Official Harper released to Manly immediately

[Bulldogsteve]

He probably deserved more of an opportunity when looking at who we've been playing in the centres, especially this year.

he signed with Manly before the season started didnt he? if thats the case then thats probably why Pay went with other players.

 

[boggie23]

Albert Hopoate comes to mind. Hopoate's youngest brother (?). He's a fullback.

Wouldnt have been a bad signing in the hope he will regain full fitness. But that sort of foresight is desperately lacking at the club. I would be disappointed if we signed off without even looking at their roster.

Id honestly have you on the board as an adviser No harm in negotiating a deal that suits us not just others.

 

[Scoooby]

Good luck to him.!!!

 

[TwinTurbo]

Yep. CHN and Okunbur to come back into the squad.

No need, we have been at 27 until Thompson, the NRL wouldn't let us replace them until the appeal result was known. Yes, they farked us again, for 5 months.

Go Dogs

 

[Big M]

Do we have enough players to field a team this week?

Barely

 

[Baby Blues]

So did we bend over backwards to make this happen? Did we get anything in return? They have to have a player somewhere in their system (be it NYC or Reserve grade) that we could have swapped. Dont get why we do so much for other teams, we are like the fat ugly chick that just tags along and does everything.

Like others have said if CHN goes we need something to make it happen, eg if storm want him then hello Grant for 2021. We need to start being ruthless. Bullfrog would never have allowed us to operate like this, no other club would give us free rides like we give them.

Should have been a swap for Albert Hopoate. He should be almost completed his recovery from ACL injury

 

[Daustin]

Should have been a swap for Albert Hopoate. He should be almost completed his recovery from ACL injury

wishful thinking, manly have big wraps on him and rightly so. Would be like us getting a player from another club and them asking for topine, alamoti ect in return. We should definitely have a decent go at getting him but i think hes off contract soon

 

[KLil]

exciting, fast and elusive centre .... His not fast, his not elusive and his certainly not exciting.

no idea...

 

[Daustin]

correction, hopoate is off contract this year. lets hope we are trying to get him here

 

[SLushY]

Should have been a swap for Albert Hopoate. He should be almost completed his recovery from ACL injury

I really rate him and I’ve seen his skills first hand and the bloke has real game, but I highly doubt that Manly would let him go for Harper even after both ACL injuries to the same leg
I’m sure tho having his older brother here will help maybe with the move.

 

[KLil]

I really rate him and I’ve seen his skills first hand and the bloke has real game, but I highly doubt that Manly would let him go for Harper even after both ACL injuries to the same leg
I’m sure tho having his older brother here will help maybe with the move.

Have read before he wants to take up a Mission like his bro..

 

[SLushY]

Have read before he wants to take up a Mission like his bro..

Let him go and he can come back to us with a properly healed leg ‍

 

[Nasheed]

so this is how we are getting lafai here

 

[steeliz]

He probably deserved more of an opportunity when looking at who we've been playing in the centres, especially this year.

Wonder if he regrets signing with Manly now that Pay has gone?

He would have gotten more of a run in FG than he will at Manly under a different coach.

 

[KiwiDog7]

Cool

 

[steeliz]

Albert Hopoate comes to mind. Hopoate's youngest brother (?). He's a fullback.

Rumours are that Jamil Hopoate may be signing soon.

 

[doggieaaron]

Lafai is better than harper but fmd what an average signing tim l

 

[Baby Blues]

Wonder if he regrets signing with Manly now that Pay has gone?

He would have gotten more of a run in FG than he will at Manly under a different coach.

Would he have played this week with Smith our? I guess we’ll never know now

 

[boggie23]

Rumours are that Jamil Hopoate may be signing soon.

Trust us to get the wrong Brother again.

did it with Morris did it with Crichton why not top it off with jamil.

 

[c-b-b]

So did we bend over backwards to make this happen? Did we get anything in return? They have to have a player somewhere in their system (be it NYC or Reserve grade) that we could have swapped. Dont get why we do so much for other teams, we are like the fat ugly chick that just tags along and does everything.

Like others have said if CHN goes we need something to make it happen, eg if storm want him then hello Grant for 2021. We need to start being ruthless. Bullfrog would never have allowed us to operate like this, no other club would give us free rides like we give them.

100%, even if he wasn't in our plans we should have tried to get a player in return.

Also read somewhere it was on compassionate grounds, what could they possibly be. It's not like he's going back to NZ hesd going to another suburb of Sydney.