Rumours and Stuff

[TheCrowe]

I yearn for the days of "option" talk

I only come here for the BA talk.

 

[Pazza]

I only come here for the BA talk.

its hot right now

 

[Gronk]

Who cares….this is now a moot point!!!

Sooo many people apparently.

 

[The Predictor]

For someone else if we don't sign him to a top30 contract.

I’m sure that’s in the process, hopefully those days are over

 

[Poupou Escobar]

How would you know if they got the best out of their rosters?

Most of those players played their best footy at our club.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

i never took much notice of the nepo stuff

but MA v RS

what are you suppose to think???

Ryley Smith was unwanted by the Panthers as well. Meanwhile Matt Arthur walked into a top 30 contract at another team. He has held his own in reserve grade since he was still eligible for SG Ball. You don’t do that without talent. And he is still younger than Smith was when he arrived at our club.

Good on Smith for improving, but there’s a reason the Panthers let him go.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Was Riley Smith eligible for first grade selection last year?

Everyone in the club is eligible by mid year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well one of the guys that’s still with our club used the N word to describe BA many times. And it wasn’t because he was bald either.

I hear that BA isn’t a certainty to get the Perth gig anyway. The Norths board want a say too.

Nepotism was used to describe the local comp, not pathways recruitment/retention. If anything we kept some youngsters on the cheap because of nepotism rather than losing them to better offers. Matt Arthur wasn’t even top 30 at our club, but he is now.

 

[Pazza]

Ryley Smith was unwanted by the Panthers as well. Meanwhile Matt Arthur walked into a top 30 contract at another team. He has held his own in reserve grade since he was still eligible for SG Ball. You don’t do that without talent. And he is still younger than Smith was when he arrived at our club.

Good on Smith for improving, but there’s a reason the Panthers let him go.

Who ever said he wasn't talented

All I did was respond to a post saying we shouldnt be talking about BA anymore. It's blown up into a multi page affair.

 

[AnonymousLurker]

If you are lucky....it's stuff all for a standard flegg player....

Wonder if the roosters dogs and storm are paying only $5k

 

[Obscene Assassin]

I only come here for the BA talk.

Give it a month and it'll be about us signing momoisea, murchie and hodgson. Then another month we should be right back to options

 

[King-Gutho94]

Ryley Smith was unwanted by the Panthers as well. Meanwhile Matt Arthur walked into a top 30 contract at another team. He has held his own in reserve grade since he was still eligible for SG Ball. You don’t do that without talent. And he is still younger than Smith was when he arrived at our club.

Good on Smith for improving, but there’s a reason the Panthers let him go.

Matthew Arthur - Playing Career - List of Games - RLP

A full list of games involving Matthew Arthur as a player.

www.rugbyleagueproject.org

Yeah so is Matt Arthur really holding is own in Reserve Grade.

His last 15 senior games in NSW Cup, NRL & Trials he has played in 14 losses with 1 draw.

He hasn't played in a winning team since the 7th June last year.

He must be downright unlucky to be going gangbusters and been apart of 15 games straight and not won a game.

His a little shit whose attitude was inflated by his father's deadshit ego.

Good riddance he won't be missed and neither is his father's poisonous grip on this club for far too long.

 

[Black Panther]

Sounds like what the Dogs said to Reed!

Bet Panthers Would like to have Smith now.
Better than thier other 2 current backups.
But their other kid coming through apparently is pretty decent!

Sommerton is a decent backup Hooker and the 2nd one I assume you mean Toelau? He played for the Kiwi’s last year so goes pretty good also. Billy Scott is the next man who has massive wraps on him.

As for Ryley Smith, Penrith had wraps on him too but didn’t suit the style they played and also couldn’t find a permanent position for him. Bouncing from 9, 7, 13. Good on him for taking his chances elsewhere.

And Schneider who is a Half only is just plain shit.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

he was probably well down the pecking order cause he was behind MA thanks to the previous staff

He was well down the pecking order for the same reason he was unwanted at Penrith. Good on him for deciding to have a go though. Hopefully he can score himself a top 30 contract.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I definitely understand the reason some think that.... (while also of the opinion that MA is a very good player and on form deserved to be playing NSW cup....2 coaches other then BA have picked him..)...

however a good indication is what other NRL sides are doing, Smith has definitely surprised me this year (after I thought he was terrible in his first trial against the knights)....the kid is 22 this year and no other NRL Sydney club including us were willing to offer him an NRL or development contract until a week before the season started...

Absolutely well done by Smith, to get to where he is now....but it's pretty clear, no other club rated him that highly either.......

ffs

 

[Pazza]

He was well down the pecking order for the same reason he was unwanted at Penrith. Good on him for deciding to have a go though. Hopefully he can score himself a top 30 contract.

Hopefully lol

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He was playing Flegg last season and his first for us.. are you aware of the contract talk he had with the club when he signed?

Sam Tuivati doesn't have an NRL contract for next season either.. f**k kids not rated highly

Tuivaiti has an NRL contract right now, aged 20. If he doesn’t have one for next year it’s because he’s holding out for the best offer. Is Smith holding out for a better offer? He accepted a development spot for this year and next, when he will be turning 23 ffs. If there were top 30 offers why didn’t he take them? Matt Arthur got a top 30 offer straight away. He is an elite playmaking dummy half for his age group.

 

[Avenger]

Nepotism was used to describe the local comp, not pathways recruitment/retention. If anything we kept some youngsters on the cheap because of nepotism rather than losing them to better offers. Matt Arthur wasn’t even top 30 at our club, but he is now.

Unless you were with me and this particular person when he said this to me, I really don’t know what your point is.

I’m trying to give the forum some insight but you are challenging it with nothing but assumptions and generalisations.

 

[Pazza]

Matt Arthur got a top 30 offer straight away.

From his dads best mate

 

[Avenger]

From his dads best mate

He’s actually the kids godfather.