Rumoured Comings and Goings - The Transit Lounge

[Captain Apollo]

Now this one is heating up again. The source for this is The Mole, but apparently the Roosters are looking to off load Dylan Napa so they can then sign Marty Tapau for 2019.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Players confirmed who have left the club for the coming season -

Blake Ferguson (Parramatta), Ryan Matterson and Paul Momirovski (Wests Tigers), Kurt Baptiste (North Queensland) Frank-Paul Nuuausala (retirement), Sean O'Sullivan (Broncos), Reece Robinson, Mitch Cornish (retirement) and Eloni Vunakece (retirement).

Source: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/3c78f2e68b071131f7407eccd2d7bb0a

 

[Captain Apollo]

Lindsay Collins signs a contract extension with the Sydney Roosters which keeps him under contract till the end of the 2022 season.

Source: https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2018/12/20/lindsay-collins-extends-with-roosters/

 

[Captain Apollo]

Sydney Roosters re-sign Sitili Tupouniua (till end of 2021), Poasa Faamausili (till end of 2022) and Billy Smith (till end of 2021).

Source: https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/05/19/roosters-re-sign-up-and-coming-trio/

 

[Captain Apollo]

Sydney Roosters sign Sam Walker on a 2 year deal from 2020 onwards.

Source: https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/06/11/roosters-beat-rivals-aru-to-sign-talented-teen-half-sam-walker/

 

[Captain Apollo]

Kyle Flanagan to the Roosters on a 2 year deal starting in 2020.

Source; https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/07/22/roosters-announce-signing-of-kyle-flanagan/

 

[President Trump]

You lucky bastards - Flanagan is a great goalkicking halfback who will do well in the NRL. Shattered that the Sharks have lost him.

 

[RL The greatest game]

Brock Lamb signs for the Broncos
Brock Lamb: London Broncos sign Sydney Roosters half-back until end of 2019 season - BBC Sport

 

[Captain Apollo]

Interesting comments - https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/10/08...ers-$3m-of-talent-is-ripe-for-rivals-picking/

So Tetevano may be gone, Manu is close to re-signing (likely before 1 November 2019), preliminary talks have started with JWH and Friend.

 

[The Fanatical Rooster]

Yes, it is becoming a challenging time for the club, but I know we will manage the situation as well as any club is able to. I think we should learn quite a bit over the next couple of weeks. Still basking in the glory of back to back premierships, though, so I think we will cope.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Joseph Manu re-signs till the end of 2022 - https://www.roosters.com.au/news/2019/10/29/joseph-manu-extends-with-roosters/

 

[The Fanatical Rooster]

Yes, that is great news! Now we need to see what happens with Latrell. I may be wrong, but I am not convinced that it is as clear cut as it seems. Time will tell inevitably, I suppose.

 

[TDD91]

Bailey Lam has joined Wigan's Academy/Reserves from your SG Ball team.

Any idea what position he plays? We haven't the foggiest.

 

[Headless Chook]

Bailey Lam has joined Wigan's Academy/Reserves from your SG Ball team.

Any idea what position he plays? We haven't the foggiest.

I didn’t know much about him but here’s a link to an article from the Chookpen. Apparently he is half/Fullback.
http://www.nospam13.com.au/vb5/foru...9-bailey-lam-signs-3yr-deal-with-the-roosters

 

[The Fanatical Rooster]

Headless, your link doesn't seem to work.

Would you mind trying again? Cheers.

 

[The Fanatical Rooster]

Does anyone know what the latest is regarding the Josh Morris signing rumour? Things seemed to have gone quiet in the last couple of days or so. I really hope this comes to fruition, but I keep reading it will not happen until about round 5. Is that correct, and are any of our existing players likely to be traded or involved in such a 'transaction'?

 

[Captain Apollo]

Looks like Connor Watson is coming back to our club in 2022 -

Roosters steal Knights utility in major coup; $800k Tiger joins the Dragons: Transfer Centre

Roosters steal Knights utility in major coup; $800k Tiger joins Dragons: Transfer Centre

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Valheru]

I don't mind that signing.

I thought it looked good in the 14 spot in 2017.

You have to wonder where Lachlan Lam fits now.

Keary, Walker, Verrils, Hutch and Watson are all above him for the halves/hooker/utility roles IMO.

 

[Captain Apollo]

No longer a rumour, it's now official.

Connor Watson to Return to Roosters in 2022

The Sydney Roosters have today announced that dynamic utility Connor Watson has signed a two-year contract to return to the Club commencing in 2022.

www.roosters.com.au

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

I didn’t like Connor leaving to begin with. So a thumbs up from me.