2025 Recruitment And Retention

[Billy]

Genuine question. Would he be an upgrade on Cogger?

Cogger and Lamb were a great junior halves pairing - Lamb was the playmaker and game manager.
Crossland and Madden were a great junior halves pairing - Madden was the playmaker and game manager.

If we are looking for a game manager - Madden is a natural one. Cogger has learnt to be an adequate one, but it's not his natural game.

 

[Thieves Like Us]

Cogger and Lamb were a great junior halves pairing - Lamb was the playmaker and game manager.
Crossland and Madden were a great junior halves pairing - Madden was the playmaker and game manager.

If we are looking for a game manager - Madden is a natural one. Cogger has learnt to be an adequate one, but it's not his natural game.

Ok thanks.

 

[Roundtable]

Genuine question. Would he be an upgrade on Cogger?

yes

 

[slotmachine]

change a few contracts

aka Hastings, Hetho and the English boys all get paid too much.

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Genuine question. Would he be an upgrade on Cogger?

Not been convinced by him at all from what I’ve seen.

 

[slotmachine]

Yeah swapping cogger for Madden would take us from the 16th best halves pairing to the 16th best halves pairing.

 

[Les Misérables]

aka Hastings, Hetho and the English boys all get paid too much.

Theres like $2.5m locked up in those 4 players. And you could remove them entirely from the squad and hardly notice they're gone i.e. replace them with a $1.4m marquee half a marquee forward and 2 juniors

 

[Grandpa Joe - Prev Lord]

Bit on O’Sullivan/Knights in the Telegraph. Says he thought the roster needed major changes when he arrived but has changed his view to only needing a “restructure.” Quote: “change a few contracts, bring a few players in key position and I think we are swimming with the big boys.” Points to Phoenix & Leo becoming internationals and Lucas & Sharpe becoming genuine NRL players as proof that the Knights can develop players.

My wish list would be Leo and KPP staying and another prop.

A great half would be nice, but we have enough project halves between Cogger, Gamble, Pryce, Hastings and Crossland. Sadly, top halves that do exist are going nowhere and for us to get 1 Hastings would have to go.

Hopefully in 2025 2 of the above can do a job my ideal.

1. Ponga.
6. Crosslands.
7. Cogger.
9. Brailey.
14. Gamble.

I am not upset if we run with that.

 

[Brad tighe]

My wish list would be Leo and KPP staying and another prop.

A great half would be nice, but we have enough project halves between Cogger, Gamble, Pryce, Hastings and Crossland. Sadly, top halves that do exist are going nowhere and for us to get 1 Hastings would have to go.

Hopefully in 2025 2 of the above can do a job my ideal.

1. Ponga.
6. Crosslands.
7. Cogger.
9. Brailey.
14. Gamble.

I am not upset if we run with that.

Sua is that other prop

 

[Grandpa Joe - Prev Lord]

Cogger and Lamb were a great junior halves pairing - Lamb was the playmaker and game manager.
Crossland and Madden were a great junior halves pairing - Madden was the playmaker and game manager.

If we are looking for a game manager - Madden is a natural one. Cogger has learnt to be an adequate one, but it's not his natural game.

Legit question if Cogger is not a playmaker what's his role, his slow, weak, doesn't seem to have a great passing game and no long kicking game.
Only thing I can think of is an okay short kicking game and is smart enough to spot a gap and run through it on occassion?

 

[Grandpa Joe - Prev Lord]

Sua is that other prop

He can only improve on his debut lol.

 

[slotmachine]

1. Ponga.
6. Crosslands.
7. Cogger.
9. Brailey.
14. Gamble.

No way Crossland is getting a run over the Gamblor at 6, all he does is tackle.

 

[Grandpa Joe - Prev Lord]

I like Gambles energy off the bench, doesn't have the same impact starting.

 

[frankLauda]

Just the beginning of this article states the point in regards to salary caps and player wages. It’s feels like teams like the broncos, roosters have a leg up on all the other clubs. Specifically mentions Newcastle.

Why Ben Hunt salary must spark NRL change; Big-name trio on Wayne Bennett’s radar — Crawls

Why Hunt salary must spark change; Big-name trio on Bennett’s radar — Crawls

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Junior_rep]

Doyle comment on his socials

 

[Good Times]

Doyle comment on his socials


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Sounds like a real professional lol.

 

[Junior_rep]

Sounds like a real professional lol.

Or continues to prove that the drama in head office will continue until we get a change in leadership from the top..

 

[Celticman98]

Been saying for months it's time for Phil to move on.

 

[Brad tighe]

Doyle comment on his socials


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Who needs non disclosure agreements anyway

 

[Sarge]

At least Doyle didn't sound bitter