Cleanout for 2024

[47MVEagle]

I know this story is from a few weeks ago, but how is replacing Tartak players with Moses clients fixing the problem?

Manly’s ‘legitimate concern’ as controversial agent ‘ingrained’ in Brookvale club

In reality, it’s only Woods (who is only here for the rest of this season), Johns (who again, I believe was signed on a one year contract), Flanagan (who’s off to Saints next year) & Seibold, so it’s not as though Moses has his hooks in us like Tartak did.

 

[NREagle]

In reality, it’s only Woods (who is only here for the rest of this season), Johns (who again, I believe was signed on a one year contract), Flanagan (who’s off to Saints next year) & Seibold, so it’s not as though Moses has his hooks in us like Tartak did.

Tommy Talau also managed by Moses.

 

[KNUCKLES]

I know this story is from a few weeks ago, but how is replacing Tartak players with Moses clients fixing the problem?

Manly’s ‘legitimate concern’ as controversial agent ‘ingrained’ in Brookvale club

It's not.
I reckon mestrov has probably bumped heads with tartak at some point and now is just throwing his weight around to oust him. That or penn is hell bent on the defultonisation process no matter the cost like a child. It makes no sense otherwise.

 

[47MVEagle]

Tommy Talau also managed by Moses.

So one player after this season in our club will be managed by Moses, unless Johns is re-signed.

 

[KNUCKLES]

So one player after this season in our club will be managed by Moses, unless Johns is re-signed.

Dont worry the extension of Woods is imminent.
The Moses band club is strong

 

[47MVEagle]

Dont worry the extension of Woods is imminent.
The Moses band club is strong

Hopefully not, we’ll just have to wait & see.

 

[NREagle]

How many players has Seibold signed that have not been managed by Moses?

 

[eaglebuzz]

Dont worry the extension of Woods is imminent.
The Moses band club is strong

It's all about the dollars with woods. If we have him filling out the 30 at bargain basement prices that would work for me

 

[KNUCKLES]

It's all about the dollars with woods. If we have him filling out the 30 at bargain basement prices that would work for me

If he did. I doubt it would be for anything more. But even still, other than an old head, doesn't really offer anything else. Just blocking someone else's opportunity for a gig

 

[master blaster]

Look how good Davey is going at the Squeels, better than our soft serve forwards we have now and we let him go. Ho hum

 

[MW66]

Look how good Davey is going at the Squeels, better than our soft serve forwards we have now and we let him go. Ho hum

Always liked Davey. Runs hard, tackles hard. But we let him go for Kelma. We are clueless.

 

[Budgie]

Look how good Davey is going at the Squeels, better than our soft serve forwards we have now and we let him go. Ho hum

Des let him go. And Des extended Aloiai.

I thought both decisions were the height of stupidity.

 

[Eagle 1]

Des let him go. And Des extended Aloiai.

I thought both decisions were the height of stupidity.

Lets be honest, not a lot has really changed, ie; type of players, team performance and coaching ability, it really is a like for like from last season.

 

[Kalvin]

So am I right in saying we won't have the following players next season:

• L fainu
• S fainu
• F Myers
• C Johns

And already moved on:

• tuitavake
• fifita

And have signed/ re-signed:

• Arthurs
• koula (announcement pending)

And currently unsigned for next year but not sure:

M Boyle
E Bullemor
M Harper
B Parker
K Weekes
J humphries
S Woods

 

[ManlyTragic]

If we are going to clean out the joint … can we at least keep the garden furniture this time?

Just sayin’

 

[eaglebuzz]

So am I right in saying we won't have the following players next season:

• L fainu
• S fainu
• F Myers
• C Johns

And already moved on:

• tuitavake
• fifita

And have signed/ re-signed:

• Arthurs
• koula (announcement pending)

And currently unsigned for next year but not sure:

M Boyle
E Bullemor
M Harper
B Parker
K Weekes
J humphries
S Woods

Most of the players on that list are ripe for being cleaned out, with the exception of the Fainus and Humphries. The only way to generate upside from releasing all these players is to bring in/up some fresh blood who:

• Are actually good at Rugby League
• Want to be here
• Play with heart
• Aren't complete knobs off the field
• Can stay injury free more often than not

I.e. the kinds of players the Storm have built success off for the past two decades. The whole moneyball thing has not worked for us at all.

 

[MuzztheEagle]

The whole moneyball thing has not worked for us at all.

If there was an attempt at moneyball, it wasn't carried out very well:

Billy Beane, the General Manager (GM) of the Oakland Athletics, explaining how to change the team during the regular season, from “Moneyball” by Michael Lewis (page 193-194 if you’re interested):

• “No matter how successful you are, change is always good. There can never be a status quo. When you have money you can’t afford long-term solutions, only short-term ones. You have to always be upgrading. Otherwise you’re f**cked.”
• “The day you say you have to do something, you’re screwed. Because you are going to make a bad deal. You can always recover from the player you didn’t sign. You may never recover from the player you signed at the wrong price.”

 

[Tragic Eagle]

We need to finish the process we are starting and be very selective about who resign at the end of their contracts. Plenty of poor decisions made in recent years time to start making the right ones.

 

[XV-1]

Why did we buy Talau instead of this guy?

Sharks set to lose talented outside back

The Cronulla Sharks may be about to lose one of their most talented outside backs and reserve-grade players in, Kayal Iro.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[manlyfan76]

Why did we buy Talau instead of this guy?

Sharks set to lose talented outside back

The Cronulla Sharks may be about to lose one of their most talented outside backs and reserve-grade players in, Kayal Iro.

www.zerotackle.com

Be a cheap pickup. Replaces Harper and has that Manly connection