Player movements and rumours

Discussion in 'The Cesspit: Rugby League Discussion' started by Julian, Apr 7, 2009.

  1. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    They are losing Boyd and Fifita. They can definitely afford him. They had 800k saved up for Fifita, so unless they have already spent that elsewhere and not announced it, there is room.
     
  2. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

    Does wanting out of Sydney seem a bit wishy washy re Addin Fonua Blake and Manly? I mean you play out of Brooky, Avalon, Palm beach etc are half an hour up the road, you're not exactly stuck in the rat race if you live there.

    Bit different if you're out at Parramatta or something.
     
  3. Sultan Pepper HG Emm

  4. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Apparently the wife wants him out of Sydney because of his gang links.
     
  5. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Haha that makes some sense. I was thinking that "anywhere except Sydney" was a weird location to have to go for personal/family reasons, but that one adds up.
     
  6. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    And he definitely looks like a gang kinda bloke.
     
  7. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    Warriors are after him (AFB)

    Its us or the 3 Queensland teams as they have eliminated the others for various reasons:
    Broncos: Are stacked with high priced middles so don't need him
    Cowboys: Came out and said "not interested". They have other priorities eg backs
    Titans: We don't know. They seem to have a war chest at their disposal.

    Warriors had to bid $850K for him which might be enough to scare of Gold coast.

    Warriors fans are convinced we will be top 8 next year if we get him. Cunt averages 125 metres per game over 97 career appearances.

    6 foot 2 and a whopping 118kgs. His 2020 tackle efficiency is 93.9%
     
  8. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Broncos are stacked with high price middles? Kennedy has been a starting prop for brisbane this year. Teo is starting this week, purely because said retard is suspended. Broncos would be mad to not go after AFB with the money they had for Fifita. And if Manly want a player, offer them Bird/Milford/Croft/Lodge/Offa
     
  9. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    Maybe not all of them are high priced but you have:

    Haas, TPJ, Lodge, Carrigan and what's happening with Joe O Boobiddy is Joe gone or not? He was told to shop himself around.

    Brisbane more need an elite 2nd rower than another quality middle
     
  10. Tartmaster AJ James

    If he's trying to get away from gang shit, he's probs not gonna go to GC
     
  11. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    No they don't need an elite 2nd rower at all. Glenn/TPJ/Riki is enough. They need a gun half and/or fullback.
     
  12. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    They have 2 players on over 1mill next year. No way can Titans afford someone on 850.
     
  13. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    Either way I named 4 props in my list counting Joe (whose status I am unclear on) without adding AFB.
    You are set in that area
     
  14. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    You named 2 props with TPJ and Carrigan.
     
  15. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    But I asked about Joe? I counted him as a prop. I am happy for you to tell me he is not counted, I havn't heard the latest on him.

    TPJ is half prop half 13. More prop than 13 on a side with better locking options.
     
  16. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Joe will most likely be gone in the off season. But if he stays, he should be a bench prop.

    TPJ has been used as an edge this year, and only played prop when required to for injuries. Using him as a reason to not sign a top tier prop is idiotic.
     
  17. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    We were planning to use him(TPJ) as our premier prop when warriors were chasing him six weeks ago
     
  18. Boobidy BJ Gemmell

    Ah righto. I'll think of the Warriors recruitment plans when discussing Broncos moving forward.
     
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  19. Hurricane JD Hurricane

    I'll try a different tack

    You Have Haas averaging 178 metres

    Despite having him you are losing. Go forward at prop may be a concern but I refuse to believe it is where you should be investing $850K on a marquee acquisition compared to other positions on the field.
     
  20. Cribbage RG Cribb

    Brisbane definitely another second rower more than they need a prop. Even if Hurricane's arguments for this position have been at times unconvincing, he's right.

    Lodge ended up playing a lot of (shitty) games this year, but between some of the rule changes that might only be temporary that didn't benefit him and the fact that he was actually ruled out for the year with an ACL but ended up only missing a few rounds, I'm happy enough to give it a pass. Hass still can't tackle, especially on his own line, and should subsequently be playing less minutes.. but he shouldn't be benched. Carrigan has nailed down the lock spot, Bullemor might activate his player option, and TPJ (if he even stays at the club, which I doubt tbh) is almost as comfortable up front as he is on an edge anyway, especially if he's gonna train like he did this year.

    On the edge they have Glenn (who is passed it), TPJ (maybe - and even so he could just as easily move positions if the balance dictated it) and Riki (who has played like like 8 games and one good one).

    Good props are straight up worth more than similarly good second rowers so if AFB became available Brisbane should think about benching Lodge (having Kennedy in the side is a joke, so that'd solve that), but a really gun second rower would be worth more to them IMO.
     
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