Off Contract Forwards - Any Worth Pursuing?

Mitch Connor

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Gus told me
Listened to a poddy with him last week. He didn’t enjoy it at the Dogs lol.

Hated travelling from Shell Harbour to Belmore for training, was mates with Baz and hurt when he got sacked and didn’t win anything with us.

His move to the UK was done relatively early aswell. He was never staying.
 

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Blacker and/or Sele. From our middles retain King, Edwards, Preston...wait on Pele and see how Patolo and Hughes go over the 10 weeks. Thompson over priced, TPJ over priced, RFM is best as a benchie now and the same with Sutton. Morrin is a benchie reserve at best currently. Waddell move on.
Riccio said this morning that we are favourites for Sele

Also talking to Parra
 

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What if Millie comes to play for a Sydney club? Do we get Elliott back? The Gun needs a new player to get behind.
From what I heard on Triple M, She playing for Rorters but living in Newy, Idiot is sticking with the Knights

But hey, I’m sure dogs recruiting will do their best to get another neverwas
 

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Listened to a poddy with him last week. He didn’t enjoy it at the Dogs lol.

Hated travelling from Shell Harbour to Belmore for training, was mates with Baz and hurt when he got sacked and didn’t win anything with us.

His move to the UK was done relatively early aswell. He was never staying.
Yes he was a prop that we needed but we couldn't cage him if he didn't want to be here. He was very decisive he wanted to leave early in the season and that was that.
Blaming by some our retention committee over and over is ridiculous.
 

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These are a list of big prop forwards off contract for 2024 which are currently in the top 30. Martin Taupau 190cm 112kg.Thomas Mikaele 190 cm 109kg.Morgan Boyle 195cm 114 kg.Ethan Bullemor 190 cm 110kg. Jordan Mclean 196cm 118kg. James Tamou 195cm 115kg. Jamayne Tanoa-Brown 194cm 111kg.Eddie Blacker 195 cm 116kg Liam Knigh 194 cm 106 kg. Mathew Lodge 191cm 117kg.Jared waerea -Hargraves 193cm 108kg.
 

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These are a list of big prop forwards off contract for 2024 which are currently in the top 30. Martin Taupau 190cm 112kg.Thomas Mikaele 190 cm 109kg.Morgan Boyle 195cm 114 kg.Ethan Bullemor 190 cm 110kg. Jordan Mclean 196cm 118kg. James Tamou 195cm 115kg. Jamayne Tanoa-Brown 194cm 111kg.Eddie Blacker 195 cm 116kg Liam Knigh 194 cm 106 kg. Mathew Lodge 191cm 117kg.Jared waerea -Hargraves 193cm 108kg.
We can short that list down to Bullemor, McLean (little chance), Lodge and JWH (no chance) and they all have issues for 1 reason or another. Also Bullemor isn't big. We need much better.
 

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If Sorensen is available he's worth looking at. I know he's more of an edge but he's a very good all-round player. He probably stays at Penrith though..
 

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Hame Sele. I believe we are making a play for him. Not massive but a good option at lock.
 

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"Decent player Matt Lodge". You watch him play against Panthers my friend ? Actually you watch him play in general. All that off field shit aside. Lodge is pin up boy for a before and way before photo for a weight loss campaign. The asshole is a slob, slow, penalty merchant and just all round fuckin retard, I would take Frizell on a 1 year deal with club option for a 2nd year.
 

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Sorenson / Bullemor and see which good prop hits the market.
 

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Maybe some to consider that are off contract ( I left out Lodge & McLean )
Props & Middles is what we lack & need.

Apparently we are very close to signing him.

https://www.zerotackle.com/players/hame-sele/









Haven’t seen much of Eddie Blacker this year but he was pretty impressive last year big and athletic. Would be happy with that signing.
 
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My order of priority would be Sele, Waerea-Hargreaves, Frizell, Blacker, Taunoa-Brown, McLean & Mikaele.
We need to let go of Thompson, Waddell, Patolo & Okunbor
I think that Okunbor has potential. His natural home is in the forwards, and with a bit of coaching he could be a great impact player for us.
 

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Time is up for Thompson, he has had since Pay era to see how he goes. He is done, time is up
Yes I think Thompson will be gone. Too high risk to give him a short contract once he comes back late season, only to find he perhaps just does not stack up…..still.
He will earn far more on a longer contract and be less injury-prone back in ESL.
 
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