We're still building... Cap is almost sorted but we have to give everyone with the potential to lock down a spot, cheaper to breed them than to buy them.You're right. So we did better than expected. Next year is basically the same. I don't really get why we'd go through another year of pain (2021) when our salary cap mess is sorted.
Flanagan likely.
Don't think he is allowed to coach again until after he's done two years as an assistant, which I believe he's doing at St Gronks.Flanagan could possibly be Sounded out, given now he’s back in the coaching ranks
Do we really need another year to know what we need to buy/bring in? The last two years is what that was for.We're still building... Cap is almost sorted but we have to give everyone with the potential to lock down a spot, cheaper to breed them than to buy them.
When we have most of the squad locked up on average cash then we can go shopping knowing exactly what to buy.
2 more years and we are title contenders again.
Until then enjoy the theatre of being an underdog and causing some headaches for the bookies.
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Seems to have overcome his reluctance to play on Sundays, too.Hoppa has been getting better each year with us and his running metres, line breaks and tackle busts numbers last season were insane. Plus he has some of the quickest hands out of any centre in the comp.
I'm glad he's locked in for another year and I'm glad it wasn't any longer so it keeps cap flexibility for 2022 and keeps Hoppa hungry to prove himself.
Yeah that could be the reason also. He only signed an extension for 2020 though didn’t he?These signings tell me that the board will not be re-signing Pay, and whoever comes in to replace him will have first pick with recruitment
Correct. Pay is currently only signed until the end of 2020. I reckon the first 8 games of 2020 will pretty much determine his future beyond that. I get the feeling both he and the club would like his tenure to be longer, but the results will need to justify any such decision.Yeah that could be the reason also. He only signed an extension for 2020 though didn’t he?
I totally agree.. problem is it's been a slow process with the cap plus we have the juniors really in line to step up now and others coming through. It's shit house we have to wait but with all that taken into consideration we haven't had a decent chance to get a roll on until 2020.Do we really need another year to know what we need to buy/bring in? The last two years is what that was for.
2019 was really only the beginning of that. 2018 was a total shit-show, very disruptive with players leaving mid-season and/or unhappy and left end of season - so I don't think we can count 2018.Do we really need another year to know what we need to buy/bring in? The last two years is what that was for.
Thats correct.Yeah that could be the reason also. He only signed an extension for 2020 though didn’t he?
I can't comment on our juniors/Canterbury cup players seeing i haven't seen much of them play, but always been a fan of Hoppa.There is a lot of backhanded compliments coming Hopoate’s way in this thread!!
Wasn’t he the the club’s player of the year for 2019?
Didn’t he play every minute of every game in 2019?
I’ll be fucked if I know what the bloke has to do??? Yet many on here walk around with hard-ons for players who have not even played 1st grade.