The Rumours Thread

[Wolfgang90]

Imo you're paying Stefano $1mil in the hope you can develop him into a top 3 FRF. I'd take the punt since we're not really going to be tying up salary cap elsewhere apart from Hunt who is likely to retire in 2 years.

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

Rabbitohs sign Fletcher Myers immediately until the end of Season 2025 – South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have signed promising outside back Fletcher Myers immediately until the end of the 2025 season today.

www.rabbitohs.com.au

two value signings by quick draw Wayno

hmmmm Fletcher definitely has some upside

Nice that Wayno had the inside running the POS at the Dolphins last couple years and hit list to work off from this year

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Rabbitohs sign Fletcher Myers immediately until the end of Season 2025 – South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have signed promising outside back Fletcher Myers immediately until the end of the 2025 season today.

www.rabbitohs.com.au

two value signings by quick draw Wayno

hmmmm Fletcher definitely has some upside

Nice that Wayno had the inside running the POS at the Dolphins last couple years and hit list to work off from this year

Are you thinking of Fletcher Sharpe Who is currently playing fullback for the Knights?

 

[Dragon David]

Rabbitohs sign Fletcher Myers immediately until the end of Season 2025 – South Sydney Rabbitohs

The South Sydney Rabbitohs have signed promising outside back Fletcher Myers immediately until the end of the 2025 season today.

www.rabbitohs.com.au

two value signings by quick draw Wayno

hmmmm Fletcher definitely has some upside

Nice that Wayno had the inside running the POS at the Dolphins last couple years and hit list to work off from this year

It just amazes me how quick Bennett gets things done. He would have got Mark Ellison who is the Head of Football at Souths and is responsible for all on-field requirements of the Club including coaching, recruitment, retention, player development, pathways and NRL team management and has been at Souths for decades, to sign up these guys plus Euan Aitken and Lewis Dodd plus others no doubt. There was no need for him to get Souths to hire Peter O'Sullivan as Ellison and Bennett have worked together previously.

Why can't we do things as quickly?

 

[Dragon David]

Are you thinking of Fletcher Sharpe Who is currently playing fullback for the Knights?

No, it is Fletcher Myers who is a centre. Fletcher Sharpe is currently playing fullback for the Knights with Ponga out injured. David Armstrong did have a couple of runs at fullback for the Knights but O'Brien the coach preferred Sharpe now to be the fullback so Armstrong has signed to play for Leigh Leopards in the Super League.

 

[Bin Chicken]

Imo you're paying Stefano $1mil in the hope you can develop him into a top 3 FRF. I'd take the punt since we're not really going to be tying up salary cap elsewhere apart from Hunt who is likely to retire in 2 years.

You don’t pay a million bucks for someone hoping they become a top 3 in position . They are already there to get that kind of coin. We can do better

 

[TheRev]

If we have offered the ~950k, I reckon for sure it will be a shorter 2yr deal or similar.. similar to what we did with Su'a, Sloan etc... this is a calculated risk from Flanno.. win-win for Stefano.

imo fans dont see the actual cost of doing nothing.. doing nothing and falling down the ladder further... which we could easily do next year as the tiges/titans/parra/souths start to improve. After that add in recruitment competition from the 18th, 19th and 20th teams... things wont get easier.

Also, doing nothing wont suddenly bring in the tier of players the fans are after.. we havent just been unlucky for the last 50 recruitment attempts turning us down.. if we want to pick the best fruit.. we have to keep crawling up the ladder first.

It's why Flanno has so many short-contracts... he wants players hungry, and he wants the roster malleable so he can keep throwing another layer of clay on top, until one day we look back and what do you know.. hes built a competitive roster with all those small changes.

We have money to spend, and any short-term success = long-term success.. people didnt really believe it until Gould proved it to them at the dogs... juniors alone cant save you.. you need the 1st grade team firing first.

Having said all that.. maybe its NAS or some other random prop that we are hunting.. same thing applies though!

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

No, it is Fletcher Myers who is a centre. Fletcher Sharpe is currently playing fullback for the Knights with Ponga out injured. David Armstrong did have a couple of runs at fullback for the Knights but O'Brien the coach preferred Sharpe now to be the fullback so Armstrong has signed to play for Leigh Leopards in the Super League.

Yes i know, but i was perplexed as to why everyone is saying that Fletcher Myers is such a great signing thats souths have made, thought maybe that AG mixed the players up and was basing his opinion on Sharpe, anyway im sure if we signed Myles the club would be copping a bagging..

 

[TheRev]

I was actually a bit sad Armstrong left for the UK.. it would have put an enormous amount of pressure on the Knights to retain 'someone else' whether it was Sharpe or another..

I've realised that our best chance of building is our roster is less people leaving the NRL... which is why the rorters annoy me, they always find a way for their players to retire or go to rugby...

 

[Dragon David]

Our club needs better thinkers who can jiggle things around so that we have more upside than down. We begrudge a club like the Roosters but they have the people in their system to get a proper handle on their roster and how to shed players and recruit others that in most cases are good signings.

 

[Murfy]

We are going to offer Stefano a 5 year deal 900k per year - according to chammas

 

[John moz]

Why we have plenty forwards we need a half and fullback.

 

[JubileeJeffro]

Why we have plenty forwards we need a half and fullback.

Flanno has stated a few times, first priority is a big boppa. We don’t have one.
I guess he is thinking a Fifita type as per his premiership blueprint.

 

[Desperate Dragon]

We are going to offer Stefano a 5 year deal 900k per year - according to chammas

Sounds like the Raiders are also offering him huge dollars.

 

[since77]

Why we have plenty forwards we need a half and fullback.

Oh dear. Our most urgent priority is front rowers. By a mile.

 

[Wolfgang90]

We are going to offer Stefano a 5 year deal 900k per year - according to chammas

Love it, competing with Raiders on the same deal. Flanno has already shown he can help players reach rep level status. Stefano is on the cusp & under Flanno could fulfil his potential.

 

[Desperate Dragon]

Oh dear. Our most urgent priority is front rowers. By a mile.

Best thing of all is Flanagan knows it.

 

[redV06]

 

[<StGeorgeDragons>]

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is he any good?

 

[<StGeorgeDragons>]

Best thing of all is Flanagan knows it.

And when he let Zac go suddenly backs and forwards became equal priorities. Still haven't seen a like for like for Lomax yet.