The Rumours Thread

[justadragon]

ok so I just finished reading an article urging Lomax to backflip on the Eels because they still dont know who the coach is. So over this Lomax thing now, but my question is if he does backflip, does this mean we get him for $650k, LMAO

 

[Hound of Dracula]

Same age bracket brother. Im 2 years older.
Good years. Kogarah was a fortress.

Ditto - Exactly the same age.

Billy Smith and, especially Changa, were the reasons I supported the Saints.

Watching your Hero play in those white boots in '75 was devastating as a 12 year old.

 

[qld redvee]

ok so I just finished reading an article urging Lomax to backflip on the Eels because they still dont know who the coach is. So over this Lomax thing now, but my question is if he does backflip, does this mean we get him for $650k, LMAO

Surprise surprise 360 just said lomax on 700 700. 750 750.. so why was 650 reported...

 

[justadragon]

Surprise surprise 360 just said lomax on 700 700. 750 750.. so why was 650 reported...

Probably because they really wanted to stick it to the Dragons in a more embarrassing way.

 

[TheRedVisApartOfMe]

ok so I just finished reading an article urging Lomax to backflip on the Eels because they still dont know who the coach is. So over this Lomax thing now, but my question is if he does backflip, does this mean we get him for $650k, LMAO

See the whispers are getting louder & louder.

 

[John moz]

Dragons Service of Excellence at Wollongong rumours are that it had council issues. Is it still going ahead with plans for 2025 ?

 

[Saints Forever]

It’s not a level playing field, Roosters roster is just ridiculous, they have every opportunity to win a comp every single year. They have the best stadium in the NRL. They get away games at home.
But they are plastic, no soul, no heart, winning a comp means not much to them.
I’m going for anyone but

Time to scrap the salary cap altogether and bring in a youth draft

Don’t see the point in pretending that there is a level playing field

 

[maestro1]

Sorry but experience in proifessional sport, especially in the US, shows that is inherently incorrect. It is well established that players will sign for less money if they think they can win a title. Not all of them, but quite a few will and do.

It would be very rare. Every player the Roosters sign "goes there for less". I repeat, footballers do not sign for 200k less". There is always exceptions to every rule, but it would be VERY rare. I cannot agree with your conclusion.

 

[justadragon]

Time to scrap the salary cap altogether and bring in a youth draft

Don’t see the point in pretending that there is a level playing field

100%, been saying this for years, so sick of hearing about this restriction of trade bullshit, if the NRL enforce it and you dont want to play, then piss off to another country and fill your boots.

 

[Draginzaaar]

i'd say that V'Landys and Politis would be best mates now. Whatever Politis wants V'Landys would see to it I reckon. Nick getting the Rah Rah guy to come to his club, V'Landys would have told Abdo to clear it so that he can register as a player in the NRL without any dramas for this year. "Don't worry about the Salary Cap" he would say to Old Nick. "I have had your Cap checked and I've been told that you have heaps to spend - just keep the big ones under your hat though". "Oh by the way Nick, any chance of me getting an upgrade of my Merc with the usual 70% discount?"

So the Roosters must win the comp every year then yeah? What they don't?

 

[Draginzaaar]

Footballers DO NOT SIGN CONTRACTS FOR 200K LESS per season. Unless there is a payback in another form. Only an idiot would take 200K less and only an even BIGGER idiot believes that said player took 200k less. The part that pisses me off is that the journos, instead of laughing and outing it as utter nonsense at these suggestions of players taking 200k less, continue with the narrative. If it is shouted often enough, it becomes fact. Even when everybody knows it is bullshit.

Lomax took $200K less to go to Parra.

 

[maestro1]

Lomax took $200K less to go to Parra.

There are always exceptions to every rule. I just don't believe that 14 of them did it at the Roosters. There has to be a payback to cover it. TPAs, careers on Fox League after retirement, careers on Channel 9 after retirement, interest free loans, apartments to family members, brown paper bags full of cash. Footballers do not take 200k less without a payback somewhere. There are always exceptions but not a truckload at one club.

 

[Trifili13]

Sorry but experience in proifessional sport, especially in the US, shows that is inherently incorrect. It is well established that players will sign for less money if they think they can win a title. Not all of them, but quite a few will and do.

While not disputing that professionals in the US or Europe might accept less to play for a team with a chance to win a comp or because they want to play for a particular coach, the amounts paid are miles apart. The main professional sports in the US or football in Europe pay millions per annum with players in many instances getting equal or more than the salary cap of an NRL club. So a player willing to give up a million or 2 or more when they are on say 5 or 6 mill or more pa and likely already set up and never have to work again is different when we hear players giving up $100k or $200k a season here which might mean $500k less over their career which would make a difference to their financial position.

Now I agree some NRL players are happy to give up some cash for a chance to win a title but why do we constantly hear they only have short careers and want to make as much money as possible to set themselves and their families up, yet when it comes to the top teams all we hear is players are willing to go there for the "culture" or to win a comp and happy to take "unders"? Something doesn't add up. As Toovey said "there needs to be an investigation".

 

[Wolfgang90]

Lomax contract with the dragons only had 2 years (25/26) left while his new contract with the eels is 4 years. He's getting a longer contract. He'll be making more money than on his deal with the Dragons.

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

Surprise surprise 360 just said lomax on 700 700. 750 750.. so why was 650 reported...

That was Hoops who held MC to account on that the revised figures above and MC didn’t defend it despite MC had been saying $850k pa and sometimes $875k pa in the past when the gap at $650k rumours looked stupid……it certainly created eyeballs

So it appears as many suspected that not nearly as wide apart and no doubt 2nd year I am sure there is a boxing clause in their somewhere which would be $500k plus and mop up the difference plus Lomax better chance of centre

 

[kit66]

Weren't we supposed to be getting our own Union ring in some time this year, what happened to that ?

 

[Sloth]

Weren't we supposed to be getting our own Union ring in some time this year, what happened to that ?

He got injured, shoulder, and was out for the season. Apparently he is looking at NFL so who knows.

 

[Crush]

How does Corey Horsburgh get 3 weeks for head butting and throwing punches and Ravalawa gets 4 weeks for cursing at a referee?
Has the world gone mad?

 

[Dragon David]

How does Corey Horsburgh get 3 weeks for head butting and throwing punches and Ravalawa gets 4 weeks for cursing at a referee?
Has the world gone mad?

Obviously the cursing of the side line official hurt more than the head butt and punches. Unfortunately , Rava's judicial history isn't great, but yeah, I agree 4 weeks for calling the official something ending in nt is a bit harsh.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

How does Corey Horsburgh get 3 weeks for head butting and throwing punches and Ravalawa gets 4 weeks for cursing at a referee?
Has the world gone mad?

Horseburger should have got 6 weeks for his act, re Rava, you can't have players "attacking" referee's, if you let players get away with it, they will all do it and we become like soccer, where players start abusing ref's, getting into their faces etc, just need the refs to be more consistent with it.