Jeremy Smith

[Noname36]

Eastwood > Smith

I think we need both. I've given up on us signing a good prop for next season, Eastwood would be ok up front I think.

We'll probably get neither though *sigh*

 

[macavity]

apparently the paper is saying we are now offering smith 300k a year for 3 and eastwood is the backup plan? can anyone confirm?

FMD I hope that is wrong... its about 50k overs a year for one, and secondly Eastwood is the better prospect.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Unbelievable if true, I'd be happpy with him for $250k a year but anything above that is crazy.....

 

[Serc]

it's going to be interesting to see what happens with our pack with so damn many backrowers. you would have to imagine one or 2 will make a shift to the front row. they can't all play out wide.

We have a new hooker - Costigan played most of the 2nd half there today :sarcasm:

 

[red and blue]

How old is Smith Im lead to belive he is 30 but the Newcastle herald continue to say he is only 25?

 

[Johns Magic]

He is 30...$300,000 for 3 years would be a disaster.

 

[Newie is God's Country]

Eastwood for me as a supporter. Smith is 30 and is not worth what he wants. Smith is a very late bloomer. He was 25 when he started to make any progress at all under bellyache.

 

[Noname36]

I think I read somewhere that Saints are picking up some of the tab?

 

[Yosh]

I think we don't need Smith but definately could need Eastwood~!

 

[Nuffy]

We need Eastwood more than we need Jeremy Smith.

Eastwood can play prop and Smith can't, right now our problem is the Front row.

 

[Joker's Wild]

He is 30...$300,000 for 3 years would be a disaster.

This

Eastwood for me as a supporter. Smith is 30 and is not worth what he wants. Smith is a very late bloomer. He was 25 when he started to make any progress at all under bellyache.

This

We need Eastwood more than we need Jeremy Smith.

Eastwood can play prop and Smith can't, right now our problem is the Front row.

and this

Why do we need another backrower

Pato
Taia
Hilder
Taufua
Mika
Ciraldo
Costigan
Simo (maybe)
Wes (I know, I know)
Tetavano
KOD

Isnt that enough?

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Any idea when his decision is expected?

 

[macavity]

yesterday...

 

[Nuffy]

Eastwood is the better prospect because of his age, he has the potential to be a cornerstone of the pack for 7+ years.

Lets hope they are having a massive lash at Eastwood, I actually hope Smith signs with the Sharks so we are forced to chase Eastwood.

 

[Johns Magic]

I hope Smith signs with the Sharks because he's old, not that good anymore, we have plenty of backrowers, and he would eat up our salary cap.

Costigan will be a better buy.

 

[aqua_duck]

300k for Smith for just about do me, he's old, injury prone and not what we need. Don't worry about Eastwood being a better PROSPECT, he's already better than Smith.
If we pay an injury prone 30 year old Jeremy Smith 300k a year for 3 years the little confidence I had left in Stone will be officially gone

 

[Matt23]

Are we trying to do a Cronulla and assemble a side full of backrowers? :?

 

[aqua_duck]

I find it funny that Sims and White both off contract and both relatively young frontrowers and the club has said they haven't been approached

 

[whistler]

I find it funny that Sims and White both off contract and both relatively young frontrowers and the club has said they haven't been approached

In this weeks RLW it says Sims knocked back an approach from us for a transfer before the june 30 deadline. We don't really know who the club has had discussions with.

 

[Yosh]

Would Love some Eastwood at the club. If Stone bought Eastwood to the club I'd say I could forgive him for some of those terrible performances our team has put in this year.

I think Costigan is a better younger Australian version of JSmith. No idea why we'd bring in both Costigan and Smith...


A little off topic but Aqua Duck your sig mocks the comparison of Hughes and De Gois and last year I would have said rightly so. HOWEVER this year he has been a little short of terrible so I'd take that sig right down!!!