(Archived) THE RUMOUR MILL - Player Movement

[Great_White_Shark]

While Cronulla are strong favourites to snare Marshall, the Sharks are putting their immediate focus toward signing Bulldogs skipper Michael Ennis.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal Cronulla officials have discussed a three-year offer worth $1.5 million for the former NSW Origin rake, who has only been offered a 12 month extension from his current club.

Identifying the No. 9 jersey as their recruitment priority following the loss of Michael Lichaa (Bulldogs), Cronulla also expressed interest in South Sydney hooker Api Koroisau.

Just found this on twitter.

Link? Who's twitter?

 

[sharks for life]

Api Koroisau over ennis as he is younger and has proven he can play however ennis brings passion and experience.

 

[slide rule]

While Cronulla are strong favourites to snare Marshall, the Sharks are putting their immediate focus toward signing Bulldogs skipper Michael Ennis.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal Cronulla officials have discussed a three-year offer worth $1.5 million for the former NSW Origin rake, who has only been offered a 12 month extension from his current club.

Identifying the No. 9 jersey as their recruitment priority following the loss of Michael Lichaa (Bulldogs), Cronulla also expressed interest in South Sydney hooker Api Koroisau.

Just found this on twitter.

why would we give Ennis 500k for three years if he has only been offered 12 months by Canterbury? Sounds suss to me.

 

[Wilson]

Api Koroisau over ennis as he is younger and has proven he can play however ennis brings passion and experience.

Proven he can play? He's had five first grade games.

 

[bluey]

I would like Ennis but 500k??? cannot be right surley

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

500k wouldnt be near right.

300 maybe

 

[gibby44]

Manly blood young kids - have been a powerhouse and will continue to be as they blooded young kids who have at least 8 years left in the game.

Roosters blood young kids - now have a powerhouse team of experience and youth.

Tigers had a bunch of young kids when they won the comp, the list continues.

Honestly if the juniors are good enough they are old enough.

Totally agree. Problem is "our" young blokes are just not that good.

We as a whole severely over -rate our own.

Its been stated before but

Frizzell - Solid at Dragons
Peachey - Fringe NRL with the Panthers
Townsend - Fringe NRL With Warriors
Kelly - Going well with Titans but left for other than performance issues
Mills - Never to be seen again at Broncos
Wright - Where is he actually?
Lichaa - Untested at NRL

Some Luke warm success at best from our so called juniors but IMHO the issue isn't giving them a go. The issue is with the last comment " if they are good enough they are old enough"

People on here have to take a firm grip on things and realise that THEY ARE JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH!! Id love to have 10 local players running out in the NRL BUT the guys are just not good enough.

 

[sharks for life]

Proven he can play? He's had five first grade games.

All five have been good and he will only get better with experience.

 

[bluey]

Totally agree. Problem is "our" young blokes are just not that good.

We as a whole severely over -rate our own.

Its been stated before but

Frizzell - Solid at Dragons
Peachey - Fringe NRL with the Panthers
Townsend - Fringe NRL With Warriors
Kelly - Going well with Titans but left for other than performance issues
Mills - Never to be seen again at Broncos
Wright - Where is he actually?
Lichaa - Untested at NRL

Some Luke warm success at best from our so called juniors but IMHO the issue isn't giving them a go. The issue is with the last comment " if they are good enough they are old enough"

People on here have to take a firm grip on things and realise that THEY ARE JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH!! Id love to have 10 local players running out in the NRL BUT the guys are just not good enough.

This is true

 

[Long Suffering Sharkie]

While Cronulla are strong favourites to snare Marshall, the Sharks are putting their immediate focus toward signing Bulldogs skipper Michael Ennis.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal Cronulla officials have discussed a three-year offer worth $1.5 million for the former NSW Origin rake, who has only been offered a 12 month extension from his current club.

Identifying the No. 9 jersey as their recruitment priority following the loss of Michael Lichaa (Bulldogs), Cronulla also expressed interest in South Sydney hooker Api Koroisau.

Just found this on twitter.

