Rumoured / Confirmed Signings

R-15-3 · Saturday at 5:49 AM

Tiger Shark said:
Why ?

Nicho needs an old fashioned half at the club to teach him a few things.
Since he has been here who has he had around him to learn off?
Moylan and rookies!
I’m not saying sezer is the all that but would take a lot of pressure off him and teach all our half’s a thing or 2 and at worst be a good jets influence and depth on a minimum wage.

Chimp · Saturday at 9:36 AM

R-15-3 said:
Nicho needs an old fashioned half at the club to teach him a few things.
Since he has been here who has he had around him to learn off?
Moylan and rookies!
I’m not saying sezer is the all that but would take a lot of pressure off him and teach all our half’s a thing or 2 and at worst be a good jets influence and depth on a minimum wage.

Hmmmm…… what exactly are you hoping Sezer can teach him?

Let’s take a look at his career…..

71 games at the Gold Coast as a serial loser…
84 games at Canberra, as a serial loser, but did jag 1 GF losing appearance
25 games at Huddersfield, one of the worst super league teams, and a serial loser
37 games for Leeds Rhinos as part of one of their worst teams in the super league era, where he was arguably one of, if not THE worst 6 or 7 Leeds have had in the super league era (though Matt Frawley is now challenging for that role) - a serial loser
8 games for the current Wests team…. A serial loser……

No rep footy (unless you count all stars or City v Country)….

And now he’s older, slower and shitter than ever……

Yeah, maybe he’s exactly what we and Nicho need…… or not….

Tiger Shark · Saturday at 9:49 AM

R-15-3 said:
Nicho needs an old fashioned half at the club to teach him a few things.
Since he has been here who has he had around him to learn off?
Moylan and rookies!
I’m not saying sezer is the all that but would take a lot of pressure off him and teach all our half’s a thing or 2 and at worst be a good jets influence and depth on a minimum wage.

I’d rather they do that with a halves coach and not give a halves spot to that potato.

shadowboxer · Saturday at 11:21 AM

Chimp said:
Hmmmm…… what exactly are you hoping Sezer can teach him?

Let’s take a look at his career…..

71 games at the Gold Coast as a serial loser…
84 games at Canberra, as a serial loser, but did jag 1 GF losing appearance
25 games at Huddersfield, one of the worst super league teams, and a serial loser
37 games for Leeds Rhinos as part of one of their worst teams in the super league era, where he was arguably one of, if not THE worst 6 or 7 Leeds have had in the super league era (though Matt Frawley is now challenging for that role) - a serial loser
8 games for the current Wests team…. A serial loser……

No rep footy (unless you count all stars or City v Country)….

And now he’s older, slower and shitter than ever……

Yeah, maybe he’s exactly what we and Nicho need…… or not….

Can’t argue with that Chimp.
As Joe Friday used to say “just the facts”
Panic signings, elevating Newtown players… anyone would think Stu Raper was back in charge

Quigs · Saturday at 11:48 AM

Are they juggling yet?

Frenzy. · Saturday at 11:48 AM

Tiger Shark said:
I’d rather they do that with a halves coach and not give a halves spot to that potato.

Makes more sense. Are the Sharks bringing anyone is as a halves coach or does DH cover that role. I hope not.

Go Nulla · Saturday at 12:29 PM

Chimp said:
Hmmmm…… what exactly are you hoping Sezer can teach him?

Let’s take a look at his career…..

71 games at the Gold Coast as a serial loser…
84 games at Canberra, as a serial loser, but did jag 1 GF losing appearance
25 games at Huddersfield, one of the worst super league teams, and a serial loser
37 games for Leeds Rhinos as part of one of their worst teams in the super league era, where he was arguably one of, if not THE worst 6 or 7 Leeds have had in the super league era (though Matt Frawley is now challenging for that role) - a serial loser
8 games for the current Wests team…. A serial loser……

No rep footy (unless you count all stars or City v Country)….

And now he’s older, slower and shitter than ever……

Yeah, maybe he’s exactly what we and Nicho need…… or not….

So I’m guessing that you are not a fan Chimp?

R-15-3 · Saturday at 12:36 PM

Iv said since Nicho arrived as a “7” we needed to sign journeyman half to be a kind of mentor for Nicho and our other rookie half’s at the jets. Not necessarily play more than a hand full of games.
Sezer is the best of the 150+ gamers floating around, that won’t hurt the cap.
He has played with some shit players and teams but is solid basic half something Nicho isn’t. Every half at the club is erratic and over complicates things.

