HomeOn a serious note i really believe Ray Stone in for a big year. With the amount of thrashings the Dolphins will get he'll be getting big minutes sooner or later as the year goes on.
Lock it in Eddie.
Lock it in Eddie.
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Levi is absolute garbage and he's a cock.
Happy for him to have a few weeks run, low minutes from Starling to nosedive his price then every year mid season Starling train. Choo Choo
Happy for him to have a few weeks run, low minutes from Starling to nosedive his price then every year mid season Starling train. Choo Choo
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Brown paper bags aside, there's been many many comments from Roosters players and impending Roosters players about how at the Roosters they set you up for life (as well a improved profile, premiership opportunities).
It's arguable that this gets around both the Cap and TPA's, and creates an unfair advantage, undermining the point of the salary cap.
But philosophically I also wonder, isn't that what should be aspired to? These guys wreck their bodies and in some instances their brains through heavy collision, is it unreasonable for them to want to be taken care of in and beyond their footy career?
Should the NRL put their foot down and say, no, you can't help players past the career, you can't help them establish businesses or upskill them?
Or is it just something that other clubs need to get better at?
Our can they even? Does it take a billionaire patron to make it possible?
it goes further than just having rich owners though. Rich owners in plenty of other sports have run into problems many times over, with in-fighting/etc/etc. Money doesn't automatically mean you make good business decisions that keep the entire organisation happy.
League clubs are hilarious, most are so bad at running their own backyard. The players know this. They know the Roosters (and a few other clubs) are better to play for (ie better places to be 5 days a week). It's not stuff the average fan sees and has nothing to do with 'brown paper bags'.
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Speaking of Roosters
Danny Weidler - Privately Roosters are hoping to have Crichton back in 6 weeks as best case scenario
(at end of this interview https://twitter.com/nrlonnine/status/1628299934804975620?s=46&t=_UozX4hQcvnFmCajmUBHDw&fbclid=IwAR0KHwO54OxlNKfLOQq5Yx9tqttrNuJvYzwTzE1H7wQD-X50KnEBo9WpEGw)
Danny Weidler - Privately Roosters are hoping to have Crichton back in 6 weeks as best case scenario
(at end of this interview https://twitter.com/nrlonnine/status/1628299934804975620?s=46&t=_UozX4hQcvnFmCajmUBHDw&fbclid=IwAR0KHwO54OxlNKfLOQq5Yx9tqttrNuJvYzwTzE1H7wQD-X50KnEBo9WpEGw)
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Camo123 wrote:Speaking of Roosters
Danny Weidler - Privately Roosters are hoping to have Crichton back in 6 weeks as best case scenario
(at end of this interview https://twitter.com/nrlonnine/status/1628299934804975620?s=46&t=_UozX4hQcvnFmCajmUBHDw&fbclid=IwAR0KHwO54OxlNKfLOQq5Yx9tqttrNuJvYzwTzE1H7wQD-X50KnEBo9WpEGw)
Hope Crichton sorts out the mental health issues soon.
Who gets that spot for 5 weeks +. Egan Butcher?
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rhinoceroo wrote:What's the plausible TLT curveball that will cause most "clear team" carnage?
NAS and Tariq on the edge for Storm?
Sorenson Panthers left edge?
Angus in the 21 shirt?
Very few $250k players named in a starting role
Warbrick, Mclean, Talau, Doorey could all miss out and it wouldn't be a massive surprise. People will have to play crappy bench forwards, Khan-Perieira or rejig their team
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Welshy wrote:Levi is absolute garbage and he's a cock.
Happy for him to have a few weeks run, low minutes from Starling to nosedive his price then every year mid season Starling train. Choo Choo
Starling is a terrible player and that's why they've brought in another terrible player to start instead of him. Don't think there'll be a Starling train this year, unfortunately. Is Woolford injured? He's slightly less terrible.
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Starling is a terrible player and that's why they've brought in another terrible player to start instead of him. Don't think there'll be a Starling train this year, unfortunately. Is Woolford injured? He's slightly less terrible.
Oh there will be a Starling train!! Just got to wait at the station long enough
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Seems like Levi is taking on the Woolford role, and Starling will have the Starling role
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Every time they named tui on the EDG NAS lined up theremy tv broke wrote:How much edge did he play last season? I have no idea. He was never named to start there but i realise last minute changes are standard bellamy.
15 mins here and there ?
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GarethEllisismyDad wrote:
I’ve had my eye on this/him
Danny Levi?….the only eye he’s getting from me is the stink eye
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I expect Angus to start from the benchrhinoceroo wrote:What's the plausible TLT curveball that will cause most "clear team" carnage?
NAS and Tariq on the edge for Storm?
Sorenson Panthers left edge?
Angus in the 21 shirt?
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mattnz wrote:
I expect Angus to start from the bench
Not expected back for 6 weeks+ according to Weilder today. (Posted after my list)
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my tv broke wrote:
it goes further than just having rich owners though. Rich owners in plenty of other sports have run into problems many times over, with in-fighting/etc/etc. Money doesn't automatically mean you make good business decisions that keep the entire organisation happy.
League clubs are hilarious, most are so bad at running their own backyard. The players know this. They know the Roosters (and a few other clubs) are better to play for (ie better places to be 5 days a week). It's not stuff the average fan sees and has nothing to do with 'brown paper bags'.
Exactly….check the championship & league one in England for premier league teams bought by incredibly rich owners promising the world but then proceeding to mistake their arses for their elbows.
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Trying to think of what forward the Roosters might give up to the Knights for Dom Young.
They'll say no if they want either of the Butcher boys. They love Collins for some reason with his one great game in ten. Lodge no. Radley obviously not. Fletcher Baker? Terrell May? Not sure if that'll be enough, but it is the Knights. May would be a fantasy go with more minutes.
They'll say no if they want either of the Butcher boys. They love Collins for some reason with his one great game in ten. Lodge no. Radley obviously not. Fletcher Baker? Terrell May? Not sure if that'll be enough, but it is the Knights. May would be a fantasy go with more minutes.
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I was already getting Egan. Lock him in Eddie.rhinoceroo wrote:
Not expected back for 6 weeks+ according to Weilder today. (Posted after my list)
Going to be some value in Roosters Mids then either JWH steps up or May could be a bolter for decent minutes
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mattnz wrote:
I was already getting Egan. Lock him in Eddie.
Going to be some value in Roosters Mids then either JWH steps up or May could be a bolter for decent minutes
I think bench could be Turpin/Hutchinson, JWH then two of May, Baker and Wong. May is definitely in black book. But tricky running him as well as Butcher and Cheese until after the bye.
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Going to be a long year for the Raiders signing Danny Levi if he their main hooker lol
I had to chuckle when NRL.com had him as a signing to watch
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rhinoceroo wrote:
Starling is a terrible player and that's why they've brought in another terrible player to start instead of him. Don't think there'll be a Starling train this year, unfortunately. Is Woolford injured? He's slightly less terrible.
Woolford played nsw cup trial apparently
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my tv broke wrote:
Woolford played nsw cup trial apparently
How many minutes
What did he score
How was his form
Is the house down