Toohey's News

3/6

Dylan Lucas says he wants to stay but is leaving those discussion up to his manager for now. Doesn’t seem like we’re any closer to getting a deal done.

Bradman Best has been offered an extension but yet to agree to terms. Jacob Saifiti and Dom Young will receive offers in the next few weeks.

The medical retirement of Will Sullivan has opened the door for Tyson Frizell to possibly get another year after that door previously seemed closed. Will come down to money.

Sandon Smith had calf rightness at training before succumbing to it during the game. Toohey says it comes at a bad time with him being a starter while Bradman is out, and when he returns he’ll be competing with Harrison Graham for the bench hooker role which is a competition Graham is winning so far.

Toohey says it’s a matter of when Toby Winter debuts, not if.

Jersey Flegg winger Sosaia Latu has been told he's free to leave despite being signed until the end of 2028. He signed a 4-year deal just before O’Sullivan came on board so not shocking that he favours other options. Harold Matts outside back Benji Thompson has signed a new multi-year deal despite interest from rivals.
POS is a genius if he can re-sign Lucas, Best, Saf, Friz and Dom before the end of the season.
 
After everyone criticised his move for Brown, with the talk now shifting to him being in the top 5 for the Dally M or greater, I would not be prone to questioning him anymore,
“Everyone” is disingenuous.

As someone who was all for the move, and even all for him at halfback until we signed Smith, who in the hell is putting Brown in the top 5 of the Dally M, I think he has been great and it’s been impressive how fast he has been able to settle in with a new team, players and style but those aren’t things you vote on for Dally M.

I know the Dally M is a pure joke nowadays but surely it hasn’t gone that far down
 
Brown was sitting on like 8 Dally M points when voting went private. He’s nowhere near the top 5. I’d add that he’s not the type of player who’s likely to ever win it but neither was Lockyer.
 
O'Sullivan did try to re-sign De Courcey in fairness but yes there’s a lot of turnover with the young outside backs, even with Seve and Winter coming in. Latu was going to be in the development squad next year and I wouldn’t be surprised if Mel Nonu has leapfrogged him for that spot. Aidan Gow is the other one possibly in the frame though he hasn’t been able to stay on the field for the last 12 months.

I do rate Latu though and reckon he’ll end up being good somewhere. Good athlete and good motor.
 
Best - 800K
SAF - 700K
Friz - 400K
Dom - 500K
Lucus - 800K

That’s what I think they are worth. 3.2mil.
That’s what I think these players will want. Weather we can afford these amounts?
If we had 3.2 to spend on these blokes I’d be pinching 50 from Lucas and Friz and giving it to Dom. I think keeping him with Greg playing the way they are is key. And I wouldn’t be against Dom being on 600, 550 defo fair.
 
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