It keeps lagging when I try putting the article up so I won't bother but coming from code sports.
The eels are offering Jordan samrani in a player swap for Mitch Barnett and also a three year 2.6 million dollar deal.Personally I think it's a bit to much.Lmk your thoughts 💭?
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One thing i will say is let's say this is true, could it be that we are about to get Tago? As MON said they are after a middle forward and another back. I doubt they move on a back in order to get Barnett. But if we get Tago, then Samrani becomes expendable to them as Kelly is the main back-up and possibly also Simonsson.
I really don't like these player swap offers being made public. Knowing our club (like the ryan matterson saga), we probably didn't even consult Samrani. Not a good look.
And even if they did consult Samrani, how would he feel knowing he's not wanted? We've got him for 2 more years ffs.
This is yet again, horrible recruitment and retention strategy by Mark O'Neil.
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I happen to agree with your inference, I have aleady posted that it would be most unlike Parra to discuss such tactics in public. The journalist's seek out people like you who get taken, not for the right reasons, but because you can stick it up Mark O'Neil who for all intents and purposes is probably reading the same shit as you.......how do you handle it "another terrible recruitment stratedgy by Mark ONeil" are you not the same guy who goes around saying the fans are the last to know? you demonstrate admirably why that is so.!
I don't know if you agree with me, disagree with me or are insulting me, but sure. That was a difficult read.
"Believe nothing you hear, and only one half that you see" - Edgar Allan Poe
Samrani is a great back up and can see him having a 50-100 game career scattered over 6-10 years.
but at the end of the day we will be swapping a fringe player for a sure 17 player.
samrani is 4th choice winger (jac simmoson and Russell)
4th choice centre (penisini Russell and kelly)
and quite down the line for edge forwards (Williams Kautoga tuilagi guymer and 2 juniors coming through that will be on nrl contracts in 27.
with the expanded bench we know longer need that forward who can fill in as a back in a pinch.
from Samrani perspective he is fringe first grade quality so perhaps warriors may be a bit short in any of those positions he can cover. He'd also likely score a slight contract upgrade there too.
win for Samrani and win for the club.
I guess, if someone like Penisini or Nanva can kick on then even better but at this stage once one of the backline go down, the next man up goes in but after them?
But also if Warriors accept that for Barnett then it's crazy how they'll accept. A starter for a current reserve
The Warriors are trying to do the right thing by Barnett who is asking to leave on compassionate grounds - so the Wah's are never going to get a dream swap. The names being floated are pretty mid but I guess they're better than nothing.
I don't mind giving samarni but I just don't think Barrett is worth 820. Not sure we wouldn't just offer Kolo that extra year or may that money at the time
That's a bad idea on so many levels, I doubt there is much truth to this at all.
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