New Signings!

[Snoop Shark]

It's important to know Townsend won't win us a Comp on his own. He needs a flashy player alongside him. Who that is I'm not sure but no point signing him if he was to play with a Robson clone

 

[Since 73]

Tackle 5: TOWNSEND SET FOR HOMECOMING

The Sharks have dropped their hunt for Trent Hodkinson and now look set to welcome local junior Chad Townsend back to the Shire. We’ve heard a $350,000-a-season deal has been tabled for Townsend, who has made every post a winner in Auckland since leaving the Sharks in 2013. The Warriors want Townsend to stay, but his wife is keen to return to Sydney for family reasons. The Sharks are also determined to keep current No. 7 Jeff Robson from the Dragons, believing the veteran can share the hooking duties with Mick Ennis next season.


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For Flanno the answer to our halves problem lies in the other 15 NRL teams.

Scouring them for the whoever is off contract, cheap or a masochist.

never any thought to youth or developing a young talent.

That's why we lost peachey obviously.

If we had a Thurston in the U/20s or a DCE, they would never get a start nor developed.

We would buy Ayshfords, browns and discards from other clubs whilst rivals poached future stars from under our noses.

We had Chad - forced him out by non-selection and now want to buy him back as he is a regular in firsts somewhere else.

You couldn't make this stuff up.

 

[Card Shark]

Chad could come back to us looking like the new JT & we'd turn him back into the old Chad that left us.

We need to inspire belief & confidence in our players but generally their heads drop very quickly. It's probably because of game plans & tactics are very superficial.

 

[Special K]

The annoying thing about Chad being asked to play the Robbo role(which is he suited to) is he never got to play that role next to TC.

 

[Card Shark]

Everybody knew that, except Flanno.

According to CB4, he was worried about his suspect defence.

Can't have been any worse than Carney's!

Maybe he didn't want 2 poor defenders in the halves?

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Problem was that Todd was the one always getting injured not Robbo hence Chad never got a shot alongside Toddy. Always felt that combo could have worked. Chad a bit older and wiser now.... Would happily take him back at 350k than Hodgkin at 600k if those figures are correct.

 

[txta2]

Flanno is being proactive and looking in the 20's for the next young gun superstars.

That's a first in his career ,lol.
Probably old news, probably bs, but I've heard Carney wants back in at the Sharks.

 

[ghoti]

Other forum suggesting that Gorman is disinterested in paying overs for people like Tamou and Seyzer who are trying to take advantage by asking big money. Also said Carney return is highly unlikely as sponsors wouldn't accept it. FOJ sorted apparently, need to go through the hoops.

Other comments from Gorman: would have a club full of Jack Bird's if possible, incumbency culture noted and Flanno told its a negative, coaching staff worried about Todd Murphy getting smashed because of his size and confidence hence a no show just yet, Tagataese blow-up rumour is bullshit (according to CEO)...can't remember the other shit.

 

[Card Shark]

Other forum suggesting that Gorman is disinterested in paying overs for people like Tamou and Seyzer who are trying to take advantage by asking big money. Also said Carney return is highly unlikely as sponsors wouldn't accept it. FOJ sorted apparently, need to go through the hoops.

Other comments from Gorman: would have a club full of Jack Bird's if possible, incumbency culture noted and Flanno told its a negative, coaching staff worried about Todd Murphy getting smashed because of his size and confidence hence a no show just yet, Tagataese blow-up rumour is bullshit (according to CEO)...can't remember the other shit.

Thanks for the info Ghoti.

I especially like the first line - no more overpaying! Go for youth trying to make a name for themselves.

 

[webShark]

Other forum suggesting that Gorman is disinterested in paying overs for people like Tamou and Seyzer who are trying to take advantage by asking big money. Also said Carney return is highly unlikely as sponsors wouldn't accept it. FOJ sorted apparently, need to go through the hoops.

Other comments from Gorman: would have a club full of Jack Bird's if possible, incumbency culture noted and Flanno told its a negative, coaching staff worried about Todd Murphy getting smashed because of his size and confidence hence a no show just yet, Tagataese blow-up rumour is bullshit (according to CEO)...can't remember the other shit.

At 25 , did the coaching geniuses think Todd Murphy would grow or plan to put him on a weight program? They are saying he can handle the physicality of QLD Cup but not firsts. Clowns. Said the same about Tyrone. Taga is on the outer whether as a result of a blow up, not sure.

 

[Plastered]

Phlegmo TV said Murphy has put 7kg of muscle on over the preseason. Just pig headed in saying he is strictly a 7. Likewise Feki only a winger. You dont know until you try.

 

[Card Shark]

Phlegmo TV said Murphy has put 7kg of muscle on over the preseason. Just pig headed in saying he is strictly a 7. Likewise Feki only a winger. You dont know until you try.

Good point Plastered.

Feki has the talent, we need him seeing more ball + we have others for the wing - why not give him a shot?

If Murphy has put on 7kg of muscle, he must be feel fit & strong. I know it's increasingly a big mans game but a smaller guy can still excel. Let's face it, they have invariably played all their lives as being smaller & knocked around. They can often handle it better than it might appear.

I do wonder how we would go with him in 7 & Robson off the bench as backup Hooker / back.

 

[Madsharkie]

Other forum suggesting that Gorman is disinterested in paying overs for people like Tamou and Seyzer who are trying to take advantage by asking big money. Also said Carney return is highly unlikely as sponsors wouldn't accept it. FOJ sorted apparently, need to go through the hoops...

Who is FOJ, ghoti?

 

[Weaponhead]

FOJ = front of Jersey sponsor

 

[Card Shark]

FOJ = front of Jersey sponsor

:lol:

I can see the headlines now.

"Ugly scenes at ANZ cost Sharks Major Sponsor"

Been there, done that haven't we.

 

[Madsharkie]

FOJ = front of Jersey sponsor

Ahha! Thanks weapon. I thought it was a player lol (it is the 'new signings' thread afterall)!

 

[Southern Shark]

Mt Franklin could sponsor us

 

[webShark]

Phlegmo TV said Murphy has put 7kg of muscle on over the preseason. Just pig headed in saying he is strictly a 7. Likewise Feki only a winger. You dont know until you try.

JT is hardly a behemoth and he goes ok. Brooks and Moses not exactly big either. Typical
Flanno. Either not big enough, experienced enough, confident enough or too quiet. What crap.

 

[Card Shark]

The truth is, not coached well enough.

 

[Snoop Shark]

Phlegmo TV said Murphy has put 7kg of muscle on over the preseason. Just pig headed in saying he is strictly a 7. Likewise Feki only a winger. You dont know until you try.

Well apparently Murphy has done his pec