News Transfer bombshell: NRL’s highest-paid prop requests release

[ShepardDog]

Bloody bipolar man how can you request a release than say nah I’m staying less than 24 hours ago

 

[chemdog]

I don’t think he’s very intelligent ole Fonua Blake. Neither is his counterpart Payne Haas. Literally both just did the same shit all for them to stay

or he could wait 1 more year and wait for another top Sydney team like the roosters to sign him for 2025

 

[KLil]

They have just offered Olakauatu a huge deal haven't they ? And they have a heap of high priced players already Tommy and DCE,both million plus, Jake and Schuster close to a mil. Sydney NRL Bosses would be all frantically going through the options

Im with you including re-signing B.Trbo, Sipley and Paseka as well as adding Luke Brooks.

They would be absolutely on the thin red line no doubt but then again considering the cap went up and contracts may have been locked without upgrades they might just do or cant lol.

 

[Flanagun]

We still shed plenty of players though. Vagana, Talau, Norton, Rauhihi to name a few. Pretty substantial losses imo. The fact the club was great at identifying talent eg Tonga, Harris, SBW, Maitua filled those gaps.

Yeah, there were a few gaps to fill, but you still can't tell me the backbone of that side would have been there without the cap rorting.... or that players didn't take pay cuts to stay. I don't really have issue with celebrating it, because I think rorting was and is still commonplace, but I don't think we're in the best position to lecture other clubs about winning due to cheating.

 

[D0GMATIC]

I don’t think he’s very intelligent ole Fonua Blake. Neither is his counterpart Payne Haas. Literally both just did the same shit all for them to stay

I have a feeling the warriors denied his release.

 

[Doge]

30 pages for nothing

 

[ShepardDog]

Initial plan A now we go back to Tamulolo

 

[Gene Krupa]

So he lied about ma & pa

 

[D0GMATIC]

Im with you including re-signing B.Trbo, Sipley and Paseka as well as adding Luke Brooks.

They would be absolutely on the thin red line no doubt but then again considering the cap went up and contracts may have been locked without upgrades they might just do or cant lol.

Doesn't matter now, they will focus on Olakauatu. Not sure how they fit him in

 

[CrittaMagic69]

Gus' fault ffs

 

[D0GMATIC]

Initial plan A now we go back to Tamulolo

He has 4 years left on his contract?

 

[ShepardDog]

Gus' fault ffs

Gus didnt have enough pull mannnnn

 

[D0GMATIC]

Gus' fault ffs

He got all our hopes up

 

[InGusWeTrust]

 

[Gene Krupa]

30 pages for nothing

I loved it.

 

[Malla]

Warriors attempt to convince Addin Fonua-Blake to reverse release request in Zoom meeting

But the Warriors are still hopeful of retaining Fonua-Blake, who ironically signed with them from Manly also on compassionate grounds - or getting a top-class forward in exchange.

One official from a Sydney club interested in signing Fonua-Blake told Wide World of Sports, "It's no guarantee they will release him".

"They want an equivalent trade. There are not many options available to them.

"They are Zooming with Fonua-Blake from England tonight (Thursday) and the general feeling is that he will stay in New Zealand for at least another 12 months."

Star backflips on request after urgent Zoom call

'There are not many options available to them'

wwos.nine.com.au

He's not staying at Warriors.

And whoever this official is, he is right. There is no way Warriors will get the equivalent back nor will a top team in Sydney want to trade away one of their key players for a bloke who's now jumped shipped from the last 2 clubs he's been at.

Warriors need to be frank about this. They lucked up when he fell into their lap in 2020 because he wanted out of Manly. They have played no part in his development as a footballer. He now wants to be closer to his family in Aus (can't blame him) - they should let him walk and cut their losses.

 

[InGusWeTrust]

Bloody bipolar man how can you request a release than say nah I’m staying less than 24 hours ago

Beggars belief aye. Requests immediate release on compassionate terms. Nek minnit: I guess my compassionate needs can wait a year.

 

[Gene Krupa]

He's not staying at Warriors.

And whoever this official is, he is right. There is no way Warriors will get the equivalent back nor will a top team in Sydney want to trade away one of their key players for a bloke who's now jumped shipped from the last 2 clubs he's been at.

Warriors need to be frank about this. They lucked up when he fell into their lap in 2020 because he wanted out of Manly. They have played no part in his development as a footballer. He now wants to be closer to his family in Aus (can't blame him) - they should let him walk and cut their losses.

He's committed to Warriors for 2024

 

[Gene Krupa]

Initial plan A now we go back to Tamulolo

His price has now gone up.

 

[Squirtlevstar]

It was nice for a moment to image him playing for us, but I would not count it out yet. As we have seen time and time again in rugby league anything is feasible.
Gould’s relationship to the NZ firm still gives me hope that if this was to take place it would be done under the cover of darkness just like the Curran signature.