Nathan Brown

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Gawwd FMD are there any more "bargain basement" "minimum value" "depth" unwanted-by-any-other-club no-hopers on the float that we can offer a Last Chance Saloon to? I expect we are supposed to interpret this flurry of Cover Your Eyes signings as further proof that we are enjoying a Premiership Window. I Don't Think So. FMD.
Short term deals a plenty, maybe saving our coin for a standout forward in 2025..
 
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Feels like we been saving for about 10 years now.

Maybe Siebold is so old school, he actually reads texts right to left still, and when he read quality over quantity , it read quantity over quality - and here we are.

NRL world, is there any OTHER unwanted, washed or finished players that would like a top 30 contract at an NRL club. Please submit your application at Manly Warringah Sea Eagles.
 
Another very concerning signing.
The Nathan Brown Perspective.....
The Eels gave up on him
The Roosters gave up on him
The Mestrov /Seibold team gave him a contract
We all live and die by the choices we make

Heading into our New Era Awaits Campaign and Missing the finals Would be a nothing short of embarrassment for our proud club and its proud supporters
As there is nothing to feel proud about Manly missing the finals once again
 
Brown and Waddell will be depth only. I think we will get another forward before the mediocre merry-go-round stops. Possible squad below.

PlayerContracted
Josh Aloiai202320242025
Jakob Arthur2023 20242025
Luke Brooks2024202520262027
Nathan Brown2024 ?
Ethan Bullemor202320242025
Gordon Chan Kum Tong20232024
Daly Cherry-Evans202320242025
Lachlan Croker20232024
Reuben Garrick20232024202520262027
Jamie Humphreys2024 ?
Aitasi James20242025
Tolutau Koula20232024202520262027
Karl Lawton20232024 ?
Matthew Lodge20232024 ?
Dean Matterson202320242025
Haumole Olakau'ata202320242025
Brad Parker202320242025
Taniela Paseka2023202420252026
Jaxson Paulo202420252026
Jason Saab2023202420252026
Joshua Schuster20232024202520262027
Toafofoa Sipley202320242025
Tommy Talua20242025
Ben Trbojevic20232024
Jake Trbojevic2023202420252026
Tom Trbojevic2023202420252026
Christian Tuipulotu202320242025
Ray Tuaimalo Vaega20232024
Corey Waddell2024

#Assumes Condon and Fulton are moved on, Brown is signed for one year, Lodge is confirmed and Lawton stays.
#Leaves one spot open for a high-profile forward, with the ability to cover middle and back-row if necessary.
 
For all of you that said Brown and Wadell are just depth.

I present exhibit A Sharon Woods -who many said the same about.

And he seemed to play a LOT of games for being just a depth player.

FMD For every good move Manly makes this offseason they follow up with a complete headscratcher.
It reflects the predicament that Siebold has been trying to manage - too many of our forwards have played like powderpuffs for too long and they need to start pulling their fingers out. There need to be players in the 30 breathing down the top 17's necks for their spot. I don't think Woods fits the bill, but Brown might.
 
Getting rid of Keppie to make way for the bloke who he owned like a b*tch?

Brown's got nothing left, except for a good sin binning whenever your team will in fact need his help.

With the return of Waddell, this could possibly be the single most significant day in turning any optimism I had for 2024 to absolute dogsh*t.
Just when I thought there was a grander plan at work here... lol
Our club is utterly hopeless atm, no direction, and making it up as they go.
 
Brown and Waddell will be depth only. I think we will get another forward before the mediocre merry-go-round stops. Possible squad below.

PlayerContracted
Josh Aloiai202320242025
Jakob Arthur202320242025
Luke Brooks2024202520262027
Nathan Brown2024 ?
Ethan Bullemor202320242025
Gordon Chan Kum Tong20232024
Daly Cherry-Evans202320242025
Lachlan Croker20232024
Reuben Garrick20232024202520262027
Jamie Humphreys2024 ?
Aitasi James20242025
Tolutau Koula20232024202520262027
Karl Lawton20232024 ?
Matthew Lodge20232024 ?
Dean Matterson202320242025
Haumole Olakau'ata202320242025
Brad Parker202320242025
Taniela Paseka2023202420252026
Jaxson Paulo202420252026
Jason Saab2023202420252026
Joshua Schuster20232024202520262027
Toafofoa Sipley202320242025
Tommy Talua20242025
Ben Trbojevic20232024
Jake Trbojevic2023202420252026
Tom Trbojevic2023202420252026
Christian Tuipulotu202320242025
Ray Tuaimalo Vaega20232024
Corey Waddell2024

#Assumes Condon and Fulton are moved on, Brown is signed for one year, Lodge is confirmed and Lawton stays.
#Leaves one spot open for a high-profile forward, with the ability to cover middle and back-row if necessary.
i recon your first 28 players will be right for the squad but pretty sure lawton is going to england and even if he doesn't gordy will probably be getting that 14 role. As well as deam matterson getting that utility forwards role as depth and they have pretty high wraps on him. The last 2 spots I would give to Caleb Navale, he's the Fiji international lock and looks very promising and will be good for him to be around the squad and maybe play a few games off the bench this year. With the final spot if we have enough cash Connor Watson to improve leg speed in middle of the park or another back up half / hooker as currently Jake Arthur is our only half cover with Humphries now becoming more of a hooker.
 
