Rumoured Roosters

[Guest]

As we all know ... every player that wants to test their value on the market is assiciated with the roosters.

Here is a the rumoured roosters roosters side from 2012 and beyond ...

Please fill in the gaps of other rumoured roosters that come to mind.


Please note ... Twehella and tip top, begurk rumours not accepted.


It will be interesting to look back on this thread in 12 months time

1 Brett Stewart

2 Josh Dugan

3 Sonny Bill Williams

4 Quade Cooper

5 Kristan Inu

6 James Maloney

7 Scott Prince

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10 Anthony Topu

11 Glenn Stewart

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[ROC181]

Still though, it seems to me that we no longer are able to attract top players to Bondi.

[Rooster_6]

Still though, it seems to me that we no longer are able to attract top players to Bondi.

Based on what? Since Smiths arrival he's made it quite clear that retention not recruitment would be his main goal and that any recruitment would be fringe first graders who they felt were undervalued by the market.

[Guest]

What does assiciated mean?

[Guest]

What does assiciated mean?

I think it means someone can't touch type.

[Guest]

Based on what? Since Smiths arrival he's made it quite clear that retention not recruitment would be his main goal and that any recruitment would be fringe first graders who they felt were undervalued by the market.

So with Smith the Roosters are playing Moneyball!?

Great book, good movie. but the As won a lot of regular season games and no pennants!

[Rooster_6]

So with Smith the Roosters are playing Moneyball!?

Great book, good movie. but the As won a lot of regular season games and no pennants!

Awesome book, yet to see the movie though. Love Michael Lewis's work.

The A's always looked for undervalued youngsters, we seem to recruit the most highly valued youngsters... just a touch different

Similarities in senior recruitment though...

[Hawkeye]

Still though, it seems to me that we no longer are able to attract top players to Bondi.

Yes but it still doesn't stop player managers discretely or covertley letting the media know that the Roosters are interested in his player in order to drive up his market price !

[Guest]

I think it means someone can't touch type.

But they can touch!

[Guest]

But they can touch!

I think Al Pacino can answer a lot better than I can.

Forgive the almost unforgivable addition of Keanu Reeves to this. Someone thought he could act.

[ism22]

FWIW I spoke to a Parra fan today and he's pretty that we signed Mortimer cheaply. Most of my mates are Raiders fans, and the general vibe amongst them is that he's a big, potentially game changing signing.

We have lots of big name players who other teams would love... SKD has a LOT of respect, JWH was a big name at the time... that new gun kiwi.

Todd Carney FFS... he farked us over, but he'd still be here if we didn't tell him to fark off.

Yeah I think we sign some pretty good players. We're just not dumb enough to be signing more big willies at this moment in time...

FWIW I think the salary cap is partly there to encourage teams to develop players. Either way, most truly awesome players (e.g. Lockyer) don't seem to move about much because they are happy where they are, and have nothing to gain by changing clubs.

[Guest]

Every player in the NRL is linked to the Roosters.

[Guest]

They are all 'brothers' AfricanRooster!

[Vasco]

Based on what? Since Smiths arrival he's made it quite clear that retention not recruitment would be his main goal and that any recruitment would be fringe first graders who they felt were undervalued by the market.

Nice disclaimer from Smith.

He can't actually lure any top class players.