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[Proud Shark]

Tigers entire board gone. Pascoe resigns.

https://archive.is/TbeDt

Years late, but better late than never.

Regarding AFB, 1.125 per year is a lot of cash. Is everyone still sold at that price?

 

[Gal The Goat]

Years late, but better late than never.

Regarding AFB, 1.125 per year is a lot of cash. Is everyone still sold at that price?

With the new salary cap rise I’m happy with that. Works out what, maybe something like $900k 2 years ago?

Didn’t Flanno and Bellamy run off something like pay 5 top players the big money then build the rest around them, when they were winning premierships? We don’t really have anyone outside of Hynes in that category (maybe Nikora and Ronnie?) so I think it’s worth the risk

 

[HaroldBishop]

Years late, but better late than never.

Regarding AFB, 1.125 per year is a lot of cash. Is everyone still sold at that price?

Yeah I'd do it for that for sure.

 

[Proud Shark]

With the new salary cap rise I’m happy with that. Works out what, maybe something like $900k 2 years ago?

Didn’t Flanno and Bellamy run off something like pay 5 top players the big money then build the rest around them, when they were winning premierships? We don’t really have anyone outside of Hynes in that category (maybe Nikora and Ronnie?) so I think it’s worth the risk

I think that mantra is fine if it is players in key positions with longevity. I worry about what that last year or two could mean for our cap if he can't keep it up.

We resigned Fifita for that style money cap-wise for 4 years, and it didn't work out well. I think AFB works if he's the final piece, but it will mean we likely need to win a comp with 3 of Brailey/Kennedy/Tricky/Dykes between 2025-27.

I think that side can do it, but it will require some significant development this year.

 

[Thresher]

Years late, but better late than never.

Regarding AFB, 1.125 per year is a lot of cash. Is everyone still sold at that price?

Wonder what the conversion rate is from Tigers dollars to Sharks dollars

 

[BurgoShark]

I think that mantra is fine if it is players in key positions with longevity. I worry about what that last year or two could mean for our cap if he can't keep it up.

We resigned Fifita for that style money cap-wise for 4 years, and it didn't work out well. I think AFB works if he's the final piece, but it will mean we likely need to win a comp with 3 of Brailey/Kennedy/Tricky/Dykes between 2025-27.

I think that side can do it, but it will require some significant development this year.

I think the cap fines had a lot to do with that. He wasn't supposed to be on so much in his final year but deferred money to help the team through those Bomber years.

 

[puma1355]

Mcinness and finucane savings end of next year.
I wouldnt offer Uele anything 500k too.

 

[Wiz]

Years late, but better late than never.

Regarding AFB, 1.125 per year is a lot of cash. Is everyone still sold at that price?

Yes, a game changing prop does wonders for your team. Look at what Tino does to us when we play him, Papali, AFB, NAS, Haas, etc they destroy us in the middle and we get ruined.

It could very well come down to Fitz or Flanno and I wouldnt be suprised if Flanno came out on top

 

[Sir Chadley]

Yes, a game changing prop does wonders for your team. Look at what Tino does to us when we play him, Papali, AFB, NAS, Haas, etc they destroy us in the middle and we get ruined.

It could very well come down to Fitz or Flanno and I wouldnt be suprised if Flanno came out on top

I'm not surprised either!

 

[Wiz]

With the new salary cap rise I’m happy with that. Works out what, maybe something like $900k 2 years ago?

Didn’t Flanno and Bellamy run off something like pay 5 top players the big money then build the rest around them, when they were winning premierships? We don’t really have anyone outside of Hynes in that category (maybe Nikora and Ronnie?) so I think it’s worth the risk

I wouldn’t be suprised if we have players on bigger money than you think mate

We had Tracey on 500k and Kaufusi is on 400k+

 

[Wiz]

I think that mantra is fine if it is players in key positions with longevity. I worry about what that last year or two could mean for our cap if he can't keep it up.

We resigned Fifita for that style money cap-wise for 4 years, and it didn't work out well. I think AFB works if he's the final piece, but it will mean we likely need to win a comp with 3 of Brailey/Kennedy/Tricky/Dykes between 2025-27.

I think that side can do it, but it will require some significant development this year.

