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Joshuatheeel

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we had Moses, Drown, Gutho and Sivo signed for 2025, plus we signed Lomax, then Iongi....after offering Talagi good money,...

I say Penisini on $700k is bullshit! How would it have been possible with those players also signed....

yeah Sivo, and Gutho have since gone, but that's to free up cap space, not to get us under the cap...
 

Avenger

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we had Moses, Drown, Gutho and Sivo signed for 2025, plus we signed Lomax, then Iongi....after offering Talagi good money,...

I say Penisini on $700k is bullshit! How would it have been possible with those players also signed....

yeah Sivo, and Gutho have since gone, but that's to free up cap space, not to get us under the cap...
Nobody is saying he is on it now. It's being reported that he will be on that amount when he takes up his option.
 

Gronk

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Rugby leather patch toffs who live where you do, don’t read the Telegraph, they turn to the likes of Pirate Pete in the SMH. Don’t think they need to worry that league types will be watching their static hoof and chase game because some random player from the Roosters is playing .
Most rugby supporters live on the lower and upper north shore.

My brother lives in the inner west.

What are you even talking about.
 

Soto

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I do wonder if our mates at the TCT will be compiling reports on training?
I do like reading their reports although you can see they were very BA people and he could do no wrong or it was all fantastic.
Be interesting to see if they have the same access or even do reporting like they have in previous years.
Hope there are some reports as it's a nice parra fill in until footy does return
 

King-Gutho94

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I do wonder if our mates at the TCT will be compiling reports on training?
I do like reading their reports although you can see they were very BA people and he could do no wrong or it was all fantastic.
Be interesting to see if they have the same access or even do reporting like they have in previous years.
Hope there are some reports as it's a nice parra fill in until footy does return
I am sure 60s has spoken to the club to ensure there is still some access.
 

Gronk

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I do wonder if our mates at the TCT will be compiling reports on training?
I do like reading their reports although you can see they were very BA people and he could do no wrong or it was all fantastic.
Be interesting to see if they have the same access or even do reporting like they have in previous years.
Hope there are some reports as it's a nice parra fill in until footy does return
They were there today and 60’s posted a vid on the new grandstand.
 

Poupou Escobar

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From the sound of it they also have ratchet clauses.
I reckon that’s pretty normal. Salary cap values for each year should reflect the player’s expected value in those years. If the player isn’t yet at his peak then his contract value should be increasing. If he is past his peak it should be decreasing. This all occurs within the context of a salary cap that is expected to increase every year anyway.

Ultimately what matters is whether the club has a competitive squad. I’m reliably told the club put together a premiership roster that would’ve won a premiership if not for the coach. That means they know how to manage a salary cap.

However managing the cap to assemble a premiership quality roster could mean back ending every merkin, which could be what’s happening now. In that case there’s no point complaining about it. Without the current unbalanced salary cap (if that’s what is happening) we wouldn’t have had such a good roster two/three years ago.

But personally I think there’s nothing wrong with the roster. It’s a solid squad. With a better hooker and another edge forward it’s good enough to sneak into the top four again.
 
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