Recruitment And Retention Discussion

[Celticman98]

Our deal for Dylan Brown will age well compared to a lot of other teams who will actually overpay players who don't deserve it as much.

I'm already accepting Manuleulua is a player we will lose to salary cap reasons in a few years so I hope he can at least win a premiership with us before he gets his paycheck. Similar to when Penrith couldn't keep Kikau.

 

[krustykraz]

Just looking at off contract list for 2027, most good players are locked up till 2028.
What id like,
• Matt Arthur-offload early if possible
• Bradman Best- Hopefully re-signs soon
• Mat Croker- offer 2 year extension
• Harrison Graham- offer 2 year extension
• Fletcher Hunt- Offer 2 year extension
• Asu Kepaoa- let go
• Jacob Saifiti- offer 2 years
• Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana- easy either way
• Pasami Saulo- easy either way
• James Schiller- already gone?

 

[luke46]

Just looking at off contract list for 2027, most good players are locked up till 2028.
What id like,
• Matt Arthur-offload early if possible
• Bradman Best- Hopefully re-signs soon
• Mat Croker- offer 2 year extension
• Harrison Graham- offer 2 year extension
• Fletcher Hunt- Offer 2 year extension
• Asu Kepaoa- let go
• Jacob Saifiti- offer 2 years
• Elijah Salesa-Leaumoana- easy either way
• Pasami Saulo- easy either way
• James Schiller- already gone?

I wouldn’t pay saulo a cent over minimum wage

 

[mullenmagic]

Best: A lot is being said and I'm no more or less confident than I was a few months ago. Gut feeling is still that he stays.

Croker: Seems like the most likely starter to make way trying to solve the Lucas/Manuleleua/McEwen problem. If that's the case it seems unlikely he'd be offered starting money here, and probably would get it elsewhere.

Graham: Reckon next year will be his last here with Hagan replacing him.

Hunt: Sounded unlikely he'd be re-signed by O'Sullivan but new recruitment guy means new ideas so who knows. Don't think O'Sullivan had a big opinion of him generally but both AOB and Holbrook clearly did.

Saifiti: If another club wants to pay good money for a 32+ year old giant I would wish him well. Like Croker, think he could be a casualty of trying to retain the younger (and better) prospects.

Salesa-Leaumoana: I'm a fan but it's a big year for him, and it doesn't seem like he'll be any closer to the top 19 in round one than he was last year as things stand.

Saulo: Been leapfrogged by Crouch but still a solid depth player who probably won't get a bigger opportunity than that elsewhere so I assume he re-signs. Maybe England.