2013 - How is this club going to look?

[Guest]

Hopefully something like:

1. Dugan (have to pay overs - but we'll get him)
2. Perrett (on the cheap cos he'll have long serving player discount?)
3. Sugar Kane (strings some seasons together and breaks into city/country)
4. SKD (plays like a world beater cos his contract is up for renewal)
5. W Hopoate (on the cheap back from his mormon mission)
6. Carney (Australian 5/8 and costing us a motza)
7. Pearce (finally settled down into his 2nd fiddle role)
8. Kennedy (Other Australian rep)
9. Friend (QLD sub and finally an 80 min player
10. Mose Masoe (drops a few kg and becomes a consistent wrecking ball)
11. Symonds (NSW rep)
12. Tasi (drops a few kgs and becomes a wide running destroyer)
13. Cordner (boom rookie after he puts some meat on the bones and gets over injuries)

Bench: some nuffies no one has ever heard of

Actually forgot about BJ - in a stunning effort he becomes a speedy winger who doesn't make poor decisions and holds onto the ball...****s Perrett off to retirement

[Spanner in the works]

This would be my ideal:

Head Coach: Daniel Anderson
Assistant Coach: Brian Noble
Defensive Coach: Gillmeister and/or Dean Pay
Offensive Coach: Lam
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Cunningham
High Performance Manager: Fitzgibbon

Squad of 25 (ideal):

1. Tomkins (off contract 2013/14)
2. Linnett
3. Leilua
4. SKD
5. Perrett
6. Carney
7. Pearce
8. Woods/Fifita/McGuire (off contract this year)
9. Friend
10. Kennedy
11. Bolton (off contract 2012)
12. Aubusson
13. Symonds
14. Arona
15. Masoe
16. Tasi
17. Johnson (Warriors) (off contract this year)

18. Kheirallah
19. Cordner
20. Goodwin
21. Mataka
22. Carney
23. Naughton
24. Lazarus
25. Cherrington

I've bolded the new signings. I'd keep an eye on Hopoate. If he is looking for a club when he has finished his Mormon thing, then I would be happy to let Perrett go. There is no doubting his talent, and he will be only 21 when he gets back. He should have filled out by then and he should be very cheap.

Edit: Hopoate played Origin. Too much for him now I think. Stick with Pez.

[crikey chris]

Milne is a great attacking player that would be keen to move on cheaply because he will not be getting a run while Dugan is at the Raiders.

http://www.zerotackle.com.au/milne-v...lary-cap-2487/


Milne a victim of Raiders salary cap
By Mute– June 19, 2011
Posted in: Canberra Raiders, David Milne, News

No longer wanted

David Milne is set to part ways with Canberra after this season, the latest victim of the Raider’s salary-cap squeeze.

The fringe fullback is in his seventh year at Canberra but barring injuries, it appears he will be left stranded on 49 games for the club.

Canberra believes it has sufficient back up for Blues custodian Josh Dugan.

Toyota Cup fullback Nathan Massey has acquitted himself well in three top-grade appearances this year when Dugan has been out injured.

Bulldogs recruit Massey is contracted until the end of next year, as is highly-rated teenager Haydon Hodge, who can play centre or fullback.

Milne joins stalwart forward Josh Miller as players searching for a new home for next season.

Despite being contracted until the end of next year, Travis Waddell has also been given permission to negotiate with other clubs after falling behind Alan Tongue and Glen Buttriss in the hooker pecking order.

Should Waddell find another home, the Raiders are likely to retain Buttriss.

The upgrading of several stars, and the emergence of a number of young players, has forced Canberra to make tough decisions on loyal club servants.

Earlier this year, Canberra re-signed key forwards Bronson Harrison, Tom Learoyd-Lahrs and Joe Picker, as well as boom halfback Sam Williams.

Representative prop David Shillington is expected to follow suit shortly, while emerging hooker Matt McIlwrick inked a new two-year deal this week.

Read more at the Canberra Times
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a cheap alternative

[supermario]

Interesting that alot of people have already written off JWH for the 2012 season...............

[Guest]

JWH is a good player considering his age. People have no clue. He will only get better from here(has been good this season, getting better with each game).


Why would we recruit Hoppa on big money just to play wing ? Seems like a waste of salary cap.

Dugan the injured bogan can get farked. :P Give me someone like Milne who won't break the bank.

Don't forget, between now and 2013, there will be countless new superstars unearthed as well as current players who make a turn for the amazing.

Best is to approach recruitment year by year and not buy at the top of the market. There will always be more Dugans, Lockes and Hoppas.

