2026 recruitment & retention

[KNUCKLES]

Kobe or Jack?

Kobe

 

[rich]

Tommy’s Dad is the NSW cup coach for the dragons

Probably going there or the Eels with Bailey Simonssons departure

 

[Sheikheagle]

Sam Healy was dangerous last night. He's a Englishman from Pontefract. 186cm/89kgs, 23yrs. On contract to NZ til 2027

Nah he is the son of former Sharks 5/8 Mitch Healey. Left the Sharks as he didnt have a pathway to NRL because Braily was ahead of him. Had a great game last night.

 

[Brookie Bob]

Manly Sea Eagles confirm nine player departures

Nine gone. Two stay. Who's the biggest loss for Manly?

www.zerotackle.com

 

[47MVEagle]

Tommy Talau’s the only 1 of those 9 I’m not happy about going 😣

 

[MissKate]

What’s happening about Crocker, if he has been out due to concussion for a whole season then surely it’s unlikely he would ever play again. Why haven’t we applied to medically retire him. Surely the nrl couldn’t argue that one, sees as they are so up on player safety

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

What’s happening about Crocker, if he has been out due to concussion for a whole season then surely it’s unlikely he would ever play again. Why haven’t we applied to medically retire him. Surely the nrl couldn’t argue that one, sees as they are so up on player safety

Yeah but is it due to concussion? Hard to tell because the club forgot to mention what's happening with him (again, same as they've forgotten every week for about the last 5 months!!!)

 

[ManlyTragic]

Mentioned elsewhere , he wants a starting spot , not a Reggie’s position with the occasional game.

Backing himself to find a club

Well he could have gone on national TV and told us that !

Just sayin’

 

[Rorz]

Tommy Talau’s the only 1 of those 9 I’m not happy about going 😣

Interesting that!?
Retain Schoup whose played how many games to Talua.Ive given up on their recruiting.

 

[MissKate]

Yeah but is it due to concussion? Hard to tell because the club forgot to mention what's happening with him (again, same as they've forgotten every week for about the last 5 months!!!)

Crazy hey, no wonder we have salary cap issues

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

Interesting that!?
Retain Schoup whose played how many games to Talua.Ive given up on their recruiting.

Have you thought of this maybe

( Club) Tommy we’d like to sign you for another two years, we thought a fair offer is XXXX.

Nah not interested in that , I want YYYY PLUS a guaranteed run on spot for 2026.

( Club) Well we think the XXXX is a fair offer and we can’t guarantee you a run on spot but you’re certainly going to get games and who knows what the future holds.

Okay , but no thanks , I’m going to test the market.

I have no inside knowledge but did see something on Twitter yesterday that suggests he wasn’t happy with the offer and was looking for a run on guarantee.

 

[C_Eagle31]

Nothing surprises me now with this club.

I hope this means we can re-sign Garrick on the money he wants. If not, the recruitment is screwed.

 

[Sheikheagle]

Interesting that!?
Retain Schoup whose played how many games to Talua.Ive given up on their recruiting.

Schoup dog would be on half the coin that Tommy would have been after.

 

[Carl]

Schoup dog would be on half the coin that Tommy would have been after.

And schoup on the bench can help with the what happens if a back or edge forward gets injured conundrum we have seen both sides of this year.