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Recruitment and Retention for 2028

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Bostock is just fishing for the most cash he can get.

I wouldnt be resigning someone just after the cash, without consideration for the team.

As I said, Dolphins put a good offer out there. Allowed him to look, I dont think we up that offer, from what I hear. But I said that a few weeks ago.

He is shopping himself hard.
I can't blame him for wanting to cash in on his current profile. Good luck to him, however take out the scoring and look at the bulk of his time in play week after week and he still has quite significant weaknessess in defence in both technique and positioning. Granted the guaranteed weekly fuck sake jack moments have ALMOST all been cleaned up but there is still too many issues for a high value player.
 
I dont blame him either.

But never bite the hand that feeds you.

He was unwanted. We gave him an opportunity.

I think in life you get biten on the ass with things like that.

I like that the club has said $850k. Go fill your boots.

Dragons are at 1mil a year. And he is still shopping. There is something in that.
 
Looks like the media are now saying the mail is Herbie is more likely to stay at the Dolphins which is good and that Flegler is likely to be off to the Cowboys which I think we can all agree is fine too as there is no way we want to sign him on 900k a season

Bostock also saying he's not a lock to leave, it would be a massive, massive win for our off season if we keep both Herbie and Bostock and lose flegler but as long as we keep Herbie it's not bad by any means
 
Media is now also saying we are after Bradman Best.

I think a lot of journos are throwing shit at walls hoping it sticks.

All agent, media bullshit.

Just wait and see, what will be will be.

All i know is, and i have said it all along, cant be wasting money at centre or on the wings. They wont do shit if we arent going forward.

Keep one, from an experience stand point. But dont pay both, please.
 
Fact hus missus and his dad want Brahman at eels not sure we
be seeing it but in saying that him for jack I wouldn't say no
 
Best is suppose let us know by wed night if he's not got deal in sydney so guess that's when jack sorts his deal out
 
Isn’t the pursuit of Best admittance of defeat on Herbie and Bostock ?

lol who the ..... said both going, if jack wants overs let him , no way are we letting both go to get Bradman to partner up with a junior


comments like this tell you dont give rats about the club

the fact chocks circling jack tells me herbies said no one thing with bradman he wont want overs n will play outta his skin and deserves money hes on bostock just sees dollars

but you keep dreaming and go get a chocks membership
 
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Isn’t the pursuit of Best admittance of defeat on Herbie and Bostock ?
"Defeat"? We aren't the Dogs. Don't get "defeated" so often.

But I wish both of them would hurry TF up and do whatever they are going to do.
 
Isn’t the pursuit of Best admittance of defeat on Herbie and Bostock ?
One not both we have offers to both of them and Flegler is leaving and best will have a similar ask to Bostock and slightly lower than herbie

That said best currently plays on the left so unless he or Herbie is gonna switch sides he's a more likely replacement for Herbie than Bostock yet the news seems like we are more likely to lose Bostock of the two of them

We'll see I guess

Obv don't want to lose both of them but if we lost only one of them and got best as a replacement we'd be keeping two elite centres which would be nice although I'm not sure about the 1m a season on best if that's his ask

If flegler leaving gives us enough cap space to get or keep two out of three of Herbie Bostock and best though if be pretty happy with that

I still feel like we keep Herbie lose Bostock and don't sign best personally but who knows
 
One not both we have offers to both of them and Flegler is leaving and best will have a similar ask to Bostock and slightly lower than herbie

That said best currently plays on the left so unless he or Herbie is gonna switch sides he's a more likely replacement for Herbie than Bostock yet the news seems like we are more likely to lose Bostock of the two of them

We'll see I guess

Obv don't want to lose both of them but if we lost only one of them and got best as a replacement we'd be keeping two elite centres which would be nice although I'm not sure about the 1m a season on best if that's his ask

If flegler leaving gives us enough cap space to get or keep two out of three of Herbie Bostock and best though if be pretty happy with that

I still feel like we keep Herbie lose Bostock and don't sign best personally but who knows
I don't think any club can afford two centres on over 1 mil a season. It will mess up the cap. Need plenty of money spare for Katoa's next contract as well.
 
Cap is going up but yeah it would mean we need cheap forwards

Remember we do have the Flegler money coming back potentially and the Kaufusi money coming back next season to cover Katoa's upgrade but yeah i'd imagine the more likely scenario is we pay Herbie, let Bostock walk and Bostock plays for us in 2027 and by 2028 Lavender or one of the other rookies is first grade ready

I assume Best is just a backup plan if both of our centres leave which hopefully shouldn't happen if/when Herbie extends with us
 
"Defeat"? We aren't the Dogs. Don't get "defeated" so often.

But I wish both of them would hurry TF up and do whatever they are going to do.
yeah i be shocked if we loose 3 guys on good money and just use guys in our 30 ,no way we letting 3 top guys go without 3 decent guys on return matts talking s...t again ( thought herbie was gone matt)
 
Cap is going up but yeah it would mean we need cheap forwards

Remember we do have the Flegler money coming back potentially and the Kaufusi money coming back next season to cover Katoa's upgrade but yeah i'd imagine the more likely scenario is we pay Herbie, let Bostock walk and Bostock plays for us in 2027 and by 2028 Lavender or one of the other rookies is first grade ready

I assume Best is just a backup plan if both of our centres leave which hopefully shouldn't happen if/when Herbie extends with us
i heard we still looking at him if one goes which makre sense ( re best as hardly just going put someone from our 30 in with herbie or bostock and it wont be hammer n herbie or jack)
 
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