Opinion Dogs off-contract list for 2023

[Kempsey Dog]

Just caught this on FB

 

[CQDog]

Signing Xerri is starting to make no sense at all lul

 

[The new breed]

Just caught this on FB
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It’s worth noting that Paul alamoti has a contract next year with the dogs
Who makes up this rubbish

 

[Mitch Connor]

It’s worth noting that Paul alamoti has a contract next year with the dogs
Who makes up this rubbish

He doesn’t though. Gus confirmed that he is off contract at the end of 2023.

Kid clearly isn’t as “elite” as everyone made him out to be.

 

[KiwiDog7]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Alamoti goes /surplus to requirements

 

[bulldog butch]

Think it's far to early in his career to cut him loose to another team but with all these backs we got coming something has to give....

 

[Woofwoof1980]

Im more certain who needs to go and that’s:

Flanno
Thompson
Okr
Reynolds (as a player, he can stick around otherwise).
Casey

Wasted cap space and roster spot..especially Thompson.

We need some depth and I’ll leave it at that.

I'm on the fence with OK. For the right price is good for depth. With more time in the backrow and fix his defensive reads and his shirt grabs he'd be worth keeping IMO

 

[The New Legacy]

I'm on the fence with OK. For the right price is good for depth. With more time in the backrow and fix his defensive reads and his shirt grabs he'd be worth keeping IMO

agree, since posting this my views have changed. He did well on Sunday and seems to work well where he is now.

For the right price I’d happily keep him.

 

[Cappuccino]

Is Adam Elliott off contract?

 

[dogsballs]

I like how Okunbor is playing atm but could Alomoti play the same role on the edge as backup 2nd row and backup centre . I think Alomoti has more upside in the future. I think Okunbors days as a wing option are over so only has one use really.

 

[sifter6]

Patolo will be back this week... Played NSW cup last week and didnt miss a beat!

Will be a weapon one day and is only 22.

Quite a lot of time off for various injuries and concussions though, I wish him all the luck!

 

[D0GMATIC]

Couldn't see us keeping both Alamoti and Avo.

 

[chihuahua dog]

Just caught this on FB
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Cowboy look real great as a landing spot coming off the back of a 66 point tiger fisting

 

[TwinTurbo]

My quick count is 22 players currently contracted for next season, which leaves 8 spots out of the 30. I would move 3 to NSW Cup Contracts, which leaves 11 spots available. I would sign 7 current players on 1 +1 or 2 + 1 contracts, which then leaves 4 spots available. There is too much water yet to flow under the bridge to decide what positions we need to use those 4 to fill.

​	Josh Addo-Carr	Contracted
​	Paul Alamoti		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Jake Averillo		Sign 2 years + 1 Year option club
​	Fa'amanu Brown		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Braidon Burns			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Matt Burton (c)	Contracted
​	Declan Casey			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Brandon Clarke	NSW Cup Contract
​	Stephen Crichton	Contracted
​	Raymond Faitala-Mariner	Contracted
​	Kyle Flanagan			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Reece Hoffman	Contracted
​	Samuel Hughes		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Kitione Kautoga	Contracted
​	Viliame Kikau	Contracted
​	Max King	Contracted
​	Jacob Kiraz	Contracted
​	Reed Mahoney (c)	Contracted
​	Iverson Matai		NSW Cup Contract
​	Isaac Matalavea-Booth		NSW Cup Contract
​	Jayden Okunbor		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Karl Oloapu	Contracted
​	Tevita Pangai Junior	Contracted
​	Chris Patolo		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Franklin Pele	Contracted
​	Hayze Perham			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Jacob Preston	Contracted
​	Josh Reynolds			Retired
​	Jordan Samrani	Contracted
​	Jeral Skelton	Contracted
​	Ryan Sutton	Contracted
​	Luke Thompson		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Jackson Topine	Contracted
​	Corey Waddell			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Bronson Xerri	Contracted

I have the view that the RLPA will get its way and it will be Top 40 NRL Contracted Players for next season and there will be no "Development Players".


Always a Bulldog

 

[TwinTurbo]

Thompson if he will take pay on games he plays.

Makes no difference, still takes up a Top 30 spot and more importantly the NRL Salary Cap Auditor will assume he plays every game and include that in our Cap. Whether he plays every game or not is therefore irrelevant.


Always a Bulldog

 

[KLil]

Quite a lot of time off for various injuries and concussions though, I wish him all the luck!

Growing pains? Concussions were just unlucky.. young prop throwing his big body around which is different!

 

[KLil]

My quick count is 22 players currently contracted for next season, which leaves 8 spots out of the 30. I would move 3 to NSW Cup Contracts, which leaves 11 spots available. I would sign 7 current players on 1 +1 or 2 + 1 contracts, which then leaves 4 spots available. There is too much water yet to flow under the bridge to decide what positions we need to use those 4 to fill.

​	Josh Addo-Carr	Contracted
​	Paul Alamoti		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Jake Averillo		Sign 2 years + 1 Year option club
​	Fa'amanu Brown		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Braidon Burns			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Matt Burton (c)	Contracted
​	Declan Casey			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Brandon Clarke	NSW Cup Contract
​	Stephen Crichton	Contracted
​	Raymond Faitala-Mariner	Contracted
​	Kyle Flanagan			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Reece Hoffman	Contracted
​	Samuel Hughes		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Kitione Kautoga	Contracted
​	Viliame Kikau	Contracted
​	Max King	Contracted
​	Jacob Kiraz	Contracted
​	Reed Mahoney (c)	Contracted
​	Iverson Matai		NSW Cup Contract
​	Isaac Matalavea-Booth		NSW Cup Contract
​	Jayden Okunbor		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Karl Oloapu	Contracted
​	Tevita Pangai Junior	Contracted
​	Chris Patolo		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Franklin Pele	Contracted
​	Hayze Perham			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Jacob Preston	Contracted
​	Josh Reynolds			Retired
​	Jordan Samrani	Contracted
​	Jeral Skelton	Contracted
​	Ryan Sutton	Contracted
​	Luke Thompson		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Jackson Topine	Contracted
​	Corey Waddell			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Bronson Xerri	Contracted

I have the view that the RLPA will get its way and it will be Top 40 NRL Contracted Players for next season and there will be no "Development Players".


