Eels mode

[VictorTheViking]

I saw this mentioned in a few posts, and thought it deserved its own topic.

Who do you think would be on the end of the broom if ricky put it through our roster?

[Botman]

Current contracted players

Kurt Baptiste
Glen Buttriss
Terry Campese
Jake Foster
Tom Learoyd Lahrs
Sam Mataora
Matt McIlwrick
Mark Nicholls
Jordan Rapana
Reece Robinson
Sami Sauiluma
Lagi Setu
David Shillington
Bill Tupou
Brett White

[DJ89]

I cant for the life of me figure out why we have 4 **** hookers on the books.

BTW Nicko I tend to agree with you. Your list if riddled with players whose games are full of one or more of the following; mediocrity, injuries or inconsistency.

[baz]

I think this all a bit premature. We have been in every game we've played with a chance to win up until last weekend when we were bloody flat all round. It was a terrible performance but I think everyone is overeacting.

to answer your question though:
Topou
rr
tilse
mccrone

other than that you could conceivably get a white and campo retirement at years end (not sold on this being the best course of action yet) and have a lot of space to start fresh.

having said that id like to see some promising young names on the market before going crazy.

[Botman]

It is the NRL equivalent of throwing as many darts as we can, hoping to hit a bulls eye... I dont disagree with that policy at the stage that Sticky got here. Buttriss has been much improved but it's still a position we would benefit tremendously with an upgrade.

[Botman]

to answer your question though:
Topou
rr
tilse
mccrone

Two of those guys are being re-signed by Ricky Stuart right now. No way they are on his potential over head projector list, otherwise we wouldnt be re-signing them

[baz]

to answer your question though:
Topou
rr
tilse
mccrone

Two of those guys are being re-signed by Ricky Stuart right now. No way they are on his potential over head projector list, otherwise we wouldnt be re-signing them

You are 100% correct. Misread it as who we would have on the projector not so much sticky. I'd have those guys.

[Aero]

Everyone with any FG experience...

Will get rid of all the players that annoy us...

....and the players we do like would have better careers and better chances of playing rep footy if they're playing for another club.

edit: misread the question too... Not sure who sticky would punt.... especially after he's kept Tupou for this weekend...

[greeneyed]

Tilse is a good re-signing, as I don't expect he's on a huge contract. McCrone, I've come to the conclusion we should wait to the end of the year, to see if he can turn it around. At present, it doesn't look like it.

[Rodman]

Even on this sorry team Tilse is the 6th best prop. IMO, he would have to be on close to the minimum wage to be a good re-signing; I suspect that he's on a lot more than that. Moreover, he's been here long enough EDIT. We should be moving him for that reason alone.

I'd be Eelsing everyone not named Wighton, Croker, Fensom, Lee, Vaughan, Edwards, Kennedy, Boyd, Allwood (I'm assuming Milford voluntarily leaves) and basically start again. Buttriss has been better than usual but he'd still be a backup on most teams - if we had a genuine topline hooker I'd keep him around as a backup.

Christ...we are in trouble.

[T_R]

Yep, we're in trouble.

[Schifty]

If we 'fold' as a club do all contract become null and void?

Canberra Raiders Newco FTW..

[ForeverMcCrone]

Pigman your list sums up who should be shafted or at least put on notice to have a crack.

[RaiderSpark]

You would eel Papalii?

[baz]

Yea id be keeping our lone current Australian rep, but that's just me. I also still think cornish has a massive future.

[Manbush]

Since Ricky is using Tupou yet again, made re-signing Tilse and mcCrone priorities **** if I know who he'd Eel

[Rodman]

You would eel Papalii?

I knew I'd overlooked someone.

Papali is obviously a keeper.

[VictorTheViking]

Foster
Setu
Tupou
Rapana (would like to see him I'm first grade before I'm firm on that)
Learoyd lahrs (as much as I love him he's fallen way down the pecking order)
White (retirement?)
Robinson (not really willing to sacrifice b.lee, ahearn or heffernan for him)

On the bubble:
Mcilwrick

[Rodman]

Foster
Setu
Tupou
Rapana (would like to see him I'm first grade before I'm firm on that)
Learoyd lahrs (as much as I love him he's fallen way down the pecking order)
White (retirement?)
Robinson (not really willing to sacrifice b.lee, ahearn or heffernan for him)

On the bubble:
Mcilwrick

Getting rid of a winger, a few props, and a bunch of fringe first-graders isn't going to change much.

We need an overhaul.

[Lui_Bon]

Current contracted players

Kurt Baptiste
Glen Buttriss
Terry Campese
Jake Foster
Tom Learoyd Lahrs
Sam Mataora
Matt McIlwrick
Mark Nicholls
Jordan Rapana
Reece Robinson
Sami Sauiluma
Lagi Setu
David Shillington
Bill Tupou
Brett White

If I was GM of another club, I'd be looking at maybe Nicholls and Shillington. That'd be about it though. Rapana and Buttriss could play NSW Cup for me, maybe.

