2026 rumoured and confirmed signings

[Whino]

Storm have sent PVL a Txt asking to apply the blowtorch to Parra and hand over Lomax.
Id like the opinion of neutral observers as I might be bias.

You are will with in your rights to get compensation for Lomax. Whether a player, or monetary payment.

Personally, I think he more trouble than he is worth. Wouldn't surprise me if he went to the Storm and walked out on them 12-18 months time for Rugby.

 

[IcemanCleary]

Yep, but I’m not convinced we will change much, i suspect we will pick
14. Cogger
15. Scotty S
16. Henry
17. Garner

18.Milky
19. Lusick

I really don’t see much changing other than who comes on if Kenny needs a rest, I think Ivan will stick with what he knows and what works, Three forward rotation.

I think it would be different if the actual amount of changes, changed.

I could be completely wrong, I’m just guessing based on what Ivan has shown over the past few years.

Ale or patea for cogger

 

[Chins]

Hahaha… ok google stats master.

Who should we have had on the bench that would have changed the result of that game?

Any single player that can play in the forwards or allowed even Kenny to move into the middle.

 

[IcemanCleary]

Hahaha… ok google stats master.

Who should we have had on the bench that would have changed the result of that game?

Reece walsh

 

[Fangs]

If we had Taylan May or Joseph Sua'ali'i then Reece Walsh wouldn't have lasted 5 minutes.

 

[Luke Bowden]

Any single player that can play in the forwards or allowed even Kenny to move into the middle.

Ok and what if it’s it Cleary or Kenny that get the head knock after 2 mins… what do we do then?

 

[Luke Bowden]

Ale or patea for coggeri

That gives us zero halves cover on a 6 man bench.

No issues with Ale, Patea or even Going for Lusick.

 

[Black Panther]

It will be either Cogger or Lussick on the 6 man bench.

 

[Luke Bowden]

It will be either Cogger or Lussick on the 6 man bench.

Yeah most likely

 

[Chins]

Ok and what if it’s it Cleary or Kenny that get the head knock after 2 mins… what do we do then?

If Nathan goes down it's now game over, doesn't matter who's on the bench.
And I'd back Tago to play hooker and Garner to centre over Schneider doing anything.

 

[Luke Bowden]

If Nathan goes down it's now game over, doesn't matter who's on the bench.
And I'd back Tago to play hooker and Garner to centre over Schneider doing anything.

So you’d back Tago to play 80mins at hooker but not back Garner to play 80mins in his own position?

Whilst I didn’t agree with Schneider being picked at 14, I did agree with our 14 needing to cover the halves and 9. I think Cole was the best option.

I think the six man bench will give teams the ability to cover those game ending injuries, but I don’t think it will change the way teams rotate their benches, as much as everyone would love to see something new.

 

[Chins]

So you’d back Tago to play 80mins at hooker but not back Garner to play 80mins in his own position?

Whilst I didn’t agree with Schneider being picked at 14, I did agree with our 14 needing to cover the halves and 9. I think Cole was the best option.

I think the six man bench will give teams the ability to cover those game ending injuries, but I don’t think it will change the way teams rotate their benches, as much as everyone would love to see something new.

I think we needed to cover 6 a little bit and take our medicine if Nathan went down.

Anyways the NRL has mostly fixed this issue for us now.

 

[Iamback]

You are will with in your rights to get compensation for Lomax. Whether a player, or monetary payment.

Personally, I think he more trouble than he is worth. Wouldn't surprise me if he went to the Storm and walked out on them 12-18 months time for Rugby.

Money does nothing. They should weaken the Storm player wise to get Lomax

 

[Iamback]

Hahaha… ok google stats master.

Who should we have had on the bench that would have changed the result of that game?

We had Papalli on the bench.

He can play 2nd row, Schneider played some lock and hooker as the year went on.

20mins of him at hooker. Papalli on the edge

Let's Garner have a break and he can finish the game.

We can all debate who we should have picked 14 but once Ivan picked Schneider, He should have had a plan to use him

 

[Luke Bowden]

We had Papalli on the bench.

He can play 2nd row, Schneider played some lock and hooker as the year went on.

20mins of him at hooker. Papalli on the edge

Let's Garner have a break and he can finish the game.

We can all debate who we should have picked 14 but once Ivan picked Schneider, He should have had a plan to use him

He did have a plan, it just doesn’t match what you believe is a good plan.

You take a player out of any position for 78mins it’s going to cause you issues.

I can’t see how putting Schneider on at lock for stint, is better than giving Papa or Henry the extra minutes. That doesn’t make sense to me.

 

[IcemanCleary]

That gives us zero halves cover on a 6 man bench.

No issues with Ale, Patea or even Going for Lusick.

For.some reason I thought lussick could play in the halves

 

[Luke Bowden]

For.some reason I thought lussick could play in the halves

That would be news to me, but maybe??

 

[mxlegend99]

He did have a plan, it just doesn’t match what you believe is a good plan.

You take a player out of any position for 78mins it’s going to cause you issues.

I can’t see how putting Schneider on at lock for stint, is better than giving Papa or Henry the extra minutes. That doesn’t make sense to me.

Exactly. There’s no scenario where he improves a position. So realistically the best plan for having him in the team was not to use him unless necessary.

It made him a wasted selection. But for whatever reason Ivan thought halves cover outweighs contributing to the team even without injury.

 

[IcemanCleary]

That would be news to me, but maybe??

Nah never mind hes never played there before in his life. No idea why I thought he could

 

[betcats]

It will be either Cogger or Lussick on the 6 man bench.

I think both are likely. We can only use four of the players we pick so i think rotations will get more conservative. It will be two props and an edge or hooker lock utility type rotating off the bench and the 4th spot left open in case of injury.