Sign Manu for life!

[Bowzy]

The new Mr. Fix it!!!

[nayfo]

I agree.

However I feel we will lose him.
Teams will have no doubt taken notice of how good he plays at FB and now in the 6 and he will be offered 1 & 6 money elsewhere.

Teams like Brisbane, Warriors etc would love a player like Manu on their books to fill either of those positions.

[player 1]

I agree.

However I feel we will lose him.
Teams will have no doubt taken notice of how good he plays at FB and now in the 6 and he will be offered 1 & 6 money elsewhere.

Teams like Brisbane, Warriors etc would love a player like Manu on their books to fill either of those positions.

People keep saying this, I don't buy it.

If we want him we'll find a way to keep him I reckon. And we definitely want him. Eventually he will be our regular 5/8 partnering Sam Walker so he can get paid as a 5/8. Sualli takes his place as centre.

[Waylander]

Don’t assume money is his prime motive. Plenty of players have stayed where they are for less.

[RoosterBooster]

Surely long term half partnership with Walker, Keary susceptible to future head knocks and getting older. I like that Manu is a big body in defense at 6 and sometimes gets caught out when isolated in the centers . Will just depend on salary cap management and Roosters are the best

[ROC181]

Manu comes from a humble background and is not persuaded by greed. He will stay where he is happy and making a comfortable living. Going elsewhere adds pressure that some people don’t want to have to go through. No need to panic about losing Joey.

[Recky62]

Make J Manu a one club man .....ABSOLUTELY

[ism22]

Don’t assume money is his prime motive. Plenty of players have stayed where they are for less.

IMO ~500-600k is pretty good for a centre. If you take any more than you're a club's marquee signing and you'll be expected to rip teams apart single handedly.

Manu's a smart man. As soon as 'Trell started shopping around, he grabbed a sweet deal for himself and he's playing his way into his salary quite comfortably.


Maybe he'll try his hand at some big $$$ later on. Right now he's found a sweet spot though.

[NorfolkStreetKid]

He certainly had a blinder last night. Well done Joey.

[nayfo]

People keep saying this, I don't buy it.

If we want him we'll find a way to keep him I reckon. And we definitely want him. Eventually he will be our regular 5/8 partnering Sam Walker so he can get paid as a 5/8. Sualli takes his place as centre.

Fair point, but is he willing to wait around to "Eventually" get 5/8 money?

I hope so.

[Thirteen]

If we learnt one thing from last night and the Newcastle game, it’s that Joey must play in a position where he gets a lot of ball. He is a wasted in the centres. A great problem for Robbo. Surely this sees the end of Lam in the halves this season.

[barryd]

Joey’s step outside his marker then straighten to suck in Wighton, flick to Sitili was delightful.

[dice]

If we learnt one thing from last night and the Newcastle game, it’s that Joey must play in a position where he gets a lot of ball. He is a wasted in the centres. A great problem for Robbo. Surely this sees the end of Lam in the halves this season.

Manu hasn't got a long kicking game...yet. It will be interesting to see what Robbo does.

IMO Hutch will slot back into 5/8th, and Suaalii will replace Iku.

[RoosterChick]

I for one had my reservations about Joey at 5/8. I am now a convert. Joey has in the past said he would like to play fullback to be more involved. Now after last night’s game he can add a position in the halves to his ambitions. I don’t think money is his main motivation. I do think a new challenge is. I feel for this reason we may not be able to keep him long term unless we can offer him a place in the halves or fullback. Pretty tough considering we have Keary, Walker and Teddy.

[Bahrain Rooster]

If Manu can practice his kicking a bit in order to take some pressure off Walker I could see him in the halves for the rest of the year. He was very impressive yesterday.