Recruitment & Retention 2027

GCRV

GCRV

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ItsCamxron said:
Drinkwater done deal - 3 year deal worth 900k a year.
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Mixed feelings. Sign yet another veteran but him and Reed in the spine will pile on the points. So it's good but I just wonder how it will affect us with the cap.

I guess Cook won't be re-signed, Gutho the utility/hooker next year then Drinkwater becomes the backline utility in his 3rd year with Burton taking over as fullback.
 
RedV01

RedV01

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GCRV said:
Mixed feelings. Sign yet another veteran but him and Reed in the spine will pile on the points. So it's good but I just wonder how it will affect us with the cap.

I guess Cook won't be re-signed, Gutho the utility/hooker next year then Drinkwater becomes the backline utility in his 3rd year with Burton taking over as fullback.
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Seems like a plan! I couldn't believe Flanno signed Gutho for 3 years at the stage of his career he is at but as a bench utility and back up hooker, he might be very valuable. Energy boost around the middle just as the enemy forwards and ours are tiring.
 
Mailroomsgi

Mailroomsgi

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I heard an NFL gm say when drafting if you make exceptions for players you end up with the a team full of exceptions

I find this to be the case signing players over 28 constantly, how often do NRL players that move elsewhere on big money still produce at a high level at 31/32 YO

While I don’t mind signing Drinkwater due to the lack of options on the market, I think if you continually sign older players it will bite us in the ass like it had with Gutho
 
Illusion

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Mailroomsgi said:
I heard an NFL gm say when drafting if you make exceptions for players you end up with the a team full of exceptions

I find this to be the case signing players over 28 constantly, how often do NRL players that move elsewhere on big money still produce at a high level at 31/32 YO

While I don’t mind signing Drinkwater due to the lack of options on the market, I think if you continually sign older players it will bite us in the ass like it had with Gutho
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Its a start the guy is still quick off the mark , this is the next guy I would go hard for ........... Averillo
 
TheRev

TheRev

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Need to see how these next few games goes.. if Deano kicks on then I guess its his call.. failing that let Ando cook.

Not sure what we will do with Val/Suli/Averillo/Sami next year.. not that the Samid eal seems official yet... throw in Heidke perhaps.. some options.. but will it fit together I dunno.. feel like Averilll could prob cover 1-5.. Maybe Fuller could cover 1-5 also.. dunno.. would like 1 of em though.
 
RufusRex

RufusRex

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I always worry when Mario Tartak is in the mix ...
Right now we are maybe nearing the end of our relationship with Cook/Suli/Leilua and have lost Latu/Sione Finau/Fifita ...
I feel like there is a lot of "if you dont take this you cant have that" with him ... and some of our very very key juniors are tied up with Crown.

Hopefully it is needless worry, but with Crown it is always a circus.
 
Mailroomsgi

Mailroomsgi

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Don’t know if anyone has suggested this as an immediate swap and parra probably say no because of Iongi injury but Joash Papalii - Sua swap?

Papalii can play fullback and Sloan can go to the wing

Just brainstorming
 
Dave03

Dave03

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I don't think we can afford to have another horrible losing season next year & we have no one that will be 1st grade quality for fullback, so the signing is a positive imo. Who else was a fullback option for next year? I'd push to get him this year if we could, unsure the type of players NQ need. Maybe someone in the fwd pack?
 
TheRev

TheRev

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Mailroomsgi said:
I heard an NFL gm say when drafting if you make exceptions for players you end up with the a team full of exceptions

I find this to be the case signing players over 28 constantly, how often do NRL players that move elsewhere on big money still produce at a high level at 31/32 YO

While I don’t mind signing Drinkwater due to the lack of options on the market, I think if you continually sign older players it will bite us in the ass like it had with Gutho
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I flow between being super excited and super concerned about signing Drinkwater.. we aren't a front-running team, so he needs to show up when things are tough.. I think we really wanted him because we had Kyle/Atko so ineffective at creating points.. Drinkwater isnt just a running fullback like most of them.. hes a genuine playmaker.. you'd play him @6 even.. except then he has to do 20+ tackles..... hes prob best @1.

I would have thrown 900k-1mil @Koula, I think he is better than Tommy and prob plays origin this year or close too... I think thats the guy Flanno wanted too.. but the gamble is Koula is more of a runner rather than a playmaker.. so it was a gamble.. everything ofcourse is a gamble.

But we do need a 1 and a 7 for next year.. like we need them.. the only qn is what level of 7 do we go after i.e. how ready is Reed, how man rounds can he play?

We're in a bit of a happy bubble this week, but the reality is we still havent won a game in 8mths.. a lot still needs to happen to be sure we're on the way out.. but atleast Flanno is gone.. sounds like he pretty much resigned, we werent going to axe him this week... we were just going to keep doing the same thing.
 
TheRev

TheRev

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Dave03 said:
I don't think we can afford to have another horrible losing season next year & we have no one that will be 1st grade quality for fullback, so the signing is a positive imo. Who else was a fullback option for next year? I'd push to get him this year if we could, unsure the type of players NQ need. Maybe someone in the fwd pack?
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Thats the key.. we cannot afford to keep losing.. we get a reset this week, and if it doesnt go well, we will get 1 more reset when the 2027 head coach is announced.. but thats it.. we have to show that the style of footy we are playing is on the improve.. even if its another wooden spoon next year too.. we have to show things have turned, that we can win games.. perhaps Reed is a longtermer.. perhaps we lock in our young forwards.. give reasons for players to extend or sign with us... that positivity.
 
Dave03

Dave03

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TheRev said:
I flow between being super excited and super concerned about signing Drinkwater.. we aren't a front-running team, so he needs to show up when things are tough.. I think we really wanted him because we had Kyle/Atko so ineffective at creating points.. Drinkwater isnt just a running fullback like most of them.. hes a genuine playmaker.. you'd play him @6 even.. except then he has to do 20+ tackles..... hes prob best @1.

I would have thrown 900k-1mil @Koula, I think he is better than Tommy and prob plays origin this year or close too... I think thats the guy Flanno wanted too.. but the gamble is Koula is more of a runner rather than a playmaker.. so it was a gamble.. everything ofcourse is a gamble.

But we do need a 1 and a 7 for next year.. like we need them.. the only qn is what level of 7 do we go after i.e. how ready is Reed, how man rounds can he play?

We're in a bit of a happy bubble this week, but the reality is we still havent won a game in 8mths.. a lot still needs to happen to be sure we're on the way out.. but atleast Flanno is gone.. sounds like he pretty much resigned, we werent going to axe him this week... we were just going to keep doing the same thing.
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I actually think we'll be a front running team in half our games if our pack can remain healthy next year.

KK/Couchman
Egan/Stewart/Couchman

LPT
Halangahu
Kerr
Nick T

I'm sure I'm forgetting others but generally that mix for our pack looks great on paper.
 
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