Rumours and Stuff

[LyonHeart]

Yeah, a club option at likely lower $$

we’d just gone the whole hog with 3 years straight up at exorbitant $$

Parra is offering a Mutual Option for a 3rd year.

 

[Stevie]

Penisini is frustrating isn't he. If he had more pace I think he would be elite. He did some good things against Storm. I think we need an outside backs coach (maybe Hayne). Get him in to coach the outside backs from 1st through to Harold Matthews.

Geez we are already going bad enough without inviting Hayne into the squad aren’t we?

For starters, he would decrease the players IQ and they’d need to speak Parklea Correction Facility dialect to understand him.

Have you heard him speak recently? I’m genuinely stunned he was such a gifted reader of the game because he is dumb as f**k.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

There are way too many bombs. Any rule making bombs less worth doing is good.

New rule: teams can only kick from inside their own half

 

[T-Boon]

New rule: teams can only kick from inside their own half

Everybody wants to be me.

 

[Tiger5150]

Club option would be higher. Player option would be lower.

Club option would be higher than a player option but it wouldnt be higher than the previous years Contract, it would be lower.

 

[Tiger5150]

Well we had won the preseason trophy. Our guys are drunk on that success.

Tigers are reigning Rugby League Sevens champions. Its the reason we have sucked for 13 years.

 

[Tiger5150]

Parra is offering a Mutual Option for a 3rd year.

 

[85 Baby]

1. You have to spend the money. It may risk pissing some players off if they are getting paid less, but also @Stevie said some players are more annoyed at the lack of quality recruits.
2. As seen with Koloamantangi, the player price (and potentially longevity) has shifted.
3. Driving the price is a player arms race and we are probably better off with an aged Barnett than some bloke who struggles to get out of reserve grade standard.

We just need to do due diligence on the impact of his injury history.

 

[LyonHeart]

Tiger5150, I hear you have bigger issues where Makasini has knocked back a move to extend.
I hope Parra get him

 

[Tmars]

Barnett reported to have signed with broncs

 

[eels_fan]

Done deal - Barnett to Broncos

The Broncos have landed their Payne Haas replacement after representative star Mitch Barnett agreed to join Brisbane from next year.
It is understood that Manly and Parramatta have been told of Barnett’s plans to take up a two year, $2.4 million deal at Brisbane.

Barnett played under Brisbane coach Michael Maguire for NSW.

The Warriors have indicated they want compensation in order to formally release Barnett from the final year of his deal.

Brisbane and the Warriors will now work towards formalising the arrangement.

Barnett is due to return from a knee injury within the next fortnight.

The Eels offered Barnett a two year deal.

The Dragons were the other club to have an interest and spoke with Barnett. However they did not make a formal offer.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/brisbane-broncos-sign-mitch-barnett-on-a-twoyear-deal-to-replace-payne-haas/news-story/b01296414280ef42bae0e0da9bdad6ba

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Club option would be higher than a player option but it wouldnt be higher than the previous years Contract, it would be lower.

For an older player, probably. But that describes the later years of an older player’s contract anyway. It would be front loaded. That’s likely where this $900k figure comes from. We have cap space and are probably offering a front loaded first year. The second year (and option year) could be significantly less.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Barnett’s plans to take up a two year, $2.4 million deal at Brisbane.

Holy inflation Batman

 

[JokerEel]

Holy inflation Batman

I was about to post that 2.4 mi for 2 years I hope its true but know its not..

 

[lucablight]

Why, because they arent good enough?

You can have a team made up entirely of 6 or 7 out of 10 players but it’s not going to win you a title. You need a few 9 or 10s.

 

[JokerEel]

Glad we didn't get him though it does show we are desperate by throwing almost 900k a season at him and we still didn't get him...

 

[Glenn]

So Parramatta miss out on another big name target.

 

[LyonHeart]

I was about to post that 2.4 mi for 2 years I hope its true but know its not..

That probably includes the 3rd year option.

We should target Mariota from raiders, he is young and has upside

 

[Twizzle]

Bronco$ Dollar$,

 

[JokerEel]

Done deal - Barnett to Broncos

The Broncos have landed their Payne Haas replacement after representative star Mitch Barnett agreed to join Brisbane from next year.
It is understood that Manly and Parramatta have been told of Barnett’s plans to take up a two year, $2.4 million deal at Brisbane.

Barnett played under Brisbane coach Michael Maguire for NSW.

The Warriors have indicated they want compensation in order to formally release Barnett from the final year of his deal.

Brisbane and the Warriors will now work towards formalising the arrangement.

Barnett is due to return from a knee injury within the next fortnight.

The Eels offered Barnett a two year deal.

The Dragons were the other club to have an interest and spoke with Barnett. However they did not make a formal offer.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/brisbane-broncos-sign-mitch-barnett-on-a-twoyear-deal-to-replace-payne-haas/news-story/b01296414280ef42bae0e0da9bdad6ba

If the Broncos actually paid him 1.2 a season that's crazy money and glad we didn't up our offer...