I don't understand this bit. Can you explain?

Cleaned up.
I know the word you used isn't in the swear filter so no big issue but if I leave it there it'll only escalate so let's not.

God forbid we actually sign someone if this is how SP reacts to players we haven't signed.

So let's get this straight.

Unless the players we sign are between 23 and 3/5th years old to 26 4/8th years old, have only ever played SL or NRL, have 500 games under their belt, have been SOO or at the very least won a SL GF medal, are 7 foot tall weighing 20 stone but can out run a Gazelle, have never so much as had an ingrowing toe nail injury wise, and have a perfect Colegate smile, then they are rubbish and we don't want them?

Is that right?

Just so long as I know.

Not that keyed up on the NRL these days so don't know with one obvious exception if these OOC are either eligible or any good.

Halfbacks

Billy Walters. HB Broncos Age 28

Brandon Wakeham HB Bulldogs Age 23

Cooper Johns HB. Storm Age 23

Phoenix Crossland HB. Newcastle Age 22

Jaeman Salmon HB Penrith Age 23

Hayze Perham HB Parramatta Age 23

Forwards

Franklin Pele Prop Sharks Age 21 6'3'' 19 stone

Morgan Boyle Prop MAN Age 26 6'4'' 18 stone

Emry Pere Prop NQC Age 24 6'4'' 17.5 stone

Poasa Faamausili Prop Dragons. Age 26 6' 2'' 17 stone

Angus Crichton SR Roosters Age 26 6'2'' 16 stone (I know a pipe dream)

Franklin Pele, at 21 looks a beast.

Runs it in very hard.

Only 1 game in the NRL, would he get a visa.

Wakeham, can play 6,7 and 9, so would add a bit of utility value too, at this stage. Also, Being Fijian, may not come with a huge price tag

Pele looks like an Aussie Eseh. If coaching younger players is Applegarth speciality then why not

I’m all for signing young talent and he would fit the bill for us I think.

Visa is the issue.

He got injured a game after his debut so that's probably what kept him at one first team game.

I always add 2 years onto a young NRL players age to compensate for their superior development. So in SL terms he's 23

I think Walters, Crossland & Salmon are expected to re-sign with their current clubs whilst Johns has been linked with Newcastle given the family connection. Pele has been strongly linked with Canterbury Bulldogs so likely isn't an option and as you say Crichton is a no, he won't be leaving the Roosters. There will be visa issues with some of the others. Wakeham hasn't had much NRL gametime but is probably the most likely should he play for Fiji in the world cup although he'll need to get some of the 'stupid' out of his game. For example he got banned earlier this year for a pretty nasty eye gouge. It could be a fresh start for him though.

Just looked at the 'eye gouge', it was silly but not what I'd call a gouge, more like a flick. I've read some harrowing accounts from the sixties and seventies of this diabolical assault and that isn't one of those. I've no reason to defend him as I doubt he's on his way to us anyway, but that wouldn't put me off, we'd just hire Knowles solicitor

Linked to James Tamou but so are Huddersfield, Leigh and North Queensland Cowboys…… https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/huddersf ... fer-59799/

Linked to James Tamou but so are Huddersfield, Leigh and North Queensland Cowboys…… https://www.seriousaboutrl.com/huddersf ... fer-59799/

What’s everyone’s idea of a realistically perfect off season for us. I hoped in the coming months we could.
Extend Murphy (hope for 2/3 year extension)
Extend Hall (done)
Extend whitbread (done)
Sign organiser halfback
Sign 2 big impact props
Resign Isaac Shaw
Extend Jay Pitts (rumours this is done)
Release Lineham / Battye (understand probably won’t happen)
Sign Jamie Shaul
Decide captain Pitts / Crowther / Lyne / Ashurst my choices
Sign min 2 new academy players to full time

We’ve already achieved a couple of them and get some won’t probably happen but with potentially 5 new players coming in as mentioned by John minards I think a halfback / 2 props / fullback and backrow are needed. With a squad running at 30 players

I’m glad somebody else has noted Pitts value to the team. Another player being prematurely written off when in truth he’s a valuable experienced utility player with a few years left in him and a true leader, hope he is signed up.