Lindsay Moss
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How could signing Sualli for one year lead to attracting other players to the club when they know he leaves the next year it would be a complete waste of time and money to sign him i think.
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How could signing Sualli for one year lead to attracting other players to the club when they know he leaves the next year it would be a complete waste of time and money to sign him i think.
The Roosters will shift Allan & Paulo from their backline most likely..but no surprises that will open up $2mill in cap space..supposedly.
He is going to RU (for his big money run that we cannot match, even Roosters could not) after his contract with Roosters finishes end of 2024. Maybe Tedesco!
is that $2 mill for both or each?The Roosters will shift Allan & Paulo from their backline most likely..but no surprises that will open up $2mill in cap space..supposedly.
Because if Sualii was here next year, we are a better team, winning more games, and therefore looking from the outside in a more attractive option to go to. It's not Sualii himself that would attract talent, it is the games he would help us win to make us look more attractive.
Things are that bad that I would take Suali’s help for a year knowing it will be fleeting.
I tend to look at the standing of players by looking at their history.
Perhaps Suaalli could be convinced to stay longterm if the current rumblings in Aust Rugby grow louder by the day ..
Because Sualli is only on a one-year deal, it gives Sloan time to come up to standard and does not weaken our right side. However, if Flanno wanted to, he could put Sualli at left center, Suli at right center, and Lomax at fullback.
If you're being paid $1.6m a year, compared to 700-800k a year, to go and play another sport which you have played before and are already comfortable in playing, what would you do? Almost anyone would take that sort of money. Blame Rugby Australia for offering him a ludicrous contract, not the player
No long-term loyalty is required. It is only a one-year deal and is something that would really help us through 2024.
I agree. Sualii, if he does come which I doubt very much, will not add too much and will revert to playing Dragons footy like they all do when they join us. Sualii will be too costly as well. We really need bigger, better middle forwards who can do the tough work in attack and defence, a taller, stronger, faster winger and a game manager 5/8th like a Keary or Metcalfe.
We need time for the likes of Lomax or Sloan to come up to speed during 2024. So Flanno will know if either Sloan or Lomax are suitable for fullback in 2025 or if indeed he needs to put someone else in the position.
It's hard to say. I reckon the ref's cost us 4 games with dodgy decisions. Having a top level fullback would have made no difference, the ref's and the bunker would still have found a way to make us lose. Then there was the 2 or 3 games where the whole team was flat, Ben Hunt didn't want to be there, and it seemed to rub off on the entire side. The hypothetical top line fullback would have been put off his game as well, so no change there. That leaves 3 or 4 games where having a top line fullback may have jagged us a win. Then again, we had bog average forwards, miserable defence structures, and very limited attack options so I don't think any one player, no matter how good, makes much difference.
Disagree, as I mentioned he'll help us win more games which will make us a more attractive option. If, for example, the Holmes story is true, we won't be getting him next year, and Sualii is a nice bridge to fill the gap at this stage. In order to become the team you're talking about, we need to attract players, Which also means we need to win more games. What team wins you more games, a team with an elite centre/winger/fullback, or a team with Sloan, Feagai at their current level of development? They can stay at the club and ply their trade in reserves and improve their games there. From all reports Sualii has an incredible work-ethic which may be useful to us as well, might rub off on a few plodders or players who simply don't know what it looks like to train like an elite player/team. Hunt eluded to there being a lot of players who don't train like elite athletes at the club. Whilst he is a good player himself, he is no leader. He sets no standards. He needs someone else in there who can show them what becoming elite looks like. A couple more actually. I doubt we'll get him anyway, but I think it helps our development a bit, whilst also ensuring we're more competitive in the short-term as well.
