Roosters look likely to win race for B Smith..

[Mickie Lane]

He also said he has made up his mind - and then remembers he still has to meet Storm. It’s game over. He’s a rooster - and he’s an amazing pick up.

Smith knows & Trent knows that a comp or comps will be won if he comes to the Chooks. They both need each other for success.

[Rooster1908]

He also said something about the great red wine had been a help when signing the contract

[Mickie Lane]

He said that he is staying at Matty Johns house till the 4th of Dec then he returns to Melbourne.
From my reading of Matty Johns I believe he admires both the Roosters & the Storm, I think he really likes how Melbourne develop players under Bellamy how they continue to be the bench mark but I also think when Matty puts away his jovial side he has a massive admiration for Nick Politis, he might joke about sombrero's & brown paper bags but he also knows that Nick, Robbo & the whole Roosters organisation are a PREMIUM club in the NRL. Pound for pound the Chooks are like Manchester United or the Dallas Cowboys they are heavy weights of their comps.

[ChookMaster]

Smith knows & Trent knows that a comp or comps will be won if he comes to the Chooks. They both need each other for success.

no.. Robbo can achieve success without smith.

[Chook Norris]

Beautiful interview to listen to. About 4min to - 25 minutes in is all you need.

Confident we've got him.

[Kramer]

Having followed the Roosters since 1966, I understand what the Cheese meant when he talked about the jersey. I'm also very impressed with what Nick and Robbo have done with this club recently.
I'll go to my grave a happy man. I do intend to stick around until they win a couple of more comps tho.

[Rooster1908]

Having followed the Roosters since 1966, I understand what the Cheese meant when he talked about the jersey. I'm also very impressed with what Nick and Robbo have done with this club recently.
I'll go to my grave a happy man. I do intend to stick around until they win a couple of more comps tho.

Been following a long time like yourself and I am refusing to go until we overtake the vermin in premierships .But in truth they have only one

[top_joe]

I am not convinced. Cheese must show genuine interest in all clubs to keep them in the race and boost his asking price. We have no clue whether his motivations are solely money, premierships, family, or becoming a genuine hooker. Although if you believe what Cheese says then the latter is the sole motivation.

On that last point, we didn't pursuit Reed Mahoney who is a genuine hooker, so I have more doubts that Cheese would want to join us to share the hooker/lock roles. But perhaps Robbo believes Cheese can be coached into becoming a genuine hooker.

Good post Brother

[Johnny Brass]

He also said something about the great red wine had been a help when signing the contract

Had a chuckle when he said it was the grouse that doesn't hurt your throat

[Johnny Tobin]

Beautiful interview to listen to. About 4min to - 25 minutes in is all you need.

Confident we've got him.

he comes back to us later. Did you watch it all.

he got a bit emotional about our club.

[Chook Norris]

he comes back to us later. Did you watch it all.

he got a bit emotional about our club.

Yes indeed. The first 25 minutes is probably most of it, but yes you're right he does come back with a few more glowing comments. Super excited.


One of the of the few extra comments was:
- Robbo told him he wanted him to be an enforcer for the side. Someone who brought everyone together well and fired up the side (he referenced Luke O'Donnell 2013)
- Radley was mentioned a few times from the host and Brandon himself. They were both excited about the idea of the two playing side by side and demolishing opponents in defence
- Brandon seemed to imply he loved Radleys personality. I could see them getting along like a house on fire (both on and off the field)
- Brandon wants to be a leader. Says he speaks his mind, is energetic and talks a lot. Robbo himself thought this was really important

[ChookMaster]

The question that I’ll like ask you blokes is this - How are the Storm handling this ?? Surely they’ll be fuming at the bit about Cheese going off early talking about winning premierships in other colours… could this all be a ploy for him to try to agitate a early release?? Doubt it tbh.. the storm know what he’s doing and are too smart to get lured in.

Either way it really isn’t the best look for them and their fans mustn’t be happy

[Ghost of Maubs]

I found it weird that not a single thing was said about Wayne Bennett and barely any detail about the Dolphins' pitch. I wonder if the overly complimentary sentiment towards us was because he genuinely appreciated the approach and hospitality, but ultimately won't be signing.

[ChookMaster]

Smith has apparently informed clubs this morning that he has signed with us.

[Horry]

Brandon Smith informs NRL clubs he’s signing with Sydney Roosters

Brent Read

Melbourne star Brandon Smth has confirmed his move to the Sydney Roosters in 2023.

News Corp understands that Smith began informing other clubs of his plans on Monday morning, having also attracted interest from North Queensland and the Dolphins.

The Storm were also desperate to keep the New Zealand international but he has opted to join the Roosters after being wined and dined by the club last week.

Smith played golf with Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, Jake Friend and Mitch Aubusson, and then spent several hours at the home of Roosters coach Trent Robinson.

The Storm hooker clearly walked away impressed, having detailed the day in an interview with YKTR Sports over the weekend.

“It was actually mind blowing,” Smith told YKTR Sports.

“I can’t explain it … like I went and golfed with Jared, Aubo and Friendy, and Nick Politis was ringing them. He is over in LA on a business trip at the moment and he is ringing them up just to see how they are.

“And they spoke with so much passion about the club … I think the best thing about the Roosters, bro, they are about your life, not your footy.

“Like, they want you to be set for life. They don’t want you to walk away with nothing from rugby league. They just pushed that. They can tell you how they are going to help you with life … it was just mind blowing.”