(Archived) THE RUMOUR MILL - Player Movement

[Wiz]

We need to re sign Katoa now before these idiots offer him ridiculous money

Yep aslong as he’s not asking for too much money he’s a must . Our wingers and centres are on the up

 

[Shortfin Mako]

No idea. Go and google third party agreements. There’s a table from 2018 released by the NRL and another article from last year. It’s not a level playing field.

According to this article;

NRL club bosses’ shock claim on teams rorting the salary cap

NRL club bosses’ shock claim on rival teams rorting the salary cap

www.foxsports.com.au

Roosters only paid 69K in TPA in 2019 and we paid 212K.

 

[Wiz]

Dom young is overrated, let the roosters spend their money on him - he’s not that great, I’d take Katoa and Ronaldo over him any day

 

[samshark]

According to this article;

NRL club bosses’ shock claim on teams rorting the salary cap

NRL club bosses’ shock claim on rival teams rorting the salary cap

www.foxsports.com.au

Roosters only paid 69K in TPA in 2019 and we paid 212K.

Last year they were in the top few clubs for TPA

 

[HaroldBishop]

Dom young is overrated, let the roosters spend their money on him - he’s not that great, I’d take Katoa and Ronaldo over him any day

Tend to agree, I don't see the fuss.

 

[snowman]

Tend to agree, I don't see the fuss.

he's 21, 6'7 and real quick

he'll be one of the better wingers in the game soon

 

[BurgoShark]

According to this article;

NRL club bosses’ shock claim on teams rorting the salary cap

NRL club bosses’ shock claim on rival teams rorting the salary cap

www.foxsports.com.au

Roosters only paid 69K in TPA in 2019 and we paid 212K.

That was arm's length deals only.

According to that same article only 56% of TPAs in 2019 were arm's length deals, and for 2021 only 33%.

Roosters were $69k in TPA's if you ignore THEIR BEST TWO PLAYERS.

In 2019 the Roosters recorded only $69,000 in third-party agreements but stars such as Cronk and James Tedesco benefited from whole game sponsorships not included in the team-by-team breakdown.

 

[HaroldBishop]

he's 21, 6'7 and real quick

he'll be one of the better wingers in the game soon

He doesn't seem overly athletic to me, I think you can be too tall sometimes.

We'll see but I don't see him becoming elite.

 

[Sparkles]

he's 21, 6'7 and real quick

he'll be one of the better wingers in the game soon

Betchya Ronnie still leaps over him

 

[Shortfin Mako]

he's 21, 6'7 and real quick

he'll be one of the better wingers in the game soon

When you are that tall usually you have problems defensing short and quick guys. He will dominate the air balls though…

 

[bort]

When you are that tall usually you have problems defensing short and quick guys. He will dominate the air balls though…

Yeah but not many people employing wingers for their defence anyway. I don't think there is enough of an issue here to not sign him if you like the rest of his game.
Would struggle to stop an unexpected dive for the line in his corner from hooker.
Ways his size can be an advantage in D too. He's big enough to be kind of hard to barge through. Long arms make it easier to try make a play at ball or get contact to shove a player out when they dive etc Obviously can defend kicks well.

 

[Shortfin Mako]

Yeah but not many people employing wingers for their defence anyway. I don't think there is enough of an issue here to not sign him if you like the rest of his game.
Would struggle to stop an unexpected dive for the line in his corner from hooker.
Ways his size can be an advantage in D too. He's big enough to be kind of hard to barge through. Long arms make it easier to try make a play at ball or get contact to shove a player out when they dive etc Obviously can defend kicks well.

Interceptions… i think that may be the real danger. His height will help him there.

 

[stormshark]

He's VERY good, agree- gonna blitz out here for 5 yrs imho.

 

[sharks2010]

Katoa over Dom young, L O ****ing L

 

[stormshark]

They have both improved bigtime, but Young's improvement has skyrocketted since arrival , much, much more upside to come IMHO.

 

[CrazyMatt]

We need to re sign Katoa now before these idiots offer him ridiculous money

I would love us to keep Katoa, but if someone else is willing to offer him silly money then I would definitely give him a rousing and respectful send off, wishing him the best. I love Katoa and hope he stays but we don’t need to get in a bidding war with desperate clubs for him. We’ve still got Ikuvalu on the books (a candidate for a new lower value deal for a player that is a proven solid first grader, which would help our cap management) also guys like Stonestreet, Taukamo and Rodwell who are chomping at the bit for an opportunity and will probably be ready for first grade by next season.

 

[HaroldBishop]

I would love us to keep Katoa, but if someone else is willing to offer him silly money then I would definitely give him a rousing and respectful send off, wishing him the best. I love Katoa and hope he stays but we don’t need to get in a bidding war with desperate clubs for him. We’ve still got Ikuvalu on the books (a candidate for a new lower value deal for a player that is a proven solid first grader, which would help our cap management) also guys like Stonestreet, Taukamo and Rodwell who are chomping at the bit for an opportunity and will probably be ready for first grade by next season.

Stonestreet is the one. Didn't play many minutes on the weekend but he looked very sharp and has good size.

 

[Proud Shark]

I would love us to keep Katoa, but if someone else is willing to offer him silly money then I would definitely give him a rousing and respectful send off, wishing him the best. I love Katoa and hope he stays but we don’t need to get in a bidding war with desperate clubs for him. We’ve still got Ikuvalu on the books (a candidate for a new lower value deal for a player that is a proven solid first grader, which would help our cap management) also guys like Stonestreet, Taukamo and Rodwell who are chomping at the bit for an opportunity and will probably be ready for first grade by next season.

We also need to be realistic as to what we have in our squad and what we need to win a comp. If we need to make space for another star prop or fullback, that cash would have to come from somewhere, and one easy spot would be by getting cheap young guns into the lineup in Iro and Stonestreet.

 

[The Punisher]

I wouldn't be overpaying for wingers anyway.
Think we can put the money to better use elsewhere - like a gun FB for one

 

[CrazyMatt]

Stonestreet is the one. Didn't play many minutes on the weekend but he looked very sharp and has good size.

He was very impressive but no young player is a sure thing no matter how good they look in the trials or for the Jets, but out of our youngsters, he looks the most likely for sure. I can’t wait for him to get an opportunity to show what he can do, he’s got a lot of the tools, I really hope he puts it all together when he does get his chance.