Rumours and Stuff

[T.S Quint]

I reckon Dunster’s option would be at least $200k. He was worth more than that when he re-signed. Is he even worth minimum salary now? He’s the one player we can guarantee is on overs.

Dunster would be on overs if he was on the absolute minimum. He'd probably be on overs on a second-tier deal (is it still called that?).

Whilst he is on overs, I still think the cap hit we have to take on him is not hurting us as if say Dylan Brown completely f**ked his knee and his career went to shit. And I am saying this in the hope that his recent knee injury doesn't f**k his career and he turns to shit.

 

[T.S Quint]

I'm just glad we put Talagi on display. Let him get a few highlights and show everyone his potential. His NSW cup form was average at best. Almost poor. I'm sure others clubs knew of him but none where offering 400k+ based on how average his form in cup was and a handful of Flegg games.
Massive cock up.

Huggers come at me

We were a bit desperate for players, you know.
Who else was going to play if not Blaize? We were trying to win games and the coaches obviously thought he was the best option.

 

[Matty Bhoy]

Hoping that by hooking up with Hardie again that we can tap into their extensive business contacts to try and obtain some third party deals for players. Very hard to get ahead without them these days.

 

[hindy111]

We were a bit desperate for players, you know.
Who else was going to play if not Blaize? We were trying to win games and the coaches obviously thought he was the best option.

In other words

BA put himself first before the long term.future of the club.
Doesn't surpise me

 

[Pazza]

In other words

BA put himself first before the long term.future of the club.
Doesn't surpise me

Dylan brown 2.0

Forgot to extend him....... ooopppsss

 

[hineyrulz]

In other words

BA put himself first before the long term.future of the club.
Doesn't surpise me

Do you even Bea Arthur Bro???

 

[T.S Quint]

In other words

BA put himself first before the long term.future of the club.
Doesn't surpise me

Yeah, I don’t see it that way at all.
Are you saying he should not have been doing everything he could to win those games? Can you imagine how he would be perceived by the fans if he didn’t?

Seems he’s either damned if he does or damned if he doesn’t.

 

[hindy111]

Yeah, I don’t see it that way at all.
Are you saying he should not have been doing everything he could to win those games? Can you imagine how he would be perceived by the fans if he didn’t?

Seems he’s either damned if he does or damned if he doesn’t.

Tago was available
Should of pushed for more backs prior to season starting..Everyone on here was saying we are thin there.

 

[Pazza]

In hindsight we should have played cini, couldn't have been any worse in defense lol

 

[Eelementary]

I think the worst thing BA did with regards to Talagi was keep shuffling his position around in the backline.

Let a 19-year old settle into First Grade, ffs.

 

[King-Gutho94]

I think the worst thing BA did with regards to Talagi was keep shuffling his position around in the backline.

Let a 19-year old settle into First Grade, ffs.

Come on its not BA's fault as a first grade head coach he didn't know what Blaize's best position was.

 

[Pazza]

I'm so glad BAs gone

 

[hindy111]

I think the worst thing BA did with regards to Talagi was keep shuffling his position around in the backline.

Let a 19-year old settle into First Grade, ffs.

It sucks we had 3 spine players who helped win our SG ball and everyone raved about and not one signed on. It stinks really.

 

[hineyrulz]

Come on its not BA's fault as a first grade head coach he didn't know what Blaize's best position was.

Come on mate we all know it’s not the coaches job to know what’s the best position for his players.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

the club wanted to keep blaize and i think they were very shocked with the outcome

Ryles gave a fair explanation of why he left, and in light of that it shouldn't have been a shock. In his interview he indicated Talagi saw himself as a five-eighth, which is where he played the majority of his junior career. Since we already have a very expensive five-eighth it makes sense that we couldn't accommodate Talagi. Meanwhile the club he chose is losing a very expensive five-eighth of its own. It all makes a lot of sense. Talagi won't even have to leave his mum's house.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

im still shocked they offered a option. 1 year with a player option???? at that point you know where the kids head is at.

This club acts scared and i think player managers can smell it from a mile away.

The player was off contract, and no doubt keen to test the market. If we hadn't offered one year with PO he was free to leave at the end of the year anyway. And if we had carried on like sooks and stuck him in Flegg he would've left for sure with no chance of ever returning.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So far the options for Blaize, Dunster and Matterson haven’t worked out well for the club. The other options will all kick in over the next year or two. Brown will only take up his if he fully tears the rest of his ACL.

Dunster hasn't worked out well, but Talagi's PO turned out to be a non-factor. Matterson has taken up his option despite us supposedly wanting to move him on (I actually think we wanted to get rid of one of him, Lane or RCG, not all three) but Matterson will still be in our top 17. He is still one of our best forwards. It's no big deal. Only Dunster's PO has bitten us on the arse, and that's the risk you take.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Other clubs might have other advantages.
I don't f**ken know!

Some of them obviously do. The Roosters are brave, for example. That's why players are so keen to help them fit every merkin under the cap.

 

[Suitman]

I'm so glad BAs gone

I am too.

Not because he was a bad coach per-se, (although I don't think he was anything special), it was because he had served his time, was given 11 chances to bring us success, had time to mold the squad into his own, and implement his philosophies and build the club to continue success into the future.
Unfortunately for him and us fans and the club, he (and the club) just couldn't take us to that next level on a consistent basis and to be honest if ever at all.
There's not many coaches that get 11 years of this opportunity to do this at the one club with the lack of success that was produced.
100% I would give up BA'S supposed great year in 2022 and a GF for a change of coach in 2018 or 19.
Loyalty (and hindsight) is easy. I understand that.
Honestly, the writing was on the wall way back then. IMO.
Yet, we've all just endured another 5 more years of an unacceptable premiership drought.
What a waste of time those years were.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

i hear the players with POs wanna test themselves on the open market

Players without POs never go to market!