we should sign tedesco! play him in the centres (until GI leaves)
p.s. i'm unable to read that article. it says that subscribe stuff. can someone cut and paste the words onto here please?
Dale Copley?s Roosters deal to trigger more NRL off-season player transfers
January 17, 2016 12:00am
CHRIS GARRYThe Sunday Mail (Qld)
THE Sydney Roosters signed Broncos centre Dale Copley, but the NRL?s off-season player transfer merry-go-round is nowhere near stopping.
Copley?s move will not be the last in a hectic off-season, with the Gold Coast, Canberra and Parramatta all to announce new signings in the next fortnight.
Copley told Broncos teammates yesterday that he was Roosters bound, thanking them for their friendship.
The 24-year-old leaves Brisbane after more than a decade with the club, where he began training at 13.
Copley is one of the most popular players at Red Hill, a humble and intelligent player who the Broncos rated so highly they considered him a future captaincy option.
He will join the Roosters next week for training.
EXCLUSIVE: Roosters land Bronco Dale Copley
This means the Roosters will need to offload either Michael Jennings or Shaun Kenny-Dowall, who faces court next month.
The Broncos had to shift Copley after signing star centre James Roberts, who will play in the right centre position earmarked for Copley that was left vacant by Justin Hodges.
Copley will likely replace Jennings on the Roosters? left edge, with the Test centre close to a deal with the Eels.
The Roosters are expected to make an announcement on Copley?s signature on Monday.
Dale Copley is leaving the Broncos to join the Roosters. Picture: Annette Dew
Copley was on close to $400,000 at the Broncos, and Brisbane will pay some of his wage to play at the Roosters.
Copley played 72 games for Brisbane since debuting in 2009 and his departure has upset some players who, if they didn?t realise it before now, know they can be tapped on the shoulder at any moment.
The Titans should have been able to snare Copley, but they would have needed to pay more than the Roosters offered and they were never prepared to do so.
The Titans are in the hunt for unwanted Canterbury prop Lloyd Perrett but the Raiders are battling for his signature too.
Lloyd Perrett is in the sights of the Titans and Raiders. Picture: Gregg Porteous
Perrett is an impressive 21-year-old prop, who was last week named in Kevin Walters? Queensland Emerging Origin squad. But the Dogs are being forced to move him on because of salary-cap pressure.
The Raiders are desperate for a prop and have agreed to terms with Eels front-rower Junior Paulo for 2017.
They still need a 2016 prop though and if they can?t get Paulo to come a year early they could get Perrett. That may depend on whether Parramatta need to release players to create cap space for Jennings.
The Wests Tigers also need to shed players before the season starts. NRL cap auditors have begun club inspections, ensuring a rush of market activity in the coming weeks.
