Rumours (signings, sackings & other NRL stuff)

[Nutz]

To be fair to the club they've only released that info to members and I figure they've done it as quickly as they can.

I reckon it's virtually impossible these days to keep things under wrap. You have the player, players friends and relatives, managers, at least two clubs with all their infrastructure.

Anyway, I am stoked with this news. Our fwd pack is solid and our spine is too.
Now to get our centre pairing and wings sorted.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

I think the kitty might be close to empty atm.

Not at the rate Richo skanks us.

May is a very good player. A decent signing. I’m shocked!!

 

[Tiger05]

Now to get our centre pairing and wings sorted.

I'm not even worried.

Turuva, Olam, To’a, Skelton, Luke Laulilii, Staines & Makasini. We have Feledy, Naden and Doueihi as back-ups to those guys.

The risks to me are it's the first year of the team playing together and Benji.

 

[Nutz]

I'm not even worried.

Turuva, Olam, To’a, Skelton, Luke Laulilii, Staines & Makasini. We have Feledy, Naden and Doueihi as back-ups to those guys.

The risks to me are it's the first year of the team playing together and Benji.

I meant more of the make up Tiger. Who will partner who etc.
I would love to see our best team play in all the trials games to build combos. You have to get off to a good start these days.
I'm not in favour of giving a guy a shot who deep down they know will be a reserve grader.
Luckily this time around we have at least 2-3 quality players for each position so they must trial. Centre is one position that I'm not comfortable as far as depth goes.
Makasini is probably a year away, To'a picked up injuries and Feledy seems destined to play reserve grade.
Naden is too erratic and frustrates me. I'm sure he's one that's already be tapped on the shoulder.

 

[WA Tiger]

There are no negatives on this day. Only positives. This is huge. Maybe even a turning point

 

[Tigerm]

I meant more of the make up Tiger. Who will partner who etc.
I would love to see our best team play in all the trials games to build combos. You have to get off to a good start these days.
I'm not in favour of giving a guy a shot who deep down they know will be a reserve grader.
Luckily this time around we have at least 2-3 quality players for each position so they must trial. Centre is one position that I'm not comfortable as far as depth goes.
Makasini is probably a year away, To'a picked up injuries and Feledy seems destined to play reserve grade.
Naden is too erratic and frustrates me. I'm sure he's one that's already be tapped on the shoulder.

I think Makasini will end up partnering Olam in the centres sooner rather later, if what we hear is anywhere near correct.
If you’re good enough, you’re old enough.
Geoff Starling was an 18yo centre who played for Australia.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Nutz I don’t want our “marquee” risked in nonsense trial games.

We still lack depth.

A couple of injuries to key players could really hurt us.

 

[Tigerm]

And some of them are on here knocking the Terrell signing?

 

[Tigerm]

Nutz I don’t want our “marquee” risked in nonsense trial games.

We still lack depth.

A couple of injuries to key players could really hurt us.

They’ll have to trial at some stage, otherwise they go into the comp way under done, which is a bigger risk.

 

[Tiger05]

I think Makasini will end up partnering Olam in the centres sooner rather later, if what we hear is anywhere near correct.
If you’re good enough, you’re old enough.
Geoff Starling was an 18yo centre who played for Australia.

The only thing is I think both Makasini and Olam play on the left.

I think they might start off like this:-

1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Justin Olam
4. Starford To’a
5. Jeral Skelton

or something like this:-

1. Jahream Bula
2. Luke Laulilii
3. Justin Olam
4. Sunia Turuva
5. Jeral Skelton

It's going to be hard fitting them in and I bet we'll want to play Makasini soon. Assuming we don't get too many injuries there is plenty of pressure on the outside backs.

I'm starting to get pumped for next season and maybe this season there is even some logical reason to be positive.

 

[Tiger05]

And some of them are on here knocking the Terrell signing?

He'll be on peanuts playing reserve grade most of the time. We had him as our marquee player.

 

[Nutz]

Nutz I don’t want our “marquee” risked in nonsense trial games.

We still lack depth.

A couple of injuries to key players could really hurt us.

Mate if you go into your first nrl game underdone you risk injuries, it's a double edged sword.
If we retain Pole and get To'a back I think our depth is ok.

 

[Nutz]

The only thing is I think both Makasini and Olam play on the left.

I think they might start off like this:-

1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Justin Olam
4. Starford To’a
5. Jeral Skelton

or something like this:-

1. Jahream Bula
2. Luke Laulilii
3. Justin Olam
4. Sunia Turuva
5. Jeral Skelton

It's going to be hard fitting them in and I bet we'll want to play Makasini soon. Assuming we don't get too many injuries there is plenty of pressure on the outside backs.

I'm starting to get pumped for next season and maybe this season there is even some logical reason to be positive.

Your first list is my list.
I think in 2026, Makasini will replace a back out of sorts...could even be for a release of Olam to go and play for PNG.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

$2m for 3 seasons, about the mark.

He comes from good systems.

It is a very interesting proposition having a large number of players who haven’t played together. I’m not too unhappy
about it because we needed an overhaul.

Superb signing and I think great for the morale of the retained side after some rough seasons.

Fedora off for Richo for being patient and preserving some cash for a freak opportunity like this.

 

[Nutz]

A few things in our favour re signing May are....
We are the last the speak with him...usually this is a huge contributing factor.
2. Luai is Samoan too and could have some sway in this.
3. Big fwds like to have good ball players to run off, whether it's a crash ball, gap running, or hitting an edge. Enter Luai, Galvin and API!
You all must have seen how Samuela Fainu works well with Galvin. May will benefit from Luai and Api.
May, Hunt and Pole. Mmmm, I doubt if those three will be going backwards.
If we do land May I'm predicting Api to have a huge year.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Yes, we spoke about the power of the panthera connection, not so long ago.

I don’t think May will want to let Jerome or Api down by not playing.

The roosters might have been too clinical for him in some ways. We would like to be I suppose!

Adds a bit to our prospects. I wonder if one could put a dollar figure on Jerome’s recruitment efforts?

It’s a massive scalp, Gus must be fuming.

 

[Nutz]

Yes, we spoke about the power of the panthera connection, not so long ago.

I don’t think May will want to let Jerome or Api down by not playing.

The roosters might have been too clinical for him in some ways. We would like to be I suppose!

Adds a bit to our prospects. I wonder if one could put a dollar figure on Jerome’s recruitment efforts?

It’s a massive scalp, Gus must be fuming.

Exactly, and if Jerome nails it, which he will, his influence maybe felt for a long time regarding recruitment.