Dane Gagai?

[Guest]

They way I see it panning out is we are after a topline centre to partner Latrell with Manu to serve an apprenticeship on the wing.

I read a creditable poster saying it was now unlikely Gagai will leave the Knights unless he gets a ridiculously good offer. A solid defensive centre like Chambers who also is a good attacking threat would make sense if the price is right.

I doubt we are after both. Think we have a hitlist of players at centre and are hoping we will get one of them.

2018 Roosters Backline could be like this

Tedesco
Tupou
Mitchell
An experienced centre to be signed eg Chambers, Gagai or x?
Manu
Keary
Pearce.

Chambers would be a good fit as he probably has just a few more good years then Manu would slot into centre.

We need a good experiences toiling prop and sort out our goal kicking too for next year. I think we have hopes that Collins and Knight will fill one or two of the prop spots longterm and they are more of the mad crazy impact type so we need a worker. Tolman would be nice but would cost a lot.

Now that makes sense. I like your thinking.

[Johnny Tobin]

I simply can't see us affording a top line centre.

[Guest]

I agree with parkway_drive it would be fine for manu to play on the wing with an experienced centre and latrell mitchell to partner daniel tupou the problem with releasing james maloney and then jackson hastings is that we are scrambling for consistency with goal kicking and with the aforementioned backline we will be needing a goal kicking forward with cordner in one position taken and props and friend not kicking we would be requiring either taukeiaho to kick or to find a goal kicking second rower

[BUDDY]

I simply can't see us affording a top line centre.

What's a top line centre worth?

If talk is true about us letting go of Gordon, SKD, Fergo, Guerra, Evans plus Copley and an increase in salary cap, why can't we afford a quality centre and possibly a decent front rower?

[roostersrule2]

I simply can't see us affording a top line centre.

Agreed.

[Tommy Smith]

I simply can't see us affording a top line centre.

I'm not so sure. Wishful thinking perhaps.

We re-signed Guerra for a criminal fee (all whilst RTS was still unsigned - I'm still getting counselling over this).

Then you also have Evans who wasn't bargain price, Fergo on big coin, SKD and also Copley off the books.

That's 5 players on, at a guess, 1.8m. If Teddy is on 1m and you also replace the other 4 with base price players that leaves about 300k. Add in a big cap increase and the money is there.

Obvioisly there's a lot of guess work there and we've also upgraded the likes of Napa and Pearce but I think we have just enough if we can convince someone like Gagai to take less and play for a Premiership contender rather than a spoon contender.

[Thirteen]

I'm not so sure. Wishful thinking perhaps.

We re-signed Guerra for a criminal fee (all whilst RTS was still unsigned - I'm still getting counselling over this).

Then you also have Evans who wasn't bargain price, Fergo on big coin, SKD and also Copley off the books.

That's 5 players on, at a guess, 1.8m. If Teddy is on 1m and you also replace the other 4 with base price players that leaves about 300k. Add in a big cap increase and the money is there.

Obvioisly there's a lot of guess work there and we've also upgraded the likes of Napa and Pearce but I think we have just enough if we can convince someone like Gagai to take less and play for a Premiership contender rather than a spoon contender.

I really don't think anyone ever takes less these days. Who could blame them in their short careers.

[redwhiteblue]

I really don't think anyone ever takes less these days. Who could blame them in their short careers.

Um, that Tedesco fellow said he'd take $700,000 less to be a Rooster....you may not have heard of him though as he is rarely spoken of round these parts....

[Thirteen]

Um, that Tedesco fellow said he'd take $700,000 less to be a Rooster....you may not have heard of him though as he is rarely spoken of round these parts....

Yes widely reported but what isn't considered are the third party deals. Don't believe all you read RWB.

[Guest]

Um, that Tedesco fellow said he'd take $700,000 less to be a Rooster....you may not have heard of him though as he is rarely spoken of round these parts....

https://youtu.be/8WYZXCZ9n1w?t=2m31s

[Mickie Lane]

We cant have a gay guy playing at the Roosters because the Roosters have some homophobic supporters that would bag him out.

[Waylander]

Gagai has reportedly signed with Souths.