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Not yet, but it'll happen. Talent follows talent.

If Mann and Preston play the other night I reckon we win. It's not a premiership roster, but we're playing like a top 8 team at the moment. This team looks the perfect vehicle for a talented half to now want to sign with us and take the wheel. Gould and Ciro are doing their job well and the...

So lucky to have Kikau setting the standards of what a professional looks like in the forwards. Effort areas, controlled aggression with and without the ball, second phase play, and genuine leadership qualities.

I thought Sexton was a standout in attack to be honest, straightens us up considerably and forces the defence to make a decision and then picks the right option. Did the same thing last year a couple times.

Are we ever going to have a consistent, capable halves pairing again in the blue and white? It's beyond ridiculous

Even if these guys were bench utilities, they've all come from ridiculously talented squads in recent times and that demonstrates that despite strong competition they still got ample game time. Compared to some of the starting players we've had in recent years they'll look like superstars I'm sure.

Surely, surely we get this signature..

Oh but Xerri ran really fast at training in September, and he's been playing Oz tag every other Tuesday. Dally m centre of the year for sure

Hmmm anyone else a bit disappointed in Gus' boat?? Where's all that cash going!

Bring back Barry ward Probably still better than half our current options :laughing:

Which assistant coach will we look to hire next???

I think the significantly smaller posts added to the illusion of it going out. On first view it looked like it missed but when you slow it down you realise the ball never crosses the posts from that angle so very hard to know the moment it went past them. If only there were two people...

I'm happy to sign Jarome if we get rid of Burto tbh, as long as there's a decent 7 beside one of those guys

Doubt we'll get either. Both agents are just leveraging the market to make sure their client's salary (and their own fees) reflect the new cap.

We have to land one out of Haas or Tino surely..

Why were we never in the hunt for Jamal Fogarty? I think he could have been the perfect 500kish 7 to compliment our roster and help offset the money Burton is on

Honestly, I hope he goes there and cements himself as one of the best young centres in the game. Has all the attributes and will no doubt benefit from a proper structure. Best of luck Avo!

Never go full retard

We've needed a top class 1, 7, and 8 for years. We get our 1 next year, but without the other two I still don't see us approaching the top 8

I'm with you on pausing the immortal status, but remember how young he is too. Years away from his prime. If he stays healthy and doesn't end up being overused like Taumulolo, honestly I think he sets a new bar for what a prop can be in our game. I've always thought there are similarities...

Top 8??? I'll be thrilled if we avoid the spoon. The tigers are clearly much better than what they've shown in recent years, and the dragons will grab a couple of wins on the back of the Hook's sacking since the accountability is back on the players. We need some first graders back fast

Is that you Bronson? :P I'm not saying he won't be fit, not saying he won't get back to peak performance etc but he doesn't have the conditioning of someone whose been playing professional footy for a very long time. Whose to say his timing will be the same, or his instincts, defencive skills...

Everyone assuming Xerri is a walk up start at centre. He's off the juice, has bulked up considerably and hasn't played FG for years. Let's wait and see.. I think Perham has more to worry about than Avo or Alomoti

We're probably playing hardball on the $ since we're in no rush to offload him as he'll be gone by season's end either way. Manly will dig in right up until DCE goes to Origin camp and then have to bend over.

Is that all JR said? He reacted like he just walked in to find his Mrs tonguing Grub's gooch

What a win, we weren't at our best but we found a way. Fucking awesome

What a tackle from Alamotti, beast Murdoch has turned the game since he came back on

What a try!!! Onya Jakey

Wtf is going on, we should be miles ahead on the scoreboard

Cam Murray to rugby, Wighton to play lock and get an upgraded deal. That's my prediction

Mid season swap for the guy who cuts the oranges would be a tad unfair, but I'm sure we can repay Manly at some stage down the track

My 2 pesos, We need a Cooper crook style halves coach to teach him the structural aspects of the game. I don't think he knows what to look for but his instincts are clearly great so just needs to refine the vision and execution. Also need a competent half alongside him so that teams are at...

I had to switch it off, the weird camera angles were giving me a migraine

Has to be said, if a defensive line has to deal with Walker, Wighton, Johnson, and then Mitchell floating and chiming in on that left edge, that's one hell of a difficult task..

Haha exactly, if you can't buy them, literally breed them! Get Lamb and Mortimer to contribute to the gene pool as well while you're at it.. The old stallions would still have better swimmers than half of the modern day cupcakes

Are we following the Chinese Olympic team's 'social integration' strategy??

