2015 Team

[whistler]

Brett Morris to the doggies, meaning, they'll need less Sione?

It does give the saints a heap more room to try and reunite the Matautias there though.

 

[perverse]

The only team with enough money under the cap to even close to threaten us for the Mata'utia's would be Canberra. I don't care how much St George free up from Morris, they haven't lost McKinnon, Packer, Boyd, Mason and a whole bunch of others and replaced them with no-one like we have.

There is no way in hell there's another team out there with the breathing room that we've got in the salary cap. Not even close, not even in the same ballpark. They can keep dreaming the dream, but the only place that the Mata'utia's will be reunited, if anywhere, will be Newcastle. They won't be going anywhere.

 

[Rod]

Well I was wrong, Tariq took the early guilty plea, interesting. Go the Cowboys I guess, knock another couple of games off.

 

[Joker's Wild]

f**k. Thats at least 2 games he will miss for us next season but likely more

 

[Haffa]

What portion can he count towards the trials and nines? A couple of games?

 

[voltron]

nines don't count i think
and you can only use two trial games for suspensions

 

[PhilGould]

nines don't count i think
and you can only use two trial games for suspensions

So if Cowboys make the grand final he'll be right for round 1?

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

Yep. Let's gone cowboys!

 

[Joker's Wild]

Cowboys for Premiers!

 

[Knight Vision]

The only team with enough money under the cap to even close to threaten us for the Mata'utia's would be Canberra. I don't care how much St George free up from Morris, they haven't lost McKinnon, Packer, Boyd, Mason and a whole bunch of others and replaced them with no-one like we have.

There is no way in hell there's another team out there with the breathing room that we've got in the salary cap. Not even close, not even in the same ballpark. They can keep dreaming the dream, but the only place that the Mata'utia's will be reunited, if anywhere, will be Newcastle. They won't be going anywhere.

Well if the Roosters are to be believed and are under the cap by 100 K :lol: there must be loads of clubs with money to burn....:roll:

 

[Frederick]

nines don't count i think
and you can only use two trial games for suspensions

I read somewhere today that as of next year trials no longer count towards suspensions.

Not sure where I read it though

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

I read somewhere today that as of next year trials no longer count towards suspensions.

Not sure where I read it though

That would be typical Newcastle knights luck.

 

[Newie is God's Country]

At a guess I would say the club will work overtime to sign Pete for 2016 or earlier. I believe having all four boys at the club will all but guarantee they sign a long term deal. Add the fact that Bennett sent Pete on his way, and not Stoney, could have a bearing on what happens. I hope we can sort the ownership very soon cos it is the real thorn in our side as far as recruitment goes. Oh and go Cowboys.

 

[slotmachine]

why would we want 4 matautias?

pete isn't as good as BJ or gagai, chanel isn't as good as uate etc. unless they're happy to play nsw cup for not much money.

and signing all four just to keep sione is a very knights thing to do that everyone will be bitching about in a few years i'm sure.

 

[Spot On]

If Chanel can catch and tackle then I'd take him over Uate every day of the week. Comes at a third of the price as well.

 

[Yosh]

Pete's pretty good and Chanel is the better option over Uate weighing up pay, injuries etc. we'd probably sign all four of them for a little over what Uate gets paid.

 

[Whats Doing]

Pete has certainly improved since he left so getting him back would be a bonus

 

[slotmachine]

uate will have a monster 2015 and it will be chanel who? imo.

 

[Yosh]

uate will have a monster 2015 and it will be chanel who? imo.

Friendly wager my friend?

 

[Yosh]

So potentially in 2015:

1. Kidley
2. Sione Mata'utia
3. Gagai
4. Leilua
5. McManus/Chanel

6. Mullen
7. Roberts

8. Snowden
9. Cyldsdale
10. Merrin
11. Scott
12. Tariq Sims
13. JSmith

14. Fa'alongo
15. Korbin Sims
16. Rochow
17. Akuila Uate