Opinion A quick review of our recruitment since we started rebuilding

[Magic Arrow]

During rebuilds, it's critical you nail your recruitment. Barely any of our signings since we announced we were rebuilding have hit. I'll give a quick overview of what I mean.


Players signed for 2019 1/7
Jack Cogger (Knights) Miss/No longer here
Nick Meaney (Knights) Decent squad player
Christian Crichton (Panthers) Miss
Sauaso Sue (Wests Tigers) Miss/NLH
Corey Harawira-Naera (Panthers) Miss/NLH
Chris Smith (Roosters) Reserve grader
Dylan Napa (Roosters) Overpaid/Unnecessary signing

Players signed for 2020 0.5/4
Joe Stimson (Storm) Miss
Dean Britt (Rabbitohs) Miss
Sione Katoa (Panthers) Miss
Dallin Watene-Zelesniak (Penrith) Overpaid/NLH
Luke Thompson (St Helens) We actually nailed this one


Players signed for 2021 2/6
Nick Cotric (Raiders) Overpaid (for us so far) but he's at least a star player
Corey Allen (Rabbitohs) Overpaid but he's versatile.
Corey Waddell (Sea Eagles) Miss
Jack Hetherington (Panthers) Overpaid Bench Player
Kyle Flanagan (Roosters) Miss
Ava S (England) Minimum player signed mid season



Players signed for 2022
Matt Burton (Penrith) Probably a home run
Josh Addo-Carr (Storm)
Brent Naden (Penrith)
Paul Vaughan (Dragons) JULY EDIT
Tevita-Pangai Jr (Broncos) JULY EDIT
Matt Dufty (Dragons) JULY EDIT

Players retained over that period til next year at least
Averillo Has potential
Doorey Has potential
Elliot Overpaid for what he offers
Jackson Overpaid for what he offers
Topine Has potential
RFM Good but always injured

Now I am as optimistic about Burton as everyone else. The kid looks like an absolute stud. I want to point everyone in the direction of Nick Cotric. I don't think a single person on this forum would say he wasn't a stud for the last two season in Canberra. I dont think anyone would say he's a bad player. It's just that he's surrounded by completely average footballers all around him. We haven't nailed our rebuild at all. Compare it to the rebuild we did in 2008/9 where we nailed almost every signing

2008/9 signings
Brett Kimmorley - Cronulla Sharks HOME RUN
Ben Hannant - Brisbane Broncos HOME RUN
David Stagg - Brisbane Broncos Great signing
Michael Ennis - Brisbane Broncos HOME RUN
Josh Morris - St George Illawarra Dragons HOME RUN
Michael Hodgson - Gold Coast Titans Great signing
Yileen Gordon - South Sydney Rabbitohs Reserve option
Greg Eastwood - Brisbane Broncos HOME RUN
Bryson Goodwin - Cronulla Sharks Great signing


July Edit
I think we've made two great signings in the last couple of weeks. Although in 2008/9 I think we pretty much nailed every signings, I think this time around we've signed 6 players who will immediately go into our run on side, with Dufty being the only signing that causes me any concern in terms of being a great acquisition. While I think we wasted the first three years of the rebuild with a huge number of rubbish signings, I think we've added enough quality to be in contention for the top eight next year. We still need a couple of pieces in the spine to be a serious threat, but I think we're finally headed in the right direction.

 

[Tassie Devil]

That's a quick review? Shit! Must've taken hours of researching to have dug up some of those signings.

Who the fuck is Yileen Gorgon? And Goodwin was a good signing? He a relative of Luke? Fucking loved Luke ... as shit as he was.

 

[NPC83]

I think you should include Dietz and Ava both on the smaller end of the contract scale and both decent value for money.

 

[bradyk]

Thompson was from St. Helens.

 

[Magic Arrow]

I think you should include Dietz and Ava both on the smaller end of the contract scale and both decent value for money.

Both are unsigned for 2022

 

[NPC83]

Both are unsigned for 2022

I was referring to the signed for 2021 section as they were signed for this year and are currently playing.

 

[Magic Arrow]

That's a quick review? Shit! Must've taken hours of researching to have dug up some of those signings.

Who the fuck is Yileen Gorgon? And Goodwin was a good signing? He a relative of Luke? Fucking loved Luke ... as shit as he was.

Gordon played off the bench and was used as a utility. He was signed on a minimum deal.
Goodwin scored a lot of tries for us and was also on a minimum deal. Both played above the deals we gave them.

 

[bradyk]

2021/22 signings
JAC
Naden
Allan
Cotric
Burton
Flanagan
Thompson (20, but pretty much a new signing this year)
Hetherington
Waddell

+Quality hooker (Smith hopefully)
+Quality prop (Rudolf?)

Not too bad.

 

[B-Train]

During rebuilds, it's critical you nail your recruitment. Barely any of our signings since we announced we were rebuilding have hit. I'll give a quick overview of what I mean.