Stake Removed · Saturday at 1:27 PM

R-15-3 said:
Iv said since Nicho arrived as a “7” we needed to sign journeyman half to be a kind of mentor for Nicho and our other rookie half’s at the jets. Not necessarily play more than a hand full of games.
Sezer is the best of the 150+ gamers floating around, that won’t hurt the cap.
He has played with some shit players and teams but is solid basic half something Nicho isn’t. Every half at the club is erratic and over complicates things.

There is one available

Premiership winner
Craft Beer Guru
Man with the hair cut
Greatest Tiger (Yarraville)

Chad is available lol

Frenzy. · Saturday at 2:45 PM

Stake Removed said:
There is one available

Premiership winner
Craft Beer Guru
Man with the hair cut
Greatest Tiger (Yarraville)

Chad is available lol

Yarrawarrah.

Frenzy. · Saturday at 2:58 PM

I for one think it's a bit too late to bring in a journey man half to assist Nicho.

Too much potential fallout. The Roadside/Nicho combination has been a work in progress for years and it's too early to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Bring in a journeyman and expect said journeyman to take minimum wage and play for Newtown might be unrealistic. Also if such a half was brought in to mentor Nicho as a half the import would probably need to play 6 in the NRL. Then we probably have to shed Roadside or Dinner Ale at a time where they are starting to develop into first graders.

Also to do so now is looking for a quick fix when there probably isn't one. I think there's more chance to win a comp through persistence than bringing in a Chad or a Sezer as I don't see them bringing home the bacon either.

Probably missed the boat on this strategy by ignoring Hutcho. Look what he's done at the 'Dogs. Not that I was an advocate to sign him but it's been a great move by Ciro.

I'm leaning more towards swapping Roadside and Nicho if the situation was dire, which I don't think is the fact. Not in favour of ditching Kennedy, he's one of the most consistent players we have. Not his fault he often gets let down by poor play in from of him.

bluefox68 · Saturday at 7:13 PM

Frenzy. said:
I'm leaning more towards swapping Roadside and Nicho if the situation was dire, which I don't think is the fact.

Thank you!

I suggested this and got shot down, with the argument that 6 and 7 are identical. I’m not so lacking in intelligence that I can’t comprehend the concept of two players having responsibility for two sides of the field, but there IS a difference between a controlling half and a running half.

Many teams like to have the controlling half as the 7 and the running half as the 6.

Which means that there is merit to the idea of having Trindall play 7 and Hynes play 6.

shaggs · Sunday at 8:54 PM

That’s the way it should be.
Let roadside control the get out sets and then Nicho take control in good ball.

Stake Removed · Sunday at 10:22 PM

I don't have faith in roadside another panicky player, we have to many of these type heads drop business.

I know Fitz won't this year I want to see Pollard we got him from Panthers he apparently can play, funny that Bennett threw Katoa in and he has gone ok

Stake Removed · Sunday at 10:25 PM

When was last time we gave an 18 year a first grade debut, other top 8 clubs do.
We seem to hang back till they are at least 20

Tiger Shark · 2024-06-17T06:33:58+1000

Stake Removed said:
When was last time we gave an 18 year a first grade debut, other top 8 clubs do.
We seem to hang back till they are at least 20

Who was the last 18yr old that deserved one ?

Inferno · 2024-06-17T08:03:28+1000

Stake Removed said:
When was last time we gave an 18 year a first grade debut, other top 8 clubs do.
We seem to hang back till they are at least 20

Bronson Xerri.

He went ok for a little while...

Go Nulla · 2024-06-17T08:08:32+1000

Inferno said:
Bronson Xerri.

He went ok for a little while...

Yes I wonder why that was?

Tiger Shark · 2024-06-17T11:53:42+1000

Stake Removed said:
I don't have faith in roadside another panicky player, we have to many of these type heads drop business.

I know Fitz won't this year I want to see Pollard we got him from Panthers he apparently can play, funny that Bennett threw Katoa in and he has gone ok

And Katoa is a great prospect and looking promising but you can't just throw a player in to first grade because another club does it.

Polard is far from ready for first grade and needs time to develop. Like to see him play for the Jets next year and I believe he's in our top 30. We got him on a 4 year deal so there's a plan but dont want to rush him.

Stake Removed · 2024-06-17T12:10:54+1000

Tiger Shark said:
And Katoa is a great prospect and looking promising but you can't just throw a player in to first grade because another club does it.

Polard is far from ready for first grade and needs time to develop. Like to see him play for the Jets next year and I believe he's in our top 30. We got him on a 4 year deal so there's a plan but dont want to rush him.

Understand that it just seems we wait so long, I know team is settled but are they complacent.
Look how long it was for MOYZA to be dropped last year.
How Talakai before moved and that was more injury related.
We have Ison how long does he wait is it to Kennedy gets injured

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