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Hutch was bought in part for his experience and I'm sure around training he is probably great. However, i think it's time for a change, not because he is soooo slow but because he takes so many poor options and can't manage a game when most needed ( should have won last night and v Souffs)Loved...

Why on earth would Mal want to do it

The Coach doesn't seem to like to change to much, and we did just win so SC to fullback , Kiraz takes his spot and JAC/Wilson the wingers i would guess. Think it's only a matter of time before Joash gets a run which I'm looking forward to, kid seems to have the confidence to handle it .

Imagine what this roster would be doing with supercoach Wayne in charge

Was watching the game, at 26-0 the weather knocked the satellite feed out, ended up a top night not having to watch the second half by all reports

Part of the issue we have is all our spine players are average, even Tigers ( api ) and Drags ( Hunt ) have class to bring others into the game. Bringing Sexton in i dont see making any real difference. I wish Mahoney would stop crabbing and just either run or pass directly, when he does this we...

Hughes goes from small minutes off the bench to starting, strange

We had enough ball in good areas in the second half and all we produced was 1 out stuff. We have no playmakers .

That was embarrassing today, enough chances to have won and won easily

Our defence is vastly improved on last year, if bunny continues to fumble their way through 80 minutes as they have been this year i think we will be fine

We hit the scoreboard , kept a clean sheet, great for the confidence of the team heading into the filth on Friday

Normally pretty upbeat heading into games, and i am but if we cant beat the Tits at Belmore im going to struggle to be positive going forward

Paying up to say 700 for him is not overs given our needs and the higher cap ( Napa on 600 was criminal ) so i can only assume there are other reasons if we are not interested.

Chammas also said the Roosters offer was 2 years at up toward 500k, i would be shocked if in this market there are not longer and better offers for him, will see i guess

I guess if Tino can con 1.3m for 10 years , anything is possible

Has there ever been a better time to be a middle forward and off contract

100 more tackles in a half, must be close to a record

if we show some resolve in defense and use a good kicking game to turn the big para forwards around and take some sting out of them i think we can do well

Has Kiraz done anything pre season, thought he has been recovering for most of it ?

Always plenty of upsets early in the season, we will win this one

Is Poasa on a Development contract and if so does that mean is not eligible for selection ?

Sutton is only signed till 25 so King will only be taking that 500-600 going forward i would guess. At that money we cannot afford to not keep him.

For me our line speed and aggression played a part in the lack of attack from the sharks. With the errors they would have put a score on us last year. 1,7,and 9 need some work

Hutch doesn't need to be a dynamic half with the strike we now have out wide.I like the control he displays, can kick and defend so happy to see him get first crack.

Great to have some options at 7. Thought Hutch did a great job digging in and allowing space for his outside men, kicking was better than Burton i thought as well. The game opened up more when Sexton was on but again he did a great job. If Burton struggles it could be a Sexton/ Hutch in the halves.

If Schuster could get 800 i guess anything possible with the right team

Defence seemed much more aggressive and organised, lets see if it continues when we play more 1st graders.

Probably been said before but there should just be a thread to argue ( the same pretty boring ) topics for those that are inclined. Be great for everyone else.

Cowboys must be cheering, he is on pretty decent money, and they have the younger better edge forwards to try and keep. Probably can't believe their luck with the Dragons coming to the party.

For me it won't have much to do with them embracing the game and all to do with if they like betting on it. If it's the latter, then assume the NRL will be able to extract much more in future.

Thought i saw his manager was looking for 500k/season , we go 1.6m for 3 years i assume and nothing. I can only assume the Roosters have told him to sit tight and they will "sort something out "

Like your contribution on the site mate but can the Dog go ! Its like a K9 version of a strobe light

Assume we came to some sort of settlement so not sure how much we gain cap wise, that said it was pretty clear it was going to end this way

Hope he aims up and has a great year for us, i can't help but think how on earth did someone see a Captain here, not bagging the kid, just don't see anything about him in that role.

what is the fascination with changing the rules every offseason, just leave it alone for a period

Whats the latest with RFM does anyone know ? if Patolo and Sutton are out long term we really need him to pull his finger out and play

I could see Warriors, Knights and Raiders missing the 8, Sharks not sure but wouldn't be surprised. Souffs just have to good a squad ( like easts ) to miss. eels /cows /eagles should be in the mix. If we can get a better run with injury and and a bit of starch in our defence there should be a...

Anyone able to post the CC interview in the DT ?

Didn't listen to it but if its roosters or Penrith , good luck .If he was important roosters would have already extended him and if its Penrith then it won't be a big contract

7 wins last year in a horror season, for me if we can't get to 10 it will be a fail. Raiders and 1 other to fall, hard to see Souths/para/manly/cows not fighting it out for finals spots.

would like to see what Patolo can do with a run free of injury. To me we are very short in the middle, over a long season we will be sorely tested

Maybe same with JT now deardon has extended on what must be good coin

Strange one for us, the only middle i can see signed beyond next season is Sutton. Im really hoping May is still a chance and with Tigers spending up maybe Klemmer.

Tigers just love the big $ splurge, until the rest of the club gets sorted out it won't amount to much yet again IMO

Thought he would stay at the riff or take the big $ from the tigers, if we have dropped off AFB maybe things have changed

Would have liked to have got him, he would have been a good fit for us.

