Rumours and Stuff

[Happy MEel]

BA playing down the rumours

 

[T-Boon]

Sivo prob cost around 250k next season
Semi would cost 750k

You think Semi is only worth just $750?
I would say $1m. He is a big time play maker. He makes line breaks in an era when not many do. He is also an excellent early set hitter upperer. I would not waste him at centre, start him out at fullback and switch Gutherson to centre.

 

[T-Boon]

BA playing down the rumours

Brad Arthur is an idiot.

 

[T-Boon]

I think we need a bit of experience up front with Mannah leaving. Anyway, Welch would be a tremendous signing. What he does off the field is exactly what we are looking for.

What does he do off the field? Serious question as I have no idea who Welsh is.

 

[IFR33K]

Did I say he should play in the centres?? The merkin played dummy half for us V the Storms... I say it was too small a sample size to judge him on... Get it done BA....

Seriously though, if he doesn't have the speed or x factor for centre, does he have it for fullback??

No but makes up for it with high work rate and energy

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Brad Arthur is an idiot.

Possibly but he's not saying we don't want him, just that he hasn't heard anything about it. At the end he says, "Of course we'd be interested."

 

[Noise]

What does he do off the field? Serious question as I have no idea who Welsh is.

I have no idea but he seems switched on compared to some of our dumb arses. He's completed a Uni degree in commerce and is currently completing his MBA (was on one of the Fox NRL shows last night). Maybe he can start negotiating TPA's for us???

 

[hineyrulz]

I reckon both could play NRL now AMD would not be a noticeable difference between them and say Terepo or Evan's.
Next season most likely both will be equal or potentially better then those 2

So we save on these two boys and have the Coin to sign the most destructive outside back in the world.

 

[hineyrulz]

I reckon they could do the job, but with Manu, Moeroa, Gower and probably Mannah leaving, we probably need someone else with a bit of experience.

There are some rumours of us being interested in Matt Prior.

He’s still an excellent middle defender, with plenty of experience. Good signing at the right price.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

You think Semi is only worth just $750?
I would say $1m. He is a big time play maker. He makes line breaks in an era when not many do. He is also an excellent early set hitter upperer. I would not waste him at centre, start him out at fullback and switch Gutherson to centre.

I reckon not one club will offer him $1 million under the cap.....he may get it with 3rd party deals but not a straight NRL contract.

Also he aren’t a fullback......there is more to just running to be a fullback......

 

[Joshuatheeel]

What does he do off the field? Serious question as I have no idea who Welsh is.

Very involved in the community / charity causes.

 

[hineyrulz]

Yeah I’m sure there was an article not that long ago saying he was getting paid the same as a garbo. The article was probably rubbish.

72k plus match payments. For this season anyway.

 

[hineyrulz]

I have no idea but he seems switched on compared to some of our dumb arses. He's completed a Uni degree in commerce and is currently completing his MBA (was on one of the Fox NRL shows last night). Maybe he can start negotiating TPA's for us???

Bernies replacement??? We can do a package deal and save money from our cap.

 

[T-Boon]

I have no idea but he seems switched on compared to some of our dumb arses. He's completed a Uni degree in commerce and is currently completing his MBA (was on one of the Fox NRL shows last night). Maybe he can start negotiating TPA's for us???

Nice, I would sign him just for that. Role model.

 

[T-Boon]

He knows the word (and can spell) "cuisine". Must sign.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

BA playing down the rumours

I've got a Semi too BA. See you tomorrow afternoon.

 

[Incorrect]

He knows the word (and can spell) "cuisine". Must sign.

*cousin

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Did I say he should play in the centres?? The merkin played dummy half for us V the Storms... I say it was too small a sample size to judge him on... Get it done BA....

Seriously though, if he doesn't have the speed or x factor for centre, does he have it for fullback??

He said Gutherson doesn't have the speed or X factor for a centre at his salary.

The reason he is good value at fullback is because we can use his best feature which is his work rate. His support play takes plenty of pressure off his ball runners, which is something we generally don't notice in real time. We'd be more likely to notice it if he wasn't there because we'd all be whinging about 'one out shit up the middle'. And we wouldn't have scored so many tries.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

In Jennings place. Why would you sign MJ if Semi was available?

Because Mennings is a better defender and would cost much less.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Possibly but he's not saying we don't want him, just that he hasn't heard anything about it. At the end he says, "Of course we'd be interested."

And for a team that already has two expensive outside backs and a glaring deficiency in the middle of our defence I don't see how we could get value out of Radradra.