NRL Player Movements & Rumours

[1910]

You saying that he’s waiting until enough of the season has passed that his remaining value is low enough that the titans can fit him under the cap?

No I’m not. Just saying he’s done someone’s cap a favour by having an unpaid holiday.

 

[pagey]

No I’m not. Just saying he’s done someone’s cap a favour by having an unpaid holiday.

So he's playing on then huh ?

 

[Bull Shark]

Cronulla apparently now in the race to ‘lure Craig Bellamy’ .. Tratt Mipp’s paranoia levels will be red lining..

 

[Foordy]

Cronulla apparently now in the race to ‘lure Craig Bellamy’ .. Tratt Mipp’s paranoia levels will be red lining.. View attachment 11347

 

[Bull Shark]

It appears that Cameron Smith to the Titans will become a thing today..

 

[Foordy]

It appears that Cameron Smith to the Titans will become a thing today..

i don't think so ... the Titans will need a bit more time to pass before they can fit him under their cap. I did laugh though when the Courier Mail stated that the Titans are the only club who can afford to fit Smith under their cap.

this despite just having signed Fifita to $1.25 million a season, Tino also wouldn't have come cheap and they have Ash Taylor on $1 million a season as well.

todays speculation came because he kicked a footy around a park on the GC

 

[GCBRONCO]

Big news isn’t Cameron Smith but rather an extended deal with the stadium.

 

[GCBRONCO]

 

[Sproj]

Seriously though, when Smith ends up there, it certainly smells of corruption but then hey, at least the NRL would finally just be making official what everyone has always known and has only ever been poorly hidden.

 

[Kimlo]

CRICHTON NOT INTERESTED IN MOVE

Before a ball has been kicked in 2021, Angus Crichton is one of the hottest properties on the market for next season. But rival clubs can save their time - Crichton has told friends and family he is more than happy at the Roosters and isn't interested in a move elsewhere.

Colour me shocked.

 

[Sproj]

CRICHTON NOT INTERESTED IN MOVE

Before a ball has been kicked in 2021, Angus Crichton is one of the hottest properties on the market for next season. But rival clubs can save their time - Crichton has told friends and family he is more than happy at the Roosters and isn't interested in a move elsewhere.

Colour me shocked.

Haha of course he is and he'll sign on for half of his current salary too.

 

[Kimlo]

Haha of course he is and he'll sign on for half of his current salary too.

It's mission impossible but we should be targetting him. He's probably the best backrower in the game IMO.

 

[Sproj]

It's mission impossible but we should be targetting him. He's probably the best backrower in the game IMO.

We should be targeting every star off contract, not actually making an offer, just letting agents know we are considering offering X amount of dollars and push all these players' prices up like everyone does to us.

 

[Foordy]

We should be targeting every star off contract, not actually making an offer, just letting agents know we are considering offering X amount of dollars and push all these players' prices up like everyone does to us.

if one of the changes the NRL are considering comes in, this will be a thing of the past ... although since it is a good change, i'm not holding my breath that it will be introduced.

the change they are considering FYI will be a central database (of sorts), where any offers made to the player must be entered. these offers would be visible to the clubs bidding for the player. so it would stop a player agent from telling club x that club y offered a certain value, if that club didn't make the offer ... if that makes sense

 

[Sproj]

if one of the changes the NRL are considering comes in, this will be a thing of the past ... although since it is a good change, i'm not holding my breath that it will be introduced.

the change they are considering FYI will be a central database (of sorts), where any offers made to the player must be entered. these offers would be visible to the clubs bidding for the player. so it would stop a player agent from telling club x that club y offered a certain value, if that club didn't make the offer ... if that makes sense

Yeah it'll never happen, it is a good idea.

 

[BroncsFan]

if one of the changes the NRL are considering comes in, this will be a thing of the past ... although since it is a good change, i'm not holding my breath that it will be introduced.

the change they are considering FYI will be a central database (of sorts), where any offers made to the player must be entered. these offers would be visible to the clubs bidding for the player. so it would stop a player agent from telling club x that club y offered a certain value, if that club didn't make the offer ... if that makes sense

Yeah no way that happens... RLPA and player manager lobbyists will kick up a stink about privacy and all that bullshit.

Clearly a reactive move following on from the dragons calling up eels saying they have no interest in Brown despite what the manager says.

It would also only be formal offers... I'd imagine a lot of the negotiations happen through discussions and a team typically only puts a formal bid in when everything is pretty well sorted out.

Also would the NRL salary cap do any sort of vetting of offers that come through... for example back when we re-signed Milf, if the storm put in an offer of $1m for Milf (to see if the Broncos would flinch), does anyone confirm that it is feasible from their cap perspective and are the storm then legally bound to the offer if Milf jumps at it.... or can they say "nah things change, but we'll give you $500k now that you've publicly said you'll be coming to us and burnt that bridge"

 

[Big Pete]

I'm happy to see PPR land on his feet.

While he was one of several ex-players Seibold signed that made me question his recruitment, PPR was a genuine prospect coming through the grades at Melbourne. Bennett signed him and he was apart of their really strong 2014 NYC team but then he seemingly went off the rails and fell off the radar. He resurfaced at the Devils and while I thought the Broncos development deal was premature, I'm glad he's taken the opportunity with both hands and got himself a job out of it.

 

[ivanhungryjak]

Hook signs another Broncs old boy in Francis Molo for ‘22.