Dale Copley heading to Sydney after signing Roosters deal

[Arties Pie]

Fair enough, I thought there could have been other reasons other than the money aspect but still 700k @ a basket case of a club or take less and be in a championship contending team not too much of a choice in my opinion considering Hayne had said in the past a number of the 3rd parties have fallen through and is owed money. Being promised 700k and getting it with Parramatta is two different things.

[roostersrule2]

I still can't work out if this is good for us or not.

Copley is a decent player but I've been watching some Jenko highlights and he's just such an electric player and we're going to miss his match winning ability. I know he can have quiet games but he's always been quality over quantity and he's worth it IMO.

Copley does free up cash though and is potentially an Origin player so it may work out. If it were up to me I would have kept Jennings for this year, let him go at the end of it and given the spot to Manu/Mitchell/Taylor/Elliot. Would have freed up even more money and they all have big potential.

[Roosterfarian]

The reaction to Copley's signing on this forum speaks volumes in terms of our club expectations and past successes.

Most other club's fan would have be singing from the rafters if they signed him. Imagine the forums for clubs like Canberra, Parra or Tigers??

He would be the Messiah to them..here its more like 'Meehhh'.

That can only be a good thing in my view.

[roostersrule2]

It's not the signing of Copley that has people on the fence it's releasing Jennings to do it.

[ism22]

It's not the signing of Copley that has people on the fence it's releasing Jennings to do it.

FWIW a lot of Broncos fans are venting about it on Facebook. This may well be a really special signing. We are talking about a guy who bleeds maroon, replaced Yow Yeh and was crowned heir apparent by Hodges for both Brisbane and QLD. Quite simply he was not on the market until the Broncos screwed him over.

On current form ANYBODY is a downgrade from Jennings. TBH Jenko will always have my love and respect... he won us a premiership and has done so much for NSW. Respect where due.

But faaaark... a kid with the brains to get into law AND the brains/physique to be a starting NRL player who Hodges reckons should replace him in Origin?!? I smell danger, and don't wanna be ANY of the guys who farked him over inside the Brisbane camp.

IMO he could just be the smart, calm, strategic head we've been missing in our backline since losing Mini. I hope

[Guest]

Being a law student has zero impact on being a good rugby league footballer.

[Bigchook]

Well I didn't believe it but it looks official now. Jennings to the Eels in 2016 for the start of a 4 year contract. Roosters to contribute to his salary to help the Eels fit him in the cap.

[roostersrule2]

FWIW a lot of Broncos fans are venting about it on Facebook. This may well be a really special signing. We are talking about a guy who bleeds maroon, replaced Yow Yeh and was crowned heir apparent by Hodges for both Brisbane and QLD. Quite simply he was not on the market until the Broncos screwed him over.

On current form ANYBODY is a downgrade from Jennings. TBH Jenko will always have my love and respect... he won us a premiership and has done so much for NSW. Respect where due.

But faaaark... a kid with the brains to get into law AND the brains/physique to be a starting NRL player who Hodges reckons should replace him in Origin?!? I smell danger, and don't wanna be ANY of the guys who farked him over inside the Brisbane camp.

IMO he could just be the smart, calm, strategic head we've been missing in our backline since losing Mini. I hope

I can see why they would be, he's a good player and much better then Reed and Miranta.

I will always love Jennings too, even before he came here he was probably my favourite opposition player to watch. When he signed with us I was over the moon. He would always tear us apart too, hope that trend doesn't continue.

Being a law student has zero impact on being a good rugby league footballer.

That's true but it's always nice to know that a player has brain in his head. Marty Kennedy was pretty smart so it's not always an advantage.

[Drumstick]

Well I didn't believe it but it looks official now. Jennings to the Eels in 2016 for the start of a 4 year contract. Roosters to contribute to his salary to help the Eels fit him in the cap.

The club must want Jennings out quickly, but the club is also paying the extra $$$ to bring Copley here. The club should be extra keen now to win the 9s and grab that prize money

[eddie]

Being a law student has zero impact on being a good rugby league footballer.

Being a law student doesn't have an impact on the real world either.

[eddie]

It's not the signing of Copley that has people on the fence it's releasing Jennings to do it.

Ex-effing-actly.

[Monaco's Fan Club]

I just spoke to a journalist who attended a Roosters press day. She said Jennings looked overweight and the consensus was that his condition would motivate the Roosters to ship him asap.

[eddie]

IMO NSW puts too much effort into developing people who play for QLD.

Interested in your opinion , because I don't understand what you mean.

NSW have never developed QLD players for the circus, not ever.
Clubs like us have, but for a very good reason.

[2026]

Welcome Mr Copley.

You gotta love Bennetts loyalty. He dropped Hodges when he signed with us and has now shown Copley the door for something shinier.

Two faced carnt.