21 years old. Let that sink in. We're gonna have to open up the cheque book, but he's bloody worth it. Wonder what the return policy is on Penrith backrowers, will they at least let us exchange for Leota? Just kidding, Kiks will be massive for us as well. Serious team coming together...

Not condoning this crap whatsoever but it's probably a bunch of 9-12 year olds trying to act tough, like how offensive is it really in that context. FFS the whole world has gone soft, this is news worthy now??

It's also a no regression zone under zero, which is probably a good thing if you're Flanno..

I reckon there's a good chance the positive energy within the team might ignite him. Watching Kikau's incredible effort last night, along with the resurgence of RFM as a leader, Preston's amazing start etc these guys will push TPJ to regain his position as the alpha forward. His second phase...

We have fuck-all impact and fade towards the end of games. Bout as tough as limp lettuce, dogs of slaw

Regardless of how Smith goes, I still think Mahoney is a much better fit for us and our current roster. He's like another half out there! Smith has a unique ability to break open a game with a huge run and is an absolute terror in defence, but in my books he doesn't come close to Reed in...

Do you thing Burto Jnr will also playcenta?

There's something about a chirpy passionate little guy leading the way from an energy perspective. I reckon they'll all follow him, for as much field time as he gets this season. The community will as well. You watch, he'll be a good force. I think that's why they've brought him in. No other...

Mate I'm sure most of us would happily kiss his Flopagun if he ever actually lives up to his potential. While secretly waiting for him to become the next Nathan Cleary, blimey at this stage I'd celebrate it if he could become the next Kris Keating!

As long as his concussion status doesn't exclude him from medical retirement, I don't see how there's any risk here to us. Plenty of benefit though. Top shelf half for as long as he's healthy and in addition to his contributions on the field, he would bring a wealth of knowledge and experience...

*Gould's template

Must have been doing a decent job of teaching too as you clearly knew how to find the right angle

TPJ looking lean as a mofo

If we sign him it's because he's worth whatever we offered him and he wants to play here. If we don't it's either because he wanted too much, or we never really wanted him here in the first place. It's that simple for me. In Gus we trust

Someone tweet Gus and Laundy asking if they would support a go fund me, with that exposure and potentially laundy chipping I reckon we'll raise $20k+ Put me down for a hundo

Looks unreal bud! Great job :grinning::grinning::grinning::grinning:

Legend! Thanks mate

That photo of Gould on the steps at Belmore is iconic, anyone on here with photoshop skills?? Make it black and white and remove the reception sign. And if you really want to make it pop, keep the polo shirt and the coloured sections of our logo blue/navy. :hearteyes:

A great signing and not surprising now that Sheens is back at the club, good on them. Always good when there are multiple successful teams in Sydney and I'm sure not the only one sick of seeing the Rabbits and Roosters get all the attention.

This is why I love having Gus here. If we let him go, it's because he wasn't worth holding onto. Good luck and God speed Avo, onto the next prospect for us. If we persist with him, it's because he has genuine potential and with the right coaching will likely go on to succeed. Either way, I...

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Wonder if the permission to box was actually the club's (aka Gould's) way of getting Tavita into SBWs orbit. The Roosters players always spoke about his influence and leadership when he joined them. This seems like a master-stroke in hindsight.

If he qualifies as a gun I guess they've stopped manufacturing that calibre of bullets.. Ornamental curtain rod is more like it.

It's a bloody shame he can't recognise his position as a role model. Hundreds of thousands of kids tune in and are fixated on the brilliance of the game's elite, with Cody right up there when he's playing his best. But those same kids don't magically tune out from all the rest of the...

Totally agree, however given the money they were putting aside to retain Munster if he should move on then they'll probably look at a top line half to fill the void. Bellamy has always had a superstar spine and built around that core with journeymen and development players. Doubt the Melbourne...

Anyone else see NRL 360 yesterday? Mentioned that Burto is in Melbourne's sights as cover for Munster's potential departure. Doubt Gus will let him go anywhere, but this could definitely drive his price up

Put the money aside, if Moses isn't good enough for us then who exactly do we expect to recruit?? Have we reached a point where we won't settle for anyone less than a Nathan Cleary?? I'm no Moses fan boy, far from it. Just intrigued about who all the 'better options' actually are that have so...

Hey mate, Glad to help! Can we provide nominations for the top 36 players? That way we can name a bulldog legend for every year since the Eels' last premiership.

