Rumoured Signings and General Dribble XIII

[I bleed blue & gold]

how can this team of nuffies be worth more than the salary cap

It's scary to think how much alot of these nuffies are on.

 

[Noise]

how can this team of nuffies be worth more than the salary cap

SK

 

[Wizard Sleeve]

how can this team of nuffies be worth more than the salary cap

I wonder how much Hoppas retainer is .

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It's scary to think how much alot of these nuffies are on.

The painful bit is that four of our most expensive players barely got on the field.

 

[Gronk]

The painful bit is that four of our most expensive players barely got on the field.

No, that's out of our control. The amount SK paid nuffys is however.

#FMD

 

[Daneel]

No, that's out of our control. The amount SK paid nuffys is however.

#FMD

Just because it was out of our control doesnt make it any less painful.

 

[mull]

The painful bit is that four of our most expensive players barely got on the field.

and more painful when they were all on the field.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

The painful bit is that four of our most expensive players barely got on the field.

Lets just hope they can have a bit more luck next year. Hopefully blokes like Peats, Norman, Mossop and Hoppa can stay fit for most of the year too.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Just because it was out of our control doesnt make it any less painful.

That's right. At full strength we're as good as half the sides in the NRL. We were just rarely at full strength, which stopped us ever building any confidence or momentum.

 

[Craig Johnston]

the knights are missing 3 of their best players right now, kidley snowden and mcmanus....and still the hottest team in the league right now.

we also went through fewer squad players than virtually all other sides.

it's not an excuse. the answer is squad depth, despite it looking a hell of a lot better next season, we still have alot of work to do in that dept.

 

[hineyrulz]

how can this team of nuffies be worth more than the salary cap

How this squad is a million new the cap is beyond me.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

the knights are missing 3 of their best players right now, kidley snowden and mcmanus....and still the hottest team in the league right now.

we also went through fewer squad players than virtually all other sides.

We used 31 players. The Minor Premiers (for example) only used 25.

it's not an excuse. the answer is squad depth, despite it looking a hell of a lot better next season, we still have alot of work to do in that dept.

Agree the Knights have excellent depth. Honestly, where would Gidley play even if he was fit? It would have to be off the bench. He's far from their best player. The only real loss for them is McManus, and they happen to have a high quality third choice winger in Naiqama.

 

[stuke]

Despite this excellent depth, a top coach and state of the art training facilities the Knights only scraped into the 8 this year.

Lets not get carried away with them just because they've put together 2 good weeks and the media has jumped on their bandwagon.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The problem with the Knights is they lack genuine stars, although a couple of them are possibly on the verge of stardom.

Of course, it is this lack of stars that allows them to spend more outside their top 17. On top of this they have a strong 'academy' (like most clubs), which allows them to save money on young backups and fringe first graders.

Without an established 'academy' (ours is only three years old, for example) clubs are forced to spend more on depth, putting them at a disadvantage under the supposedly equalising salary cap.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Was thinking the same. But maybe the celery cap in '14 is more than in '13.

Getting rid of players now cannot fix any 2013 salary cap overrun though. Who knows what he's talking about. He may well have got the wrong end of two separate stories, and he's achieved his objective....he's got people reading his drivel.

 

[IFR33K]

Getting rid of players now cannot fix any 2013 salary cap overrun though. Who knows what he's talking about. He may well have got the wrong end of two separate stories, and he's achieved his objective....he's got people reading his drivel.

Never stated releasing players will fix things for this year.

All I mentioned was maybe the cap increases next year, and because of this we may not be in the shit.

 

[Craig Johnston]

The problem with the Knights is they lack genuine stars, although a couple of them are possibly on the verge of stardom.

Of course, it is this lack of stars that allows them to spend more outside their top 17. On top of this they have a strong 'academy' (like most clubs), which allows them to save money on young backups and fringe first graders.

Without an established 'academy' (ours is only three years old, for example) clubs are forced to spend more on depth, putting them at a disadvantage under the supposedly equalising salary cap.

rubbish, we'd kill for buderus (even at his age he is a top 3 hooker right now) mullen uate gagai boyd jeremy smith and even robbie rochow (massive potential this kid) to be in our side.

all hardly "fringe first graders" and "young backups"

 

[Gronk]

rubbish, we'd kill for buderus (even at his age he is a top 3 hooker right now) mullen uate gagai boyd jeremy smith and even robbie rochow (massive potential this kid) to be in our side.

all hardly "fringe first graders" and "young backups"

You can throw in the No.7 too. He had a huge game on the weekend. Tough as nails. Good kicker and has plenty of try assists in his game.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

rubbish, we'd kill for buderus (even at his age he is a top 3 hooker right now) mullen uate gagai boyd jeremy smith and even robbie rochow (massive potential this kid) to be in our side.

all hardly "fringe first graders" and "young backups"

Are you missing the point on purpose?

Because the Knights have cheap fringies (including Rochow) and backups, they are able to spend more on established first graders. The fact they have no merkin as expensive as Jarryd Hayne also lets them spend more across the squad.

And just because we'd kill to have Buderus doesn't mean he's an elite hooker. He's obviously still up to NRL standard, but he's a shadow of the player he was.

That's why he's retiring.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You can throw in the No.7 too. He had a huge game on the weekend. Tough as nails. Good kicker and has plenty of try assists in his game.

Excellent player. But right now he'd be on huge unders because he wasn't signed from another NRL club. Next contract he will be getting market price (or thereabouts) but right now he's there on the cheap, meaning his club can afford to give him better team mates.