Official thread and signing news

[ALX22]

I’ve read we get a cap exemption of about 400k for this season for Welchy retiring, with 3 full time spots still up for grabs do we go to market or promote from within?

Molo from the Dragons could be a good pick up he wants out apparently.

I hope not Molo, not just because he's a loose canon and his discipline is poor. I also think it would irreparably damage the relationship with the Falcons.

Yep that ain't happening in a million years!

[sallymay]

Justin rodski was on the radio just after Christians retirement presser he said they probably wouldn’t spend the $400k till mid year unless they really needed too and even then they probably wouldn’t get a player from another club they would rather promote from within from one of “our” clubs …I assume they have their eyes on someone at tigers bears or falcons

[Mattpoet]

Morgan Harper has signed with the Warriors - kind of relieved, was worried he'd end up on the fg roster

[blazza18]

Bottom of barrel signing. He looked awful against them the other week.

[sallymay]

Looked awful cause he already signed with them …ridiculous…second time that happened now last year Jesse masheke did our full pre season then upped and left and signed with the dragons for the year he is now back at the bears now Morgan did part of our pre season a and ends up signed by the wahs

[blazza18]

He's a bad player. Why care?

[Storm Spirit]

Is Cheese some sort of inspired Storm "prodigal son" redemption story.....or do we say naaaaah lima lima lima duck you...you had your chance and you threw it in Craig's and the Club's face ?

He'd have to come on a lot less than $800k pa

Genuine question.

[sallymay]

Nuh we don’t go backwards

[Shuttlesworth99]

If cheese handled the initial departure better I think it would have been possible.
But he was terrible and I would think really offended Craig.

[TC]

If cheese handled the initial departure better I think it would have been possible.
But he was terrible and I would think really offended Craig.

I don't see any significant value there I'm afraid. He'd be our third choice hooker at best and no more than 3rd choice #14, so he'd have to come dirt cheap.

He also burned most of his bridges when he left and the rest of them in podcasts afterwards (including a couple of unsubstantiated claims about the Storm's culture). BTW, how did "looking forward to winning premierships at the Roosters" go for you Brandon?
I can't imagine senior management and coaching staff have any interest in bringing him back.

[The Black Dot]

If cheese handled the initial departure better I think it would have been possible.
But he was terrible and I would think really offended Craig.

Putting to one side a: he couldn't play for most of the year
b. A vastly over inflated pay packet
c. At the Storm he'd be third inline as a hooker
d. He'd be lucky to get a gig as a ball playing lock
e. There has to be very legitamate reason that absolutely no NRL want's him.

You would surmise that he thought he was s&^t hot and he was half right

[nacho]

The squad has evolved since he last played here. He would need to take a supporting role, or we sign him if we can't hold on to Wishy.

I would not expect the management of the team to share the same views as on this forum. He's a class player. A value add to the culture and I believe everyone in rugby circles knows him good enough to know bridges haven't been burnt.

I see him going to Para as Ryles will want him big time.

I would like to see him back. Nelson, Stefano, Katoa, Blore and Smith is a really appetising line up of players.

[Stormhunter]

The announcement of the 28th squad member must be imminent. I think Frank said by the first game.

[sallymay]

I think you will find it won’t be someone from outside the club but rather someone like Kane Bradley upgraded

[Stormhunter]

I think you will find it won’t be someone from outside the club but rather someone like Kane Bradley upgraded

Yeah I was thinking Kane Bradley. His name hasn't appeared on any development or supplementary lists so far that I've seen and he's clearly in the mix.