Official Maloney to the riff Moylan to sharks

[Jigzkiller]

Jayden Nikorima’s future in jeopardy amid allegations he has twice tested positive to illicit drugs

Coincidence this comes to light now? I think not.

 

[HappilyManly]

Yep, Greenturd will just tear up his contract and Rorters can afford Pearce on the bench 😎

 

[KNUCKLES]

if nikorima had a standout year or better yet was boyd cordner you wouldn't be hearing about it

 

[Kevinward777]

if nikorima had a standout year or better yet was boyd cordner you wouldn't be hearing about it

Absolute sewer of a club, at the very top of the pile with a couple of other clubs as far as corrupt practices goes.

 

[Blowfly]

More room under the Rorters sombrero:

Jayden Nikorima’s future in jeopardy amid allegations he has twice tested positive to illicit drugs

funny how nothing was done the first time around pubicly. but now the roosters think they could use more room in the cap it gets reported and throws him under the bus

Is this how we do business now? Waiting for other clubs to shed players? Got lucky then but doesn’t mean we will every time!

Anyway, care to share any insight into who we can expect this off season then?

I’m happy to be proven wrong!

I understand you're happy to be proven wrong. Thinking the worst makes good outcomes so much better...

Take a deep breath.

No one knows for certain the circumstances surrounding the moylan signing. Last I heard we dropped interest at the $250k per year transfer fee. This is an excellent sign that our club won't pay overs for players (anymore).
Last I heard we were never in the race for Maloney.
Last I heard, nothing has been finalised with Pearce.
Last I heard, nothing has been finalised with Thompson.
Last I heard, Green is still on our books.

Our club in renowned for negotiating begins closed doors. Just because you don't know what's happening, doesn't mean nothing is actually happening.

Take a deep breath.

Nov marks the beginning of the 2018 contracted player transfer period.
Only today the Nrl and Rlpa announced the 2018 onward salary cap.

Maybe save your panic till round 1 if nothing has changed.

Thanks for the heads up! I have got an idea how it works though.

In saying that, I look forward to our next marquee signing...maybe Albert Kelly or even re-signing Nate Myles! Haha

 

[Kevinward777]

I understand you're happy to be proven wrong. Thinking the worst makes good outcomes so much better...

Take a deep breath.

No one knows for certain the circumstances surrounding the moylan signing. Last I heard we dropped interest at the $250k per year transfer fee. This is an excellent sign that our club won't pay overs for players (anymore).
Last I heard we were never in the race for Maloney.
Last I heard, nothing has been finalised with Pearce.
Last I heard, nothing has been finalised with Thompson.
Last I heard, Green is still on our books.

Our club in renowned for negotiating begins closed doors. Just because you don't know what's happening, doesn't mean nothing is actually happening.

Take a deep breath.

Nov marks the beginning of the 2018 contracted player transfer period.
Only today the Nrl and Rlpa announced the 2018 onward salary cap.

Maybe save your panic till round 1 if nothing has changed.

Finally, the signs of some logical thinking. Some balance too.

 

[sheridanstand78]

Shame that it seems we will miss out on Moylan because, in my opinion, he would have been a good match for our team. Oh well, we move on. I still maintain that our recruitment priority is back rower and goal kicking outside back. I fear that nothing is likely to happen anytime soon until we get confirmation that Barrett has re-signed, we have a CEO in place and this salary cap farce is sorted out. One way or another we have currently enough talent to be a force next year.

 

[ricardo]

I keep thinking we’d be better off keeping Green and spending the coin in he engine room.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

My first thought on reading this news is good, it will make neither Sharks nor Panthers much better than last year. All it does is save both of them from having an unhappy star.

 

[Snake]

My first thought on reading this news is good, it will make neither Sharks nor Panthers much better than last year. All it does is save both of them from having an unhappy star.

It's a actually a really dumb swap in a football sense.

Maloney was a real key organiser and game manager at the Sharks and had a good combination with Wade Graham. Townshend was the less experienced half that played more what was in front of him. Cleary is an organiser and game manager and Moylan was the flair on top of that.

Now the Sharks have two off-the-cuff attacking players and no organiser and Penrith have two organisers. Now I know Maloney can certainly run the ball but Penrith are going see more turn styles than Penrith Plaza and more speed humps than High Street.

Cronulla's chief organiser and playmaker is a 36 year old lock forward now.

If we get Pearce, well he can tackle so that's gotta put him in front of the other two.

 

[Rynostradamus]

I agree patience is in order from the fans. But the club must act quickly on the back of these moves or face sitting at the nudie bar with 1.8million in $10 notes and having 0 garters to slip them into.

We dont want them down the top of the ugly matron waiting out the back to mop the mess off the floor because we feel we need to spend it.

 

[EaglesDontTweet]

There's no real need to panic anyway because these players are probably signing 3 year contracts so they'll be available again next year.

😉

 

[Peter C]

I suspect the Politis hardball is all about not having to pay the Pearce salary.

If Pearce requests to leave, then the Rorters are not obligated to for any portion of his contract

 

[Budgie]

If Pearce requests to leave, then the Rorters are not obligated to for any portion of his contract

Sure but if he looks like he'll derail the team ....
A game of brinkmanship, I would suggest.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

It's funny how people talk **** about elgey, when the only thing Green did was kick. I'll be over the moon if we sign Elgey, the kid can play. Much prefer him to Pearce.

 

[HappilyManly]

It's funny how people talk **** about elgey, when the only thing Green did was kick. I'll be over the moon if we sign Elgey, the kid can play. Much prefer him to Pearce.

LG is a terrible defender 🙁

His slight build needs a few good years to build up

 

[Midnight Rambler]

LG is a terrible defender 🙁

His slight build needs a few good years to build up

Sure, but so is Green, so we don't lose out. But elgey is dynamic as fuk & can do plenty with ball in hand.
Green moves like an old woman & only becomes a threat when kicking.

 

[rifraff]

So if true. Players are actually able to accept a deal at the seasons end and are able to relocate themselves to a different area without needing a full years notice.

 

[Snake]

If Pearce requests to leave, then the Rorters are not obligated to for any portion of his contract

It won't quite work that way. The Roosters will not want to pay 800k for a bench utility that doesn't want to be there. It might read like Pearce wants out (and I am sure he does) but the Roosters are also happy for him to walk, they just can't say that publicly because it's bad PR and obviously Pearce has more than a few friends in the playing group.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

I have a sneaking suspicion that Maloney may not want to go to the Riff as he would make more moving north. Certainly he was concerned enough not to play for Australia. Geez I’d love to know what’s really going on!