2026 recruitment & retention

[Brookie1973]

Getting later in the season now, would be good to hear about another first grade signing after Fogarty

Maybe they are saving some salary cap for the DCE backflip.

 

[Brookie1973]

This comes from a place of morals. I am heavily opposed to AI in editing positions as someone who often creates and edits videos using the necessary manual methods. It applies across fields into photography too. It's a repulsion from someone simply not having the effort or authenticity to do what everyone else has to.

This is also based upon the questionable legality of this person stealing other people's articles and photos, proceeding to edit them into AI generated videos as to avoid copyright filters, and then passing it off as his own work.

He doesn't even bother to fact check. It had several facts wrong within the first minute or so of the video. The Moses to Roosters rumour was completely unsubstituted by Hooper, with no other source/journalist corroborating that story. Hooper effectively changed his choice of words to indicate that the rumour he started was a fact like gravity. As indicated here before, we have a grand total of four Issac Moses players at our club, which can be easily determined, and yet the video instead simply copies what a highly SSO ranked Fox League article said, likely the first result.

I simply cannot get behind that. It's lazy, unethical, and goes beyond fair use. Why should he be able to avoid the processes everyone else has to undergo? He doesn't use his face or real persona when doing these things, and hence cannot be held accountable. The rest of us in the broader field are.

AI will be the death knell of society. Turning us all into non thinking automatons. It’s also detracting from my YouTube experience.

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

I think the important signings will be young guns with potential , not old has beens.

TKO needs another , pity about Jazz.

I think it’s the year after ( lower contract valued for Tom/Jake ) where we will have money to spend on a more established prop.

 

[KNUCKLES]

Getting later in the season now, would be good to hear about another first grade signing after Fogarty

We need a big scalp i think..
Someone like a Tino, Haas, Koloamatangi type.
And i know we have some young kids coming through but izzy katoa would be a dream signing. I think we should of gone hard for him instead of fogarty

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

We need a big scalp i think..

Yeah, to replace Jazz. He has a huge scalp

 

[Stuey Davis’s Socks]

Lodge used to have a huge scalp, not so much these days.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Nor sure if its mentioned elsewhere but we are one of the clubs interested in Luke Garner. Good solid player i reckon. Thoughts?

 

[spider]

Nor sure if its mentioned elsewhere but we are one of the clubs interested in Luke Garner. Good solid player i reckon. Thoughts?

Thought he signed with Parra ?

 

[The Indian]

Garner is still available according to latest reports and we are one of the clubs chasing but theres a few with interest. Maybe we are just being mentioned because of the nostalgia factor from his days playing with Tom in juniors.

Time will tell I guess

 

[eaglebuzz]

Nor sure if its mentioned elsewhere but we are one of the clubs interested in Luke Garner. Good solid player i reckon. Thoughts?

I don't rate him that highly but he wouldn't be a terrible acquisition

 

[ManlyTragic]

Nor sure if it’s mentioned elsewhere but we are one of the clubs interested in Luke Garner. Good solid player i reckon. Thoughts?

…..at least he is not from the tigers!

Just sayin’

 

[The Wheel]

…..at least he is not from the tigers!

Just sayin’

He did play for them though 😉

 

[spider]

I Think we would be better off trying to get another young guy. I've got big hopes for young Hugo Hart.

 

[Tragic Eagle]

I think Garner is a good player as long as we get a dunno as well.

 

[Disco]

We need a big scalp i think..
Someone like a Tino, Haas, Koloamatangi type.
And i know we have some young kids coming through but izzy katoa would be a dream signing. I think we should of gone hard for him instead of fogarty

I mean that type would be for 27 and announced post Nov 1.

I'd be happy with a Trey Mooney type for 26

 

[swoop]

We need a couple of young backrowers like Steep, Foketi, White and Mooney type players. We also need a young prop who can play big minutes like T May and White and a no14 like Dylan Walker.

 

[ManlyTragic]

We need a couple of young backrowers like Steep, Foketi, White and Mooney type players. We also need a young prop who can play big minutes like T May and White and a no14 like Dylan Walker.

Not a big fan of Dylan walker …. Don’t know whether it is the pizza matter or the assault of his wife… but something just doesn’t sit right!

Just sayin’

 

[KNUCKLES]

I mean that type would be for 27 and announced post Nov 1.

I'd be happy with a Trey Mooney type for 26

Id be happy with Mooney and kobe

 

[The Insomniac]

Its a pity we are losing Jazz.

He is one tough hombre.

He is good Bob. Surprised you think so. Spotting effective players in the hooking position is not usually your forte'.

So you think the club needs another player that has a very high opinion of themselves,is injury prone,a Tigers reject and is an Isaac Moses client.I suppose it’s the type of player Seibold and co continually target so…..

The Panthers are looking @ him apparently.

 

[bob dylan]

He is good Bob. Surprised you think so. Spotting effective players in the hooking position is not usually your forte'.

The Panthers are looking @ him apparently.

He is not really a hooker imo.

There is barely a competent hooker in the NRL in 2025. Look at the Origin hookers , Grant and Robson a pair of hacks at best. Talk of Brailey being next man up for NSW amazes me until I look at who is available.

If Matt Ballin was around now he'd be a 20 games Origin and Test player.

The days of Steve Walters and Benny Elias are long gone. Even that cheat from Melbourne was half decent.

I do like our Jake Simpkin as a long term 9.

End of rant.