2026 recruitment & retention

[Rafferty]

Should of tried to pinch Hass 3 seasons back when he wanted out, talk about missed opportunity, his current deal of 3.5m over three years, made him the most expensive bronc ever, they would know his playing better footy now than he ever has, anyone else thinking his next deal will not be less.

 

[eaglebuzz]

Should of tried to pinch Hass 3 seasons back when he wanted out, talk about missed opportunity, his current deal of 3.5m over three years, made him the most expensive bronc ever, they would know his playing better footy now than he ever has, anyone else thinking his next deal will not be less.

He's one of the few props who is worth that kind of money

 

[Rafferty]

He's one of the few props who is worth that kind of money

He can name his price mate, outstanding, almost redefines what a prop is, would love to see him in our colours

 

[47MVEagle]

At least we’re looking for a good prop!

 

[Phobia]

Just imagine for 2027... Based upon current indications.

8. Paseka
9. Muagututia
10. Haas
11. Olakau'atu
12. Ben
13. Jake
14. Large
15. Bullemor
16. Laiafi
17. Navale

That's a great pack!!

 

[madmax]

See post# 2,876 above.

Wow mate….i really am clueless that he was at the Roosters. Thanx mate.

 

[The Wheel]

Galvin is managed by Moses apparently

 

[Sea Eagle 4 Life]

Reminds me of one of the characters from the Dumb & Dumber 'million to one' chance scene.
'So I still have a chance then.'

 

[Dion Johnson]

This kid Junior Nsemba’ can make it in the NRL, would take a bit to get him away from Wigan, the connections Manly have with Super League is a good starting point. Can play right or left edge.

He was lethal against Salford on the weekend.

Career highlights

 

[eaglebuzz]

This kid Junior Nsemba’ can make it in the NRL, would take a bit to get him away from Wigan, the connections Manly have with Super League is a good starting point. Can play right or left edge.

He was lethal against Salford on the weekend.

Career highlights

The defense in that clip looks worse than NSW cup.

 

[robbiea]

Players off-contract:

Aaron Schoupp, Aitasi James, Clayton Faulalo, Daly Cherry-Evans, Dean Matterson, Ethan Bullemor, Gordon Chan Kum Tong, Jake Arthur, Tof Sipley, Tommy Talau, Siua Taukei'aho

Bullemor the only one here who is a must retain.

 

[BOZO]

But our mate @XV-1 reckons the coach can’t coach , so none of those will be a y good , we’ll need superstars ftom other clubs for it to work. 😂😂😂😂

It does help if the coach can coach and lift his players above adversity and also has the ability to get on board with the board feathered friend
This is the playing squad Seibold had at his disposal when he took the Broncos to their first Wooden spoon in the Histroy of their proud club .

TOP 30 SQUAD: Jesse Arthars, Jack Bird, Darius Boyd, Patrick Carrigan, Brodie Croft, Xavier Coates, Thomas Dearden, Herbie Farnworth, David Fifita, Thomas Flegler, Alex Glenn, Payne Haas, Jamil Hopoate, Jamayne Isaako, Jordan Kahu, Richie Kennar, Rhys Kennedy, Matthew Lodge, Anthony Milford, Corey Oates, Joe Ofahengaue, Sean O'Sullivan, Cory Paix, Keenan Palasia, Tevita Pangai Jr, Izaia Perese, Kotoni Staggs, Jake Turpin, Ilikena Vudogo.

 

[Disco]

Players off-contract:

Aaron Schoupp, Aitasi James, Clayton Faulalo, Daly Cherry-Evans, Dean Matterson, Ethan Bullemor, Gordon Chan Kum Tong, Jake Arthur, Tof Sipley, Tommy Talau, Siua Taukei'aho

Bullemor the only one here who is a must retain.

Agreed, though I'd like to keep Talau and TKO (though see how he is tracking after another 10 rounds).

Toff a great culture guy if he is on a modest deal.

 

[BOZO]

Toff a great culture guy if he is on a modest deal.

Toff seems like a happy go lucky guy and unfortunately he does not seem to have a mean bone in his body
He always has Big Beautiful smile on his face
We need more Brutality from him to Beat The Storm

We all wish the Toff was more Fiery than Smiley

 

[The Who]

Players off-contract:

Aaron Schoupp, Aitasi James, Clayton Faulalo, Daly Cherry-Evans, Dean Matterson, Ethan Bullemor, Gordon Chan Kum Tong, Jake Arthur, Tof Sipley, Tommy Talau, Siua Taukei'aho

Bullemor the only one here who is a must retain.

IMO, Bully and TT2 must be retained. I also think Arthur is getting bigger and better each season and will turn into a good first grader.

 

[manly al]

Presume there is still a top or a top 30 spot -_ spots available and for Patolo if he can keep his improvement going and to be considered longer term .
Think that Sipps has knuckled down reasonably well the past couple of seasons , then guys like Faulalo , Schoupp , Arthur definitely offering quite a bit .
Taukeiaho in a slightly different category but certainly going well so far , Gordy maybe on the fringe side
High priority of course with Bully and Talau but wish that he [ Talau ] could overcome his injury concerns A S A P

 

[The '47ers]

I don't know the finer details of his contract obviously but we should be locking in Bully quickly before his price goes up. I reckon he's a certainty for an Origin spot this year (bench)

 

[manly al]

Just not sure what is going on with Bully,
Did hear one report a couple of weeks ago that Manly were in the process of [ or trying ] re signing him .
Should be fairly obvious that his form level has been quite impressive for a while now so would assume that any outside interest would have been apparent .
Again , seems quite content at Manly , maybe is just quite a casual type of guy who fully realizes that Manly values his role and will still re sign on a satisfactory deal in due course .
Well , one can only hope

 

[manlyfan76]

Just not sure what is going on with Bully,
Did hear one report a couple of weeks ago that Manly were in the process of [ or trying ] re signing him .
Should be fairly obvious that his form level has been quite impressive for a while now so would assume that any outside interest would have been apparent .
Again , seems quite content at Manly , maybe is just quite a casual type of guy who fully realizes that Manly values his role and will still re sign on a satisfactory deal in due course .
Well , one can only hope

Agree
Bully is at the age where forwards start to peak, or don't make it.
And we all see how he plays.

 

[Ohgeez]

It does help if the coach can coach and lift his players above adversity and also has the ability to get on board with the board feathered friend
This is the playing squad Seibold had at his disposal when he took the Broncos to their first Wooden spoon in the Histroy of their proud club .

TOP 30 SQUAD: Jesse Arthars, Jack Bird, Darius Boyd, Patrick Carrigan, Brodie Croft, Xavier Coates, Thomas Dearden, Herbie Farnworth, David Fifita, Thomas Flegler, Alex Glenn, Payne Haas, Jamil Hopoate, Jamayne Isaako, Jordan Kahu, Richie Kennar, Rhys Kennedy, Matthew Lodge, Anthony Milford, Corey Oates, Joe Ofahengaue, Sean O'Sullivan, Cory Paix, Keenan Palasia, Tevita Pangai Jr, Izaia Perese, Kotoni Staggs, Jake Turpin, Ilikena Vudogo.

That’s a pretty weak squad at the time mate. It looks good seeing Carrigan, Dearden, Farnworth, Fifita, Coates, Haas, Flegler etc until you realise they were all 18, 19, 20 year olds. Whoever had that squad for the next couple years was always going to look good. Kevvie Walters benefited from Siebold development I think