Rumours and Stuff

[Poupou Escobar]

Take a breather mate. You're losing it.

More comments on other people’s mental health? No wonder you and bartman are such good mates.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No I doubt it
700k gets you top shelf centres not a promising junior.
450k

He was a promising junior two years ago. Nobody expected the entire team to shit the bed this year. I doubt he’s on $700k but $600k wouldn’t surprise me. He extended when he was 20 years old and one of our best in a grand final year.

Anyway, Suitman correctly points out that none of us know what he’s on so it’s not worth discussing. We should all just shut the f**k up and only talk about stuff we can agree on, like food and holidays.

 

[Squire]

There has to be a risk in inflating their players worth doesn't there?
They could actually price the player out of an offer from someone else.

All the managers do so it’s then it’s an inflated market and the clubs are none the wiser. That’s what happens when you’re paid by commission.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

A new day, a new era, same f**kwit pining after the coach that limited us…if we are successful it will absolutely break you and maybe Gronk as well.

Win-win-win. And win again for good measure.

It will prove the club management knows what it’s doing, and by extension, you were wrong all along for questioning them.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

He was a promising junior two years ago. Nobody expected the entire team to shit the bed this year. I doubt he’s on $700k but $600k wouldn’t surprise me. He extended when he was 20 years old and one of our best in a grand final year.

Anyway, Suitman correctly points out that none of us know what he’s on so it’s not worth discussing. We should all just shut the f**k up and only talk about stuff we can agree on, like food and holidays.

Lately, I've really been enjoying and smashing pork gyros....

 

[Legal Eel]

It will prove the club management knows what it’s doing, and by extension, you were wrong all along for questioning them.

If you wish and hope long enough, one day your Brad will return and you can whack it to determined mediocrity once more.

The rest of us will content ourselves with what appears to be a bright future with a promisingly inspired decision maker at the helm….

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Lately, I've really been enjoying and smashing pork gyros....

Pork is haram.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If you wish and hope long enough, one day your Brad will return and you can whack it to determined mediocrity once more.

The rest of us will content ourselves with what appears to be a bright future with a promisingly inspired decision maker at the helm….

I’ve been happy with the decision makers since 2019. They are still at the club.

 

[senior]

So we wouldn’t pay Reed Mahoney 600k but we gave Penisini 700??

Chammas is sped

 

[hindy111]

Parra don't pay overs.... Unders and PO's - that's our motto!!!

Exactly we don't pay overs

 

[King-Gutho94]

So we wouldn’t pay Reed Mahoney 600k but we gave Penisini 700??

Chammas is sped

We all know why. We had a young dummy half coming through that's pathway would have been blocked by Reed staying.

The coach didn't want him here.

Anyway I don't think Reed was worth 650k-700k anyway. All he has is niggle and a above average kicking game.

The issue wasn't Reed leaving it was who we replaced him with since and the depth in that position

That semi final loss to Manly showed how his grubby and niggly tactics are a negative and it can backfire.

 

[Jake the snake]

We all know why. We had a young dummy half coming through that's pathway would have been blocked by Reed staying.

The coach didn't want him here.

Anyway I don't think Reed was worth 650k-700k anyway. All he has is niggle and a above average kicking game.

The issue wasn't Reed leaving it was who we replaced him with since and the depth in that position

That semi final loss to Manly showed how his grubby and niggly tactics are a negative and it can backfire.

But but but the TCT said the next immortal was Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooods

 

[Glenneel]

gotta keep that profile up lol

he'll vanish when he starts playing for the waratahs

*horratahs

 

[Glenneel]

Take a listen starting around the 30-minute mark, where they discuss some of the contract figures for our players with these options. Penisini is reportedly on over $700k, and Brown is at $1m. Honestly, our salary cap still feels way out of balance. I get that these figures are a bit inflated, but now Gutherson seems like a bargain at $875k for 2025.


Thanks BA
Thanks MON.

Yes nobody knows. Recently read Reece Walsh's 4 year contract reported at $4.4m to $5m in the same paper over different days.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Yes nobody knows. Recently read Reece Walsh's 4 year contract reported at $4.4m to $5m in the same paper over different days.

$4.4m on the cap is the equivalent to $5m in Bronco dollars.

They use a similar currency to the Roosters

 

[Zoso]

Says a lot about that carcass of a sport.

Suaalii has been given an Australian jersey without playing a professional game beforehand.

Does playing at Kings High School really count.

I never saw enough in his game while being a pretty good player to demand such hype & rep jerseys..

I didnt like Madge giving him a NSW jersey either.

Remember the days of Sailor and Roger’s, when rugby was going to decimate league?

 

[Gronk]

Brent Read doing his best Paul Kent here.

 

[Zoso]

When the media quote Parra players salaries they always exaggerate. When they quote other teams salaries they are bang on. This is Parra LU 101.

When we miss someone it’s coz we lowballed. When we get them, we paid overs.
Edit. Overs with PO’s

 

[Glenneel]

Read the courier fail today and there was a huge contrast with Eels training and Donkeys. They had almost full squad with a very tough opening session whereas we had almost nobody and light session. Hope things ramp up when full squad assembled, definitely need better fitness.

 

[Glenneel]

Going on Stevie's previous post not sure how many more recruits we'll sign this year. Sounds like Ryles thinks we have some good juniors who need polishing to turn into NRL players. What I do know is that we still have some holes to fill. With our war chest I'd go after Mozer from Broncos. They are having cap problems and looking at Hunt, who will not be cheap, and already have 2-3 hookers in top 30. Ideal time to pitch a bid for him and will probably get for around $300-400k and ask for immediate release. Another potential is May from Roosters. $500-600k will probably get him over line. Those 2 purchases are quality and should put us in top 4.