New signings to be announced #nextweek

[BOZO]

The Lurker ....

A chronic knee injury is threatening to scuttle Trent Hodkinson's move to Manly next season.

The Sea Eagles are desperate for a halves partner for Daly Cherry-Evans after allowing Blake Green to go to the Warriors for next season, and Hodkinson was near the top of their list.

But my Newcastle spies tell me Hodkinson has been struggling at pre-season training with the knee injury, which has plagued him in recent years.

The former NSW State of Origin hero started his career at Manly and would have been a good fit back at the club if fully fit.

With the Knights having a host of halves - and knowing Hodkinson is struggling - they would have been happy to release the veteran back to Manly.

The Sea Eagles are even considering an approach to former bad boy Todd Carney but have had no discussions to this point.

 

[Peter C]

NRL don't own drugcastle they are owned by the Wests Leagues club group

That's right, forgot about that.

 

[BOZO]

Unless you can come up with some evidence of his health then the 'no injury' claim is pure unfounded head-in-the-sand wishful thinking.

To end the head in the sand wishful thinking ...
Any one that claims there is evidence of Carney chronic injury please post . Other wise have a nice day

 

[brad]

The Lurker ....

A chronic knee injury is threatening to scuttle Trent Hodkinson's move to Manly next season.

The Sea Eagles are desperate for a halves partner for Daly Cherry-Evans after allowing Blake Green to go to the Warriors for next season, and Hodkinson was near the top of their list.

But my Newcastle spies tell me Hodkinson has been struggling at pre-season training with the knee injury, which has plagued him in recent years.

The former NSW State of Origin hero started his career at Manly and would have been a good fit back at the club if fully fit.

With the Knights having a host of halves - and knowing Hodkinson is struggling - they would have been happy to release the veteran back to Manly.

The Sea Eagles are even considering an approach to former bad boy Todd Carney but have had no discussions to this point.

Yer if Manly get Hodkinson it will be astonishing really . He's busted .

 

[Woodsie]

Don't care if he is injury free ... the blokes a numbnutt and shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a Manly jersey.

 

[castle eagle]

There is no way in hell we are signing Carney. Th rumour is ridiculous. NRL will not let him play for us.

but if parra needed a half?

 

[Bradza]

To end the head in the sand wishful thinking ...
Any one that claims there is evidence of Carney chronic injury please post . Other wise have a nice day

No one has mentioned the word chronic except for you. If you’d paid a passing attention over the years you’d know that Carney has spent a fair bit of time on the sidelines. Just google a combination of his name and the word injury and you’ll see a number of articles. You mentioned he has no injury concerns and all I said was that I didn’t think that was true. I beg your indulgence to post comment about this?!

Since his relatively injury free stint at the Roosters, Todd has played 51 games in 3 seasons with Cronulla, 33 games in 2 seasons with Catalans and 17 games in 1 season with Salford. An average of 17 games a season over 6 years or around 66% of matches.

At 31 years of age I’d say buyer beware and go in with your eyes open.

 

[BOZO]

No one has mentioned the word chronic except for you. If you’d paid a passing attention over the years you’d know that Carney has spent a fair bit of time on the sidelines. Just google a combination of his name and the word injury and you’ll see a number of articles. You mentioned he has no injury concerns and all I said was that I didn’t think that was true. I beg your indulgence to post comment about this?!

Since his relatively injury free stint at the Roosters, Todd has played 51 games in 3 seasons with Cronulla, 33 games in 2 seasons with Catalans and 17 games in 1 season with Salford. An average of 17 games a season over 6 years or around 66% of matches.

At 31 years of age I’d say buyer beware and go in with your eyes open.

No chronic injury concerns at age 31 is a good thing .
We are going in with our eyes open . Minimum contract for an experienced half that we don't have .
Overall he is a better player than Green ever was .

 

[Haliaeetus]

No chronic injury concerns at age 31 is a good thing .
We are going in with our eyes open . Minimum contract for an experienced half that we don't have .
Overall he is a better player than Green ever was .

if you can temper a bit of the admiration that causes you to advocate for carney so relentlessly with some of the disdain for kelly that keeps you rabbitting on about him elsewhere, and vice versa, i think we'll all be happier fatuous friend

 

[tookey]

To end the head in the sand wishful thinking ...
Any one that claims there is evidence of Carney chronic injury please post . Other wise have a nice day

Carney has a chronic injury - uromysitis poisoning

1. a very serious urinating condition one has no control over 2. constant urge to urinate in ones own mouth 3. Doctors recommend that one just relieve themselves or death is a possibility

 

[BOZO]

if you can temper a bit of the admiration that causes you to advocate for carney so relentlessly with some of the disdain for kelly that keeps you rabbitting on about him elsewhere, and vice versa, i think we'll all be happier fatuous friend

When Kelly proves him self and maybe one day wears the NSW and Australia jumper and wins NRL player of the year then I will have something to praise about feathered friend

 

[BOZO]

Carney has a chronic injury - uromysitis poisoning

1. a very serious urinating condition one has no control over 2. constant urge to urinate in ones own mouth 3. Doctors recommend that one just relieve themselves or death is a possibility

I agree that is one serious condition LOL

 

[Haliaeetus]

When Kelly proves him self and maybe one day wears the NSW and Australia jumper and wins NRL player of the year then I will have something to praise about feathered friend

relentless hahah
well at least you're consistent

 

[Shoe1]

When Kelly proves him self and maybe one day wears the NSW and Australia jumper and wins NRL player of the year then I will have something to praise about feathered friend

Will you acknowledge him as an immortal?

 

[rifraff]

So many people complained last year about the players we did sign , Uate Sironen Green. We will be awful, wooden spooners. Last year was going to be the end of the world. Apparently it is this year now though because we havn't signed anyone half as good yet.

 

[EagleFlys]

In days gone by we would have our choice of signings.

69 pages later, we are discussing the merits of three untested kids, an ex player with crook knees, and a bloke who takes photos of himself pissing.

Exactly when did we become clowns in the NRL circus of stupidity?

 

[The Who]

Exactly when did we become clowns in the NRL circus of stupidity?

Just after the England cricket squad showed us how.

 

[brad]

Gotta love the off season.

 

[simon64]

We don't need either Hodkinson or Carney. If the rumours of us considering either of these two are true, we need to wipe that option.

Unless, of course, we see zero potential in Wright, Hastings, Cullen or Metcalfe. Then go for gold. But personally, I think there is a viable option in house. I'd give Hastings first crack as he solves our goal kicking issues as well.

For mine, Wright is not a 5/8. Reminds me of Walker in terms of his ability to hurt teams by running a bit wider. Metcalfe I haven't seen much of but he is reportedly very talented. We'll see. Cullen tries to do too much. A bit like Wright actually.

Can we please dump the Dad's Army policy ?

 

[Captain Moondog]

Can we please dump the Dad's Army policy ?

I'd like to see Corporal Jones in our squad. Stick it up 'em Corporal Jones....