The cheese

[Mark from Brisbane]

It’s 2022 , we need him in 2021!!!!

Scam to the Titans , Grant the 9 for the Drizzle , the Cheese to Manly.

Make it happen recruitment!!

 

[Disco]

Wants to play hooker exclusively and only a release for 2022

Doesn't quite fit our need

 

[Ryan]

Wants to play hooker exclusively and only a release for 2022

Doesn't quite fit our need

I'd release Manase Fainu (or sack) given the nature of his situation right now. Offer The Storm someone like Morgan Boyle as compensation (may not see too much field time here), what with Taupau, Paseka, Aloiai & Keppie (and Davey, Gosi, Trbojevic, Sironen, Olakau'atu, and hopefully Sipley all ahead of him.

We'd likely get additional cap space back too.

Fainu hasn't been in our team for multiple years, why we've shown so much faith is beyond me.

 

[Cameron]

I love this bloke. I want the cheese at manly.

 

[Blake A]

Problem I see with Brandon Smith is he has this kamikaze way of playing the game, which is great now but in 2-3 years time, his body will slowly start to wear down and become a feature on Rahme's weekly injury report if he signed with us.

I was saying the same thing about Foran 10 years ago.

 

[Waz13]

Some team will pay way more for him than he’s worth and it won’t be us. He’s not an 80min player either.

 

[DUFFMAN]

High profile Sydney team is interested apparently, is this code for the Roosters at $250,000 per season.

 

[Ryan]

High profile Sydney team is interested apparently, is this code for the Roosters at $250,000 per season.

Panthers have Koroisou - unless he's going to Dogs (so no)
Parramatta have Reed Mahoney and Joey Lussick (possibly)
Eagles have Manase Fainu (may never play - so possibly)
Bulldogs have Sione Katoa & Jeremy Marshall-King (possibly)
Roosters have Nathan Friend, Sam Verrills and Victor Radley (so no)
Cronulla have Blayke Brailey & Kyle Patterson (so maybe)
Tigers have Jacob Liddle (possibly)

 

[wombatgc]

Storm have said they’d let him go for the 2021 season, depending on compensation. Is that money compo, player compo, or both?
We need to make it happen. He is just the player we need. And also has that lunatic/ mongrel factor we are missing.

 

[Mataiforever]

I’ve got a great idea , trade them Lachlan Croker !!

They’ll jump at it , I’m sure .

He would probably still somehow turn into a ok/quality first grader at the storm hahahah

 

[Mataiforever]

I'd release Manase Fainu (or sack) given the nature of his situation right now. Offer The Storm someone like Morgan Boyle as compensation (may not see too much field time here), what with Taupau, Paseka, Aloiai & Keppie (and Davey, Gosi, Trbojevic, Sironen, Olakau'atu, and hopefully Sipley all ahead of him.

We'd likely get additional cap space back too.

Fainu hasn't been in our team for multiple years, why we've shown so much faith is beyond me.

There isn’t much upside in releasing him. The only upside is a guarantee to Cheese - and Fainu is a better hooker anyways.

If Fainu is guilty, his contract is torn.
If Fainu is innocent, we’ve signed him well below market value, which we all know is what successful sides are built on.

If we did release him, strong chance that Smith would go elsewhere anyways and we’d end up with our dick in our hands.

Probably would be the worst way to attack this situation, we should try get Cheese for good money with a conditional release option for him for 2023 if Fainu is back.

It’s also a really poor look releasing a player we have put time into and backed publicly. The last place players want go to is an unloyal club - something Fainu and the playing group clearly value.

Releasing Fainu would look desparate, set a poor precedent and upset the playing group IMO

Also isn’t he salary cap exempt?

 

[wombatgc]

High profile Sydney team is interested apparently, is this code for the Roosters at $250,000 per season.

Seriously, if those c@nts get to sign him, that’ll do me.

 

[Dion Johnson]

Would be a good signing maybe on a one year deal for 2021.

Problem for the club with Manase is the unknowns around his case, the stand down rule needs to be changed, even sponsors (Norm Black) think the rule needs changing. The political correctness needs to be looked at with reasoning, the hard rule of thumb is not helping with newspaper headlines still dragging the NRL through the media if the player is stood down or playing.

For me a 12 week stand own should be the maximum duration unless there is overwhelming camera images proving the guilt, similar to the Curtis Scott case where the camera recordings proved his innocence.

 

[wombatgc]

Would be a good signing maybe on a one year deal for 2021.

Problem for the club with Manase is the unknowns around his case, the stand down rule needs to be changed, even sponsors (Norm Black) think the rule needs changing. The political correctness needs to be looked at with reasoning, the hard rule of thumb is not helping with newspaper headlines still dragging the NRL through the media if the player is stood down or playing.

For me a 12 week stand own should be the maximum duration unless there is overwhelming camera images proving the guilt, similar to the Curtis Scott case where the camera recordings proved his innocence.

There’s no way the Cheese will take a one year deal
Sign him for three. Fainu comes back, we go to the ‘ol one two punch we had with Api.
But for mine, is the fact Brandon can cover all forward positions. Maybe lighten the defensive load of Jake, so he can start hitting holes with gusto, and popping inside balls to his brother.

 

[globaleagle]

The best part about this news is that I finally know who this "the cheese" guy is all you posters have been referring too.

 

[Captain Moondog]

Anybody know who the high profile Sydney club might be? Asking for a Friend...

 

[The Wheel]

West’s Tigers would be a chance given they released Reynolds. Would have plenty of cap space although they might be getting Widdop.

a scenario could be the cheese to Roosters and they need to release a player - Verrils would be in firing line and he comes back home to Manly.

 

[Captain Moondog]

West’s Tigers would be a chance given they released Reynolds. Would have plenty of cap space although they might be getting Widdop.

a scenario could be the cheese to Roosters and they need to release a player - Verrils would be in firing line and he comes back home to Manly.

I'd imagine they'd want to move Friend on first. Much prefer Verrils though.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I'd imagine they'd want to move Friend on first. Much prefer Verrils though.

Friend would be perfect, a one or two year deal. And Chookies are ruthless enough to let him go, they got rid of Pearce after all.

 

[Captain Moondog]

Friend would be perfect, a one or two year deal. And Chookies are ruthless enough to let him go, they got rid of Pearce after all.

I wouldn't be opposed to signing him as a short term fix.