NRL 2025
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what shit show Manly is, listened to their CEO this morning, tried to say they respected DCEs wishes. Reality is they had offered him nothing and expected him to do nothing about it?
Dont know where he will end up, but what an entertaining 18 hours -
One of the young wingers in NSW Cup will get a decent crack at making a case in the top team
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Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
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Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
@MacDazzler said in NRL 2025:
Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
Shit, as @mariner4life noted above, he's our best half.
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Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
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@MacDazzler said in NRL 2025:
Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
How the hell? He's a good bench option. Perhaps he could see the writing on the wall, with Ali making 3 his own, and Berry coming back soon
@MacDazzler said in NRL 2025:
Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
How the hell? He's a good bench option. Perhaps he could see the writing on the wall, with Ali making 3 his own, and Berry coming back soon
Why would that matter? He's never been a centre for us he's always been an impact player.
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Lol, he will add immediate shape to Parra. Currently our best half. Was always leaving at the end of the year, just brought forward.
I can only hope this TMM takes his place on the bench as the current spine (except Egan) dont dig into the line and just crabOn a adjacent topic, surely we have a mini cash sombrero now
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not happy.
get why he wants to go back to Sydney, but perhaps there is a bit of "what we knew when we signed him" coming back to bite us.
This makes us exponentially weaker. We must have serious cap space floating around.
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@MacDazzler said in NRL 2025:
Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
How the hell? He's a good bench option. Perhaps he could see the writing on the wall, with Ali making 3 his own, and Berry coming back soon
Why would that matter? He's never been a centre for us he's always been an impact player.
@MacDazzler said in NRL 2025:
Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
How the hell? He's a good bench option. Perhaps he could see the writing on the wall, with Ali making 3 his own, and Berry coming back soon
Why would that matter? He's never been a centre for us he's always been an impact player.
He is a valuable squad member, I just hope we don't suffer any injuries that accentuate the fact that he's gone
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not happy.
get why he wants to go back to Sydney, but perhaps there is a bit of "what we knew when we signed him" coming back to bite us.
This makes us exponentially weaker. We must have serious cap space floating around.
@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
not happy.
get why he wants to go back to Sydney, but perhaps there is a bit of "what we knew when we signed him" coming back to bite us.
This makes us exponentially weaker. We must have serious cap space floating around.
Exactly my point, we must be able to go after this big fish now
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the problem is no one good in on the market or wants to come. so i expect us to buy old kiwis who were household names 3 years ago. For like $800k a season
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the problem is no one good in on the market or wants to come. so i expect us to buy old kiwis who were household names 3 years ago. For like $800k a season
@mariner4life said in NRL 2025:
the problem is no one good in on the market or wants to come. so i expect us to buy old kiwis who were household names 3 years ago. For like $800k a season
The only player at that rate on the open market is DCE.
Mind you if anyone may have watched any Phins games lately, Kotoa has really improved this year, maybe make it a three club swap.
Kini out for the year for Titans would be better than CNK, Titans have too many FLBs
anyway couple of thoughts
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no way in the current market Katoa is gettable. A genuinely good half, who is still young? no chance.
Are there upgrades on our current players? There are players in Q-Cup who would be upgrades on a few of them. But we're going to have to buy on potential.
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@MacDazzler said in NRL 2025:
Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
How the hell? He's a good bench option. Perhaps he could see the writing on the wall, with Ali making 3 his own, and Berry coming back soon
Why would that matter? He's never been a centre for us he's always been an impact player.
He is a valuable squad member, I just hope we don't suffer any injuries that accentuate the fact that he's gone
@MacDazzler said in NRL 2025:
Dylan Walker to the Eels effective immediately.
How the hell? He's a good bench option. Perhaps he could see the writing on the wall, with Ali making 3 his own, and Berry coming back soon
Why would that matter? He's never been a centre for us he's always been an impact player.
He is a valuable squad member, I just hope we don't suffer any injuries that accentuate the fact that he's gone
I don't disagree with any of that, I was only meaning in relation to the centres. I don't think they impact his decision to leave.
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Curiously i have seen a few comments on late that we may not have the war chest we thought we might have and might have overspent in a couple areas. May well explain the fire sale of Maiu and the we will be nice and just let players go attitude. At the same time if this turns out to be true, will be pissed
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Penrith diabolically bad in first half and couldn’t get back from there, Souths hold on for a big win. Penrith in a bit of trouble
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To'o left the game with a hamstring injury to add further misery. This might be the year Penrith don't win. Until tonight haven't lost 3 in a row since 2019.
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Well as I've said for a while now, Cleary's gonna have to get out and play as much as he can now, he doesn't have Luai carrying the team in his absence anymore. If he has his usual 10 weeks off a year, Penrith barely make the finals I feel, as they won't be winning many without him.
Bug difference having Luai and whoever else as opposed to Jack Cole and Toelau who both look like reserve graders.
Souths keep marching on. They faded in the 2nd half, mainly I feel due to the short 5 day turnaround, but as uncle Wayne always does these days, he always gets the best out of mediocre rosters. A shame Johnston got injured too because that Souths left edge was looking like their 2018-2022 days again. Hope he can come back as Souths could be all of a sudden looking like a contender again.
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Looks like the Tigers grabbed the right half.
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Well as I've said for a while now, Cleary's gonna have to get out and play as much as he can now, he doesn't have Luai carrying the team in his absence anymore. If he has his usual 10 weeks off a year, Penrith barely make the finals I feel, as they won't be winning many without him.
Bug difference having Luai and whoever else as opposed to Jack Cole and Toelau who both look like reserve graders.
Souths keep marching on. They faded in the 2nd half, mainly I feel due to the short 5 day turnaround, but as uncle Wayne always does these days, he always gets the best out of mediocre rosters. A shame Johnston got injured too because that Souths left edge was looking like their 2018-2022 days again. Hope he can come back as Souths could be all of a sudden looking like a contender again.
@African-Monkey don't know if you have seen Latrell?, looks like he went to fat camp and actually stayed this time. He looks very lean, back next week for Roosters.
Souths will be different with him back, I suspect a significant shift in form more than AJ. In saying that that wing is cursed for them, just ask Munro who is also out with a collar bone issue.Could have been a different game if Leota's non try was awarded, but Souths deserved after the first half performance.
Cant blame Cleary for NRL cat 1 stand down rules though
