Rumoured Signings

[mozza91]

So how long do we reckon Bateman lasts in Townsville? I’ll go with 36 minutes.

 

[Munky]

Bateman looked pretty washed last season.

He got by at Canberra on his extreme work ethic and intensity but physically he doesn't have a single attribute that makes him stand out. He doesn't have size, acceleration or speed.

 

[Cheese sandwich]

as others have said, not really considering we're likely going to effectively have $600k of our cap going to players at other clubs for the next two years. hopefully this is the last of the dud contracts gone.

Least you don't have to watch them for your team though

 

[Chins get the wins]

Backrow is one of the only positions that the Cows actually have decent players and they go sign this bum

 

[Captain Apollo]

Will be Ponga and or Moses

I can't see my mob going after Mitch Moses. He can opt out of his contact at the end of the 2026 season, meaning he could only be signed for season 2027 at the earliest. By that time he'll be 32 years old, turning 33 towards the end of the 2027 season, so he would not be a long term option for anyone in all honesty.

 

[Chins get the wins]

I can't see my mob going after Mitch Moses. He can opt out of his contact at the end of the 2026 season, meaning he could only be signed for season 2027 at the earliest. By that time he'll be 32 years old, turning 33 towards the end of the 2027 season, so he would not be a long term option for anyone in all honesty.

Counterpoint......you signed a washed up Chad

 

[Iamback]

I can't see my mob going after Mitch Moses. He can opt out of his contact at the end of the 2026 season, meaning he could only be signed for season 2027 at the earliest. By that time he'll be 32 years old, turning 33 towards the end of the 2027 season, so he would not be a long term option for anyone in all honesty.

Cronk wasn't a long term prospect.

 

[MugaB]

Cronk wasn't a long term prospect.

Cronks a proven winner before moving away from Melbourne,
Moses on the other hand .... cough *choke* cough

 

[Vee]

I can't see my mob going after Mitch Moses. He can opt out of his contact at the end of the 2026 season, meaning he could only be signed for season 2027 at the earliest. By that time he'll be 32 years old, turning 33 towards the end of the 2027 season, so he would not be a long term option for anyone in all honesty.

And he's no Cooper cronk.

 

[Captain Apollo]

No Cronk wasn't a long term prospect. They'd tried it with Pearce at halfback through 2014-17 but it just wasn't working, so they went after Cronk. Helped net the club 2 premierships.

Moses is no winner at club level, so its not a great comparison.

Chad is a depth signing, never meant to be a starter. It's only due to Walker doing his ACL that he will be. That's reflected in he's on a 1 year deal.

By the time we reach the 2027 season, Sam Walker will only be turning 25 years old. That's who the club are setting as their halfback.

Also by that time, I suspect James Tedesco will be retired, so a quality fullback is a higher priority I suspect at the moment. If Sandon Smith does work out at five eight, I suspect someone like Toby Rodwell who's doing very well in the lower grades, might be the next cab off the rank.

 

[chrisD]

But the cap space is there right now, this season, and there's no-one left to sign.

 

[Matt_CBY]

Doggies would be favourites unless the other two offer crazy money ?

Bulldogs have withdrawn interest after a rival has offered big money for Leo Thompson.

Bulldogs sticking to their guns and won't (as they deem it) overpay for players.

 

[SLRBRONCOS]

Leo Thompson to the Raiders is just going to intensify the Raiders v Knights bitchslap fest in the game day threads and I can't wait

 

[mozza91]

Leo Thompson to the Raiders is just going to intensify the Raiders v Knights bitchslap fest in the game day threads and I can't wait

We should get half of their competition points because we’ve supplied half their squad.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Wb1234]

 

[nick87]

We should get half of their competition points because we’ve supplied half their squad.

Chill, little bro

Glad to have Leo on board. He'll pair nicely with Tapine and ensure our highly touted young spine players can come into a team and not be expected to perform miracles behind badly beaten packs.

The success of the Raiders future will not hinge on Leo Thompson but the best thing we can do to help Strange, Sanders and Stewart develop into players we can build a winner around is provide them with an extremely high floor and ceiling forward pack to play behind.

Stuart's got a lot of faults as a coach, but the one area no one could fault him on is middle forward development, so i expect Leo to take his game to another level too, as that's what almost every middle forward who comes to Stuart does. In a league where it's a salary cap of 12.1m across 30 players (400k average), 750k per year average across the deal (which is the figures ive seen reported today) is perfectly fine for an international player imo

 

[Woody90]

We should get half of their competition points because we’ve supplied half their squad.

It’s actually hilarious at this point. Saying that though the only one I’m legitimately pissed about was Tapine.

 

[nick87]

Imagine being a beach town and getting out recruited by Canberra.
You'd never hear from me again if i were on that end of this feeder club arrangement. Id be too embarrassed

Just keep Connor Votano warm for us until we figure out if Chevy Stewart is the man. Thanks in advanced.

 

[mozza91]

Imagine being a beach town and getting out recruited by Canberra.
You'd never hear from me again if i were on that end of this feeder club arrangement. Id be too embarrassed

Just keep Connor Votano warm for us until we figure out if Chevy Stewart is the man. Thanks in advanced.

Getting out recruited is adorable.

You’ve overpaid the 2 we wanted to keep and bought a heap we weren’t interested in keeping.
Admittedly Tapine worked in the long run but paying massive overs for Thompson isn’t gonna do much for your premiership hopes. You can’t win a comp with only middle forwards.