Opinion Off contract players 2021

[Cartel]

Where would you spend the money from the off contract players at our club at seasons end?

Who would you re-sign, and who would you bring in who is OFF CONTRACT at other clubs?

You cannot include cheese as he is still under contract for a further 2 years!

Off contract Bulldogs players which I would NOT re-sign;
Hoppa, Napa, Britt, C.Crichton, S.Katoa, T.Katoa, Lewis, Ogden, Patolo, Picken, Roumanos, C.Smith

Re-Sign;
Atoni, JMK, Seumanufagai, Meaney, Okunbor

Off-Contract players i would chase from other clubs;
Angus Crichton, Isaac Liu, Dale Finucane, Jacob Liddle

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Bulldogs off contract keep Atoni and Meaney, rest can go.

Off Contract 2021: B.Ferguson, B.Burns, N.Hynes, C.Sironen, C.Watson, S.Johnson, A.Milford, M.Kenny, J.Tevaga, B,Afoa, K.Capewell... Not saying we should sign all or any of these blokes, just the best out of the list along with some value for money picks.

 

[Cartel]

Bulldogs off contract keep Atoni and Meaney, rest can go.

Off Contract 2021: B.Ferguson, B.Burns, N.Hynes, C.Sironen, C.Watson, S.Johnson, A.Milford, M.Kenny, J.Tevaga, B,Afoa, K.Capewell... Not saying we should sign all or any of these blokes, just the best out of the list along with some value for money picks.

You would not re-sign JMK and Katoa, so who would you put in as hooker on a short term deal?(year or two)

 

[speedy2460]

Meaney, Ogden, Atoni, and Lewis all keepers.
The players available for recruiting are not much better than our rejects.
B.Smith has agreed to stay in Melbourne.

 

[Steve Bos]

You would not re-sign JMK and Katoa, so who would you put in as hooker on a short term deal?(year or two)

Connor Watson and Tyrone Peachey by committee. Both suited to new rules and will add depth to hooker position.

 

[bradyk]

Re-sign
Meaney, Okunbor, Atoni, Seumanufagai, JMK
(Atoni bench, possibly JMK bench, rest back-up - need to accept close to minimum wage otherwise move on)

Sign
Kenny (no other hookers off contract really, need to land someone contracted), Rudolf or Finucane, Matterson

 

[piggy]

Meaney, Ogden, Atoni, and Lewis all keepers.
The players available for recruiting are not much better than our rejec
B.Smith has agreed to stay in Melbourne.

Lol lewis

 

[Wayne Rooney]

We need to somehow land Brandon Smith. If Bellamy wants a swap he can take whoever he wants barring Thompson, Averillo, Topine & JJ

Khoury & clan gotta stop twiddling their thumbs.

Nico Hynes is a no brainer. Better FB than what we have and would cost SFA. Some would say an astute signing.

We need 3 props, though the pickings are very slim

Rudolf is extremely overated on this forum and aint worth anything over 350k

Love Finucane, though with JJ & Elliott in the squad, it would be too much of the same

Isaac Liu would be good and would slot straight into the starting line up.

Angus Crichton would also be an excellent signing, though we would need to shed a lot of our backrowers

wtf is Laundy & Steve Hanson up to? I thought they would be massive attractions?!

 

[Rassayri]

Bulldogs off contract keep Atoni and Meaney, rest can go.

Off Contract 2021: B.Ferguson, B.Burns, N.Hynes, C.Sironen, C.Watson, S.Johnson, A.Milford, M.Kenny, J.Tevaga, B,Afoa, K.Capewell... Not saying we should sign all or any of these blokes, just the best out of the list along with some value for money picks.

Out if those I will sign B Afoa N Hynes M Kenny S Johnson all realistic singing we can achieve

 

[COVENS]

Pending the Smith and Hodgson thing, Billy Brittain to battle it out with Deitz, wouldn't be angry with either Watson or Peachey for the same role depending on their asking price.