Old slow, gutless, dirty, and another tackling bag to the forward pack please please don't waste our money. Our signings are becoming the Manly of 2002 to 2005 again.
 
We did get Jwh from there as unknown
No need to re-write history. Far from unknown, he was a very high-profile signing hailed in the press as the next SBW when we got him as a youngster from rugby.
but then we got rid of him the moment he started to come good. 🤷‍♂️
Not so much got rid of him, we were unable to keep him. We already had front rowers who had just won a grand final and who went onto win another one later, so they were no mugs anyway.
 
It reflects the predicament that Siebold has been trying to manage - too many of our forwards have played like powderpuffs for too long and they need to start pulling their fingers out. There need to be players in the 30 breathing down the top 17's necks for their spot. I don't think Woods fits the bill, but Brown might.
Aside from Mole and Jack, we don't have the pack to match it with the likes of the Broncos, Panthers, Raiders, Souths and any other team for that matter. We have possibly the weakest pack in the comp.
 
Brown and Waddell will be depth only. I think we will get another forward before the mediocre merry-go-round stops. Possible squad below.

PlayerContracted
Josh Aloiai202320242025
Jakob Arthur202320242025
Luke Brooks2024202520262027
Nathan Brown2024 ?
Ethan Bullemor202320242025
Gordon Chan Kum Tong20232024
Daly Cherry-Evans202320242025
Lachlan Croker20232024
Reuben Garrick20232024202520262027
Jamie Humphreys2024 ?
Aitasi James20242025
Tolutau Koula20232024202520262027
Karl Lawton20232024 ?
Matthew Lodge20232024 ?
Dean Matterson202320242025
Haumole Olakau'ata202320242025
Brad Parker202320242025
Taniela Paseka2023202420252026
Jaxson Paulo202420252026
Jason Saab2023202420252026
Joshua Schuster20232024202520262027
Toafofoa Sipley202320242025
Tommy Talua20242025
Ben Trbojevic20232024
Jake Trbojevic2023202420252026
Tom Trbojevic2023202420252026
Christian Tuipulotu202320242025
Ray Tuaimalo Vaega20232024
Corey Waddell2024

#Assumes Condon and Fulton are moved on, Brown is signed for one year, Lodge is confirmed and Lawton stays.
#Leaves one spot open for a high-profile forward, with the ability to cover middle and back-row if necessary.
What excites me about this is that aside from. Schuster (who hopefully will come good) all of the players signed beyond 2025 are the kinds of players I'd want to see in the squad long term. Less exciting prospects are on shorter contracts.
 
Aside from Mole and Jack, we don't have the pack to match it with the likes of the Broncos, Panthers, Raiders, Souths and any other team for that matter. We have possibly the weakest pack in the comp.
Who is Jack?

I agree that our pack is not where it needs to be, that's why I was happy with the Lodge signing. I'd be thrilled if we signed a Flegler-esque player, but it seems pretty clear that our cap just can't handle it.
 
Correct me if I am wrong, back when Josh Perry signed with Manly years ago, he was looked at as a bit of a lazy plodder at the end with Newcastle, ended up a good player at Manly, lets hope Nathan Brown gets a fresh attitude and you never know, and for most of the year, a lot of the Roosters were fairly ordinary too, not just Nathan Brown. So I am hopeful, and you can't doubt his mongrel.
 
So looks like the equation for very moderately priced squad guys , Woods and Boyle out , Brown and Waddell in .
Maybe Brown on a slightly more contract category and not inconceivable if he can again show some level of competitive and injury free form ,.could come into the frame as a 13 .
Wadell strictly as a depth signing and about on par with Woods and Boyle [ when fit ] for overall impact .
Shame that Boyle continued to experience injuries as he could be quite handy at prop injury free and focused .
Keppie released to just free up cap space and guess that James may be the general comparison instance, hard to see much or any upside though and at this stage . .
Would prefer better options then Waddell and Brown but no doubt just not that much in the open market at present and in the attainable and quality range to make a play for .
 

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