Rumoured Targets 3

[Spot On]

Good luck to him.

Hopefully he can add something to a club that seems to get their recruitment horribly wrong way too often.

 

[PhilGould]

Bit of juniors movement today.

- Jirah Momoisea has been upgraded from a developmental deal to the top 30, and has signed an extension until the end of 2022.

- Knights chasing Toni Mataele, 17 year old Eels junior and junior Blues rep.

 

[Frederick]

Seems to be a fair bit of buzz around Jirah. Hopefully he lives up to the hype

 

[Yosh]

Bit of juniors movement today.

- Jirah Momoisea has been upgraded from a developmental deal to the top 30, and has signed an extension until the end of 2022.

- Knights chasing Toni Mataele, 17 year old Eels junior and junior Blues rep.

What position does the Toni Mataele lad play?

 

[Knight Vision]

What position does the Toni Mataele lad play?

second rower I think

 

[PhilGould]

Big back-rower from what I've read, can't find much more info on him

 

[Yosh]

Big back-rower from what I've read, can't find much more info on him

Exactly what we needed. We need some bigger backrowers who will really give the likes of Glasby and Fitzgibbon a run for their money.

 

[Old dog]

At 17 I think he might be at least a couple of years away from debut, Glasby will be gone by then along with a few others.

 

[PhilGould]

Toohey's News

- Negotiations to re-sign Connor Watson have kicked off. O'Brien is a big fan and notes how important the #14 role has become.
- Ball still in Ponga's court re: upgrade and extension.
- Recruitment priority for 2021 is a star back-rower, Felise Kaufusi has been discussed but has a player option for 2 further seasons in Melbourne if he chooses.
- Knights will begin season well under the cap barring a Ponga extension or big name back-rower suddenly becoming available.
- Bradman Best is already signed through 2022 but could be offered an upgrade if he lives up to expectations this season. Knights don't want another Ramien situation.

 

[Knight Vision]

Toohey's News

- Negotiations to re-sign Connor Watson have kicked off. O'Brien is a big fan and notes how important the #14 role has become.
- Ball still in Ponga's court re: upgrade and extension.
- Recruitment priority for 2021 is a star back-rower, Felise Kaufusi has been discussed but has a player option for 2 further seasons in Melbourne if he chooses.
- Knights will begin season well under the cap barring a Ponga extension or big name back-rower suddenly becoming available.
- Bradman Best is already signed through 2022 but could be offered an upgrade if he lives up to expectations this season. Knights don't want another Ramien situation.

Wonder if Watson's pay grade will stay the same.

Yes to the star second rower but not a lot of high end quality coming of contract

 

[Yosh]

Toohey's News

- Negotiations to re-sign Connor Watson have kicked off. O'Brien is a big fan and notes how important the #14 role has become.
- Ball still in Ponga's court re: upgrade and extension.
- Recruitment priority for 2021 is a star back-rower, Felise Kaufusi has been discussed but has a player option for 2 further seasons in Melbourne if he chooses.
- Knights will begin season well under the cap barring a Ponga extension or big name back-rower suddenly becoming available.
- Bradman Best is already signed through 2022 but could be offered an upgrade if he lives up to expectations this season. Knights don't want another Ramien situation.

Every point seems spot on. No illogical decisions nor stupid contracts for under performing players.

Felise Kaufusi sounds exciting. Hopefully that sort of news gets Fitzgibbon and Glasby firing...

 

[PhilGould]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/9b4256e55829c05e7a208b73cf8e1bfb

Knights after Tyson Frizell

 

[Loose Cannon]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/9b4256e55829c05e7a208b73cf8e1bfb

Knights after Tyson Frizell

There’s the big-name back-rower we seem to be waiting for.

 

[Swarzey]

Hooper article don't invest yourself too much in the possibility of it...

...unless you feel NRL.com is becoming a valid site for this kind of talk then by all means.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/02/13/dragons-table-three-year-deal-to-frizell-as-knights-circle/

 

[Spot On]

Nice. Great target.

 

[Frederick]

"But such is the strength of Newcastle's salary cap position, there is no question the club could accommodate him immediately if he suddenly became available."

https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/...test-star-tyson-frizell-from-dragons/?cs=7580

 

[PhilGould]

Knights set to meet with Frizell again next week. Dragons also have a 3-year deal tabled but will struggle to match the Knights offer.

https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/...test-star-tyson-frizell-from-dragons/?cs=7580

 

[Yosh]

Sorta feels weird to be a Knights supporter these days. I'm so accustomed to us being nuffies and making horrible decision after horrible decision. I'm still accustomed to the Reegan Tanners, the Dan Tolars and Ben Rogers...

We seem to be heading in an incredible direction. As much as Brown sucked on the field he really did a great job of platte cleansing the club out. We seem to be genuine destination for great players now. We also seem to be making the most of our cap which is great to see.

Really excited to see the team play.

 

[Silent Knight]

Knights set to meet with Frizell again next week. Dragons also have a 3-year deal tabled but will struggle to match the Knights offer.

https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/...test-star-tyson-frizell-from-dragons/?cs=7580

So what you’re saying is...

The Knights are meeting with Tyson again.

We’re putting in a bigger offer.

It’s Barry Toohey reporting on it.

I don’t want to get ahead of myself but...

JIZZ JIZZ JIZZ IF THIS HAPPENS.

Also can you post the whole article please?

 

[PhilGould]

There's not much else to it. Just some quotes from Gardner talking up Frizell and confirming the Knights' interest.