Recruitment and Retention for 2026

TheRev

SGI NSW Cup
Bullemoor would be my pick, in his prime and super underrated. Zero tackle have him as out of contract in 2025 but their late to the party with extensions so who knows

Players get pushed out all the time as well, there’s always forwards that become available because a gun kid is coming through or their salary is too big so there will be players who aren’t gettable atm that in 3 months could be on the market
the only way I think we can get someone like that.. i.e. quality in a position where we will have to beat out competitors... is to go in heavy and pay a good ~100k+ extra.. playing money ball and offering market rate is just not working, I get the longer term logic in theory, but flanno might not even survive that long if we cant supplement into our weaker positions...
 

Dragons Chris

SGI NSW Cup
Signing NAS would set us back big time, would want massive coin and his output for what he’d be getting paid isn’t worth it + he’s 30 in February

He’s a 6’7 walking red flag
💯 No more picking up the players other clubs are trying to get rid of. Have several already.
 

Dave03

SGI Jersey Flegg
We've paid overs for mid-tier players like Molo, Sele etc & none of them have worked out. You don't pay overs for middle of the rung players like Bullemor who would block the development of our younger middles, he isn't a prop more of a lock which we have in Stewart. NAS is at least attainable & has proven pedigree in a position of need. If we're serious about getting a top line player then we need to pay massive overs for him imo.
 

RedVHeartbeat

SGI NSW Cup
Bullemor has decent stats for this season. Got some size about him too. 110kg.
 
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Hes a huge risk I agree (NAS) but I think the money is going to rot if we dont spend it.. and im not sure who else we can land.. its not like we havent been trying.

NAS might be our step out of this.. Ideally if we could get him pre-June30.... someone needs to lead these young boys we have.. there is no big dog.
Talking about having no big dog/ enforcer. My son is a manager at our local tavern which is actually owned by Nick Politis. On Thursday I was having a quiet one when Jeremy Smith walked in, for those who remember him he still looked good enough to throw on a 1sts jumper, now that is the type of enforcer we need.
 

RedV01

SGI NSW Cup
Talking about having no big dog/ enforcer. My son is a manager at our local tavern which is actually owned by Nick Politis. On Thursday I was having a quiet one when Jeremy Smith walked in, for those who remember him he still looked good enough to throw on a 1sts jumper, now that is the type of enforcer we need.
Let me guess, you don't live there but you are always there🍺.
 

Ryan

SGI NSW Cup
Seems our trying remains fruitless. Good players just dont wanna know us. Dunno if it is our coach, our culture or something else, but is sad that our once great club has come to this.
Only solution is to pay overs for a couple of players in positions that need strengthening and then rely on the recruitment/retention of good young players. Like what seems to have happened over the past few years.
Bullemor has decent stats for this season. Got some size about him too. 110kg.
Why does anyone think we need to recruit more forwards? Re-sign JDB, Liddle, Tsugranis, promote Liu, Halangahu, Tsugranis to compliment 2 Couchmans, Tonga, Stewart, Egan and then we still have Cook, Sele, Su'A, Luch, Gular and Lawrie contracted for next year.

That is 17! Might need to hopefully get rid of Gular and/or Sele and/or Lawrie.
 

st george tragic

SGI Jersey Flegg
Talking about having no big dog/ enforcer. My son is a manager at our local tavern which is actually owned by Nick Politis. On Thursday I was having a quiet one when Jeremy Smith walked in, for those who remember him he still looked good enough to throw on a 1sts jumper, now that is the type of enforcer we need.
Your not in seachange are you
 

RedVHeartbeat

SGI NSW Cup
I don't think there was ever any confirmation we were after him. Just a few Facebook rumours as far as I have seen.
Even if we were only sniffing round him, the fact that the powerhouse Storm brains trust wanted him tells me we missed out on another good'n.
 

RedVHeartbeat

SGI NSW Cup
Why does anyone think we need to recruit more forwards?
Ask those who create these rumors of us wanting certain players. Yes we have those 17 but none in mid 20s, 5 yrs experience. big, hard hitting bookend with some willingness for second phase play.
 
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