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    Blue Eel > Adam Magrath March 12, 2026 at 2:36pm

    what team do you support Adam, because you have an interesting take on it, that i'd like to understand. My opinion is, if it's the coach we trust and the coach that we want, isn't it at least a bit off putting to you that so many players that he has wanted and were available, and the R&R chased hard to sign, have not signed with us. I'd love to hear how you see it, as you have no issues with R&R. I'm genuinely interested in the other side of the debate.
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  Bubba j March 12, 2026 at 1:14pm

  Lol good to see the salary cap working well we are no chance to sign anyone other than journeyman if we can't start winning regular games and being in top 8 contention it's juniors or bust it seems so fingers crossed they come good 
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    Strange-eel > The Phat March 12, 2026 at 1:27pm

    It seems they love a shit out of the dunny. Go have a look ay the truck stops on the hwys, it's disgusting. Guarantee a fat ozzy truckie isn't laying one on the side of the road like that.
• Eels95 March 12, 2026 at 1:28pm

  It is a worry and I wanted to sign him more for the fact that I want to break through with a big name signing. 

  But before we completely lose our minds. The paper is reporting it as a 2 year deal worth 1.6 mil. 800k per year with an option in Barnett's favour. So essentially a 3 year deal worth 2.4mil. Which was 200k less than our offer, over a 3 year period. Not as big a difference that is being made out.

  He obviously thinks it is the best place for him to win a comp. I personally think after this year Brisbane wont be competing for comps in the next few years. No Haas, Reynolds and Hunt. That's a big hit to their team.

  But as someone else said. Until we are in the top 8 we are going to struggle. 
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  Hugh March 12, 2026 at 1:40pm

  how much did he sign for the Broncos for ? ive just seen a report saying 2.4 million over 2 years... fark me.
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  Titan March 12, 2026 at 1:48pm

  We need 2 gun centres, I can live with our current batch of props for another year 
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    Blue Eel > Titan March 12, 2026 at 2:29pm

    Our Props were no where to be seen last week. This week if we come out and beat the Broncs then all is well in the club and we are going great. If we lose by 50 odd, ohhhhhh this place is going scorched earth, if we beat the Pennies in  2 weeks once again we will be world beaters, lose by 50 again and i don't think there is anywhere the club could hide from the tidal wave of disgust that fans will display.
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  Hell On Eels March 12, 2026 at 1:52pm

  

  Barnett's wife has family in Brisbane, which I believe was the major deciding factor. A lot of the media reports, we make our assumptions on, about our offer and the supposed Samrani swap deal is bollocks. The Broncos would likely have outbid us or almost any competitors with their benefactors.
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    Blue Eel > Hell On Eels March 12, 2026 at 2:16pm

    

    The family in Brisbane is a new one to me Hoe. I'm in the midcoast and know for a fact that Mitch was brought up in Taree, has family all through Taree and a number of articles contributing quotes to Mitch said he wanted to be close to Taree for family, that that was the compassionate grounds he was granted his release. He stated that he, his wife and children need to be around Taree for the family support network they need due to one of his child's medical needs.

    Then again i'm sure "Taree, that's in Queensland" can be added to the famous state of origin song. 
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      Hell On Eels > Blue Eel March 12, 2026 at 2:45pm

      

      Bluey, that song would be an instant hit on here. Now, I could be wrong, as I don't know Mitch and his wife's entire family tree (not all are from Taree or still live there, shock horror), but I believe it's on his wife's side.