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SommertonWhich hooker are you referring to?
SommertonWhich hooker are you referring to?
I believe he's on a trial to train contact.Sommerton
But if we keep Api we lose someone else besides the three you mention above that we have lost as well.Hindsight we keep Api
Kikau been replaced (Hosking)
Crichton with Turuva, Jenkins, Cole (take your pick)
Lenui with L. Smith with others coming up the grade.
I'm watching Brandon Hands closely at Parra.
No we don't. Blade already said we have cash for a mid level signing. We rolled the dice and lost outBut if we keep Api we lose someone else besides the three you mention above that we have lost as well.
So who else do we lose; Cleary? Fish? Yeo? To’o? Luai?
That's about $1.6m in talent I mentioned. But if you want another player removed, than both Luke and kenny could go. But I don't think that would be needed.But if we keep Api we lose someone else besides the three you mention above that we have lost as well.
So who else do we lose; Cleary? Fish? Yeo? To’o? Luai?
You’ll have to explain how that works; Api isn’t a mid-level signing. If we give him 800k that is 800k we need to find somewhere else; and that means (given a balanced cap) we need to lose a player on very good coin.No we don't. Blade already said we have cash for a mid level signing. We rolled the dice and lost out
You’ll have to explain how that works; Api isn’t a mid-level signing. If we give him 800k that is 800k we need to find somewhere else; and that means (given a balanced cap) we need to lose a player on very good coin.
Well we are no paying Kiks this year so can’t be used to pay Api this year (unless you are arguing we should have let Kiks go a year early (in a year when we won the comp) and front loaded). Critta is on good coin and could have been shipped, but Spencer (I am assuming) is not on a lot.That's about $1.6m in talent I mentioned. But if you want another player removed, than both Luke and kenny could go. But I don't think that would be needed.
Api needed a decent upgrade but it was much less than the contracts we offered Kikau, Crichton and Spencer. We have then signed Garner and Hosking. Plus a few upgrades. We had pleanty enough to keep himYou’ll have to explain how that works; Api isn’t a mid-level signing. If we give him 800k that is 800k we need to find somewhere else; and that means (given a balanced cap) we need to lose a player on very good coin.
Concept in economics knows as sunk cost. We couldn’t afford to keep those players you mention; their loss is a sunk cost. You can’t use that to pay for players as it is already ‘sunk’ on existing players. We would need to lose (on top of those already lost) the same amount as we would sign Api for to keep within the cap.Api needed a decent upgrade but it was much less than the contracts we offered Kikau, Crichton and Spencer. We have then signed Garner and Hosking. Plus a few upgrades. We had pleanty enough to keep him
You prioritise your Spine playersWell we are no paying Kiks this year so can’t be used to pay Api this year (unless you are arguing we should have let Kiks go a year early (in a year when we won the comp) and front loaded). Critta is on good coin and could have been shipped, but Spencer (I am assuming) is not on a lot.
Can you use some theoretical numbers to explai what you are thinking?
Who do you get rid of (that hasn’t already left/is leaving and therefore can’t offer us more cash to invest into the future?You prioritise your Spine players
If Garner and Martin are fit next week, The NSW Cup edge will be 28 year old Chris Smith - who is zero chance of a long career here and Garner who some people doubt is a FG.
So if the plan is Hassett or Mav to replace from within they should be playing against fringe guys now to help the development. Instead of
Putting more plodders in their way.
Yeah our NSW Cup selections have been baffling this year.
Chris Smith is a 5th string NRL second rower (at best) this year. He absolutely needs to make way for someone with a future, whether that is MavG, Hassett or Riki.
Peachey should not be starting at Hooker ahead of Somerton, or starting Centre ahead of Jenkins.
Even Falls at 6 ahead of Cole.
In a winning team there is value in playing youngsters anywhere just to get them used to the speed and physicality of a higher grade.
But when you're losing, you're better off putting the right pieces in the right spots and playing the longer game.
I'm assuming he was on $500k
kikau on $600k
Crichton $600k
Spencer $300k
He would stay for $800k?
So that's $300k from kikau who isn't here too
I like to look at those around. To compare
Storm have gone all in with an elite spine - Assuming Papenhuyzen can stay on the field
Roosters went and paid elite money for a hooker.
Souths top 3 players are FB, 6 and 9.
Ours are Cleary, Yeo and either fish or Luai.
So the scope should be there to add more class but the club is too conservative.