NRL Player Movements and Rumours 2015

[Ari Gold]

For minimum wage of course

Yeah, it would be actually. Carney isn't in a position to demand big coin. Which means they save about 500k by turfing Maloney and get to keep all their other stars.

 

[Foordy]

The Rooster have a habit of being able to release a minimum wage player and gain 2 superstar players for the same money ... i wish we had that sort of cap.

 

[Kimlo]

Yeah, it would be actually. Carney isn't in a position to demand big coin. Which means they save about 500k by turfing Maloney and get to keep all their other stars.

I'm sure it will be, it still stinks though. They've probably got Ferguson on less than we're paying Reed too.

 

[Ari Gold]

It stinks from the NRL for letting them play (though Carney I don't have an issue with. Ferguson's incident light years different to Carney).

For the Roosters, it's just smart cap management. They probably play Ferguson and Kennedy less than we're paying Kennedy (assuming he still gets paid at all).

 

[Big Pete]

I just wish the NRL would hold the clubs accountable when they make these types of signings.

I thought Carney's stint in 2010-11 was a joke.

Basically tells the Raiders to shove their rehabilitation plan, takes the 12 month suspension and is able to sign with the Chooks with no provisions.

Inevitably he acts up, it shows in his form and the Roosters show him the door.

What do the Roosters really cop for their players acting badly? A false dawn? Rugby League has struggled with it's image for a long time and to let a club like Sydney that have so much power get away with it sucks.

I'm not sure how you'd do it, unless you did a type of Dell/Folau deal where you hold these players to a higher value to ensure that clubs aren't just taking a calculated risk on these players.

 

[Broncoman]

Carney won player of the year, guided the wooden spooners of 2009 to the grand final and got selected for Australia during 2010.

Yeah what a joke

 

[Ari Gold]

You realise Pete is referring to his off the field things right? You know, things that have nothing to do with making grand finals or getting selected for rep honours.

 

[Cult]

You realise Pete is referring to his off the field things right? You know, things that have nothing to do with making grand finals or getting selected for rep honours.

Roosters fans tend to forget the bad things their players have done in the past.

 

[abashii]

I'm sure it will be, it still stinks though. They've probably got Ferguson on less than we're paying Reed too.

That's because they gave him a job last year. So while Fergy Ferg was unable to play NRL because he was almost jailed for sexual assault then refused to show up to his old club instead of having to get his act together instead he spent a year with a sweet gig in Bondi. While I'm sure the Roosters would claim it had no bearing on the contract he signed for this year what it actually did was allow them to front load a contract in a year the player was not eligible for NRL, thus paying him outside the cap.

http://m.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport...-1226926215323
Blake Ferguson Signs A Junior Development Role With Sydney Roosters | Triple M NRL
Roosters' recruit Blake Ferguson barred from working with junior players | smh.com.au

 

[Battler]

Yeah, it would be actually. Carney isn't in a position to demand big coin. Which means they save about 500k by turfing Maloney and get to keep all their other stars.

First time I've heard that line of thinking from a non-roosters fan. There are quite a few clubs around with horrible halves, if you don't think they'd snaffle up carney then you live in an alternate universe. He's also on more than decent coin in France, so I'd imagine that the nrl offer would have to at least get close to what he's on at the moment.

In saying all that, I'd bet money on the roosters offloading Kennedy and maloney and signing/re-signing carney, fergo, and all of their other off contract players.

 

[broncos4life]

Yeah, it would be actually. Carney isn't in a position to demand big coin. Which means they save about 500k by turfing Maloney and get to keep all their other stars.

I don't buy that at all. He is on good coin in France and if he made himself open to offers from then NRL there would be at least 4 or 5 clubs gunning for him straight away.

 

[Foordy]

I don't buy that at all. He is on good coin in France and if he made himself open to offers from then NRL there would be at least 4 or 5 clubs gunning for him straight away.

With Manly leading the way after losing voth Foran and DCE.

he reportedly has a clause in his contract allowing him to return to the NRL.

 

[broncos4life]

With Manly leading the way after losing voth Foran and DCE.

he reportedly has a clause in his contract allowing him to return to the NRL.

Exactly. Manly have no halves. None. If they aren't offering him half a mil straight off the bat then I'm not here.

In saying that I have no doubt that the roosters will sign him 'for minimum wage' and keep all their off contract stars and feed the rest of the NRL some garbage that they were able to do it through the money they saved by offloading Kennedy and tautau moga

 

[Foordy]

The Lurker reckons the Dragons are keen to lure Cameron McInnes from Souths.

But apparently the are also interested in Andrew McCullough.

 

[Harry Sack]

Manly will throw the freaking war chest at Carney.

Mahe Fonua can go eat a bag of dicks. I'll beat the shit out of Bennett if he does that.

 

[Foordy]

Kasiano has re-signed with the Bulldogs

 

[Unbreakable]

Matt Ballin has re-signed with Manly until the end of 2017.

Guess we're stuck with McCullough guys.

 

[Harry Sack]

Tilse off to the Super League after round 7 apparently.

Rumour going around that Tamou will be off to the Raiders. Always sketchy about any rumours at this time of the year.