Aloiai Gone

[Ned]

Shame it isn’t Lodge

Will be soon enough, then we'll have 2 fit props

 

[Rosko]

Shame it isn’t Lodge

He will be gone. Completely unfit this year, an utter embarrassment that we let him near first grade.

 

[Rosko]

I have wanted Aloiai out of the joint for 3 years. Instead, we re-signed him, despite carrying a chronic injury. Now it leaves us in a big hole for this season. Genius.

 

[globaleagle]

SOURCE:

when copy + Paste is waaaaay to technical.....

Sea Eagles could free up $1m in salary cap compo as star faces forced retirement

Sea Eagles could free up $1m in salary cap compo as star faces forced retirement

www.foxsports.com.au

Sea Eagles front-rower Josh Aloiai is reportedly facing medical retirement as the 29-year-old struggles to overcome an ongoing shoulder injury.

There are fears at Manly that Aloiai, who has made five appearances this season, may have played his last NRL game, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Aloiai returned from a seven-week lay off in Round 13 against the Broncos but lasted just 21 minutes before succumbing to injury.

 

[sheridanstand78]

Hard to applaud a homophobe

Unfortunately he'll be remembered for what happened in August 2022 rather than his exploits on the field!

 

[robbiea]

Three good games a year didn’t cut it .

 

[manlyfan76]

David Fifita for rest of the year?

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

SOURCE:

when copy + Paste is waaaaay to technical.....

Sea Eagles could free up $1m in salary cap compo as star faces forced retirement

Sea Eagles could free up $1m in salary cap compo as star faces forced retirement

www.foxsports.com.au

Sea Eagles front-rower Josh Aloiai is reportedly facing medical retirement as the 29-year-old struggles to overcome an ongoing shoulder injury.

There are fears at Manly that Aloiai, who has made five appearances this season, may have played his last NRL game, according to The Daily Telegraph.

Aloiai returned from a seven-week lay off in Round 13 against the Broncos but lasted just 21 minutes before succumbing to injury.

If his shoulder problem goes back to at least 2023, and he signed his current deal in 2024... does pre-existing injury mean it won't be allowed as medical retirement for salary cap purposes? Hopefully this is not the case, we don't need any more salary cap disasters.

 

[Dee Why Eagle]

I thought medical retirement didn't apply to pre-existing issues...
Maybe rules have changed, or perhaps pliable rules?

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Maybe rules have changed, or perhaps pliable rules?

Rugby league's specialty - pliable rules.
Interesting that the way the story is being reported the medical retirement is a fait accompli. I'll wait and see

 

[Disco]

David Fifita for rest of the year?

Could get around that

 

[nightster]

David Fifita for rest of the year?

another 50-50 player - could be a star but ain't really that interested.

 

[manlyfan76]

another 50-50 player - could be a star but ain't really that interested.

Playing for a contract he could be pretty devestating

 

[nightster]

Playing for a contract he could be pretty devestating

There would need to be lots of get out clauses in a contract for him ... to me he smells of The Schu ... could be but ain't

 

[Budgie]

Unfortunately he'll be remembered for what happened in August 2022 rather than his exploits on the field!

Or, if you ask a Tigers fan, something about lawn mowing. Has always put his ego before any club

 

[silvereagle]

Not my favourite player but I do wish him all the best.

Not sure where the $1m in cap savings comes from. I thought Josh was on about $650k so that would go into our annual cap saving. Add in Sipley moving at about $400k plus the savings on DCE to Fogarty move and there is another $600k saving. I think we can safely assume Turbo retained and extended for a few more years but cut down to about $600k - 700k...so there's another say $600k savings on annual cap. That takes our total savings for next year at about $2.2m. Now the big question is Jake. Not sure I would be retaining him in the team but absolutely keeping him in the club. I think he would be absolutely invaluable as assistant coach and / or perhaps our defensive coach. Depending on what the club does here, we could add back his entire $950k into the cap (100%) or at worst (if retained in the team) re-sign him for 3 years at say $450. So at best we add $950 back into our cap or at worst $500k. That means we would have savings of somewhere between $2.7m - $3.3m. Apologies for all the numbers.

What the above means is we could legitimately go after a Payne Haas / NAS / Fifita. Really anyone we want.

 

[Eagle 1]

Playing for a contract he could be pretty devestating

Yeah, he seems to miraculously come to life in a contract year.

 

[manlyfan76]

There would need to be lots of get out clauses in a contract for him ... to me he smells of The Schu ... could be but ain't

I mean we just have him for this year.
Where he needs to put in to get another big $$$ deal

 

[Tragic Eagle]

The pre existing injury nonesense does not make sense. If a player suffers injury whilst playing NRL and can’t recover from that injury then he or she should be permitted to be medically retired regardless of the contract status. If player can’t play anymore isn’t the contract “frustrated” (legal term) and then open to termination in any event? With contracts getting longer the NRL needs to address this sensibly and not arbitrarily. If a player suffers an injury that potentially could affect him or her for the rest of their lives then they should have a choice the only sanction required is that they can’t have another contract registered with the NRL ever again.

 

[Nambawan]

Mostly all good options. Not a fan of henry though. Stowers Smith would be a fantastic get. I think he has a big future

Reckon there is an even better prospect in the Warriors reserve grade - check out Toby Crosby, was a union school boys star when recruited by the Warriors Runs like a wounded bull. Just what we need.