Rumoured Targets 3

[betcats]

Good signing if he avoids serious injury, but if he does a knee or pec or something like that badly in his first year it becomes a pretty terrible contract.

 

[Knight76]

The same could be said of virtually any signing.

 

[betcats]

The same could be said of virtually any signing.

He will be 33 before the end of next season and has a history of back injuries(does this not sound familiar to the watmo situation?). If he picks up a serious injury he isn't coming back from it, and he provides no value off the field working in the rehab group. Even if its a less injury guys that age are going to take longer to get fit again.

At 32/33 he isn't going to produce enough on field to provide any value for money, there would be better props earning less than the reported figures. For him to be good value he needs to be on the field and training paddock with these young guys influencing them. If hes injured doing rehab and on the sidelines he wont be influencing anyone. Anyway like I said good signing it just has an increased risk due to his age and the length of the deal.

 

[Knight76]

Theres a lot of IF's there.

Given he is a current QLD and Australian rep player, your statement outright, that at 32/33 he isn't going to provide any value for money is ludicrous.

 

[Sydney Knight]

Knights Facebook fans don't like it. One fan reckons we could give 59 locals a run instead of signing Scott.

If they each made a hit up of 10 mtrs and ran off that would be good value

 

[True blue knights]

Must remember people dont say this about gallen and lewis,if he still good and fit he will be great for us no matter his age.

 

[Caped Crusader]

He will be 33 before the end of next season and has a history of back injuries(does this not sound familiar to the watmo situation?). If he picks up a serious injury he isn't coming back from it, and he provides no value off the field working in the rehab group. Even if its a less injury guys that age are going to take longer to get fit again.

At 32/33 he isn't going to produce enough on field to provide any value for money, there would be better props earning less than the reported figures. For him to be good value he needs to be on the field and training paddock with these young guys influencing them. If hes injured doing rehab and on the sidelines he wont be influencing anyone. Anyway like I said good signing it just has an increased risk due to his age and the length of the deal.

Are you serious?

The current Australian and Qld prop won't provide value on field

Take yourself to bed m8

 

[betcats]

Are you serious?

The current Australian and Qld prop won't provide value on field

Take yourself to bed m8

Not if you are paying him 700k, that's overs. I bet Bromwich doesn't make that, or Fifita.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

If we don't pay overs we won't get anyone. Guarantee you though, when Bromwich and Fafita are off contract they will be getting more than 700k if they test the open market.

 

[Johns Magic]

Not if you are paying him 700k, that's overs. I bet Bromwich doesn't make that, or Fifita.

James bloody Tamou is getting 750K a year from your club before this coming cap increase. He is last on the list of all the players we are discussing.

 

[Spot On]

What JM said x 1000.

Tamou wouldn't be earning half that if he didn't have Matt Scott to work off the past few seasons at club level.

He's been massively disappointing at rep level - almost bog average at best for NSW. I thought Gould would have been acutely aware of this. In fact, bog average is being a bit too complimentary.

Meanwhile, Matt Scott with 6 broken vertebrae, 4 bulging discs and severe nerve damage (as seems to be the common perception of his back problems) has absolutely ripped and torn in for QLD, year after year.

I can't believe Penrith paid those $$$$ for Tamou. He needs to improve out of sight to justify that spend.

 

[mozza91]

Can we put a stipulation in his contract that he must retire from Rep Football prior to coming here?

 

[Glendale]

Can we put a stipulation in his contract that he must retire from Rep Football prior to coming here?

Yes, would be great news for NSW.

 

[mozza91]

Yes, would be great news for NSW.

Bugger NSW I don't want him getting hurt and missing games for us.

 

[Glendale]

Bugger NSW I don't want him getting hurt and missing games for us.

Yeah I knew what you were talking about.

Just making the point that Scott is fantastic for Queensland too, they rely on him more then people give credit for. If he maintains anywhere near his form for the last few seasons at the Knights then he's the best forward we've had in 10 years.

 

[Knight76]

Not if you are paying him 700k, that's overs. I bet Bromwich doesn't make that, or Fifita.

So at 600k he is value, but 700k suddenly....no value.

We don't have good enough laughing emoticons for that one.

 

[Caped Crusader]

Not if you are paying him 700k, that's overs. I bet Bromwich doesn't make that, or Fifita.

You'd be very wrong

From 2014

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...d-sue-canterbury-bulldogs-20140411-zqto4.html

 

[betcats]

So at 600k he is value, but 700k suddenly....no value.

We don't have good enough laughing emoticons for that one.

I never mentioned 600k so I don't know what you mean.

 

[betcats]

You'd be very wrong

From 2014

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/...d-sue-canterbury-bulldogs-20140411-zqto4.html

Fair enough. Eitherway 700k for a prop who will be 33+ plus for most of the contract is overs, you have a good reason for him paying him those overs and I think you will get value out of him in ways other than his on field production but there's no hiding the increased risk due to his age and the reported contract length.

 

[Caped Crusader]

It's really not given Scott's calibre and the cap situation from 2018 onwards

Honestly, I expected us to be paying much more