So who would you sign?

[dice]

All the better 5/8ths are locked up. The next one available is Lachlan Galvin for 2027. Maybe some shenanigans to get him to leave a year earlier.

With Manu possibly back mid-year and Marky Mark showing potential, I don't think we need a centre.

We need a replacement for Tupou. Hopefully Billy Smith can stay fit and move to the wing which would be less demanding on his body.

No other team will pay big money for Cheese so I have a feeling he will take a big pay cut and stay.

[Inflictor]

We need the footy gods to give us a break with injuries in September.

Manu should be back mid year but I think he has lost his mojo and will command good money.
I have high expectations on Marky. Don't let me down bro. Hopefully Billy plays injury free for the year. Add Toia to the mix and I think the centre combo is a good one.

I think Cheese will stay.

Wong and Ebutch to have break out years. Vaa to be rookie of the year.

Whyte to go back to tackling school in the off season. Lindsay to go to dog school and get some mongrel back in him or grow back your mullet ffs.

We just need to hang in there until about July.

Only decent players available that suit our requirements are maybe Staggs (please not Cobbo) if the above don't come good and maybe Dylan Brown but I'd love it if Sandon kills it at 5/8 alongside Walker.
No to Verrills, no to RCG (FFS really?) and no to NAS.

The NRL really need to introduce a trade period; mid year and after the GF. Works well in other sports.

FFS

[dice]

We need the footy gods to give us a break with injuries in September.

The gods have answered. We need a bulk buy of these. It is an air bag for the knee that activates when the knee extends beyond its normal range.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...ies-Rodri.html

[milanja]

A new defensive coach!!!

I thought Robbo was the defensive coach, he was quoted in saying how much he loves defence, with Holbrook apparently the attacking coach, wouldn’t Robbo be more on the defensive role?

[King Salvo]

Promote and Develop players Internally through the extended pathways and only sign external players when required is the key to success - i.e see Penrith

Roosters Squad for 2025 - 22 players confirmed and up to 8 spot to be filled - Roosters have 2 players out for at least 1/2 the season in Walker and Brandon Smith and will also need to set aside at least 500k if Manu does to return to the NRL in 2025 after his stint in Japanese Rugby.

Roosters squad for 2025

FB

Tedesco

Three quarters

Toops -wing
Billy Smith - centre/wing
Toia - centre/wing
Young - wing/centre
Nawaqanitawase -wing/centre
Pauga - wing/centre

5/8

Sandon Smuth- can also play half

Halves

Walker - can also play 5/8
"Pete " Townsend - can also play 5/8

Front Row

Collins
May
Leniu
Whyte - Can Also play lock

Dummy Half

Brandon Smith
Moriarty

Second Row

Crichton
Nat Butcher - Can also play lock
Egan Butcher
Radley - Can also play Lock
Wong - Can also play lock and front row

Lock

Watson -Can also play dummy half and halves


Probable top 30 squad players in 2025 - TBC - if so that will be 27 players for the top 30 with up to 3 spots available

Xavier Va'a - Front Row
De La Salle Va'a - Front Row
King - FB/Centre
Steep - Second Row/Lock
ZDC - Not mentioned as one of the 7 players leaving


Others include - not a full list

Elliot - Halves
Foketi - Second Row
McCathie - Second Row
Roberts - Second Row
Steinwede - Second Row
Ioelu - Dummy Half
Losalu - Front Row
Tait - Wing/Centre/Full Back
Fekitoa - Centre
Flaherty - Full Back
Chatfield-Mooka - Wing/Centre
Waqanisaravi - Front Row
Toy - Centre
Durkin - 5/8 / Centre
Dooner - 5/8 / Centre
Rodwell - Halves
Holton - Dummy Half
Ross- Second Row/Front Row

[King Salvo]

I thought Robbo was the defensive coach, he was quoted in saying how much he loves defence, with Holbrook apparently the attacking coach, wouldn’t Robbo be more on the defensive role?

I think Boyd Cordner as one of the assistant coaches has the role of defence coach

[Easts75]

Promote and Develop players Internally through the extended pathways and only sign external players when required is the key to success - i.e see Penrith

Roosters Squad for 2025 - 22 players confirmed and up to 8 spot to be filled - Roosters have 2 players out for at least 1/2 the season in Walker and Brandon Smith and will also need to set aside at least 500k if Manu does to return to the NRL in 2025 after his stint in Japanese Rugby.

