I've been frustrated recently about the work we have been doing in the open market. Jonah's alright for a year and JDB is solid but he's getting old. I feel we need more in the forwards and some a replacement outside back. All I have seen is links towards Brian Kelly which is exciting but if we want to become premiership contenders were going to need more bigger name signings. The rumours about Keoan Koloamatangi have gone silent recently but I hope were still pushing to get him as I think he's the sort of forward leader that could push us that extra step.
As for that I haven't seen any strong rumours about players linked to our club, and I feel the club needs to be doing better. I think we still need atleast 2 more signing coming into the new season so is there any rumours that any of you have heard of? I'm genuenly confused about how JR is going to take this club forward with the amount of players getting sent out the door and the minimal amount of players coming in the door.
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Bit like asking we going to win the comp this year
Unlikey but not impossible.
Being Facetious aside we will make another signing or two, the quality of them though unsure
Agree it's very frustrating. It seems it's always the same at Parra in regards to signing and exciting players that give Parra that real premiership threat.
We signed big names back when we had illegal TPAs. We got Foran, Jennings and Scott in a single offseason.
When the TPAs disappeared, the recruitment slowed down. It explains why a handful of clubs are always at the top though hey?
Foran was a waste of time, Jennings was good value and Scott ? Don't recall Scott so he must have been incredible
Beau Scott had 2 good years and helped reshape culture at the time and bridged a gap till players came in He was a leader.
Foran at the time at signing was the right thing to do. Nobody could foresee the issues that were presented.
Watmough on other hand was incompetence giving him 4 years.
Asomua from Canberra pls, should have had T Mooney , B Kelly is good for a yr maybe 2
Keon would be goods but iin Tuivaiti we have something spesh & T Brown also.
Xavier Va'a from Chooks would be good also 1 / 2 yr
Blood Lokeni , Latu et al with time during 2026, they be sweet for '27
Mooney for $650k?
Bit too rich for him at the moment.
Well look at the juniors we have, all we need is keaon and an outside back or 2
I don't see why everyone is in 'Panic Mode' on here ?
We beat the Premiers away from home in Round 20 this season, from the side that played that game we have only lost Lomax and Hawkins.
For me, surely Pezet is an upgrade on Hawkins but yes Lomax is a loss, I don't think Lomax is the sort of loss that is going to plummet us down to be Wooden Spoon contenders though.
The very week next week we push the other Grand Finalists right to the end.
Some very positives signs over a two week period late in the season for us.
I don't think we are as far off the mark as some people on here are making out, another Pre-Season under Ryles should see some more improvement with player combinations, tactics, club culture etc etc.
Ultimately, our success hinges on the fitness of Moses, that's a bigger priority than signing fringe players to fill a gap in our roster.
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