Rumoured targets 2

[TooheysNew]

SBW has calked NZRU's bluff big time. Guaranteed they backflip and he plays the WC in 2015. He is a superstar and arguably one of the world's greatest ever athletes. I am actually wondering if he takes up boxing full time from 2015 because he will be turning 30 and he clearly has potential. Full credit to him for making the media look daft.

Pfft. He's not a boxer.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

So there isn't a salary cap at the Roosters I see.

Classic hey!

Souths are the other prime example.

And then you have the Eels over the cap! :crazy:

 

[Nuffy]

The ease with which the Roosters have signed SBW along with their plethora of other stars seems at face value surprising.

I'm most troubled by the reported support SBW got from Politis and Gyngell. Seems a potential conflict of interest as the CEO of Nine is helping a player stay at his favourite club.

If SBW re signed now and then had the fight, it would be captured under the cap. Now he won't re sign until Feb 2014 and everyone it seems is happy.

So could Newcastle agree to terms withe DCE, arrange a boxing match with a guaranteed million dollar purse for DCE and then sign the contract after the fight and everything is above board?

It seems that some teams and players are treated differently, you just need to have the right connections.

 

[Nuffy]

SBW has calked NZRU's bluff big time. Guaranteed they backflip and he plays the WC in 2015. He is a superstar and arguably one of the world's greatest ever athletes. I am actually wondering if he takes up boxing full time from 2015 because he will be turning 30 and he clearly has potential. Full credit to him for making the media look daft.

Hes not a boxers arsehole, he is a big fit guy who can take a punch because of his league background.

All the footage I have seen shows him fighting mugs and still getting stung.

Its a rort to cash in on his name and make some more coin.

 

[Nuffy]

Classic hey!

Souths are the other prime example.

And then you have the Eels over the cap! :crazy:

Compare our team in the prelim to theirs.

They had 4 current SOO players and 3 current NZ players including SBW. They added a host of players for 2013, none on mugs money.

We had two including a club junior.

Now they have miraculously re signed SBW haven't lost anyone that I am aware of.

Amazing cap management.

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Love the Bunnies being under the cap with GI, Sam Burgess, George Burgess, John Sutton, Isaac Luke and Adam Reynolds would be easily worth $4 million between them.

 

[TooheysNew]

You think they are all worth ~700K?

 

[aqua_duck]

The ease with which the Roosters have signed SBW along with their plethora of other stars seems at face value surprising.

I'm most troubled by the reported support SBW got from Politis and Gyngell. Seems a potential conflict of interest as the CEO of Nine is helping a player stay at his favourite club.

If SBW re signed now and then had the fight, it would be captured under the cap. Now he won't re sign until Feb 2014 and everyone it seems is happy.

So could Newcastle agree to terms withe DCE, arrange a boxing match with a guaranteed million dollar purse for DCE and then sign the contract after the fight and everything is above board?

It seems that some teams and players are treated differently, you just need to have the right connections.

The thing is the boxing bouts have nothing to do with the roosters, the roosters are happy for him to do it but they don't organise the fights or prize money. I personally have no objection with what the roosters are doing.

 

[The Showstopper]

The Roosters are the masters of player signatures. Politis is obviously a very persuasive man. As for SBW not being able to box it is a pretty big statement but not unexpected given the target he has become.

 

[TooheysNew]

What do you mean? Do you think he's a good boxer?

 

[Rod]

According to the club there are going to be 4 players re-signing today to coincide with the 2014 Membership Campaign launching. Hope they're some big names like Mullo!

 

[chinorocks]

Pat Mati'utai and Tetevano are the first 2 both for 2 years.

 

[Frederick]

I'd love to renew my membership but I kinda need the membership pack to do so...

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Gower 3 year deal apparently.

 

[chinorocks]

Chanel Mata'utia is the third.

 

[chinorocks]

Sione Mati'utia is number 4. Pretty underwhelming tbh.

 

[Frederick]

Pat and Sione are ok. The other two are pretty meh

 

[Baron Vo Mandor]

Bit of a wet fart there!

 

[aqua_duck]

Sione is the future, has dominated every age group since he was 14-15 years of age and has made pretty much every junior rep team, apparently did quite well in NYC this year despite being only 17 and playing against guys up to 4 years older. Pat has potential but has had a horror run with injuries last 2 years, Sione had a decent year in NSW cup and is a decent hard running type winger in the Jorge Taufua mould, with Kev, Pete Mata'utia, and Likiliki leaving we need some depth in the backs

 

[perverse]

Shoring up our depth. Surely we'll get a star out of one of these Mata'utias.