Still baffles me how we went cold turkey on chasing latrell Mitchell so early on. It frustrates me how we still haven’t signed josh ado Carr despite him wanting to move to Sydney. It makes me shake my head how we haven’t even bought Leilua given he is surplus at the raiders. These were signings we could have made for next season that could have added something else. That extra point of difference to make us a top 8 side. I simply don’t see the dogs making the 8 with the current squad. Just buy at least one player for season 2020 already !!
Mitchell is more trouble than he's worth - and it's pretty clear most if not all clubs feel that way - Tigers walked, Chooks walked (and have cut him loose from his final year he made clear yesterday). Cowboys, Titans, anyone who've dipped their toe in the water quickly backed off. Now that might be related to his 'advisors' or others around him (eg: multiple managers) rather than he himself, but something definitely doesn't pass the smell test. I'd say we dodged a bullet by backing off. He may end up at Soufs and good luck to both of them.
JAC might still be in play, but who knows the specifics there - Storm might want too much in terms of player swap or transfer fee. Maybe JAC himself wants too much. We can't just fold because he's a very good rep footballer - he either wants to come for the right reasons and right money or it's never going to work. And I'm not talking 'DNA' that people like to take the piss out of - the fact is most workplaces be that an office or a footy team try to build a culture and if you don't fit, you don't fit - you find employment elsewhere.
BJ might be surplus but probably for good reason - he's no superstar. I'm not at all concerned we haven't pursued him.
We have bought for 2020 - no superstars maybe but look where that got us last time we tried to do that - Woods and Foran.
I think we're a good chance to push into the 8 this year but we need to start with way better momentum we started 2019 with no question about that.