SOS to the broncos

[RoosterFanNZ]

watching nrl 360 and James Hooper has said O'sullivan is off to the broncos next year not to play as an nrl half

https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/l...n-moses!690405

around 45 seconds in

[Easts75]

WTF ?? He certainly sounds confident it's a done deal

[roostersrule2]

Well that’s poo

The other day they were saying it’s only a 1 year deal, maybe he comes back after Cronk is done?

I think the NRL should employ a loan system like soccer for these types of deals.

[top_joe]

Part of a deal to get TPJ here?

[RoosterFanNZ]

would that mean cleary 2020?

[RoosterChick]

Still think we will put in a huge offer for Nathan Cleary. Probably not going to offer big money for anyone else unless that becomes a no deal.

[Serenader]

Wow. If true then someone else must surely be in the pipeline. Cleary done deal?

[Salvatori Grubber]

I don’t think it’s happening - he was on Roosters Radio last week saying that he’s supported Easts since he was 9.

He also just posted this:

[mightyrooster]

I certainly hope not. I thought the reason we signed Cronk was for him to mentor O’Sullivan. Hopefully Hooper is wrong as usual.

[ism22]

Well that’s poo

The other day they were saying it’s only a 1 year deal, maybe he comes back after Cronk is done?

I think the NRL should employ a loan system like soccer for these types of deals.

Fair point. Guessing you could do it if you got your lawyer to draft up a loan contract. While the NRL likes to play a gatekeeper role, I am pretty sure you could do other kinds of deals.

That said, IMO it is best to move on from players who sign elsewhere. A lot of young guns come through our systems and only a small percentage will make it into out 1sts (often because there happens to be no room at the given time). A LOOOT can happen in 12 months and IMO it would be terrible to have a deal that we HAVE to take back SOS if (for example) he loves the Broncos and Connor Watson chooses to take a pay cut to return to us.

From a practical perspective, I dunno if loans would work! Like any agreement to enter into an agreement, they would be pretty much impossible to enforce (and if you could, you would be forcing a player to play for a club against their will - not a great way to get them to love you).

[Lydon]

Just watched the video and Hooper doesn’t sound ultra confident in my opinion..

He seems to want to break a story but you can hear the hesitation in his voice,I’m not sold on this yet!

[Thirteen]

I certainly hope not. I thought the reason we signed Cronk was for him to mentor O’Sullivan. Hopefully Hooper is wrong as usual.

No we signed Cronk to win us a premiership.

[Thirteen]

Well that’s poo

The other day they were saying it’s only a 1 year deal, maybe he comes back after Cronk is done?

I think the NRL should employ a loan system like soccer for these types of deals.

I think Brisbane aren’t stupid enough for sign a young player for one year only.

[crikey chris]

Hooper is hardly ever right with his "scoops", usually on par with the Lurker.

Because his bro in law (farkwit Matt Lodge) just extended at the Broncos, Hooper assumes it's a done deal.

[Thirteen]

Wants to play with his scumbag brother-in-law. What a croc of BS.