NRL Player Movements & Rumours

[1910]

So provided you arent registering them in your top 30, transfer fees dont apply?

Sweet. Get the cheque book out lads and starting buying every promising 16 and 17yo.

Shouldn’t finding promising 17 year olds already be your plan?

 

[1910]

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they're after every talented player that doesn't play for them

Shocking recruitment strategy.

 

[Renegade]

Shouldn’t finding promising 17 year olds already be your plan?

you'd hope so. where are ours?

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

they're after every talented player that doesn't play for them

Politis is taking up putt putt judging by the youth they're going for.....

If it was purely not based on money (it isnt) this is a terrible move for suuali. There are VERY high expectations on him and the roosters have an amazingly long track record in dumping young players who don't meet expectations very, very quickly.... he also has tedesco in front of him in his favourite position. The same type of deal for Sam walker, they have signed about 4 different young halfback "Just in case" since they signed him lol...

they play in front of empty stadiums with no juniors and no members and their premierships are never thought of as "greats" bcos they feel empty and bought by the rest of the league. Great work allowing their dominance NRL, great for the game...

I don't care if this kid was 10 years old, the deals rugby Australia and souffs offered him went well past the age of 18 and into fulltime NRL contracts and were HUGE, so what exactly did politis promise down the line and why is it not talked about AT ALL??? The Broncos sign a player and it goes up $100,000 extra every story, literally....

 

[Galah]

you'd hope so. where are ours?

Roosters sign them

 

[Alec]

Just like we've been waiting for Cameron Smith to retire, we're also waiting for Politis to retire too. It's hard to imagine them being as successful without him, similar to how the Broncos declined after the 90s.

 

[john1420]

there are also reports that the NRL will change the rules around age limits so he can play for the Rorters next year

No, the actual comment was they would not be looking to be change the rules for the competition in the near future, but would look at an exemption so Suuali can play next year for the Roosters. Not even trying to hide the bias or lack of equity.

 

[IceWorks]

It is interesting no matter how much you try and level the playing field you still get haves and have nots. It's really animal farm, played out on the sporting field. Always will be.

I am ok with this.

What I don't like and something that could be fixed is the bog boring structure of a top 8 which is in effect a top 4 anyway. Some promotion, relegation, or even playing for draft picks would give some interest to all of the supporters outside of the top tier teans

 

[1910]

Just like we've been waiting for Cameron Smith to retire, we're also waiting for Politis to retire too. It's hard to imagine them being as successful without him, similar to how the Broncos declined after the 90s.

He came on board in the 1976 and they weren't successful until he got Gus and was chairman in the 1990's He's endured plenty of hard years in his time at the club.

He's a terrific man, came from nothing in Ipswich and has built himself and the Roosters up. Made them viable through the club buying land and restructuring the Leagues Club when it was a shambles.

He's surrounded himself with other good business men over the years who run the club like Bouris- He's a great story and chat.

 

[broncsgoat]

So provided you arent registering them in your top 30, transfer fees dont apply?

Sweet. Get the cheque book out lads and starting buying every promising 16 and 17yo.

No point buying them if we don't know what to do with them.

 

[Kooly87]

Shouldn’t finding promising 17 year olds already be your plan?

If the club employed competent people in basically any capacity then yeah, sure.

We're discussing the Broncos here though.

 

[Kooly87]

He came on board in the 1976 and they weren't successful until he got Gus and was chairman in the 1990's He's endured plenty of hard years in his time at the club.

He's a terrific man, came from nothing in Ipswich and has built himself and the Roosters up. Made them viable through the club buying land and restructuring the Leagues Club when it was a shambles.

He's surrounded himself with other good business men over the years who run the club like Bouris- He's a great story and chat.

That may all be true, but you don't move in those sort of circles without knowing how to get things done behind closed doors and outside the rules.

It would be naive in the extreme to believe everything is above board at the Roosters. I'm not suggesting they're on their own here either, simply that they appear to do it far better than anyone else when it comes to making things happen.

 

[Sproj]

That may all be true, but you don't move in those sort of circles without knowing how to get things done behind closed doors and outside the rules.

It would be naive in the extreme to believe everything is above board at the Roosters. I'm not suggesting they're on their own here either, simply that they appear to do it far better than anyone else when it comes to making things happen.

Helps having an ex-employee as salary cap auditor.

 

[Kooly87]

Helps having an ex-employee as salary cap auditor.

You wouldn't even need it to be that obvious.

Money is moved illegally around and in and out of the country all day, every day, by any number of different methods.

If you honestly believe their is no conceivable way to get money or even just benefits to footballers without being caught, then frankly you must believe in the tooth fairy.

 

[Unbreakable]

 

[Sproj]

Yeah, I bet lots of players have second accounts in the Bahallamas

 

[Unbreakable]

Bulldogs might actually have an interesting back line in 2022 if they land JAC.

1. Will Hopoate
2. Josh Addo-Carr
3. Jake Averillo
4. Nick Cotric
5. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak
6. Matt Burton
7. Kyle Flanagan

Not the worst.

 

[Sproj]

That seems an appropriate deal for someone of his calibre. If the Dogs could get Addo-Carr and Burton in early next season, they are a legit good side suddenly.