Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

[BossleyPanther]

I do think May will go especially if his brother ends up at the Dogs?

 

[Chins get the wins]

I do think May will go especially it his brother ends up at the Dogs?

If he's good at centre I'd keep him and look at moving Tago on when his contract is up. He's a fantastic player but his refusal to use modern medicine and medical treatments is a big risk for the club to carry.

 

[BossleyPanther]

If he's good at centre I'd keep him and look at moving Tago on when his contract is up. He's a fantastic player but his refusal to use modern medicine and medical treatments is a big risk for the club to carry.

But he eats McDonalds lol WTF, I didn't know that bout Tago. Hopefully May will stay, the guy is a Pitbull.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

I do think May will go especially if his brother ends up at the Dogs?

I think realistically your probably right.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

If he's good at centre I'd keep him and look at moving Tago on when his contract is up. He's a fantastic player but his refusal to use modern medicine and medical treatments is a big risk for the club to carry.

I have concerns over that too. It will be interesting to see how it all plays out.

 

[jane the pain]

Also don't think he'll last long playing the way he is. The little bloke has a heap of ticker but his frame isn't built to play the style our wingers do.

At the moment. He'll bulk up soon

 

[Chins get the wins]

At the moment. He'll bulk up soon

That would ruin him as a footballer

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

That would ruin him as a footballer

He's quite wiry....similar to players like Preston Campbell. Whether his body allows him withstand the rigours of league, year upon year......who knows. Injuries twill tell that story in the next 2-3 years.

 

[jane the pain]

That would ruin him as a footballer

Upper body strength. Not necessarily. I trust the powers to be to get the best out of him

 

[BxTom]

I think he's far stronger running the ball in the middle. His finishing in the corner has improved a little but its still poor really. I think he's a fullback

I think Turuva will make a good to excellent fullback. Would slot in well to replace Dyl through injury , retirement or SOO.

 

[maple_69]

Any retention amongst Tito/May/Garner/Hosking/Kenny has to be a strong signal that Luai is going to be moving. We’ve parked big money in our spine understandably but our pack also with Yeo/Leota/Fish/Martin all being extended recently. Throw To’o in and I can’t imagine we can be handing out much more than league minimum deals to the rest of the backline if Luai takes the $800 and stays on.

 

[BossleyPanther]

Any retention amongst Tito/May/Garner/Hosking/Kenny has to be a strong signal that Luai is going to be moving. We’ve parked big money in our spine understandably but our pack also with Yeo/Leota/Fish/Martin all being extended recently. Throw To’o in and I can’t imagine we can be handing out much more than league minimum deals to the rest of the backline if Luai takes the $800 and stays on.

every single player you mentioned (Tito/May/Garner/Hosking/Kenny) is a must hold and far out ways Luai TBH Sunia = Swag
May=Pitball
Garner= fills in
Hosking=Guts
Kenny= Now finally our Premiership FT Hooker who scored his 1st TRY This season in the GF like Royce.

 

[Hamstring awareness]

I’d say of that lot only Kenny is a “must hold” and the rest are “nice to haves”

 

[martielang]

every single player you mentioned (Tito/May/Garner/Hosking/Kenny) is a must hold and far out ways Luai TBH Sunia = Swag
May=Pitball
Garner= fills in
Hosking=Guts
Kenny= Now finally our Premiership FT Hooker who scored his 1st TRY This season in the GF like Royce.

Odd take.

 

[age.s]

Maybe it's a semantic discussion, but for me I wouldn't class anyone other than Cleary, Yeo and maybe Edwards as "must keeps". To me that term is reserved for players you don't have a realistic budget cap for, you'd break out the bank to keep them. Unique players who can't realistically be replaced.

Don't get me wrong, I like all those players and would be disappointed if we didn't maintain most of them. But at the end of the day, if any one of them tested the waters and got an above market value deal elsewhere I'd back us to replace them with the money we saved.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Maybe it's a semantic discussion, but for me I wouldn't class anyone other than Cleary, Yeo and maybe Edwards as "must keeps". To me that term is reserved for players you don't have a realistic budget cap for, you'd break out the bank to keep them. Unique players who can't realistically be replaced.

Don't get me wrong, I like all those players and would be disappointed if we didn't maintain most of them. But at the end of the day, if any one of them tested the waters and got an above market value deal elsewhere I'd back us to replace them with the money we saved.

To'o is on that list for me, he's changed the whole position others are trying to imitate but none have succeeded

 

[jane the pain]

To'o is on that list for me, he's changed the whole position others are trying to imitate but none have succeeded

Sunvia has

 

[maple_69]

It's Cleary & Edwards for me, Edwards is our defensive 'halfback' and that's our foundation, along with being the best last line of defence, best positioning, best supporting player and best metre making player in the game. It's not a sexy package but the sheer quantity he contributes is totally peerless.

To'o and Fish/Leota/Martin are kinda in the conversation. To'o is absolutely a generational winger and makes the whole machine work, could we replace his contribution with the additional $600K to spend on the backline, I think we could. Fish/Leota/Martin deliver the punishment and I think that's another key ingredient, but again, for the cumulative $2M or so we'd pay them a year, could we replace that, with good management I think so.

Yeo is the best forward in the game in my opinion and top 5 in the comp but I also think we could replace him with L. Smith on half the money and upgrade hooker say.

All 7 + Luai are technically our core, will go down as club greats and I hope one club players, but I think with good management and planning, we could continue on without 6 of them.

Turuva/May/Hosking/Garner/Kenny are great players but completely replaceable given their respective roles at our club. More so than Crichton/Api/Kikau/Capewell/Tamou/Leniu before them.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Sunvia has

Not even close

 

[Whino]

I think we keep one of Hosking/Garner. I don't think Kenny is going anywhere.
If Luai stays maybe one of May/Turuva.