gains re-signings v losses

[mxlegend99]

FFS. The purple one was the only one worth a contract.

 

[murraymob]

i thought ohallaran was a telly tubby called sparkles

 

[bigfoot]

Just watched Delaney closely in the Titans vs. Broncos game, and gee he was rubbish. Dropped the ball twice cold, and wasn't even good in defense even though that is supposed to be his strong suite. It's almost as if Penrith recruiters look for the worst possible signings in the whole NRL (Simmons...). Also, he's another Centre/Second Rower type right? Iddiott seems to love them, but we need an actual centre!

 

[Qfin]

Panthers just signed 17 year old from Qld, Kyle Burkhardt, he has been contracted to the Sharks for past 2 years while still attending St Brendans college up in Yeppoon. Played for Qld as a junior over the past 2 years, U15 & U16
Played front row for Qld, better at second row running wider.

 

[mxlegend99]

Is that kid any good? Never heard of him. Bit weird us taking a Sharks junior... usually the opposite these days. Hope he's half as good as the players we let them grab from us.

 

[murraymob]

the youg kid is clearly good he is making the rep teams .Dont forget we got romelo from the sharks

 

[mxlegend99]

Well we've got a lower grade signing that we see as a future first grade player. No idea of how good this kid is or even where he plays. But atleast we've recruited someone who isn't a first grade failure (yet atleast).

Panthers see bright future for Taranaki teen
By GABRIEL FERGUSON - Taranaki Daily News

Taranaki teenager Regan Verney is one step closer to his dream of becoming a professional rugby league player.

Verney, a student at the Witt Rugby League Academy, has just signed a contract with the Australian NRL club Penrith Panthers.

The one-year deal will initially see Verney turn out in the S.G. Ball Cup under-18 competition in New South Wales.

"I'm pretty excited ... [I'll] probably be nervous when I get over there," said the 16-year-old who has played for New Plymouth club Western Suburbs and turns out for the Taranaki under-18 rep side.

Verney is completing NCEA level two papers and has aspirations to study to be a personal trainer as well as playing league.

The New Plymouth teen decided he wanted to play professional league while at intermediate and said the key to making it was perserverance.
"You've just got to be focused if you want it you have to go for it."

Penrith has had its sights on Verney since he spent four months training with its youth squad last summer and sent scouts over to watch him play in New Zealand last month.

The club then had a meeting with his parents in Australia earlier this month and 20 minutes later Verney was a Panther.

His father, Dave Verney, said Penrith had indicated that it saw an NRL career for his son a testament to the teenager's hard work.

"He developed a really good profile and worked really hard on his game ... he's confident in what he knows he can do and there's areas he knows he needs to work on," said Dave Verney.

League is a Verney family passion both his parents, Dave and Maria, are involved with the Witt league academy and his brother Jared, 15, has aspirations to follow in his footsteps.

Family is also what got Verney involved in league in the first place. A a nine-year-old rugby player at the time, he was asked to play league by his cousins.
He then switched codes and hasn't looked back.

"I was hard out into rugby and just got asked to come play I've played it ever since."
While his parents are remaining in New Plymouth, Verney, who is Ngati Ruanui and Nga Rauru, won't be completely alone when he relocates. He will live with fellow New Zealand under-16 Maori league team-mate Zion Ahu and his family.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/league/2679623/Panthers-see-bright-future-for-Taranaki-teen

 

[maple_69]

It really is a sorry state of affairs when this caliber of signing is in the first grade signings thread. I hope the guy comes along well but where are we next year...

 

[murraymob]

maple we dont get many signings.So any is good news.I even hear the signing of a ice cream man gets high fives from management

 

[maple_69]

When did we sign an ice cream man? Why haven't I heard about this???

 

[Kilkenny]

Surely we need about half a dozen signings of kids aged between 17-19 years old the way our Under 20's have gone this year and the SG Ball were just as poor.

Will be another lean year next season in the Toyota Cup is this season is anything to go by and we don't get a few acquisitions from outside our massive underachieving (albeit short term) junior nursery.

 

[Kilkenny]

On a serious note, we don't need to recruit players we need to recruit Todd Greenburg as our CEO. How good has thing guy gone in the last 12 months. The new recruits just do not end.

I just am at a total loss at the moment when it comes to our club.

We are all aware of the difficult times the Panthers Group are experiencing and the reduction in the yearly grant to the Football Club but when you look at our playing roster and compare our roster to the clubs most active in recruitment for next season 2010 I seriously have an issue.

I have been a staunch supporter of the Clubs management over the years but this season is certainly testing my resolve.

