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MONEYBALL VS LOCAL TALENT?

 

 Moneyball at the lower end of the salary cap is good for rebuilding your club but it won't win a premiership. Not only that, it usually takes a number of years and mistakes along the way.

 Local talent takes years of development and requires plenty

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15 Replies · Reply by ParraTim Oct 31, 2022
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If Moses leaves

Purely hypothetical but after loosing Ice and Reed last season nothing surprises me anymore.

If Mitch goes we then have a gaping hole and 1 million in cap space where would you be spending and who you chasing? 

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25 Replies · Reply by KingGutho Oct 30, 2022
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Round 1 Line up (not mine!)

Fox Sports posting predicted round 1 line-ups today. JA, Cartwright and Rein on the bench?????

 

EELS

1. Clint Gutherson 2. Maika Sivo 3. Will Penisini 4. Bailey Simonsson 5. Waqa Blake 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Josh

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38 Replies · Reply by Coryn Hughes Oct 25, 2022
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Routers do it again

Angus Crichton re-signs for an undisclosed amount. How the hell can they remain under the salary cap. They have 10 players worth more than $750,000. So say the average is $850,000 then this is 8.5 million. Lyndsay Collins in on $550,000 So that means

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22 Replies · Reply by MeelK Oct 25, 2022
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Elie El-Zakhem

Apparently the starting backrower for Lebanon plays for us don't know too much about him is he any good 

Great too see if he can replace Ice and probably be matched up against him. 

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25 Replies · Reply by Anubis Oct 24, 2022
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David Fifita to test market

David Fifita has indicated his interest to test the market for his value.

Will he be a target for the club or will his price make the club pass on him.

Might take a pay cut for a chance of a premiership, something he will not get staying with the TITS

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96 Replies · Reply by Coryn Hughes Oct 22, 2022
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