Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Mon May 13, 2024 3:39 pm
Dave K. wrote:
Very rarely do SL clubs sign top quality NRL players, especially in positions such as 7 or 9.
The best player IMO is French who was a fringe player, so was Mago, Misk hardly played.
Ipapa another example, never played in the NRL.
Heard O Connor isn't happening, so can still bring in a centre, Hooker and backrower with Carlos, Hoy and Ockunbor's spot. We will certainly have the cap space.
More worried we could have 4 quota props, but hope at least one of them is released.
The best player IMO is French who was a fringe player, so was Mago, Misk hardly played.
Ipapa another example, never played in the NRL.
Heard O Connor isn't happening, so can still bring in a centre, Hooker and backrower with Carlos, Hoy and Ockunbor's spot. We will certainly have the cap space.
More worried we could have 4 quota props, but hope at least one of them is released.
French played 47 NRL games in 2 seasons and scored 35 try’s, you could argue that he was a fringe player but there’s levels to it. There’s no way any club is going to bring in the real top NRL spine players or centres in their peak, but in recent seasons players like French, Levi, Sezer, Hastings, Marsters, Lam, Hurrell, Naiqama and Lolohea have all come over with decent first grade records and experience. Can’t see us being in for these quality of players now, we’ll be looking at reserve graders. Not saying it’s impossible to find gems in the lower grades, but as we’ve seen it’s not easy either.