Official thread and signing news
He didn’t put in for it...they’ve head hunted him...given him a contract without even asking
It’s his to say no too
Kinda sad for someone like Ben ikin who did put in for it
Maybe he has found "isolating" in QLD to his liking?
Position - Left right out or hung out to dry
So I did a bit of digging Dave’s wife left her position at a top Melbourne career company very recently and started her own business at the start of this month I’m not sure what that says about Dave leaving but I can only assume if she has no ties down here they wouldn’t have to come back
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He was at the Lions after the Storm. I interned for him at Brisbane in 2011 in the Lions' media department. Spoke to him a bit about working Bellamy and asked him whether he thought Melbourne would take it out that year to which he replied: "Oh, mate - they'll absolutely get it in" or something along those lines. He said he was having dinner with Bellamy at some point during this period.
Really savvy guy and someone who had a lot of success early in his career as a journalist and media advisor. He worked at the Herald Sun before all of this (I believe) and covered a few Storm games early on. He went on to be a media man at the Storm and was actually a big part of the club in that famous press conference in 2010 when the team walked out together during the salary cap debacle. Some of his work with the Storm is covered in the book Storm Clouds.
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NRL Tonight reporting Jordan Rapana being chased by Storm in a deal to release Fox to Wests.
Hmm. Rapana is 31 . Not a fair replacement . Can play ( better on attack than defence ) , but surely is stop gap at best.
Hmm. Rapana is 31 . Not a fair replacement . Can play ( better on attack than defence ) , but surely is stop gap at best.
The list of NRL quality wingers that are available is so unappealing. If we're still so intent on trading JAC for another player get one of another position of need and just go searching for a wing in the QCup. We can develop one of them into the next best wingers in the comp
Everything is a stop gap solution to be honest. If you have guys coming off contract every two or three years, there is no guarantee they will stick around. Just because you sign a 21 year old winger, invest in him, develop him over three years to get him to the point that he is an NRL quality winger, he could up and sign for the Roosters as soon as his first contract is up.RobbieRoss wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 6:31 pm NRL Tonight reporting Jordan Rapana being chased by Storm in a deal to release Fox to Wests.
Hmm. Rapana is 31 . Not a fair replacement . Can play ( better on attack than defence ) , but surely is stop gap at best.
The same logic applies to Brandon Smith, Harry Grant and the rest of the squad.
I don't mind the idea of Rapana. Yes, he's getting on, but remember that at best we only have Addo-Carr for another year anyway as he would surely head back to Sydney the moment his contract expires at the end of 2021. I think he'd go really well in our system.RobbieRoss wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 6:31 pm NRL Tonight reporting Jordan Rapana being chased by Storm in a deal to release Fox to Wests.
Hmm. Rapana is 31 . Not a fair replacement . Can play ( better on attack than defence ) , but surely is stop gap at best.
We must all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately
Reports suggesting that the Broncos are trying to get Bellamy AGAIN. This time on a 5 year, $5M Coaching Director role.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the Broncos Board meetings;
"So, new ideas guys, what do we do to improve?"
"OK, a revolutionary idea... something we don't come up with every year... We buy Craig Bellamy, Cameron Smith, Frank Ponissi and Dave Donaghy"
"I love it, make it happen"
I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the Broncos Board meetings;
"So, new ideas guys, what do we do to improve?"
"OK, a revolutionary idea... something we don't come up with every year... We buy Craig Bellamy, Cameron Smith, Frank Ponissi and Dave Donaghy"
"I love it, make it happen"