Silly Season 2025/26

[Beavers Headgear]

 

[Grizzman]

No, surely not the Storm and the Roosters?

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Shit, something positive in the media for once

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

Shit, something positive in the media for once
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Unfortunately, he's still a grub in my books. So glad he's playing for the Tigers and Samoa. Don't want him near the Warriors or Kiwis.

 

[JJ]

Unfortunately, he's still a grub in my books. So glad he's playing for the Tigers and Samoa. Don't want him near the Warriors or Kiwis.

wow…. Ok. Yeah he’s a big niggly on the field…. But overreaction much?

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

wow…. Ok. Yeah he’s a big niggly on the field…. But overreaction much?

He's in the dirty player's camp on the field and just something about him off the field that comes off fake.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

I’d class Luai as niggly, not in the dirty camp though

speaking of the dirty camp, Nelson making big moves early in his pro boxing career, taking on the might of Jeremy Lattimore

 

[JJ]

If Luai was a Warrior we’d all love him I reckon

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

I’d class Luai as niggly, not in the dirty camp though

speaking of the dirty camp, Nelson making big moves early in his pro boxing career, taking on the might of Jeremy Lattimore

His treatment on Kini's neck was not in the niggly category for me. Especially as we all know what injury he came back from that nearly ended his career. Grub and face you want to punch.

 

[Wheeled Warrior]

If Luai was a Warrior we’d all love him I reckon

Maybe that’s true for many, but I know I’d feel uneasy supporting someone with his kind of character.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Koloamatangi has signed a big deal with the Dragons

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Brian Kelly to join the Eels, effective immediately

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Storm making a bid to try and sign Lomax. Parra saying that will not be happening

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Storm making a bid to try and sign Lomax. Parra saying that will not be happening

Parra have an obligation to the rest of the comp to not do this.

Presumably Lomax would fit into the cap space Melbourne would have if (has it happened already) they are granted relief cap space for Katoa?

 

[marlins2.0]

Perhaps he is looking to headline a UFC event in Melbourne?

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Parra have an obligation to the rest of the comp to not do this.

Presumably Lomax would fit into the cap space Melbourne would have if (has it happened already) they are granted relief cap space for Katoa?

Lomax now getting lawyers involved apparently. They’d have plenty between Katoa/Papenhuysen/Grub

What an absolute cretin

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Lomax now getting lawyers involved apparently. They’d have plenty between Katoa/Papenhuysen/Grub

What an absolute cretin

Hate this. Absolutely hate that Lomax wanted out of the Drags, the Eels threw him a bone, they played nice publicly when he wanted to go make a shitload of bank in R360, and because he didn't see the writing on the wall with that poxy comp, he now wants to lawyer up on the same club who were good enough to release him?

Also shows that Melbourne has no scruples. I could understand if it was an edge back rower to replace Katoa

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Hate this. Absolutely hate that Lomax wanted out of the Drags, the Eels threw him a bone, they played nice publicly when he wanted to go make a shitload of bank in R360, and because he didn't see the writing on the wall with that poxy comp, he now wants to lawyer up on the same club who were good enough to release him?

Also shows that Melbourne has no scruples. I could understand if it was an edge back rower to replace Katoa

I get why Melbourne are doing it tbh. Pap's obviously gone and while Sua has first crack, his defence has long been a bit suss.

If he cant nail it, Meaney will need to shift back there and with Grant gone as well, Melb are already light amongst the outside backs. So targeting Lomax is probably a smart call roster-wise.

Agree it still feels uncomfortable given the circumstances but that said... their first responsibility is to win games, and as much as Lomax is looking like a bit of a twat right now, he's not quite an oxygen thief like Mann or others of that ilk.

 

[marlins2.0]

I get why Melbourne are doing it tbh. Pap's obviously gone and while Sua has first crack, his defence has long been a bit suss.

If he cant nail it, Meaney will need to shift back there and with Grant gone as well, Melb are already light amongst the outside backs. So targeting Lomax is probably a smart call roster-wise.

Agree it still feels uncomfortable given the circumstances but that said... their first responsibility is to win games, and as much as Lomax is looking like a bit of a twat right now, he's not quite an oxygen thief like Mann or others of that ilk.

It's a good litmus test for PVL too. Saying no to a high profile player and a high profile club draws a line in the sand, particularly as there will (possibly?) be more noise around R360 in 18 months time.

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Josh Curran off to Perth next year