Rumoured and Confirmed Signings - XXV

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Who is this giant merkin and why isn't he in the front row ?

That's Bigfella I believe. He's not in the front row because he refuses to play with Morgs.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Who is this giant merkin and why isn't he in the front row ?

Definitely shops at Lowes.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Munster would be long term meaning they do not rate Bevan french ; )

French has never played first grade, so they could only rate his potential. And even if they rate his potential highly it doesn't mean he'll be ready any time soon.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

French has never played first grade, so they could only rate his potential. And even if they rate his potential highly it doesn't mean he'll be ready any time soon.

It also may reflect the fact that we don't know whether Norman will be here from 2017 onwards.


You'd think that French will start from the bench before he's a regular NRL starter. And even that would be late 2016.

 

[hindy111]

French has never played first grade, so they could only rate his potential. And even if they rate his potential highly it doesn't mean he'll be ready any time soon.

20 at the of next year..... If he isnt playing first grade in 2017 at age 21 i would say he is not that good.

Munster is young.If we sign him than what is the point on persisting with French
Academy

 

[hindy111]

It also may reflect the fact that we don't know whether Norman will be here from 2017 onwards.


You'd think that French will start from the bench before he's a regular NRL starter. And even that would be late 2016.

Yes so many teams carry a spare fullback on the bench.
He is not big enough to play anywhere bar halves or fullback.I see him as a fullback but a bit of a turnstyle in defense at the moment.

If he is not playing first grade in 2017 he will more likely be just an average first grade player IMO. Most of the real good ones are playing first grade by 20/21 unless injury.
Dont under sell Kieran Moss - I heard the Duke sprayed his own personal majic on his head before he left. Could be a real Gem:lol:

 

[hindy111]

Hey Pou has anyone sprayed there majic dust in your face? Maybe thats what made you smarter then everyone else?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Yes so many teams carry a spare fullback on the bench.
He is not big enough to play anywhere bar halves or fullback.I see him as a fullback but a bit of a turnstyle in defense at the moment.

If he is not playing first grade in 2017 he will more likely be just an average first grade player IMO. Most of the real good ones are playing first grade by 20/21 unless injury.
Dont under sell Kieran Moss - I heard the Duke sprayed his own personal majic on his head before he left. Could be a real Gem:lol:

The interchange rules are changing next year mate. He's a Barba style player. Could work off the bench, teams are more likely to carry a non-forward next year.

 

[hindy111]

The interchange rules are changing next year mate. He's a Barba style player. Could work off the bench, teams are more likely to carry a non-forward next year.

Why? Less interchanges-WOuldnt that mean they would want more forwards as they have too play bigger minutes?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Why? Less interchanges-WOuldnt that mean they would want more forwards as they have too play bigger minutes?

I'm not so sure. If the fwds are subbing off less often, you could get away with 3 on the bench. But I could be wrong.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yep. Less substitutions would mean more 80 minute forwards, meaning less forwards on the bench.

 

[oldmancraigy]

It's now an issue for the courts. There is no point in the NRL asking as to put the contract forward for registration at the moment. If the case runs its course and, as I would expect, Hoppa wins we'll certainly be hit for damages of the type you describe (and they'll hit the cap too).

I don't see how you can infer that the NRL are sensitive to the importance of fixing the blunders of Seward. They're just doing nothing.

They refused to register Forans blundered contract.
Do you know for a fact they have had no input over Hoppas situation?
For all we know they have suggested that registering it will put us over the cap, so they won't do so unless we fix it (Foran style).

If that is a 1% care factor from them, then my (ever so slightly sarcastic) comment might have some weight???

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Yes so many teams carry a spare fullback on the bench.
He is not big enough to play anywhere bar halves or fullback.I see him as a fullback but a bit of a turnstyle in defense at the moment.

If he is not playing first grade in 2017 he will more likely be just an average first grade player IMO. Most of the real good ones are playing first grade by 20/21 unless injury.
Dont under sell Kieran Moss - I heard the Duke sprayed his own personal majic on his head before he left. Could be a real Gem:lol:

Matt Moylan didn't debut until he was pretty much 22.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

They refused to register Forans blundered contract.
Do you know for a fact they have had no input over Hoppas situation?
For all we know they have suggested that registering it will put us over the cap, so they won't do so unless we fix it (Foran style).

If that is a 1% care factor from them, then my (ever so slightly sarcastic) comment might have some weight???

I'm sure they care about the Hoppa situation, and I'm sure they want a strong and stable Parramatta (it's in their interest). But I'm not so sure that they want to help a club out of a self-inflicted wound and thereby set a terrible precedent. If clubs were allowed to do as we appear to be doing, the whole system would be f**ked. Just sign whoever you want, sit on the contracts til the end of the season, then work out which ones you actually want to play for you.

I guess you might be right re presenting the contract to the NRL, but I haven't seen any suggestion from either side that we actually presented the contract to the NRL. The Foran case was quite different. It was the abnormal release and damages clause that sparked their concerns, as far as I'm aware.

 

[Bigfella]

I'm pretty sure they don't see it as "steward's blunders" either, seeing they were already highly critical of our governance before those issues arose.

The only people regarding Foran and hoppa situations as the fault of a rogue CEO for which the club was entirely innocent are the board itself, and a handful of very very naive (or completely biased) people on here.

 

[Gronk]

Blame game aside, thank f**k that we're getting rid of the dud.

I was a fan in the past but he's been crap post SOO.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I'm pretty sure they don't see it as "steward's blunders" either, seeing they were already highly critical of our governance before those issues arose.

The only people regarding Foran and hoppa situations as the fault of a rogue CEO for which the club was entirely innocent are the board itself, and a handful of very very naive (or completely biased) people on here.

While I agree the board should have had better checks in place to ensure the Foran crap didn't happen, it doesn't mean Steward didn't go rogue. Happens all the time where an employee goes rogue and causes issues.

 

[hindy111]

Moylan was 21...Pretty sure couldnt play more due to salary cap that year.

 

[hindy111]

I am not saying you can not make it.In general the really good ones are in first grade by 21....

 

[Noise]

Moylan was 21...Pretty sure couldnt play more due to salary cap that year.

Yep, correct