Rumours and Stuff

[JokerEel]

That we were still negotiating with this guy is the worry.

Sam Ayoub is his manager he probably threw Scott at us as we were trying to sign another of his clients..

 

[Gronk]

They can all play centre too ... is Waqa only a winger now? Cini played mostly wing early ... Russell played mostly centre previously

No, I implied that Waqa should not be resigned because he is on too much money.

"They can all play centre" is meaningless because none are NRL centres. So Russell, Dunster and Simmonson might be able step in and fill a hole, but centre these days is a specialist gig which is 70% D and 30% finesse.

Good teams invest in their juniors but have backup plans. Hence why Roosters sign merkins like the Morris boys. Hence why we signed Opacic

 

[King-Gutho94]

Sam Ayoub is his manager he probably threw Scott at us as we were trying to sign another of his clients..

Ayoub manages Gutho

 

[hindy111]

Unsure why you are talking about wingers, because Dunster and Simmonson and Russell are wingers. Cini is a centre, and possibly a NRL centre. Curtis Scott is a NRL centre every day of the week. Was a centre as a junior, played U20s origin. Debutant with Storm and has played 71 NRL games.

Dunster has stated he would like to play centre
Simmonson is playing centre in NSW cup
Russel can play centre
Cini was a winger but now playing centre.
Waqa always was a centre now playing wing.

 

[hindy111]

No, I implied that Waqa should not be resigned because he is on too much money.

"They can all play centre" is meaningless because none are NRL centres. So Russell, Dunster and Simmonson might be able step in and fill a hole, but centre these days is a specialist gig which is 70% D and 30% finesse.

Good teams invest in their juniors but have backup plans. Hence why Roosters sign merkins like the Morris boys. Hence why we signed Opacic

Why would we resign him for what he is on now? We'd offer him what he is worth.

 

[strider]

No, I implied that Waqa should not be resigned because he is on too much money.

"They can all play centre" is meaningless because none are NRL centres. So Russell, Dunster and Simmonson might be able step in and fill a hole, but centre these days is a specialist gig which is 70% D and 30% finesse.

Good teams invest in their juniors but have backup plans. Hence why Roosters sign merkins like the Morris boys. Hence why we signed Opacic

Russell played more centre than win in reggies in the past ... i suspect we are playing him wing now to get some experience because thats where we would use him in NRL if it came to it

 

[Gronk]

Dunster has stated he would like to play centre
Simmonson is playing centre in NSW cup
Russel can play centre
Cini was a winger but now playing centre.
Waqa always was a centre now playing wing.

Exactly. None are NRL first graders .

Dunster has never played there in his life.
Simonsson played 1 game at centre, last week.
Russell is a winger FB. "Can play" is not good enough.
Cini might make it, as might big Sam, but do we bank on it or sign a cheapie like Scott as well ?

Why would we resign him for what he is on now? We'd offer him what he is worth.

Well I am assuming that Blake would not sign on for 2024+ for way way less.

 

[Gronk]

Russell played more centre than win in reggies in the past ... i suspect we are playing him wing now to get some experience because thats where we would use him in NRL if it came to it

Nope. He has played 13 games straight on the wing in 2022, whilst our centres have chopped and changed. Cini has only been the constant.

If you look at 2021, he played 6 games on the wing and 6 games at FB before the comp was cancelled.

There was no NSW Cup in 2020.

There was only one Flegg game in 2019 and in Rnd 1 he was selected at FB.

So he has never been selected in the centres.

 

[84 Baby]

Exactly. None are NRL first graders .

Dunster has never played there in his life.
Simonsson played 1 game at centre, last week.
Russell is a winger FB. "Can play" is not good enough.
Cini might make it, as might big Sam, but do we bank on it or sign a cheapie like Scott as well ?


Well I am assuming that Blake would not sign on for 2024+ for way way less.

f**k no to Curtis Scott.
And Blake will presumedly sign for what he’s worth at the time he signs. At best it’d be for what we were willing to pay him (I.e. not whatever top up Smugs also gave him)

 

[Gronk]

And Blake will presumedly sign for what he’s worth at the time he signs. At best it’d be for what we were willing to pay him (I.e. not whatever top up Smugs also gave him)

Agree but a few positions need to take a haircut if we are to keep our 6 & 7. Waqa was in that top 100 list the other day and they put him on $510k.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

A non rep centre/winger with great talent but questionable decision making? 375 tops. Maybe 400 with a salary cap increase.

 

[yy_cheng]

Why would we resign him for what he is on now? We'd offer him what he is worth.

IN 2024, 2025, if we sign Waqa, we'll have a pretty old squad.

Just off the top of my head, Mitch (if resigns), Guth, Hodgo, Paulo, RCG, Matto, Waqa

 

[gaffer]

i notice the son is named this week what exactly is he going to bring to the team that won last week

 

[Stevie]

i notice the son is named this week what exactly is he going to bring to the team that one last week

What about the team that two last week?

 

[gaffer]

What about the team that two last week?

spelling police slap me

 

[the phantom menace]

i notice the son is named this week what exactly is he going to bring to the team that won last week

A loss.

 

[hindy111]

We need to get our fingers out and wrap Moses and Brown up.
Dolphins will bank roll someone. Munster was first choice but he won't leave. Either will Latrell. Next will be one of our halves. Hopefully management is stupid enough to wait till Nov 1 AGAIN.

 

[Gronk]

We need to get our fingers out and wrap Moses and Brown up.
Dolphins will bank roll someone. Munster was first choice but he won't leave. Either will Latrell. Next will be one of our halves. Hopefully management is stupid enough to wait till Nov 1 AGAIN.

So if you were the boss of Parra and you tabled $1.1m x2 for our halves pre Nov but they said nah we’re going to market, what would you do ?

 

[IFR33K]

So if you were the boss of Parra and you tabled $1.1m x2 for our halves pre Nov but they said nah we’re going to market, what would you do ?

Piss them off and sign ja on a 5 year deal, 200k/year.

that should put us in a great position.

 

[yy_cheng]

So if you were the boss of Parra and you tabled $1.1m x2 for our halves pre Nov but they said nah we’re going to market, what would you do ?

Go after latrell or Munster for 1.4m and ja for 150k