NRL Rumour Mill Thread (Spoilers)

Brendan_B said:

I think you might get us this year, Canberra are horrible!! Any news on Joel Thompson?

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AyiosYiorgos said:

From another site... some good points that make you think...

Why would you want to be compared to a mediocre club like Canterbury?

If your fairdinkum the comparison would be with the Roosters:
a) They have no local junior development
b) They dont represent a rugby league area
c) The locals dont follow the game and couldnt give a damn about rugby league
d) They have very few fans
e) As reigning premiers and having recruited SBW their attendences are still very poor this year

Yet with all of these hindrances:
1) They are reigning NRL and World Champions
2) Managed to make 6 grandfinals since 2000
3) They recruit star player after star player
4) They always manage to assemble one of the strongest NRL squads
5) They lure star players from rival clubs and codes
6) They have managed to add State of Origin representative Blake Ferguson to what is already the most talented backline in the competition (they have managed to do this while he was convicted guilty in court of indecent assault of an innocent women only in Febuary this year - yet other players like Sandor Earl get a minimum of 2 years out of the game for using an unproven peptide)
7) They get their WCC to be played at their home ground
8) They manage to continue to employ Peter O'Sullivan (the best NRL talent scout) without any inteference from the NRL even though he was heavily implicated in the Storms cap cheating. They took a highly sought after junior in Hastings with ease
9) They get positive media coverage even though they have produced some horrendous headlines in the game in recent years (eg the final game fix vs Cowboys in 2009, Nate Myles public defacation, Setimata Sa, BJ Leluia)
10) They are able to sign star players to lower salaries than most other clubs (Look at SBWs current salary)
11) The winner of their Rookie of the Year award wins a $20k trip around the world (Tuivasa Sheck won it before 2013) and this gift is salary cap exempt - yet other clubs like souths had the Armani uniforms given to their players to wear to and from the stadium count towards the cap

Proffesionalism

The Roosters are the club to be compared against for continued success. Traditional football clubs like Parramatta, Canterbury, Manly, Souths are basket cases either on or off the field


## The real power monger is Gyngell. He is in charge of Channel 9 who now own the game, courtesy of the billion dollar plus deal that the NRL signed. Gyngell is also a Director on the roosters board. This is an absolute conflict of interest and would not be allowed in the business world. Gyngell would have to choose one. It is no coincidence that within 1 season of channel 9 buying the NRL rights, the roosters won the comp in extremely controversial circumstances.##

100%... The roosters finished 2009 with the wooden spoon and other off field dramas.. Yet got value for their new sponsor steggles by having their first 5 games broadcast live in Channel9 in 2010.. Did Politis put any word out to Gyngell on what was needed, conflict of interest?


1) How was SBW secured to a handshake agreement soon after he walked out of the game? What about the pictures of Gyngell, Politis, Sbw and his manager photographed together in meeting before he joined the NRL - conflict of interest? Third party payments?

2) James Maloney bought the house of a Channel 9 employee Tim Gilbert when he shifted across from NZ - but did the house change hands for 'market value' & who contributed to buying the house? The house price is not listed on RP Data but is usually with house sales. Most people put their house on the open market to get the best possible price, but why didnt that happen here? Most people use a real estate agent - but not here? Very convenient no agent, not open to others just a direct transfer between Channel 9 employee and a Roosters player.. A house is the biggest investment most people make in their lives

Im sure it was a nice house being owned by a well known TV presenter, did it sell for a couple of 100K below market value? Who really paid for it?


Article: BELIEVE it or not ... Roosters larrikin James Maloney didn't demand a barbecue when he bought his new Maroubra home last year.

The vendor was none other than Channel 9 commentator Tim Gilbert, who last night confirmed the NRL's most notorious meat man had moved in without making inquiries about barbecue facilities.

"The property doesn't have a barbecue area as such - we just used a Weber," Gilbert laughed. "But we did build him a nice outdoor deck just a few years before moving out. I've been happily telling everyone that James's good form for the Roosters is because of how happy he is with the accommodation."

Maloney first inspected the house while in Sydney for Warriors away games last year. He purchased it directly from Gilbert.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/spo...-1226634283001

3. 20K round the world trip given to Tuivasa Schek and his mother at the end of 2012 - why is it allowed to be salary cap exmpt? Doesnt it help keep a player and his family happy, making it easier to be re-signed? Dont forget where talking about a player that was highly sought after in both Rugby League and Rugby Union, the Roosters were up against the NZ Rugby Union the All Black brand yet prevailed just as they did with SBW..


Article: As reward for taking out the Roosters’ Rookie of the Year award last season, the club flew Tuivasa-Sheck and his mother for their first ever trip to Europe.

“We did a lot of day tours, first in London and then in Paris, with other small places in between. So you could say I’m something of a local,” Tuivasa-Sheck joked to NRL.com.
http://www.nrl.com/tuivasa-sheck-arr...5/default.aspx


The NRL gets wind of alot of these things yet dont investigate .. All this stuff is publicised and not even investigated or questioned .. Why?

Massive conflicts of interest all over, everywhere with the Roosters.. But they get away with it AND are heavily promoted.. The Roosters being a club representing a non rugby league area having a team that continously challenges for the comp and signs star player after star player.. They achieve success and arent scrutinised ..

tthe roosters always get the player they want.. At Manly Hasler tried very hard to secure both Lama Tasi and Warea Hargraves he made it a priority, yet the Roosters signed them both no problem... What about Pearce? He was sounded out by Balmain and Manly very early on playing in the North Shore comp as a junior and continously making the back page of the north shore times (good or overrated he was highly sought after - he signed with the Roosters.. Hastings Jnr etc etc the names go on and on and on...

They get their man nearly 100% of the time, no questions are ever asked

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shane_sharks said:

bet you can't wait

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batboy said:

To be fair, That deal was well on the way in Gallops tenure....
The $$$$ were sorted, Just needed to be signed.

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