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Jaz said:
Don't agree with how many of our players they've told other clubs to sign!
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The only players I think we may see leave end of next season are Ronnie, Kennedy & Atkinson.

No way the clubs loses Nikora, Trindall or Cam.

The others such as Hazelton, Kaufusi, Stonestreet, Dykes, Wilton & Tuks will likely stay also.
Especially Tuks, Stonestreet & Dykes they won't cost us much so I would think they'll be signed up pretty easily.
 
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Sparkles said:
Yeah, I was thinking maybe it's more to do with the system than the player.

Re Kane Elgey - for the record, I had nothing to do with him."
Kane Elgey was never short of talent. His NRL career had begun with promise and sparkle, but four short years after he was crowned Gold Coast Titans rookie of the year as a 21-year-old, he had given the game away entirely."
https://www.facebook.com/100069972665057/posts/838920035117078
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Ash Taylor they splashed huge money on to try and lock in a top talent young.
And fans and media kicked the **** out of him for not playing up to the pricetag
 
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bort said:
Ash Taylor they splashed huge money on to try and lock in a top talent young.
And fans and media kicked the **** out of him for not playing up to the pricetag
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Yeah that's probably the biggest example of being careful what you wish for (both players and clubs).
 
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HaroldBishop said:
Yep, this is why Tricky needs to be careful.
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Big time. Yes he had some big games this year but fmd these idiots in the media saying he should be commanding 900k have rocks in their heads.
He's 25 years old with plenty of time to develop (as yes i think he will become an elite half in the future) but for now he should accept he isn't there yet and accept what the Sharks offer him. Which i think 3 year deal at 650-700k a year is more than fair. We stood by him through the ****, he owes us.
 
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Sevshark said:
NRL has rejected all of the current expansion bids.

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Quite embarrassing for the NRL

Why can't they do what the AFL do and strategically work out where they want a club the take control of the expansion themselves.

I don't mean necessarily owning the franchise but lead the process with the prospective party(ies) to make sure it works.

To get this far and they all fail is ridiculous.
 
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apezza said:
Quite embarrassing for the NRL

Why can't they do what the AFL do and strategically work out where they want a club the take control of the expansion themselves.

I don't mean necessarily owning the franchise but lead the process with the prospective party(ies) to make sure it works.

To get this far and they all fail is ridiculous.
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Yes they really just need one for the moment - asap to get rid of the bye and have an extra game each week ..
 
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Sevshark said:
NRL has rejected all of the current expansion bids.

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Hmmm.
The usual suspects will call me a conspiracy theorist, but this is my take on it.

The NRL (PVL and Abdo) know they can’t continue with a bye round. It’s not feasible or smart business, so they know they need at least 1 new club. 1 new club won’t affect the draw much, if at all (maybe 1 extra round, maybe) but gives them more broadcast dollars for that extra game.

So they set some rules, allowing consortium’s to apply as a good public relations exercise. Stating that “We will consider all appropriate applications………” (ahum, but under their breath, PNG with its Australian Federally backed politically driven bankroll is our only real desire).

Submissions will need to now include a multi million licence fee payable upfront (which has never ever been the case in the history of the sport and we reserve the right to move the goal posts for those we aren’t really interested in).

So in my opinion, there is 1 real bid they are serious about with maybe 2 back up locations the NRL is really interested in.

They will want “green shoot“ locations, with shiny new toys [teams] not a relocated team with old skeletons and past history (Bears, Jets).

Another SE QLD team dilutes the existing 3 teams for talent and supporters, and wouldn’t be considered as “green shoots”.
Maybe central QLD as an option thou????

Both PVL and Abdo affectively said at the Perth 9‘s that Perth wouldn’t get a team as long as they are part of the NRL as they deemed a lack of interest from the WA public (not exactly those words, but to that affect)

So, in saying that………, The NRL’s preferred options are

1. Aust Government Federally funded multi million dollar deal in PNG

Daylight.

2. One of 2 locations in NZ (preferably South Island)
- The only realistic location then would be Christchurch (Wellington as the back up)

Issue with
option 1 is the security risks and getting players to move to PNG (gunna be very difficult)

option 2a
Does Christchurch have a big enough following for league? Union 1000% yes, but I don’t know what the appetite for league is there (maybe someone in the know can advise?)

option 2b,
same as option 2a but also (it’s still the North Island).

So, my guess is that the NRL only really has 1 team in their sights and all other suitors are just a PR cover so they don’t get any public backlash.
 
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From Danny Weirdler

It will be a big few weeks for Ryan Papenhuyzen given that the Storm are now privately conceding their superstar fullback will test his worth on the open market.

The Storm have been in negotiations with Papenhuyzen for several weeks and remain hopeful of keeping him, but the harsh reality is they are offering him less money than his current contract to stay.

www.smh.com.au

Looking after No.1: Papenhuyzen to test the market after Storm pay cut

The Storm remain hopeful of keeping Ryan Papenhuyzen, but the harsh reality is they are offering him less money than his current contract to stay.
www.smh.com.au www.smh.com.au
 
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HaroldBishop said:
From Danny Weirdler

It will be a big few weeks for Ryan Papenhuyzen given that the Storm are now privately conceding their superstar fullback will test his worth on the open market.

The Storm have been in negotiations with Papenhuyzen for several weeks and remain hopeful of keeping him, but the harsh reality is they are offering him less money than his current contract to stay.

www.smh.com.au

Looking after No.1: Papenhuyzen to test the market after Storm pay cut

The Storm remain hopeful of keeping Ryan Papenhuyzen, but the harsh reality is they are offering him less money than his current contract to stay.
www.smh.com.au www.smh.com.au
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Offering less money isn’t going to end well, especially when the cap is going up.

Unless he was on overs but I doubt that
 
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