Which forwards do we sign?

[jamma01]

Aaron Pene signed to Warriors

Looks like Bunty Afoa might be leaving

 

[Jai81]

Tolman, I heard the guy is a great 4th or 5th tackle option....

 

[Kelpie03]

AS PER THE TITLE OF THE THREAD, I can't even guess what forwards the club should sign.
But put simply I am sure that the forwards club signs are forwards that the other clubs dont want.

 

[Bulldogsteve]

Looks like Bunty Afoa might be leaving

it hasnt been announced yet but Josh Curran has re signed with warriors

 

[fooch]

Hame Sele at souths isn't getting much of a run but looks to have ability

 

[Nasheed]

Lots in UK.

No real excuse to continually have these poor (or no) options in strengthening our roster.

Actros said three days ago that Matty Lees would love to be a Bulldog in '23.

So why not pay a transfer fee and bring him here next year.

due to cooreys solid running of the leagues club, we have the cash, pay off the owner personally under the table.

 

[capt obvious]

Hodgson
Capewell
Eliesa katoa
Vaughan

 

[Kelpie03]

The reality is that players just don't want to come to our club any more.
So the only solution for our is to pay way over what a player is worth. but because he comes here only for the money, and not with his heart he will very probably not put in. which appears to be the case with most who have been signed in recent years.

 

[EzyB]

Tolman has proven to be a mistake to not sign.
As a cheap depth front rower he would be great to coax back.
The key word is he must come cheap.

Can we get a face palm emoji just for this post.‍

 

[Jarrad El Hickey]

I do like the look of Brodie Jones... Haven't seen much of him but he's got a big frame and doesn't shy away from hard stuff

He’s just a goer nothing flashy but he goes hard all game had a cracker a few weeks ago might have been against Cronulla saved a few where he had no right to be there and scored one reminds me of josh Reynolds mongrel in a forwards body

 

[Bulldog wazza]

I'm excited about our outside backs.. but it means nothing if we have no go forward. Realistically, who should we sign to give us abit of grunt.

Here's the off-contract forwards, I bolded who I think we could utilise quite well, who would you pick? :

PROP
Bunty Afoa,
Leeson Ah Mau
Tom Ale,
Tom Amone,
Morgan Boyle,
Jackson Frei,
Wiremu Greig,
Samuel Hughes,
Josh King,
Isaac Liu,
Dunamis Lui,
Patrick Mago,
Thomas Mikaele,
Dylan Napa,
Ofahiki Ogden,
Russell Packer,
Aaron Pene,
Darryn Schonig,
Ava Seumanufagai, (Has been in great form for us and should sign at around 250-300k).
Aiden Tolman,
Jai Whitbread,
Aaron Woods a.ka flop

SECOND-ROW
John Asiata,
Fletcher Baker,
Dean Britt,
Egan Butcher,
Kurt Capewell, (QLD rep, has relationship with Barrett, Naden and Burton).
Bryce Cartwright,
Michael Chee-Kam,
Angus Crichton, ( former NSW rep but wouldn't pay overs)
Josh Curran,
Darius Farmer
, Lachlan Fitzgibbon,
Brock Gardner,
Alex Glenn
, Jack Gosiewski,
Brodie Jones
, Billy Magoulias,
Sam McIntyre,
Mark Nicholls,
Keenan Palasia,
Tyrone Peachey, (Would be great No.14).
Alex Seyfarth,
Iosia Soliola
Scott Sorensen,
Jaydn Su'a,
Ben Te'o,
Shane Wright

LOCK
Kaide Ellis,
Dale Finucane, (No-brainer at the right price, Bulldogs at heart and would be great leader for young fellas).
Corey Jensen,
Max King,
James Roumanos, (Re-sign him)
Chris Smith,
Ray Stone,
Sam Stone

My picks for next 2 years with option on 3rd yr

Bunty Afoa
HASS
Mitch Kenny
Dale Finucane
Jadyn Sua
Kurt Capewell

Retain
Ava
Atoni
Doorey

Upgrade
Thompson
Topine

Let go the rest of the pack

 

[ElMagic92]

Bunty re-signed with warriors today until end of 2023

 

[bradtalo]

Yep the last decent prop off contract Bunty Afoa just re-signed with the Warriors. Cowboys and Sharks interested. Not us it seems. Storm have just signed ex Eels forward Tepai Moeroa from rugby for the rest of this season. I'd bet Peter Sharp didn't even know he was available.

 

[Horse]

Yep the last decent prop off contract Bunty Afoa just re-signed with the Warriors. Cowboys and Sharks interested. Not us it seems. Storm have just signed ex Eels forward Tepai Moeroa from rugby for the rest of this season. I'd bet Peter Sharp didn't even know he was available.

I’d bet that Peter Sharp doesn’t know what day of the week it is. Bloke is clueless

 

[Teddybear]

So your saying he is not real sharp?

 

[dogwhisperer]

Paul Vaughan should be the one we go after on a 2 year deal. Has size, bends the line, he's got experience and won't break the bank. A $50k overs payment should see him in our colours. It's actually a no brainer.

 

[chisdog]

My picks for next 2 years with option on 3rd yr

Bunty Afoa
HASS
Mitch Kenny
Dale Finucane
Jadyn Sua
Kurt Capewell

Retain
Ava
Atoni
Doorey

Upgrade
Thompson
Topine

Let go the rest of the pack

I think Ava Seumanufagai is expecting an upgrade for next season. When he signed, he said he took a large pay cut to show he could still cut it in the NRL & because he returned home due to wife's home sickness, so we shall see what happens & if anybody else wants him.