Rumours and Stuff

[Gronk]

I think they tried to get one a few weeks back and fell short but as it stands right now no word anything for next year.

They might have to stop looking in the bargain bin.

 

[pazzaeel]

i am hoping for some significant "surprise" player movements in the off-season. as in contracted players moving on and replacements coming in.

 

[hindy111]

The difference between us and Souths last year was they played the Panthers the week before.
Would I have been confident of beating Souths? No.
They also gave Penrith much more of a game then we did. And without Latrell. Better side then we where if ask me.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They might have to stop looking in the bargain bin.

Which big name player's contract should they unilaterally terminate to create the required cap space?

 

[Gronk]

 

[Gronk]

Which big name player's contract should they unilaterally terminate to create the required cap space?

What's wrong with a mutual rescission ?

Sivo could double his cash playing Top 14 in France and they have just started their comp.

 

[King-Gutho94]

The difference between us and Souths last year was they played the Panthers the week before.
Would I have been confident of beating Souths? No.
They also gave Penrith much more of a game then we did. And without Latrell. Better side then we where if ask me.

Well our record against Souths was atrocious i think most of us were scared of playing them in the GF then Penrith.

And if not for a 5 min brain explosion they go in 12-0 at HT instead of 12-all they probably make the GF.

Would we have beat them probably not the only thing would have been they would have played 4 cut-throat finals as well without a break so both teams would have gone into a GF with not much petrol left.

Don't forget no team wins the week after playing in Townsville in September.

 

[King-Gutho94]

They might have to stop looking in the bargain bin.

I would go for Cotric he has slipped down the pecking order at Canberra,

Has played for NSW & Australia.

Talent is there not sure what has happened since 2019.

He should help our forwards carting the ball out at least better then sivo.

 

[King-Gutho94]

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If Benji and the Tigers won the comp in 2024. I would give up watching RL for ever.

And for it to happen either the 16 other teams have all disappeared off the face of the earth or have long-term food poisoning where every player has been ruled out for the season.

 

[Twizzle]

i am hoping for some significant "surprise" player movements in the off-season. as in contracted players moving on and replacements coming in.

that's the big issue isn't it, moving players on that we don't want in order to free up cap space

problem is that no one else wants them either

 

[hindy111]

Well our record against Souths was atrocious i think most of us were scared of playing them in the GF then Penrith.

And if not for a 5 min brain explosion they go in 12-0 at HT instead of 12-all they probably make the GF.

Would we have beat them probably not the only thing would have been they would have played 4 cut-throat finals as well without a break so both teams would have gone into a GF with not much petrol left.

Don't forget no team wins the week after playing in Townsville in September.

Even at 12 nill I'd of backed the Panthers but yes it would of been very close. And nerves may of set in.
So often but I have seen sides with week 2 off come out flat in the first half and then blow the opposition away in the 2nd.

 

[hindy111]

Problem is we have Sivo untill the end of 2025. 2 more seasons and he'd be costing over 400k I'd imagine or around that figure.
Last season when he come back from his knee injury he was on fire. Not sure why he is so up.and down but I feel it's laziness.

 

[hindy111]

Players form can always be tricky as well. They aren't robots and at anytime they can be going thru personal issues which effects mood and form. I think some of the well run clubs factor in players risk of emotional state and behaviours prior to recruiting. Look at the NBA and Irving for example. Many clubs just wouldn't touch him.

 

[oldmancraigy]

Problem is we have Sivo untill the end of 2025. 2 more seasons and he'd be costing over 400k I'd imagine or around that figure.
Last season when he come back from his knee injury he was on fire. Not sure why he is so up.and down but I feel it's laziness.

He didn't ruck the ball out last year either.

 

[Twizzle]

sometimes players are carrying injuries that we don't know about

 

[pazzaeel]

that's the big issue isn't it, moving players on that we don't want in order to free up cap space

problem is that no one else wants them either

id be moving on:

Paulo
Matto/Lane (one of them)
Sivo

in a perfect world replace all 3 with younger, harder running versions.

i reckon you could find buyers for those.

 

[Stagger eel]

They might have to stop looking in the bargain bin.

yeah and stop offering multi year deals to bargain basement players..

 

[Chipmunk]

So we should just get any old coach in to replace them? Gee I hope you don’t complain about the club’s professionalism

He's a former player with over 300 NRL games, who transitioned into coaching, and been an assistant coach for many years, and recent experience as a Head Coach.

It also sounds like at Souths he has standards that others have walked past, but he won't.

I suggest he would be extremely handy for our organisation, purely on his apparent stance on standards alone.

 

[Gazzamatta]

that's the big issue isn't it, moving players on that we don't want in order to free up cap space

problem is that no one else wants them either

I reckon Gus would kill to get Barlow even at full freight. Wouldnt that send a message to the playing group if Junior was tapped

 

[84 Baby]

He's a former player with over 300 NRL games, who transitioned into coaching, and been an assistant coach for many years, and recent experience as a Head Coach.

It also sounds like at Souths he has standards that others have walked past, but he won't.

I suggest he would be extremely handy for our organisation, purely on his apparent stance on standards alone.

That’s fine but you specifically defence coach and nothing you’ve said or that’s been commented on anywhere else I can see suggests defence coaching is his specialty.
Just because he may be a better overall coach than Antonelli(?), doesn’t mean Morris is going to be a premiership winning defence coach