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it's not a contract until it's registered with the NRL
Almost certain the contract was lodged with the NRL.
it's not a contract until it's registered with the NRL
Almost certain the contract was lodged with the NRL.
I was just wondering .... when was the last time we were genuinely worried about another club signing away a quality player of ours?
We've tried to get a few from other clubs recently which would have stressed some other club's fans .... but I really don't know who we've stressed over
yeah it was a nervous wait to hear it was a done deal.Brisbane got our coach. I lost days of sleep over that one
with the way the roosters have negotiated recently we would be behind the game not to be paying him some of his dues now.Almost certain the contract was lodged with the NRL.
I was just wondering .... when was the last time we were genuinely worried about another club signing away a quality player of ours?
We've tried to get a few from other clubs recently which would have stressed some other club's fans .... but I really don't know who we've stressed over
Played a season up in the Qld Cup for Easts and was horrible at best. The next season Melbourne put him in their team in the NSW Cup and was released mid season for playing up on the drink.
Broncos look to Stephen Kearney to restore defensive edge
Todd Balym
The Courier-Mail
February 22, 2013 12:00AM
THE Broncos believe new assistant coach Stephen Kearney will help them restore their top-three defensive rating.
Brisbane were aiming to be among the three most miserly defensive units in the NRL last season, but a fade-out over the second half of the season resulted in Brisbane finishing eighth on both the ladder and points conceded standings in the regular season.
The arrival of New Zealand Test coach Kearney, bringing the wrestling secrets he learned over many years at Melbourne, is set to make the Broncos a tougher unit when the season starts in three weeks.
"We've worked really hard during the pre-season with a couple of areas of our defence and the trial period is an opportunity to see a bit of that," Kearney said.
Workhorse prop Josh McGuire said Kearney had settled nicely into the Broncos set-up, his first job since quitting after two painful seasons as Parramatta head coach.
While he may not have had much success at the Eels, he had five years under Craig Bellamy when the Storm were always ranked in the top two in the NRL for points conceded.
"(Kearney) is a Test coach so he has brought a lot of intensity to the club and the wrestling and the stuff he had at Melbourne," McGuire said.
"You have to improve every year. The competition is that hard and the blokes in the other teams are getting that much bigger. We're really enjoying having him here. He is a great coach and all the boys love him and he is a bit of a character too."
With noted defensive enforcer Ben Te'o joining South Sydney, the Broncos will need to find a new hard-hitting weapon to strike fear into the opposition's ball runners.
While McGuire jokingly nominated Matt Gillett as the new hitman, Gillett said making a strong impact in defence had been a key focus for the team in the pre-season.
Me either considering Manly were sweating on the cap increase for 2013 just to register Snake's contract. They'd have to chop a whole bunch of players to afford a $700+ contract for Hoppa in 2014.
Manly will hold urgent talks with the ARL Commission on Friday as they attempt to resolve Brett Stewart's long-running contract dispute before the start of the premiership.Salary cap auditor Ian Schubert is yet to register the contract Stewart signed with the Sea Eagles late last year due to concerns over the club's salary cap, threatening his ability to play in the club's premiership opener against the Brisbane Broncos on March 8.
As one source suggested on Thursday, Stewart could be the "world's richest water boy".
It is understood Manly want to change the structure of Stewart's contract to bring it into line with the recent changes in the salary cap - the marquee player allowance has been lifted considerably under the new collective bargaining agreement.
The plan would result in shifting some of Stewart's reported $550,000-a-year contract from the cap to the marquee allowance, thereby easing pressure on the club's salary cap.
At the behest of Manly, the ARLC raised the issue of altering contracts at the chief executives meeting on Wednesday but it is understood several clubs raised their concerns.
Schubert is also believed to have rejected an initial approach from Manly over the changes, although further talks will take place on Friday.
If Schubert and the ARLC refuse to budge, Manly will be left with no choice but to hold a fire sale of players if it wants Stewart available to play against the Broncos.
The club has already shed forward Vic Mauro and half Liam Foran.
Those moves were expected to create space for Stewart but it appears the club has more work to do after gambling on the size of the salary cap this season.
The final figure - a cap of $5.15 million and marquee allowance of $550,000 - was agreed only this month.
It is understood several players have already been offered to rival clubs in an attempt to create room for Stewart.
I was just wondering .... when was the last time we were genuinely worried about another club signing away a quality player of ours?
We've tried to get a few from other clubs recently which would have stressed some other club's fans .... but I really don't know who we've stressed over
Broncos look to Stephen Kearney to restore defensive edge
Todd Balym
The Courier-Mail
February 22, 2013 12:00AM
THE Broncos believe new assistant coach Stephen Kearney will help them restore their top-three defensive rating.
I was just wondering .... when was the last time we were genuinely worried about another club signing away a quality player of ours?
We've tried to get a few from other clubs recently which would have stressed some other club's fans .... but I really don't know who we've stressed over
I was just wondering .... when was the last time we were genuinely worried about another club signing away a quality player of ours?
We've tried to get a few from other clubs recently which would have stressed some other club's fans .... but I really don't know who we've stressed over
Looks like they wont be signing Symonds then. We'll take Fa'aoso thanks.