Finau Latu's Move to Canterbury Bulldogs

[R&WTILLIDIE]

A lot of fans are still really sad about Latu leaving but honestly, Halangahu and the Couchies are better ballplayers and Jet Lui seems to be bigger, stronger and a lot better so Im ok

I sure as shit hope so.

 

[jak]

No… Gould has accused Dragons of affecting his mental health by making home stay, just as he has done with Galvin to get an immediate release from the Tigers. Gould is absolutely evil and a blight on the game..Gould has had his grubby finger prints all over the Galvin saga from the start, spewing his lies and deceit for months while orchestrating his master plan in the media. How dare he’s use mental health and workplace bullying lies to get his way when to a lot of people these are serious issues

and all the while the NRl sitback and just let it happen because they are too scared of him…. The whole game is a joke

i can see a lot of trump in gus

 

[rasaint]

It is not easy picking who you go hard $$$ for in the ‘can’t keep them all‘ scenario. Sometimes it is luck of the draw.

I don’t watch the 2nd grade ( only highlights) nor other lower grades. It seems fair to say that Coachmans, Stewart, Egan have all performed well In the NRL. Now the names of another 4 to 5 players in lower grade thrown around. I really hope that Nick Tsougranis gets the nod to replace Egan. In 2nds highlights he appears to be very strong and reasonably quick. At almost 21 years old it is his time.

 

[Gareth67]

i can see a lot of trump in gus

Good lawd , he is sneaky , likes blowing his own trumpet ( pardon the pun ) and denies all that he has said and done , however to compare him to the worlds biggest bully is stretching it a tab too far .

 

[jak]

Good lawd , he is sneaky , likes blowing his own trumpet ( pardon the pun ) and denies all that he has said and done , however to compare him to the worlds biggest bully is stretching it a tab too far .

pun pardoned, he's a work in progress ol fela, how are you and ethel doing mate?

 

[Gareth67]

pun pardoned, he's a work in progress ol fela, how are you and ethel doing mate?

Alls well done here at the foothills of the Snowy mountains. Summer over , so I told Ethel not to concern herself about mowing the yards , but she still moans about having to carry buckets of water to the small tank outside the kitchen , what can a man do to make her realize that it’s beneficial to her health , for pity sake I am inside getting the fire going so she’s nice and warm , but still she’s not happy ? ? ?

 

[jak]

Alls well done here at the foothills of the Snowy mountains. Summer over , so I told Ethel not to concern herself about mowing the yards , but she still moans about having to carry buckets of water to the small tank outside the kitchen , what can a man do to make her realize that it’s beneficial to her health , for pity sake I am inside getting the fire going so she’s nice and warm , but still she’s not happy ? ? ?

she needs 50 lashes on the raw belly with a bootlace mate, how dare she talk back to you like that.

 

[jay mac]

I see Latu not named in NSW again

 

[Desperate Dragon]

I see Latu not named in NSW again

Currently out injured due to an issue with his back.

 

[Dragsters]

Currently out injured due to an issue with his back.

The back of his turn coat?

 

[Slippery Morris]

Listening to all this crap that Gould spews out you can see why Saints missed out on this guy as he looks to have so much power on the player managers so much so that they offer their greatest players to him to make a call before other teams. Apparently Gus had never spoken to Galvin at all? How stupid does he really think we all are.

Flanno was really pi$$ed that Saints could not make a final offer for Latu after the Dogs one which leaves no doubt that Latu was instructed not to or they will pull the offer which probably included more than a salary just like the other so called players going for unders. Very suss and interested to see if the NRL do some form of investigations which I doubt and if they do will come out and say all is good because they fear Gus.

Has it been announced yet that he has signed? Maybe the Galvin signing changes this but I doubt it will.

 

[redv13]

Listening to all this crap that Gould spews out you can see why Saints missed out on this guy as he looks to have so much power on the player managers so much so that they offer their greatest players to him to make a call before other teams. Apparently Gus had never spoken to Galvin at all? How stupid does he really think we all are.

Flanno was really pi$$ed that Saints could not make a final offer for Latu after the Dogs one which leaves no doubt that Latu was instructed not to or they will pull the offer which probably included more than a salary just like the other so called players going for unders. Very suss and interested to see if the NRL do some form of investigations which I doubt and if they do will come out and say all is good because they fear Gus.

