The Rumours Thread

[Lindsay Moss]

Nowhere in that piece does it say we're chasing Nicho Hynes.

heard on 360 TPJ maY be on the market

 

[Dragonslayer]

If it came down to a choice between Pangai and Finucane, I'd take Pangai.

 

[Lindsay Moss]

If it came down to a choice between Pangai and Finucane, I'd take Pangai.

Totally agree also wasn't Pappalii at parra on one year contract from the warriors would be good to both.

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

If it came down to a choice between Pangai and Finucane, I'd take Pangai.

I would too, we have enough work horses, need some X factor

 

[TomRedVRiver]

Pangai is much more suited to what we need. A damaging edge with ball-skills.

Finucane should only be a JDB contingency.

 

[Gareth67]

You can never have enough workhorses in the forward pack and Finucane is a pure 80 minute toiler , the bloke just keeps going all game .

Sure , he is undoubtedly towards the back end of what has been a long career , however he can still add plenty of steel to the Dragons pack - which at times appears to be held together by grout , instead of rock hard cement .

 

[RedVee]

You can never have enough workhorses in the forward pack and Finucane is a pure 80 minute toiler , the bloke just keeps going all game .

Sure , he is undoubtedly towards the back end of what has been a long career , however he can still add plenty of steel to the Dragons pack - which at times appears to be held together by grout , instead of rock hard cement .

He’d get extra points for being a South Coast junior I guess. Unless Hook has totally turned things upside down.

 

[Dragonslayer]

You can never have enough workhorses in the forward pack and Finucane is a pure 80 minute toiler , the bloke just keeps going all game .

Sure , he is undoubtedly towards the back end of what has been a long career , however he can still add plenty of steel to the Dragons pack - which at times appears to be held together by grout , instead of rock hard cement .

I think we have enough Melbourne Cup horses in our team.
What we need is a Cox Plate contender.

Thats my best analogy.

 

[Maddragon99]

Pangai is much more suited to what we need. A damaging edge with ball-skills.

Finucane should only be a JDB contingency.

Atoni Rudolf is the player I’d like us to target, half the price of TPJ with a similar skill set plus lots of potential.

Finucane could play a role if de Belin can’t come back.

 

[dragon thomo]

The problem with Pangai is we would have another player with a rap sheet.
Finuncane is from a winning culture and has good go forward. He would be my pick, that is not to say I do not like Pangai, he has potential.

 

[blacksafake]

I think we have enough Melbourne Cup horses in our team.
What we need is a Cox Plate contender.

Thats my best analogy.

Good analogy.
We need WFA not handicap cattle

 

[Maddragon99]

Good analogy.
We need WFA not handicap cattle

So far as I’m aware the players we should be after who are available or rumoured to be available are;

Pangai
Finucane
Capewell
Crichton

My preference is still Capewell, Tigers are apparently chasing Pangai

 

[Dragonslayer]

Just going to throw a name out there. Not saying we are signing him or even close, but just a whisper.

Selwyn Cobbo

Broncos are in the box seat to snap him up.

Credit to Sloth on JA.

 

[draco]

Sport Confidential: Brisbane Broncos in danger of losing young gun Selwyn Cobbo

The Broncos’ pursuit of Storm star Nicho Hynes could cost the club another boom teenager who has been likened to Latrell Mitchell.


Peter Badel and Travis Meyn


The Broncos’ desire to sign Melbourne utility back Nicho Hynes could cost the club a boom teenager rated Brisbane’s version of Latrell Mitchell.

Sport Confidential can reveal five NRL clubs are ramping up their interest in fullback sensation Selwyn Cobbo, with the Dragons ready to blow the Broncos out of the water with a lucrative offer for the 18-year-old Indigenous flyer.

Hynes is seeking a three-year deal from the Broncos worth about $1 million and if Brisbane come to the party with a deal, Cobbo will consider other options to further his rugby league career.

The Broncos have lost a raft of young guns in the past two years, including Sam Walker, David Fifita, Tom Dearden and Reece Walsh, and can ill-afford to lose another promising rookie to an NRL rival.

St George Illawarra’s Queensland-based scout Brian Edwards has compiled a report on Cobbo describing him as one of the best backline talents he has seen in the past 10 years.

