Rumours and Stuff

[King-Gutho94]

He’s not ready for first grade and he didn’t even look interested in being there unless the ball was in his hands last season. Yeah, he scored a few tries and showed some flashes here and there, but 90% of the time was zero effort on defence and zero effort on offence. He may develop into something, but he was never worth us bending over backwards to try and accomodate him.

Yep he wouldn't have helped us or was what we needed by paying overs for him on potential to still develop across the next 2-3 years would have produced inconsistent results, hurt our cap and prolonged the rebuild.

Like most so called quality juniors at Parramatta.

Blaize seemed to get smoke blown up his arse from a young age and severely overrated by some judges.

Its no wonder most of them look out of there depth by the time they reach first grade.

 

[Enamoured Eel]

I respect the Warriors and dare I say it, even the Roosters in coming out and expressing that they aren’t interested in Brown.

Without doing so, Brown’s manager could use those clubs as leverage to potentially drive his price up.

Those two aforementioned clubs have essentially said that they won’t stand for being used as pawns, potentially at a disadvantage (more money tied up in a competitors cap = less competition in the future).

 

[senior]

Roosters, Dolphins, Warriors all out.

its just the Knights and the Dragons

 

[Parra Pride]

Roosters, Dolphins, Warriors all out.

its just the Knights and the Dragons

Two desperate teams who want to pin their hopes on him as the go to guy. It wouldn’t end well but couldn’t blame him for accepting something as ridiculous as $1.3m a year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Ivan will bring him in when he knows he is ready. And put him in his most suited position. For now but I think he's actually injured.

He is injured. He didn't play in either of the trials. He is out with "shoulder (TBC)"

NRL Casualty Ward: Foran to have surgery; Bostock to miss early rounds

Titans veteran Kieran Foran will have surgery on a biceps tear while Dolphins back Jack Bostock is out of the early rounds with a knee issue.

www.nrl.com

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And it was said he was handed the 6 jersey

He was never handed anything

Enjoy cup mate while Iongi is rookie of the year

This article implies he is the front runner for the 6 jersey, or at least he was last week; https://www.nrl.com/news/2025/02/20/panthers-race-to-replace-luai-to-culminate-in-vegas/

Not that NRL reporter Cameron Mee would know, but it's weird that he would talk up Talagi's chances in an article about Schneider.

 

[Pazza]

Matt Cameron in his podcast with James Graham said that the panthers were offering blaize the opportunity to become a first grader

 

[Twizzle]

Roosters, Dolphins, Warriors all out.

its just the Knights and the Dragons

and everyone wants a chance to play for those behemoths

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

Nobody is paying 1.2 million for Brown.....I repeat...no one....

 

[hineyrulz]

Nobody is paying 1.2 million for Brown.....I repeat...no one....

No one who wants to be successful anyway.

 

[Noise]

Roosters, Dolphins, Warriors all out.

its just the Knights and the Dragons

I know the Roosters said they aren’t interested but I reckon they are just trying to keep it out of the media

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No one who wants to be successful anyway.

Some clubs, maybe most of them, wouldn’t be able to fill the cap if they only paid players what they are worth.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Nobody is paying 1.2 million for Brown.....I repeat...no one....

what about a really rich guy with a fetish?

 

[Tmars]

Dyl Brown leaves I would play Will Penisini at 6.
Would suit his running game, he can pass a ball, would be easier for him in defence as he can tackle he just gets reads wrong sometimes in centres. Kicking game does not matter as Moses will do it and dyl has no real kicking game anyway.
Then his brother can get the centre spot in 2026.

 

[JokerEel]

Dyl Brown leaves I would play Will Penisini at 6.
Would suit his running game, he can pass a ball, would be easier for him in defence as he can tackle he just gets reads wrong sometimes in centres. Kicking game does not matter as Moses will do it and dyl has no real kicking game anyway.
Then his brother can get the centre spot in 2026.

Brown has no kicking game anyway?

Penisni at 5/8 when the club has Volkman currently on the books.

Yeah no

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Dyl Brown leaves I would play Will Penisini at 6.
Would suit his running game, he can pass a ball, would be easier for him in defence as he can tackle he just gets reads wrong sometimes in centres. Kicking game does not matter as Moses will do it and dyl has no real kicking game anyway.
Then his brother can get the centre spot in 2026.

I strongly disagree with this wild idea.

 

[Noise]

First some merkin got upset at the word merkin. A few days later a merkin suggests Penisini to 6. I actually think the penisini call is the dumber of the 2.

 

[hineyrulz]

First some merkin got upset at the word merkin. A few days later a merkin suggests Penisini to 6. I actually think the penisini call is the dumber of the 2.

 

[84 Baby]

Dyl Brown leaves I would play Will Penisini at 6.
Would suit his running game, he can pass a ball, would be easier for him in defence as he can tackle he just gets reads wrong sometimes in centres. Kicking game does not matter as Moses will do it and dyl has no real kicking game anyway.
Then his brother can get the centre spot in 2026.

Tmars? More like @T-Boon

 

[Eelementary]

First some merkin got upset at the word merkin. A few days later a merkin suggests Penisini to 6. I actually think the penisini call is the dumber of the 2.

Especially when it's obvious that the correct combo should be:

1. Brown
6. Lomax
7. Moses
9. Hands

Duh.