2025 NRL Player Movements & Rumours

[BroncsFan]

I still can't believe it. I want to know what Knights and Eels fans think because this deal is Doncic for Davis level bad. It doesn't even solve Newcastle's biggest need. Brown has proven time and time again (Moses has been out a lot), he isn't a halfback, he's barely an above average 6.

What will this do to the market? If someone this average can get this much, what about players that are actually good?

You say Doncic for Davis, but weren't Lakers fucking stoked with that deal??

I think eels fans are "happy" with the deal only because they aren't the ones paying $1.3m... but if this never happened and they retained Brown for like $800k or whatever they'd be happy as well.

This deal feels like lose lose on both accounts... it's like Bhunt on steroids... killed broncos and dragons at the same time... except this deal looks like it has Chernobyl'd the knights and pushed eels into full blown rebuild

 

[Allo]

Isn't that Ponga though

For now it is, there'll be drama ahead from that camp no doubt

 

[JayPee]

He is 24. I think he was underrated for the first 3 or 4 years of his career. Came in very young. Has not been at his best the last year or so. I still believe in him. I'm not sure it makes sense for the Knights at the price and length but I get it. I think there is an exceptional top level player in there. Hopefully we didn't see the best of him at an early age.

 

[theshed]

The price is wild but the real issue is that the guy just isn’t a halfback. It’s so obvious.

They’re going to take this huge risk on a player who doesn’t even solve their issue. They would’ve been better off spending even more on Moses or an actual 7.

 

[broncos4life]

Cap gets bigger each year . This year`s 1.3 mil is 2030`s 900 K or less ?
Depends a lot on the get out clauses the Knights write into the contract .

Well he has ratchet clauses in it so it goes up with the cap.

 

[Sproj]

Parra can now rip the bandaid off and get rid of all their deadwood. They still have Moses there and while he’s becoming bit injury prone, he’s still arguably a top 3-5 halfback in the league, so that will attract players there still if he shows he isn’t busted.

They need to get rid of Paulo now as well and start recruiting some solid first graders needing an opportunity. I’d also throw the kitchen sink at someone like Paps and even Staggs. Let the comp know basically you are open for business.

 

[john1420]

Brown is a solid 6, both in terms of his position, and on a scale of 1-10.

Handy member of your spine at the right price, and with the right players around him, but he isn't the star guy that's going to drag you to a premiership.

Knights throwing $1.3 a year for 10 years has to be the worst deal in NRL history.

 

[1910]

Orr and Parr bad boys for life.

Parr saddled the Cowboys with these long-term deals and they have missed out on players since JT signed his in 2018.

Now he's at the Knights doing it again and Orr is the manager of Brown as well.

 

[Mr Fourex]

Player managers........ is there one that isn't a complete shitcunt?

 

[Battler]

Brown is a solid 6, both in terms of his position, and on a scale of 1-10.

Handy member of your spine at the right price, and with the right players around him, but he isn't the star guy that's going to drag you to a premiership.

Knights throwing $1.3 a year for 10 years has to be the worst deal in NRL history.

Going to be hard to beat the jt13 deal imo. Guy went from a Haas level player to west tigers Adam Blair like halfway through his deal and is getting worse on a weekly basis.

Hunt at the dragons was horrible given how much they paid him, but at least he was a proper half. Fifi also horrendous given he’s a 2rf and they paid him 1.1+ under the old cap after bidding against themselves for a player who clearly didn’t want to go the club.

 

[Wolfie]

Going to be hard to beat the jt13 deal imo. Guy went from a Haas level player to west tigers Adam Blair like halfway through his deal and is getting worse on a weekly basis.

Hunt at the dragons was horrible given how much they paid him, but at least he was a proper half. Fifi also horrendous given he’s a 2rf and they paid him 1.1+ under the old cap after bidding against themselves for a player who clearly didn’t want to go the club.

The two things that really hit JT13 hard were his body starting to give out on him, and Todd Payten. Both destroy good footballers.

 

[JayPee]

Going to be hard to beat the jt13 deal imo. Guy went from a Haas level player to west tigers Adam Blair like halfway through his deal and is getting worse on a weekly basis.

Hunt at the dragons was horrible given how much they paid him, but at least he was a proper half. Fifi also horrendous given he’s a 2rf and they paid him 1.1+ under the old cap after bidding against themselves for a player who clearly didn’t want to go the club.

Let's not go too far