yeah i heard the same about paulo aswell, i was hoping we would keep him but seems unlikely. I think parra will wait to see what the result of his court hearing is before making a decision on this year. As for the salary cap dramas it wasn't to do with last year or this year is from past years and the sad thing is the board could have avoided the four point deduction for this year but sharp refuses to agree with the nrl terms of having an election every year (to do with board members)Hearing that Junior Paulo has signed with Canberra for three years (2017-2019) and may become available for 2016 depending on the salary cap dramas at Parra.
Also heard the Raiders have all but signed Joseph Tapine for 2017 and beyond from the Knights
If true both are excellent pick ups
he is due to appear in court sometime in april as he pled not guilty in november last year. he has a few charges to answer for but i think most were minor. yeah canberra would have a dangerous forward pack and with a few young guys coming through they can become quite dangerousDisappointing for eels fans after a great result in the 9's.
When is Paulo due in court?
I was never a fan of clubs poaching others junior talent but it is just the nature of the business these days. If Canberra manage to snag Paulo for 2016 that will be a big and mobile front row rotation. Vaughan, Boyd , Paulo & FPN
He may as well go now as I read somewhere that Nathan Brown won't play him unless he commits to the Knights.
I heard that as well. Stuart is loading up with big, mobile back rowers to combat the new interchange rules
It will be interesting this year to see if big and mobile works. I would have thought with the interchange likely to go to 6 next year that "big motors" would be high on the agenda for coaches and recruitment managers.
Soliola / Pappa / Clydesdale / Fensom can play big minutes.
Lima / Vaughan / Boyd I'm not so sure on and Hodgson well I think he needs too this year so you don't have to carry a backup hooker.
I imagine the new pommy Whitehead can play big minutes, so we'll see if he's got the balance right.
Heard on the radio this morning the Raiders have paid 1.5mil for 3 years (From 2017)
In the hope he gets released this year.
Seems a lot of dough for a guy with 20 games in a s*** team under his belt.
Karl Filiga V2.0
Time will tell. The recruitments of Austin, Soliola and Hodgson last season were easily some of the top in the NRL. Canberra already have a stacked backrow and while it seems they may have paid overs Tapine will still have to earn his spot.
You have got to think that Canberra may be headed for Salary Cap issues.
Stuart played his part at the Eels... it may be a recurring theme...
I think the concern is their seeming willingness to pay "overs" if we are to believe the money that had been speculated for Tapine and Junior Paulo - eventually, you'll end up in the pooh.
BJ and Sezer would not have come cheap, factor in numerous contract upgrades in addition, and you wonder where the money can come from.
We'd all like that endless packet of Tim Tams...
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