Rumoured & Confirmed Signings (2025 Season)

[betcats]

The funniest part of the Schneider hate is the deluded notion that SOS or Cogger were any better. Both just played in stronger sides while here.

Please, they were all premiership sides up till this year. Cogger was signisficantly better than Schneider in 23.

 

[Delboy]

Just looking around the sites, rumour on Dragons is Jhett Sydir has signed for them, looked good at B’town Pats .

 

[Chins]

Please, they were all premiership sides up till this year. Cogger was signisficantly better than Schneider in 23.

Nah. Schneider was better for Canberra than Cogger has been for Newy.

 

[betcats]

Nah. Schneider was better for Canberra than Cogger has been for Newy.

Maybe im not watching enough of other teams to have an opinion on that. Though using your own logic i daresay the canberra teams Scneider played in were better then this knights rabble.

Cogger flat out played better for us consistently then Brad has. The teams were almost the same as far as the players around them if we are talking 23 team and 24 team.

 

[Whino]

Off contract halves.

Jake Arthur, Daly Cherry-Evans, Tom Duffy, Jackson Hastings, Drew Hutchison, Sean O'Sullivan, Brad Schneider.

 

[betcats]

Just looking around the sites, rumour on Dragons is Jhett Sydir has signed for them, looked good at B’town Pats .

He may be the 7th best halves prospect weve lost in the last five years

 

[Fangs]

Off contract halves.

Jake Arthur, Daly Cherry-Evans, Tom Duffy, Jackson Hastings, Drew Hutchison, Sean O'Sullivan, Brad Schneider.

DCE would be a great back up IMO. Could mentor Cole.

 

[snickers007]

This isnt really true tho is it. Blaize was struggling while the team was playing shit just as much as cole. As the team imrproved from last position so did Blaize.

Now Blaize is obviosuly the guy for us but Cole being very harshly judged by some here. He shows plenty enough in cup and for anyone who is silly enough to think a nrl level player should dominate weekly in cup please explain why Alamoti looks so good in NRL but then doesnt tear up nsw cup every week? He has done it once since being dropped.

Agreed.

Unfortunately for Jack, he was fit and healthy for the start of the season, and got the #6 by default.

I don't think his 5 game run was indicative of his ability. Nor do I think that he was a major contributor to our attrocious form during that time.

Round 1 vs Sharks: Good tough win. 1 Try Assist
Round 2 vs Roosters: Whole team was ambushed. Far from our worst on the field
Round 3 vs Storm: Took control of the team for 73 minutes when Cleary went off. Almost got us home.
Round 4 vs Rabbits: Scored a try and set up another. Partnered with Toelau who was an absolute speed hump, and well off the pace.
Round 5 vs Cowboys: Probably his quietest performance, and failed a HIA ruling him out of Round 6

Also consider that during this time he was working with:
- 3 different second rowers
- 4 different centres
- 4 different wingers
- no Dylan Edwards for 3.5 games

Having said that, Talagi has been fantastic. He has genuine X factor, and has proven many of his doubters (me included) wrong in terms of his defensive capabilities. Still has plenty to learn, and still makes plenty of errors - but he has outplayed Jack considerably this year (albeit with much better opportunities).

Would have really liked Ivan to give Jack another opportunity with the team firing on all cylinders - whether that's in the 14 role, or giving Talagi a week off - but I understand why it hasn't happened.

 

[betcats]

Agreed.

Unfortunately for Jack, he was fit and healthy for the start of the season, and got the #6 by default.

I don't think his 5 game run was indicative of his ability. Nor do I think that he was a major contributor to our attrocious form during that time.

Round 1 vs Sharks: Good tough win. 1 Try Assist
Round 2 vs Roosters: Whole team was ambushed. Far from our worst on the field
Round 3 vs Storm: Took control of the team for 73 minutes when Cleary went off. Almost got us home.
Round 4 vs Rabbits: Scored a try and set up another. Partnered with Toelau who was an absolute speed hump, and well off the pace.
Round 5 vs Cowboys: Probably his quietest performance, and failed a HIA ruling him out of Round 6

Also consider that during this time he was working with:
- 3 different second rowers
- 4 different centres
- 4 different wingers
- no Dylan Edwards for 3.5 games

Having said that, Talagi has been fantastic. He has genuine X factor, and has proven many of his doubters (me included) wrong in terms of his defensive capabilities. Still has plenty to learn, and still makes plenty of errors - but he has outplayed Jack considerably this year (albeit with much better opportunities).

Would have really liked Ivan to give Jack another opportunity with the team firing on all cylinders - whether that's in the 14 role, or giving Talagi a week off - but I understand why it hasn't happened.

Yep good post. Over the past 4 or 5 years Cole got to start in our worst run of form over that period then got hurt and Balize came in, couple weeks later everyone improved. Now Blaize is the better prospect and bigger talent, but I think cole is very unlucky with how it worked out for him.

 

[Fangs]

Touch wood but Cole might still be needed yet.

If Tailagi goes down then its an open fight for the 6: BS, Cole or Toelau. I could see BS staying as 14 with Cole or Toelau starting. Similar to our Rabbitohs loss earlier this year if it isn't working you sub on a different option at 6.

 

[IcemanCleary]

I did not see this coming. The Newcastle Knights have confirmed the signing of Asu Kepeoa for next year

 

[Chins]

I did not see this coming. The Newcastle Knights have confirmed the signing of Asu Kepeoa for next year

No path to first grade here since Tago has kinda come good.

 

[BossleyPanther]

I did not see this coming. The Newcastle Knights have confirmed the signing of Asu Kepeoa for next year

3 months ago thought it was a done deal back at the tigers

 

[IcemanCleary]

3 months ago thought it was a done deal back at the tigers

To be honest I have no idea. He must be off to knights because they just recently like in the last hour or so put up a post that they have signed him and some other bloke

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I did not see this coming. The Newcastle Knights have confirmed the signing of Asu Kepeoa for next year

I wonder though will Asu do a milky ?

 

[BossleyPanther]

To be honest I have no idea. He must be off to knights because they just recently like in the last hour or so put up a post that they have signed him and some other bloke

Yea I saw it.... I was shocked too
Newy needs a better coach

 

[IcemanCleary]

Yea I saw it.... I was shocked too
Newy needs a better coach

And recruitment manager, like what was O'Sullivan think when he signed brown to that contract. The whole club just needs a clean out

 

[BossleyPanther]

And recruitment manager, like what was O'Sullivan think when he signed brown to that contract. The whole club just needs a clean out

Yea that's true

 

[Murraymob1]

To be fair our back up halves have left and not gone on to better things.Cogger in and out of the knights top team.Osullivan struggled at the dolphins .The quality of our top players made them shine.Schneider has improved a lot to a point where he now can play the 14

 

[age.s]

SOS and Cogger got first team gigs on the strength of how good they looked here. No ones lining up to give Schneider a first team spot because (with the odd exception) he hasn't looked first grade standard.