Rumoured and Confirmed signings - Part 4

[Hooked]

Hopoate is the sort of signing which makes sense. Cheap, a bit of FG and hungry to start a career

I'd rather a prop or a centre.

 

[franklin2323]

They aren’t in the market for a centre or a FB.

They certainly aren’t in the market for an expensive one.

Crichton, Yeo and Luai I am certain stays

Leinu I am 75% sure he stays. He is the least of my concerns given the crazy money he has been offered. He is 2-3 seasons from being worth that.

So frees up a slab of cash and we keep Tetevano short term until we find a replacement

 

[Jane Murray]

Transfer news: Canterbury, St George Illawarra and Penrith close in on targets | Daily Telegraph
Canterbury, Penrith and St George Illawarra are poised to lock-in some key Christmas signings while another NRL player is expected to quit Australia for England.

In some frantic late-year player movement, The Daily Telegraph can reveal:

*Canterbury is closing in on 110kg Penrith prop Spencer Leniu;

*Brisbane back-rower Jamil Hopoate has been linked to Penrith;

There was increasing speculation on Wednesday night that Leniu was close to joining the Bulldogs, who have won the race to sign Melbourne Storm winger Josh Addo-Carr for the 2022 season.

Leniu has a contract with Penrith for next season but the 20-year-old could arrive at Belmore for 2022. Bulldogs officials lodged their offer for Leniu several weeks ago and were just awaiting his response.

Canterbury coach Trent Barrett built up a healthy respect for Leniu when an assistant at the Panthers. Leniu’s impending arrival continues an impressive recruitment drive by new coach Barrett.

It appears Penrith’s Malakai Watene-Zelezniak has also joined Canterbury on a train and trial deal, joining his brother and fellow former Panther, Dallin, at Belmore.

It continues a trend of Panthers players defecting to Canterbury following the Bulldogs’ capture of Matt Burton and Jack Hetherington.

Penrith have identified former Brisbane back-rower Hopoate, the brother of Bulldogs star Will, who was one of more than 20 unsigned first-graders. He would offer Panthers some depth after the club lost Hetherington and captain James Tamou.

Hopoate, whose brother Albert Hopoate joined Canberra last week, made his NRL debut in round one this year and played 12 games for the Broncos.

He previously played at Manly and Parramatta but was sacked by both clubs for off-field indiscretions. He served nine months of an 18-month jail sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm in company in Manly in 2014.
https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...s/news-story/5aa7d142f39fdf4815aeea0f660fd332

Assuming that Leniu goes there. Who knows he could have re-signed already.

 

[franklin2323]

I'd rather a prop or a centre.

Hard to go for those guys yet. Not sure how long Naden gets suspended for and also keeping $700k aside for Leinu.

Those 2 things get sorted then can fix those positons

 

[franklin2323]

Ivan just loves a bloke who’s served time

They are cheap. Which is a huge drawcars with ex crims

 

[Hooked]

Hard to go for those guys yet. Not sure how long Naden gets suspended for and also keeping $700k aside for Leinu.

Those 2 things get sorted then can fix those positons

$700k for Leniu? No way.

 

[Hooked]

Assuming that Leniu goes there. Who knows he could have re-signed already.

Don't have a good feeling about Leniu.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Don't have a good feeling about Leniu.

Neither do I

 

[Luke Bowden]

Don't have a good feeling about Leniu.

Don’t really care. He’s done nothing to make me lose any sleep over.

 

[franklin2323]

$700k for Leniu? No way.

They offered $850k

 

[franklin2323]

Don’t really care. He’s done nothing to make me lose any sleep over.

Yep. Not sure if his body type suits the game going forward

 

[herbert henry1908]

Don’t really care. He’s done nothing to make me lose any sleep over.

Averaged more meters per run than any of our props. And he’s only a kid.

 

[Luke Bowden]

Averaged more meters per run than any of our props. And he’s only a kid.

How many runs/tackles did he make, compared to our other props?

Also, how many of those runs where as a starter and how many minutes did he average.

 

[herbert henry1908]

How many runs/tackles did he make, compared to our other props?

Also, how many of those runs where as a starter and how many minutes did he average.

Similar compared to Tetevano & Leota, definitely a lot less compared to Tamou & JFH.

For now he’s a bench prop for sure, he needs to improve his fitness to be a starter. But there’s plenty of potential there. And he’s easily our best option as an impact bench prop.



Don’t get me wrong, we shouldn’t just pay anything to retain him.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

They offered $850k

Bloody hell that is crazy money for a 19 year old kid. If they get Lenui surely they won't have money for Crighton.

 

[MugaB]

I mentioned on another thread we should be looking at getting chris smith back as a depth signing, he goes well, just not getting any game time at the dogs

 

[herbert henry1908]

They offered $850k

There’s no way that’s true.

Every number that’s thrown around is always inflated, combine it with a possible 10% reduction in the salary cap and no one is offering Leniu 850k.

I’m sure the offer is very generous, but it’s not 850k.

 

[Luke Bowden]

Similar compared to Tetevano & Leota, definitely a lot less compared to Tamou & JFH.

For now he’s a bench prop for sure, he needs to improve his fitness to be a starter. But there’s plenty of potential there. And he’s easily our best option as an impact bench prop.



Don’t get me wrong, we shouldn’t just pay anything to retain him.

we lose him, we keep Tetevano and develop someone else.

we keep him, we lose Tetevano and develop someone else.

either way, I’m cool with it. I would offer him what we want to pay him and not a cent more.

 

[MugaB]

There’s no way that’s true.

Every number that’s thrown around is always inflated, combine it with a possible 10% reduction in the salary cap and no one is offering Leniu 850k.

I’m sure the offer is very generous, but it’s not 850k.

For that amount, you'd better hope he never gets any injuries, or that'll be the nail in his coffin for his career, ala foran

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

For that amount, you'd better hope he never gets any injuries, or that'll be the nail in his coffin for his career, ala foran

How many players get huge offers to go to other clubs and then fade into never never land.

Carwright

DWZ

Peachy

Jennings R (he's come back now on a reduced contract)

That's just from Penrith without thinking too hard.