Player movements and rumours

Bird should be nowhere near the pack. Fifita/TPJ should be the edge backrowers for years to come. I'd be fine with Bird/Dearden in the halves next year, and target Ponga when he is off contract. Ideally Brisbane should sign Sezer to play 6 with Dearden for 1-2 years, but it's looking like it will be Croft who is signed.

 

Gillett isn't an option on an edge anymore, IMO. He pretty much has to play lock next year or he doesn't make the starting side.

Lodge
Turpin
Haas
Fifita
TPJ
Gillett

Seggy
Offa
Carrigan
Flegler

Although 3 props on the pine is a waste, considering Siebold plays Haas for 70ish minutes when he should be limiting it to 55-60 until he gets the lazy misses out of his game.

 

That's a very odd opinion. For mine it's definitely unders given the current salary cap and dearth of NRL standard halves.

 

I heard the last year of his deal was around 950k when you include the car and TPA.

NRL need to seriously put a stop to this shit from players and player agents. The shit that Matterson is doing, the NRL should say they won't register any deal worth more money than his Wests contract.

 

I understand what you're saying.

But if we're being serious he was the attacking focal point of a team that was just a bees dick from winning the grand final. He had pretty ordinary halves partners and a minimum wage fullback who can't pass. You can't improve individually on a Clive Churchill Medal.

Also. Just go through the team lists from late this season. There are 10+ halves playing NRL who areguably aren't even up to it. Even if you don't like him as a 6 he was a pretty high level fullback by the time he finished there if you want to use the attacking stats.

 

Absolute dud signing. He is arguably worth 500k, won't be in the top 8 fullbacks in the comp.