Dang. I sincerely hope this means that a big signing is imminent
Lodge has been great for us. i wish him well
Lodge has been great for us. i wish him well
Player Matt Lodge
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CG reckons “this will allow us to develop our younger players” WTF??? Young player can’t be developed whist Lodge is there?? So I guess this means replacing our best middle forward with a rookie - that’s worked well for our centres thus far 
What are you hearing
Fonzie ?Does this have anything to do with the rumour you started - I mean, got caught up in - the other day?
Perhaps Lodge couldn't get a visa to enter New Zealand due to his violent past.
Could see him getting frustrated the last few games. Seemed like he was the only one trying sometimes. The Warriors weak psychological underbelly is sometimes too much for us imagine what its like if yr out on the field busting yr arse. Deff smell something fishy
There must be a reason for the immediate part. Even if he signed with another club wouldn't it be too late for him to be named to play this weekend?
I can't recall the timing of Nikorima being released and named for Souths. Even if it was the same week or not (can't be bothered looking suffering from man flu).
Unless there is an indiscretion about to be announced you would have thought it would of been better for him to play this week and get release after the game or on Monday.
I can't recall the timing of Nikorima being released and named for Souths. Even if it was the same week or not (can't be bothered looking suffering from man flu).
Unless there is an indiscretion about to be announced you would have thought it would of been better for him to play this week and get release after the game or on Monday.
bruce
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I watch closely for dropped lips....he doesn't drop his lip...ever
This exact thought crossed my mind but then why release him now rather than use him for the rest of season and miss those 4 games in NZ. Could have easily faked injury during training if they didn't want it to be public info.
Or at the very least announce it now and release him a week before nz game while finding a replacement.
He's played over here in Auckland a few times with Brisbane since the issues in NYC, so I don't think that is the issue.
Yeah it simply has to be either
A. Somethings happened behind the scenes and the situation is untenable
B. Hes a straight swap for a player either coming next year or a new signing
C. Were just the ‘good guys’ doing what the player wants and shooting ourselves in the foot.
Not a good look for the club if it is anything but option B. For all the wins in recruitment over the last 12 months this is a really bad 24 hours alongside the Chanel Harris-Tavita stalemate
If our go forward was screwed before it will be hard work now.
We look good with Addin Fonua-Blake and Lodge on the field or at least one of them. Things trail off when those two come off.
His signing created a lot of discussion due to his past. Last year was frustrating with the penalties and suspensions but a lot of those were his reputation not the incident.
Overall it's been great having him in the side giving us grunt up front and some aggression.
He was open he was likely not going to come back to New Zealand with the club. How long would we have looked at signing him for? I think he's 31 and I know modern training and nutrition guys can play on but he would be getting up there in age.
We look good with Addin Fonua-Blake and Lodge on the field or at least one of them. Things trail off when those two come off.
His signing created a lot of discussion due to his past. Last year was frustrating with the penalties and suspensions but a lot of those were his reputation not the incident.
Overall it's been great having him in the side giving us grunt up front and some aggression.
He was open he was likely not going to come back to New Zealand with the club. How long would we have looked at signing him for? I think he's 31 and I know modern training and nutrition guys can play on but he would be getting up there in age.
There is definitely more to this than what we are being told. Name a player on a Tuesday to play, then a day before the game he is released, something is not right.
Inruin
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Wait, we have management?
Most definitely. Even with the Kodi release there were reports and rumors at least a few days beforehand.
This is completely out of the blue and a player we need at the moment. If they had released him after the game i could understand. There's no chance they could get a player swap done and that player plays this weekend as not in the team list.
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This make absolutely no sense at all. Why the fuck would we get rid of one of the only players in the team that makes yardage. And do it with immediate effect.
Something fishy has definitely happened, otherwise why is Aitken still there. Exact same scenario and doesn’t want to move to NZ.
Something fishy has definitely happened, otherwise why is Aitken still there. Exact same scenario and doesn’t want to move to NZ.
Some reliable posters have publicly said on twitter that this resulted from a blow up in negotiations with Cameron George. I suspect they are correct
We should bin Cameron George.