As this season has shown, we only need to tweak and add value to our current playing roster to improve for 2010 but sadly we are losing ground on most other clubs.

Matt Elliot privately must be pulling his remaining hair out in frustration.

I think we have performed above expections in 2009 and clearly there must have been opportunity to improve our playing roster and strengthen for next season to make an assault on the top four.

Sadly the opportunity seems to have passed us by and it appears likely there is not going to be any astute signings to strengthen us for next season which may surely see us go backwards, particulary, when our main competitors are so highly active.

We currently sit in sixth place on for and against but that should not hide the fact our record against those placed above us is not that great.

We needed to strengthen our playing roster with some qualilty additions in both backs and forwards and it is abundantly obvious that is not going to happen now.

If we do make the eight this season let's celebrate the fact because clearly our lack of ambition from within management will hamper our ability to do it again in 2010.

 

[Fibroman]

Elliott clearly plays his favourites and that is the major problem. Any gymp playing along good players will perform ok from week to week. The key to beinga great coach is taking those fringe players and turning them into superstars. EG. Wayne Bennett/Soward.

 

[Kilkenny]

Elliott clearly plays his favourites and that is the major problem. Any gymp playing along good players will perform ok from week to week. The key to beinga great coach is taking those fringe players and turning them into superstars. EG. Wayne Bennett/Soward.

I would have thought most would have come to accept Elliot was right about his cleanout at the club and by and large has done a pretty fair job in turning around our fortunes.

Could have made the semi's last season but clearly the younger players were not ready at that stage. We couldn't cope with a similar heavy injury toll last season and we capitulated. One season on, the younger players are that bit more experienced and we are well placed to make the eight.

I still don't think we are a shoe in to make the eight but credit where credit is due, give Matty Elliot some credit. I think he has done a good job.

 

[Kilkenny]

Five rounds out from the end of the regular season and still little news coming out of the club in terms of re-signing some of our players who absolutely need to be retained and less said about us actually recruiting any quality new recruits to the club.

While the Inu rumours very just that, I did have it on good authority we were supposedly negotiating with one or more fringe players the Eels were looking to offload. That was four weeks ago now and it is apparent those negotiations if they were taking place have not born fruit.

We have surely performed above all expectations this season but at the same time needed to improve our playing roster for next season. It is abundently clear that is now not going to happen.

 

[maple_69]

When people bump this thread it gives me false hope.
You also reminded me that those 'depth' signings you promised never came. Damn.
Next year we'll be relying on a good run with injuries which seems beyond this club, and some fringe players with talent, Blair.., and younger guys, Paulo, Penese, Grant, Walsh, Graham, JTK, to really kick on.

 

[ashton]

I would have thought most would have come to accept Elliot was right about his cleanout at the club and by and large has done a pretty fair job in turning around our fortunes.

Could have made the semi's last season but clearly the younger players were not ready at that stage. We couldn't cope with a similar heavy injury toll last season and we capitulated. One season on, the younger players are that bit more experienced and we are well placed to make the eight.

I still don't think we are a shoe in to make the eight but credit where credit is due, give Matty Elliot some credit. I think he has done a good job.

Yes I agree that the club needed a cleanout, but Elliot replaced them with rejects who were shown the door at Newcastle.
Tighe $170k
Woolnough $240k
Walsh ?
Elliot has never been able to attract top line players.

 

[Cranky Sod]

A recap so far
Gains Dave Simmonds and a pot plant

Re- signed Civoniceva, Mcfadgeon, Romelo, Bell, Walsh
and Paulo who i am told has agreed in principle to a new two deal but has not signed yet.

Losses Aiton, Daniela, Tia Kilifi

Off contract Blair, Moors, Peters, Elford, Puletua, Clydesdale


Rumours floating around
Woolnough had been linked to a move to the Tigers but they have bauked at the price on the last year of his contract, Penrith are still trying to offload him but he knows he is on a good thing at the moment and will likely head to the Super league in 2011.

Stuart Flanagan has been linked to the club but is on fairly large contract at Canberra at the moment which penrith are not prepared to match however Canberra are keen to get rid off him and Adrian Purtell.

 

[Copperhead]

What position does the pot plant play? If he's a prop he may be our best buy.

 

[murraymob]

just to update cranky sods update.I am struggling to keep interested as you see lol

losses
Aiton ..... panthers to sharks
daniella.... panthers to tigers
tia kilifi.....panthers to flogs
orton windsor to england
randall windsor to newcastle a grade


gains
dave simmons he better be good 6 lost 1 gained