Rumours and Stuff

[muznik]

I'm calling bullshit on the Cronk thing.

When has the lurker ever got anything right

At least once.... if he releases scoops linking him to every Sydney club and one that he will retire !

 

[Poupou Escobar]

f**ken showpony Cronk. Just retire already and bore us on Foxsports you merkin

 

[Bazal]

Well I for one think the lurker is spot on here.

Think about it. With Guthbus out to start the season, we need to find a hooker, right? Who better than a premiership winning halfback to fill in for Gutho???

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I guess it does make sense.

 

[miatch]

If the NRL introduced the ability to roll over unused cap then shit-to-mid tier teams might finally have a mechanism beyond TPAs to compete for genuine super stars without completely crippling the balance of their roster. Newcastle, for example, with all their ample cap space left for next year wouldn't have to throw it at whatever dross is left on the market and could stock pile a true war chest for the 2019 player market.

For reference, franchises in the NFL are required to spend 95% of their cap over a four-year period. This prevents constant hoarding of funds but allows (in conjunction with the draft to be fair) the rubbish clubs (except Cleveland, who are a special kind of bad) to rebuild relatively quickly given good administration.

It wouldn't work 1-to-1 in the NRL given that most clubs here are not the financial powerhouses of their American cousins but introducing a modest salary cap floor and the ability to roll spare cap space over could have some merit here.

The NFL model is vastly more complex than the NRL with stuff like compensatory picks, guaranteed/unguaranteed salaries (a hugely unhealthy thing for players mind you), trades and the draft. Of all that the other thing that might have interesting avenues to explore is a NRL equivalent to a compensatory pick but that is something for another post.

You could also just allow a certain percentage of unused cap to be transferable - ie 50%

If you have 500k spare in 2017, you get an additional 250k in 2018. or even 20% (500k becomes 100k). Gives Newcastle some advantage without allowing a stupefying doubling of caps etc

 

[El Diablo]

Lurker, lol
http://www.nospam47.com/au/league/l...-melbourne/1v60h28ofbxik1ujbkv1trjyn5/slide/1

the derper wouldn't know if a dog was up him

 

[parra pete]

I am SPEECHLESS.....too good for me......

A bloke walks into a bar and orders 10 shots of whiskey. After they're poured he drops them all down one after the other.
The bartender comments, "Wow, I've never seen anyone drink that much whiskey that fast before!"
The bloke responds mournfully: "Well you would too if you had what I have."
Bartender: "I'm sorry to hear that, what do you have, if I might ask?"
"Fifty cents." the bloke answered..

 

[Suitman]

Not bad pete.

 

[carson]

A bloke walks into a bar and orders 10 shots of whiskey. After they're poured he drops them all down one after the other.
The bartender comments, "Wow, I've never seen anyone drink that much whiskey that fast before!"
The bloke responds mournfully: "Well you would too if you had what I have."
Bartender: "I'm sorry to hear that, what do you have, if I might ask?"
"Fifty cents." the bloke answered..

Good to see you updated that joke for the change to decimal currency...

 

[Bandwagon]

I'd be surprised if Arthurs isn't keeping an eye on the situation re Cronk, plenty of dominoes to fall if a club signs him.

 

[Gronk]

Cronk would be handy as we established this morning that Wenty don't have a No.7 yet.

I reckon Tara would be quite partial to a chip roll.

 

[rugby league fan]

"Brisbane have signed NSW under 20s playmaker Troy Dargan.

The Parramatta No.7 spent 2017 playing NYC and ISP NSW but joins the Broncos’ top 30 as a back up to Kodi Nikorima and Anthony Milford.

The 20-year-old is a former Australian Schoolboys representative and has a very handy kicking game as part of his arsenal."

"Gun South Sydney No.9 Phoenix Hunt is on the verge of joining Parramatta.

Trialling for a deal with the Eels during the pre-season, Hunt will either sign on a development deal or join their top 30.

The 19-year-old played SG Ball and 20s with the Rabbitohs before injury cut his 2017 season short."

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...e/news-story/e7591f14493b059957ee0bb310de4685

Interesting read.
Wonder why the club is chasing a 19yo Hooker when the club has the likes or Reed Mahoney, Kyle Schneider, Jed Edwards, Coming through.

 

[El Diablo]

because they don't have a salary cap

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Interesting read.
Wonder why the club is chasing a 19yo Hooker when the club has the likes or Reed Mahoney, Kyle Schneider, Jed Edwards, Coming through.

Because there are no guarantees that any of them will become first graders.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Interesting read.
Wonder why the club is chasing a 19yo Hooker when the club has the likes or Reed Mahoney, Kyle Schneider, Jed Edwards, Coming through.

I'd say it's because outside of Mahoney we don't have any dummy halves that are ready for 20's from round 1. I'm sure Schneider will come into contention but he's no guarantee quite yet and we need depth in case of injury.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I'd say it's because outside of Mahoney we don't have any dummy halves that are ready for 20's from round 1. I'm sure Schneider will come into contention but he's no guarantee quite yet and we need depth in case of injury.

What 20s?

 

[parrathruandthru]

What 20s?

20s will be state based
run across 23 rounds
2 byes coinciding with school boy championships
GF week of prelim finals
state championship played on NRL GF day
it will be up to individual clubs whether it is played before NRL or NSW cup
Luke Burt will be coach

those 20s

 

[hineyrulz]

20s will be state based
run across 23 rounds
2 byes coinciding with school boy championships
GF week of prelim finals
state championship played on NRL GF day
it will be up to individual clubs whether it is played before NRL or NSW cup
Luke Burt will be coach

those 20s

No idea either mate, how about giving us some info about it???

 

[Obscene Assassin]

What 20s?

The supposed state-based competition in NSW.

 

[strider]

So our 20s will be a Wenty team?