Vichyssoise
Great White
You need a razor blade here to enjoy the ride... No fun to be had otherwise.
Bundy Shark
Jaws
I gotta hunch he is in for a good season, whether or not he re signs with us or not he’s gunna need to put himself in the shop window.
If he plays well, we may not have the funds to re sign him anyway, maybe Fitz had already made a call & has allocated that money to other recent re signings.
If he plays well, we may not have the funds to re sign him anyway, maybe Fitz had already made a call & has allocated that money to other recent re signings.
I save my razor blades for game day when we make all the rookie errors!
Vichyssoise
Great White
While I agree we made a few mistakes in Vegas (nothing new, we're accustomed to it), the Panthers were not exactly clinical either with plenty of dropped balls, our boy Laurie (since he's been the recent focus) even dropped a ball on 1st or 2nd tackle on his 20m line or thereabouts.
I'll assess our composure after a handful of games.
Keep the blades well oiled - just in case!
Bundy Shark
Jaws
I haven’t noticed, do we make dumb errors, if so, it’s not as though we’ve done that for the past few seasons…….
andrew's_sharks
Great White
It would appear that William Kennedy's closest rival for the role keeps getting injured.
… same knee injury too
djhabib
Jaws
Will taking out his rivals knee like Tonya Harding
andrew's_sharks
Great White
Will doesn't even need someone to make contact with the knee.
Sparkles
Jaws
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Typical Will hit
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
If he ends up with a premiership ring we'll take it!
Proud Shark
Jaws
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For next season we have Kennedy/Dykes off contract, plus Atkinson leaving. I'd be expecting we either re-sign both, or recruit two. 3 is the absolute minimum to take into 2026 given Ison's ACL. I'd also probably be happier taking in 4 with Dykes being able to play halves also. I also think we need one at least who is NRL established.
The other one to keep an eye on will be Fa'alogo. If Paps has a strong season, the Storm will no doubt be looking to lock him up longer-term before he's available again.
Given neither will break the bank. I'd be way more comfortable if we had Kennedy/Laurie on a deal including 26 sooner rather than later. One year would be perfect.
| 2025 | 2026 |
| Kennedy | Kennedy/Laurie |
| Atkinson | Dykes/new signing if he can't stay fit this year |
| Ison | Ison |
| Dykes | New prospect? |
The other one to keep an eye on will be Fa'alogo. If Paps has a strong season, the Storm will no doubt be looking to lock him up longer-term before he's available again.
Given neither will break the bank. I'd be way more comfortable if we had Kennedy/Laurie on a deal including 26 sooner rather than later. One year would be perfect.
stormshark
Jaws
We have the Reality of the Cap.We know what we have got, good player, he wont be the difference between a GF win/Loss ( if we get to one) imho
And then in 2026 people will be saying ‘you can’t win a premiership with a player like Will Kennedy’
Faalogo I think will cost more than he’s worth.
Yes he can play some exciting football but you’re paying up for what he was able to produce in a grand final level storm side
Not to say he couldn’t also perform well off the back of us, just you’re paying the premium vs like an Ison we brought in younger
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Proud Shark
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Probably right. But he could still be in a sweet spot of getting value for money like when we signed Nicho. Say you pay 500k a year for 3 years with some rep/finals bonuses tied in etc. It may not cost too much more.
He’s a good buy at that price
There’s usually sides desperate enough to hit on a fb they’ll pay up quite a bit over that for a ‘proven’ option from a good program
