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Rumoured and Confirmed signings - Part 4

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Blues Riff

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I'm sure BMM said he'd be back at Penrith when he left. He wanted to enjoy Europe whilst in his prime. A lot of stuff gets said though.
 

betcats

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Watched replay of the Aus V Tonga game this morning on my commute. Latrell Mitchel is really going to make some club regret paying him 1m plus, I hope we stay well away. It wasn't his worst game as far as effort goes but he was pretty bad. He Is a freakishly talented but barely fit(by NRL standards) centre, he is not a full back and he isn't worth million. I might be wrong about this but I think this current roosters version of him is his best version, take him out of one of the best setups with one of the best coaches and management in RL and he will go backwards, not forwards.
 

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Watched replay of the Aus V Tonga game this morning on my commute. Latrell Mitchel is really going to make some club regret paying him 1m plus, I hope we stay well away. It wasn't his worst game as far as effort goes but he was pretty bad. He Is a freakishly talented but barely fit(by NRL standards) centre, he is not a full back and he isn't worth million. I might be wrong about this but I think this current roosters version of him is his best version, take him out of one of the best setups with one of the best coaches and management in RL and he will go backwards, not forwards.






I agree,
 

martielang

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Not sure on Mitchell, I can see both sides of the argument re; $1m. Imagine the extra space it’d provide Kikau...
 

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Watched replay of the Aus V Tonga game this morning on my commute. Latrell Mitchel is really going to make some club regret paying him 1m plus, I hope we stay well away. It wasn't his worst game as far as effort goes but he was pretty bad. He Is a freakishly talented but barely fit(by NRL standards) centre, he is not a full back and he isn't worth million. I might be wrong about this but I think this current roosters version of him is his best version, take him out of one of the best setups with one of the best coaches and management in RL and he will go backwards, not forwards.

Seems to be an issue as he gets older.
 

mxlegend99

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I’d take any signing news right now. Just give me something, I’m dying here
The magic November 1st deadline only allows teams to talk to guys off contract after 2020 for the 2021 season.

We might enter negotiations with players we werent allowed to before then. But there's no guarantee anyone we target will get an early release.

Most teams refuse to do so until they get something out of it... and we are running out of players to negotiate early releases.
 

betcats

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Seems to be an issue as he gets older.

That's the thing, it is getting worse not better as he gets older, he isn't growing as a player and improving his worst areas he just skates by on his immense natural talent which is enough at every level until you get to the nrl, then you will be found out eventually. If he was playing for us or the dragons or another struggling side some of his efforts from this season would of received a lot more criticism, but the roosters being so good as a team hides a lot of his poor efforts.
 
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The media claims when the salary cap audit gets done soon there will be a few clubs slightly over or close to being over. Some may need to shift a player or two to be cap compliant.
That is our chance to strike.
Matterson has to sign somewhere. Ramien too and a few others. I suspect clubs right now are shuffling the pieces on the chess board to make those signings happen. A few releases will need to happen.
That is another chance for us to strike.
 

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The media claims when the salary cap audit gets done soon there will be a few clubs slightly over or close to being over. Some may need to shift a player or two to be cap compliant.
That is our chance to strike.
Matterson has to sign somewhere. Ramien too and a few others. I suspect clubs right now are shuffling the pieces on the chess board to make those signings happen. A few releases will need to happen.
That is another chance for us to strike.
So its basically a normal Penrith situation where they will haggle for anyone that needs a spot without them actually being a target to fill a certain position. This club should never have ended up in the position they are in now.
 

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So its basically a normal Penrith situation where they will haggle for anyone that needs a spot without them actually being a target to fill a certain position. This club should never have ended up in the position they are in now.

Agree, we should of just paid massive overs to convince someone to sign, what is the worst that could happen?

We already targeted one spot and filled it, I'd rather the club was patient and waited rather then signing guys out of FOMO. You can call it what you want but one way or another there is still plenty of player movement to come.

There is numerous clubs with cap space to use from retiring players etc, why aren't they all rushing their signings straight away if they have money to spend?
 

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Agree, we should of just paid massive overs to convince someone to sign, what is the worst that could happen?

We already targeted one spot and filled it, I'd rather the club was patient and waited rather then signing guys out of FOMO.

110% this. Our biggest weakness according to fans was targeted and signed before Nov 1st. That's gotta count for something. Panthers obviously have cap space now, a war chest for lack of a better term, so can outbid on whoever becomes available based on our needs.
 
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Ryan Matterson’s offer from the Eels isn’t as much as what I thought he’d get. Supposedly 1.5m for 3 years.

Whilst I’m not a massive fan of going after him before we’ve filled the centre spot, one option could be signing him and moving someone to the front row. I wonder if Yeo could put on the upper body bulk to play prop?
 

Coastal

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Agree, we should of just paid massive overs to convince someone to sign, what is the worst that could happen?

We already targeted one spot and filled it, I'd rather the club was patient and waited rather then signing guys out of FOMO. You can call it what you want but one way or another there is still plenty of player movement to come.

There is numerous clubs with cap space to use from retiring players etc, why aren't they all rushing their signings straight away if they have money to spend?
No its about the best players available filling positions within the club. We kept Mansour after two massive injuries because he was a so called supporter favourite, and yet got rid of a try scoring beast who killed it in his first full year of first grade. Maybe some players just need to be acknowledged for what they give to the game. Everyone complains about the players let go, this was one of the biggest stuff ups this club has committed. He would have stayed for a lot less than Mansour is getting paid. Well wooppee dedoo Penrith jagged Korisau..is he going to be the magical remedy to get Penrith out of the hole they have dug themselves..I very much doubt it!
 

Coastal

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Ryan Matterson’s offer from the Eels isn’t as much as what I thought he’d get. Supposedly 1.5m for 3 years.

Whilst I’m not a massive fan of going after him before we’ve filled the centre spot, one option could be signing him and moving someone to the front row. I wonder if Yeo could put on the upper body bulk to play prop?
Yeo doesn't have the size or the motor to play prop.
 
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