL clubs every year. Think of it as an expensive hobby. For business owners a couple hundred grand a year might be worth it. It would also be a tax write off.

 

[Chipmunk]

He’s not the best but not far off imo. Cleary, Munster, Ponga are the best. Wighton, Tedesco, Trbojevic are all up there as well. Maybe Latrell Mitchell too. I think Drown is likely to join this class of player. It’s hard to judge players across teams of differing strength, but I think Ben Hunt is easily in the top ten. Moses isn’t.

Yet if he goes to the Tigpies, Moses is likely to become the highest paid player in the game. This does seem similar to the Dragons signing of Hunt.

 

[Gronk]

It is a random thing the TPA's. You obviously see some sport ads with players who are on TPA's. Lomax with other sports people on some sports supplement advert springs to mind, and Slater some years back doing something also.

People talk about the Dogs now having more cash because of Laundy involvement, but I would think that if a Dogs player is even given a voucher for one free drink at a Laundy hotel that this would have to be declared and would be included in the salary cap.

Yeah well excuse me for being a cynic, but that contra deal like we did with black cube IT is probably fairly typical of how TPAs work in the real world. I do a job for $100k, the club pays me for $300k and I do a TPA for the surplus.

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Alternatively, a major sponsor who completes 20+ apartment complexes per annum has a supplier of bricks. Nod, nod, wink, wink the supplier of bricks becomes a footy supporter / TPA sponsor.

I am doubting that any big coin TPAs exist above $50k pa and the bulk would be very grey indeed.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Is Dantoray Lui still with our Eels? Hes another that could step up. Looked a decent player what I saw of him.

 

[eels_fan]

Every established half in the game will be on over $1m a season within a few years.

moses is an elite half, and as such deserves to be paid as so

Anyone thinking our ceiling should be $1m is crazy

 

[Poupou Escobar]

At moment Moses is providing more bang for buck. But in general Pongas ceiling is far higher.

Ponga at 28 will be 10 x the player Moses will ever be.

Ponga changes the game almost every time he plays. But at the moment Moses is more reliable.

I think Moses just has better team mates.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yet if he goes to the Tigpies, Moses is likely to become the highest paid player in the game. This does seem similar to the Dragons signing of Hunt.

Possibly, or just the highest reported. Who knows how much the top players are really getting? And Moses isn’t the only player negotiating for 2014.

 

[Chipmunk]

Yeah well excuse me for being a cynic, but that contra deal like we did with black cube IT is probably fairly typical of how TPAs work in the real world. I do a job for $100k, the club pays me for $300k and I do a TPA for the surplus.

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Alternatively, a major sponsor who completes 20+ apartment complexes per annum has a supplier of bricks. Nod, nod, wink, wink the supplier of bricks becomes a footy supporter / TPA sponsor.

I am doubting that any big coin TPAs exist above $50k pa and the bulk would be very grey indeed.

You're probably close to the money on all of this.

 

[lucablight]

Possibly, or just the highest reported. Who knows how much the top players are really getting? And Moses isn’t the only player negotiating for 2014.

Ponga seems to be another Hayne situation. He’s not conducive to winning (except at rep level) because he takes up so much cap space that it makes it hard for him to have good team mates.

 

[TheCrowe]

Is Dantoray Lui still with our Eels? Hes another that could step up. Looked a decent player what I saw of him.

He hasnt been sighted at preseason so far. He was supposed to be top 30 for 2023.
Ethan Sanders and Mac Puafisi claimed half spots in front of him. He mainly played fullback.