Always a Bulldog

Lmao at signing Ala to a 1 year contract

Lock this kid in for fox sake!

Plus u would imagine some nsw cup boys will get contracts e.g Morrin, Edwards, Wilson and co.

 

[Lynchpin]

My quick count is 22 players currently contracted for next season, which leaves 8 spots out of the 30. I would move 3 to NSW Cup Contracts, which leaves 11 spots available. I would sign 7 current players on 1 +1 or 2 + 1 contracts, which then leaves 4 spots available. There is too much water yet to flow under the bridge to decide what positions we need to use those 4 to fill.

​	Josh Addo-Carr	Contracted
​	Paul Alamoti		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Jake Averillo		Sign 2 years + 1 Year option club
​	Fa'amanu Brown		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Braidon Burns			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Matt Burton (c)	Contracted
​	Declan Casey			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Brandon Clarke	NSW Cup Contract
​	Stephen Crichton	Contracted
​	Raymond Faitala-Mariner	Contracted
​	Kyle Flanagan			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Reece Hoffman	Contracted
​	Samuel Hughes		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Kitione Kautoga	Contracted
​	Viliame Kikau	Contracted
​	Max King	Contracted
​	Jacob Kiraz	Contracted
​	Reed Mahoney (c)	Contracted
​	Iverson Matai		NSW Cup Contract
​	Isaac Matalavea-Booth		NSW Cup Contract
​	Jayden Okunbor		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Karl Oloapu	Contracted
​	Tevita Pangai Junior	Contracted
​	Chris Patolo		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Franklin Pele	Contracted
​	Hayze Perham			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Jacob Preston	Contracted
​	Josh Reynolds			Retired
​	Jordan Samrani	Contracted
​	Jeral Skelton	Contracted
​	Ryan Sutton	Contracted
​	Luke Thompson		Sign 1 year + 1 Year option club
​	Jackson Topine	Contracted
​	Corey Waddell			Hasta la vista, baby
​	Bronson Xerri	Contracted

I have the view that the RLPA will get its way and it will be Top 40 NRL Contracted Players for next season and there will be no "Development Players".


Always a Bulldog

* Brandon Clarke was released (but I guess he could come back)
* Iverson Matai has already left for the Tigers
* IMB, like Samrani, has already been put into the Top 30 for '24 & '25 (anything can change though - Matai was Top 30 for next year and he was let walk).
* Not sure what BBO is doing but Gus did say "We will try again next year" when he was removed from the '23 Top 30.
* Of the cya laters: Hayze, Flanno, Declan & Waddells can all go. There might be some merit to Burns on minimum (but it's now a crowded space) and Grub can run the water. Alomoti might be at risk of being surplus as well, but he is young so another cheap contract (if he's up for that) could work.
* Can't say I am a fan of 'Options', regardless of who they favour.
* If you want to keep Thompson (I think he will go home though) then minimum plus match payments would be the go (if he would go for that). Putting the risk of him being fit on him. If that's not acceptable then he can be added to the "cya's".
* I wouldn't be unhappy if RFM were invited to pursue greener pastures either - although, he's probably the only one qualified for long-serving portion of the cap, so he's probably a "freebie" per se. As soon as someone else qualifies, he has to "retire".

 

[TwinTurbo]

* Brandon Clarke was released (but I guess he could come back)
* Iverson Matai has already left for the Tigers
* IMB, like Samrani, has already been put into the Top 30 for '24 & '25 (anything can change though - Matai was Top 30 for next year and he was let walk).
* Not sure what BBO is doing but Gus did say "We will try again next year" when he was removed from the '23 Top 30.
* Of the cya laters: Hayze, Flanno, Declan & Waddells can all go. There might be some merit to Burns on minimum (but it's now a crowded space) and Grub can run the water. Alomoti might be at risk of being surplus as well, but he is young so another cheap contract (if he's up for that) could work.
* Can't say I am a fan of 'Options', regardless of who they favour.
* If you want to keep Thompson (I think he will go home though) then minimum plus match payments would be the go (if he would go for that). Putting the risk of him being fit on him. If that's not acceptable then he can be added to the "cya's".
* I wouldn't be unhappy if RFM were invited to pursue greener pastures either - although, he's probably the only one qualified for long-serving portion of the cap, so he's probably a "freebie" per se. As soon as someone else qualifies, he has to "retire".

Options, Club wise, are awesome. If the player improves a bit we don't have to give him a pay rise. If he fails to develop we don't have to exercise the option, we can simply let him walk. If he improves dramatically we can exercise the option and get a bargain for a year. Or we can give him an reasonable upgrade for the option year that will reduce his ask for the following years. There is no downside, only upside to a Club option. The difficult bit is getting the player and his agent to agree to the option. With the players I have listed above they are only partially through their development plus local juniors are a decent chance of accepting the option. Thompson is the biggest exception but I get the feeling he wants to succeed in the NRL and will put in a huge effort next year, so the option may well be appealing to him as well..


Always a Bulldog

 

[frogdog]

who is Joran Samrani?? what position does he play how old is he can't find much info on him?