2018 Clubs Blue Chip Acquisitions. Where does Manly stand?

[Ryan]

Brisbane Broncos: Jack Bird
Canberra Raiders: NONE
Canterbury Bulldogs: Kieran Foran, Aaron Woods
Cronulla Sharks: Josh Dugan, Matt Moylan
Gold Coast Titans: Brenton Lawrence
Manly Sea Eagles: NONE
Melbourne Storm: Ryan Hoffman, Sam Kasiano
Newcastle Knights: Aidan Guerra, Chris Heighnington, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Jacob Lillyman, Kaylon Ponga, Connor Watson
New Zealand Warriors: Gerard Beale, Adam Blair, Manaia Cherrington, Tohu Harris, Peta Hiku
North Queensland Cowboys: Jordan Mclean
Parramatta Eels: Kane Evans, Mitchell Moses
Penrith Panthers: James Maloney
South Sydney Rabbits: Dane Gagai
St George Illawarra Dragons: James Graham, Ben Hunt, Jeremy Latimore
Sydney Roosters: Cooper Cronk, James Tedesco
Wests Tigers: Tuimoala Lolohea, Benji Marshall, Ben Matulino, Chris Mcqueen, Russell Packer, Josh Reynolds, Robbie Rochow

* Each club also has groups of second tier acquisitions.

 

[Loobs]

Wow "Blue Chip" nowadays means anyone with a pulse.

You judge teams based on where they land at round 1. Not 2 days into the silly season...

 

[Chip and Chase]

Yeh I'd only rate less than half those guys as blue chip.

 

[Ned]

How do we get none, gotta be at least one coming!!

 

[Loobs]

It's the 3rd of November. Day 3.

 

[Ralphie]

Brisbane Broncos: Jack Bird
Canberra Raiders: NONE
Canterbury Bulldogs: Kieran Foran, Aaron Woods
Cronulla Sharks: Josh Dugan, Matt Moylan
Gold Coast Titans: Brenton Lawrence
Manly Sea Eagles: NONE
Melbourne Storm: Ryan Hoffman, Sam Kasiano
Newcastle Knights: Aidan Guerra, Chris Heighnington, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Jacob Lillyman, Kaylon Ponga, Connor Watson
New Zealand Warriors: Gerard Beale, Adam Blair, Manaia Cherrington, Tohu Harris, Peta Hiku
North Queensland Cowboys: Jordan Mclean
Parramatta Eels: Kane Evans, Mitchell Moses
Penrith Panthers: James Maloney
South Sydney Rabbits: Dane Gagai
St George Illawarra Dragons: James Graham, Ben Hunt, Jeremy Latimore
Sydney Roosters: Cooper Cronk, James Tedesco
Wests Tigers: Tuimoala Lolohea, Benji Marshall, Ben Matulino, Chris Mcqueen, Russell Packer, Josh Reynolds, Robbie Rochow

* Each club also has groups of second tier acquisitions.

You are only showing one side of the ledger. How about what has been offset with losses.

 

[robbiea]

Zorba misread the memo ,apparently we are getting a blue cheese dip acquisition.

 

[Spartan Eagle]

I think our blue chip for 2018 was offloading Myles to storm. Everything else are bonuses.

 

[KNUCKLES]

id be looking to sign Leiluia, Thompson and Pearce

 

[Harvies elbow]

Maybe there isn't any and we are keeping our powder dry until the 2019 crop come off.
That's a far bigger crop.

 

[Class of 96]

Manly: Lachlan Croker

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Manly: Lachlan Croker

Blacktownee not Marquee

 

[Loobs]

what about Jack whathisfaceski from souths? he fits this rather broad description of "blue chip" surely.

Maybe send HQ some of these:

 

[eaglebuzz]

The Taupau and Walker signings both came out of nowhere. I am not going to panic any time soon.

 

[winnyason]

Brisbane Broncos: Jack Bird
Canberra Raiders: NONE
Canterbury Bulldogs: Kieran Foran, Aaron Woods
Cronulla Sharks: Josh Dugan, Matt Moylan
Gold Coast Titans: Brenton Lawrence
Manly Sea Eagles: NONE
Melbourne Storm: Ryan Hoffman, Sam Kasiano
Newcastle Knights: Aidan Guerra, Chris Heighnington, Shaun Kenny-Dowall, Jacob Lillyman, Kaylon Ponga, Connor Watson
New Zealand Warriors: Gerard Beale, Adam Blair, Manaia Cherrington, Tohu Harris, Peta Hiku
North Queensland Cowboys: Jordan Mclean
Parramatta Eels: Kane Evans, Mitchell Moses
Penrith Panthers: James Maloney
South Sydney Rabbits: Dane Gagai
St George Illawarra Dragons: James Graham, Ben Hunt, Jeremy Latimore
Sydney Roosters: Cooper Cronk, James Tedesco
Wests Tigers: Tuimoala Lolohea, Benji Marshall, Ben Matulino, Chris Mcqueen, Russell Packer, Josh Reynolds, Robbie Rochow

* Each club also has groups of second tier acquisitions.

Mate i think our recruitment been **** so far. Look at the top sides
Roosters - bluechip 7 and full back.
Panthers - multiple title winner
Sharks - test player in dugan and superstar in moylan.
Dragons - english test captain and ben hunt
Broncos - jack bird.

We dont have anything and i beleive if we dont land a second rower and centre will be lucky to play finals footy.
I cant put up with another year frank winestein he output is crap no intensity in d.
Lets compate to better ones
Matt gillett, cordner, graham, papali, mannering.

 

[mave]

I'm tipping there will be some blue chip egg on this thread come Round 1, 2018.

 

[Ben]

Mate i think our recruitment been **** so far. Look at the top sides
Roosters - bluechip 7 and full back.
Panthers - multiple title winner
Sharks - test player in dugan and superstar in moylan.
Dragons - english test captain and ben hunt
Broncos - jack bird.

We dont have anything and i beleive if we dont land a second rower and centre will be lucky to play finals footy.
I cant put up with another year frank winestein he output is crap no intensity in d.
Lets compate to better ones
Matt gillett, cordner, graham, papali, mannering.

Sorry to break it to you but Manly don't have the TPAs these other clubs have to make early big plays for marquee signings. We have to pick up players that are forced out of their clubs due to salary cap pressure and hopefully get at a subsidise rate. It's the only way we can gain value without utilising TPAs. Considering I think we're doing okay without that luxury

 

[winnyason]

Sorry to break it to you but Manly don't have the TPAs these other clubs have to make early big plays for marquee signings. We have to pick up players that are forced out of their clubs due to salary cap pressure and hopefully get at a subsidise rate. It's the only way we can gain value without utilising TPAs. Considering I think we're doing okay without that luxury

Yes but we cant use that every time excuses get this club no where.
Over the hasler toovey era we had in big name lyon, kite, bk, matt orford.
So des had alot of discards, juniors and 3nd tier pick ups like stevie in qld cup.
Last year we picked up uate, kelly, green, perrett, siro. Season before was big in marty, lussick, walker, api.
So the squad been built up, no doubt we have amazing crop of kids coming through.
But why is scott fulton and carty not selling
A) best young coach in comp
B) playing with turbos
C) crop of young kids coming through
D) sell lifestyle
E) get dce, tom, marty invovled hearing gallen been doing this

 

[manlyfan76]

We were more doom and gloom this time last year. Just saying.

 

[Jigzkiller]

Sorry to break it to you but Manly don't have the TPAs these other clubs have to make early big plays for marquee signings.

You don't know that you have no idea how many tpa's we have and other clubs have you may be correct but all it is is a guess.