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  • And with Dom Young heading there, which winger is surplus? Sualli is there for another year right? Does this mean he goes early, or shifts to centre. They will have 3 wingers on their books next year.

    • I'm confused with your comment here. Smith is a centre, Roosters have 4 wingers in Tupou, Suaalii, Young and Lewis Murphy. With the recruitment of Young it's likely they roll with Manu and Suaalii in the centres. 

      I don't see them releasing anyone early. Murphy and Young in particular given they are very much project players for the Roosters.

  • Dont mind this

  • I thought Arthur had nothing to do with recruitment?

    • He doesn't handle recruitment on his own. He's still involved, he's the head coach.

    • Or did you think he was the only one involved in recruitment and just ran around with the club chequebook?

      • Cmon mate, you know very well that people have been suggesting this squad isn't his - stop being deceptive 

        I asked a straight up question that I just so happened to know the answer of.

        So next time some F wit says Arthur has not signed off on this team - I'll present this blog.

        • Of course he approves and rejects player signings. It doesn't mean he doesn't have to settle for the players he can get.

          Arthur: "We need another middle worth $400k to $500k"

          O'Neill: "Taupau is available. Happy with him?"

          Arthur: "Sounds good"

          ....

          O'Neill: "So he went with the Broncos even though they haven't won a finals match since 2017. We'll see if anyone suitable gets shopped around midyear."

          ....

          O'Neill: "Ofahengaue is available. Happy with him?"

          Arthur: "Sounds good"

          • And your point is?

            Sounds to me thats exactly how most recruitment decisions are made, just like this, so Arthur is no different to say a Bennett or a Bellamy. You don't always get the first choice.

            It's his team end of....

            • So the point is none of them get the team they want, but that doesn't mean their teams are equally good. For example Ricky Stuart won a premiership at Easts and a wooden spoon at Parra. At Canberra his results are middle-of-the-road. It's not because he was a great coach at the start of his career then became a shit coach and now is an average coach. It was all dependent on the resources at his disposal.

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