2024 Recruitment and Retention Thread - Rebuild 2: This Time It’ll Work For Sure (Unironically)

[Lefty]

He would want more than 14% more money to move out of home and live in Sydney.

 

[Good Times]

Hmm sign with the club he grew up with who made second week of the finals or sign with the back to back wooden spooners for 14% more money, I know who I would be picking.

Roosters.

 

[BTP]

Dribble. But I would also like to see him and Jsaf resigned before Nov 1st. Is Leo Thompson up around Nov 1 too? Can’t remember.

 

[krustykraz]

Dribble. But I would also like to see him and Jsaf resigned before Nov 1st. Is Leo Thompson up around Nov 1 too? Can’t remember.

Leo might be able to negotiate this time next year

 

[Billy]

What are we going to do with Jed Cartwright?

 

[mullenmagic]

What are you asking? He was signed as depth

 

[Billy]

What are you asking? He was signed as depth

If last year taught us anything, it's that Parr or O'Brien or whoever signs players, has a bit of a plan in mind.
At the least, he'll be backup for someone.

 

[Mclovin]

Just read that the tigers are willing to pay big $$$ for Best
Don't think he would take though. Who would want to go to the tigers

 

[Billy]

I'm not sure I love the idea of Noah Nailagoliva playing a test match against PNG in PNG.
He has missed so many games through injury over the last few years, and this year looks like a great chance to do a firstgrade pre-season fully fit for the first time.
On the other hand, if he gets through the game and plays well, it could launch his career.

 

[slotmachine]

May as well update this then:

Signed
1 Adam Elliott
2 Bradman Best
3 Dane Gagai
4 Daniel Saifiti
5 David Armstrong
6 Dylan Lucas
7 Enari Tuala
8 Greg Marzhew
9 Jack Cogger
10 Jack Hetherington
11 Jackson Hastings
12 Jacob Saifiti
13 Jayden Brailey
14 Jed Cartwright
15 Kai Pearce-Paul
16 Kalyn Ponga
17 Krystian Mapapalangi
18 Leo Thompson
19 Mathew Croker
20 Myles Martin
21 Paul Bryan
22 Phoenix Crossland
23 Riley Jones
24 Ryan Rivett
25 Tyson Frizell
26 Tyson Gamble
27 Will Pryce

Likely Signings
28 Brodie Jones

Development
Fletcher Myers
Fletcher Sharpe
Oryn Keeley

Off Contract
Nu Brown

Leaving
Adam Clune
Bailey Hodgson
Dane Aukafolau
Dominic Young
Hymel Hunt
Jack Johns
Kurt Mann
Lachlan Fitzgibbon
Lachlan Miller
Simi Sasagi

Signed
1 Adam Elliott
2 Bradman Best
3 Brodie Jones
4 Dane Gagai
5 Daniel Saifiti
6 David Armstrong
7 Dylan Lucas
8 Enari Tuala
9 Greg Marzhew
10 Jack Cogger
11 Jack Hetherington
12 Jackson Hastings
13 Jacob Saifiti
14 Jayden Brailey
15 Jed Cartwright
16 Kai Pearce-Paul
17 Kalyn Ponga
18 Krystian Mapapalangi
19 Leo Thompson
20 Mathew Croker
21 Myles Martin
22 Paul Bryan
23 Phoenix Crossland
24 Riley Jones
25 Ryan Rivett
26 Thomas Jenkins
27 Tyson Frizell
28 Tyson Gamble
29 Will Pryce

Development
Fletcher Myers
Fletcher Sharpe

Off Contract
Nu Brown

Leaving
Adam Clune
Bailey Hodgson
Dane Aukafolau
Dominic Young
Hymel Hunt
Jack Johns
Kurt Mann
Lachlan Fitzgibbon
Lachlan Miller
Simi Sasagi

 

[Billy]

I suspect Ryan Rivett is gone, but I can't find anything to say that.
He isn't listed as with us on NRL,com anymore.

 

[Joshhh]

I suspect Ryan Rivett is gone, but I can't find anything to say that.
He isn't listed as with us on NRL,com anymore.

Don't think he ever was, him, Tom Cant and Riley Jones were all picked from outside the top 30 and development list.

 

[Billy]

Rivett only played 7 games of reserve grade and only 1 since round 12. He had average fantasy points of 21.
Liam Sutton has an almost identical skillset. He has played 12 games of reserve grade including the last 6 in a row with average fantasy points of 45.5. He was also training with firstgrade towards the end of the season.

 

[Grandpa Joe]

He has won 3 premierships,
Why not chase the money now?
While he still can.

His not exactly on crap $, at Panthers he will still end up on around $800k per year, is a 30% bump in pay worth being miserable? Being a 1 club player post footy will surely help as well, you'd assume Panthers would assist him post footy.

 

[Grandpa Joe]

What are we going to do with Jed Cartwright?

Couple of my Souths mates right him highly, he'll fight it out with others for Fitzy's jumper next year.

 

[jamesgould]

You could have said all these things for Koroisau and Crichton, didn’t stop them taking off to shambolic clubs for the money. And countless others over the years of course. I’m sure Luai will be on his way if they don’t give him a big deal. From the Panthers’ cap POV, bringing back Cogger is probably the best move.

 

[Sarge]

His not exactly on crap $, at Panthers he will still end up on around $800k per year, is a 30% bump in pay worth being miserable? Being a 1 club player post footy will surely help as well, you'd assume Panthers would assist him post footy.

Real estate $ goes a lot further out at Penrith than the inner city .

 

[mullenmagic]

Penrith have already have Brad Schneider for next year who’ll probably look just as competent as Cogger did slotting in, doubt they’ll come asking for him back

 

[HarVeeGee13]

You could have said all these things for Koroisau and Crichton, didn’t stop them taking off to shambolic clubs for the money. And countless others over the years of course. I’m sure Luai will be on his way if they don’t give him a big deal. From the Panthers’ cap POV, bringing back Cogger is probably the best move.

I’d put Koroisau as a bit of a special case, he’s getting up there now and I think the Tigers deal is the first ever truly big payday in his career.

But yeah if I was advising Luai, I’d tell him to stay in Penrith. Yeah he could probably get close to a million or maybe more elsewhere, but then after that first contract when he proves to not be not worth that even if you put him in a jersey made out of Berkshire Hathaway stock certificates, he’d never get anything like that kind of money again. Whereas he’ll be well compensated at Penrith and he’ll also never tank his value, because he plays for Penrith.

 

[Lefty]

We have signed Cogger for 3 years, so we have to let go for the Panthers to sign him before 2027.