Rumoured and Confirmed signings - Part 4

[Panther_Daz]

Have been told RCG is off to St George next year..

Deal is done, just awaiting announcement.

Joins his cousins, makes sense.

 

[martielang]

Its ridiculous that some people think Cleary blackballed him and yet keeps naming him on the extended bench.

It's irrelevant if hes named on an extended bench, especially given our injuries / unavailables, he's not playing. He's played 5 games all year. When was the last game he played? I'd be surprised if it was after Rnd 10.

 

[PANTHERMIKE]

Joins his cousins, makes sense.

Makes sense, not sure how much of the contract we are picking up though..

 

[Bob]

Have been told RCG is off to St George next year..

Deal is done, just awaiting announcement.

Hope they gave us Lomax and Timms in the deal

 

[herbert henry1908]

Have been told RCG is off to St George next year..

Deal is done, just awaiting announcement.

Be interesting to see how we fare in regards to paying some of his deal. He still has four years left.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Hope they gave us Lomax and Timms in the deal

Do you rate lomax? There was heaps of hype when he came in to FG, but I haven’t noticed a heap of talent yet.

 

[TheFrog]

It's irrelevant if hes named on an extended bench, especially given our injuries / unavailables, he's not playing. He's played 5 games all year. When was the last game he played? I'd be surprised if it was after Rnd 10.

Round 5. He played in our first five games and none since. Started in first 3 and from bench the others.

 

[Bob]

Do you rate lomax? There was heaps of hype when he came in to FG, but I haven’t noticed a heap of talent yet.

Yes I do, watched a little bit of him in CC and he will be a great centre, unfortunately for him McGregor has played him everywhere but his natural position preferring Euan Aitken as his centre

 

[betcats]

It's irrelevant if hes named on an extended bench, especially given our injuries / unavailables, he's not playing. He's played 5 games all year. When was the last game he played? I'd be surprised if it was after Rnd 10.

What does that prove? Absolutely nothing.

 

[betcats]

Round 5. He played in our first five games and none since. Started in first 3 and from bench the others.

Sounds like a good trainer who was given a shot due to a good preseason and couldn't put it together on the field enough to take his chance. He was a penalty prone plodder with some potential. I watched a lot of cup this year, he rarely if ever played a standout game that I saw.

 

[betcats]

Heathro got black balled, that's what it looks like when the FG coach doesn't want to know you. Sele just isn't that good. Winterstein was not made a scapegoat for anything IMO, some of you love a bit of drama.

 

[TheFrog]

I recall being mildly surprised he was dropped. Late for training was the word but he never got back. Seems like he stepped on someone's corns.

 

[betcats]

Funny that the guys who are getting black balled are journeymen who play in our most stacked position(back row). Lol work it out gents its not rocket surgery.

 

[flash]

Hard to know who is dropped or released on form or if there is some off field issues.

Conveniently a few stories coming out this week. Saw this one last night...

"trouble brewing at Penrith with one big-name forward expected to depart the club amid speculation of a off-field indiscretion."

 

[Vicpanther]

Winterstein was a casualty of circumstances. He was dropped wich led the way for marto and never seen again.
Would rather kiks and Martin over frank

 

[Kilkenny]

Have been told RCG is off to St George next year..

Deal is done, just awaiting announcement.

Which RCG are they signing the one who someone suggested could be the games best front rower or the one who’s played for us in the past couple of seasons?

 

[PANTHERMIKE]

Which RCG are they signing the one who someone suggested could be the games best front rower or the one who’s played for us in the past couple of seasons?

The one who has had two smashed jaws in 6 months and lost all confidence.

Unlike some, i cant hold it against him given the confidence being shot, similar to Mansour, however if someone else wants to take it on, then all power to them.

All that being said, we have some $'s to spend.

 

[herbert henry1908]

So if RCG goes, let’s recap the money situation

Maloney $800k
DWZ $500-600k
Blake $500
RCG $800k

Yes, these are just approximates based on reports. But I’d say these numbers are close enough.

Then you also have Tamou off contract at the end of 2020.

Even if we were over the cap for next year, there’d still have to be a decent amount of salary cap to spend. Somewhere in the range of $2m I’d say.



Who the hell are they going to spend this money on? There’s enough for 2-3 pretty good signings.

 

[martielang]

What does that prove? Absolutely nothing.

You said he was playing up to the midway point of the season. He wasn't.

If his performance/s have justified being cut out of the picture the rest of the season, I can think of 16 other players that should of seen the same fate.

& I agree, Hethero is in the same boat.

 

[martielang]

Funny that the guys who are getting black balled are journeymen who play in our most stacked position(back row). Lol work it out gents its not rocket surgery.

Kinda my point though. Players that are labelled 'journeymen' & are the first ones out the door regardless of their performances. They're the easiest targets by coaches & supporters.

As good as Martin has been at times, he's also had some stinkers & I think the balance of the side would of been better with Winterstein on an edge a lot of the time. RCG cops flak from supporters but he also gets picked every game regardless of performance.. IMO given what RCG has dished up this year, Sele would offer more. Or at least deserved the opportunity to offer more.