Negotiate with Curran, Sironen and Fitzgibbon. Starting role available for the right money.

I kind of like Mikaele or Afoa to replace Napa.

 

[David holland]

I think he needs to sign a top line prop,break a contract sign him long term,even offer up a player in Adam Elliot as bait,Haas,Fisher Harris or Klemmer as sad as that is,crucial this happens

 

[GoTheDoggies]

We need to somehow land Brandon Smith. If Bellamy wants a swap he can take whoever he wants barring Thompson, Averillo, Topine & JJ

Khoury & clan gotta stop twiddling their thumbs.

Nico Hynes is a no brainer. Better FB than what we have and would cost SFA. Some would say an astute signing.

We need 3 props, though the pickings are very slim

Rudolf is extremely operated on this forum and aint worth anything over 350k

Love Finucane, though with JJ & Elliott in the squad, it would be too much of the same

Isaac Liu would be good and would slot straight into the starting line up.

Angus Crichton would also be an excellent signing, though we would need to shed a lot of our backrowers

wtf is Laundy & Steve Hanson up to? I thought they would be massive attractions?!

Hynes no thanks, not another Storm flop who will look like a reserve grader out of their system.

 

[Wayne Rooney]

Hynes no thanks, not another Storm flop who will look like a reserve grader out of their system.

Are you a Prognosticator?

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Are you a Prognosticator?

Hynes is another Brodie Croft in the making. He will be exposed as a dud once he leaves the Storm.

 

[Wayne Rooney]

Hynes is another Brodie Croft in the making. He will be exposed as a dud once he leaves the Storm.

Yeah and how do you know this Nostradamus

 

[Packstar]

Hynes is another Brodie Croft in the making. He will be exposed as a dud once he leaves the Storm.

Hynes shits all over what we have and put in at FB

 

[wendog33]

We need to somehow land Brandon Smith. If Bellamy wants a swap he can take whoever he wants barring Thompson, Averillo, Topine & JJ

Khoury & clan gotta stop twiddling their thumbs.

Nico Hynes is a no brainer. Better FB than what we have and would cost SFA. Some would say an astute signing.

We need 3 props, though the pickings are very slim

Rudolf is extremely operated on this forum and aint worth anything over 350k

Love Finucane, though with JJ & Elliott in the squad, it would be too much of the same

Isaac Liu would be good and would slot straight into the starting line up.

Angus Crichton would also be an excellent signing, though we would need to shed a lot of our backrowers

wtf is Laundy & Steve Hanson up to? I thought they would be massive attractions?!

Pending the Smith and Hodgson thing, Billy Brittain to battle it out with Deitz, wouldn't be angry with either Watson or Peachey for the same role depending on their asking price.

Negotiate with Curran, Sironen and Fitzgibbon. Starting role available for the right money.

I kind of like Mikaele or Afoa to replace Napa.

(Sipley, Vaughan. Marty depending on price)

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Hynes shits all over what we have and put in at FB

We need to stop signing average Storm flops. Follow the Roosters or Panthers blueprint.

Either A: sign a superstar who is 100 percent proven who will lift the team ie: Tedesco

Option B: blood a young talent before he is on the radar (value for money) on the cheap ie: Edwards, then upgrade over time if they improve.

 

[Packstar]

We need to stop signing average Storm flops. Follow the Roosters or Panthers blueprint.

Either A: sign a superstar who is 100 percent proven who will lift the team ie: Tedesco

Option B: blood a young talent before he is on the radar (value for money) on the cheap ie: Edwards, then upgrade over time if they improve.

A: quite obvious no superstars available

B: our young talent is non-existent

 

[Roger the alien]

I don't understand why people wanna re-sign some of those guys, they've been bog average for years and thats not gonna change, so we can't have them waste our cap for years to come.
We need to move forward as a club and that means letting go of this era and moving on to a better one.
If we have to spend 95% of our cap the we should use it to rid ourselves of the remaining dead wood on ridiculous contracts.