Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 8:46 am  

Max Simpson and Morgan Gannon have only just turned 20, talk of binning them off due to injuries so early on in their careers is just daft, they’ll hardly be making a dent in the salary cap.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 10:29 am  

Tepai Moeroa Coming to SL, played under Brad Arthur before.

Wonder if we’re in for him?

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:00 am  

christopher wrote:

Tepai Moeroa Coming to SL, played under Brad Arthur before.

Wonder if we’re in for him?

Looking at his stats it wouldn't surprise me, seemed to average 20 games per year under BA so looks like he trusted him.
Good sized prop, previous experience in the back row, and about the age we'd probably be looking at given our youngish pack

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:10 am  

If we are in for him I hope he's a "real" prop - the article says Moeroa was a starter at second-row or loose-forward for a number of years under Brad Arthur at Parramatta Eels Not familiar with him but I see he is in the Melbourne Storm Grand Final 22 man squad (although probably unlikely to play) so hopefully a decent player. https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/melbourn ... int-97668/

If we are in for him I hope he's a "real" prop - the article says Moeroa was a starter at second-row or loose-forward for a number of years under Brad Arthur at Parramatta Eels Not familiar with him but I see he is in the Melbourne Storm Grand Final 22 man squad (although probably unlikely to play) so hopefully a decent player. https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/melbourn ... int-97668/

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:11 am  

ocdstephen wrote:

It was interesting to hear Sam Tomkins (yes, I know) talking of how being away from playing for 8 months gave his 'career-ending' knee injury time to recover, before he returned to Catalans. His point was, that when injury strikes, the emphasis is to get that player back ASAP and the injury doesn't truly recover as a result. Not sure if that's relevant to Gannon and Holroyd but if it is, they may return fighting fit, as Broadacres hopes.

I'm not sure whether that is accurate. I've given my body 35 years to recover from playing & it feels like shoite.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:38 am  

If Leeds signed him as our premier prop next season then I would seriously consider not renewing my season ticket next year. I'm not expecting a JWH or anything but he is not the answer. Hardly played NRL since 2019

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 11:49 am  

Whino4life wrote:

If Leeds signed him as our premier prop next season then I would seriously consider not renewing my season ticket next year. I'm not expecting a JWH or anything but he is not the answer. Hardly played NRL since 2019

Probably because he was playing Rugby Union for two years.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 12:09 pm  

christopher wrote:

Probably because he was playing Rugby Union for two years.

What's he's been doing last 3 and a half years then. Melbourne have a great system but they don't have the best forward pack by a long stretch and he can't get in that squad.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 12:27 pm  

Whino4life wrote:

If Leeds signed him as our premier prop next season then I would seriously consider not renewing my season ticket next year. I'm not expecting a JWH or anything but he is not the answer. Hardly played NRL since 2019

If we have signed him, lets hope its not a case of getting somebody just slightly better than what we already have, as its not exactly a high bar.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Oct 03, 2024 12:37 pm  

Whino4life wrote:

What's he's been doing last 3 and a half years then. Melbourne have a great system but they don't have the best forward pack by a long stretch and he can't get in that squad.

I don’t know as I don’t watch much NRL these days.

He’s not even been linked with us properly so you don’t need to write him off just yet, maybe wait til he’s actually signed but not pulled on a jersey before doing that.

But in general the days of any SL club signing top rate first choice NRL players in his age bracket are long gone.