Luke Keary and Jake Friend extend

[Juggler]

Good stuff re-signing Keary but Friend should have been offered 12 months at best seeing Radley is coming through.

Isn't Radley a second rower?

Also as an aside... Those blaming Friend rather than Hastings - Hastings on the outer at Manly too... Maybe it's not Friend so much (mind you, I don't think he is playing as well as he did 2 years ago).

[Tommy Smith]

Great news.

Keary is world class and I have high hopes that Friendy will return to his 2013 form playing alongside Cronk and being spelled by Radley.

If all these re-signings continue AND we sign Crichton then that week long party is still on, guys.

I'll fill you in on the details in due course

[Thirteen]

I just want to know who’s going to be our number seven in 2020.

[ROC181]

Good stuff re-signing Keary but Friend should have been offered 12 months at best seeing Radley is coming through.

Give him a chance Artie... He's going to go from being directed by Gomer Pyle (aka Pearce) (RIP Jim Nabors) to General Patton (not the dogs ex FB now Video jerk). I'm sure Friend will shine....

[Arties Pie]

Give him a chance Artie... He's going to go from being directed by Gomer Pyle (aka Pearce) (RIP Jim Nabors) to General Patton (not the dogs ex FB now Video jerk). I'm sure Friend will shine....

That was my point by saying offer him 12 months and see how Friend goes, if it's the same Friend of the last few seasons then we have talent coming through.

[Arties Pie]

Isn't Radley a second rower?

Also as an aside... Those blaming Friend rather than Hastings - Hastings on the outer at Manly too... Maybe it's not Friend so much (mind you, I don't think he is playing as well as he did 2 years ago).

Victor Radley covered whilst Friend was injured if memory serves and did such a decent job we didn't miss Friend. On the plus side he's also an ex Clovelly Croc.

[Tommy Smith]

I just want to know who’s going to be our number seven in 2020.

I find the not knowing to be exciting.

We have two years of Cronk followed by speculation regarding a talented replacement.

Early days but I could see Corey Norman being a target as he's off contract at the end of 2019 and would be 29yrs old at the start of 2020.

But it's so far away there's no point spending too much time speculating just yet.

[Rooster_6]

Good stuff re-signing Keary but Friend should have been offered 12 months at best seeing Radley is coming through.

Radley is not a dummy half.

[Headless Chook]

I just want to know who’s going to be our number seven in 2020.

I would guess that we will see how Lam develops in the next 2 years and if he doesn't look the goods then one N. Cleary comes off contract around the same time

[RoosterFanNZ]

Radley is not a dummy half.

played well enough this season, is he going to be the new aubo?

[Arties Pie]

Radley is not a dummy half.

As I said he he covered for Friend ( Hooker ) but as I also alluded to it was from memory which can be a little forgetful, still we didn't miss him either way.

[Arties Pie]

Radley is not a dummy half.

Yet in an earlier post you say "Yeh I really like what I've seen from him in the second row and he'd offer some utility value off the bench given he's played a lot of dummy half in his junior footy." So maybe he can.

[Johnny Tobin]

I just want to know who’s going to be our number seven in 2020.

My mail is that Cleary will leave Penrith. If that’s right, we have to be near the front of the queue.

[novice chook]

My mail is that Cleary will leave Penrith. If that’s right, we have to be near the front of the queue.

I reckon Nathan will sign wherever his father is coaching - be that Wests Tigers or elsewhere. Gould punting Ivan will come back to bite him hard. Unless Maloney gets him a premiership in his first year like he did the Chooks and Guppies, Gould's 5 year plan could be about 15 in the making.

[zac]

Great news about Luke signing. Though I reluctantly would have preferred MP to play hooker over Jake, I'm also delighted he's staying. He bleeds RWB, does a shitload of defence, and is arguably the second best hooker in the comp.

On the next halfback issue, I presume we're all correct in thinking that CC won't play more than his two years.