Rumours and Stuff

[Jake the snake]

What was disgraceful from our forwards and a few points it out is that when Moses and Dylan Brown weee copping cheap shots from Pangai and the dogs that none of them stood up for them. Our Cowards hid. Soft like their f**king coach

 

[Parra Cheeses]

Pangai Jr?

Saw that. It’s like the John Smith of Samoa

 

[JokerEel]

What was disgraceful from our forwards and a few points it out is that when Moses and Dylan Brown weee copping cheap shots from Pangai and the dogs that none of them stood up for them. Our Cowards hid. Soft like their f**king coach

It seems as though the aggression has been coached out of the players.

Makatoa last year was very aggressive when coming on from the bench I especially remember him going after the Panthers in a game.
This year soft.

 

[Jake the snake]

Our General Manager aka Trolley boy O’Neill thinks he is Brad Pitt from Money Ball. Buying shit on the cheap. Out smarting himself. How the frig do you keep Lane but let go Matterson, Papallii, Nikore? How ?

 

[JokerEel]

Saw that. It’s like the John Smith of Samoa

So like Junior Paulo.

 

[JokerEel]

Our General Manager aka Trolley boy O’Neill thinks he is Brad Pitt from Money Ball. Buying shit on the cheap. Out smarting himself. How the frig do you keep Lane but let go Matterson, Papallii, Nikore? How ?

If he was truly smart he would have offered Gutho a max 600k a season. No other club would have matched that!

 

[Soto]

I really think we need backrowers next year.
If it means getting Angus Crichton and going for Fifita with Titans chipping in then so be it.
I think we have enough middles.
Barlow, RCG, Rodwell, Greig, Hopgood, Ogden, Makatoa. Not saying that's a smorgasbord of talent there but more concerning is the lack of backrow options. I'm counting Nrown gone as well as Matto? plus all the other confirmed departures.
We really only have Lane as a backrower for next yr.
That's where the forwards recruitment should be. Quality backrowers. Hole running backrowers, not bash and barge. All too predictable otherwise. Can never accuse us of chasing the collision.
That needs to change quickly

 

[IFR33K]

SSSSHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT

It keeps getting better.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Evaluating the 2023 pack by simply looking at who might not be in it, without knowing who might be in it is not the smartest thing in the world. Evaluate the 2023 squad when you actually know who is in it.

Interesting concept.

 

[Chipmunk]

I really think we need backrowers next year.
If it means getting Angus Crichton and going for Fifita with Titans chipping in then so be it.
I think we have enough middles.
Barlow, RCG, Rodwell, Greig, Hopgood, Ogden, Makatoa. Not saying that's a smorgasbord of talent there but more concerning is the lack of backrow options. I'm counting Nrown gone as well as Matto? plus all the other confirmed departures.
We really only have Lane as a backrower for next yr.
That's where the forwards recruitment should be. Quality backrowers. Hole running backrowers, not bash and barge. All too predictable otherwise. Can never accuse us of chasing the collision.
That needs to change quickly

Crichton has resigned with the Roosters.

When the NRL announces that the 2023 salary cap is increased from $9.5 to $10.5 million, the NRL will register his contract.

We're the only stupid f**kers signing players as if there will be a $9.5 million salary cap.

 

[IFR33K]

If he was truly smart he would have offered Gutho a max 600k a season. No other club would have matched that!

I honestly think that’s where we’ve gotten stuck.

Paying Gutho overs has cost us keeping someone who we really would of wanted to keep.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I always thought he was a Yeo style lock as in he has some ball playing ability through the middle. Obviously no where near as good.

No argument there. He's not presently as good as Yeo, and probably never will be.. But I reckon he's ready for a regular NRL role.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Interesting concept.

I know that I'm going out on limb in this respect, but I think the idea has merit.

 

[Eelementary]

What was disgraceful from our forwards and a few points it out is that when Moses and Dylan Brown weee copping cheap shots from Pangai and the dogs that none of them stood up for them. Our Cowards hid. Soft like their f**king coach

There was one moment when someone (Brown, I think?) got in Pangai's face.

And Reg was mouthing off at him all game.

But you make a good point.

 

[Soto]

Crichton has resigned with the Roosters.

When the NRL announces that the 2023 salary cap is increased from $9.5 to $10.5 million, the NRL will register his contract.

We're the only stupid f**kers signing players as if there will be a $9.5 million salary cap.

We really are effed then.
Need to go after players like Josh Curran, Harawira Naera, Matt Doorey.
If we can score 2 good backrowers then Lane can play as a middle.
The thing I don't get if the cap is going up then why aren't we keeping Matto and why have we lost all the others.
Something really stinks.
Looks like we need a massive overhaul from top to toe

 

[JokerEel]

Crichton has resigned with the Roosters.

When the NRL announces that the 2023 salary cap is increased from $9.5 to $10.5 million, the NRL will register his contract.

We're the only stupid f**kers signing players as if there will be a $9.5 million salary cap.

Hey then we can Front Load

 

[Happy MEel]

I know that I'm going out on limb in this respect, but I think the idea has merit.

To be fair, the predictions of those critical of the club and BA have ended up being pretty spot on over the last few years.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

To be fair, the predictions of those critical of the club and BA have ended up being pretty spot on over the last few years.

Some predictons have. Others that don't turn out get conveniently forgotten. I don't give a shit whether the club replace BA. But they should only do so if they have a credibly better option. I certainly have sympathy with the argument that we paid more to retain Gutho than we might have. But on the other hand, a consequence of signing players at salaries that give you good value (e.g. Ice) is that eventually their contract comes up for renewal, and they cost you more to retain them. Add to that the fact that there's a new team in the comp with a likely healthy dose of salary cap-sympathetic TPAs available, then teams are on average going to get weaker in 2023. Again, judge the 2023 squad by what the 2023 squad actually is, not by a roster that is not anywhere near filled.

 

[Happy MEel]

Some predictons have. Others that don't turn out get conveniently forgotten. I don't give a shit whether the club replace BA. But they should only do so if they have a credibly better option. I certainly have sympathy with the argument that we paid more to retain Gutho than we might have. But on the other hand, a consequence of signing players at salaries that give you good value (e.g. Ice) is that eventually their contract comes up for renewal, and they cost you more to retain them. Add to that the fact that there's a new team in the comp with a likely healthy dose of salary cap-sympathetic TPAs available, then teams are on average going to get weaker in 2023. Again, judge the 2023 squad by what the 2023 squad actually is, not by a roster that is not anywhere near filled.

I think it’s fair to be deeply concerned with our 2023 roster as it stands, considering the list of players off contract in the positions we need to replace…or are contracts not worth the paper they’re written on and we’re going to replace them with equal or similar quality contracted alternatives?

 

[The Phelan Folly]

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Interesting concept.

f**k that shit. SACK THE f**king COACH!!!!!!!