Who Should We Look At For 2014?

[Bundy Shark]

Massive no to lock as a fullback, i'm a big fan but he hasn't improved at all over the last couple of seasons, he's probably gone backwards.

He came into grade on the wing so i'd definitely take him as a winger, probably over briscoe.[/QUOTE]

I would too, the amount supposedly that Briscoe is going to be on I would throw that at Locke, he's a good player, agreed he hasn't been as good the past 2 yrs but he's proven at NRL level.

 

[egg]

Offer Josh Morris.. what ever it takes,,, next contract or earlier?

 

[stevekneen10]

Offer Josh Morris.. what ever it takes,,, next contract or earlier?

He'd be no good for us...too fast, too safe, and too many tries.

 

[BlackWhiteBlue]

He'd be no good for us...too fast, too safe, and too many tries.

wouldnt want anyone ruining our 1 try per game average now would we haha

 

[Great_White_Shark]

Offer Josh Morris.. what ever it takes,,, next contract or earlier?

Yes! And do the same with his brother!

 

[stevekneen10]

Yes! And do the same with his brother!

Oh God!, both of them? Could we really handle it...what if they went and made breaks and scored tries and stuff, how would we cope?? No Thanks.

 

[bullshark77]

how about sam kasiano, I hear that he is not wanted at the dogs

 

[D.D]

Id be talking to Trent Hodkinson now. Try negotiate a cheap deal for him around Robsons current wage before he ups his price again.
I think getting Hodkinson and holden cup half like Cornish is the way to go. Have them both competing for the halves spot. Time to let go of Townsend.

I think also by securing a decent half and by shedding loose the likes of Pomeroy without the signing of a new gun centre will already improve our backline. New faces in a key position like halfback and young blood in and around the team (like Peachy, Liccha and some of our nsw cup backs) will have a good effect on our current roster, any gun signings in our backs would just be a bonus.

 

[WillyInBris]

[h=1]Who Should We Look At For 2014?[/h]

Anyone in our reserve grade!

 

[Loyal Shark]

Yeah Trent Hodkinson would be a good buy, consistent player and available at the moment , but we really need a couple of good outside backs. BRYSON GOODWIN STILL AVAILABLE ?

 

[Loyal Shark]

Now we have Carney lets chase Hodkinson and Goodwin

 

[Shark68]

Goodwin wont come to the Sharks left on bad terms

 

[josh11223344]

Goodwin is only a slight upgrade on jonno wright, aim higher.

 

[Gumby]

Goodwin is only a slight upgrade on jonno wright, aim higher.

THIS^^ Goodwin is average at best. We've had enough **** signings in our time. Time to start aiming at the top instead of the bottom !!!

 

[snowman]

Brent Tate. Throw Phil Goulds cheque book at him

 

[Bundy Shark]

Yep, Brent Tate would be great, he scraps for everything, a winner & would be great mentor for our young blokes.

 

[slide rule]

We can beat the salary cap by shoving cash down his neck brace. The auditor will never find it.

 

[HaroldBishop]

Big fan of Tate. I never could understand why so many people seem to dislike him.

 

[deano the p]

Tate would be an ideal player for us to sign. The bloke oozes talent and leadership.

 

[JimBob]

How much money do we have to throw around at other players?

Here's a list of our off contract players and my rough, rough estimates of how much they are on.

Jason Bukuya - $125,000
Rodney Coates - $ 50,000
Sosaia Feki - $ 50,000
Nathan Gardner - $ 150,000
Jon Green - $ 125,000
Ricky Leutele - $ 50,000
Stewart Mills - $ 100,000
Daniel Moroko - $ 50,000
John Morris - $ 125,000
Tyrone Peachey - $ 75,000
Pat Politoni - $ 50,000
Ben Pomeroy - $ 200,000
Alipate Ratini - $ 50,000
Tim Robinson - $ 50,000
Jeff Robson - $ 75,000
Ben Ross - $ 50,000
Tupou Sopoaga - $ 65,000
Nathan Stapleton - $ 100,000
Mark Taufua - $ 100,000
Chad Townsend - $ 100,000
Anthony Tupou - $ 450,000
Matthew Wright - $ 100,000

I'd defiantly keep Coates, Feki, Leutele, Moroko, Peachey, Politoni, Ratini, Robinson and Sopoaga for first grade and/or NSW Cup.

I'd keep Mills, Robson, Taufua and Townsend depending on if we sign players to fill their positions. Possible $ 375,000 to spend.

I'd let go of everyone else meaning we'd have 1.425 million cap space.

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So Carney's contract went up $ 350,000 (I think) so that brings the total down to 1.075 million.

Now assuming to keep current players we'd have to increase their contract a bit, let's bring the total down to 950,000.

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With the 950,000 I'd throw $ 125,000 at Kahu, $ 150,000 at Williams and the remaining $ 575,000 at one of the Morris twins.

If we sign Williams and Kahu, I'd use some Mills, Townsend's (Keep Robson for NSW Cup as he'll be cheap) and Taufua's money to sign Wolfman on about $ 200,000.

That still leaves us with $ 175,000 and the cap increase to throw at someone like Tate.

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NOTE: The numbers I'm using are just my guesses, for all I know I could be waaaaaaay off, which would make everything I wrote pointless dribble.