I was just reading how much Manly was paying Aloiai. Is it true that Manly are paying him 700K? If so, no wonder he was throwing his toys out of the cot!
If they are paying him 700, they need to chuck in for our contract as well. So Lee talks tough and we were in talks with Joe at the time.
So the true cost to Manly was pretty high. Big dollars but they are a tad desperate. Des is sick of intentionally deaf players.
This new Simpkins kid we have starting on Thursday (or 3 years)-he’s another massive body.
192 cms at 105kms and still growing.
Joe is 190 cms and 112 kilos. Still some bulk available after the Bronco weird science and rumours of unconventional dieting.
So we are talking blokes who are taller than Packer although the youngster needs a muscle mass diet to catch up.
Big Jim is a tad taller and heavier yet again.
They tower over the lawnmower and are on the whole heavier.
In the press at least, our recruitment chief Hartigan was especially pleased with young Simpkins in comparison to other signings I’ve read him discussing- so he obviously thinks a lot of him.
Once again, Madge into his classic giant pack mode. You have to be massive to get a look in.
I’ll have to do some homework, but I am not so sure too many other sides will field as many raw mongrel giant brutes as we will be.
It will be noticeable when the sides run out.
I know that size and strength isn’t everything, but it’s telling us a few things about our factory before the Marquees arrive.
The amount of talent available for 2022 is truly eye watering. I was looking at that tonite. I can’t remember a more fertile year for a long long time.
We might even want to calm down a bit on signings now. Grade a few cubs and save up for 2022. A flood of storm and bunnies for starters. Blokes like Adam Reynolds etc. Christmas! I might start a campaign against signing anymore regular players. Then again, Mansour is watching his future slip through his grasp and the Cory Allen solution remains compelling.
