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100% agreed, I hate this "he has demonstrated loyality". Sorry if you don't put your body on the line and aren't getting other offers (and he isn't). Then how is he showing loyality?

Is he? Really?? He never made the Rabbit's squad and was offloaded. He was a defensive liability here. While he made the team here, 2022 and 2023 we got the spoon. I really struggle to call our underperformers "first graders"/

Consistency, consistency, consistency.... We seem to not be breeding performance and most definately not breeding consistency.

I like this lineup better. Although would put Naden in for Simpkin or Kepaoa Yea, I get it. I mean Simpkin has been a reserve grade trooper. If he could only play something other then Hooker then I would be glad to get him in more often. It's just super hard carrying 2x hookers in a side...

Easts.... Worrying about the salary cap. hahahahahaha! I am sure Unkle Nick's favourite cap he calls "salary" and can reach into that cap and pull whatever he wants out of it. Seriously if you get the same money offers from Easts and PENRITH, would you take: 3x premieres with Yeo, Martin...

I saw the try and you see how Staines doesn't trust his center to stop the defender and moves in.. Moves in -> center passes to winger. Try! Everyone forgets though that Bula was sent off at that time. No Bula -> defensive line can get a little squished. Still Staines needed to trust that...

Hey, it's a one trick pony that WORKS. Staines is a player that should be performing a lot better then he is. Clearly he is a capiable winger, clearly in our team he has not performed. We need solid options in our backline which we don't have. I strongly recommend we get Center + wing pairs...

You have watched our games? Surely you jest. This whole thread is dedicated to recruitment. Yet whoever we recruit Dips in performance. We need to be seeing players improve, through being a part of the Tigers system. Instead we see first graders become reserve graders. This ISN't a...

Look at it this way, stef could play with: Papalii (not caring), and a washed up Klemmer/Bateman.. OR Liam Martin, I Yeo and Moses Leota. Plus he has a real chance of getting a premiership ring.

You may be right, but lets understand the front row. Sharks, Broncos and other teams regularly pay unders for their front row. Why? Who wants to be a Punching bag? ?? Seriously, the Sharks recruited heaps of our players. Why? no one wanted to smash into Paul Gallen. I'm Penrith, I am...

<controversial> Swap Marshall for Flanagan!

The people we want, we are not getting. I.e. Martin or Leota. Garner or Eisenhuth could be an idea. Lets face it though, who from Penrith has come here and done well? Tupou Tom Payne? (got the name wrong, old prop from ages ago..) The only player that has performed here from Penrith has been...

As another poster pointed out. Doueihi has won 1/17 games with us. If he wants to try right center. He has to prove he is better then Naden and Olam first. Then better then Faalogo/whomever else wants the spot. ^pro-tip HE WON'T! We can't keep AD, here is the bitter truth. Pick 3/5 of the...

I watched an 80's grand final game recently. The fullback from Canberra dropped the ball at least twice. The level of professionalism now is incredible. Players like Chris Sandow, heck even Benji himself would really really struggle to make it. It's not what you can do. but what you can do...

So what do we do? Sign a 2 year deal for 1 Million a year? Will that keep Stefano on his toes and make him feel unwanted? OR Sign a 4 year deal at 800K. Let him feel comfortable... NOPE, that's not how money works. Stefano is paid a bucketload, 800k 1m, not much difference to him. Friends...

Look Stefano hasn't produced nothing, but boy he has under-performed. Not worth 900k, but I don't see our other options... Would we go say 1.1m for David Fifita instead? He would be an upgrade but man he hasn't hit potential either and neither are worth the pricetag. Yet we need a strong...

Nope, I would be glad when at an auction all Rival Bidders Stop! but that's not how life works. Stefano is going to have interest, Penrith will get a front rower.

So we offer 700k Penrith/Easts/Storm will offer him 750k and a chance to play finals. Why would anyone stay?

Are we putting weird lineups together... OK here is mine: 1 Bula (Tempted to do our only other option, Staines but sticking with icecream). 2. Staines 3. Faalagu (no one else is performing, stuff it swap it). 4. Olam 5. Naden (Can be a gritty winger). 6. Galvin 7. Api! 8 Pole 9 Simpkin 10...

Unless you make it worth their while... Josh Alolai for example. Playing here on 300k I think. Manly offer 550k. Suddenly they "want" to go. Much harder ask for a player to go NZ or QLD to NSW. But can be done.