Rumours and Stuff

[Poupou Escobar]

My little birds told you all we where trying to release him back in December.

Was obvious when he started the year as an NRL backup and finished as a reserve grade centre that we were trying to get rid of him. He was a quality reserve grader at Newcastle.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Oh FFS Hindy, we all knew he was marked for early release by June last year.

It was pretty obvious he spat the dummy.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Tamale sounds like a hot prospect

Why waste money on Lomax when this merkin is available?!?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

2023 recruits:

Josh Hodgson
Jirah Momoisea
Jack Murchie
Deajarn Asi - dud
Matt Doorey - dud
J’maine Hopgood - well 1 from 6 is ok I suppose.

The top 30 includes at least 17 merkins who won’t play each week. Who else but duds would agree to that?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I’d trade him for at least 5 fullbacks.
Anyone who wouldn’t trade him for Walsh for example needs to be committed.

Walsh would cost more and take up more cap space. We would have to trade Moses for someone like Reynolds.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Within 2 years will be the best player in the game.

we’d kill for someone like him

Dylan Brown is someone like him

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We were hoping for Fuifui Moimoisea but instead got Jake Mamosea

A reminder that I took the piss out of this player while some of you merkins were frothing over him. If you’re disappointed with the signing I hope you’ve learnt to not get your hopes up over a backup with a funny name. A 24 year old with eight NRL games isn’t someone to get excited about.

 

[oldmancraigy]

Did we have $150k space left on the 2023 cap?

We might all be saddened to know that Momo would have cost more than that to payout last year.

He and Murch might have been just north of $500k (!)

At least we moved on....

 

[lingard]

A big name is coming. I can feel it.

Where do you feel it, mate?

 

[Twizzle]

Nup....can't stand Walsh

fair enough but that doesn't mean he's not a class fullback

 

[gaffer]

Nup....can't stand Walsh

like to see him squash his nuts when he does the rah rah dive thing

 

[King-Gutho94]

A big name is coming. I can feel it.

Our track record with big name signings isn't great in the past 20-25 years

RCG would probably be one of the few players that arrived as a rep quality player already and kept playing like one.

List of duds we signed on either big money or came across having played rep football then turned to shit.

Foran, Watmough, William Hopoate, Hayne & Tahu Part 2, Sandow, Maitua, Poore, Finch, Willie Tonga, Dykes

 

[lucablight]

Our track record with big name signings isn't great in the past 20-25 years

RCG would probably be one of the few players that arrived as a rep quality player already and kept playing like one.

List of duds we signed on either big money or came across having played rep football then turned to shit.

Foran, Watmough, William Hopoate, Hayne & Tahu Part 2, Sandow, Maitua, Poore, Finch, Willie Tonga, Dykes

RCG was hardly a rep star when he came to us. He played one game for NSW in 2018 and his form dropped off so badly at Penrith that they wanted to get rid of him and were even willing to pay part of his salary to join us.

 

[JokerEel]

fair enough but that doesn't mean he's not a class fullback

Walsh is great in attack in defence he is one of the worst fullbacks in the world..

Last night Latrell makes that break he dogs it then tries to chase him down.. You can see Walters pointing at him to go straight to Latrell as the other South's players were covered.

 

[Gronk]

Moretti promoted into top 30 also so only have 1 spot left.

Source ?

Development players (supplementary list) can play from Rnd 1, so who do you need to even do that ?

2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Xerri extends with Bulldogs

Bronson Xerri has committed to the Bulldogs until the end of 2027 while Ben Hunt is headed back to the Brisbane Broncos.

www.nrl.com

 

[Glenneel]

2023 recruits:

Josh Hodgson
Jirah Momoisea
Jack Murchie
Deajarn Asi - dud
Matt Doorey - dud
J’maine Hopgood - well 1 from 6 is ok I suppose.

I wouldn't call Asi & Doorey duds yet, both have shown flashes of brilliance but have yet to be consistent. Give them more time and then we'll see their true potential imo. Btw we beat Panthers last year with Asi in team.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I wouldn't call Asi & Doorey duds yet, both have shown flashes of brilliance but have yet to be consistent. Give them more time and then we'll see their true potential imo. Btw we beat Panthers last year with Asi in team.

Absolutely. Neither were signed as starting NRL players. Doorey is solid and doesn't let anyone down when gets an NRL start.

 

[hindy111]

Our track record with big name signings isn't great in the past 20-25 years

RCG would probably be one of the few players that arrived as a rep quality player already and kept playing like one.

List of duds we signed on either big money or came across having played rep football then turned to shit.

Foran, Watmough, William Hopoate, Hayne & Tahu Part 2, Sandow, Maitua, Poore, Finch, Willie Tonga, Dykes

Our last few RCG and Moses have transformed our club.

 

[Tiger5150]

Didn’t I say a couple of weeks ago that we are working on an outside back but I wasn’t given the name.

Apparently the Salford winger became available a couple of hours ago........very big name.

https://packaged-media.redd.it/eqhvyhhthdoc1/pb/m2-res_480p.mp4?m=DASHPlaylist.mpd&v=1&e=1710475200&s=92cfe960d91b85623619e2b05c580ffae9d74040#t=0

 

[hineyrulz]

Was obvious when he started the year as an NRL backup and finished as a reserve grade centre that we were trying to get rid of him. He was a quality reserve grader at Newcastle.

lol a quality reserve grader at a club with absolutely no depth, horrible signing that you praised until you couldn't anymore. Now its all his fault and he has shit attitude.

The club thought they could do a Papalii with him lol. If only Bea could polish a turd as good as you.