666 - Number of the Beast

[Budgie]

Uate is an athlete. Injury free. It's not fair to uate that you compare him with Hodko.

He'll cope.

 

[1969]

I really don’t see getting Hodkinson at say $200k for one season being a problem. He can be handy depth behind Hastings, they both kick over 80%, so he would be an able replacement if Hastings was injured. Goal kicking has cost us a lot of points over the last couple of years, but this year we might have 2 reasonable kickers. Perhaps Crocker could play a utility role off the bench.

 

[desreturnoftheking]

Yeah like Uate.... Oh wait.

Yeah uates a fing winger m8 ffs its like dealing with children on here some times

 

[eaglebuzz]

Yeah uates a fing winger m8 ffs its like dealing with children on here some times

I bet I could find some children on here who know how to use capitalisation and punctuation in their posts.

 

[Snake]

We are releasing a player (going to keep it confidential out of respect but you will hear about it in the next couple of days) so it's pretty certain that Hodkinson will be at Manly in 2018.

 

[EagleFlys]

Putting this thread to bed. (as if)

1) Hastings is gifted a shot, potential still exists to make Manly better than 2017.
2) Trent will not make Manly better than 2017, Carney would but the NRL would say no.

3) Rest are untried at 1st grade level.
4) There are no other options palatable to Manly or the NRL, unless science fast tracks cloning.

Save the discussion and money for a couple of decent forwards. Bed made, recruitment failed, we all need to move on with Jackson.

 

[EagleFlys]

We are releasing a player (going to keep it confidential out of respect but you will hear about it in the next couple of days) so it's pretty certain that Hodkinson will be at Manly in 2018.

That's bad news. I like Trent as a person, just not the disabled 1st grader that played for Drugcastle.

 

[eaglebuzz]

We are releasing a player (going to keep it confidential out of respect but you will hear about it in the next couple of days) so it's pretty certain that Hodkinson will be at Manly in 2018.

Would have to be Hastings, surely.

 

[joeboy]

Signing hodkinson is ludicrous. All I can say is that it had better not be for longer than a year, and he had better not be getting signed as our first choice half.

God, what are we thinking?

 

[EagleFlys]

We are releasing a player (going to keep it confidential out of respect but you will hear about it in the next couple of days) so it's pretty certain that Hodkinson will be at Manly in 2018.

So with 700-800K available to buy Dogrooter, we need to release a player to buy a reserve grade halfback from Newcastle?

 

[master blaster]

Putting this thread to bed. (as if)

1) Hastings is gifted a shot, potential still exists to make Manly better than 2017.
2) Trent will not make Manly better than 2017, Carney would but the NRL would say no.

3) Rest are untried at 1st grade level.
4) There are no other options palatable to Manly or the NRL, unless science fast tracks cloning.

Save the discussion and money for a couple of decent forwards. Bed made, recruitment failed, we all need to move on with Jackson.

Didnt Carney win his unfair dismissal case against the gummies, so how can they stop him

 

[master blaster]

We are releasing a player (going to keep it confidential out of respect but you will hear about it in the next couple of days) so it's pretty certain that Hodkinson will be at Manly in 2018.

Just asking Snake, Why do we have to release a player if we have 850,000 in the kitty

 

[Tomay]

Just put in someone who can defend, we don't need another flashy half. An extra second rower type who can pass both ways and tackle well will go a long way to taking us back to the finals. Between DCE, the Turbos and Walker we have the required attacking firepower. It's defence that will win us games.

 

[davohan123]

We are releasing a player (going to keep it confidential out of respect but you will hear about it in the next couple of days) so it's pretty certain that Hodkinson will be at Manly in 2018.

Sorry snake usually like your scoops but Trent H is not the answer we need. This is a desperation buy and I don't like it don't think this is the right decision but thanks for the news anyway.

Is the player leaving a forward or other position?

 

[desreturnoftheking]

We are releasing a player (going to keep it confidential out of respect but you will hear about it in the next couple of days) so it's pretty certain that Hodkinson will be at Manly in 2018.

Just tell us man what is this

 

[desreturnoftheking]

Sorry snake usually like your scoops but Trent H is not the answer we need. This is a desperation buy and I don't like it don't think this is the right decision but thanks for the news anyway.

Is the player leaving a forward or other position?

It's literally the only move we have left we put ourselves in this position and now we face the bottom 8 again woah slipping away from me

 

[maxta]

We are releasing a player (going to keep it confidential out of respect but you will hear about it in the next couple of days) so it's pretty certain that Hodkinson will be at Manly in 2018.

Can't buy that - Newcastle would pay a fair amount of his reported $5-600,000 and Manly has a good sum of money - in actual fact seemed like there was more in the cookie jar than the $850,000 for Pearce and that was all Barrett was prepared to pay.
Not saying they won't release 1 player - maybe release 2....thing is, this is not required to buy TH.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

There's this thing called a 30 man squad...

That’s more the reason than the money, if I had to pick a player I’d suggest it might be Metcalf.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

We are releasing a player (going to keep it confidential out of respect but you will hear about it in the next couple of days) so it's pretty certain that Hodkinson will be at Manly in 2018.

If this is a bargain based buy ( Knights paying everything above base level) I’m not too shattered.

As long as one of the youngsters gets the first shot, with Hodkinson as a backup.

If they are proposing Trent as the first choice half then I think it’s very very risky move and only hope they have done their due diligence ( injury wise).

I can see the Knights fans really giving it to us for missing Pearce and signing their dodgy knee(s) half.

 

[HappilyManly]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...s/news-story/36d05e54b5a47df27b89a8e964ee8401

Sea Eagles CEO Lyall Gorman told The Daily Telegraph the meeting with Hodkinson was “productive”, but no formal offer was tabled.

“We are in no rush to fill the final position in our roster, as we want to get it right” Gorman said.

“We have a few options at five-eighth, including Trent, and we will go through the process.”