You could easily win a trophy with a spine of Kennedy/Dykes/Hynes/Brailey/Trindall

They are all electric and have enough skill to compete with big guns..

 

[Gal The Goat]

I wouldn’t be suprised if we have players on bigger money than you think mate

We had Tracey on 500k and Kaufusi is on 400k+

Yeah Nikora and Ronnie I was more saying are the top players in our squad in their positions.

Which is why I think our squad maybe does need a bit of remodeling. Players like Tracey on big money aren’t needed when we can have someone on close to minimum wage Hiroti, Stonestreet, Atkinson etc come in and do a very similar job. They might of seen this and that’s why they have started this process

That way we can have 3-5 “top” players in our squad and not just Hynes.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Yeah Nikora and Ronnie I was more saying are the top players in our squad in their positions.

Which is why I think our squad maybe does need a bit of remodeling. Players like Tracey on big money aren’t needed when we can have someone on close to minimum wage Hiroti, Stonestreet, Atkinson etc come in and do a very similar job. They might of seen this and that’s why they have started this process

That way we can have 3-5 “top” players in our squad and not just Hynes.

Yep this 100% needs to happen. I was gobsmacked when it came out that CT was on 500k.

Not sure Ronnie is currently in the top 3-5 wingers in the game after this season. Nikora definitely right up there for his position and will need a pay rise.

 

[puma1355]

Yep this 100% needs to happen. I was gobsmacked when it came out that CT was on 500k.

Not sure Ronnie is currently in the top 3-5 wingers in the game after this season. Nikora definitely right up there for his position and will need a pay rise.

 

[puma1355]

Agree we have too many players in the 450k-650k bracket. We arent on our cap no reason.

Stonestreet for Kotoa
Colquhoun for William
Burns for Williams
Mcinness, Uele, Kufusi and finucane gone

We are skinny in the forwards

 

[Blair]

Years late, but better late than never.

Regarding AFB, 1.125 per year is a lot of cash. Is everyone still sold at that price?

Nah I’m out. Thinking of other big bodies like he has - Fifita, Papalii, Taumalolo, Bromwich, they all went from being destructive to middle of the road pretty quick.

1.125 on a prop seems crazy too, when you consider Fish and Leota would probably just tip over that on combined salary.

Until this year Brisbane had Haas and couldn’t make the finals. Titans have Tino and don’t make the finals. Having a gun prop is important, but being our highest paid player, at his age, is too big of a risk.

 

[Western Sharkie]

One club out: Race for Fonua-Blake down to three

Four clubs were believed to be interested.

www.zerotackle.com

So Dogs HAVE signed him and just working out how to fit him in

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

Yep this 100% needs to happen. I was gobsmacked when it came out that CT was on 500k.

Not sure Ronnie is currently in the top 3-5 wingers in the game after this season. Nikora definitely right up there for his position and will need a pay rise.

Was tracey on 500? I thought the report was he and moylan leaving freed up 500

 

[Gumby]

Nah I’m out. Thinking of other big bodies like he has - Fifita, Papalii, Taumalolo, Bromwich, they all went from being destructive to middle of the road pretty quick.

1.125 on a prop seems crazy too, when you consider Fish and Leota would probably just tip over that on combined salary.

Until this year Brisbane had Haas and couldn’t make the finals. Titans have Tino and don’t make the finals. Having a gun prop is important, but being our highest paid player, at his age, is too big of a risk.

Fish is on close to 900k a year and leota on around 550k.

 

[Wiz]

Nah I’m out. Thinking of other big bodies like he has - Fifita, Papalii, Taumalolo, Bromwich, they all went from being destructive to middle of the road pretty quick.

1.125 on a prop seems crazy too, when you consider Fish and Leota would probably just tip over that on combined salary.

Until this year Brisbane had Haas and couldn’t make the finals. Titans have Tino and don’t make the finals. Having a gun prop is important, but being our highest paid player, at his age, is too big of a risk.

Tino and the titans
Haas and the broncos before this year
A gun prop is all they had

Both those teams were rubbish outside of that and they carried them so much they were their teams best player

Those rosters aren’t comparable to ours ; you add one of them into our roster and we become premiership contenders overnight. A gun prop is all we need

You could keep our same team minus Kaufusi and Finucane and we would improve ten fold with money to spare