Has it been announced yet that he has signed? Maybe the Galvin signing changes this but I doubt it will.

To be honest Saints dropped the ball big time with Latu. They had plenty of time to lock him up and they dragged the chain big time and lost him. Can’t blame the kid for going to be honest.

Nick T, Saints junior as you can get is off contract at the end of the season and crickets from the club. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him get picked up by another club if Saints aren’t careful and nsw cup is firing big time. Jett Liu is another one

 

[Harry Bath]

To be honest Saints dropped the ball big time with Latu. They had plenty of time to lock him up and they dragged the chain big time and lost him. Can’t blame the kid for going to be honest.

Nick T, Saints junior as you can get is off contract at the end of the season and crickets from the club. Wouldn’t be surprised to see him get picked up by another club if Saints aren’t careful and nsw cup is firing big time. Jett Liu is another one

a totally dysfunctional club

 

[redv13]

a totally dysfunctional club

Definite head scratcher at times especially when you see some of the dead wood being carried in the top 30 at the moment. Sione Finau, another one too.

Latu, Nick T, Liu, Finau should all be locked up in my opinion and all be in the top 30 for 2026

 

[Number of the Beath]

Should we be making an offer to Toby Sexton, in lieu of Kade Reed?
Opinions?
(Ducks and covers head in anticipation...)

 

[Lovemedragons]

Listening to all this crap that Gould spews out you can see why Saints missed out on this guy as he looks to have so much power on the player managers so much so that they offer their greatest players to him to make a call before other teams. Apparently Gus had never spoken to Galvin at all? How stupid does he really think we all are.

Flanno was really pi$$ed that Saints could not make a final offer for Latu after the Dogs one which leaves no doubt that Latu was instructed not to or they will pull the offer which probably included more than a salary just like the other so called players going for unders. Very suss and interested to see if the NRL do some form of investigations which I doubt and if they do will come out and say all is good because they fear Gus.

Has it been announced yet that he has signed? Maybe the Galvin signing changes this but I doubt it will.

Instructing not to seek a counter offer or the deals off is restraint of trade, should be outlawed, it’s an abuse of power which could impact on the player’s future.

 

[RedVee]

Instructing not to seek a counter offer or the deals off is restraint of trade, should be outlawed, it’s an abuse of power which could impact on the player’s future.

It would be intimidating to the young guys

 

[Slippery Morris]

To be honest Saints dropped the ball big time with Latu. They had plenty of time to lock him up and they dragged the chain big time and lost him. Can’t blame the kid for going to be honest.

A lot of teams do this to get a gauge in what a player is worth. Saints may think he is worth 600k and he gets shopped and is offered no more than 400k so they offer 400k to 500k saving dollars. Flanno assumed he will come back with all the offers and they would match it or maybe offer more and add some years. For this case, the player did not come back to advise the club of his offers, he signed the contract straight away. Flanno has every reason to be pi$$ed with this. It wreaks of dirty dogs tactics.

 

[Gomarchin]

A lot of teams do this to get a gauge in what a player is worth. Saints may think he is worth 600k and he gets shopped and is offered no more than 400k so they offer 400k to 500k saving dollars. Flanno assumed he will come back with all the offers and they would match it or maybe offer more and add some years. For this case, the player did not come back to advise the club of his offers, he signed the contract straight away. Flanno has every reason to be pi$$ed with this. It wreaks of dirty dogs tactics.

Imagine if we had a recruitment manager that did their job.

 

[redv13]

A lot of teams do this to get a gauge in what a player is worth. Saints may think he is worth 600k and he gets shopped and is offered no more than 400k so they offer 400k to 500k saving dollars. Flanno assumed he will come back with all the offers and they would match it or maybe offer more and add some years. For this case, the player did not come back to advise the club of his offers, he signed the contract straight away. Flanno has every reason to be pi$$ed with this. It wreaks of dirty dogs tactics.

Sorry mate but I disagree here and I hate the bulldogs with a passion. They had 6 months to tie him down and there was crickets as per usual. The communication between the club and some of the up coming youngsters is poor/non existent.

He was available from November and nothing happened till April and by then it was all over red rover. Dogs swooped in, showed some love, game over. Flanno having a rant was more of trying to save face than anything in my opinion.