Recruitment & Retention 2027

[Jaz20]

Is he very good? When I saw him play a bit for the Warriors, seemed average.

He doesn't have the class of Pattie but I don't think Canberra will be silly enough to let him go, so not even contemplating him anymore.

For me Healey is the perfect modern day 9. Running his strength with his speed and seems crafty enough. Certainly unproven over longer minutes though, that'd be my concern with paying him bigger money. Sort of like a younger, healthier Liddle I reckon.

 

[Eric]

He doesn't have the class of Pattie but I don't think Canberra will be silly enough to let him go, so not even contemplating him anymore.

For me Healey is the perfect modern day 9. Running his strength with his speed and seems crafty enough. Certainly unproven over longer minutes though, that'd be my concern with paying him bigger money. Sort of like a younger, healthier Liddle I reckon.

A younger, healthier Liddle sounds very good.

 

[Mug Fan]

I believe Bostock extension will be announced before Nov 1

Bostock's big call on Phins future

Another big-name Dolphins domino is set to fall with Jack Bostock revealing plans to ink a new deal with Redcliffe.

Bostock addressed reports he could quit the Dolphins, saying he intends to ink an extension before the conclusion of the World Cup.

“It’s still all getting worked out now,” Bostock said when asked to clarify his future with the Dolphins.

“As we’ve gone into the end of the season, it’s started getting sorted out.
“So over the World Cup campaign, I’m sure it will all be finished.”

 

[RufusRex]

yeah - we have had a red hot crack but as soon as Roosters snared Herbie we were pushing shit up hill.

 

[RandomDragon]

Good lesson to the fark wits - Dont let him go in the first place . Every f*cking fan could see he was going to be a gun except for hook haran and millward... well done fuckwits!

 

[Morgan]

yeah - we have had a red hot crack but as soon as Roosters snared Herbie we were pushing shit up hill.

Farnworth to the Roosters is as good as done? The premiers poach the most in demand player on the market. That's new but sadly predictable.

 

[Dragon David]

Farnworth to the Roosters is as good as done? The premiers poach the most in demand player on the market. That's new but sadly predictable.

Nothing can be officially announced until after Nov 1 but the talk of Farnworth going to the Roosters in 2028 has been a thing to happen some months ago. While he has been the left centre for the Dolphins I'm thinking that the Roosters will use him as their full back after Teddy goes. They will have Toia right centre and Smith left centre as is.

 

[RufusRex]

Roosters were offering Billy Smith to clubs during the season plus freight.

 

[Morgan]

Nothing can be officially announced until after Nov 1 but the talk of Farnworth going to the Roosters in 2028 has been a thing to happen some months ago. While he has been the left centre for the Dolphins I'm thinking that the Roosters will use him as their full back after Teddy goes. They will have Toia right centre and Smith left centre as is.

I know they've been talking about it for a while but I thought they would now have to upgrade a number of their squad. On the open market White and Toia would get over a million a year. Tedesco is already on that and Walker would be looking at significantly more. Add Farnworth on over a million a year, are the rest of the squad going to be playing for a jar of vegemite a week?

 

[TheRev]

Roosters were offering Billy Smith to clubs during the season plus freight.

Such a hard one.. very good player.. another one with so many injuries though is a huge gamble... also would make an excellent winger, but we really want quality centres.. wingers are a bit easier to come across.

Feel like a domino effect from Herbie => Roosters should happen though.. crazy how that is so locked in a month before November 1st.

 

[Dragons faithful]

Good lesson to the fark wits - Dont let him go in the first place . Every f*cking fan could see he was going to be a gun except for hook haran and millward... well done

Such a hard one.. very good player.. another one with so many injuries though is a huge gamble... also would make an excellent winger, but we really want quality centres.. wingers are a bit easier to come across.

Feel like a domino effect from Herbie => Roosters should happen though.. crazy how that is so locked in a month before November 1st.

We need centres to start 2027 our top 30 centres are not the greatest if you cannot defend and run through defenders you cannot play centre.. Like who are our best centres? A lot of come Nov 1st deals are for 2028

 

[RufusRex]

very good/capable first grade players in any position dont fall from trees .. i think this "you can pick a winger up from anywhere" attitude is a relic from the days where wingers were the blokes who hang around footballers.

Wingers in the modern game are more important than centres BUT elite centres potentially give you that missing piece.

Roosters just won with Toia/Smith but their wingers are elite in Tupou/Marky

The early set carries from your wingers are important and one dimensional Flano was onto this but they also need to be fast/great in the air/expert finishers ... We tick one maybe two boxes with out wingers. Marky Mark was big/fast/insane finisher and good in the air ... Crazy player not withstanding the errors in his game. Sami though is more complete and will really help us.


Your Wingers are crucial in getting you into the eight, your centres maybe lift you one or two positions.

I would rather have our backline for next year with say Marky Mark and Sami on the wings outside Suli type centres than have say Sloan/Tu on the wings outside Bostock/Herbie. Your halves/edge forwards can set up your wingers well enough.


Our 3/4 line next year is poor with really only Sami someone you could call above average ... Suli/Holmes are on the downward slide esp defensively, Tu has limits ... Would love to see Burton debut early at left centre ... Holmes given his shoulder may be best off playing Right Wing.

If we cannot change our 3/4 players over - i wouldnt hate seeing Sami (lw) Burton (lc) Suli (rc) Holmes (rw) ...