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Anyone arguing that the board has a role in recruitment want to quantify it? I think it's less than 10% responsibility and not worth mentioning, much less crediting them. You guys think it's more? How much?
 

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Blah blah blah. The board have f**k all to do with player recruitment and we all know it. They hire the people who do that.
I suspect they would have to approve every contract offer. They hire people to go out and do the donkey work, then bring them recommendations, but for the amount of money even mid-tier NRL players are paid there is plenty of risk in most contracts. The board would want final veto over all of it.
 

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Leadership and experience count for something, merkin. Papali’i provides neither. That said, Matterson’s concussion history carries some risk.

Its confusing cause we just don't pay overs for players yet here we are. A guy with a lot of head knocks who has been underwhelming and we are going away from our rules.
4yr contract, bigger dollars. We are balls deep here.
 

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I'll be honest in how I reckon a lot of this went down.
Marata,Papali'i and Mahoney we just didn't think would get such big offers. Eve I would ofnthought 400k for Marata and Papali'i gets them. Mahoney I had a conversation with a mate how we have to be carefull not to pay him to much as had a lot of flaws and about 500k would be limit. Kafusi and Stone I doubt the club cared about enough.

But reality is we lost then all. Not expecting it. I feel we got a bit desperate and raced out and signed Hodgson and now are prepared to pay overs for Matterson. I just hope we don't do the same for Frizzel as far as overs go.

If people on here think our whole recruitment strategy has been well thought out and gone to plan they are off heads. And the club knows if they lost Matterson it would be a disaster.

All that said aslong as we keep Dylan and Moses it's enough to build around. Let's hope they are extending them before Nov 1. If not it could be catastrophic
 

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We are now 13-1 behind Roosters and Cowboys. I reckon great odds.
What the Cowboys have done is amazing. Who expected this? Would be nice if our side over achieved once. Cowboys but a great side in the sneakie. However that said I wouldn't touch then to win it when Eels are longer odds.
 

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We are now 13-1 behind Roosters and Cowboys. I reckon great odds.
What the Cowboys have done is amazing. Who expected this? Would be nice if our side over achieved once. Cowboys but a great side in the sneakie. However that said I wouldn't touch then to win it when Eels are longer odds.
Payten turned around the Warriors and now has done the same with the Cowboys. He obviously can coach.
 

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I'll be honest in how I reckon a lot of this went down.
Marata,Papali'i and Mahoney we just didn't think would get such big offers. Eve I would ofnthought 400k for Marata and Papali'i gets them. Mahoney I had a conversation with a mate how we have to be carefull not to pay him to much as had a lot of flaws and about 500k would be limit. Kafusi and Stone I doubt the club cared about enough.

But reality is we lost then all. Not expecting it. I feel we got a bit desperate and raced out and signed Hodgson and now are prepared to pay overs for Matterson. I just hope we don't do the same for Frizzel as far as overs go.

If people on here think our whole recruitment strategy has been well thought out and gone to plan they are off heads. And the club knows if they lost Matterson it would be a disaster.

All that said aslong as we keep Dylan and Moses it's enough to build around. Let's hope they are extending them before Nov 1. If not it could be catastrophic


for us to lose rheed, Marata, ice and matto would be absolutely catastrophic. I guess the club has no option but to ditch the salary limit on certain players to field a decent team for 23. Let’s see now if we pay matto his 600k plus what domino effect it’ll have on potentially signing Moses and brown.

or maybe we’ve learnt from our mistakes and talks are well underway with the halves pairing.
 

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I wouldn't have re-signed him for two years unless I was prepared to allow him to play his natural game. Otherwise, why are we bothering?
Not gunna lie, I’m a bit bamboozled by your position. Coaches challenge players and players back themselves to reach benchmarks. Unsure why Carty is that special guy who should be allowed to play his way, when the rest if the squad has to fit into a game plan. Somehow in your eyes the player is beyond criticism and the coach or recruitment have NFI.
 

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for us to lose rheed, Marata, ice and matto would be absolutely catastrophic. I guess the club has no option but to ditch the salary limit on certain players to field a decent team for 23. Let’s see now if we pay matto his 600k plus what domino effect it’ll have on potentially signing Moses and brown.

or maybe we’ve learnt from our mistakes and talks are well underway with the halves pairing.
We will forgo N Brown and Lane in order to prop up D Brown, Moses and Penisini.
 

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or maybe we’ve learnt from our mistakes and talks are well underway with the halves pairing.
Dylan was given a $800k contract last time that was way beyond his worth and a huge chunk of that was based on potential. Why do you think that we don’t value our halves ?
 

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Dylan was given a $800k contract last time that was way beyond his worth and a huge chunk of that was based on potential. Why do you think that we don’t value our halves ?

Where have I said we don’t value them. All I said was hopefully we’re in talks with them about extending. Do we really want to wait till November 1?
 

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Where have I said we don’t value them. All I said was hopefully we’re in talks with them about extending. Do we really want to wait till November 1?
I don’t think that Nov 1 means anything these days, as that rule seems to have been diluted down to just signing and registering contracts. Clubs can table offers, but players and managers can elect to defer decisions to drum up interest. IIRC we have pulled offers on plenty of players because of the effluxion of time. Hopefully they both want to stay and not chase cash from shit clubs.
 

hindy111

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Not gunna lie, I’m a bit bamboozled by your position. Coaches challenge players and players back themselves to reach benchmarks. Unsure why Carty is that special guy who should be allowed to play his way, when the rest if the squad has to fit into a game plan. Somehow in your eyes the player is beyond criticism and the coach or recruitment have NFI.

You've been bamboozled on a Friday morning
 

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