NRL Rumour Mill Thread (Spoilers)

[AyiosYiorgos]

Saints need to sack their retention and recruitment people and some of the 'fans' need to be told to STFU!

Seriously…got Gaz back on a 4 year deal at 28 years of age, but he 'always knew he was going to retire at 30', so they got pwned TWICE - once when he up and left and they lost Josh Morris to Dogs because of it, and when he retired. Then when Cooper, Young, Hornby amongst others should have been tapped on the shoulder…oh no, the club 'faithful' come on out and bleat you can't let go of club legends, only to spend the next 2-3 seasons bleating they've kept the old fellas too long. Seriously!

Plus they lost fire power in Costigan, Scott, Weyman and Smith and didn't replace. Does Saints even have a 'big bopper'? I don't know how much South Coast talent has been lost as well…but I bet there's been a bit.

In desperation, they now sign washed up players like Witt and Marshall…and Farrell, who everyone at Souths knew was an injury crock.

Now I've said this, a team always bounces back with a new coach. So I'm screwed cause Saints will now smash the Bunnies next Monday night after the Sharks tear them a new one tonight.

The Dragons need to get rid of Doust, Young and McGregor, they need non Dragons to come in, its a boys club at the moment, the best people are not given jobs, classic example is McGregor when he was given the job to be our conditioner/trainer, even though they interviewed a guy who didn't get the job but ended up at an EPL club, job was given to McGregor who had no qualifications basically...

 

[shane_sharks]

OUST DOUST

 

[Dragon_Fire]

The Dragons need to get rid of Doust, Young and McGregor, they need non Dragons to come in, its a boys club at the moment, the best people are not given jobs, classic example is McGregor when he was given the job to be our conditioner/trainer, even though they interviewed a guy who didn't get the job but ended up at an EPL club, job was given to McGregor who had no qualifications basically...

I agree it is time for a fresh start. eg.Get rid of Doust Mcgregor and Fat Albert and get Neil Henry P j Marsh and a new CEO

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

And this from the Mole

The Mole ‏@RLW_Mole 2m
BREAKING: Busy day for @NRL_Dragons - they have MATCHED @RaidersCanberra offer for Kevin Proctor!

The race for Melbourne forwardKevin Proctor's signature is down to two clubs, with the Kiwi international to decide between theCanberra RaidersandMelbourne Stormtonight.
Fairfax Media has learnedSt George Illawarra Dragonsare now out of the hunt, with Proctor's management denying reports the club had matched Canberra's reported $700,000 a season offer.
The Dragon's quest to sign the 25-year-old certainly hasn't been helped by the sacking of head coachSteve Priceon Monday.
Proctor will weigh up his options after he finishes training with Melbourne on Monday afternoon, with a decision expected by 7pm.


Read more:http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/proctor-ready-to-decide-future-13493/#ixzz32njS9xVh

 

[shane_sharks]

….the mole

 

[parrathruandthru]

I agree it is time for a fresh start. eg.Get rid of Doust Mcgregor and Fat Albert and get Neil Henry PJ Marsh and a new CEO

why PJ Marsh what is he up to now football wise? excuse my ignorance I thought he was working in the mines. Saints don't need someone else to dig them a hole !!

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

think he meant Matt Parish

 

[Dragon_Fire]

Yep my bad Henry and Parish or Barrett

 

[shane_sharks]

why is steve price called mini bus??
he is only half a coach

 

[Victor The Viking]

Tedesco is a Raider

http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2014/05/27/canberra_raiders_sign_james_tedesco.html

 

[Brendan_B]

Tedesco is a Raider

http://www.raiders.com.au/news/2014/05/27/canberra_raiders_sign_james_tedesco.html

Boom!!

 

[Brendan_B]

Despite my excitement of this signing I do feel for the Tigers given the $$ and time they have put in develop him through the junior ranks

 

[Victor The Viking]

I feel a bit for them too, but it's nice to be on the receiving end for a change.

If only the NRL would bring in concessions to help development clubs like Canberra and the Tigers...

 

[Diggaz TC]

Shattered that he left. Can't blame him for the money that was offered.

Wests Tigers Statement-

Wests Tigers have today confirmed that fullback James Tedesco will leave the club at the end of 2014 to join the Canberra Raiders for three seasons.

The club has worked very closely with Tedesco’s management in an effort to keep him at the club he has played with since the age of 13 and will be disappointed to see him leave.

Tedesco has played 25 NRL games for Wests Tigers since making his debut in Round 1, 2012, scoring 12 tries in that time.

Wests Tigers CEO Grant Mayer said that the club will continue with its policy of developing local juniors into stars of the NRL.

“James has grown up in the Wests Tigers system and we’ve made it absolutely clear that developing local juniors is a priority for this club,” said Mayer. “In the last 12 months we’ve retained local juniors Luke Brooks, Aaron Woods, Tim Simona, David Nofoaluma, Curtis Sironen, Mitchell Moses and Sauaso Sue, and are disappointed to confirm that James will leave the club at the end of the 2014 season.

“The discussions with James’ management were complex. When another club identifies one of our players as their marquee signing we simply cannot compete with that,” he said. “We wish James well in his new venture and thank him for his dedication and commitment to Wests Tigers over the past eight years.

“James has made it clear that his priority for the remainder of the year is to achieve success with Wests Tigers and we look forward to seeing him back on the park as soon as he’s recovered from his current injury,” said Mayer. “We have no doubt that that in our system there are young players who will reach the levels of the likes of Farah, Woods, Brooks and Sironen and look forward to bringing them into the NRL in the future.”

Tedesco informed his team mates of his decision this morning, saying that it was a tough conversation to have.

“It wasn’t easy to tell the guys, they are a great group of players, and close friends of mine,” said Tedesco. “This wasn’t an easy decision for me to make and I’d like to thank Wests Tigers for their support during the process.

“I’m fully committed to Wests Tigers for the remainder of the 2014 season and can’t wait to get back onto the field and join my team mates,” he said. “We’ve had some good wins to start the year and are confident that we’ll be in the mix come finals time.”

 

[Diggaz TC]

He really should send a thank you letter to the media too. They took his impressive performances in the Auckland Nines and first few games of the season and started comparing him to players like Billy Slater. 2.4 million 3 year contract after 25 games NRL experience....kid hit the lotto!

 

[Matt26]

Its a lot of money for an injury prone player. Think the Tigers dodged a bullet here.

 

[Brendan_B]

Yeah it is way overs and a gamble, I hope it comes off! As I mentioned earlier it is always sad to see a player leave the club that developed and paid for them but the NRL is a business these days. I have seen Canberra lose so many quality players over the years so the NRL really needs to sort this out. I would rather have retained Milford who has been in the Canberra system since he was 12. A common denominator is both Milford & Tedesco have a slimy manager in Ayoub who is always up to something dodgy behind the scenes to drive up his bottom line!

 

[Grumpsta]

Proctor signs with the Raiders too on 2.1m 3 year deal

 

[Matt26]

Proctor signs with the Raiders too on 2.1m 3 year deal

Now they are saying he may stay at the Storm?

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

Apparently back flipped on Raiders deal, staying in Melbourne.
Canberra would be shattered. Especially more so if something comes out about one of their Backrowers. At present it's a non-issue but it has Robert Lui connotations.
Anyone here anything?