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gergreg wrote: September 18, 2018, 4:57 pm Ummm so why did we sign and then release Garvey? Was there ever an explanation?

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gergreg wrote: September 18, 2018, 4:57 pm Ummm so why did we sign and then release Garvey? Was there ever an explanation?

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Raiders sign Craig Garvey: https://www.raiders.com.au/news/2017/11 ... ig-garvey/

I don't think the club ever officially announced his release on raiders.com.au (couldn't find it at least).

However, there is this CT report: Canberra Raiders grant Garvey's release request: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/sport/ ... 4zuvz.html
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Schifty wrote:
gergreg wrote: September 18, 2018, 4:57 pm Ummm so why did we sign and then release Garvey? Was there ever an explanation?

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Hingano, Sezer and Bateman can all cover hooker.
C'mon now Schifty, Hingano is a winger isn't he?

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Pigman wrote: September 18, 2018, 4:52 pm Isn’t he? I thought he was on his way back? Wasn’t there a bunch of articles around June-July about how we signed jk to come back?

Even if he’s not, we can do better than Levi. He sucks
It was a red hot happening. Then went totally dead quiet
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gergreg wrote: September 18, 2018, 5:37 pm
Schifty wrote:
gergreg wrote: September 18, 2018, 4:57 pm Ummm so why did we sign and then release Garvey? Was there ever an explanation?

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Hingano, Sezer and Bateman can all cover hooker.
C'mon now Schifty, Hingano is a winger isn't he?

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I know one person in Canberra at believes that.

It wasn't poor Hingano either...
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Pigman wrote: September 18, 2018, 2:36 pm
Matt wrote: September 18, 2018, 12:33 pm
julian87 wrote: September 18, 2018, 10:10 am Few ifs and buts here.

If Luke signs for Newcastle I’d definitely look at getting Levi to replace Garvey/Baptiste if you can get him cheap.
Id take a punt on Levi
I wouldn’t. Levi is low key proper ****
He’s the knights version of Travis Waddell

Has never sniffed reaching the heights people thought he would.
Baptaste and Havilli are on the books and are significantly better players than Levi
See I always rated Levi higher than most so I don’t think he’s as bad as you do. He had a horrible year this year so his stocks have plummeted big time.

Apparently Baptiste isn’t coming and the consensus is you need a 3rd hooker. If the club can get Levi at base price it’s as good as you’ll get for that squad spot imo which probably only plays reserve grade anyway.
well, I guess you could say that I'm buy curious.
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julian87 wrote: September 19, 2018, 10:37 am
Pigman wrote: September 18, 2018, 2:36 pm
Matt wrote: September 18, 2018, 12:33 pm
julian87 wrote: September 18, 2018, 10:10 am Few ifs and buts here.

If Luke signs for Newcastle I’d definitely look at getting Levi to replace Garvey/Baptiste if you can get him cheap.
Id take a punt on Levi
I wouldn’t. Levi is low key proper ****
He’s the knights version of Travis Waddell

Has never sniffed reaching the heights people thought he would.
Baptaste and Havilli are on the books and are significantly better players than Levi
See I always rated Levi higher than most so I don’t think he’s as bad as you do. He had a horrible year this year so his stocks have plummeted big time.

Apparently Baptiste isn’t coming and the consensus is you need a 3rd hooker. If the club can get Levi at base price it’s as good as you’ll get for that squad spot imo which probably only plays reserve grade anyway.
Exactly. And remember, he does have an NZ cap or 2
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I think Levi will earn above minimum wage (rightly or wrongly).

Clubs like Broncos, Storm, Roosters will always want a backup Hooker on the books and backup hookers and halves always get more wage than the minimum.

I believe hookers and halves can even earn ok money in the second tier.
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https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 01853d841c

Some handy players on the move, and we are nowhere to be seen.
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edwahu wrote:https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 01853d841c

Some handy players on the move, and we are nowhere to be seen.
we are in the TPJ bidding war

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bonehead wrote:
edwahu wrote:https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 01853d841c

Some handy players on the move, and we are nowhere to be seen.
we are in the TPJ bidding war

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Wow I don't understand why Moses is considered so highly but I hope he goes to the Broncos. Moses is rubbish and toxic.

