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Onya Wayne. Great signing that’ll be.
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Onya Wayne. Great signing that’ll be.
That’s a bummer.
Very interesting times Southy.
Mate my gut is telling me AJ will go to the Dragons.Looks like silly season is off to a flyer. Here’s a story from the SMH
Rabbitohs boss flies to England to help broker immediate coach swap
Adrian Proszenko1 November 2018 — 7:00pm
South Sydney head of football Shane Richardson has flown to England to meet Wayne Bennett to discuss the prospect of an immediate switch to Redfern and how his playing roster will look once he arrives there.
Souths and Brisbane publicly maintain they are happy for the coaching swap between Bennett and Anthony Seibold - both signed to their new clubs from 2020 - not to happen until next season. Privately, both parties acknowledge an immediate shift is in their best interests, particularly given the influence the coaches have over recruitment and retention decisions.
The other hot topic of conversation will revolve around South Sydney’s roster. The Rabbitohs need to offload several players and Richardson will investigate whether there is any Super League interest in them while he is abroad. Fairfax Media can reveal the Rabbitohs are prepared to release Alex Johnston should another club be prepared to pay the "fullback money" he is seeking. The club already has custodian options Greg Inglis and Broncos recruit Corey Allan on their books, the latter signing on for the next three seasons. It means Johnston is likely to revert to the wing, a position that normally comes with a lower price tag. It’s understood several clubs are interested in Johnston, but can’t afford his asking price, which could result in him staying put.
Johnston isn’t the only player the club is prepared to release. The Rabbitohs won’t stand in the way of Zane Musgrove if he can secure a contract elsewhere, freeing up funds required to re-sign Robert Jennings and John Sutton. Another priority is NSW and Australian hooker Damien Cook, who can field offers from rivals for 2020 after the November 1 free-agency deadline ticked over.
The Broncos are also keen to get Seibold on board as quickly as possible to shape his squad. The Gold Coast is keen on Kiwis Alex Glenn and Jordan Kahu and the Broncos are amenable to them leaving straight away if the terms are agreeable. That would free up money to secure outstanding off-contract youngster Tevita Pangai Junior, who has made no secret of his close relationship with Bennett. If he doesn’t switch to the Rabbitohs now, Pangai Junior may opt to do a short-term deal with Brisbane and then reassess whether he wants to follow Bennett to Redfern.
Bennett last week told Fairfax Media he wouldn’t be putting pressure on Broncos players to sign at South Sydney.
"That will be their decision," Bennett said. "They made the decision to come to the Broncos because I was there and again that will be up to them. They have contracts at the club and the Broncos will have to work through those. I can’t speak for them."
Bennett said he was looking forward to working with Richardson, the man who helped broker his Souths deal.
"I worked with Shane with things in the NRL at a different period of time. He’s a great thinker," Bennett said. "He came to Sydney with John Long and did great a great job with the Sharks, he went from the Sharks to Penrith and won a premiership there and went from Penrith back to South Sydney. When he went there, they were not the club they are today.
"He has been very instrumental in rebuilding that all with Russell [Crowe] and the chairman [Nick Pappas], who is an outstanding bloke as well.
"I just like the people there."
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From that story it sounds like his management is looking for a FB contract with no takers so far. If he can’t find a FB contract and stays, it will get real awkward, real fast.
Hey Rabbs thinking about it you may be right,they are looking to unload Dufty who is average in defence, maybe AJ is on their radar, good call
Well it has been said on another site that AJ is definitely gone so you could be correct.
We shall see what happens....
The raiders are another possible destination.
Any word on Kennar?
Ive just read on google news he is leaving for mormon mission, i hope its true
This might be a good thing Fish. It might be the wake up call AJ needs. If nobody is prepared to pay him fullback money then no body sees him as a fullback.
