Recruitment and Retention for 2027

[Dolph]

Clubs like the Roosters got rid of their juniors. Because why pump money into developing young players, if you ger nothing for it in turn should thry leave.

And when you dont have to pay transfwr fees. May as well recruit the good ones, rather then pay for a development system.

Roosters did it and a number of other clubs as well, but since Penrith started dominating by doing the opposite, clubs have had to rethink the Roosters model. Roosters have as well. While they don't have "their own" juniors, they recruit 15, 16, 17 years olds from all over the country and NZ and put them up in a apartment block in Bondi with supported living. i.e. someone who cooks for them and ensures they aren't getting drunk or staying out late and stuff like that.

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

Unfortunately in the NRL when someone is off contract they go whereever they want with the club getting nothing in retun.

Building thse guys up and developing means nothing. With no transfer fees, and unlikely pkayer swaps. You end up goung into a lottery or salary bidding war at the end of a contract.

So whatever mr c said. I gather he think he has an obligation to stay or he think it wont hapoen unless we get something. Its conplete wrong and not how it works. At the end of a contract he goes and we get nothing and have no power to stop him, other than offering a new contract.

When a player is offloaded under contract we nego to get rid. Another clud offers to take him, however they make us pay part of the salary, because they know we want rid.

This is the topic i put mr c on ingore for. He had no idea and argued like he was right, and was completely wrong.

What a shambles, I must have posted that drunk

 

[257Matt]

Roosters did it and a number of other clubs as well, but since Penrith started dominating by doing the opposite, clubs have had to rethink the Roosters model. Roosters have as well. While they don't have "their own" juniors, they recruit 15, 16, 17 years olds from all over the country and NZ and put them up in a apartment block in Bondi with supported living. i.e. someone who cooks for them and ensures they aren't getting drunk or staying out late and stuff like that.

Penrith's success has changed the landscape a lot and clubs should be looking to invest into the pathways system.

Now that Dolphins have a very established Top 17, have some depth and now making calls on players futures included failed signings like Tupou and Feagai they need to really back in their pathways system.

I see on other pages a lot of angst about signing George Williams leaving Kodi Nikorima open to others from elsewhere fans bar the one would happily accept if they're opening the pathway for Karl Oloapu or Toby Batten for a shot at the no.6 or move Kurt Donoghoe or the now gone Jake Averillo to full time no.6.

Dolphins box office players are Farnworth, Hammer, Cobbo, Bostock and Katoa. The players that are glues to the club are Plath, Donoghoe, JMK, Nikorima and Stone all of those bar Stone do carry a price stag with them and 3 of them are locked in to 2028 a few after the TV deal kicks in. And you got your old style traditional clubman in Fuller.

They've made the correct call to invest in Naufahu and Dolphins need to lock Naufahu and/or Bostock in early to avoid someone going at them two and Indie as a package deal.

Roosters have had a lot of success buying players at 15-16 and building them through they got to Robert Toia just before the Dolphins got admitted into the NRL competition.

BUT the Roosters have had a lot of failures in recent times landing or trying to land big names like Brandon Smith, Joseph Suaalii, Dom Young, Spencer Leniu and the botched up attempt for David Fifita. Jury is still out for Daly Cherry-Evans and the signing of Reece Robson is to fix up the mistake with Smith.

 

[Red]

What a shambles, I must have posted that drunk

It happens

 

[Red]

Penrith's success has changed the landscape a lot and clubs should be looking to invest into the pathways system.

Now that Dolphins have a very established Top 17, have some depth and now making calls on players futures included failed signings like Tupou and Feagai they need to really back in their pathways system.

I see on other pages a lot of angst about signing George Williams leaving Kodi Nikorima open to others from elsewhere fans bar the one would happily accept if they're opening the pathway for Karl Oloapu or Toby Batten for a shot at the no.6 or move Kurt Donoghoe or the now gone Jake Averillo to full time no.6.

Dolphins box office players are Farnworth, Hammer, Cobbo, Bostock and Katoa. The players that are glues to the club are Plath, Donoghoe, JMK, Nikorima and Stone all of those bar Stone do carry a price stag with them and 3 of them are locked in to 2028 a few after the TV deal kicks in. And you got your old style traditional clubman in Fuller.

They've made the correct call to invest in Naufahu and Dolphins need to lock Naufahu and/or Bostock in early to avoid someone going at them two and Indie as a package deal.

Roosters have had a lot of success buying players at 15-16 and building them through they got to Robert Toia just before the Dolphins got admitted into the NRL competition.

BUT the Roosters have had a lot of failures in recent times landing or trying to land big names like Brandon Smith, Joseph Suaalii, Dom Young, Spencer Leniu and the botched up attempt for David Fifita. Jury is still out for Daly Cherry-Evans and the signing of Reece Robson is to fix up the mistake with Smith.

What is Karl Oloapu doing these days? Playing for Redcliffe? How is he going? You think he might still play NRL again? I would have thought it would be as a lock if he was going to and as we all know, lock is the absolute last position we need to strengthen.

 

[Liverbird with Phins up]

What is Karl Oloapu doing these days? Playing for Redcliffe? How is he going? You think he might still play NRL again? I would have thought it would be as a lock if he was going to and as we all know, lock is the absolute last position we need to strengthen.

I saw him play a game in the halves. Defo a half. Big enough though, so I can see your thinking around Lock.

K Oloapu

 

[257Matt]

What is Karl Oloapu doing these days? Playing for Redcliffe? How is he going? You think he might still play NRL again? I would have thought it would be as a lock if he was going to and as we all know, lock is the absolute last position we need to strengthen.

Karl got called up to the NRLQ side for a game recently and got injured was out for 3 weeks he's back on the bench for Cup this weekend.

The talent, skill and vision are still all there but his fitness is lacking being in a part time Cup setup. The best thing long-term Dolphins can do for him is give him a Top 30 or Supplementary spot as it puts him into the full time system of training and preparation.

Being out for the time he was and his former club trying to medically retire him off really set him back mentally as well as physically.

 

[mr_c]

i would suggest any idea roosters would be keen is off the table for herbie walker wants massive long term deal

 

[mr_c]

brads been upgraded

 

[257Matt]

Oloapu and Katoa after the Dolphins NRLQ game and before the NRL game vs Cowboys