Daniel Tupou

[eddie]

Toups is an auto pick in firsts. One of the other two will miss out if all 3 are available, most likely the pom who has zero NRL experience.

Everyones been saying we need more depth in the 3/4 line, and when the club adresses that everyone is confused??????

[Cockadoodledoo]

Everyones been saying we need more depth in the 3/4 line, and when the club adresses that everyone is confused??????

I first wondered about the logic but remembered what happened when Toops got injured. Toops won't be going anywhere, Hall and Morris will be fighting it out for a spot. After the Joe Burgess, Reece Robinson fiascos, Robbo wants insurance.

[milanja]

If any player wants out these days, I would just let them go, most of the time clubs let them go anyway after a month of speculation and team distractions.

toops doesn’t look like the type that lets much upset him though.

[eddie]

I first wondered about the logic but remembered what happened when Toops got injured. Toops won't be going anywhere, Hall and Morris will be fighting it out for a spot. After the Joe Burgess, Reece Robinson fiascos, Robbo wants insurance.

Exactly, without these signings we are looking at a very inexperienced lot next year if Toops gets injured again...................Mitchell, Manu, Ikavalu, Lewis and Momorovski.
Guess it all hinged on how cheap Morris is, and we can't know that for sure.

[Lydon]

I first wondered about the logic but remembered what happened when Toops got injured. Toops won't be going anywhere, Hall and Morris will be fighting it out for a spot. After the Joe Burgess, Reece Robinson fiascos, Robbo wants insurance.

Totally agree mate,we have been burnt one too many times and it looks like the Club has finally addressed it..

[Maxy Walker]

Everyones been saying we need more depth in the 3/4 line, and when the club adresses that everyone is confused??????

Exactly mate. I don’t understand all the fuss either. It was only a few weeks ago that we had to play Maubs in the centres and Manu on the wing because we didn’t have an adequate backup for Topou. People seem to have very short memories.

Really all that’s happened is the two wingers were bought to replace fergo and Reece Robinson who was supposed to be the backup winger but wasn’t up to it.

[Thirteen]

What do you call a deer with no eyes?
No eye-deer.

And just to keep it Rooster related..... sometimes Toops looks like a deer caught in the headlights. But he is our deer and I love him.

[Tom Verlaine's Ghost]

Is this is a case of putting BMoz and RHall together and getting Tupou leaving? Methinks that is the case.

Daniel had a good game yesterday and for a change rarely got pushed back when hitting the ball up to start a Roosters set.

I never see that happen. It's funny, isn't it, how you can see different things? A couple of years ago I saw it happen a lot. But from last season onwards, I see him making great yardage when coming out of our own half.

I hope the rumour is wrong.

[Hawkeye]

Didn't the same guy say Latrell wanted out because he wanted to play fullback ?

[theGman]

If replaced by BM or an in form RH, then I don't see an issue. He just doesn't seem to have the footballing smarts some times. I am a fan of his but see his deficiencies also..

Couldn't agree more. He's a mixed bag of all sorts & a dumb winger at times.
Yesterday for example he fudged another certain try by not passing the ball in-field to Friend for a try. Fortunately Manly were substandard throughout the game and it didn't come back to bite us.
The week prior he should have backed himself by using his physique and strength to barge over the smaller last line of defence player & plant the ball over the try line but he thought otherwise and bombed it. Can't afford to do that in finals footy.

[The Skeez]

The only way this works is if we are clearing the decks for someone big and if Daniel can get a better deal elsewhere.

[David Bill Williams]

F*** outta here Lurker.. Toops just took a paycut to resign long term with us last year. He isnt going anywhere

[Kelby]

No story here, move along.

[kakaruk]

There is something going on, hall for fergo makes sense, but i have no idea where moris fits into the side unless of course tupoe is going and even if he is they could do better than signing Morris ,whats wrong with our young wingers?

[King Salvo]

Toops is on Parra's/Sharks radar - heard both are very keen to sign him since the Roosters have signed other established wingers in B Morris and Hall - also Madge is being courted to replace Arthur as Parra coach in 2019.

Hall wouldn't sign on to play reggies when he could stay in the UK and B Morris could sign elsewhere if not guaranteed a starting spot