RUMOUR: SKD and FPN to tigers

[Guest]

SKD was far better than Jennings in 014.. Jenko was lazy at best..

[Vasco]

I don't agree that SKD was "brilliant" or "outstanding" this year.

It was merely an improvement of the rubbish he was dishing up previously.

His "good" games this year were mostly when he was on the wing. He has lost his spark completely in the centres.

As for his defence, it has taken 7 years for him to defend like a first grade centre. Not sure if this warrants the fat contract he is on.

[milanja]

It's just a cap thing with SKD, Bwian gave him the huge $450k/season deal and there's no way he's getting that again from us whilst I suspect he can get that elsewhere so good luck to him.

FPN is being shopped around cause he's shit, we tried last season as well.

Skd on 350k a year.

[davos]

Whether or not this fellow's barbecuing sauce is on the money or not is another thing completely. It is understood that eventually we will have to lose some of our older players to other clubs. It is inevitable. SKD, FPN and Maloney have been a bit up and down in recent times and are getting older. It makes sense to lose them and in turn be able to keep our future spine of Friend, Pearce, RTS as well as a few of our forwards like Guerra, napa,Moa, JWH and Cordner. It will be hard to keep jenko also. Over 500k for an outside back leaves us with some problems in trying to keep our core group together.

Manly have done something similar and began dismantling some of their older players in order to keep DCE, Foran and a few others around. Glenn Stewart , Watmough and King are all out. It wouldn't suprise me if Snake got given the flick also, Hiku looks more than capable and Gutherson is a good player.

[Matty_C]

Manly have done something similar and began dismantling some of their older players in order to keep DCE, Foran and a few others around. Glenn Stewart , Watmough and King are all out. It wouldn't suprise me if Snake got given the flick also, Hiku looks more than capable and Gutherson is a good player.

And don't they look all the better for it.

[Hawkeye]

Shouldn't we wait to see if Ferguson works out before we shop players around ?
I know he's said all the right things, and is doing all the right things ..... but so did Todd C and that redemption story only really lasted 1 season !

[rwbfl]

I think we should all accept that the 2015 season will be the last time we see the Roosters have the best squad in the league for a while. The club did a good job to build a squad that won a premiership, two minor premierships and a WCC. However with that success comes an ultimately rougher period in terms of player rosters due to the NRL stupidly not having rewards in place for developing youth/reserve graders into representative stars. I guess its all about having an even competition, but then again the officiating pretty much dimishes that concept. However thats another story and comes 2016 and beyond I'm thinking we will see a squad of:

1. RTS (hopefully long-term and doesn't go back to Union)
2. Tupou/Burgess
3. Jennings (could keeping him be a problem? hopefully he has too much respect for the Roosters to chase a major offer from someone like Raiders or Sharks)
4. Ferguson
5. McDonald
6. Hastings
7. Pearce
8. JWH (same deal as RTS)
9. Friend
10. Moa
11. Cordner
12. Aubo
13. Guerra

14. Liu
15. Napa
16. Evans
17. Meehan

Reserves
Pappali, Leuluai, MLK, Mitchell and other juniors that come along

Potentials
Merrin, Taumalolo, SBW (2017) and which ever other high profile player we are linked too.

That is still a very decent squad and with Robbo at the helm we are virtually guaranteed to be competitive for a long time. The future is bright

[Jacks Fur Coat]

I know many will disagree but it wouldn't kill me if Cords went elsewhere. There's some cash.

[Rooster_6]

Yeh just what I was thinking, back to back seasons of losing our best 2nd rower is exactly what we need.

[Guest]

Yeh just what I was thinking, back to back seasons of losing our best 2nd rower is exactly what we need.

Guerra?

[Guest]

We need a goal kicker.
Is Hastings that good or do we just love the name?

Yeah he is good quite a few clubs wanted his services he is a good goal kicker as well.

[davos]

I know many will disagree but it wouldn't kill me if Cords went elsewhere. There's some cash.

This could quite possibly be one of the worst moves that the club could possibly do at this given time. Cordner is a 250 game type of player like Fitzy. The similarities are apparent.

He is the best edge running forward in the game and has an amazing combo with pearce.

He has a huge workrate and can easily play 60 minutes per match at least

And he has been here since he was 16. He loves the club and has exceeded our expectations and wouldn't be out of place one day captaining our club. Getting rid of him now would be catastrophic. It would be like chopping down a tree, just before it starts bearing fruit.

[Bigchook]

Our club will be built around cordner, friend and Guerra. Above all else they are our priority.

[Guest]

Our club will be built around cordner, friend and Guerra. Above all else they are our priority.

Pearce?

[Johnny.]

I rate Aiden "Rocco Siffredi" Guerra over Cordner.