Rumoured Signings

[Penrose Warrior]

What evidence would you need to be convinced? His pay slip?

A picture of the sombrero, upside down, busker style

 

[soc123_au]

What evidence would you need to be convinced? His pay slip?

We will know you guys signed him when DOGE & CUMROCKET take a dive when he cashes out.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Looks like Gagai is staying at the Knights.

Source: https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...n/news-story/07acd5bea16a7f9e99042483a95568ee

what an idiot

he should have waited til after this week when we make him look like Mal Meninga and he could add another $100k to his deal

 

[JamesRustle]

Roosters offering same money as Penrith with another year extra and both offering less than Titans.

But he'll only have to play for half the contracted period at the roosters before being.medically retired for mush brain, so the roosters offer is double on a year's played basis. Simple maffs really.

 

[MugaB]

No he didn't

You are confused with the previous auditor

Does that mean back 2 back premierships dont count coz he ain't there now

 

[Wb1234]

tpj > storm

apparently giving up boxing now lmao

 

[bedlam breakout]

fifita is the next dave taylor - waste of money - roosters have their eyes on lachlan lam whos been reported as a stand out half in SL - hes been decent in patches but nothing fantastic - mikey lewis at hull kr is the hottest half in SL at the min - they would be better looking at him

 

[gerg]

Spot on. A salary cap can not and will not ever be enough on it's own to deliver talent distribution/parity. It's a half measure because it's primary design is not talent distribution but to cap wages at a level that allows the leagues/clubs to remain profitable and restrict poorer clubs from going broke trying to keep up with the Jones'

This has been the narrative for a long time ... to stop the poorer clubs from going broke ... but it really doesn't apply anymore since the NRL grant completely covers the player's salaries.

 

[gerg]

TBF being the NRL would mean it’s probably one of these and carrying it all day would be hard yakka
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Given their strike rate I'd say the audit team steps out their laundry door twice a day to check for homing pigeons with news.

 

[Woody90]

tpj > storm

apparently giving up boxing now lmao

Lmao “go to a club where it’s not about the money” when he’s clearly returning to a game he apparently doesn’t like for money.

 

[Valheru]

Does that mean back 2 back premierships dont count coz he ain't there now

He wasn't there for those either

 

[Captain Apollo]

fifita is the next dave taylor - waste of money - roosters have their eyes on lachlan lam whos been reported as a stand out half in SL - hes been decent in patches but nothing fantastic - mikey lewis at hull kr is the hottest half in SL at the min - they would be better looking at him

Mate Lachlan Lam was let go by the Roosters which is one of the reasons he wound up in SL. I very much doubt my club will be looking to re-sign him. He never set the world on fire when he played first grade at the Roosters.

 

[PANTHERMIKE]

fifita is the next dave taylor - waste of money - roosters have their eyes on lachlan lam whos been reported as a stand out half in SL - hes been decent in patches but nothing fantastic - mikey lewis at hull kr is the hottest half in SL at the min - they would be better looking at him

lmaoooooo Yeah lets not try land one of the best edge players in the game and focus on - Lachlan Lam..

A player we let go years ago to go play in England because he's complete ass....

 

[Wb1234]

Mate Lachlan Lam was let go by the Roosters which is one of the reasons he wound up in SL. I very much doubt my club will be looking to re-sign him. He never set the world on fire when he played first grade at the Roosters.

Probably true but sometimes players like lam develop in super league

he will go where his dad goes

 

[nick87]

This has been the narrative for a long time ... to stop the poorer clubs from going broke ... but it really doesn't apply anymore since the NRL grant completely covers the player's salaries.

It still very much applies
Without a salary cap it would be a free for all, and clubs like the roosters and broncos would be able to pay substantially more. Payroll would be pushed beyond the nrl’s grant and teams would go broke trying to keep up with the Jones’s

the existence of a salary cap is what prevents wages scaling out of control and allows the nrl to manage payroll costs at a level that is sustainable for the entire league

 

[Wb1234]

roosters still not out of it but likely panthers

 

[Captain Apollo]

roosters still not out of it but likely panthers

Fox Sports reporting similar -

Fifita bombshell: Chooks stun Panthers in race as Titans deny ‘abandoning ship’ claim

Fifita bombshell: Chooks stun Panthers in race as Titans deny ‘abandoning ship’ claim

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[soc123_au]

It still very much applies
Without a salary cap it would be a free for all, and clubs like the roosters and broncos would be able to pay substantially more. Payroll would be pushed beyond the nrl’s grant and teams would go broke trying to keep up with the Jones’s

the existence of a salary cap is what prevents wages scaling out of control and allows the nrl to manage payroll costs at a level that is sustainable for the entire league

It still baffles me how many people don't understand this and believe it's all about spreading talent.

 

[Captain Apollo]

It still baffles me how many people don't understand this and believe it's all about spreading talent.

Very true. In the 1980s you had Newtown literally go bust. The Magpies were in financial straights, which is why they moved there games from Lidcombe oval to Campbelltown, whilst the Sharks were on financial life support from the NSWRL. Even the financially strong clubs like the Bulldogs, Roosters and Eels (to name three) only avoided those pitfalls due to their respective leagues clubs tipping in a lot of money to fund the first grade side.

 

[Apey]

Will Fifita have to turn up more than once a month at the Panthers or Roosters?