The Cherbourg speedster is 190cm and 101kg and has been a revelation for Wynnum Manly in his rookie year in the Intrust Super Cup this season.

Cobbo, who turns 19 next month, has amassed a staggering 414 metres and 20 tackle busts in his past two games and is likened to Mitchell with his running style and natural attacking instincts.

Cobbo is contracted until the end of next season and will be promoted to Brisbane’s NRL squad in 2022. The Broncos are keen to extend Cobbo’s deal beyond next year, but the rookie’s management is taking a wait-and-see approach pending Brisbane’s pursuit of Hynes.

Should Hynes start as Brisbane’s fullback next season, it could be viewed as a roadblock for Cobbo, who has hopes of becoming the Broncos’ long-term option in the No.1 jumper.


https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...o/news-story/d00dbc3191fc8a4622e41876d97d59cd

 

[Gareth67]

Good analogy.
We need WFA not handicap cattle

Wrestling Federation of America / Australia ? ?

What are you suggesting man - that each and every player down there is involved in illegal play ?

 

[be55]

Wrestling Federation of America / Australia ? ?

What are you suggesting man - that each and every player down there is involved in illegal play ?

@blacksafake is referring to weight for age...these conditions are what the best horse races and therefore the best horses generally compete at...he means we should be going after the best talent as far as recruitment goes not just average players...

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

Sport Confidential: Brisbane Broncos in danger of losing young gun Selwyn Cobbo

The Broncos’ pursuit of Storm star Nicho Hynes could cost the club another boom teenager who has been likened to Latrell Mitchell.


Peter Badel and Travis Meyn


The Broncos’ desire to sign Melbourne utility back Nicho Hynes could cost the club a boom teenager rated Brisbane’s version of Latrell Mitchell.

Sport Confidential can reveal five NRL clubs are ramping up their interest in fullback sensation Selwyn Cobbo, with the Dragons ready to blow the Broncos out of the water with a lucrative offer for the 18-year-old Indigenous flyer.

Hynes is seeking a three-year deal from the Broncos worth about $1 million and if Brisbane come to the party with a deal, Cobbo will consider other options to further his rugby league career.

The Broncos have lost a raft of young guns in the past two years, including Sam Walker, David Fifita, Tom Dearden and Reece Walsh, and can ill-afford to lose another promising rookie to an NRL rival.

St George Illawarra’s Queensland-based scout Brian Edwards has compiled a report on Cobbo describing him as one of the best backline talents he has seen in the past 10 years.

The Cherbourg speedster is 190cm and 101kg and has been a revelation for Wynnum Manly in his rookie year in the Intrust Super Cup this season.

Cobbo, who turns 19 next month, has amassed a staggering 414 metres and 20 tackle busts in his past two games and is likened to Mitchell with his running style and natural attacking instincts.

Cobbo is contracted until the end of next season and will be promoted to Brisbane’s NRL squad in 2022. The Broncos are keen to extend Cobbo’s deal beyond next year, but the rookie’s management is taking a wait-and-see approach pending Brisbane’s pursuit of Hynes.

Should Hynes start as Brisbane’s fullback next season, it could be viewed as a roadblock for Cobbo, who has hopes of becoming the Broncos’ long-term option in the No.1 jumper.


https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...o/news-story/d00dbc3191fc8a4622e41876d97d59cd

This is the kind of rumour I want to see.

 

[BIG RIG]

This Selwyn Cobbo is an absolute freak - I would be absolutely over the moon if we signed this kid

 

[Forbes Creek Dragons]

This Selwyn Cobbo is an absolute freak - I would be absolutely over the moon if we signed this kid

Another player I reckon would be worth a crack at is Xavier Savage from the Raiders, 19 super fast and strong and looks like he will probably grow to be a 100kg player.

 

[Morotti]

This Selwyn Cobbo is an absolute freak - I would be absolutely over the moon if we signed this kid

There are a lot of 18 year old players that have carved up lower grades only to falter in first grade.

No doubt the dragons are doing this but have to make sure we are not letting go of young juniors to pay a fortune for an untested kid. Very delicate balancing act.

And i dont mean to play the race card, and this is a slightly uninformed view, but taking an 18 year old indigenous kid away from his family and everything he has known for his whole life, definitely would be hard for him. It would be hard for anyone but i reckon even harder for indigenous youngsters.