Big Rumour doing the rounds in Melbourne...

[fletch]

what a load of garbage, firstly Anasta is contracted till the end of 2011 he is on good coin here and certainly won't be leaving because he won't get nearly as much money anywhere else, secondly we just don't have the salary cap room to take any high profile signing let alone Cameron Smith and finally Brian Smith doesn't believe in having star players earning rediculous sums of money he prefers an even spread of talent without the superstars ego's or paychecks.

[Guest]

You are kidding right?

im dead serious friend is an outstanding young player and i think jaubs does quite a good job for us. He is starting to improve and show glimpses of what he was pruchased to do. With myles, he is the glue of our defence up the middle and he does a really solid job from hooker. Trust me on friend, the kid is a freak. If we do sign dugan then between carney, dugan and pearce i think we have plenty of high profile strike weapons in key positions and i think jaubs and friend will do more than just fill in the numbers from hooker. Would be completely unneccessary.

Like some others, i cant see legs behind this. I cant see smith ever leaving melbourne for another nrl club and it isnt a smith type signing and considering we just put so much time and effort into getting friend back, it would be exceptionally counter-productive. Tolman would be good but i think snowden would come a bit cheaper and offers just as much - really underrated and smith type signing

[Guest]

fark who ever would rather keep who we have rather than have the games no1 hooker / player can get a rope and hang themselves.

Fark Smith, he is the new poster child for rorting the cap to its enth degree, his blatant disregard for the rules and the game itself should never be forgiven, he is Steve Price mach 2, guilty as sin and comes out of the sewer smelling like roses.

[Guest]

Fark Smith, he is the new poster child for rorting the cap to its enth degree, his blatant disregard for the rules and the game itself should never be forgiven, he is Steve Price mach 2, guilty as sin and comes out of the sewer smelling like roses.

who cares, he is a great player, he is a winner....but noo lets keep Jaubs and Friend, I mean football isnt about winning, its about having a great bunch of blokes around who we can praise on the message boards each week for trying there precious little hearts out and losing....atleast there slowly improving!!!

[Guest]

I would definitely rather spend the money on a Dugan, quality centre, winger, and maybe a linebreaking backrower, if we are planning ahead.

Right now, the pretty much confirmed spots until the end of next year should be:

1. Carney
2. Perrett
3. Kenny-Dowall
4. Graham
5.
6. Anasta
7. Pearce
8. Ryles
9.
10.
11. Symonds
12. Aubusson
13. Myles

14.
15.
16. Waerea-Hargreaves
17. Nuuausala

Safely assuming that Minichiello probably won't go around with us again in 2011, and remembering that Graham, Anasta and Ryles PROBABLY won't stay on beyond 2011, there are a fair few spots up for grabs IMO.

I am really hoping that Koops is not considered for the hooker rotation anymore.

Brunton, Friend and Jorbs should be competing for the starting hooker spot (9). Jones, Fepuleai and Samuela should be fighting for the impact hooker spot (14).

Cherrington, Kouparitsas, Guerra, Takairangi and Leilua will be pushing for that open explosive backrower spot (15). Conn, Kennedy, Paea, Masoe and Arona will be pushing for the front row spots, and you can also bring Boyd Cordner into the mix, with the possibility of shifting Myles up front.

With Dugan coming along, Carney can shift to five-eighth, and give us a very dangerous and skillful attacking core that could produce lots of points. Not convinced on Dugans defense though. He is safe as a house under the high ball, but he is a shirt-grabber.

[Guest]

who cares, he is a great player, he is a winner....but noo lets keep Jaubs and Friend, I mean football isnt about winning, its about having a great bunch of blokes around who we can praise on the message boards each week for trying there precious little hearts out and losing....atleast there slowly improving!!!

We have our very own cam smith, he is out injured and playing halfback when he does play, when he is eventually moved to his correct position, smith will be a stroke short of a happy ending

[Guest]

I would definitely rather spend the money on a Dugan, quality centre, winger, and maybe a linebreaking backrower, if we are planning ahead.

Right now, the pretty much confirmed spots until the end of next year should be:

1. Carney
2. Perrett
3. Kenny-Dowall
4. Graham
5.
6. Anasta
7. Pearce
8. Ryles
9. Jaubs
10.
11. Symonds
12. Aubusson
13. Myles

14. Friend
15. Cherrington/Setu/Conn/Guerra/Leilua/Cordner
16. Waerea-Hargreaves
17. Nuuausala

As you can see, IMO, we need a winger/centre (graham can play either) and a prop. I think we have the hooking role well and truly covered and id like to see friend/jaubs playing a dual hooker/lock role for periods of the game to give us extra speed and options in attack without compromising too much in defence other than size.

The other vacant spot on the bench i think is well sewn up between all those players and thats not even including the likes of baiteri and lowe who are also pretty talented players so i wouldnt both signing anyone there.

Up front i would either sign snowden or tolman along with tamou for depth/battle it out with FPN and Kennedy for a bench spot and fight for a starting birth next year once ryles leaves.

For that wing/centre spot i think there are plenty of options. I would like either michael gordon, blake ferguson, aku uate, krisnan inu or matt duffie

[Guest]

Anasta will be let go to make way for the glorious return of Finch..

Thank Christ

[Guest]

As you can see, IMO, we need a winger/centre (graham can play either) and a prop. I think we have the hooking role well and truly covered and id like to see friend/jaubs playing a dual hooker/lock role for periods of the game to give us extra speed and options in attack without compromising too much in defence other than size.

The other vacant spot on the bench i think is well sewn up between all those players and thats not even including the likes of baiteri and lowe who are also pretty talented players so i wouldnt both signing anyone there.

Up front i would either sign snowden or tolman along with tamou for depth/battle it out with FPN and Kennedy for a bench spot and fight for a starting birth next year once ryles leaves.

For that wing/centre spot i think there are plenty of options. I would like either michael gordon, blake ferguson, aku uate, krisnan inu or matt duffie

Inu signed with the warriors, along with Mateo.