Honestly, with all the talk of big money being thrown around for players like Fifita and Ennis, the Sharks on on a fast track to financial suicide especially since we still don't even have a major sponsor.

We are throwing big dollars at Ennis to fix up the problem of not locking down Lichaa for half that amount....? That isn't very smart recruiting. Someone needs to be held accountable for all these brain farts of the last two years.

 

[SHARKSTER]

Honestly, with all the talk of big money being thrown around for players like Fifita and Ennis, the Sharks on on a fast track to financial suicide especially since we still don't even have a major sponsor.

We are throwing big dollars at Ennis to fix up the problem of not locking down Lichaa for half that amount....? That isn't very smart recruiting. Someone needs to be held accountable for all these brain farts of the last two years.

Get a grip and don't believe what you read on twitter or newspapers, particularly in regard to dollars. NFI

 

[SHARKSTER]

Oh, and lichaa has done nothing!

Shown jack **** in his limited opportunities, other than to be totally stuffed after 15 minutes.

Glad he is going

 

[slide rule]

500k wouldnt be near right.

300 maybe

Yeah, this is more towards what I was thinking.

Or maybe 500k for the first year and 300k after that, or something. 500k each year is a bit excessive.

Around 1mil over three years would be ok, but I'd prefer we just took him for 2.

 

[bluey]

Honestly, with all the talk of big money being thrown around for players like Fifita and Ennis, the Sharks on on a fast track to financial suicide especially since we still don't even have a major sponsor.

We are throwing big dollars at Ennis to fix up the problem of not locking down Lichaa for half that amount....? That isn't very smart recruiting. Someone needs to be held accountable for all these brain farts of the last two years.

Sick of hearing about Lichaa --- he has not excited me

 

[sharky7]

hate when the commentators all bar up and say "oh here's Lichaa ... what a superstar this young kid is" a la Andy Raymond. lol

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

Honestly, with all the talk of big money being thrown around for players like Fifita and Ennis, the Sharks on on a fast track to financial suicide especially since we still don't even have a major sponsor.

We are throwing big dollars at Ennis to fix up the problem of not locking down Lichaa for half that amount....? That isn't very smart recruiting. Someone needs to be held accountable for all these brain farts of the last two years.

Why? they arent spending any more money on their top 25 than any other team is? What do you suggest? Play a mil under the cap for a few seasons?

 

[dimi]

hate when the commentators all bar up and say "oh here's Lichaa ... what a superstar this young kid is" a la Andy Raymond. lol

They have to say those things,not going to say the truth,"look at this young smart ass who thinks he is the s hit,but has done f@#kall"

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

They have to say those things,not going to say the truth,"look at this young smart ass who thinks he is the s hit,but has done f@#kall"

''oh he's been on the field 10 minutes and already looks ****ed''

 

[Tatus]

Totally agree. Problem is "our" young blokes are just not that good.

We as a whole severely over -rate our own.

Its been stated before but

Frizzell - Solid at Dragons
Peachey - Fringe NRL with the Panthers
Townsend - Fringe NRL With Warriors
Kelly - Going well with Titans but left for other than performance issues
Mills - Never to be seen again at Broncos
Wright - Where is he actually?
Lichaa - Untested at NRL

Some Luke warm success at best from our so called juniors but IMHO the issue isn't giving them a go. The issue is with the last comment " if they are good enough they are old enough"

People on here have to take a firm grip on things and realise that THEY ARE JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH!! Id love to have 10 local players running out in the NRL BUT the guys are just not good enough.

I was looking at the u20's side from around 08. Most teams had a surplus of players that had made the transition to NRL. All I could see that had played NRL (not very well I might add) was Townsend. Dragons & Panthers do an awesome job at picking out talented kids and bringing them through the grade, not us though.

 

[egg]

I was looking at the u20's side from around 08. Most teams had a surplus of players that had made the transition to NRL. All I could see that had played NRL (not very well I might add) was Townsend. Dragons & Panthers do an awesome job at picking out talented kids and bringing them through the grade, not us though.

AND look how well they've gone the last 5 seasons.