2026 recruitment & retention

[Buddy Love]

Tom Trbojevic – $1.1m
Jake Trbojevic – $1.0m
Haumole Olakau’atu – $875k
Jamal Fogarty – $700k
Luke Brooks – $650k
Taniela Paseka – $600k
Reuben Garrick – $525k
Tolutau Koula – $525k
Kobe Hetherington – $500k
Lehi Hopoate – $450k
Ethan Bullemor – $450k
Jason Saab – $400k
Lachlan Croker – $350k
Ben Trbojevic – $300k
Nathan Brown – $300k
Jake Simpkin – $250k
Corey Waddell – $250k
Joey Walsh – $225k
Clayton Faulalo – $200k
Blake Wilson – $200k
Onitoni Large – $200k
Zaidas Muagututia – $150k
Caleb Navale – $150k
Paul Bryan – $150k
Simione Laiafi – $150k

Pending:
Siua Taukei’aho
Matt Lodge

Roster Count:
Confirmed – 25
Pending – 2
Open – 3

Hetherington 500k ?
Jake 1 million..... stupidity is amazing.

Fogarty on 700k is a great move though

 

[1967 eagle croc]

Hetherington 500k ?
Jake 1 million..... stupidity is amazing.

Fogarty on 700k is a great move though

stupidity is saab brooks and croker eating up 1.4 mill these 3 should go a hundy each

 

[Not Paul Kent]

From all reports the Turbos T & J are on a combined $2.4 mil next year. Plus add the Schu $200K.

If I add all the suggested increases we’d already be over the cap with 6 players still to sign….

And people are trying to say we still have cap space to sign good middle forwards?

 

[TheEagle]

If I add all the suggested increases we’d already be over the cap with 6 players still to sign….

And people are trying to say we still have cap space to sign good middle forwards?

For 2027, yes

 

[Not Paul Kent]

For 2027, yes

2027 is a different matter!

 

[Disco]

To be fair nobody knows what players are on, the media does there best but their numbers are often sensationalised either for clicks or because its based on info from agents/club officials with agendas.

Not to mention a crudely quoted number may not factor front/back loading, incentive structure, long serving or marquee player allowances, car allowances and of course TPAs.

We all speculate, discuss and squabble over numbers but ultimately its a fools errand.

 

[jbb/james]

To be fair nobody knows what players are on, the media does there best but their numbers are often sensationalised either for clicks or because its based on info from agents/club officials with agendas.

Not to mention a crudely quoted number may not factor front/back loading, incentive structure, long serving or marquee player allowances, car allowances and of course TPAs.

We all speculate, discuss and squabble over numbers but ultimately its a fools errand.

I thought journalist got access to a list of figures without the names and then they work down from obvious to speculation

 

[Disco]

To be fair nobody knows what players are on, the media does there best but their numbers are often sensationalised either for clicks or because its based on info from agents/club officials with agendas.

Not to mention a crudely quoted number may not factor front/back loading, incentive structure, long serving or marquee player allowances, car allowances and of course TPAs.

We all speculate, discuss and squabble over numbers but ultimately its a fools errand.

Also whilst I'm pontificating...

There is not a club in the league who has all their players playing to their contract value.

Not one.

By the nature of multi year contracts, supply and demand of a market and development, regression and form of players perceived value will always be fluid.

The closest you will get is when a player signs their deal but often that is market driven and not representative of on field worth (Dylan Brown anyone?).

The game is two fold. One, signing players under their value through savvy recruitment or two, through coaching and development to extra extra value out of signed players.

So a player like Jake, signed at proper value but now due to contract length and backending representing bad value.

Moving on is not viable, so the club needs to work on two things for FY26.

One counterbalancing Jakes poor FY26 contract with good ones...that is where youth and veterans comes to the fore needing players like Navale, Laifai, Hart, Walsh, Zaidas to step up and signings like TKO over playing their contract value.

And two, extracting the most we can, and that is where we can look at minutes, gameplan and physical conditioning. We wont get 2018 Jake but we could extract better value.

 

[Budgie]

I thought journalist got access to a list of figures without the names and then they work down from obvious to speculation

You're assuming they can add up

 

[manlyfan76]

Each to their own mate but I think we need a grub in our pack.

Outside Haumole we have zero intimidation.

Just my opinion and I’m not always right.

I disagree, you are always right.

🙂

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Throw in something for me. Suffering must have a price!

I can post you a can of baked beans if you like 🤷‍♂️

 

[Disco]

I thought journalist got access to a list of figures without the names and then they work down from obvious to speculation

Well from the get go thete it is, speculation and then even then, what number is listed.

If say a young play, say Lehi for example was on 300k but 50k bonus for 20 plus games, 50k further for SOO and 50k on top of the national Rep is he listed as 300k or 450k?

At the other enda vet, for example DCE say 900k but has 100k in car, long service and marquee allowances as part of that, is he listed as 800k or 900k on such list.

Its a quagmire

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Well from the get go thete it is, speculation and then even then, what number is listed.

If say a young play, say Lehi for example was on 300k but 50k bonus for 20 plus games, 50k further for SOO and 50k on top of the national Rep is he listed as 300k or 450k?

At the other enda vet, for example DCE say 900k but has 100k in car, long service and marquee allowances as part of that, is he listed as 800k or 900k on such list.

Its a quagmire

Most contract stuff is leaked by ethical player managers. (The unethical ones don't leak, they make up fake figures)
In each case it is to further their own interests.

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

I wonder if Jon Clarke Head of Performance is going to stay I think his off contract

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I don't think lack of fitness was Manly's problem this season?
It was definitely an issue raised by some keen-eyed fans during some previous campaigns.
Clarke seemed to do good

 

[Blowfly]

I'm going to get bashed but I think Tino is over rated

I’m with you!

 

[Brookie Bob]

Just a thought: 3 players who are playing for other teams in this weekend's finals matches will be playing for Manly next year - Fogarty (Raiders), Wilson (Bulldogs), and Hetherington (Broncos). We could have done a lot worse.

 

[Phobia]

Just a thought: 3 players who are playing for other teams in this weekend's finals matches will be playing for Manly next year - Fogarty (Raiders), Wilson (Bulldogs), and Hetherington (Broncos). We could have done a lot worse.

Didn't see you write this, and posted the exact same thing in the finals thread 30 seconds later lol...

Good thinking Batman!

 

[The Wheel]

Thoughts on Soni Luke as a back up hooker - released from Panthers. Was highly thought of a couple of years back

 

[Ron E. Gibbs]

Thoughts on Soni Luke as a back up hooker - released from Panthers. Was highly thought of a couple of years back

Good NRL experience, and with GCKT gone we could definitely use more cover at hooker.

 

[LittleSnake]

Jeez... that salary list was sobering. I really thought we had more to spend.

Tom and Jake contracts are killing us. Were not really getting value accross the park though. Paseka has been a massive loss and even with him we seem like a prop short. TKO and paseka may be the combo we've been missing but the rotation is still short. Lodge and Jake are depth at best and cant hold the momentum.

We desperately need a prop and a hooker.