Players signed for 2019 1/7
Jack Cogger (Knights) Miss/No longer here
Nick Meaney (Knights) Decent squad player
Christian Crichton (Panthers) Miss
Sauaso Sue (Wests Tigers) Miss/NLH
Corey Harawira-Naera (Panthers) Miss/NLH
Chris Smith (Roosters) Reserve grader
Dylan Napa (Roosters) Overpaid/Unnecessary signing

Players signed for 2020 0.5/4
Joe Stimson (Storm) Miss
Dean Britt (Rabbitohs) Miss
Sione Katoa (Panthers) Miss
Dallin Watene-Zelesniak (Penrith) Overpaid but at least he's a first grade footballer
Luke Thompson (Wigan) We actually nailed this one


Players signed for 2021 2/6
Nick Cotric (Raiders) Overpaid (for us so far) but he's at least a star player
Corey Allen (Rabbitohs) Overpaid but he's versatile
Corey Waddell (Sea Eagles) Miss
Jack Hetherington (Panthers) Overpaid Bench Player
Kyle Flanagan (Roosters) Miss



Players signed for 2022
Matt Burton (Penrith) Probably a home run
Josh Addo-Carr (Storm)
Brent Naden (Penrith)

Players retained over that period til next year at least
Averillo Has potential
Doorey Has potential
Elliot Overpaid for what he offers
Jackson Overpaid for what he offers
Topine Has potential
RFM Good but always injured

Now I am as optimistic about Burton as everyone else. The kid looks like an absolute stud. I want to point everyone in the direction of Nick Cotric. I don't think a single person on this forum would say he wasn't a stud for the last two season in Canberra. I dont think anyone would say he's a bad player. It's just that he's surrounded by completely average footballers all around him. We haven't nailed our rebuild at all. Compare it to the rebuild we did in 2008/9 where we nailed almost every signing

2008/9 signings
Brett Kimmorley - Cronulla Sharks HOME RUN
Ben Hannant - Brisbane Broncos HOME RUN
David Stagg - Brisbane Broncos Great signing
Michael Ennis - Brisbane Broncos HOME RUN
Josh Morris - St George Illawarra Dragons HOME RUN
Michael Hodgson - Gold Coast Titans Great signing
Yileen Gordon - South Sydney Rabbitohs Reserve option
Greg Eastwood - Brisbane Broncos HOME RUN
Bryson Goodwin - Cronulla Sharks Great signing

Don't forget Alamoti has extended as well and might be in the FG squad by next season.

 

[Roll the Bones]

I like the 2008/2009 section. Noddy was great, really liked him for us. Ben Hannant was overall pretty good. We could do with a David Stagg type player now. He was a tackling machine. Ennis - shouldn't have let him go. J.Morris - sigh. Hodgson - good quality. Faark, I forgot Yileen Gordon played for us. Eastwood - overall was great, but fitness was a problem. Bryson Goodwin - fairly average with us but tacked on a few good years at Souffs including a premiership. 2022 is looking promising but need 3 or 4 more quality signings.

 

[Magic Arrow]

I was referring to the signed for 2021 section as they were signed for this year and are currently playing.

Added Ava but not Dietz as he's not in the top 30.

Thompson was from St. Helens.

Fixed

Don't forget Alamoti has extended as well and might be in the FG squad by next season.

I cant go through players not signed for top 30 as that information is very hard to obtain.

 

[Bulldogsteve]

Don't forget Alamoti has extended as well and might be in the FG squad by next season.

alomoti is no where near FG, hopes he gets some flegg time this year

 

[bradyk]

alomoti is no where near FG, hopes he gets some flegg time this year

It's weird for Baz to say Alamoti's likely going to be a starting centre next year then.

 

[B-Train]

alomoti is no where near FG, hopes he gets some flegg time this year

I'm not saying he's ready now or will play to start next year. I agree he needs to play Flegg and Reserves first... But he'll be at the very least one of the development players eligible to be called up next season and Baz seems to have a big opinion of him so if he has a big offseason, we could see him at some stage next season.

 

[Bulldogsteve]

It's weird for Baz to say Alamoti's likely going to be a starting centre next year then.

never heard that, if he was he would be playing reserve grade this year

 

[Bulldogsteve]

I'm not saying he's ready or will play next year. I agree he needs to play Flegg and Reserves first... But he'll be at the very least one of the development players eligible to be called up next season and Baz seems to have a big opinion of him so if he has a big offseason, we could see him at some stage next season.

i agree mate, we want to see how he goes against men first

 

[Kip Drordy]

Yileen Gordon!!! Other than fans being able to sing 'Come on Yileen' he was rubbish.

 

[bradyk]

never heard that, if he was he would be playing reserve grade this year

He said it at the members forum (according to the people who went).

 

[Bulldogsteve]

He said it at the members forum (according to the people who went).

if thats true, then he will be playing reserve grade this year, to prove himself against men not boys

 

[AlzzBulldog]

alomoti is no where near FG, hopes he gets some flegg time this year

18 year old these days arent fazed anymore