[Guest]

This would be my ideal:

Head Coach: Daniel Anderson
Assistant Coach: Brian Noble
Defensive Coach: Gillmeister and/or Dean Pay
Offensive Coach: Lam
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Cunningham
High Performance Manager: Fitzgibbon

Squad of 25 (ideal):

1. Tomkins (off contract 2013/14)
2. Linnett
3. Leilua
4. SKD
5. Hopoate/Perrett
6. Carney
7. Pearce
8. Woods/Fifita/McGuire (off contract this year)
9. Friend
10. Kennedy
11. Bolton (off contract 2012)
12. Aubusson
13. Symonds
14. Arona
15. Masoe
16. Tasi
17. Johnson (Warriors) (off contract this year)

18. Kheirallah
19. Cordner
20. Goodwin
21. Mataka
22. Carney
23. Naughton
24. Lazarus
25. Cherrington

I've bolded the new signings. I'd keep an eye on Hopoate. If he is looking for a club when he has finished his Mormon thing, then I would be happy to let Perrett go. There is no doubting his talent, and he will be only 21 when he gets back. He should have filled out by then and he should be very cheap.

Daniel Anderson???????????/

[Spanner in the works]

Interesting that alot of people have already written off JWH for the 2012 season...............

Too many penalties, too little workrate, too high paypacket. He needs to improve on one of these three very soon.

[Spanner in the works]

Daniel Anderson???????????/

Yes. I've explained why a number of times.

[Guest]

What I expect to see, roughly...

1.
2. Perrett
3. Kenny-Dowall
4.
5.
6. Carney
7. Pearce
8. Kennedy
9. Friend
10. Hargreaves
11. Symonds
12. Aubusson
13.

14.
15.
16.
17.

This is the rough outline for who must be there.

- Leilua will either be either wing, centre, or on the bench
- Nuuausala, Cherrington, Tasi and Masoe will fight it out for bench spots
- Guerra and Cordner will compete for the lock forward position
- Mitchell and Dumbrell might get a look-in as bench utilities
- if Minichiello leaves, there are plenty of fullbacks hovering around
- Linnett, Blair, Justin Carney and a few other centres are all eligible options too

[supermario]

Too many penalties, too little workrate, too high paypacket. He needs to improve on one of these three very soon.

he is 20/21...

On top of that:

he is the 2nd forward behind Nate myles to make most meters for this season (975, 5th over all in the roosters side, next best forward is FPN with 892)
127 hitups for the season, 2nd behind myles in the forwards, 5th overall at the roosters
3rd highest tackles made at the roosters behind Jake (582 tkls) and Myles (380 tkls)

over the season so far he has only made 6 errors in 13 games so far.

I think some are marking JWH with a brush that is undeserved, or do we expect too much too soon????

[Funky Chicken]

1. Blake Ferguson
2. Peni Tagive
3. Kane Linnett
4. Shaun Kenny-Dowell
5. Michael Oldfield

6. Todd Carney
7. Mitchell Pearce

8. Martin Kennedy
9. Jake Friend
10. Jared Warea-Hargreaves
11. Mitchell Aubusson
12. Anthony Cherrington
13. Boyd Cordner

14. Lama Tasi
15. Jack Bosden
16. Aiden Guerra
17. Frank Paul Nuuasala

[Guest]

1. Blake Ferguson
2. Peni Tagive
3. Kane Linnett
4. Shaun Kenny-Dowell
5. Michael Oldfield

6. Todd Carney
7. Mitchell Pearce

8. Martin Kennedy
9. Jake Friend
10. Jared Warea-Hargreaves
11. Mitchell Aubusson
12. Anthony Cherrington
13. Boyd Cordner

14. Lama Tasi
15. Jack Bosden
16. Aiden Guerra
17. Frank Paul Nuuasala

I like the hell out of that team Funkaphilia.

[Cockadoodledoo]

he is 20/21...

On top of that:

he is the 2nd forward behind Nate myles to make most meters for this season (975, 5th over all in the roosters side, next best forward is FPN with 892)
127 hitups for the season, 2nd behind myles in the forwards, 5th overall at the roosters
3rd highest tackles made at the roosters behind Jake (582 tkls) and Myles (380 tkls)

over the season so far he has only made 6 errors in 13 games so far.

I think some are marking JWH with a brush that is undeserved, or do we expect too much too soon????

I agree muzz... I don't think he is worth the coin he is on but he always rolls up his sleeves and considering his age there is a lot of potential upside..

[supermario]

We won't see his worth now, and yes we probably did pay too much to get him, but like you said, there is ALOT of potential there.

[alex0063]

1 Widdop 2 Oldfield 3 SKD 4 J Crocker 5 Linnett 6 S Johnson ( Have a felling todd will leave ) 7 Pearce 8 Kennedy 9 Friend 10 J Tamou 11 Cherrington 12 Symonds 13 Cordner 14 FPN 15 JWH 16 A Gurrea 17 A Mitchell