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bonehead wrote: September 20, 2018, 4:48 pm
edwahu wrote:https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 01853d841c

Some handy players on the move, and we are nowhere to be seen.
we are in the TPJ bidding war

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How long until he makes a decision?

If we have that much we should be chasing some of those other names as a plan B.
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bonehead wrote: September 20, 2018, 4:48 pm
edwahu wrote:https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 01853d841c

Some handy players on the move, and we are nowhere to be seen.
we are in the TPJ bidding war

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We have a spare 800k ?
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Anyone got anything to say we are in the market for TPJ


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BJ wrote:I think Levi will earn above minimum wage (rightly or wrongly).

Clubs like Broncos, Storm, Roosters will always want a backup Hooker on the books and backup hookers and halves always get more wage than the minimum.

I believe hookers and halves can even earn ok money in the second tier.

Not necessarily the case in my opinion.

Broncos do not have quality depth in the hooker/half department. Going into the season none of their depth players had a single NRL game experience. I would say with a fair bit of confidence that those players are on minimum wage.

Roosters halves would all be on minimum wage and We are paying the majority of Baptistes contract.

I think our theory of having a bloke like Williams who was 3rd string at the start of the year chewing up a chunk of salary cap is flawed. I would rather invest the extra money into a quality first choice.
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RTW wrote:
BJ wrote:I think Levi will earn above minimum wage (rightly or wrongly).

Clubs like Broncos, Storm, Roosters will always want a backup Hooker on the books and backup hookers and halves always get more wage than the minimum.

I believe hookers and halves can even earn ok money in the second tier.

Not necessarily the case in my opinion.

Broncos do not have quality depth in the hooker/half department. Going into the season none of their depth players had a single NRL game experience. I would say with a fair bit of confidence that those players are on minimum wage.

Roosters halves would all be on minimum wage and We are paying the majority of Baptistes contract.

I think our theory of having a bloke like Williams who was 3rd string at the start of the year chewing up a chunk of salary cap is flawed. I would rather invest the extra money into a quality first choice.
Its my understanding that the Broncs are sniffing around for a half. Backup or otherwise, I dont know.
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edwahu wrote: September 20, 2018, 6:41 pm
bonehead wrote: September 20, 2018, 4:48 pm
edwahu wrote:https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-pr ... 01853d841c

Some handy players on the move, and we are nowhere to be seen.
we are in the TPJ bidding war

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How long until he makes a decision?

If we have that much we should be chasing some of those other names as a plan B.
TPJ has until Nov 1, I think
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Why would TPJ come back after making negative comments about Sticky?

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gergreg wrote:Why would TPJ come back after making negative comments about Sticky?

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maybe he realised what sticky was doing

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bonehead wrote:
gergreg wrote:Why would TPJ come back after making negative comments about Sticky?

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Maybe. He was in and out of Broncos NRL side the first season he was there due to inconsistency. Or maybe we are yet again being used to bump up his price?

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RTW wrote:
BJ wrote:I think Levi will earn above minimum wage (rightly or wrongly).

Clubs like Broncos, Storm, Roosters will always want a backup Hooker on the books and backup hookers and halves always get more wage than the minimum.

I believe hookers and halves can even earn ok money in the second tier.

Not necessarily the case in my opinion.

Broncos do not have quality depth in the hooker/half department. Going into the season none of their depth players had a single NRL game experience. I would say with a fair bit of confidence that those players are on minimum wage.

Roosters halves would all be on minimum wage and We are paying the majority of Baptistes contract.

I think our theory of having a bloke like Williams who was 3rd string at the start of the year chewing up a chunk of salary cap is flawed. I would rather invest the extra money into a quality first choice.
We are paying the majority of Baptiste’s contract? You have worse sources than 999 island dressing.
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RTW wrote: September 20, 2018, 7:57 pm
BJ wrote:I think Levi will earn above minimum wage (rightly or wrongly).

Clubs like Broncos, Storm, Roosters will always want a backup Hooker on the books and backup hookers and halves always get more wage than the minimum.

I believe hookers and halves can even earn ok money in the second tier.

