Peter O'Sullivan Appreciation thread

[Grandpa Joe]

Personally I think Pezet will end up being a “never was” but time will tell

He does have the Beau Henry’s about him.

 

[Solway90]

Gagai and DeCourcey signing at the Broncos seemed pretty random at the time.
Just saying.

Not really regarding gagai. He’s from QLD and debuted for the broncos so has ties to the state and club. Plus broncs lost a lot of experience and needed old head

 

[Die Hard]

I wonder if POS comes for anyone currently in our top 30 or our current junior system?

He was pretty quick to set the example by poaching Kingston Seve from the Fins as one of his first signings.

Wonder if Seve being released to QLD was a trick by O'Sullivan

 

[Owey]

Wonder if Seve being released to QLD was a trick by O'Sullivan

I don't think so, he wasn't well liked around the club.

 

[Wicket]

Wasn’t there rumours about Seve having an attitude problem, a lack of application

Also De Courcey wasn’t wanted by us, we pulled our offer after he stank it up and got hooked. I wouldn’t be surprised if POS offloaded him as soon as he gets to Brisbane

 

[Celticman98]

I'd rather have Howe than Fulton as the next recruitment manager out of those two.

Titans have been a mess for a long time before Howe was there and Manly fans couldn't wait to see the back of Scott Fulton and was disastrous at the Tigers in his 5 minutes there.

 

[EASBay17]

Didnt howe build the perth roster and get booted already?

 

[Celticman98]

Didnt howe build the perth roster and get booted already?

He got booted before they could even sign players.

Dane Campbell is their recruitment manager.

 

[Billy]

He got booted before they could even sign players.

Dane Campbell is their recruitment manager.

We should try to get Dane Campbell - as part of my plan to have a former Knights halfback in every position at the club.

Dane has spent years being a great promoter of the game across the globe. Great guy.

 

[Les Misérables]

We seemed to have re-signed 5 juniors in the space of the last week since Sully left. All 15-17 yo.

Smart and proactive from the club. Really like it. These kids would be some of the low hanging fruit Sully would come for sooner than later

 

[Wicket]

Genuine question

Does POS pick through the juniors or raid the previous clubs top 30 squads that he’s been at

I know when he came here he brought Seve, Graham and Sullivan from the Dolphins. Graham and Sullivan were not wanted/needed at the Dolphins. I can’t remember if there was any others

Did he take players from the Warriors to the Dolphins?

 

[Lefty]

Genuine question

Does POS pick through the juniors or raid the previous clubs top 30 squads that he’s been at

I know when he came here he brought Seve, Graham and Sullivan from the Dolphins. Graham and Sullivan were not wanted/needed at the Dolphins. I can’t remember if there was any others

Did he take players from the Warriors to the Dolphins?

Sullivan came from the Cowboys.

 

[Wicket]

Sullivan came from the Cowboys.

Oh ok, my mistake

Thanks

 

[Watcher of NRL]

We seemed to have re-signed 5 juniors in the space of the last week since Sully left. All 15-17 yo.

Smart and proactive from the club. Really like it. These kids would be some of the low hanging fruit Sully would come for sooner than later

As soon as POS leaves it seems hasty and questionable decisions about players without properly researching the background or considering the bigger picture. Why the focus on signing such young players? Surely, the priority should be signing players who have proven their worth, are at the right age for the club’s needs, and can make an immediate impact, rather than rushing into decisions based on limited viewing and assessment. Give the young ones something to work towards. Recruitment should be about quality, suitability and making informed decisions, not simply signing players for the sake of it. It does not apply to all but a lot I have seen lately. Signing unworthy kids forces kids out of the squads who should be in there.

 

[Tackleslikeagirl]

As soon as POS leaves it seems hasty and questionable decisions about players without properly researching the background or considering the bigger picture. Why the focus on signing such young players? Surely, the priority should be signing players who have proven their worth, are at the right age for the club’s needs, and can make an immediate impact, rather than rushing into decisions based on limited viewing and assessment. Give the young ones something to work towards. Recruitment should be about quality, suitability and making informed decisions, not simply signing players for the sake of it. It does not apply to all but a lot I have seen lately. Signing unworthy kids forces kids out of the squads who should be in there.

I’d wager a bet that they were locked up quick smart before POS could go picking our best Jrs for the broncos.

They are our Jrs. It’s smart to lock up your best and brightest to keep getting looks at them in our system before they start getting to the senior grades and everyone starts looking. I’m not sure how it can be seen as too hasty.

How do you define unworthy selections? Unless your in recruiting and work for the club, it’s a big call to say they are unworthy. The club clearly likes what they see.

 

[Watcher of NRL]

Id highly doubt POS would be after the few that have been signed. But thats just an opinion. Time will tell when teams are picked who is worthy. Interested to see how the jnr pathways teams go after a quite successful year!

 

[Billy]

POS clearly has a long memory and keeps an eye on dozens or even hundreds of kids from all over.
He'll have added some Knights juniors to his list, but he talks about following Manu and Dylan Brown from when they were kids in NZ and Taj Annan from when he was playing school Rugby.
In short - he has 100s of names from everywhere the game is played, and he'll make a bid for a few of ours, but only if we miss any really good ones I think.