Easy for his manager when you consider Manly where stupid enough to to give Schuster 800, and 8 years is crazy

Bishop on SEN this morning saying again he will not be available till round 5-6 , its a bad ankle injury she is reporting

Don't the warriors have Capewell going there for 24' anyway

For mine any mention of other interest is purely about getting the Tigers to part with max $

Agree, don't see us having a real interest in him given the $ he is chasing. Think AFB is the one they will go hard at

Roosters seemed to have locked up a lot of players recently yet nothing for May yet, they probably somehow keep him but hope we are in the mix

Gus has stated many times this year that he thinks the Panthers can win 5 or 6 with the current cattle , not sure why this last tip is a shock to anyone

Chooks have bought and extended a lot of players, given May would currently be on a relatively small deal it seems more probable he will leave, be a great get and not be over the top money for us.

I hope we are having a dip at May, would be better value ( than JT) with more upside. Assume we throw our hat in the ring for AFB with the other Sydney clubs

Manly moved Keppie and are looking to move Aloiai, wouldnt be surprised if this is the reason

While i know Zero Tackle is not gospel, they have our 2024 squad at 30 already, maybe we are still trying to offload a few ( topine /RFM) before confirming anyone new.

Only the Tigers would tell a player they are not wanted to turn around and extend him

Don't mind this, seems like the depth signings are done in public with CC , Gus does the big fish out of sight which i also like

If tigers chip in I don't mind this, hard worker who can do a much better job in the middle than what was offered up by the expensive duds we had to endure this year.

Strange that the best team in the comp see enough to sign him up

Great effort by Preston, hope all the senior players take note and lift next year

That up to 8 "players" are prepared to walk to me is great news, looking forward to a much better squad in 24

Let the clean out begin , 3 tries to Foran were beyond embarrassing. Pretty much any other side would have flogged the titans today

Yeh was listening, nice one Jimmy, didn't miss the sook

After last week's effort I was thinking spoon in 24 as the Tigers and Drags will improve. With everything that has come to light in the media recently it seems pretty clear there will be more change over the off season. Hoping we can make some upgrades over the summer, good preseason and be in...

All i take from this is he has been told he is not in our plans

Happy for training to be more in line with what the top clubs are doing, seems like it has been a shock to the system for many of our players. If you are not up to it there is park football , just not going to get the $. Pretty sure i saw somewhere Penrith over the last few seasons have had one...

Next year we will be battling to not get the spoon, so disappointed with where we are with little hope for any success in sight

I would prefer we forfeit next week, I know i will watch otherwise

Raiders were poor, we continue to do breathtakingly stupid things, nearly over though

TPJ just looks like he doesn't really like playing the game but has always had talent and someone willing to pay. Great having more to spend next year but with the NRL rules requiring you spend 95% of your cap it becomes a problem for teams down the bottom with no quality on offer.

Our defense across the park is putrid, Skelton at least adds some good strong carries and can score from nothing, i would much prefer him in the side

Titans door must be closed now with $ they have just dumped into Tino and Fafita

Top talent like Haas , Tino, Fafita, Manu are choosing to stay because they are getting the money, no need to go to a struggling club , thats how tough the market seems to be at the moment

I hope we keep him on a minimal contract. Needs more time to develop before he is another one thrown out.

Those first 2 tries are embarrassing at any level of the game . We are clearly the worst team in the comp this year.

That's pretty much the best 17 we could put out there , looking forward to a good showing this arvo

Same, would love to see a win and some decent footy. Phins coming off the bye, in Qld , with our horrible defence = another tough day

Agree, we have very average players on more money in that space, this is nothing to fret over

Every time a team, any team, gets inside our 20m zone they score. Untill this changes I don't see us winning.

Got home , saw the score . Not read anything about the game but is there any danger we can stop leaking 30/40/50 every game , it's just ridiculous for " professionals " .

It's not long ago we were signing up park footballers for the sort of money mentioned for this kid. He would be an upgrade for the money if it were to happen.

Brisbane is only a chance of winning the competition now due to recruitment in other areas. Haas is a great player in his position, but for the money he would command i don't see it being what we need.

I agree, not much available and for the right price and length would be happy to keep him

Could understand the Best selection if he had been in the mix. To pick purely after scoring a few against our witches' hats yesterday is laughable.

Round 19 , that means it's nearly all over , pretty happy about that

That press conference is a big red flag, both coach and captain handled it poorly. I didn't expect CC to throw the players under the bus but to try and tell us they tried and the effort was better than the Sharks debacle is ridiculous

Watching manly v rooster , hate both but just want to watch an actual game to get the stench of ours off

Never seen a worse performance, they should be forced to donate this week's pay, not even having a go, embarrassing

Knights couldn't go close against a reserve grade panther, we are making them look like a top 4 side

Just seems strange. Player retires so contract for 2023 doesn't exist anymore, enters a new contract as a staff member. Club is left a player short but not the balance of money to sign a replacement. Thats how it seems to me, but I'm obviously wrong.

Hi mate, i don't pretend to know how the cap works with regard to how the NRL determine the Jackson retirement. Why are we forced to carry the salary in the cap ?

Hope not, another young half is not what we need

Extending Schuster at 800k is not good business.

Agree, watched a bit last night. Footwork at the line is ridiculous, and has the skills of a 7 in attack, impressive for a big man

I know the need for an experienced 7 , but given the lack of any available I'm happy to see BBO with a proper offseason get a go in the top grade. Think if we can somehow get some decent midddles ( not even stars ) that can do a job we will be better off than throwing overs trying to attract a 7

Paying Crichton 700 versus the Phins paying Avo 600, to me that's a win win

I wish our recruitment was better and we wouldn't be in a position where we are talking to Lodge, but here we are.

If either side played a top team yesterday it would have been a cricket score, Parra were average yet we made them look like they could win the comp. We have issues everywhere.