Rumours and Stuff XXX

[Joshuatheeel]

Williams would be a decent swap

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Agreed! We are shit in the Hunter these days and the games are always shit. I wouldn't be surprised if they beat us convincingly, I'm not sure how focused the boys will be.

There is just too much going on at the moment.

We beat them last year after being two tries down up there. While we have lost two a row, we haven't been shit. The effort has been pretty good.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

The only experienced player that appears to be on the outer at the Raiders is Frank-Paul. Outside of that they appear to have re-signed everyone of their Top 20 players for next season (except for Baptiste).

The likes of Bateman, Lima and Clay Priest could be worth a go, but are they any better than what we already have on our books?

Maybe not better, but we do potentially have a spot available next year for a prop.

 

[Gronk]

Williams would be a decent swap

Yes but he would need to be replacing either Cornish or Kelly, who are both off contract.

Mitch Cornish, Isaac De Gois, Bureta Faraimo, Tyrell Fuimaono, Michael Gordon, James Hasson, Luke Kelly, Cameron King, Kieren Moss, Cody Nelson, Corey Norman, Rory O'Brien, Scott Schulte, Kelepi Tanginoa, Vai Toutai, Honeti Tuha, Joseph Ualesi, Danny Wicks, Matthew Woods

 

[Kornstar]

We beat them last year after being two tries down up there. While we have lost two a row, we haven't been shit. The effort has been pretty good.

I think we are at the point where we are just about done. If they have mentally given up we could really just not try.

I have been conditioned by this club to expect the worst, so I do.

 

[Incorrect]

I think we are at the point where we are just about done. If they have mentally given up we could really just not try.

I have been conditioned by this club to expect the worst, so I do.

Geez, just drop a couple of pills and cheer up will ya!?

 

[Kornstar]

Geez, just drop a couple of pills and cheer up will ya!?

Those days are long gone.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Looks like release for Junior Paulo is about to happen - off to Raiders @9NewsSyd

https://twitter.com/danny_weidler/status/736024723964841985

 

[yy_cheng]

So if we renegotiate a new contract with IDG, say 1 year extension, can we pay $90k of Paulo's to IDG this year?

 

[Gronk]

Melbourne Storm has today announced the signing of Sunshine Coast Falcons player Erevonu ‘Tui’ Kamikamica until the end of the 2018 season.

The Fijian front rower caught the attention of Storm recruiters this year after a stellar start to the Queensland Cup season.

Kamikamica also represented Fiji earlier this month in the Pacific Test against Papua New Guinea, coming off the bench to finish with 168 metres.

https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2016/05/27/storm_sign_fijian_fa.html

 

[Twizzle]

I would think that if we let Jur go, we have given up all hope of finals footy.

 

[EelsFan05]

I would think that if we let Jur go, we have given up all hope of finals footy.

I think that happened shortly after the loss to Souths.

 

[hineyrulz]

Finals footy was always a pipe dream, should of kept Peats and the team together and screw the points.now the team is falling apart.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

We've lost two blokes who it seems weren't going to be here in 2017 anyway. And one of whom might not be playing much footy for a while after their court case.

 

[phantom eel]

I would think that if we let Jur go, we have given up all hope of finals footy.

Let him go when it's mathematically possible, but before 30 June.

One or two more losses and that should do us. Assuming we beat Newcastle this week - though not a sure thing - either Titans in R14 or Bunnies in R15 should kill all hope.

 

[phantom eel]

Why do we need a player in return? according to most on here our season is over so just move someone up from Wenty.

Fair point, Alvaro goes alright.

Just get Ricky to pay full freight for Paulo, and use the cash now to front load an extension (De Gois/Gordon/whoever) or fix a TPA hole.

 

[mull]

Fair point, Alvaro goes alright.

Just get Ricky to pay full freight for Paulo, and use the cash now to front load an extension (De Gois/Gordon/whoever) or fix a TPA hole.

So if they offer him more now then what he is on, is there cap compensation.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

So if they offer him more now then what he is on, is there cap compensation.

Why would there be?

All that happens is that the money that we had promised to pay him for the balance of the year comes off our cap expenditure. The Raiders will be assessed on whatever they pay him for the balance of the year.

 

[IFR33K]

We've lost two blokes who it seems weren't going to be here in 2017 anyway. And one of whom might not be playing much footy for a while after their court case.

I don't believe peats wasn't in BA plans for 2017

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I don't believe peats wasn't in BA plans for 2017

Well, we'll never know. But I think there's a fair chance that BA thought Peats would be asking for an amount of money better spent elsewhere in the squad (given that we have reasonable cover at hooker). I'm not suggesting that BA doesn't rate him or anything like that.