I'm not sure that any of them were ever actually on our books.
playing rugby league in the same state as the Broncos, doesn't mean we "let them go"
Smith did have a scholarship, but was never on our roster.
So JAC and Mitchell are allowed to have the All-stars game counted towards their suspensions ... Mam is not.
According the Meyn / Badel article, "Mam qualifies for All Stars selection with his Indigenous heritage, but given he has not played in the pre-season fixture before, the NRL has...
If Armstrong did sign with Penrith in September, then it is no surprise we missed out on him.
We were in the process of sacking our coach. While the recruitment team would have been keeping an eye on certain players, no way they make a move until the new coach is appointed and can be consulted...
To the surprise of absolutely no one, Madge has named Reynolds captain for the 2025 season.
Carrigan, Haas, Staggs and Hunt will be backing him up in a "senior leadership capacity"
Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow says that the Phins training standards have gone to another level since Woolf replaced Bennett.
HTF said:
“The standards have gone up a level,” he said when asked how things had changed under Woolf.
“We all needed that coming off last year where we fell off.
“The way...
firstly, if you were going to spend millions buying an English rugby league club, it would need to be successful , therefore you're unlikely going to pilfer their players. as a publicly traded company on the ASX there are certain legal obligations that we have (that a private company doesn't...
like?
besides ... it sounds like buying this particular club would be no better than emptying their bank account into the middle of Lang Park and lighting a match.
they'd be better off buying (or starting up) a QLD Cup club
I don't think Paix will get a higher market value.
Even with Kevvies departure and Madge's arrival, I don't see him climbing the hooking pecking order. In fact he may even slip further down with Hunt on the books
for bottom teams maybe ... certainly not the top teams.
I personally, don't think he is ready for full-time starting 9 yet ... but even if he was, I'd be taking a look at how the Storm employed Grant during the early days... despite being their best hooker, they played Grant off the bench...
well, it was published in a tabloid called the courier mail, so it is as legit as Travis Meyn and Michael Carayannis can be I suppose.
there were no quotes in the article at all, not even Mulitalo's manager, so probably wise to take it with a grain of salt for now