[VictorTheViking]

Foster
Setu
Tupou
Rapana (would like to see him I'm first grade before I'm firm on that)
Learoyd lahrs (as much as I love him he's fallen way down the pecking order)
White (retirement?)
Robinson (not really willing to sacrifice b.lee, ahearn or heffernan for him)

On the bubble:
Mcilwrick

Getting rid of a winger, a few props, and a bunch of fringe first-graders isn't going to change much.

We need an overhaul.

It frees up cap space, to sign better players which in turn creates competition for spots (more than we have now) which makes the team better

[Seiffert82]

Current contracted players

Kurt Baptiste
Glen Buttriss
Terry Campese
Jake Foster
Tom Learoyd Lahrs
Sam Mataora
Matt McIlwrick
Mark Nicholls
Jordan Rapana
Reece Robinson
Sami Sauiluma
Lagi Setu
David Shillington
Bill Tupou
Brett White

If we are being serious, that's a pretty fair list. A couple like Buttriss and Robbo you might keep on as squad fillers at the right price, but the vast majority wouldn't be missed or a well over paid for what they produce.

[julian87]

I have a lot of issues with Reece Robinson but if you can keep him around on a mediocre contract he's a decent player to have. Covers fullback and can play first grade at wing as well if need be. I wouldn't want to be paying him what other clubs pay their starting wingers though.

[Lui_Bon]

Current contracted players

Kurt Baptiste
Glen Buttriss
Terry Campese
Jake Foster
Tom Learoyd Lahrs
Sam Mataora
Matt McIlwrick
Mark Nicholls
Jordan Rapana
Reece Robinson
Sami Sauiluma
Lagi Setu
David Shillington
Bill Tupou
Brett White

If we are being serious, that's a pretty fair list. A couple like Buttriss and Robbo you might keep on as squad fillers at the right price, but the vast majority wouldn't be missed or a well over paid for what they produce.

It'd be a side that did well in the Qld or NSW Cup. Maybe not winners...

[Seiffert82]

The fact Buttriss is arguably our most consistent spine player this season and Robbo is our first winger picked now that Lee is out speaks absolute volumes about how our team is going.

If it wasn't for the likes of Fensom, Vaughan and Edwards in the forwards and Croker and Milford in the backs we'd be getting pumped most weeks.

[Dr Zaius]

You can go all Parra, but problem is that you need to replace them with someone, preferably someone better. It's easy enough to say get rid of that player, but it doesn't pan out so well when we're pulling players out of Canberra Raiders Cup to run on for first grade.

[Raidersrawesome]

Yes , it's easier said than done .

[Shadow Boxer]

Unless someone sets fire to juniors office and makes him go and sign some quality players it's all kind of pointless.

I can't believe we didn't sign a single first grader last off season.

[The Nickman]

This thread makes me laugh.

So we're sacking half the roster after one loss?? We beat Newcastle last weekend (a game we were up to our eyeballs at halftime) and this thread doesn't exist!

The Drama House ~ Home of the most hysterical collection of rugby league fans known to mankind.

[Shadow Boxer]

One loss, we are two from six and about to play the storm and manly.

I like what stuart has done so far but it needs to be accompanied by a clean out of the chronic underachievers we have watched for 4-5 years.

[VictorTheViking]

This thread makes me laugh.

So we're sacking half the roster after one loss?? We beat Newcastle last weekend (a game we were up to our eyeballs at halftime) and this thread doesn't exist!

The Drama House ~ Home of the most hysterical collection of rugby league fans known to mankind.

No we aren't..., read the original post, I was asking people who they thought would be cut if Stuart put a broom through the place....

[The Nickman]

Well I think the way to go would be to develop and build around our future stars, players like Croker, Wighton, Papalii, Fensom, Vaughan, Boyd, Cornish, Ahearn, Lee, Lee, Hawkins, Mago, the Pangais etc, while trying to reverse the mess and mass exodus of players caused by David Furner's shamble of a reign rather than firing most of the squad, but each to their own.

If by this stage of the year you guys had expected miracles from Stuart that's your thing I guess. The Knights game was disappointing, but I'm expecting a lot more disappointing games to come this season. Just like I'm expecting a few more Souths-like performances.

[-PJ-]

Well I think the way to go would be to develop and build around our future stars, players like Croker, Wighton, Papalii, Fensom, Vaughan, Boyd, Cornish, Ahearn, Lee, Lee, Hawkins, Mago, the Pangais etc, while trying to reverse the mess and mass exodus of players caused by David Furner's shamble of a reign rather than firing most of the squad, but each to their own.

If by this stage of the year you guys had expected miracles from Stuart that's your thing I guess. The Knights game was disappointing, but I'm expecting a lot more disappointing games to come this season. Just like I'm expecting a few more Souths-like performances.

so how about Tupuos selection this week. has Ricky suffered a head knock ?
yes we are going to have disappointing losses and some unexpected wins but Jesus H Christ what's doin with Tupou ?

[The Nickman]

yeah, I completely disagree with the Tupou selection too

Better sack half the squad!!

[CanberraJonno]

"What's doing with Tupou?" Sounds like a hilarious sitcom based around the story of one footballer who can't seem to catch a break, or a cold...