Garrick general news thread

[Hertera]

I reckon the Bears will go after Pappy as he only signed an 1 year extension until end of 26 with the Storm.

Not happening he has signed with R360

 

[madmax]

I'm surprised that good wingers these days aren't commanding higher salaries. A winger is not only a major attacking weapon, an aerial specialist, and a defuser of high kicks he is used as a battering ram when trying to get the ball out of a team's 'red zone'.
Plus, wingers are crowd favourites, and reap in merchandising revenue for clubs.
Wouldn't you love Coates, Mark, Toupo, Cobbo... in our team?

We have Navren Willett waiting in the wings 🤭

 

[XV-1]

Given we are getting rid of Talau, surely that leads to us trying to sign Garrick past next year?.

 

[double hoops]

Goalkicking, good point. If both Rubes and DCE are gone then we'll still have Fogarty but who is back-up?
DCE has been a pretty decent quality back-up. I guess at least we'll have all next year to get some candidates practicing.

Please not Faulalo.

 

[Ohgeez]

Given we are getting rid of Talau, surely that leads to us trying to sign Garrick past next year?.

Nah I wouldn’t say that. Onitoni Large will most likely start his career at centre & will be the replacement until Fogarty leaves & opens a position in the half’s

 

[Frogz]

Given we are getting rid of Talau, surely that leads to us trying to sign Garrick past next year?.

Why Garrick is only a winger

 

[double hoops]

Paying overs for Garrick would be nuts.

 

[Frogz]

Paying overs for Garrick would be nuts.

We already are

 

[Ohgeez]

Garrick was offered a 2 year deal worth over $1 million thats been declined. He has decided to explore his options November 1.

Hopefully we don’t get into a bidding war to keep him. $500-$550k that he was offered is completely fair

 

[C_Eagle31]

The issue with Garrick's offered contract seems to be the length of it.

Why can't this club ever do contract stuff properly? It would be sad to see him let go.

 

[Nordburg]

The issue with Garrick's offered contract seems to be the length of it.

Why can't this club ever do contract stuff properly? It would be sad to see him let go.

It maybe sad,but it’s not fatal.He’s not a match winner and paying overs for him would be criminal

 

[Ohgeez]

The issue with Garrick's offered contract seems to be the length of it.

Why can't this club ever do contract stuff properly? It would be sad to see him let go.

I have to disagree - a 2 year extension will lock him up until he’s 31 & I very reasonable. It can go down hill quick for wingers as they enter their 30’s.

It would be incompetence from every person involved at the club to make it longer for a 29 year old after seeing how Bad we’ve been burnt by Jakes deal.

I’m personally happy they are finally showing some backbone in negotiations - bullsh*t deals like Garrick wants have been our problem too long.

 

[Frogz]

Garrick was offered a 2 year deal worth over $1 million thats been declined. He has decided to explore his options November 1.

Hopefully we don’t get into a bidding war to keep him. $500-$550k that he was offered is completely fair

He is only a winger, unfortunately we signed him on centres money last time. Plenty of wingers around.

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

If we lose Garrick and with no DCE we'll have to find a back-up kicker for Fogarty in the event he misses any time. Are there any candidates in the squad?

 

[Nordburg]

If we lose Garrick and with no DCE we'll have to find a back-up kicker for Fogarty in the event he misses any time. Are there any candidates in the squad?

If the reason the club needs to keep Garrick is because the team needs a back up kicker,they have bigger issues.Not that I care who can and can’t kick,but Taukeiaho has been a back up at his former clubs,in the past,just to answer your question

 

[sheridanstand78]

Rueben is a reliable winger, good finisher and steady goal kicker, I think at centre he makes many defensive errors and he and Saab dont always read the play.

It would be nice to retain him and if he can get a deal for fullback or centre elsewhere so be it.

 

[Once Was Brissie Kid]

This talk is all about extending for 2027. His current 5 year contract includes 2026.

 

[JakeyB789]

Interestingly when we re-signed him back in 2022, the club announced it was a 4-year extension to the end of 2027 so not sure what’s happened between now and then for him to be hitting the open market for 2027..

Sea Eagles re-sign Reuben Garrick for four years

Manly Warringah Sea Eagles have re-signed Reuben Garrick on a new four-year deal.

www.seaeagles.com.au

Was only checking the details here because I was sure we gave him quite a decent pay increase to fend off the Knights interest who were rumoured to be offering him a fullback spot. At that point he was a great winger and now he is still a great winger who also had a mostly unsuccessful stint in the centres.

As most have said, if he doesn’t want that very fair deal then let him go, would be sad to see him leave (especially if it were to Parra) but it would be even worse keeping him on overs again and then losing someone like Koula

 

[ManlyTragic]

The issue with Garrick's offered contract seems to be the length of it.

Why can't this club ever do contract stuff properly? It would be sad to see him let go.

.. you mean give all players what they want!! 😂

 

[MissKate]

If we lose Garrick and with no DCE we'll have to find a back-up kicker for Fogarty in the event he misses any time. Are there any candidates in the squad?

TKO if he re-signs with us