We need size but I feel like Leniu is mighty mouse. He seems to have a shit attitude as well at times. I wish we'd throw the bank at someone like Reuben Cotter. Would love a crazy eyed, hard nosed Aussie prop in the mould of Shrek or Ben Hannant.

Going by the award night photos, maybe his Mrs ran a few ball handling sessions?

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Me too mate, hope the tip is accurate. I think he'd be a fantastic addition and despite being an awesome prop, doubt he'd command posterboy money.

I've heard a whisper that Moses Leota might be a chance for next year

"Do you know how my son is??!!" kapow

Where is that form we saw a month ago.. This is woeful

I still think Sullivan is the target, along with a top 5 emerging fullback in the early 20s demo. We're not going to be a premiership contender for a couple of years no matter who we recruit, so our recruitment strategies are likely to adopt a mid-term focus. That's my view based on the...

Watched the roosters game with a mate at the Coogee Bay hotel. Anasta was sitting next table over. Everytime Munster did something stupid the table of drunkards nearby were absolutely destroying him AND Mr Manager, it was hilarious. Credit to Anasta though he took it in his stride and even...

Come on over and win that first premiership with us Benny boy, we'll help you forget all about that first minute of extra time. All reports are that his young family is settled and loving life, we're the closest team geographically that needs a 7 and can actually give him an opportunity to get...

Good, I hope he sticks around. The amount of negativity in recent weeks has been hilarious. Fact is that whatever Mick did, the players undeniably reacted and we saw glimpses of magic from a team that was almost certain to get the spoon.

He's a former dally m center of the year, so running game tick. Also a great defender, and posseses an exceptional long and short kicking game. Those attributes alone are worthy of the hype and there's still huge upside in all those areas IMO. Consistency will come, better decision making etc...

Cumon, go for the try ffs

TPJ getting sin binned today

"Muuuuum, Phillip won't let me pay with his ball"

There will no doubt be performance clauses in the club's favour, as well as remuneration bonuses in Ciraldo's. Get us into the top 8 consistently and show year on year improvement as we build towards top 4, welcome to the family Cam. Fail to deliver however and it's arrivederci. No club...

Fuck..

Sorry I did a poor job of articulating, but completely agree. What I meant to say was that allowing that try was preposterous and its a clear cut double movement.

I can't for the life of me understand how they came to that ruling on the double movement.. How can 'momentum' cause a player on his back to get the ball down unless he's holding it behind his torso??

Former Bulldog Ricky Stuart has verbally attacked opposing..

Not forgotten at all, I swear I saw him reffing the other day.. :tonguewink:

I also identify as a legend, and my preferred adjectives are 'absolute' and 'dead-set' Where's my invite??!

My mate Choi just whispered some info to me.. Apparently he has socks and played with cats this year.

I'm sure there's some camel trading going on in the background, imagine he plays and has a long term injury. How do you offload him then? Gus knows what he's doing

Do you guys think Jacko is still pissed because of Barrett's sacking and Potter's recent success is just salt into the wounds?? We are 300% better than we have been for the last couple of years and our Captain looks the only thing he's won is a soggy sayo

Big fella has some late footwork, if we can get his conditioning right look out

Is Casey defending on Koloamatangi's edge? Fear it'll be 2/2 if so

If we had some starch in the team, they probably lose. If Tupou catches that ball before half time, or if Grant's kick doesn't ricochet. They probably lose. If the ref's didn't have their marone tinted lenses on, due to the crowd. They definitely lose. Slater managed to get Qld up for a...

You just can't have two million dollar playmakers, would be awesome though

Hopefully that's the only thing he's inherited from uncle Brad, otherwise we may have to put him down ;)

Agree with the sentiment that he's been harshly judged. The guy was one of very few who went out there and had a crack everytime he played, constantly trying to get us into the fight and not just fold like limp lettuce. I wish he was the size of those cats Klemmer or Napa, maybe then he could...

Burton's old man was holding the tears back, what an incredible memory for him and his family to see their young fella dominate at the highest level. Beautiful moment.

Tommy Weaver is a dead ringer for Cliffy Lyons. Can someone check where Manly played the weekend 9 months before his birth??

A big thanks to everyone for your helpful tips, sounds like a cracking stadium!

Taking my young fella to Commbank for the first time and wondered if anyone from the Kennel brains trust might be able to point me in the right direction for some good seats. Happy to pay whatever, just want the best game day experience for the little guy. Best available on Ticketek is in...

Haha I saw this forum title and nearly choked on my coffee. My my, how the whipped have fallen.. He'd be lucky to get 350k atm I reckon, barely enough for his wife's monthly scrotum wax