Maloney being shopped around apparently..

[Arties Pie]

https://wwos.nine.com.au/2018/08/23/...maloney_230818

[Salvatori Grubber]

It’s weird isn’t it? This guy is clearly one of the best players of his generation yet no club ever fights hard to retain him.

I wonder what’s going on there? He’s involved in the Players’ Union - I wonder if that’s a black mark.

[Hawkeye]

His defence has been very ordinary this season. But It has always been the weak part of his game so surely it cant be the sole reason for this, there must be another reason behind it all !

[zac]

Probably they like their young half that's coming through, the guy who recently got a season-ending injury.

Two months ago Jimmy was the best player in the comp lol. Hopefully he lands on his feet.

[ism22]

It’s weird isn’t it? This guy is clearly one of the best players of his generation yet no club ever fights hard to retain him.

I wonder what’s going on there? He’s involved in the Players’ Union - I wonder if that’s a black mark.

My guess is that having a hot wife doesn't come cheap and she's not just a looker. Just a guess but I reckon she works a lot of magic behind the scenes and gives him the confidence to shop around for his family.

While he is a cheeky bugger I suspect he is also quite mature when it comes to looking after his family (he seems like a genuinely good bloke who would put the safety + security of his kids and wife ahead of everything).

Decent power couple I reckon and he is right to shop around. I mean what were we paying him... $350k and he won us a premiership? Sharks paid him $600k and he got them a premiership. On 700-800k he has single handedly made the Riff look like a decent club (they talk about junior development then go around sacking everybody for no reason). Jimmy could get $1M+ somewhere and IMO he should take it.

He is 32 and if he under-performs he can retire with no regrets. Otherwise (more likely as he is still young), he can keep playing, knowing that every year he plays on his family will get an extra $1M+. These days most players can play until ~37 because they look after themselves better. It used to be that players smoked and drank heavily every night so they aged artificially quicker. Now they eat proper diets, few can keep up if they smoke (particularly with recovery) and drinking is comparatively limited. At 35 I remember feeling fitter and stronger than ever... heaps of friends playing sport did too.

[Maxy Walker]

Rumoured to be a serial pest at training. Gets under the skin of coaches, that’s probably why they’re not fussed to see the back of him after a couple of seasons.

Also there are rumours of issues between him and Nathan Cleary which may be the main reason Penrith are shopping him. Seems like whatever the Cleary kid wants he gets.

[Kingbilly]

My guess is that having a hot wife doesn't come cheap and she's not just a looker. Just a guess but I reckon she works a lot of magic behind the scenes and gives him the confidence to shop around for his family.

While he is a cheeky bugger I suspect he is also quite mature when it comes to looking after his family (he seems like a genuinely good bloke who would put the safety + security of his kids and wife ahead of everything).

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You put a very positive spin on the truth

[Maxy Walker]

My guess is that having a hot wife doesn't come cheap and she's not just a looker. Just a guess but I reckon she works a lot of magic behind the scenes and gives him the confidence to shop around for his family.

While he is a cheeky bugger I suspect he is also quite mature when it comes to looking after his family (he seems like a genuinely good bloke who would put the safety + security of his kids and wife ahead of everything).

Decent power couple I reckon and he is right to shop around. I mean what were we paying him... $350k and he won us a premiership? Sharks paid him $600k and he got them a premiership. On 700-800k he has single handedly made the Riff look like a decent club (they talk about junior development then go around sacking everybody for no reason). Jimmy could get $1M+ somewhere and IMO he should take it.

He is 32 and if he under-performs he can retire with no regrets. Otherwise (more likely as he is still young), he can keep playing, knowing that every year he plays on his family will get an extra $1M+. These days most players can play until ~37 because they look after themselves better. It used to be that players smoked and drank heavily every night so they aged artificially quicker. Now they eat proper diets, few can keep up if they smoke (particularly with recovery) and drinking is comparatively limited. At 35 I remember feeling fitter and stronger than ever... heaps of friends playing sport did too.

Problem with your theory is Penrith are shopping him, he’s not shopping around himself if the rumours are true.

At 32 he’s unlikely to land a better deal than what he’s on now. More likeky someone will pick him up at a discount and Penrith will need to make up the difference.

[Cockadoodledoo]

Problem with your theory is Penrith are shopping him, he’s not shopping around himself if the rumours are true..

That was the only problem with Ism's theories??? It is probably a number of reasons, getting on at 32 with a younger cheaper half in Luai that they could partner with Cleary, being a pest, coming out and publicly supporting Anthony Griffin after he was sacked. I doubt it is any one singular reason. I could see him going full circle and ending up at the Eels if either Moses or Norman moves on.

[Thirteen]

Truth is he refuses to get involved in any leadership roles. As a senior player this is expected of him but he just refuses. This is what got him offside at Sharks and I assume it’s the same at Penrith.

[David Bill Williams]

Maybe it’s because he’s thrown like 10 intercept passes since origin

[milanja]

Plenty of clubs could still chase him, manly need a 5/8.

[Johnny73]

Plenty of clubs could still chase him, manly need a 5/8.

Manly need someone to poison Bob Fulton's food.


(That's a joke!)

[Thirteen]

Plenty of clubs could still chase him, manly need a 5/8.

If he ends up at Manly I’ll have to start to hate him and I don’t want that.

Knights should sign him. Reuniting him with Pearce would be great for them. With Pongia at fullback that’s a decent spine.

[The Thracian]

He will end up at Newcastle, they buy all players with Rooster heritage