Rumoured Signings

[mozza91]

Mind you, Souths thought that about Lachlan Ilias and Adam Reynolds. Look how that turned out.

Ilias is and has always been a terrible footballer. Sanders at 21 with like 2 games of FG is already a much better player.
Fogarty ain’t no Reynolds either.

 

[speedster]

Ilias is and has always been a terrible footballer. Sanders at 21 with like 2 games of FG is already a much better player.
Fogarty ain’t no Reynolds either.

I wouldn't say Ilias is terrible. Just that he is average. Which in today's vernacular is worse.

Really, for Souths, the real choice back then was lose Walker or Reynolds and hope a promising junior works out. Walker was flying at the time (Dally M 5/8 of the year).

 

[gerg]

He's gonna go from maybe the best forward pack in the league to one of the worst
I dont think its gonna go well either

This is the crux of it. Can he play behind a beaten pack? Olakuatu on an edge is largely irrelevant if the middles cannot get on top and this is clearly Manly's achilles. For all Paseka's potential he can't string a full season together.

 

[nick87]

Fogarty is a solid halfback no doubt. I’d take him at Newcastle in a heartbeat.

But Sanders looks a very good prospect and will end up the better player. The Raiders have made the right choice.

That's my feeling too
Fogarty has a nice high floor right now, but Sanders has a ceiling that is worth betting on.

 

[mongoose]

This is incorrect. His win percentage for the Raiders since 2022 is good and nobody should be judged for their time at the Titans.

He was actually pretty good at the Titans, they were dumb to let him go.

Would be good to hear from one of the 2 Titans fans on this forum?

 

[skeepe]

I like Fog a lot, but we didn’t really skip a beat when Sanders deputised against the Roosters.

Small sample size for sure, but I think the team is set up well for the future.

I’m much less enthusiastic about the prospect of Mooney leaving, I rate him highly, but he’s a first grader playing at a club without an open spot, especially if Papalii sticks around another year.

interesting times.

 

[nick87]

Who ever gets Mooney is going to get a genuine gun IMO
I think we're going to get to 2028 and wonder if one extra season of Papalii was worth losing the sort of player i expect him to be by then.
Very disappointed if we lose him.
And i think we will lose him and frankly should, because he's not been given the opportunities here that IMO he's earned with the football he's playing in Cup and the potential he's shown in FG so far.

He's probably going to end up in Newcastle, he's gonna be good and i'm going to hate it.
Hopefully some inoffensive can jag him instead so i can continue to root for him

 

[SirPies&Beers]

Who ever gets Mooney is going to get a genuine gun IMO
I think we're going to get to 2028 and wonder if one extra season of Papalii was worth losing the sort of player i expect him to be by then.
Very disappointed if we lose him.
And i think we will lose him and frankly should, because he's not been given the opportunities here that IMO he's earned with the football he's playing in Cup and the potential he's shown in FG so far.

He's probably going to end up in Newcastle, he's gonna be good and i'm going to hate it.
Hopefully some inoffensive can jag him instead so i can continue to root for him

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[The Axe of Druss]

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At 23yo he's not going to wait around another year to get a first grade gig

Newcastle is going to go hard for him and they need to, they are massively short of quality middles in 2026. The longer they hold of extending Frizell the more likely they land a guy like Mooney

 

[BadnMean]

Who ever gets Mooney is going to get a genuine gun IMO
I think we're going to get to 2028 and wonder if one extra season of Papalii was worth losing the sort of player i expect him to be by then.
Very disappointed if we lose him.
And i think we will lose him and frankly should, because he's not been given the opportunities here that IMO he's earned with the football he's playing in Cup and the potential he's shown in FG so far.

He's probably going to end up in Newcastle, he's gonna be good and i'm going to hate it.
Hopefully some inoffensive can jag him instead so i can continue to root for him

Yes.
We are just stacked.

Ata may have the same impact or Noah Martin will be what I think he can be on edge or middle and yeah... can't keep them all and we seem to want to bridge Fog - Sanders with a Papa overlap. That's cool.

 

[ACTPanthers]

Yes.
We are just stacked.

Ata may have the same impact or Noah Martin will be what I think he can be on edge or middle and yeah... can't keep them all and we seem to want to bridge Fog - Sanders with a Papa overlap. That's cool.

There's a name to keep a watch out for - Very talented young man with good head on his shoulders

 

[Bazal]

Who ever gets Mooney is going to get a genuine gun IMO
I think we're going to get to 2028 and wonder if one extra season of Papalii was worth losing the sort of player i expect him to be by then.
Very disappointed if we lose him.
And i think we will lose him and frankly should, because he's not been given the opportunities here that IMO he's earned with the football he's playing in Cup and the potential he's shown in FG so far.

He's probably going to end up in Newcastle, he's gonna be good and i'm going to hate it.
Hopefully some inoffensive can jag him instead so i can continue to root for him

Eels junior. Hoping Ryles is paying attention tbh.

 

[Vee]

He was actually pretty good at the Titans, they were dumb to let him go.

Would be good to hear from one of the 2 Titans fans on this forum?

I couldn't understand them letting him go at the time.

 

[nick87]

Eels junior. Hoping Ryles is paying attention tbh.

Would love that
Very inoffensive landing spot
I could very easily enjoy seeing him do well back with his junior club

 

[Woody90]

While I could easily see Mooney at the Knights (I could see him having a bit of a Leo Thompson type progression once he finally get a chance), I reckon he’ll end up at Parra or Dragons to be closer to home. Knights also only have 1 top 30 spot for next year and we want a hooker (unless we can off load a back). Souths could use him too.

 

[Puig Aubert]

My sources have indicated that the Sydney Roosters are chasing world famous Japanese / Australian superstar centre Gehamat Shibasaki, who once played for the PM XIII.

If the Brisbane Broncos do not offer Gehamat the upgraded contract that he deserves, they will lose him.

 

[Wb1234]

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[nick87]

Love that for the raiders
Good depth for the backline

 

[BadnMean]

An outside back was our main squad hole- with Hoppa probably cooked after 3 ACLs you need someone with a higher ceiling than Jed so good pickup. I was worried Rickster would buy over the top of his kid but he's kept it real. handy pickup.