Rumor Mill

[KeepingTheFaith]

Dogs are the opposite of us. Every week it's somebody different at fault and they play musical chairs with their team.

 

[jaseg]

Dogs also just shouldn't have recruited CHN... they already had Jackson, Martin & RFM as their 1, 2 and 3 edge forwards... all of whom are 80 minute guys, plus Chris Smith & Adam Elliott as options on the edge beyond that. Now they've signed Stimson for next year, so I imagine they're trying to clear multiple spots + the cap space.

I'd prefer CHN, but would take RFM.

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Dogs also just shouldn't have recruited CHN... they already had Jackson, Martin & RFM as their 1, 2 and 3 edge forwards... all of whom are 80 minute guys, plus Chris Smith & Adam Elliott as options on the edge beyond that. Now they've signed Stimson for next year, so I imagine they're trying to clear multiple spots + the cap space.

I'd prefer CHN, but would take RFM.

Sounds like Pay has a back rower fetish

 

[MKEB...]

I like RFM...but he has teflon hands

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Apparently we’re about to sign some roosters reserve grade prop - Ozzie kid.

 

[Diesel]

Apparently we’re about to sign some roosters reserve grade prop - Ozzie kid.

2019 or from 2020?

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Josh Curran. He's a lock/second row from the Roosters.

 

[Mixmasterreece]

Is he any good? Never heard of him.

 

[BLN2]

Back rower/Lock, 20 year old (just turned) NSW U/16, 18 and 20's rep. Apparently highly rated, played a game of the bench this season and has been groomed in ISP since last season.

Will be interesting to see where he fits in, I think we all like the mix of Aussie and Kiwi youngsters in our wider squad, Frei, Keighran, Lawton now Curran (could probably say Herbert too, being through the Aussie system).

Hopefully he's being recruited to play second row, we've got enough bloody lock/props..

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Is he any good? Never heard of him.

Played 14 mins off the bench this year against the Storm.

Don't know a whole lot tbh. Played for NSW in all the under age teams.

Seems to be a solid all around player more than anything that stands out. A Josh Jackson type maybe?

 

[Rich102]

Sounds promising.

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

Lawton and Burr haven't been too bad. I dont know why we recruited Keighran if Kearney wasnt willing to persist with him like he did Kata. Hope he's good.

 

[VillaTheGorilla]

I find it interesting...even if you take out Adam Blair at the end of next year, and hopefully piss Papalli off, this guy still isn't the kind of guy I feel that we would be looking for.
Imo Burr has been great this year and I would be happy to hold on to him for the next few years.
So with Burr and Tohu, maybe you'd be looking at a ball playing or whole running edge forward.
I'd chuck 400k at Nikora I rekon, that would be a good back row

 

[Rich102]

Yeah; but you haven't allowed for the potato factor.
Tevaga on after 20, and on, and on.

 

[Juju]

Interesting that the Storm picked up another hooker before June 30

 

[jaseg]

Grant was already on their books, and probably starter quality already, too.

I said it a year or two ago... Storm did a great job of compiling top talents (depth) and letting them compete to replace the spine players. Helps that they have 2 reserve grade affiliate teams, letting them spread out the talent and getting them plenty of game time (can we have a 2nd reserve grade team and play them in QCup? or more likely/easier, strike up an affiliation with an existing QCup team - there are plenty, and they have to share the affiliate players among a lot of clubs as it is).

It is an odd one, but I'm guessing it's more a reward for his development and form throughout the season so far than actual perceived need going forward for the year. Also, with B.Smith playing lock, elevating Grant isn't just a 3rd hooker option, but effectively extra cover for the forwards.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Harry Grant is a great player, but unlike Smith he's not capable of playing anywhere but hooker.

We've seen the Storm stock talent and move them around in an attempt to fit them all in before. Would hate to see Smith waste his talents at lock because he's more versatile.

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Curran official now

https://www.warriors.kiwi/news/2019/06/25/vodafone-warriors-sign-roosters-back-rower/

 

[Burns]

 

[BLN2]

Hope this isn't true TBH. Can't see why he's getting massive offers in the first place IMO.