Rumours and Stuff

[Avenger]

Reading between the lines think Parra are relying on the young blokes coming thru this year and next to form the nucleus of the team. Think 9 juniors trained with team this preseason so assume most of those will be in top 30 next year. Think 9 slots are available in top 30 for next year atm.

I’d be surprised if all 9 ‘made it’ About three of them is more likely. Most of them will turn into Cini types. We can only hope that we can create another Momoisea and turn into a perfect back up player.

We need back ups, apparently more than Bitcoin.

 

[yy_cheng]

Nothing wrong with 9th...

especially when you were last the previous year

 

[TheCrowe]

What's your point? If we got him now the Raiders have already been paying him since November and because he's terrible and no one wants him there would be very few if any bidders and we'd be signing him as depth so he wouldn't cost much.

No one would be excited by Cotric, if he was signed by the club on low money neither would the club.

The other part of the equation is that we give up Sanders, who hasn't even signed with them yet, in exchange for Cotric who would take up a top 30 spot. The top 30 spot is way more important to us then the money.
My point is we can do better and its a crap swap. We give up our junior representative half for their dreggs.

 

[The Colonel]

The other part of the equation is that we give up Sanders, who hasn't even signed with them yet, in exchange for Cotric who would take up a top 30 spot. The top 30 spot is way more important to us then the money.
My point is we can do better and its a crap swap. We give up our junior representative half for their dreggs.

We don't have a Top 30 spot at this point to give him though. The players we would need to move on appear to be Cini, Taumoepenu and Rodwell of which none are really appealling to other clubs hence the possibility of Matterson being moved. Giving them Sanders doesn't help us in any way shape or form.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You're right. But how far will a serviceable backline with no depth get you?

Depends on injuries and the rest of the top 17

 

[Obscene Assassin]

The other part of the equation is that we give up Sanders, who hasn't even signed with them yet, in exchange for Cotric who would take up a top 30 spot. The top 30 spot is way more important to us then the money.
My point is we can do better and its a crap swap. We give up our junior representative half for their dreggs.

I wouldn't make a swap. But I'm not against signing Cotric outright

 

[TheCrowe]

We don't have a Top 30 spot at this point to give him though. The players we would need to move on appear to be Cini, Taumoepenu and Rodwell of which none are really appealling to other clubs hence the possibility of Matterson being moved. Giving them Sanders doesn't help us in any way shape or form

If they allow Rodwell to go early we will. Would you want to give our only top 30 spot and our Rep Half up for Cotric?
My point is that we can do better then taking their dreggs.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

I'm warming to the idea of Matterson being offloaded, especially with the anticpated development of Hopgood.

 

[TheCrowe]

I'm warming to the idea of Matterson being offloaded, especially with the anticpated development of Hopgood.

Im prepared to wait and see which Matto we get this year and see if Kelma really is our new Marata.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Im prepared to wait and see which Matto we get this year and see if Kelma really is our new Marata.

Ogden showed some decent form in the trial too. I wouldn't rule him out as someone who can play a role.

 

[yy_cheng]

Im prepared to wait and see which Matto we get this year and see if Kelma really is our new Marata.

I really liked Marata but I reckon Kelma will finally bring that

Okalatu, Kolomatangi, Kikau, D Fafita type of big body on our edge.

Give Hoppy a break, shift Carty to lock and Kelma at right edge or if Lano gets gassed, give him a break and stick Kelma there.

It is one of the few signings of late that I really am excited about

 

[yy_cheng]

Ogden showed some decent form in the trial too. I wouldn't rule him out as someone who can play a role.

I am still not sold on him. When I watch him play, from memory, he has a good 1st stint but then his subsequent stints he sort of goes in his shell

 

[Pazza]

You're right. But how far will a serviceable backline with no depth get you?

I agree, i think we should be going for a back up. Trade sanders for a backline piece or makatoa to the dogs etc.

 

[Twizzle]

yeah, its fairly obvious Sanders will want NRL games at some stage and if he stays here it will be a while

perhaps now is the time to cash in on his postential and use him to trade up to a decent outside back

I know its not that simple but we need to do something

 

[Soren Lorenson]

I agree, i think we should be going for a back up. Trade sanders for a backline piece or makatoa to the dogs etc.

Dogs have just signed Tetevano and Suluka Fifita. That gate has shut.

 

[TheCrowe]

I am still not sold on him. When I watch him play, from memory, he has a good 1st stint but then his subsequent stints he sort of goes in his shell

We only need him to play one stint of the bench. Has some footwork before the line which makes him an interesting option. Good depth.

 

[TheCrowe]

yeah, its fairly obvious Sanders will want NRL games at some stage and if he stays here it will be a while

perhaps now is the time to cash in on his postential and use him to trade up to a decent outside back

I know its not that simple but we need to do something

We need a quality up and comer that is excess to needs at their current club that is happy to come here with knowledge they are one injury away from getting a shot at first grade.

 

[Avenger]

I really liked Marata but I reckon Kelma will finally bring that

Okalatu, Kolomatangi, Kikau, D Fafita type of big body on our edge.

Give Hoppy a break, shift Carty to lock and Kelma at right edge or if Lano gets gassed, give him a break and stick Kelma there.

It is one of the few signings of late that I really am excited about

And I can assure you so is the club.

 

[Avenger]

yeah, its fairly obvious Sanders will want NRL games at some stage and if he stays here it will be a while

perhaps now is the time to cash in on his postential and use him to trade up to a decent outside back

I know its not that simple but we need to do something

Which is why someone like Matterson is a great carrot. He will want an extension after 2025 and I can’t see us keeping him however a club like Saints would want him and give him the long term deal he desires.

We could do the same with Lomax. I know that Blaize is highly regarded but we must as a club have a viable experienced alternative if Penisini ends up at Union. The Roosters do it and strategically plan ahead, no reason we can’t do the same.

 

[JokerEel]

I'm warming to the idea of Matterson being offloaded, especially with the anticpated development of Hopgood.

We need a quality up and comer that is excess to needs at their current club that is happy to come here with knowledge they are one injury away from getting a shot at first grade.

Blake Wilson and Eli Clarke are 2 from the dogs I would be signing now for 2025 if they are available.