Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 9:38 am  

Irregs#16 wrote:

Yeah that's him. He's at the Roosters, but doubt he will get to first team.

Interesting to see Treigh is playing for Brisbane Tigers tomorrow, wonder what the rules are on that, as he is now contracted to us. If he get's injured I cannot see us being very happy

That's a pretty daft decision.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 9:51 am  

Dave K. wrote:

We are after a winger and have spoken to Lewis Murphy, not sure at what stage the conversation is, but will have spoken to him or his agent.

Out of interest,where has this rumour come from?

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:25 am  

we could look something like

Stewart - Moy
Briscoe - Barron
Hardaker - Chamberlain
? (Lafai) - Litten
? (Murphy) - Martin
Trueman - Harman
Abdull - Charles

Ese’ese - Aydin
Bourouh - Smith
Sao - Gardiner
? (Whitehead) - Lane
Cartwright - Staveley
Asiata - Jebson

Rimbu - Dawson
Holmes - Armstrong
Fash - Laidlaw
Ashworth - Wainhouse

Massive improvement in a season

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:31 am  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

We definitely need a quality centre like Lafai or Leutele but I'm not sure about releasing a quota prop.

If Pele goes that leaves us with Ese-Ese, Sao and Ashworth. I don't think that is enough quality as I would regard Fash and Aydin as squad players only.

If we could bring in a quality federation prop to plug the gap it would solve this. We probably would have to pay a transfer fee to facilitate this.

Walmsley will do a job.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 10:32 am  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

We definitely need a quality centre like Lafai or Leutele but I'm not sure about releasing a quota prop.

If Pele goes that leaves us with Ese-Ese, Sao and Ashworth. I don't think that is enough quality as I would regard Fash and Aydin as squad players only.

If we could bring in a quality federation prop to plug the gap it would solve this. We probably would have to pay a transfer fee to facilitate this.

Unfortunately there is going to be an area that we miss out on, we have 5 experienced props plus Staveley and a good of others.

No point in having a quota prop who isn't good enough to make the current 21 man squad.

Centre is a bigger priority than Prop.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 11:26 am  

tommyfromhull wrote:

Agreed, can’t see Sullivan happening now.

PNG hooker Rimbu all but complete, going by PNG RL Facebook groups. They’re all congratulating him on the move!

Even if the club are confident of doing a deal for Rimbu I think it will be a while before that’s officially done because we’ll have to negotiate a settlement with someone at the club. The club won’t have much leverage in those negotiations if the player in question knows that we’ve already signed someone up!

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 11:35 am  

Riderofthepalehorse wrote:

Walmsley will do a job.

Always injured. Could do much better

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 11:52 am  

DSJ1983 wrote:

tommyfromhull wrote:

Agreed, can’t see Sullivan happening now.

PNG hooker Rimbu all but complete, going by PNG RL Facebook groups. They’re all congratulating him on the move!

Even if the club are confident of doing a deal for Rimbu I think it will be a while before that’s officially done because we’ll have to negotiate a settlement with someone at the club. The club won’t have much leverage in those negotiations if the player in question knows that we’ve already signed someone up!

Agree, though it could well be that moves for any other additional quota player is only being done following settlement agreements, as no point looking if a player doesn't agree to a release settlement etc.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 1:37 pm  

Brisbane releasing some players at the end of the season , Taupau , Staggs , Corey Jensen and Kobe Hetherington.
Staggs is a decent centre but probably get snapped up within the NRL.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Fri Jun 07, 2024 1:50 pm  

B0NES wrote:

Brisbane releasing some players at the end of the season , Taupau , Staggs , Corey Jensen and Kobe Hetherington.
Staggs is a decent centre but probably get snapped up within the NRL.

Staggs will be bang in contention for Origin 2.
We can dream of course.