2026 recruitment & retention

[MW66]

I wonder what Jamal Fogarty is thinking right now. Maybe he has a clause that allows him to back out if Sieb's isn't the coach.

 

[XV-1]

I wonder what Jamal Fogarty is thinking right now. Maybe he has a clause that allows him to back out if Sieb's isn't the coach.

He is rubbing his hands and thinking about more money and 3 years.

 

[Mitch]

I'm hearing rumblings about Toby Crosby

Be a good get if you’re on the mark, mate. Looks a very good front row prospect.

 

[Ben]

I'm hearing rumblings about Toby Crosby

This would be a great start to rebuild our pack

 

[Nordburg]

I wonder if the delay in any news on Bullemor re-signing,has to do with the Seibold situation? Both Moses clients

 

[Kiwi Eagle]

Bryce Cartwright released from the Eels yesterday, when are we announcing him ?

 

[Nambawan]

Be a good get if you’re on the mark, mate. Looks a very good front row prospect.

Crosby is indeed a very good prospect. Was a R.U. schoolboy standout. Tackles and runs hard. Not sure whether the Warriors would let him go, but they have already resigned several of their young up and coming forwards. The very opposite to Manly.

 

[Rafferty]

what about the number 10 who played for the Roosters (only there I think due to origin and injuries) and scored that try with pace and a step to die for .If we had him with our current pack he'd be starting every game and be the one 1 or 2 prop after Bully .They have a few of them they cant possibly warehouse all of them ? or can they ?

Probably, they don’t work with the 18th man theory, they have the 18th side parked in their stable…….

 

[Nambawan]

I sometimes wonder what the recruitment people do .
Are they that devoid of imagination and that lazy?
Like do they actually get to the likes of various NSW cup games etc and watch the like of the Roosters ,Dogs ,Wahs ,Raiders etc for a few jem''s that they can possibly look at to replace our tired old forward pack.
I mean when you look at the Roosters number 10 who gets a go ,and then you see us fielding the likes of Waddell ,Lodge and even BFB (although he trys) you just shake your head and go wtf ?
And the Roosters appear to have a precession of them that they have "recruited " from a young age and brought them up thru thier excellent system like a production line ,one after the other .The roosters used to pick off other clubs up and commers and now they grow alot of thier own, maybe we should look at picking off a few of the other clubs maturing fruit (esp the Rorters) rather than always going back to the dry well to recycle players we have already let go or other clubs have, like Waddell and Lodge ,Cheekam ?Like its hard to believe we have signed those 3 twice ? Or am I missing something

You're not wrong, and it has all lead to in the words of the immortal ZORBA 'the worst Manly pack in over 50 years'!

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I wonder if the delay in any news on Bullemor re-signing,has to do with the Seibold situation? Both Moses clients

Bull is certainly worth re-signing but 4 years seems a stretch, and not sure what he's after money-wise but he's not quite the forward keystone that some posters here portray him as.

He's clearly a good type of bloke to represent the club but footy-wise I see him as an icing-on-the-cake type, rather than a player who we can build a pack around.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Crosby is indeed a very good prospect. Was a R.U. schoolboy standout. Tackles and runs hard. Not sure whether the Warriors would let him go, but they have already resigned several of their young up and coming forwards. The very opposite to Manly.

OK I'm sold. When can he start?

 

[Tragic Eagle]

Got a feeling recruitment may be on hold pending up coming head coach decision.

 

[Ohgeez]

WARRIORS YOUNGSTER IN HIGH DEMAND​

Warriors coach Andrew Webster. NRL Images

The high-flying Warriors are in danger losing one of their most promising young forwards to an Aussie club.

Barnstorming back-rower Kayliss Fatialofa is only 20 but has raced in 10 tries in 14 NSW Cup games this season and has rival talent scouts falling over themselves to snare him.

The Warriors are aware of the interest and have offered the off contract youngster a new upgraded two-year deal to counter the approaches from outside.

The Warriors' SG Ball captain last season, Fatialofa has made the step up to playing against men effortlessly and the Manurewa Marlins junior is rated by several good judges as the best second rower in the NSW Cup.

From The Mole

Maybe we are trying to lure him over? Would rather see this then Waddell or Chee Kam for the next month or 2

 

[Nordburg]

Bryce Cartwright released from the Eels yesterday, when are we announcing him ?

When is ST’s starting a thread for him,”at the right price”?

 

[Ohgeez]

When is ST’s starting a thread for him,”at the right price”?

I’m pretty sure Cartwright is going back to play park football, I almost would have preferred him over Waddell for the next couple months though 😂

 

[manly al]

I 'd certainly take Bully on a 4 year deal and on appropriate money .
May not have that much ceiling left but very handy forward for a while now, still relatively young for primarily a prop and just can not beat that pace and elusiveness advantage that he does have when given the opportunity to utilize