Forget SBW, chase Michael Jennings

[Guest]

I like Jennings but unless Moga turns out a flop which is highly unlikely we should chase Jennings. We dont know what Moga could become, how good he can be so why put him at the wing when he might be the next greatest centre of the game or the next Inglis only with consistency and if he also gets good coaching and plays around good players he'll be better than zjennings and SBW. Jennings is good but I reckon if Jennings played for Storm, Broncos or Manly he'd be the best centre in the game right now. Fortuneately for Moga hes surrounded by Pearce, Mini, Maloney in 2013, JWH and a great forward pack. I think Smith is a good coach but the problem is his decisions we wouldve won against Dragons, Warriors and not gone down by massive margins against Storm and Cowboys if he was more hard on Anasta pulled him out of 5/8 and took out J Carney earlier. Grow some balls Smithy!!!!!
He was never intimidated by hindmarsh at the Eels or Gidley at Knights but always does what Anasta wants which is not leting our team reach its full potential!!!!!!

The common denominator being the 2 clubs named had weak boards, and not Politis to answer too. But there is another thread for that convo.

[Rocky Rhodes]

How much of a paycut will he take? no one walks away from 700k. To sign him u need to spend big bucks, I would prefer Gaigai for a third of the price. Its not realistic what ur suggesting.
Easts have learnt the HARD way U dont sign players like him, not sure how long u have been following the club but any long term rooster will agree.

lol...without quality signings in the last 20 yrs (i.e. Fittler) we would have achieved nothing over that time. He is an improved version of say a Matt Sing. Yeah, like he didn't make a difference.

[Rocky Rhodes]

Apart from freddy name one big name we signed in the modern era that was worth it? just one

If u can name one I will name 20 that were not

Morley, Hodges, Wing, Roberts, Myles etc etc..

[Guest]

lol...without quality signings in the last 20 yrs (i.e. Fittler) we would have achieved nothing over that time. He is an improved version of say a Matt Sing. Yeah, like he didn't make a difference.

Yeah thats true
I think we should go for smart recruiting
I liked us signing Fitzy and Freddy. We need a consistent, disciplined player with a lack of errors and maybe leadership skills.
I dont agree with that Bulldogs recruiting though that was disgraceful!! Gould reccommendec us JT but Stuart said hes too small to play.
If we had him we would have mad the 05,06,07,09 finals and maybe a premiership in 2010.
We shouldnt look at size and that was a stupid decison not to sign him.
I think we should buy one GREAT player a future superstar unfortuneately we already have bought great halves and have reserved ourselves a good forward pack and we dont need another hooker. If we had a shit hooker which we dont coz Friend is good we should go for Mitch Rein futUre superstar. Hes the next Smith but we have Driend say dont need him. Finally we have a good pack and I mean good not overated like the last few years. I dont agree with alot of people on this forum though claiming how good it is but id say our squad can be like the Broncos pack like what it is now. The key to a good team is a good forward pack, halves and a spark. We still need spark maybe Moga, forward pack becoming a force and we have good halves next year when Braith leaves so a new dawn is approaching the Italien knoes alll!!!!

[Rocky Rhodes]

Just buy them all & continue to be duds.

Goat we are not in the market of buying mugs.

Well why don't you produce a thread telling us all why J Maloney will be a dud. Afterall, Maloney is a signing is he not?

[Guest]

Apparently Michael Jennings is been shopped around. So why not get an X-factor in a position we need instead of Sonny Dill, we don't need another second rower.

Need X-factor: Check
Need centre: Check
Need speed in backs: Check

Imagine this backline next yr:
Minichiello
Moga
Jennings
SKD
Tagive
Maloney
Pearce

Could make me turn up to games again.

We don't need a centre that's what moga's debut was all about.

And also the last thing we need is another player with disciplinary issues.

no thanks

[Guest]

Bigger picture Rhodes. More duds than goods over the years. Hodgo, and Myles probably sum it up from your examples. Didn't play their best footy with us. Jennings cant handle the fibro life, imagine him hanging in gods country.

[Rocky Rhodes]

We don't need a centre that's what moga's debut was all about.

And also the last thing we need is another player with disciplinary issues.

no thanks

T Carney had worse issues yet without him we wouldn't have made the 8 in 2010 let alone the GF. T Carney, another example of why key big signings are required.

[Guest]

Jennings is an idiot with more baggage than SBW.
NSW have made a huge mistake in picking this overrated halfwit.

[Guest]

and then Carney went from one of the best in the game in 2010 to one of the worst in 2011

[SConcierge]

Morley, Hodges, Wing, Roberts, Myles etc etc..

Not an easy task considering how MANY MANY MANY players we bought

Myles 39 games he was a rookie
Wing 43 games he was a rookie
Roberts never lived up IMO I considered him a failure
Morley might be the only one that was a big name signing that worked out

[Guest]

I look at NSW and really worry about the side. Merrin?? Williams no game in almost 2 months, Jenning dropped from grade, Hayne out of form, Farah, well he is Farah.

The NSW halves are the only thing that can save us. That and I love Lukey Lewis as a player.

[Rocky Rhodes]

Bigger picture Rhodes. More duds than goods over the years. Hodgo, and Myles probably sum it up from your examples. Didn't play their best footy with us. Jennings cant handle the fibro life, imagine him hanging in gods country.

Manly cannot afford him under there cap.

Hodgo a dud haha...big contributor in helping winning us a comp and a world challenge. Myles was a big part of our success in 2008...he only played crap after we told him he wasn't wanted.

But Keep going Adzta, you are doing well.

The big picture is we need a X-factor, a player who can win a game out of nothing. If we don't get Jennings, then J Hayne should be a must for 2014.

[Guest]

T Carney had worse issues yet without him we wouldn't have made the 8 in 2010 let alone the GF. T Carney, another example of why key big signings are required.

In the past RR I didnt mind the Roosters buying big name players but the whole running of clubs has now changed. The salary cap has had an effect so IMO from watching the Roosters youth policy over the last 3 years I think it is the way to go. I know it is hard to imagine but imagine if the Roosters in 2016 had 17 players running out who had only ever played for the Roosters. I believe that the Roosters have the right people who can identify the best youth talent & then entice them to the Roosters.

I just think with some patience the Roosters could have the makings of being a top 4 side.

Guys like BJ Takairangi Bosden Moga Evans Forrester Cordner RTS look to have the goods they just need 2 or 3 seasons in FG together.

[Rocky Rhodes]

Jennings is an idiot with more baggage than SBW.
NSW have made a huge mistake in picking this overrated halfwit.

You don't rate Jennings but rate BJ?

Just as well you have a comedy act on here PWN because your judgement of players is appauling.

In todays paper is a 2nd NSW side, BJ is no where near that as well.

BTW, watch Round 2 Roosters vs Panthers and see this overrated halfwit rip us apart. See the difference a match winner makes.