Rumours (signings, sackings & other NRL stuff)

[Ron's_Mate]

Meanwhile, the Wests Tigers are on the verge of parting ways with hooker Jake Simpkin. The 22-year-old is on a deal worth around $400,000 this year but the Tigers are in discussions with the Manly Sea Eagles about an immediate exit.

The sticking point remains how many years the Sea Eagles are willing to offer him beyond the end of this season.

His manager, Isaac Moses, is in discussion with Manly about him joining the club as early as this week and could be included in the Sea Eagles team list to play against the Panthers at BlueBet Stadium on Sunday.

Simpkin was brought to the Tigers from Queensland under the Maguire regime but has since fallen out of favour. The talented dummy half will be brought to the Sea Eagles as depth to cover for Lachlan Croker (head/neck injury). Croker hasn’t played for the Sea Eagles since round nine against the Canberra Raiders.

Eels’ Matterson in limbo with headaches and dizzy spells as Simonsson suffers ACL injury

The Eels back-rower hasn’t played since leaving the field in a loss to the Broncos three weeks ago.

www.smh.com.au

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Meanwhile, the Wests Tigers are on the verge of parting ways with hooker Jake Simpkin. The 22-year-old is on a deal worth around $400,000 this year but the Tigers are in discussions with the Manly Sea Eagles about an immediate exit.

The sticking point remains how many years the Sea Eagles are willing to offer him beyond the end of this season.

His manager, Isaac Moses, is in discussion with Manly about him joining the club as early as this week and could be included in the Sea Eagles team list to play against the Panthers at BlueBet Stadium on Sunday.

Simpkin was brought to the Tigers from Queensland under the Maguire regime but has since fallen out of favour. The talented dummy half will be brought to the Sea Eagles as depth to cover for Lachlan Croker (head/neck injury). Croker hasn’t played for the Sea Eagles since round nine against the Canberra Raiders.

Eels’ Matterson in limbo with headaches and dizzy spells as Simonsson suffers ACL injury

The Eels back-rower hasn’t played since leaving the field in a loss to the Broncos three weeks ago.

www.smh.com.au

That’s a bit out of the blue.

 

[Tigerm]

That’s a bit out of the blue.

Agree, I didn't think he was our problem?

Though, I believe TDS is our future.

 

[Trollhammaren]

Simpkin isn't going to be a regular first-grader with Api here for a few more years, and getting another Moses player off our books is only going to be a good thing. Let him screw over Manly instead.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Simpkin goneski -just announced on official.


The annual in-season culling is starting early this year.

 

[Old Time Tiger]

A week in Fiji to have a good think about it.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Season payments start November, so a saving of 200 or something.

Brooksy and Tommy can show him the ropes.

There’s no question he’s going to lift another gear for another club. As night follows day.

 

[Tigerm]

This all well and good, but hopefully they have a solid plan in place to replace them?
The NSW cup guys are not doing it for us.

 

[Tiger05]

This all well and good, but hopefully they have a solid plan in place to replace them?
The NSW cup guys are not doing it for us.

We need these players off our books though.

 

[Ned Kelly]

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This all well and good, but hopefully they have a solid plan in place to replace them?
The NSW cup guys are not doing it for us.

I'm confident they do have a plan and the first step I'm changing the roster is to offload some players.

 

[Tiger Ted]

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I'm confident they do have a plan and the first step I'm changing the roster is to offload some players.

Have no doubt Richo has meticulous plans in place to effectively overhaul this shithouse roster.Hes one of the very few people involved in the NRL who has the ability to repair the train wreck

 

[Tigerm]

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I'm confident they do have a plan and the first step I'm changing the roster is to offload some players.

Agree, but you’ve got to have someone coming to replace them?

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

It’s probably time for some tough decisions. We’d rather go now than wait too long.

 

[TheDefinitionOfMadness]

We need these players off our books though.

The players have to agree to leave though. Don't forget that. Especially Sullivan. $2 mil is a lot a money to walk away from and I wouldn't imagine he'd get the same over there. There's also talk he has no intention of playing in England.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

The players have to agree to leave though. Don't forget that. Especially Sullivan. $2 mil is a lot a money to walk away from and I wouldn't imagine he'd get the same over there. There's also talk he has no intention of playing in England.

Yes, he’s a bit young to retire in England.

 

[WA Tiger]

Agree, but you’ve got to have someone coming to replace them?

No you don’t..Those players and their salary’s make it impossible for the club to progress with ‘25 in mind.. First step get rid of them, so there’s $$ to spend.
And Its not like a mail order system.You wait until the good payers become available, you make an offer and hope for the best. That’s as solid as it gets, always has been. With Richo in charge we hope for better decisions there

 

[Nutz]

Agree, but you’ve got to have someone coming to replace them?

It's a bit like a double edged sword isn't it Tm.
We all knew this was going to happen especially after signing a thousand halfs [or is it halves].
Why were centres once referred to as centre three-quarters?
I remember as a kid, even in league I was called a centre three quarter??? Go figure
Anyway...I really thought a clean out should have been done earlier. It would have been better for Benji to take over when the roster was stable, so in that sense, Benji's appointment may have been a bit premature.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

It's a bit like a double edged sword isn't it Tm.
We all knew this was going to happen especially after signing a thousand halfs [or is it halves].
Why were centres once referred to as centre three-quarters?
I remember as a kid, even in league I was called a centre three quarter??? Go figure
Anyway...I really thought a clean out should have been done earlier. It would have been better for Benji to take over when the roster was stable, so in that sense, Benji's appointment may have been a bit premature.

I was a break away for awhile, but given what union scrotey did last night I don’t like admitting it.

My job was to poleaxe the halfback.

Whom I usually found to be too quick.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

By the time I was ready to shoulder charge the half back, he was 20m up the field!

 

[Nutz]

I was a break away for awhile, but given what union scrotey did last night I don’t like admitting it.

Ha ha, rugby positions are a bit like golfing terms, crazy. Cricket even worse..Gully, long on, and who's got a 'square leg' anyway...Blackbeard