Rumours and Stuff

[Sensei Cobra]

It’s called the no Pou and Gronk group.

Sign me up !

 

[Stevie]

I want Wilson. That would be a much faster, exciting backline. Fingers crossed as Staggers says, we need some smart player signings not super stars.

 

[Stevie]

IF Matterson does stay, can we turn him into a rotational prop? He's more than fit enough.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And from 2022 - 2024? Great signs of improvement

It's just the dip between premiership windows.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No he isn't but the actions during his 11 years will impact the organisation for years to come

What actions? And how will they impact the organisation for years to come?

 

[The Colonel]

Doesn't need permission, he's not contracted past this year

2024 NRL Signings Tracker: Iongi joins Eels; Cowboys re-sign key duo

The Eels have announced the signing of Isaiah Iongi from the Panthers on a three-year deal starting in 2025.

www.nrl.com

Sky’s the limit for Wilson as Bulldogs continue to rise

Blake Wilson is one of many new faces at Canterbury helping the Bulldogs rise this year, with the winger making the sky the limit in more ways than one.

www.nrl.com

He is under contract for 2025.

Winger Blake Wilson Awarded Extension

Blake Wilson has inked a new deal with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, signing on for a further two years and until at least the end of 2025.

www.bulldogs.com.au

 

[hineyrulz]

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Someone is obsessed.

Says the insufferable merkin screen shotting my posts.

Rent free!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Only 4 final wins over 11 seasons how do you even get resigned.

We only won 6 in the 11 seasons before that, and those 11 came off a much higher performance base ('97-'02). When Arthur's took over we were coming off back to back spoons and had made the finals once in six years ('08-'13). But tell us more about how Brad Arthur turned us into a shit club.

 

[hineyrulz]

It's just the dip between premiership windows.

 

[Tiger5150]

Looked a typical Brooksy Leichhardt game, even a trademark kick out on the full. He knows those sidelines well. Particularly loved Latu completely fooling him with that ball to Seyfarth for the try. Changing of the guard at the Tigers.

My favourite Brooksy moment

 

[Poupou Escobar]

yeah not filling the squad all year and having to turn to park footballers to play NRL is simply unforgivable....we've never had to do that is any other yerar including the ones we won the spoon in.

Every club has park footballers in their top 30. The difference is we didn't bring ours into the top 30 until we were forced to. There aren't enough first graders to fill 17 squads. Does it matter if your park footballers are on top 30 contracts or not? The Roosters have only used 26 players this year and three of them are Ethan King, Blake Steep and ZDf**kingC. Three park footballers are in their top 26 players. The reason it's not a problem is that they've had hardly any injuries and only needed five combined games from these nuffies.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yet with the same salary cap we are now active in the player market

We are active in the player market because we are rissoling a bunch of players. And our best signing was signed months ago, before he made his Origin debut.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

There’s not another team in the NRL that has had the injuries we’ve had this year. That’s about all there is to it for mine. I’ve never seen a season like it. Our squad should be better but I think when you lose so many key players for extended periods of time, you’re going to struggle no matter what.

Nah the boys just got sick of chasing the collision apparently

 

[Noise]

It's just the dip between premiership windows.

So not improving

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You're looking at the weather and talking about the climate. If we win this week does it mean we are improving?

 

[Stagger eel]

Every club has park footballers in their top 30. The difference is we didn't bring ours into the top 30 until we were forced to. There aren't enough first graders to fill 17 squads. Does it matter if your park footballers are on top 30 contracts or not? The Roosters have only used 26 players this year and three of them are Ethan King, Blake Steep and ZDf**kingC. Three park footballers are in their top 26 players. The reason it's not a problem is that they've had hardly any injuries and only needed five combined games from these nuffies.

no..

the issue is our lower tier players are considerably worse than their lower tier players but what's more damning is their top 20 or so players are considerably more talanted than ours, whilst we can acknowledge that we don't have the luxary of star studded front third squad like theirs we should of had a better balanced mid and lower tier group that we could of turned to rather than ring the RM cup wenty coach for assistance.

we got rid of Jirah and Rodwell which were player 27 and 28 respectively, and our player 27 couldn't make the bulldogs reserve grade side...

what the f**k does that tell you?

 

[hineyrulz]

Anyone who doesn’t think Jirah Mummamoasia isn’t a better footballer than Luca Morreti are off their heads!!!

 

[Avenger]

no..

the issue is our lower tier players are considerably worse than their lower tier players but what's more damning is their top 20 or so players are considerably more talanted than ours, whilst we can acknowledge that we don't have the luxary of star studded front third squad like theirs we should of had a better balanced mid and lower tier group that we could of turned to rather than ring the RM cup wenty coach for assistance.

we got rid of Jirah and Rodwell which were player 27 and 28 respectively, and our player 27 couldn't make the bulldogs reserve grade side...

what the f**k does that tell you?

Jirah is a perfect back up. Just ask @Poupou Escobar

 

[Stagger eel]

I tried to look for our very talanted 27th squad member but alas the bulldogs Ron Massey cup team didn't make the finals.

 

[Noise]

You're looking at the weather and talking about the climate. If we win this week does it mean we are improving?

2022-2024. 3 seasons. Significant decline.

But keep telling everyone we are improving.