Bulldogs 2008/2009: Player Contracts, Signings & Rumours.

[B-Train]

I personally don't think our backrow stocks are really that good.

I would release Maitua & Te Maari tomorrow if I could, all with best wishes for their futures. Haven't seen a lot of Harrison - but everyone speaks highly of him.

Ryan should move up to the front in the near future.

Koups has some potential (I have previously stated how I would like to trial him at 5/8 next year). Sbw hasn't completed a season yet.

I really think we could improve our stocks with another two second row / prop forward players. Proctor fits this well as he is still only a kid, but a massive one at that.

Jesse Royal is the other I would love to see taking the hit-ups in a Dogs jersey.

Koops will be a rep second rower when fully fit and with more experience IMO, there is SBW, Harrison will be a very good first grader and isn't far away at all from being able to play FG, and Bobcat's runs haven't been damaging enough as a second rower for a while so front row would be worse I would think.

Reni still has a tonne of talent, and if the team is going well next year and his confidence lifts then he would likely re-capture his Rep form and Lee T, well, I know his form has been poor, but he is still young, and was very impressive last year before his injury. I think he, like Koops, is still hampered by his injury, and his best is yet to come.

Anyway, I know you have different thoughts, but IMO, money would be better spent on props and centres where we lack depth than second rowers and halves where we well and truly have our bases covered IMO.

 

[Inside news]

Really?

If that is true, again, it makes no sense.

We have Taumata (if he re-signs), Groom, Noddy, Barba, Roberts and Holdsworth as well as Sully and Ennis who can both play in the halves if called on not to mention other reserves and juniors at the club. We are well catered in the halves and signing Paea from Souths would be a terrible idea and complete waste of money.

I don't understand it either, but nevertheless it was simply just small talk I believe. I doubt it will eventuate to anything.

Cheers,
I/N

 

[B-Train]

I don't understand it either, but nevertheless it was simply just small talk I believe. I doubt it will eventuate to anything.

Cheers,
I/N

No worries mate, thanks as usual for passing the info on. Lets hope it was just conjecture and nothing more.

 

[Berries]

Greenberg skill, signing 20 players in the same positions

 

[BULLDOG GEORGE]

we cant be talking to paea honestly that is so stupid.

 

[MPS]

Koops will be a rep second rower when fully fit and with more experience IMO, there is SBW, Harrison will be a very good first grader and isn't far away at all from being able to play FG, and Bobcat's runs haven't been damaging enough as a second rower for a while so front row would be worse I would think.

Reni still has a tonne of talent, and if the team is going well next year and his confidence lifts then he would likely re-capture his Rep form and Lee T, well, I know his form has been poor, but he is still young, and was very impressive last year before his injury. I think he, like Koops, is still hampered by his injury, and his best is yet to come.

Anyway, I know you have different thoughts, but IMO, money would be better spent on props and centres where we lack depth than second rowers and halves where we well and truly have our bases covered IMO.

Roger that.

No more halves please managment.

Centre & wing three quaters yes please.

If Hodgson does sign & Tsoulos doesn't retire (still waiting on confirmation for this one), I think 1 more prop / second row forward (someone who can adapt to both) could be signed up.

 

[cLEBrity]

Stop farking saying to many halves,
We dont know what the clubs plans are, but i know we arnt just bolstering our FG side we bolstering our the club as whole.
Lets be grateful for once.
Btw ide prerfer Paea over Holdsworth and Roberts anyday.

 

[BULLDOG GEORGE]

we need props and some go forward players or it does not matter how many halves you have they wont be able to do a thing.

 

[dog on guard]

these forums are laughable the bulldogs are almost on there cap
there will be a prop siging soon and a back but only
fring players everyone forget pea forget king ,omelly
goodwin not sure

 

[will.i.am]

A snippet in regards to rumoured Titans players linked to the bulldogs from the courier mail:

Hodgson, who has played 15 first-grade games this year, is set to link with the Bulldogs next year alongside Broncos duo Ben Hannant and Michael Ennis.

Former Test prop Brad Meyers will be the last off-contract Titan to be handed a deal for 2008, with half a dozen players told to pack their bags.

Meyers, who played three Origin games and four Tests in 2001, is in the final stages of negotiating a two-year deal, likely to be his last.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/sport/nrl/story/0,26746,23947581-5003409,00.html

 

[B-Train]

No worries thanks for posting that Will, so it appears Myers will re-sign and Hodgson is headed to the Dogs.

 

[DogSince67]

Bulldog Tony, dont forget what Big Bird has been saying about off loading players.
If it happens we would then have money spare.

 

[dog on guard]

Bulldog Tony, dont forget what Big Bird has been saying about off loading players.
If it happens we would then have money spare.

if it happens yes
the only prop i would go for left is antonio karfussi but i cant
believe the dogs arnt looking at him and luke corvell is unsigned at
the sharks last night he got 20 pts he goes ok and a top kicker

 

[MPS]

Stop farking saying to many halves,
We dont know what the clubs plans are, but i know we arnt just bolstering our FG side we bolstering our the club as whole.
Lets be grateful for once.
Btw ide prerfer Paea over Holdsworth and Roberts anyday.

Why part with money for a half that will be a stop gap at best. The future has reconciled itself for two years - Kimmorley. What happens around 5/8 position is anyones guess.

We have already done our dash with stop gap players ala Youngquest, Williams, Trindall.

 

[Doggiez08]

BTW i loved how Kimmorely played last night. For everyone out there saying he is too old is crazy.
If u watched last nights game u would be creaming yourself for next year to start.

 

[BULLDOG GEORGE]

hope we see an end to these stop gap players they only hold back our juniors.

 

[S.B.W_Jnr]

i havnt heard anything about eddie but ive heard sullivan wont get re-signed beyond 2009 but all depends how he peforms week in week out from now to next yr.

 

[Howsie]

We are about to sign Bryson Goodwin from the Sharks. If you don't know who he is he is a winger.

 

[5/8]

i agree with tony, covell would be a great addition.

 

[niffnuff]

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