Rumours and Stuff

[I'm a loser baby...]

I don't understand why they signed brock lamb on a development contract when "He'll give us a lot of depth and really push me and Dyl for positions so if we're not playing good footy there's nor reason why Brad shouldn't put him in." But they have to wait till round 17 if they want to do that.

Maybe Moses doesn't realise he's on a development contract, or doesn't know the rules regarding them. Or maybe he knows something we don't.

 

[84 Baby]

really push me and Dyl for positions so if we're not playing good footy there's nor reason why Brad shouldn't put him in."

He’s actually signed on as a trainer to run on and physically push Moses/Drown into position if they’re not playing good

 

[Chipmunk]

$60k

So it's a flat $60k and that's it?

 

[Spooner]

$60k

Plus $10k TEA - tertiary education allowance

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Neither Lamb nor Davies can play until round 17 or whatever.

If we have injuries, and no cover in the halves/hooker, good chance NRL will let them play.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I don't understand why they signed brock lamb on a development contract when "He'll give us a lot of depth and really push me and Dyl for positions so if we're not playing good footy there's nor reason why Brad shouldn't put him in." But they have to wait till round 17 if they want to do that.

We normally keep one top 30 spot free, why waste it now, better to wait and see how Lamb / Davis go and what position we need to cover before promoting either into the top 30.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

We normally keep one top 30 spot free, why waste it now, better to wait and see how Lamb / Davis go and what position we need to cover before promoting either into the top 30.

I think we're currently at 27 in the top 30 and 4 in the development squad

 

[hindy111]

I think we're currently at 27 in the top 30 and 4 in the development squad

I still expect 2 more signings. Most likely a forward and either r a hooker or back. Project players.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

If we have injuries, and no cover in the halves/hooker, good chance NRL will let them play.

They might but if they do it just because one player gets injured then it's a farce.

 

[Noise]

If we have injuries, and no cover in the halves/hooker, good chance NRL will let them play.

We have used the following as a hooker in the past:
Gutho
Brown
Stone
Will Smith
And in the halves:
Salmon
Gutho
Taka
Smith
I reckon the NRL will make us exhaust all these options before thinking about granting special exemptions.

 

[Stagger eel]

I still expect 2 more signings. Most likely a forward and either r a hooker or back. Project players.

Or we don’t sign anymore players and promote within? ....we’ll have 6 development players and around a dozen 2nd tier players to choose from...

 

[Delboy]

Maybe Hollis is next man up up in NRL, or even Stefano. There could be a play as clubs juggle rosters, they have until early next year to name 29.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So it's a flat $60k and that's it?

Well I know that's the maximum. The minimum might be lower.

Back when they had second tier players there was a minimum they had to pay full time trainers, though it was less than $50k

 

[Happy MEel]

Then we have no back up for fullback and hooker in the squad.

Probably provides an opportunity to re-sign Hoffman though. I’d take The Hoff over Smith every day of the week and twice on Sundays.

 

[parra pete]

The Lord supposedly preached about love and forgiveness, yet I$$y preaches about hate speech.

He should practice what he preaches.

Jesus saves, the Pope invests....Israel hoards....

 

[parra pete]

Is Israel the 'second coming'? Seems to think he is.....

 

[oldmancraigy]

I think gutho is a bit underrated as a ball player, he had 13 TA / 16 LBA n 2019 - equal best / best in both for all fullbacks (Tedesco had 13 / 13 Ponga 9 TA).

Anyhow just think it’s a risk playing a rookie without “ball playing” skills. Even Ferguson has no ball playing skills.

Yeah - but it's even riskier playing Will Smith in first grade in any position whatsoever.
We will have made a great comeback, from 16-2 down to be leading 18-16 with 2 minutes to go. Moses has had the ball on a string with his kicking game. Last tackle, 35m out from our own line, Will Smith will overrule the dummy half, jump in there and ignore Moses, preferring to kick it out on the full himself.
He's a terrible decision maker and should never ever set foot in FG. He's not a depth signing because he over-rates his own ability and sees himself as the go-to guy, and the one who is allowed to back himself.

Better off playing a rookie who knows his limitations, and can catch bombs.

 

[T.S Quint]

If Jesus is going to have a second coming you’d think it would have to be soon.

I mean l normally have to wait a little while for my second coming, but he’s leaving it a bit long.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah - but it's even riskier playing Will Smith in first grade in any position whatsoever.
We will have made a great comeback, from 16-2 down to be leading 18-16 with 2 minutes to go. Moses has had the ball on a string with his kicking game. Last tackle, 35m out from our own line, Will Smith will overrule the dummy half, jump in there and ignore Moses, preferring to kick it out on the full himself.
He's a terrible decision maker and should never ever set foot in FG. He's not a depth signing because he over-rates his own ability and sees himself as the go-to guy, and the one who is allowed to back himself.

Better off playing a rookie who knows his limitations, and can catch bombs.

Anyone is capable of a bad decision or bad execution. Judging it more harshly in light of the final result is classic hindsight bias.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Yeah - but it's even riskier playing Will Smith in first grade in any position whatsoever.
We will have made a great comeback, from 16-2 down to be leading 18-16 with 2 minutes to go. Moses has had the ball on a string with his kicking game. Last tackle, 35m out from our own line, Will Smith will overrule the dummy half, jump in there and ignore Moses, preferring to kick it out on the full himself.
He's a terrible decision maker and should never ever set foot in FG. He's not a depth signing because he over-rates his own ability and sees himself as the go-to guy, and the one who is allowed to back himself.

Better off playing a rookie who knows his limitations, and can catch bombs.

Im pretty sure W Smith was re signed prior to the introduction of our Recruitment and Retention Committee. We appear to be making less bad recruitment decisions and lots of good ones since our decisions are committee based.