Rumoured and Confirmed signings - Part 4

[umina panther]

Where is it official?

 

[Doomednow]

7 news says so on twitter.

Or Liam Cox does. Whoever that is.

https://twitter.com/LiamCox_TV/status/742986786490724352

 

[umina panther]

Great news. Sauce should take the money elsewhere unfortunately but he stayed for less last time so i cant blame him.

 

[chrisD]

Hooray, the thinking that any plodder will do up front is thankfully dead and buried.

 

[herbert henry1908]

It is interesting how expectations have changed at Penrith , once upon a time we weren't even in the mix to sign a current state of origin prop at his peak. Now many are disappointed by it.

 

[Luke Bowden]

It is interesting how expectations have changed at Penrith , once upon a time we weren't even in the mix to sign a current state of origin prop at his peak. Now many are disappointed by it.

Not me. I think we need him... The Storm game was the perfect example of of that!

 

[mxlegend99]

It is interesting how expectations have changed at Penrith , once upon a time we weren't even in the mix to sign a current state of origin prop at his peak. Now many are disappointed by it.

No one is disappointed at who we are signing. It's what we are paying to get him.

How would $750k of the current scap scale to what we paid Petero back in 2010? Probably similar. But if you're willing to outbid every club for players you will get some. Look at the Eels.

 

[umina panther]

Petero was the worst signing in my time as a fan. Ruined the squad paying a prop that money

 

[herbert henry1908]

No one is disappointed at who we are signing. It's what we are paying to get him.

How would $750k of the current scap scale to what we paid Petero back in 2010? Probably similar. But if you're willing to outbid every club for players you will get some. Look at the Eels.

I understand that but in the past we weren't even in the mix at the right price , the club just wasn't a desirable destination.

I've followed the panthers since 1990 , we rarely sign players at their peak , not anymore though.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Petero was the worst signing in my time as a fan. Ruined the squad paying a prop that money

I think it was more the back ended bloated deals for Jennings , Lewis & Grant that were the killer.

One singing isn't going to ruin a whole squad.

 

[Luke Bowden]

We don't know what he's being paid, it's all just speculation.

I remember when one of my best mates signed to play for the Storm, the Money he was reported to have signed for and what he actually signed for were very different.

I doubt very much that Gus would work as hard as he has, to fix the squad and stay with in the rules, only to mess it up with one signing. He's much smarter then that!

 

[SweetandSoward]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/ja...y/news-story/37f185bd273b5219f7b2bcb49d3fbc66

Jamal is starting again, you know Sow wow's defense was pretty good when he had big Jamal next to him.
They were best buds to. I read Sow wow used to ring him daily when Jamal was injured.
Sow wow defense was crap this year because Hiku is poor defender as well as Peachey.
But Moylan's defense is worse than Sow wow.

 

[billypilgrimnz]

750,000 for four years for a prop is a shit deal.

Dumb move.

 

[CCJohnC]

Great signing whatever the coast.

 

[billypilgrimnz]

Great signing whatever the coast.

Remains to be seen, doesn't it? It might well be, but impossible to tell at the moment, isn't it?

All signings are a gamble, and this is one I wouldn't take at that price.

 

[Big Mick]

We don't know what he's being paid, it's all just speculation.

I remember when one of my best mates signed to play for the Storm, the Money he was reported to have signed for and what he actually signed for were very different.

I doubt very much that Gus would work as hard as he has, to fix the squad and stay with in the rules, only to mess it up with one signing. He's much smarter then that!

Bingo.

I know for a fact that the deal the media is talking is BS.

 

[Big Mick]

We're paying top dollar for guys like Merrin, Hiku and Tamou if we sign him.

For a NZ International...we're paying nowhere near top dollar.

 

[MrBlack]

I think we should stop looking at the individual signing of Tamau but look at it as an investment on the balance of the team.

We have our future halves all tied up in Cleary and TMM but they are young and inexperienced. The best thing you can give them for their development is a strong forward pack to work behind.

If I were a new/young half this is the forward pack I would like

Tamau
Wallace (works as a half back up)
RCG
Cartwright
Yeo
Merrin

then off the bench (any combination of)
Peachy
Gremvsmel
McKendry
Latu
Matagi

 

[Copperhead]

I think we should stop looking at the individual signing of Tamau but look at it as an investment on the balance of the team.

We have our future halves all tied up in Cleary and TMM but they are young and inexperienced. The best thing you can give them for their development is a strong forward pack to work behind.

If I were a new/young half this is the forward pack I would like

Tamau
Wallace (works as a half back up)
RCG
Cartwright
Yeo
Merrin

then off the bench (any combination of)
Peachy
Gremvsmel
McKendry
Latu
Matagi

JFH not good enough?

By the way, it's Tamou, Peachey and Grevsmuhl.

 

[betcats]

JFH will be in there certainly, Mckendry or Matagi will miss out imo. You can add Leota to that depth chart and I would expect guys like Clark and Kikau to play some FG next season.