Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:39 pm  

RockNRolla wrote:

I wonder if the club are planning on playing Ashworth in the second row?

NRL prop plus Mckmeeken( although have no idea where this has come from) Taylor,Sao,Fash,Brown and Gardiner would leave us well covered in the font row.
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Been saying it all along i think hes been bought for the right second row spot Lane usually plays in, would add more aggression, size and go forward. As well as better defense.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:04 pm  

Chris71 wrote:

Flanagan I could possibly say he'd be ok, but certainly not Wakeham as for me he'd be a poor signing

I think Flanagan would go well here. Less pressure, less bad press. There is a player in there for sure

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:14 pm  

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

What's the qualification criteria?

Schneider only played 12 games and Hola 14.

I don't get it. NRL is the elite RL competition in the World and if you have played even a handful of games I believe you should qualify for a visa.

Shame he would have been a decent signing.

The games played criteria does seem a bit foggy MB.I thought I'd have a quick look on Wikipedia to see if
he had any naughty boy issues previously but nothing on there.Wikipedia have also got him down as
playing forRovers

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:25 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

I think Flanagan would go well here. Less pressure, less bad press. There is a player in there for sure

I've read the negative comments on the forums but for someone who has played over 70 nrl games and is only 24 years old he must have something about him. Playing in the most challenging position as well.

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:49 pm  

Plateface wrote:

Marcus's Bicycle wrote:

What's the qualification criteria?

Schneider only played 12 games and Hola 14.

I don't get it. NRL is the elite RL competition in the World and if you have played even a handful of games I believe you should qualify for a visa.

Shame he would have been a decent signing.

The games played criteria does seem a bit foggy MB.I thought I'd have a quick look on Wikipedia to see if
he had any naughty boy issues previously but nothing on there.Wikipedia have also got him down as
playing forRovers

I maybe wrong but I’m sure I’d read somewhere that they’d got rid of the requirement for international games and NRL games due to it restricting the player pool, though they still had to be of a decent standard.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:56 pm  

Chris71 wrote:

I maybe wrong but I’m sure I’d read somewhere that they’d got rid of the requirement for international games and NRL games due to it restricting the player pool, though they still had to had to be a decent standard.

Who decides if they are of the relevant standard or not?

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 2:59 pm  

Chris71 wrote:

I maybe wrong but I’m sure I’d read somewhere that they’d got rid of the requirement for international games and NRL games due to it restricting the player pool, though they still had to had to be a decent standard.

I seem to vaguely remember something along those lines. Like I said before even if you've played only a few games in the elite competition you should be able to qualify for a visa.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:12 pm  

Fairly confident that Pele is joining us. Similar reason why I was confident Clifford was coming although I get the confusion with NRL experience / appearances.

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:19 pm  

I wonder when we are going to get a 6pm announcement.

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping list for 2024 : Thu Aug 03, 2023 3:22 pm  

Irregs#16 wrote:

Chris71 wrote:

I maybe wrong but I’m sure I’d read somewhere that they’d got rid of the requirement for international games and NRL games due to it restricting the player pool, though they still had to had to be a decent standard.

Who decides if they are of the relevant standard or not?

Think a player had to have played games in the QLD Cup, NSW Cup to be adjudged a good enough standard if its what I seem to remember I read.