Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 9:05 am  

MadDogg wrote:

Did I read that only one marquee spot is free? Who's the other one outside of Asiata?

I would imagine we have an NRL 7 signed - and then the 3rd spot would be for Whitehead potentially

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 9:11 am  

3rd spot is rumoured to be Trueman.

Not really worked out that well so far, still time I guess.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 9:11 am  

Reynolds signed until the end of the year.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 9:21 am  

The more I think about it makes sense. We are going to finish in the bottom three no matter but need to be more competitive and stop shipping 50 points every week.

The youngsters are getting game time which is a bonus but need to be protected. To maintain interest for next season the club need to announce more statement signings to show intent.

Lets face it this this Reynolds cannot be any worse than than the previous one who played in the halfs.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 9:24 am  

Can't say I'm excited or disappointed, don't personally rate him, but better than Smith at halfback and not fair to keep playing Charles. Let Charles play reserves and academy for a few ganes, win a few and develop his skills in a lesser environment.

Unfortunately this is where we are this season.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 9:29 am  

When signed Trueman was a player with potential who had yet to kick on. He was a risk having had serious injuries and to make him a marquee player is nothing short of madness.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 10:24 am  

Surprised if Trueman is a marquee - we were told we were not in a position to have one. AP even said that next year we would be running with 3....so what is the truth??!

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 11:43 am  

Marcus

I believe we signed him, the. He got that bad injury. Then because he was done for the season, they announced him.

It was one of those "worst kept secrets" people mention

[Chris71]

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 11:58 am  

Had Reynolds been a permanent signing as a first choice half I’d be disappointed but as a season long loan Reynolds is a smart bit of business. He’ll come in offering some experience in the halves and support both Trueman and Charles.

I like the way Myler and Grix are trying to supplement the squad for the rest of this season to try to make us a bit more competitive but without risking anything for next seasons rebuild.

I’d much rather sign Ben Reynolds on loan for the rest of the season than sign another Josh Reynolds on a 2.5yr deal.

Think it’s clear the focus is on 2025 and getting the right players in for next season rather than compromising.

Re: Shopping list for 2025 : Thu May 09, 2024 12:12 pm  

Reynolds is a smart move. To be fair, Charles stature is that of a very slight youth, he gets thrown about and targeted by the smarter players we come up against, so now is the time to let him naturally develop, physically, and he himself now knows the fitness and physicality of a SL player , so he'll train the house down in the gym, no doubt, to hasten that process. Reynolds is not what we want long term but he will do a job and he sometimes has a bit of mongrel in there too, which we have missed with so many boys lining up against men.