Roosters squad for 2025

FB

Tedesco

Three quarters

Toops -wing
Billy Smith - centre/wing
Toia - centre/wing
Young - wing/centre
Nawaqanitawase -wing/centre
Pauga - wing/centre

5/8

Sandon Smuth- can also play half

Halves

Walker - can also play 5/8
"Pete " Townsend - can also play 5/8

Front Row

Collins
May
Leniu
Whyte - Can Also play lock

Dummy Half

Brandon Smith
Moriarty

Second Row

Crichton
Nat Butcher - Can also play lock
Egan Butcher
Radley - Can also play Lock
Wong - Can also play lock and front row

Lock

Watson -Can also play dummy half and halves


Probable top 30 squad players in 2025 - TBC - if so that will be 27 players for the top 30 with up to 3 spots available

Xavier Va'a - Front Row
De La Salle Va'a - Front Row
King - FB/Centre
Steep - Second Row/Lock
ZDC - Not mentioned as one of the 7 players leaving


Others include - not a full list

Elliot - Halves
Foketi - Second Row
McCathie - Second Row
Roberts - Second Row
Steinwede - Second Row
Ioelu - Dummy Half
Losalu - Front Row
Tait - Wing/Centre/Full Back
Fekitoa - Centre
Flaherty - Full Back
Chatfield-Mooka - Wing/Centre
Waqanisaravi - Front Row
Toy - Centre
Durkin - 5/8 / Centre
Dooner - 5/8 / Centre
Rodwell - Halves
Holton - Dummy Half
Ross- Second Row/Front Row

How's our clubs record of developing halves through the juniors to first grade ??? I will wait, we could be a while....and don't say Sam Walker

[Headless Chook]

A lot of water to go under the bridge first as I think some of our issues can be solved internally but the areas of need as it stands if we’re going to play devils advocate;

Centres - Tommy Talau, Albert Hopoate*, Zac Laybutt

Dummy Half - Blake Mozer, Jayden Brailey, Reece Robson*

2nd Row - Briton Nikora, Ryan Couchman*

Prop Forward - Oregon Kaufusi, Leo Thompson, Fonua Pole*

Asterix next to the player who would be my first choice.

I really like the Couchman brothers, I think they will end up being very good players in the future. They remind me a bit of Cords with their attention to detail and work ethic

[Thirteen]

And of course a goal kicker cause we don’t have one and don’t tell me Sandon Smith.

[Chook2]

David Fifita…..

[King Salvo]

And of course a goal kicker cause we don’t have one and don’t tell
me Sandon Smith.

Sandon Smith will do a good job if given the role of the goal kicker plus "Pete" Townsend can kick as can Tyler Moriarty.

Sam Walker's goal kicking has gone from average to top notch - Practice Practice Practice and more practice until you get it right as my old Junior Coach would often say.

[Funky Chicken]

If I wanted to be realistic as possible, I’d like to sign players that won’t limit the next batch of young kids coming through; Toia, Elliott, Rodwell, S Smith, Steep, Wong, Roberts, Marky Mark (sorta) , Vaa bros and Whyte (lmk if I missed any). Youth for me has always been the backbone of building a successful club. While in the past we have gone and bought big names I.e Cronk, SBW, they’ve been more the final piece in the puzzle.

Signing a back when we have good depth and don’t know how good Toia and Mark will be, or backrowers when we need to see how good Steep and Wong and co can be is going to be detrimental to the club long term. While I do highly rate Staggs, let’s see how our centres compare for next yearand if they don’t hold up I’d prefer Cobbo, though I don’t think he’d leave Brisbane. Someone I really don’t want to see pull on the RWB is RCG.

The two players I would target that wouldn’t impact negatively any young players would be Jayden Brailey if we’re looking for a short term solution at hooker. Good service, good defender, injury prone. My ideal signing would be Wishart to be our next long term hooker. Ik some on here as well as Flanagan at the Dargons view him as a possible half prospect as that’s where he played majority this year, but for me his best position is hooker.

With all that said about youth, should Leo Thompson become available I would absolutely have him any day of the week

Couldn't agree more, he would be a brilliant signing!!!!

[The Brain]

Who was the the bloke on 2sm.
.real moronic view of Robbo.
Then claims to be writing a story in Sundays Telecrap.Really overdone statements with zero research.both Hughes and Papps nit impressed with him.
ILL Ssay This FOR THE MORON.
Take Hughes and GRANT OUT OF Melbourne and Nelson ..do we most likely win?

[King Salvo]

How's our clubs record of developing halves through the juniors to first grade ??? I will wait, we could be a while....and don't say Sam Walker

I didn't know that Sam Walker was an NRL player when he came to the Roosters.

Quite obviously he is being developed - Cooper Cronk works with the halves a couple of days a week.

[Mickie Lane]

The 2 top teams in the NRL develop their players or buy players that are not big names so I think the Roosters need to do the same.
The Roosters have also developed a lot of players but if it was possible I would like to see the Chooks buy Wishart & also who ever is the grubbiest forward in the game.