Rumours and Stuff

[Stagger eel]

If the dogs are 100% sold on making their forwards the pack in the comp by adding Woods I'd gladly take Klemmer off their hands.

I think you'll find that he is one of the main reasons why woods is going there

 

[Avenger]

K Pritchard made 52 tackles and had his best game for us ever.

 

[Avenger]

I think you'll find that he is one of the main reasons why woods is going there

Which is why I wouldn't mind taking Tolman or Graham off their hands. With Evans signed we need another prop and we are set for next year.

 

[Chipmunk]

I've been told that there could be a genuine issue with The email that was sent to all the clubs last week regarding the cap limit , some clubs seemed to have over spent their budget and could be in a real spot of bother... I'd be surprised if the dogs or roosters announce those 3 players soon..especially the dogs who may need to shed some serious talent, I actually think the NRL could be deadly serious about this..

Oh you can forget about Tupou was told that he will be at the roosters next year..100%

If the cap isnt at least $9.5 million I'd suggest the club will revolt.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

To be fair, we can't fit him in our full strength side as it is. I'd re-sign him for sure.

But what if there's another club looking for a top 17 centre? Surely they can offer more than us.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

They can get f**ked.

 

[Stagger eel]

Which is why I wouldn't mind taking Tolman or Graham off their hands. With Evans signed we need another prop and we are set for next year.

I think we should sit back and see what transpires, I don't think we should be in any hurry make a decision because the players you've mentioned and others could be available soon.

 

[Forty20]

Yeah I think we made a good move by striking early to beat the run on halves in snaring Moses but now patience will win the day. The Knights and Tigers will likely be scrambling to sign up any competent first graders as they rebuild. We can let the pressure mount up on the big spending clubs and work them over if Stagger's mail is good (and it usually is).

 

[Happy MEel]

Yeah I think we made a good move by striking early to beat the run on halves in snaring Moses but now patience will win the day. The Knights and Tigers will likely be scrambling to sign up any competent first graders as they rebuild. We can let the pressure mount up on the big spending clubs and work them over if Stagger's mail is good (and it usually is).

A good strategy, unless the NRL caves and ups the cap to a point which satisfies the big spending clubs.

 

[Forty20]

A good strategy, unless the NRL caves and ups the cap to a point which satisfies the big spending clubs.

Yep, that is the straight up counter-point. The call for patience only holds up if the NRL has the cojones to stand up to the clubs that preemptively spent in the vicinity of $10,000,000 before the salary cap was finalised.

 

[Stagger eel]

A good strategy, unless the NRL caves and ups the cap to a point which satisfies the big spending clubs.

Yeah there's a real theory that the NRL will do just that despite their advice not to spend over 9.1 ... the issue with the bulldogs is how will they able to announce Foran and woods right away?? .. I'm predicting that we won't be getting an official PR from the dogs for a little while yet but I could be wrong.

 

[Avenger]

Moses being released to us will be raised again this week.

Tigers may get Hodkinson early.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The problem now is that the clubs correctly assessing the final cap are at an advantage over the other clubs. What this means is that if the NRL caves it will disadvantage all the clubs (assuming there are any) who believed the cap would be what the NRL said it would be. This would at least include those clubs administered by the NRL.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Moses being released to us will be raised again this week.

Tigers may get Hodkinson early.

He would be a good fit for them.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Moses being released to us will be raised again this week.

Tigers may get Hodkinson early.

Cool.

But Hodkinson, you're saying they've signed him? The way they talked about him on the footy show today you'd think he's finished.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Are the big-spending clubs by any chance the most powerful clubs? I don't have a lot of faith in the NRL's spine.

 

[Avenger]

I'm not saying they have signed him. I'm saying he is on the outer at Newcastle and is on similar money to Moses at the Tigers. It makes sense and they need a goal kicker too.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Ah, OK. Johns said when Newcastle signed him they didn't get a medical done. And basically his knee is shot. Was an article this week about his stuffed knee too.

 

[Chipmunk]

He would be a good fit for them.

Apparently he has an ongoing knee problem.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He could be a direct replacement for Tedesco!