2027 free agents

[Poupou Escobar]

Shibasaki would go as poorly in our team as he's doing for the Broncos side right now.

 

[JokerEel]

Sign Jenkins

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sign Jenkins

He has been very good, but also playing outside a team that's been dominating. I wonder how he'd go in a more average team.

 

[JokerEel]

He has been very good, but also playing outside a team that's been dominating. I wonder how he'd go in a more average team.

He can take bombs when under pressure and read defences which is a players ability.

 

[the phantom menace]

He has been very good, but also playing outside a team that's been dominating. I wonder how he'd go in a more average team.

Of course that's what you wonder about...

...instead of making us a better than average team.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

He has been very good, but also playing outside a team that's been dominating. I wonder how he'd go in a more average team.

Well tbf you don’t have to wonder. Newcastle 2024 was a more average team.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

With the 9th best points differential, it was a very average team.

 

[Twizzle]

He has been very good, but also playing outside a team that's been dominating. I wonder how he'd go in a more average team.

What about a team like us, you know, below average ?

 

[eel01s]

No to Jenkins after last night.

 

[Noise]

I’m loving the signings we have made for 2027.

 

[Stagger eel]

No to Jenkins after last night.

serious?

he scored 2 tries in what was an off night for him, I'd still take him in a heart beat but we desperately need a centre not another winger unless we're looking at moving Simmo at centre.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I’m loving the signings we have made for 2027.

Not many players have yet signed with new clubs for '27:

Barnett (Broncos)
Pezet (Broncos)
Koloamatangi (Dragons)
Haas (Bunnies)
Garrick (Chooks)
Moale (Seagulls)
Trout (Sharks)
Isaako (Storm)
Keeley (Storm)
Hiroti (Titans)

That's it. Plus the Bears who have signed 16 players, but seven of those are from the UK.

 

[JokerEel]

serious?

he scored 2 tries in what was an off night for him, I'd still take him in a heart beat but we desperately need a centre not another winger unless we're looking at moving Simmo at centre.

Yeah we probably could do with Jenkins if Simmo doenst come back from another injury so well.

Centre we definitely could do with. not many available for next year.

Available for 27

 

[Jez]

Jesse Arthars has been decent when he played NRL for the Broncos from what I saw.
Also Rocco Berry for the Warriors.
What are everyone's thoughts on these two?
We need a winger and centre who are ready to or have played NRL very soon.

 

[Noise]

Not many players have yet signed with new clubs for '27:

Barnett (Broncos)
Pezet (Broncos)
Koloamatangi (Dragons)
Haas (Bunnies)
Garrick (Chooks)
Moale (Seagulls)
Trout (Sharks)
Isaako (Storm)
Keeley (Storm)
Hiroti (Titans)

That's it. Plus the Bears who have signed 16 players, but seven of those are from the UK.

That’s it? That’s half the teams in 2027 who have made at least one signing. The longer we leave it the less players are available.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That’s it? That’s half the teams in 2027 who have made at least one signing.

That's a dishonest way to look at it. The correct (more granular) way is to look at how many roster vacancies there are for 2027. Across all 18 teams it's about 200 vacancies. 26 of those have been filled by external signings, which is just over 10%.

The longer we leave it the less players are available.

I doubt we're refusing to make any offers. But just throwing cash at merkins out of FOMO isn't the way to balance the salary cap.

 

[Stagger eel]

Not many players have yet signed with new clubs for '27:

Barnett (Broncos)
Pezet (Broncos)
Koloamatangi (Dragons)
Haas (Bunnies)
Garrick (Chooks)
Moale (Seagulls)
Trout (Sharks)
Isaako (Storm)
Keeley (Storm)
Hiroti (Titans)

That's it. Plus the Bears who have signed 16 players, but seven of those are from the UK.

Barnett replaces Haas.
Haas replaces KK
KK would replace any of those dragon middles and some
Garrick replaces Marky Mark
Isaako replaces Walbrick
Trout replaces Talakai

you see what I'm doing here?

who replaces Pezet and Rusty?

we are that f**king passive when it comes to recruitment it's not funny.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Barnett replaces Haas.
Haas replaces KK
KK would replace any of those dragon middles and some
Garrick replaces Marky Mark
Isaako replaces Walbrick
Trout replaces Talakai

you see what I'm doing here?

who replaces Pezet and Rusty?

we are that f**king passive when it comes to recruitment it's not funny.

We are replacing Pezet internally, and probably Russell as well. Our SG Ball wingers, if they're going to become first graders, should be ready next year, if not this year. Russell and Penisini both made their NRL debuts at 19.

 

[JokerEel]

Barnett replaces Haas.
Haas replaces KK
KK would replace any of those dragon middles and some
Garrick replaces Marky Mark
Isaako replaces Walbrick
Trout replaces Talakai

you see what I'm doing here?

who replaces Pezet and Rusty?

we are that f**king passive when it comes to recruitment it's not funny.

Pezet = Lorenzo
Russell = NFI

 

[JokerEel]

We are replacing Pezet internally, and probably Russell as well. Our SG Ball wingers, if they're going to become first graders, should be ready next year, if not this year. Russell and Penisini both made their NRL debuts at 19.

But that may not be the clubs new plan with having players go straight from Ball to first grade.

It seems like it with what they are doing with Lorenzo.