2019 NIB Knights

Pieman wrote:

yes mate thought that was common knowledge on here lol

it probably was, Im just a bit slow at getting around to different forums

SO Vaughn is going to the dragons apparently, its the only place raiders players go so I should have known.
Seeings as we have missed out on Bird and now Vaughn - surely we have enough cash to throw a good offer at Ponga.
Also, Born in WA, grew up in NZ - oh thats right hes eligible for QLD

What props are left??
Heighington? More of a back rower than a prop but he could be an OK signing if its for nothing

Big miss, Tigers were linked to him as well.

Vaughan that is.

yeah huge, hes a quality prop

in saying that, I am happy we didnt pay the 600k or so a year that the dragons paid for him

Pieman wrote:in saying that, I am happy we didnt pay the 600k or so a year that the dragons paid for him

Was thinking a bit more than half that would be fair.

yeah or considering corey parker is only worth 230k, vaughn would be on about 85k lol

Yeah in all seriousness, he got about double what he actually should be getting IMO....
Absolutely amazing that he (if what is reported is correct), Paul Vaughn, is now one of the highest paid props in the league

I guess that means that the dragons will be playing McCrone at hooker next year with Huchinson in the halves

Nathan Brown had lunch with David and Andrew Fifita. Likely to sign David

Honeysett wrote:Nathan Brown had lunch with David and Andrew Fifita. Likely to sign David

Bad move IMO. He might have some potential as a player, but when you are consistently running dead last and have a young roster, I think the last thing you need around the club is someone with a self entitled attitude problem.

Honeysett wrote:Nathan Brown had lunch with David and Andrew Fifita. Likely to sign David

Wayne Bennett had lunch with Matt Lodge

Honeysett wrote:Nathan Brown had lunch with David and Andrew Fifita. Likely to sign David

Dip wrote:

Bad move IMO.

I agree Dippa.

That lunch would have cost Browny a fucking fortune!

There goes the Knights salary cap money

Dip wrote:

Bad move IMO. He might have some potential  as a player, but when you are consistently running dead last and have a young roster, I think the last thing you need around the club is someone with a self entitled attitude problem.

Do you know David Fifita well mate?

So apparently
Mamo is off to england, good. He is quick, that is it. Horrible haircut, horrible attitude. He will kill it playing fullback in england though.

Will Smith is on his way back to newcastle, good. He will be our fullback if he comes, I rated him in his time in the 1 at penrith. A good low cost fullback, happy to take him till we can snare or develop an elite one.

Newcastle are looking like a very very different side next year.

Possibly adding david fifita and will smith

1. Smith
2. Elliot
3. Matutia
4. Gagai
5. Ross
6. Mullen
7. Hodkinson
8. D. Fifita
9. Kostjaysn
10. Saifiti
11. Barnett
12. Matutia
13. Buhrer

14. Levi
15. Saifiti
16. Sims
17. King, duno who else.

Still thin up front and still thin in the outside backs, but me dead its an improvement.

would still love to see us go after Ponga or Lolohea

Pieman wrote:

Do you know David Fifita well mate?

Don't know him at all, so obviously I'm just making an assumption based on his behaviour that has been publicised, as is generally the way on an internet forum (I don't really have much time for professional athletes who abuse and threaten teenage referees at junior matches). That might be an unfair call on him and maybe he's not really anything like that, or maybe he is but the Knights are willing to take the chance. Up to the Knights to decide.

Not really sure why if you were talking about possible contracts why you would go with your brother, but that's just me. It's obviously not high on the offense list and more just a case of Andrew making life tough for himself when he doesn't have to, and is probably something he shouldn't be doing. If one of my employee accountants went to a meeting with their brother about possible contract discussions with another accounting firm who was our firm's direct competitor, I'd be unhappy. Although maybe Cronulla new about it. Also, maybe the meeting had nothing to do with contract negotiations, and in that case, no problems.

Will Smith? I would be really happy with that. Where did you read that?

We're not going to make the 8 but I was like to see us entertain a bit.

Why we're not lining up Lololea is beyond me, we should have heaps of money for the right players.

http://rugbyleagueweek.com.au/moles-monday-scoops-11-18/ here but its from the Mole so take it with a grain of salt HS.

Dippy, fuck knows what happened with that photo. They could have been out to dinner, and Brown saw them and went and said hi. It doesnt look like its a very formal meeting to me. Who the fuck knows.

As far as character, I have no idea about david or andrew for that matter. All we can go off is what we read and he yelled at a referee once, yeah, shouldnt have done it - what else has he done???
He sure as fuck didnt chase ladies down the street and assault one of their neighbours and tell everyone he was going to murder them, then trash the place.

You would think that with the cash they should have at their disposal, Newie would be able to table a very good offer for someone like Lolohea or Ponga. Its prob more of a case of the player not wanting to go to a club thats been terrible to average for the best part of a decade.