The Rumours Thread

[BLM01]

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Thx media. Here come the Roosters with 450K a year + a game of golf for 100K annually
His manager is looking for a higher bid. This would be far from done and dusted
I hope we said 450K + 2 penthouse apartments in Bruce's new Win Grand off the plan in the name of his 4th cousin's mates dogs vet. No way of trackin that one

 

[redVinme]

Get both and keep Zac.

Jordan Petaia. Surely they've already sussed the cap discount for landing a cross code player. If Ben haran isn't involved that is.

While I'm dreaming and probably controversially I'd move rav on and put suli on the wing. I've seen him take a few bombs over his head to save tries for us. He scored a 90m? Runaway last year and he never passes the ball anyway so no point having him in the centres. It's a waste if Luc is ball playing and it stops dead.

Anywho this backline would be way more fun than what we have now

Sloan
Turuva
Petaia
Lomax
Suli

Bit of pace, power and ball playing
Most can play across a few positions too

Anywho we will probs end up with jai field

 

[Budpower]

Fields a gun, bring him home now!

 

[Gardenia]

Get both and keep Zac.

Jordan Petaia. Surely they've already sussed the cap discount for landing a cross code player. If Ben haran isn't involved that is.

While I'm dreaming and probably controversially I'd move rav on and put suli on the wing. I've seen him take a few bombs over his head to save tries for us. He scored a 90m? Runaway last year and he never passes the ball anyway so no point having him in the centres. It's a waste if Luc is ball playing and it stops dead.

Anywho this backline would be way more fun than what we have now

Sloan
Turuva
Petaia
Lomax
Suli

Bit of pace, power and ball playing
Most can play across a few positions too

Anywho we will probs end up with jai field

You lost me at Move Rav on . You make some good points but boo to losing Rav

 

[baggygreen man]

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No thanks , speed aint everything, defense is just as viral and this bloke has 73% affective tackle rate. C'mon Flanagan we have enuff poor defending outside backs as it is. Sione Finau is a sound defender and is itching for a debut, plus we are also pursuing Wallaby flyer Jordan Petaia.

 

[baggygreen man]

I'd move rav on

So would I. His defensive reading is deplorable. Trouble is he has just been given a three year extension. Dumb.

 

[hook hook]

So would I. His defensive reading is deplorable. Trouble is he has just been given a three year extension. Dumb.

I’d be pursuing with rav, give him time to adapt to the defensive systems. He is a good 1 on 1 tackler if they can improve his positioning he will be good. He offers so much strike but the dragons tend to hit a hard running centre or back rower when shifting the ball so he doesn’t really have a chance outside suli to showcase his attack

 

[Parko1310]

Ravalawa is not good enough, never has been. I'd definitely be looking to move him on, particularly if we can get a swap for him. Both Petaiai and Turuva would be better options than Ravalawa is. In a dream scenario, we get both, and we end up with two new wingers, move Zac back to centre, bye bye Birdy. Turuva and Petaia can also both fill centre and fullback if need be. Allan comes back too next year, so our backline coverage would be sorted.

Fans always talk about how we need to be ruthless, but when a ruthless scenario is presented to them, they'll say no. Ravalawa is a fan favourite for a lot of people, he can be at times fun to watch. But when looking at who the better player is between him and Turuva or him and Petaia, or him vs both of them, we are so much better off getting rid of Rava in any of these scenarios where we sign these outside guys. We are trying to build a premiership winning side, not keep perennial losers in this team who haven't been able to do the job for years and maybe scrape into the 8 in the best case scenario.

 

[baggygreen man]

give him time to adapt to the defensive systems.

Hes had three bloody years. I suppose if anyone can get him to stay on his wing, it will be Deano. There has to be better communication between Rav and Moses.

 

[thebigredv]

Something tells me Rav and Turuva in the same team would be dynamite. I guess it's the Fiji connection but you can see it. I get that Mikaele should be coming under scrutiny in a revamp of this club, and if it means we say good bye to him then so be it but I can think of worse things than keeping him on. Lomax departure may or may not happen as I think he's real value to other clubs will come to light now, and we will see if it has been hyper-inflated. Obviously, as luck would have it Sunia will probably end up somewhere else or staying put but it is interesting times. Definitely time to make moves while we are not languishing at 17th place.

 

[baggygreen man]

Ravalawa is not good enough, never has been. I'd definitely be looking to move him on, particularly if we can get a swap for him. Both Petaiai and Turuva would be better options than Ravalawa is. In a dream scenario, we get both, and we end up with two new wingers, move Zac back to centre, bye bye Birdy. Turuva and Petaia can also both fill centre and fullback if need be. Allan comes back too next year, so our backline coverage would be sorted.

I say no to this Fijian as his defense is poor, so is plain dumb to replace one, Rav, with another that has the same defensive liability. I say time to give Sione Finau a crack Flanagan, Zac back home and Bird to fly away.

 

[baggygreen man]

Turuva

Evidently we are prepared to offer him a 100 grand over the Panthers offer, 350grand. No not worth it, other things besides pace. Petaia yes. A Wallaby no less, but can we afford to pay him what he wants to entice him to leave Yawnion.

 

[Slippery Morris]

Turuva is a gun. Make it happen Dragons. I would be stoked having him at the Dragons. A fantastic winger/fullback.

 

[JubileeJeffro]

Ravalawa just signed a 3 year Flanno deal, unlikely to leave.. potentially move into forwards down the track.
Turuva and Patieia both good inexpensive options

 

[dungay dragon]

Ravalawa just signed a 3 year Flanno deal, unlikely to leave.. potentially move into forwards down the track.
Turuva and Patieia both good inexpensive options

Rava off the Bench ....
Strike weapon against a tiring forward pack at the back end of each half
i'd like to see that

 

[sammymills]

Sullivan zero minutes in tigers game, bet he’d rather be playing 14 for us now..

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

Has Flano made a grave error with players he has let go vs who he was brought to the top30 so far?

I dont think so

Birdy might be the only slow burn that might turn out Flano was right re unleashing Lomax to the with wing no1 adjustment................ then hoping his right centre would lift to NRL level ...............lets hope

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

character and talent !

Turuva terrific

Sunia Turuva was a ball of energy against the Broncos

www.nrl.com

 

[BLM01]

Ravalawa just signed a 3 year Flanno deal, unlikely to leave.. potentially move into forwards down the track.
Turuva and Patieia both good inexpensive options

Are you sure? He was a club / Haran signing mid season, before Flanno really left Manly to look at our squad seriously. Although if he was to be fair he was in try scoring form last year

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Sullivan zero minutes in tigers game, bet he’d rather be playing 14 for us now..

Very hard to bring him on when the game was in the balance, couldnt take Api or the halves off at any stage during the game..