Inevitable really
[Resurrected] Keppie re-signs 2026 ... Unleash Keppie NOW!
- Thread starter Woodsie
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And the best part, Keppie would be on decent coin as well..lol.
Nordburg
First Grader
Partly funded by Manly
Sadly , yes , he was signed to 2026 so for the next two years
I was sure South’s payed full freight for him?
3 years altogether...
As I said in another thread, it wouldn't be easy for Keppie to swallow his pride. Nor would Marty, as Hastings is finding out.
LeonardCohen
Bencher
I’m almost certain we aren’t paying freight for Keppie. I’ve watched all Souths games thus far and he has given away penalties and dropped balls at crucial stages, just as he did for us!
He is a really funny one. There were some games (against Parra as an example) where he was amazing.
I also struggle to seperate the off field person as he does a significant amount of work that I find very admirable. To me the issues in soufs just appear to be a case of finding a scapegoat and going from there
I also struggle to seperate the off field person as he does a significant amount of work that I find very admirable. To me the issues in soufs just appear to be a case of finding a scapegoat and going from there
You can almost bet there’d be a hit to our cap, unlike say AFB who was already a superstar.
Have zero proof , and no idea how much , but I bet there’s some.
Rocky
Bencher
You might be right Mark. But I think Manly generally handled their business well in terms of offseason goings. I would say the way it went down for the Fainus, Tuilagi, Harper, Weekes, Tuipulotu and Keppie, all departures had zero or little hit to the Manly cap.
Souths were after a prop, and they targeted Keppie. And his contract is ballpark for a top17 prop. I'm joining the dots to say there was zero or very little hit to Manly in that transaction.
But all speculation as you point out.
Didn't know that was the csse with Keppie, hopefully not a lot then.
Terry Zarsoff
First Grader
Early prediction: ‘Mongo’ Tuilagi’s wife/partner, ditto ‘Valerie’ Harper’s partner, will be dissing Parramatta online, in a year or two.
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Coops manly
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I was shocked that a club would take keppie off our hands at full freight absolute liability and shown once again this year !
Peter C
Bencher
Not a surprise when you think about it, the position that's in most demand by all clubs by virtue of numbers, is front row, due to the interchange , 17 teams , with usually four props on rotation equates to almost 70 props needed, so any front rower who's half decent will always be in demand.
Coops manly
Reserve Grader
For the money he is on hard to fathom 😉 why did manly ship him out ha ha
We had a crystal ball moment and what we saw in the future for Keppers dididn't look good.
Coops manly
Reserve Grader
Smart business he frustrated me for two years ! Good guy with talent but a common theme happening for him.
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