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  1. JakeyB789

    2026 recruitment & retention

    The last couple of lineups posted here look fantastic even if they are a bit unrealistic. Just dreaming a bit further here but a Garrick for May swap sounds pretty good. Roosters have lost Manu and Suaali'i so he can keep playing his favourite position there and they'll also need a kicker while...
  2. JakeyB789

    Move Heaven and Earth...

    Fun fact: May had more offloads this year than Paseka, Aloiai, Jurbo, Brown, Bullemor, Sipley and Lodge did COMBINED. He is the actual definition of what we need - a mobile prop that can play big minutes and move the ball around, similar to what we had with AFB. He's the exact type of prop we...
  3. JakeyB789

    Good or bad idea?

    Must not have been able to find the $500k he was looking for when we were rumoured to him earlier in the month. Not sure what people are expecting but he will be 33 going into next season, didn't play a game this year even before being sacked and failed a medical at the Dogs. I guess it's only...
  4. JakeyB789

    [Resurrected] Paseka

    Paseka and Bullemor are our only middles worth anything and yet Bully is unsigned beyond next year, which is absolutely mental considering we've extended Aloiai and Waddell until 2027. I feel we are at a bit of a crossroads next year with DCE maybe or maybe not retiring, quality players like...
  5. JakeyB789

    2025 Draw

    I quite enjoy attending Magic Round and would hope we don't have the bye next year just because we're not giving the Broncos another home game for the 10th year in a row... Not expecting the draw to be too different next year. No one cares about Cronulla so they will continue to get 2x games...
  6. JakeyB789

    Bateman... no, no, no, no, no

    Agreed that Bateman is past his best but when you consider our only other signing for next year is Tevaga (also past his best) then I’m not against us taking a punt on something different. For less than half of his 800k deal is good business and it may become even less with how much talk there...
  7. JakeyB789

    2026 recruitment & retention

    Sounds like our major/only signing for next year didn’t have the best game in the Samoa-England test overnight
  8. JakeyB789

    2026 recruitment & retention

    Shocked we hadn't been linked to Bateman earlier. The player he was 5-6 years ago is exactly what we need now, but today he is well passed his best, managed by Moses, and plays for the Tigers. Funny enough if you open the link to the story, it's behind a paywall with only a photo of Bateman and...
  9. JakeyB789

    Tommy Talau

    Would hate to think Talau will eventually be the odd man out of our backline and we end up letting him walk to solve that headache. Was easily our most consistent player all year for mine and realistically we could keep him for around 300k less than what Garrick is on but with better production...
  10. JakeyB789

    Jacob Liddle

    I think Liddle would have interest from at least one other club so doesn’t really fit our recruitment strategy
  11. JakeyB789

    Young Hoppa - Gotta be in top 17 in 2025

    I think Talau must be carrying some sort of injury for him not to make the Samoan team, and Koula is playing for Tonga too so neither were really options for the PM's 13 anyway. But being picked by morons like Fittler and Albo in a team with players such as Sean Russell and Alex Seyfarth is...
  12. JakeyB789

    2026 recruitment & retention

    November 1 approaching so talk has already started turning to player movements for 2026. Given we are about a year behind everyone else in signing players (or at least announcing them) this seems to be a little skewed as Aloiai & Waddell have unfortunately already been reportedly extended and...
  13. JakeyB789

    No Room for DCE or Jake in Aussie squad

    Haumole, Lehi, Koula & Paseka all named in the Tongan squad, keen to see how they all go in what looks like a very strong team on paper. Lacking a bit in quality in the halves and at hooker but their potential pack might be better than both Australia and NZ's IMO
  14. JakeyB789

    Club News 2024

    Pretty concerning he hasn't been extended when we've already re-signed guys like Aloiai, Brown and Waddell on longer term deals Really hope something is in the works because for mine he is our only middle that actually fits the speed of the modern game, unlike some of the other slugs on our...
  15. JakeyB789

    2026 recruitment & retention

    Don't know anything about the guy coming in but even if he amounts to nothing this is still a win for us, getting off Paulo with 2 years to run on his deal is great business.
  16. JakeyB789

    Lodge, you Monster

    Or that was all we had left to offer him. It’s hard to see us signing a big name when we haven’t done so in about 8 years, and we’re now late in September and most players are already signed up somewhere for next year. No issues with losing Lodge given he only played 12 games in 2 years for us...
  17. JakeyB789

    The scales of Reuben.

    I think you might be right in that he didn’t play there, my bad, and that it was only really Burbo that filled in for him on that side this year. But even then I think Burbo was a better defender overall in the centres, with the exception of the second Roosters game where he actually played on...
  18. JakeyB789

    The scales of Reuben.

    I agree with the rest of your post in that he is more than capable offensively as a centre but we all know the major problem is with his defence. Missed tackles are a bit of a misleading stat for outside backs and centres in particular as their ability to watch the attack and make defensive...
  19. JakeyB789

    Sea Eagles extend contract of Paseka

    Our lack of offloading infuriates me. The amount of times we get carved up around the middle from teams paying second phase footy (Roosters dominated us with this on Saturday night) is crazy, would be nice if we could employ a similar tactic every now and then instead of ineffective one out runs...
  20. JakeyB789

    2025

    For what it’s worth I reckon Burbo had a pretty good finish to the year in those last 3 games. Being forced into the centres after the first tackle of the game wouldn’t have been easy especially given how that went last time we played the Roosters, but he held his own and it was a nice try he...

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Team P W D L PD Pts
1 Raiders 16 13 0 3 104 28
2 Bulldogs 14 11 0 3 96 28
3 Storm 13 9 0 4 172 24
4 Warriors 14 10 0 4 25 24
5 Roosters 14 7 0 7 16 20
6 Panthers 15 7 1 7 3 19
7 Broncos 14 7 0 7 50 18
8 Sea Eagles 15 7 0 8 40 18
9 Sharks 15 8 0 7 20 18
10 Dolphins 15 7 0 8 140 16
11 Dragons 13 5 0 8 -59 16
12 Cowboys 14 5 1 8 -140 15
13 Knights 16 6 0 10 -67 14
14 Tigers 15 5 0 10 -84 14
15 Rabbitohs 15 6 0 9 -89 14
16 Eels 14 5 0 9 -89 14
17 Titans 14 4 0 10 -138 12

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