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Tiger Shark

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There’s talk of Tetevano leaving Panthers and heading to Leeds in SL.... I’d say we should be looking to hijack that move and give him the option of staying in Sydney.... GREAT off the bench!

If we hadn't gotten Tolman I would have been all for it but if we get Zane then who's missing out from Woods, Uele, Fifita and Tolman ?

And that's me assuming Rudolf might be 13 and Talakai on the edge next year. Which might be a bad assumption.

We also have Pele in the wings and Hunt returning at some point.
 

Chimp

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If we hadn't gotten Tolman I would have been all for it but if we get Zane then who's missing out from Woods, Uele, Fifita and Tolman ?

And that's me assuming Rudolf might be 13 and Talakai on the edge next year. Which might be a bad assumption.

We also have Pele in the wings and Hunt returning at some point.
Send Fifita to Leeds instead, can life next door to his brother.
 
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Just looking at that Brandon Smith being shopped around in the tele, something else caught my eye

it has a list of all recruitment staff at every club except the Titans.
Ours are, Glenn Brailey (father of B1, 2 and 3), Darren Mooney (whom we know about) and Shane Smith. Now anyone who doesnt know who Shane Smith is, he wasn't with us this year and I think he had something to do with the Wallabies, not sure. Here is a little write up of his time at the Sharks, he'd previously been in the Special Forces in Afghanistan

"In 2015, after 16 years in the army, I transferred my leadership skills to high performance sport in the National Rugby League, when I joined the Cronulla Sharks. My background enabled me to see the industry from a different perspective, allowing me to integrate my leadership skills to build trust within the staff and playing groups. The attributes and behaviours I helped introduce (discipline, belief and honesty) supported the team to winning their maiden premiership in 2016 after 50 years in the competition. Later that year, I was awarded the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Club Person of the Year in 2016."

He was Football Operations Manager from 2017-19.
I haven't seen anywhere that he was back with us, maybe he is subcontracting to us through his own company, either way he is a good man to have around.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...e/news-story/850389d7ee13deec7d4cc7b73afc1893

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Tiger Shark

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Just looking at that Brandon Smith being shopped around in the tele, something else caught my eye

it has a list of all recruitment staff at every club except the Titans.
Ours are, Glenn Brailey (father of B1, 2 and 3), Darren Mooney (whom we know about) and Shane Smith. Now anyone who doesnt know who Shane Smith is, he wasn't with us this year and I think he had something to do with the Wallabies, not sure. Here is a little write up of his time at the Sharks, he'd previously been in the Special Forces in Afghanistan

"In 2015, after 16 years in the army, I transferred my leadership skills to high performance sport in the National Rugby League, when I joined the Cronulla Sharks. My background enabled me to see the industry from a different perspective, allowing me to integrate my leadership skills to build trust within the staff and playing groups. The attributes and behaviours I helped introduce (discipline, belief and honesty) supported the team to winning their maiden premiership in 2016 after 50 years in the competition. Later that year, I was awarded the Cronulla Sutherland Sharks Club Person of the Year in 2016."

He was Football Operations Manager from 2017-19.
I haven't seen anywhere that he was back with us, maybe he is subcontracting to us through his own company, either way he is a good man to have around.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...e/news-story/850389d7ee13deec7d4cc7b73afc1893

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Pretty sure he's not with the club any more. Dugan referred to him in the past tense in Chad's podcast and not being with the club anymore. Always thought he was the well beings and welfare guy but he seemed to have gotten promoted in 2017.

With Phil Moss as General Manager of Football at the time it might have been more of a symbolic title but his role went beyond the welfare responsibilities?
 
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Pretty sure he's not with the club any more. Dugan referred to him in the past tense in Chad's podcast and not being with the club anymore. Always thought he was the well beings and welfare guy but he seemed to have gotten promoted in 2017.

With Phil Moss as General Manager of Football at the time it might have been more of a symbolic title but his role went beyond the welfare responsibilities?
Yeah he definitely left, but I was surprised his name was in there as I'm sure that is an updated list on all teams recruitment people.
He is doing well in his own business, Mission Leadership, hence why I added in that maybe he is subcontracting/consultancy to the club, not working for them.
 
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Tiger Shark

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Yeah he definitely left, but I was surprised his name was in there as I'm sure that is an updated list on all teams recruitment people.
He is doing well in his own business, Mission Leadership, hence why I added in that maybe he is subcontracting/consultancy to the club, not working for them.

Pretty sure that's probably the Agent not having a proper list or complete understanding of who to send it too. One of those I'll send it to heaps of people and hopefully one of them is correct.

Fact he sent it to G Brailey tell me it was a burst out to as many people as possible.
 
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Pretty sure that's probably the Agent not having a proper list or complete understanding of who to send it too. One of those I'll send it to heaps of people and hopefully one of them is correct.

Fact he sent it to G Brailey tell me it was a burst out to as many people as possible.
Even though i laughed when i read this, I hope really hope this isnt the case. But you are probably right
 

Tiger Shark

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Even though i laughed when i read this, I hope really hope this isnt the case. But you are probably right

Yeah it's not a good look, not sure how it works to be honest. There's probably some responsibility by the club to update all agents on relevant contacts, but they need to actually read it haha

Perhaps G Brailey was a contact when we had no GM for a bit between Moss and when Mooney started. Or maybe he's a contact when it comes to juniors and potential development players.
 
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Yeah it's not a good look, not sure how it works to be honest. There's probably some responsibility by the club to update all agents on relevant contacts, but they need to actually read it haha

Perhaps G Brailey was a contact when we had no GM for a bit between Moss and when Mooney started. Or maybe he's a contact when it comes to juniors and potential development players.
Yeah there is a look of it being legit
 

southland

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Hi all, been a while since I logged in here. Any sweet news or is Tolman trudger, no home for years and the uncertainty about coach Morris about all we've got this off-season?
 
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Hi all, been a while since I logged in here. Any sweet news or is Tolman trudger, no home for years and the uncertainty about coach Morris about all we've got this off-season?
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Quigs

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Hi all, been a while since I logged in here. Any sweet news or is Tolman trudger, no home for years and the uncertainty about coach Morris about all we've got this off-season?

Don't forget about our friends that have mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

Remember the Truth is Out There.

Poor old Carch is probably being probed by aliens as we type.
 

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