Rumours and Stuff

[Bigfella]

Sometimes it's hard to believe that chipmunk used to work in insurance

 

[Chipmunk]

Sometimes it's hard to believe that chipmunk used to work in insurance

When did I do that?

 

[Gary Gutful]

Meerkats, Chipmunks...they're all the same thing, Sergei.

 

[IFR33K]

We signing any of these horses?

 

[phantom eel]

There is (well not "deadlift", but "whatever"), it's called equestrian, where they can run, jump, as well as prance around and look pretty.

So would I be right to say that Jarryd Hayne was to rugby league what champion equestrian horse Kibah Tic Toc was to horse racing?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Jackson Hastings had a blinder in the NYC game that just finished. What's the going price for a top line under 20s halfback?

 

[phantom eel]

Car park cash rates, or legitimate contract rates?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Now that the board have been arseholed we will have heaps of legit TPAs to pay him with.

 

[hindy111]

Of course snorting cocaine isn't a crime

Its more a good party isn't it?

 

[phantom eel]

Now that the board have been arseholed we will have heaps of legit TPAs to pay him with.

Well that depends on whether the administrator can organise any legit TPAs... er, I mean not organise any TPAs... er, I mean not organise any TPAs other than somehow "facilitate" them at arms length without offering any tickets or hospitality in return?

 

[hindy111]

I do not mind what team we have next season. Aslong as we sign Norman I think we will go fine.
This would be a very well balanced spine $$ wise leaving plenty of money to beef up the forward pack. Alvaro should come into his own next season as should Tepai.They should be seasoned first graders by then. We also will have Tanginoa and Twal who will come into contention. I would still look at a top line front rower and second row option. And guys like Terepo / Gower would be the guys who id be happy to upgrade.

1 Bevan
2 ----------
3 Taka
4 Jennings
5 Semi
6 Gutherson
7 Norman

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I suppose the next thing the NRL will look at is whether TPAs are being used as an inducement to play for a particular club. A simple way would be to look at how many of them are renewed (or carry over) when a player switches clubs. I'm sure Todd will get to the bottom of it.

 

[Oscarman]

I suppose the next thing the NRL will look at is whether TPAs are being used as an inducement to play for a particular club. A simple way would be to look at how many of them are renewed (or carry over) when a player switches clubs. I'm sure Todd will get to the bottom of it.

I'm sure all Thoroughbreds TPAs move with the player. Sure they do.

 

[Noise]

Jackson Hastings had a blinder in the NYC game that just finished. What's the going price for a top line under 20s halfback?

We could pay him 700k and he'd probably still be better value than Foran

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Injured players certainly don't offer much value.

 

[Chipmunk]

Well that depends on whether the administrator can organise any legit TPAs... er, I mean not organise any TPAs... er, I mean not organise any TPAs other than somehow "facilitate" them at arms length without offering any tickets or hospitality in return?

Who says an Administrator would sign players?

I'd say it would be doubtful they would sign anyone to long term deals.

You'd have to think they'd also know nothing about rugby league.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I'm sure all Thoroughbreds TPAs move with the player. Sure they do.

Yeah, I'm probably just being overly cynical.

 

[Noise]

I suppose the next thing the NRL will look at is whether TPAs are being used as an inducement to play for a particular club. A simple way would be to look at how many of them are renewed (or carry over) when a player switches clubs. I'm sure Todd will get to the bottom of it.

If the TPA agreement runs for the same length as the NRL contract this is impossible to prove unless the player changes clubs mid contract. Jennings did it but it seems his TPA carried over from the roosters (who everyone assumes have dodgy TPAs) to parra making it legit.

 

[IFR33K]

Who says an Administrator would sign players?

I'd say it would be doubtful they would sign anyone to long term deals.

You'd have to think they'd also know nothing about rugby league.

Well I guess it depends who is appointed. What would be the duration an administrator is appointed for?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

If the TPA agreement runs for the same length as the NRL contract this is impossible to prove unless the player changes clubs mid contract. Jennings did it but it seems his TPA carried over from the roosters (who everyone assumes have dodgy TPAs) to parra making it legit.

Yes, if you only had one or two contracts to look at it wouldn't mean much. But they have thousands of contracts to look at, and if 99% of TPAs fail to follow the player it's more than suggestive that they are what we all know they are.