Rumours and Stuff

[Tommy Coco]

What does everyone think about Oates’ prospects moving to the back row. I thought he had signed for Brisbane earlier in the year

 

[Soto]

What does everyone think about Oates’ prospects moving to the back row. I thought he had signed for Brisbane earlier in the year

Probably a good idea as he won't have to bend down to pick up the grubber kicks...would be a good pick up but would he have the workrate to play in the backrow

 

[emjaycee]

2020
Utility: Gutherson, Salmon (21), Smith (28)
Fullback: -
W/C: Blake, Ferguson, G. Jennings (27), Sivo (27)
Half: D.Brown (20), Moses
Hooker: Mahoney (22)
Edge forward: Lane (26), Niukore (24)
Tight forward: Alvaro, N.Brown, Campbell-Gillard, Evans (28), Kaufusi (21), Paulo, Terepo (29)

That's 19 officially contracted plus possibly all of these:

Davies
Dunster
Fainga'a
Mennings
Parry
Stone
Takairangi
Utoikamanu

That would add up to 27.

Flegg graduates go into the development list, eligible to play from July or whatever.

Your list of 8 is not accurate.

 

[emjaycee]

FFS @emjaycee that isn’t exciting at all

I didn't make any claim to excitement...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Your list of 8 is not accurate.

ffs

 

[hineyrulz]

ffs

FFS f**kEN!!

 

[Twizzle]

We could probabaly do a lot worse than Oates as a back rower, he's not overly endowed with pace as most wingers used to be, he is tall and can take a high ball but he seems to be a bits and pieces player like Taka so he fills in a gap on the wing for the Donkeys.

I also read some dribble on a Fox Sports article on Bookface a few days ago that Matterson is now talking to 9 clubs. Its Fox so straight up I never believe them, so if you halve that it still seems like he is being a bit of a mercenary in chasing money from whom ever will pay him.

Surely if you want to better yourself and your opportunities you need to weed out certain clubs rather than just shop yourself around, if indeed that's what h is doing.

 

[Noise]

I’d prefer Taka to Oates, and I don’t rate Taka. Oates would cost more and be a complete unknown as an edge forward. At least we know Taka is serviceable in the position.

 

[strider]

I’d prefer Taka to Oates, and I don’t rate Taka. Oates would cost more and be a complete unknown as an edge forward. At least we know Taka is serviceable in the position.

Agree ... Taka was very very good in the period where he had to fill in while Fergo was out. Which surprised me as i thought he was in decline ... If we could find a way to get him to be at that level always he would be excellent

 

[Twizzle]

Taka is better utility value, I agree, but currently he is unsigned.

We got less than 12 days to make up our mind.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

And some idiots thought it was too early to panic.

 

[84 Baby]

And some idiots thought it was too early to panic.

I’m sure there’ll be some news soon and we’ll be able to get our hopes high

 

[Avenger]

Dylan Brown, Sivo and Michael Jennings to be announced by early next week. Taka has received an offer but is considering his options. Reading between the lines I think it may be dependent upon whether or not we get Matterson.


Is that your drum MJC? I’ve also been told that we are looking at a number of players at the Sharks and even a bad boy from St George. My source from there is impeccable. The Parra one not so much.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

and even a bad boy from St George.

Don’t think we need Norman...

 

[84 Baby]

Oh and I have heard we have some re-signings

Just waiting for the NRL to stamp one which is a little bit complex for them.

Is this code for “re-signings”?

 

[IFR33K]

I’ve also been told that we are looking at a number of players at the Sharks and even a bad boy from St George. My source from there is impeccable. The Parra one not so much.

Norman? GTFO

 

[Avenger]

Norman? GTFO

Not him for FFS.

 

[84 Baby]

I think Avenger means Ben Hunt. Whom is really quite bad

 

[Noise]

De Belin?

 

[Soren Lorenson]

De Belin?

No chance.