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Apparantly we are close to signing Kurt Capewell
I’d hope they’d look at options like this, but not interested in a one year rental, if a downgrade then hopefully a longer cheaper contract, and the hope of improvements.How would you guys feel about a Braden Hamlin-Uele/AFB trade with the Sharks? Obviously a downgrade for you, but I reckon one of the better options out there, and would give you probably $500k back in salary cap.
It wouldn’t be a 1 year rental, BHU is only contracted for 24’, so it could be Sharks agree to give you BHU (who you sign on a multi-year deal) in return for you releasing AFB for Sharks to sign him on a multi-year deal - but Sharks would want it to happen for 2024 season.I’d hope they’d look at options like this, but not interested in a one year rental, if a downgrade then hopefully a longer cheaper contract, and the hope of improvements.
the contract situation and the apparent meaninglessness of them in the NRL is a strange contrast with how things work in the big sports internationally
Can't really see what's in it for us TBH- we'd be better off just signing BHU for 2025. UNless the SHarks are going to pay half his 2024 salary and all of AFB's.It wouldn’t be a 1 year rental, BHU is only contracted for 24’, so it could be Sharks agree to give you BHU (who you sign on a multi-year deal) in return for you releasing AFB for Sharks to sign him on a multi-year deal - but Sharks would want it to happen for 2024 season.
I guess you get rid of a ‘wantaway’ player, get a decent prop with plenty of upside at probably half the price, giving you around $500k in salary cap space - so essentially you get BHU plus another $500k player for AFB.Can't really see what's in it for us TBH- we'd be better off just signing BHU for 2025. UNless the SHarks are going to pay half his 2024 salary and all of AFB's.
IMO, only if there's another player available for '24 at a similar price and with similar upside to BUH. Otherwise I think keep AFB for '24 and continuing to work on '25 in the meantime.I guess you get rid of a ‘wantaway’ player, get a decent prop with plenty of upside at probably half the price, giving you around $500k in salary cap space - so essentially you get BHU plus another $500k player for AFB.
Gould's definitely doing all he can to buy the Bulldogs some success. Dunno, though. One, I don't know that I rate Ciraldo as a coach, though I'd definitely be interested to hear others opinions on that. And two, it doesn't really feel to me like Gould is putting a team together, just a bunch of individualsConnor Tracey released to the dogs
A lot of utilities in Tracey, Mann, Hutchinson, Salmon, TaafeGould's definitely doing all he can to buy the Bulldogs some success. Dunno, though. One, I don't know that I rate Ciraldo as a coach, though I'd definitely be interested to hear others opinions on that. And two, it doesn't really feel to me like Gould is putting a team together, just a bunch of individuals
Kikau is the one who should really have stayed at Penrith (but faced with the $$ I guess you can't expect any of them to stay) - huge weapon there, and in that context he was more than a flat track bully imo, but without the greatness around him, he's yet to show anything...A lot of utilities in Tracey, Mann, Hutchinson, Salmon, Taafe
Their worst signing is probably Kikau, thought that from the second they signed him, flat track bully that you won’t see when the going gets tough
Olsen had his moments, but yeah, nah…Not sure how many SENZ listeners there are on here, but Tony Kemp made a very quick and sudden exit from the breakfast show today
didn’t agree with many of his opinions (his final one this morning a great example lol, Wally Lewis shouldn’t be an immortal because Olsen used to carve him up), but he did provide a lot of league content and push the sport on the show.
8 million - I'll go out on a limb and suggest that contract won't age wellOlakau’atu has agreed to an 8 year extension at Manly
Probably depends on the structure of the deal, if it is a flat money contract, with a salary cap going north every year it may look a bargain in 2029, if it is a percentage of the cap deal it looks a bit different8 million - I'll go out on a limb and suggest that contract won't age well
Yep, but forwards like this can decline quicklyProbably depends on the structure of the deal, if it is a flat money contract, with a salary cap going north every year it may look a bargain in 2029, if it is a percentage of the cap deal it looks a bit different