Addin Fonua-Blake

[IQofalimabean]

All we all need to know is that we do not want to turn our Legendary clubs proud high premiership Winning standards Into a Long Parramatta 40 year premiership winning drought and fade into insignificance

We do not want to be a Manly New Era of LOL

Your right Bozo, but it is the owners of the club that have accepted mediocrity. They failed to replace the team we had, and they failed to upgrade to a better coach. Clearly the current lot do not have the vision to create a premiership winning team, given it has been 12 years since we last won the comp.

 

[XV-1]

The Premiership Winning Panthers are still celebrating and having a ball after they Won the NRL cup

Manly were not made great by watching Melbourne cups
Manly were made great by Winning NRL cups

Have a Great day @XV-1 @The Wheel and Never forget what made Manly Great
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Give the boys a break Bozo.

Nothing wrong with them having a bit of bonding together

 

[BOZO]

Give the boys a break Bozo.

Nothing wrong with them having a bit of bonding together

I never said there is anything wrong with bonding together feathered friend
I said there is Nothing Greater than Winning a Premiership together
Winning Premierships is what defines our Benchmark of Greatness

 

[Bubbler]

Give the boys a break Bozo.

Nothing wrong with them having a bit of bonding together

As long as it is not bondage.

 

[Brookie Bob]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/seven-clubs-wiped-out-of-race-for-warriors-milliondollar-man/news-story/6d9318824bf24a701ec768a6d2e96329

 

[Eagle 1]

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/seven-clubs-wiped-out-of-race-for-warriors-milliondollar-man/news-story/6d9318824bf24a701ec768a6d2e96329

Time to put some piggybank savings away for Blake in 2025 then. The 1m is out of the question tho, 700k to 800k is more than generous for what will be a 31yr old in 2025.

 

[KNUCKLES]

Time to put some piggybank savings away for Blake in 2025 then. The 1m is out of the question tho, 700k to 800k is more than generous for what will be a 31yr old in 2025.

He would get 1 mil at the queens

 

[bob dylan]

All we all need to know is that we do not want to turn our Legendary clubs proud high premiership Winning standards Into a Long Parramatta 40 year premiership winning drought and fade into insignificance

We do not want to be a Manly New Era of LOL

Love the theory.

We are already 12 years into our drought and I cant see any light on the horizon.

Actually all I see is the same players who have been gobbling up our cap for seasons getting older and contributing less.

Tell me I am wrong.

 

[double hoops]

We saw Parks down The Collaroy today watching the Melb cup. He was with Garrick, Sips and Croker.
They were having a ball.

Unity off the field. Results in premierships on the field.

 

[Eagle 1]

He would get 1 mil at the queens

going once, twice, three times,...sold to the Queens who ever they are ?

 

[Brookie Bob]

going once, twice, three times,...sold to the Queens who ever they are ?

'Drag queens'....Dragons, etc

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

more than generous for what will be a 31yr old in 2025.

Huh, he only just had his 28th birthday about a week ago!

 

[double hoops]

Huh, he only just had his 28th birthday about a week ago!

And is was thinking to myself I must be getting old. Adding 31 they say time does fly the older you get. Didnt seem that many years ago a champion on here broke the news he was working at this Blake Family celebration for a big forward that just signed a top team contract with the mighty Eagles.

 

[Jerry1]

Love the theory.

We are already 12 years into our drought and I cant see any light on the horizon.

Actually all I see is the same players who have been gobbling up our cap for seasons getting older and contributing less.

Tell me I am wrong.

I can tell you you are wrong but as you all know I rarely tell the truth.

 

[Eagle 1]

Huh, he only just had his 28th birthday about a week ago!

My mistake, will be 30 by 2025, up another 100k then.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

My mistake, will be 30 by 2025, up another 100k then.

He'll play the entire 2024 season aged 28, and the entire 2025 season aged 29.
His birthday is in November.

 

[Eagle 1]

He'll play the entire 2024 season aged 28, and the entire 2025 season aged 29.
His birthday is in November.

Well, back to the 1m asking price for us again i guess. Interesting times ahead.

 

[Ryan]

AFB needs to be our 2025 target. We could release Condon, Fulton, Waddell, Aloiai & others to accommodate. We need more quality, and less quantity, now to progress.

We are going to be near the bottom of the league next year, so we need to re-sign our thinking. We have the backs, we need to re-tool the forwards.

 

[Ben]

AFB needs to be our 2025 target. We could release Condon, Fulton, Waddell, Aloiai & others to accommodate. We need more quality, and less quantity, now to progress.

We are going to be near the bottom of the league next year, so we need to re-sign our thinking. We have the backs, we need to re-tool the forwards.

Of those 4 players you mentioned 3 of them would be close to minimum contract. Only significant contract is Aloiai on 600k. We will still need to fill the top 30 with others on a minimum contract.
We will have to move on a few players on decent coin to even be in the conversation. Aloiai is a good start.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

We need more quality, and less quantity, now to progress.

Less quantity? Every squad must have the same 'quantity' of players, it's not optional.

So I assume you mean we need an additional top end star.

AFB is a top player who would strengthen the side, but that could only come at the expense of our depth. Many fans and pundits have already identified Manly's top heavy roster as our Achilles heel in recent years: a few stars but not enough decent first grade quality depth around them.

It's a balancing act for every club but we won't get AFB by releasing the likes of Condon and Fulton,
it would have to be at the expense of 2 or 3 experienced, mid-tier first grade-standard players. In fact we'd have to bring a lot more Condons and Fultons into the squad if we were to afford another high-price star. Which is OK if our top 20 or so remain mostly fit, except that rarely ever happens.