Are you serious?, the roster failures, signing Brown, talagi to deals with player options then losing them after already losing sanders because his path was supposedly blocked but in reality it wasn't, going hard for Bellamy and Bennett but missing both because we started our bid too late, missing Galvin and keon after making it known we were very keen on both and pretty much went all in.
At one point having 7 players under contract with player options in their favour even though all 7 were already at the club before getting the player options and at least one not even having played first grade before getting the option.
Is that not enough failure?, how much more failure do we have to endure before you are satisfied that we have had failure?.
You can't be seriously concerned about losing Brown and Talagi. Who gives a shit, and you can throw Lomax in with them. I thought you were ok with Ryles? Would you still want Bennett or Bellamy? Galvin has done wonders since being at the dogs hasn't he. Master stroke by Gould on that one. Has there been a quote from anyone actually stating that we were that interested in KK? I saw someone claim that we valued him at $1million per season. I'm not sure any club has publicly valued a prospective player (apparently we have). The player options were a mistake that has now been rectified. The roosters have lost a ton of talent, more than us and no one bats an eyelid. No calls for mass sackings in their organisation. This is a competition, it's competitive. As much as we'd like things to go our way each and every time they aren't. This is life. We've got direct competition to what we do plus the unknown of who knows what the fuck is going to happen in the future.
Joeyboyz > Adam MagrathDecember 28, 2025 at 7:35pm
Well said.
Coryn Hughes > Adam MagrathDecember 28, 2025 at 8:44pm
I'm worried because there some of the best players that have come through our pathways the last decade and we allowed them to walk.
There both international players and what exactly are you replacing them with.Joash part time Pezet and then what.What club in a rebuild that's worth a damn let's the some of the best pathway talent leaves holes in contract structure that allowed other clubs to snatch them.It just doesn't happen and if it does you definitely have an answer for it.
Have we ?
Ryles wanted Talagi to stay but he choose the Clearys over Moses and the mentioned that's an issue that we seemingly haven't any answers as yet.
Coryn isn't even.an.eels supporter. His first team is the Warriors as he lives there. Coryn is only here to stir the pot
Coryn Hughes > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin 🐐December 28, 2025 at 8:45pm
Coryn has been telling chief for years about the issues a lot are mentioning it's just chief is that blind it had to be 2's in front of his face to finally realise it.
Parrafan101 > Coryn HughesDecember 28, 2025 at 3:45pm
Very worried for our future, smells like 2011-13 all over again.
Jack Williams was our best forward last year imo, I absolutely love the way he plays. He'll get better with a year under his belt. I hope we've got him for a while because he's the type of no frills toiler we need up front to partner Paulo. But, I actually prefer him on the edge.
I think someone said he was on about $400-500k as he was blocked from a starting position at Sharks.
Was he any better value than Isaiah Papali'i at 175-200 K ?
Parra over the years have found plenty of value in there back rowers Shaun Lane Maranta Nuikore Manu Ma'u Beau Scott all would have started on less than what Willams is on outside of maybe Scott.
We got the Daly M backrower for 2 yrs best in the game for the above mentioned money now that's value.
Williams yes a good player but value is in the eye of the beholder.
"This club is dead set hopeless with its Recuitment. They think they're the roosters or Melbourne at times. Sometimes we have to over pay or go that extra year "
"You got to hope for the best that some of these youngsters come good.AMS seemingly had a future a few years back and made his debut in FG you'd like to think he's used up all his bad luck injury juju and he pushes again for FG.
This is where we are…"
"Coryn has been telling chief for years about the issues a lot are mentioning it's just chief is that blind it had to be 2's in front of his face to finally realise it."
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What failure are you referring to?
Are you serious?, the roster failures, signing Brown, talagi to deals with player options then losing them after already losing sanders because his path was supposedly blocked but in reality it wasn't, going hard for Bellamy and Bennett but missing both because we started our bid too late, missing Galvin and keon after making it known we were very keen on both and pretty much went all in.
At one point having 7 players under contract with player options in their favour even though all 7 were already at the club before getting the player options and at least one not even having played first grade before getting the option.
Is that not enough failure?, how much more failure do we have to endure before you are satisfied that we have had failure?.
You can't be seriously concerned about losing Brown and Talagi. Who gives a shit, and you can throw Lomax in with them. I thought you were ok with Ryles? Would you still want Bennett or Bellamy? Galvin has done wonders since being at the dogs hasn't he. Master stroke by Gould on that one. Has there been a quote from anyone actually stating that we were that interested in KK? I saw someone claim that we valued him at $1million per season. I'm not sure any club has publicly valued a prospective player (apparently we have). The player options were a mistake that has now been rectified.
The roosters have lost a ton of talent, more than us and no one bats an eyelid. No calls for mass sackings in their organisation. This is a competition, it's competitive. As much as we'd like things to go our way each and every time they aren't. This is life. We've got direct competition to what we do plus the unknown of who knows what the fuck is going to happen in the future.
Well said.
I'm worried because there some of the best players that have come through our pathways the last decade and we allowed them to walk.
There both international players and what exactly are you replacing them with.Joash part time Pezet and then what.What club in a rebuild that's worth a damn let's the some of the best pathway talent leaves holes in contract structure that allowed other clubs to snatch them.It just doesn't happen and if it does you definitely have an answer for it.
Have we ?
Ryles wanted Talagi to stay but he choose the Clearys over Moses and the mentioned that's an issue that we seemingly haven't any answers as yet.
Coryn isn't even.an.eels supporter. His first team is the Warriors as he lives there. Coryn is only here to stir the pot
Coryn has been telling chief for years about the issues a lot are mentioning it's just chief is that blind it had to be 2's in front of his face to finally realise it.
Very worried for our future, smells like 2011-13 all over again.
Jack Williams was our best forward last year imo, I absolutely love the way he plays. He'll get better with a year under his belt. I hope we've got him for a while because he's the type of no frills toiler we need up front to partner Paulo. But, I actually prefer him on the edge.
I think someone said he was on about $400-500k as he was blocked from a starting position at Sharks.
Was he any better value than Isaiah Papali'i at 175-200 K ?
Parra over the years have found plenty of value in there back rowers Shaun Lane Maranta Nuikore Manu Ma'u Beau Scott all would have started on less than what Willams is on outside of maybe Scott.
We got the Daly M backrower for 2 yrs best in the game for the above mentioned money now that's value.
Williams yes a good player but value is in the eye of the beholder.
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