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The Rumours Thread

possm

possm

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How stupid is Flanno? We could have kept Ramsey and recruited Duffty all at a bargan basement price. Dufty to fullback, Ramsey on the wing, and Gutherson to center and Reed to halfback. This would have made a big and affordable difference to our 2026 backline.

Dufty still has speed
Ramsey still has speed
Reed has speed

I'm certain if this was put in place, we would not now be 0-6.
 
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Stewartliddle

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possm said:
Drinkwater value is that he creates attacking opportunities for his team similar to Reece Walsh. With the new rules that can be a positive, The negatives are obviously your defence structure must be able to respond if there is drop ball. The Cowboys problem is the same as ours that our defence has been structured under Dean Young.
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He also creates attacking opportunities for his opponents like last night when he dropped it cold and Manly picked it up for an easy try. Schoolboy stuff he is no where near Reece walsh level come on 😂
 
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dragon thomo

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I did not say he is as good as Reece Walsh, I said he plays like him rocks and diamonds. To pull Walsh away from Brisbane you would have to pay close to $1.5-2.0 mil.
They both create opportunities for there team.
 
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lombard

Juniors
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possm said:
How stupid is Flanno? We could have kept Ramsey and recruited Duffty all at a bargan basement price. Dufty to fullback, Ramsey on the wing, and Gutherson to center and Reed to halfback. This would have made a big and affordable difference to our 2026 backline.

Dufty still has speed
Ramsey still has speed
Reed has speed

I'm certain if this was put in place, we would not now be 0-6.
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I am still so pissed we didn't offer Cody a top 30 deal and instead we gave Nathan Lawson an automatic top 30 spot after 1 NRL game and signed Tu and Fale from reserve grade as our big signings. Cody is on the roosters bench each week in the top 6 so must be moments away from making his NRL comeback and the story will shine so positive on the roosters when all he ever wanted was to play for us.
 
KogarahWarrior

KogarahWarrior

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lombard said:
I am still so pissed we didn't offer Cody a top 30 deal and instead we gave Nathan Lawson an automatic top 30 spot after 1 NRL game and signed Tu and Fale from reserve grade as our big signings. Cody is on the roosters bench each week in the top 6 so must be moments away from making his NRL comeback and the story will shine so positive on the roosters when all he ever wanted was to play for us.
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Still not convinced that NRL footy is the safest thing for Cody tbh
 
blacksafake

blacksafake

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Fair dinkum I can’t understand the pile on of Drinkwater. He is exactly what we need in today’s game. Sure he has some mistakes in him but we have that now in spades with Gutho & Sloan. However his attacking ability is right up there with the best. I’m sure some on here would complain if we signed Walsh because he has mistakes in his game.
If he doesn’t sign we’re still in the same situation next year & likely without Sloan as a backup.
 
since77

since77

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blacksafake said:
Fair dinkum I can’t understand the pile on of Drinkwater. He is exactly what we need in today’s game. Sure he has some mistakes in him but we have that now in spades with Gutho & Sloan. However his attacking ability is right up there with the best. I’m sure some on here would complain if we signed Walsh because he has mistakes in his game.
If he doesn’t sign we’re still in the same situation next year & likely without Sloan as a backup.
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Drinkwater wouldn't be my absolute first pick for for a fullback but out of what's available he's on my shortlist for sure. Besides we already have 2 fullbacks with their own issues. So Drinkwater is an instant upgrade. Funnily enough if we score him and add him to Keaon coming next year we are already a much better looking team if we can pick up a quality centre / winger and Reed makes a successful transition to first grade.
 
blacksafake

blacksafake

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since77 said:
Drinkwater wouldn't be my absolute first pick for for a fullback but out of what's available he's on my shortlist for sure. Besides we already have 2 fullbacks with their own issues. So Drinkwater is an instant upgrade. Funnily enough if we score him and add him to Keaon coming next year we are already a much better looking team if we can pick up a quality centre / winger and Reed makes a successful transition to first grade.
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You could almost play him at 6 & Atkinson at 1 down the track. Apparently Atkinson played a fair bit of 1 coming through & has said he doesn’t mind it. 🤷🏻
 
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I'm Hornby

Juniors
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blacksafake said:
You could almost play him at 6 & Atkinson at 1 down the track. Apparently Atkinson played a fair bit of 1 coming through & has said he doesn’t mind it. 🤷🏻
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Why sign a player on huge fullback dollars, then play him out of position and switch an existing member of the squad to fullback?

We'd be much better off giving Atko a run at fullback now or alternatively Val, keep the spare $3 million over 3 years for some more promising and consistent players.

We're dropping our pants at Drinkwater but any cows supporter will tell you that he is hit and miss. If you think of the fullbacks in the comp currently, Drinkwater would be mid tier when ranking them all, he is nowhere near on the same skill level as Walsh, Edwards, Ponga, Hammer etc.
In fact you could make a case that younger fullbacks like Iongi, Tuapiki and Faalogo are ahead of him. Drinkwater is not even a rep fullback is he?

We've learnt our lesson from the Gutho signing and I'm sure you would've cheered that one a couple of years back as well, let's not throw a million bucks a season at someone who isn't worth that.
 
sammymills

sammymills

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lombard said:
I am still so pissed we didn't offer Cody a top 30 deal and instead we gave Nathan Lawson an automatic top 30 spot after 1 NRL game and signed Tu and Fale from reserve grade as our big signings. Cody is on the roosters bench each week in the top 6 so must be moments away from making his NRL comeback and the story will shine so positive on the roosters when all he ever wanted was to play for us.
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they will do it on anzac day, and he will come on and score a hat trick against us
 
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Maximus

Coach
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possm said:
How stupid is Flanno? We could have kept Ramsey and recruited Duffty all at a bargan basement price. Dufty to fullback, Ramsey on the wing, and Gutherson to center and Reed to halfback. This would have made a big and affordable difference to our 2026 backline.

Dufty still has speed
Ramsey still has speed
Reed has speed

I'm certain if this was put in place, we would not now be 0-6.
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You post a lot of trash. This might be your worst.
 
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