Not necessarily the case in my opinion.

Broncos do not have quality depth in the hooker/half department. Going into the season none of their depth players had a single NRL game experience. I would say with a fair bit of confidence that those players are on minimum wage.
Broncos first choice halves are a guy another club was willing to pay $1.2M a season to retain (Milford)
and another player that a club failed to retain despite offering them the biggest offer in their club's history (Jack Bird)

so their back up half/hooker Nikorima has played 79 games NRL level and 9 for New Zealand.

also they have another backup hooker that's played half a dozen games for Samoa at hooker and is an Australian international (Josh McGuire)
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Sid wrote:
RTW wrote: September 20, 2018, 7:57 pm
BJ wrote:I think Levi will earn above minimum wage (rightly or wrongly).

Clubs like Broncos, Storm, Roosters will always want a backup Hooker on the books and backup hookers and halves always get more wage than the minimum.

I believe hookers and halves can even earn ok money in the second tier.

Not necessarily the case in my opinion.

Broncos do not have quality depth in the hooker/half department. Going into the season none of their depth players had a single NRL game experience. I would say with a fair bit of confidence that those players are on minimum wage.
Broncos first choice halves are a guy another club was willing to pay $1.2M a season to retain (Milford)
and another player that a club failed to retain despite offering them the biggest offer in their club's history (Jack Bird)

so their back up half/hooker Nikorima has played 79 games NRL level and 9 for New Zealand.

also they have another backup hooker that's played half a dozen games for Samoa at hooker and is an Australian international (Josh McGuire)

Josh McGuire is not a back up hooker he is a starting Origin and International forward. He plugged a hole when needed and as a result saved the Broncos from paying over minimum wage for a second and a third string hooker.

If Bird was signed as a half why did he not play in the halves at the start of the season?
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alright then if bird is the backup, at the time of his signing, just about every other team would've bought him to play in their spine if they could afford him. hilariously broncos pulled an orford move and signed a busted.
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Broncos already signed O'Sullivan in the halves. I'd say Nikorima will be backup hooker off the bench.
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Yeah the reason Bird went to the Broncos was to play 5/8.

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Raiders set to sign Ryley Jacks after 3 clubs changed their minds.
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He'd be alright. Solid and affordable.
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doesn't excite me

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Will go well with sezer I think

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Can he tackle and kick a field goal? That’s all I want


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Tackle yes averages 19.3 made 1.8 missed vs 11.8 and 2.1 for Austin and 14.3 and 2.7 for Sezer

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Matt wrote: September 19, 2018, 12:42 pm
julian87 wrote: September 19, 2018, 10:37 am
Pigman wrote: September 18, 2018, 2:36 pm
Matt wrote: September 18, 2018, 12:33 pm
julian87 wrote: September 18, 2018, 10:10 am Few ifs and buts here.

If Luke signs for Newcastle I’d definitely look at getting Levi to replace Garvey/Baptiste if you can get him cheap.
Id take a punt on Levi
I wouldn’t. Levi is low key proper ****
He’s the knights version of Travis Waddell

Has never sniffed reaching the heights people thought he would.
Baptaste and Havilli are on the books and are significantly better players than Levi
See I always rated Levi higher than most so I don’t think he’s as bad as you do. He had a horrible year this year so his stocks have plummeted big time.

Apparently Baptiste isn’t coming and the consensus is you need a 3rd hooker. If the club can get Levi at base price it’s as good as you’ll get for that squad spot imo which probably only plays reserve grade anyway.
Exactly. And remember, he does have an NZ cap or 2
I dont give a **** what caps he's got. The guy has never been a legitimate FGer. As a 3rd stringer on absolute minimum wage... maybe, but i rather take guys with upside in those spots. Levi has no upside, he's tried, true and proven as trash.
As said, he is literally our Waddell. The only reason he's played the games he has is because the club cant quite believe that a player who was such a stand out at the lower level hasnt translated at all. They think it'll come. It won't. It hardly ever does in this situation.
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InFernos_Raiders wrote: September 21, 2018, 6:09 pm Raiders set to sign Ryley Jacks after 3 clubs changed their minds.
Sounds like he will be stoked to join :lol:
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