List the genuine stars we have signed since 2011

[Dion Johnson]

I personally dont get this argument, it isnt about how many "stars" you sign it is about how many you have.

Jake and Tom have come through and are now in the top tier of players.

They dont develop and we would at one stage have gone to market.

AFB we picked up cheap and he has gone on to become the No1 prop in the game as voted by his peers so we didnt need to go sign a star prop we just upgraded the one we had.

Suli was on his last chance and has since been upgraded. Fainu (court case aside) was the same.

Look through Penriths team, you could say Api and Tamou are their only star signings but they are leading the comp with players they have developed

@ Disco good points.

Most of those players above came in under Barrett.

We are fortunate to have a wealth of good juniors and that’s what the philosophy around the cap is, developing players for the sustainability of the club’s success.

From what I have seen with the development of players this season, one to debut under the current regime of team selection is putting the philosophy under enormous pressure to succeed.

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Didn't O'Neill crap in a Bathurst?/Mudgee? hotel room?

I swear he crapped in someone's shoe and then went and told everyone one hahaha.. do you know the story about that guy at the golf club who chased a young Mitchell pearce and threw up on him then stole a golf cart whilst naked then held a butter knife upto club staff LOL i cant recall his name but hes legendary maybe Craig something i dunno

 

[Disco]

List the current NRL players who were at our club. Here's a start:
Keary
Garner
Gutherson
JWH
Lane
Knight
Ikavalu
Hynes
Api
Hiku
Dunny Loo
Foran
Ramien
Verrills

Can't keep them all, every club has a list like this

Storm (NRL/SL)

Widdop
Maloney
Mclean
Proctor
Drinkwater
Folau
Tohu Harris
O'Neil
Glasby
Hampton
Croft
Scott
Green
Hymal Hunt
Stimson
Mann
Walters

And Koribete who won the top Wallaby award I think (John Eales medal?)

Add to that Ado Carr and Vunivali moving on next year

 

[Disco]

I'd list the Tigers but......Ouch

 

[40 years an eagle]

Penrith recruit bush kids very well.


Edit: Is Crusher actually doing anything??

 

[Ranga]

I swear he crapped in someone's shoe and then went and told everyone one hahaha..

Poor old [Jeremey] Schlossy's shoe...

 

[madmax]

List the current NRL players who were at our club. Here's a start:
Keary
Garner
Gutherson
JWH
Lane
Knight
Ikavalu
Hynes
Api
Hiku
Dunny Loo
Foran
Ramien
Verrills

Keary & Ikuvalu never played for Manly???
Keary’s junior clubs were Kellyville Bushrangers, Hills District Bulls.....returned to QLD before signing for Rabbitohs NYC team & progressing to 1st grade. Ikuvalu played for Gosford Storm & Erina Eagles before signing with Roosters.

 

[madmax]

What year was Luke Keary at Manly ?

Never played for Manly....he’s a Rabbitohs junior.

 

[Chip and Chase]

I swear he crapped in someone's shoe and then went and told everyone one hahaha.. do you know the story about that guy at the golf club who chased a young Mitchell pearce and threw up on him then stole a golf cart whilst naked then held a butter knife upto club staff LOL i cant recall his name but hes legendary maybe Craig something i dunno

Craig Gower - also remembered for exposing himself to a patron in the Coogee Bay Hotel whilst in Kangaroo or Origin camp.

 

[40 years an eagle]

....he’s a Rabbitohs junior.

Kellyville and Hills District are Roosters junior clubs?

 

[Waz13]

Didn't O'Neill crap in a Bathurst?/Mudgee? hotel room?

He pissed under the black jack table at Jupiter’s I think.

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Craig Gower - also remembered for exposing himself to a patron in the Coogee Bay Hotel whilst in Kangaroo or Origin camp.

Yes thats him.. omg thats the funniest story! If i can find the story ill post it

 

[BoomStickBarbie]

Keary played SG Ball for us in 2011

 

[Bring back the.... Biff?]

Craig Gower - also remembered for exposing himself to a patron in the Coogee Bay Hotel whilst in Kangaroo or Origin camp.

 

[40 years an eagle]

He pissed under the black jack table at Jupiter’s I think.

As well. We used to call him "the shltter" I think Roy & HG did too. Carney was called "the plsser".

 

[madmax]

Keary played SG Ball for us in 2011

Ok thanx BSB.....wasn’t aware!

 

[Chuck]

List the current NRL players who were at our club. Here's a start:
Keary
Garner
Gutherson
JWH
Lane
Knight
Ikavalu
Hynes
Api
Hiku
Dunny Loo
Foran
Ramien
Verrills

Not quite what I was after.

 

[Chuck]

I personally dont get this argument, it isnt about how many "stars" you sign it is about how many you have.

Jake and Tom have come through and are now in the top tier of players.

They dont develop and we would at one stage have gone to market.

AFB we picked up cheap and he has gone on to become the No1 prop in the game as voted by his peers so we didnt need to go sign a star prop we just upgraded the one we had.

Suli was on his last chance and has since been upgraded. Fainu (court case aside) was the same.

Look through Penriths team, you could say Api and Tamou are their only star signings but they are leading the comp with players they have developed

All great points. I'm more thinking out loud have we become a destination that big names won't consider, or is all this a by-product of DCE?
We used to have no trouble poaching a player or two.

I'm not saying either way is the right way, but most clubs that win a comp tend to do it within a year or two of signing a marquee name or two.

 

[Frogz]

We haven't had the money to buy any "genuine star"s since we signed up that guy on 12% of our cap forever.

Every other club has

 

[40 years an eagle]

Every other club has

Do you really want to over the TPA balance between teams AGAIN?