Official Dogs sign Leo Thompson (2026)

I personally dont think we miss out on leo thomspon money talks in this player market and u gotta remeber how much they said about us being favourites for hunt then changed so i think he takes the money and comes to papa i hope
 
Bulldogsforlife23 said:
I personally dont think we miss out on leo thomspon money talks in this player market and u gotta remeber how much they said about us being favourites for hunt then changed so i think he takes the money and comes to papa i hope
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Don’t think so we have a limit we are going to spend.
Other clubs will offer more!
Guaranteed, like you said money talks players walk.
 
Joelmcevoy2 said:
Im not worried really no more cause i know we wont get leo thompson so im not fussed no more just be another one we missed
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I’m worried that you’re another clown persona. Are you…Joel?
 
TwinTurbo said:
What if Thompson wants a $1m per season, should we rethink our recruitment?
What if he wants $300k in TBA's to be transferred from other players to him, should we rethink our recruitment?
What if Newcastle want $500k transfer fee to release him for 2025, should we rethink our recruitment?
What if he won't come unless we sign his brother for $1m per season, should we rethink our recruitment?
What if he wants us to buy him a house close by training, should we rethink our recruitment?
And give his parents jobs.........

There are any number of reasons why he decides, or we decide, that he isn't joining us, most of which we as fans have no idea about.


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I don't think I'm the lone ranger in saying I'm disappointed at us not signing a decent middle when there were so many available over the last 2 years and we missed all. Yes there may be good reasons for most but it is disappointing when we know how badly we need a good big middle but then we see multiple decent props go to other teams (who already have better props than us) and we get none. I and many on here were hoping for Stefano but no then RCG but no, even Saifiti or Hunt but no, no then May but no and the way it's going we'll miss out on Thompson too. Why ? It's just so disappointing. Do we stink. Is every available prop a dickhead or gold digger ? Are we expecting alpha male props to be too much of a cleanskin ? I don't know but I thought we would have signed some c..t for 2025 by now
 
bradtalo said:
I don't think I'm the lone ranger in saying I'm disappointed at us not signing a decent middle when there were so many available over the last 2 years and we missed all. Yes there may be good reasons for most but it is disappointing when we know how badly we need a good big middle but then we see multiple decent props go to other teams (who already have better props than us) and we get none. I and many on here were hoping for Stefano but no then RCG but no, even Saifiti or Hunt but no, no then May but no and the way it's going we'll miss out on Thompson too. Why ? It's just so disappointing. Do we stink. Is every available prop a dickhead or gold digger ? Are we expecting alpha male props to be too much of a cleanskin ? I don't know but I thought we would have signed some c..t for 2025 by now
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Perhaps the simplest answer is Gould and Ciraldo know more than we do.

More about the players involved. More about what type of player personality we want. More about how that player would fit with our other players. More about positionally what players we need. More about the players we already have in general and in that particular position. More about how our roster needs to look today and in the future within the Salary Cap.

Personally I believe Gould and Ciraldo, and the rest of the coaching and high performance team, know far more than we do. Therefore they make better decisions based on that knowledge.


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bradtalo said:
I don't think I'm the lone ranger in saying I'm disappointed at us not signing a decent middle when there were so many available over the last 2 years and we missed all. Yes there may be good reasons for most but it is disappointing when we know how badly we need a good big middle but then we see multiple decent props go to other teams (who already have better props than us) and we get none. I and many on here were hoping for Stefano but no then RCG but no, even Saifiti or Hunt but no, no then May but no and the way it's going we'll miss out on Thompson too. Why ? It's just so disappointing. Do we stink. Is every available prop a dickhead or gold digger ? Are we expecting alpha male props to be too much of a cleanskin ? I don't know but I thought we would have signed some c..t for 2025 by now
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I don't understand the obsession with signing another middle. We signed Amone who I think is a net gain when compared to Morrin. Tupouinua although he is not a classic middle he can certainly do the job similar to what Josh Curran is doing and he will probably take Haywards place which is another net gain. We have a number of young fellas coming through in Todd, Hayes and Underhill. If Suluka Fififta can have a good injury free pre season he will be in contention for a spot as well or at least a solid back up, King is a rock and Hughes will only get better. It is obvious that Ciraldo prefers the mobile pack which can outlast the opposition in the back end of the game. If we do pick up Leo Thompson, he will have a hard time making Ciraldos 17.
 
Old Man JB said:
I don't understand the obsession with signing another middle. We signed Amone who I think is a net gain when compared to Morrin. Tupouinua although he is not a classic middle he can certainly do the job similar to what Josh Curran is doing and he will probably take Haywards place which is another net gain. We have a number of young fellas coming through in Todd, Hayes and Underhill. If Suluka Fififta can have a good injury free pre season he will be in contention for a spot as well or at least a solid back up, King is a rock and Hughes will only get better. It is obvious that Ciraldo prefers the mobile pack which can outlast the opposition in the back end of the game. If we do pick up Leo Thompson, he will have a hard time making Ciraldos 17.
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Good points made.
 
Old Man JB said:
I don't understand the obsession with signing another middle. We signed Amone who I think is a net gain when compared to Morrin. Tupouinua although he is not a classic middle he can certainly do the job similar to what Josh Curran is doing and he will probably take Haywards place which is another net gain. We have a number of young fellas coming through in Todd, Hayes and Underhill. If Suluka Fififta can have a good injury free pre season he will be in contention for a spot as well or at least a solid back up, King is a rock and Hughes will only get better. It is obvious that Ciraldo prefers the mobile pack which can outlast the opposition in the back end of the game. If we do pick up Leo Thompson, he will have a hard time making Ciraldos 17.
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I think the last sentence was funny. Rest of it is fair.

We rely heavily on burtons big boot which is why I think it’s clear we need that alpha prop that won’t be man handled. Sadly we don’t have one. I love king and he’s a workhorse. Currin balls of steal and plays way above his weight. Though the elite teams have a big leader we have some very good forwards with kikau Preston Curran sitili king but none of them are jfh/afb/haas/leota/tino/tapine etc.

Even storm going for Stefano with Nelson show you they know.

Manly have a few so do chooks even losing may and jwh but anyway it’s not much you can do as they have all gone elsewhere.
 
Old Man JB said:
I don't understand the obsession with signing another middle. We signed Amone who I think is a net gain when compared to Morrin. Tupouinua although he is not a classic middle he can certainly do the job similar to what Josh Curran is doing and he will probably take Haywards place which is another net gain. We have a number of young fellas coming through in Todd, Hayes and Underhill. If Suluka Fififta can have a good injury free pre season he will be in contention for a spot as well or at least a solid back up, King is a rock and Hughes will only get better. It is obvious that Ciraldo prefers the mobile pack which can outlast the opposition in the back end of the game. If we do pick up Leo Thompson, he will have a hard time making Ciraldos 17.
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The need for another metre eater middle comes down to the fact that often our forwards don't make enough yardage out of their own end but luckily Burton's boot makes up for it. When Burton misses games (like during Origin) it makes things hard for us. We also need a bit more size in the forwards to handle bigger packs in defense. Manly came back late in the semi final largely due to their forwards and our pack had trouble handling Olakau'atu in particular. Hughes doesn't spend a lot of time on the field. Kikau is our only big forward but he's on an edge. Our middles need a bit more help and size
 
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