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NRL Rumoured Player Movements, Re-signings and Rumour Mill 2016


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A thread for what the title says its for.

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2016 NRL player transfers

BRISBANE BRONCOS

Ins: Carlin Anderson (Ipswich Jets), Caleb Timu (Mormon mission)

Outs: Justin Hodges (retirement), Todd Lowrie (Newcastle Knights), Ashley Taylor (Gold Coast Titans), Mitch Garbutt (Leeds Rhinos), Matt Parcell (Manly Sea Eagles), Mitchell Dodds (Warrington), Jayden Nikorima (Roosters), David Stagg (retirement)

2016 coach: Wayne Bennett

CANBERRA RAIDERS

Ins: Aidan Sezer (Gold Coast Titans, 2018), Elliot Whitehead (Catalan Dragons), Adam Clydsdale (Newcastle Knights)

Outs: David Shillington (Gold Coast Titans), Andrew Heffernan (Penrith Panthers), Mark Nicholls (Melbourne Storm), Joel Edwards (Wests Tigers), Mitch Cornish (Parramatta Eels), Josh McCrone (St George Illawarra Dragons)

2016 coach: Ricky Stuart

CANTERBURY-BANKSTOWN BULLDOGS

Ins: Bradley Abbey (New Zealand Warriors)

Outs: Trent Hodkinson (Newcastle Knights), Frank Pritchard (Hull FC), Corey Thompson (Widnes Vikings), Damien Cook (South Sydney Rabbitohs)

2016 coach: Des Hasler

CRONULLA SHARKS

Ins: James Maloney (Sydney Roosters), Chad Townsend (New Zealand Warriors), Jesse Sene Lefao (Manly Sea Eagles)

Outs: Michael Gordon (Parramatta Eels), Blake Ayshford (New Zealand Warriors), Josh Addo-Carr (Wests Tigers), Jeff Robson (New Zealand Warriors), Kyle Stanley (retirement), Curtis Scott (Melbourne Storm)

2016 coach: Shane Flanagan

GOLD COAST TITANS

Ins: David Shillington (Canberra Raiders), Nathan Friend (New Zealand Warriors), Zeb Taia (Catalan Dragons), Ashley Taylor (Brisbane Broncos), Tyrone Roberts (Newcastle Knights), Leivaha Pulu (Wyong Kangaroos)

Outs: Nate Myles (Manly Sea Eagles), Aidan Sezer (Canberra Raiders), Dave Taylor (Catalan Dragons), Shaun Hudson (North Queensland Cowboys), Ben Ridge (retirement), Matthew White (Melbourne Storm), Brad Tighe (retirement), Kalifa Faifai Loa (St George Illawarra Dragons)

2016 coach: Neil Henry

MANLY SEA EAGLES

Ins: Nate Myles (Gold Coast Titans), Lewis Brown (Penrith Panthers), Apisai Koroisau (Penrith Panthers), Darcy Lussick (Parramatta Eels), Tim Moltzen (Wests Tigers), Matt Parcell (Brisbane Broncos), Nathan Green (St George Illawarra Dragons), John Walker (rugby union), Tom Wright (schoolboy rugby union), Fabian Goodall (Parramatta Eels)

Outs: Kieran Foran (Parramatta Eels), James Hasson (Parramatta Eels), Justin Horo (Catalan Dragons), Jack Littlejohn (Wests Tigers), Ligi Sao (New Zealand Warriors), Michael Chee-Kam (Wests Tigers), Dunamis Lui (St George Illawarra Dragons), Clinton Gutherson (released), Cheyse Blair (Melbourne Storm), Jesse Sene Lefao (Cronulla Sharks), Will Pearsall (Newcastle Knights)

2016 coach: Trent Barrett

MELBOURNE STORM

Ins: Matthew White (Gold Coast Titans), Mark Nicholls (Canberra Raiders), Scott Drinkwater (Sydney Roosters), Curtis Scott (Cronulla Sharks), Cheyse Blair (Manly Sea Eagles)

Outs: Kurt Mann (St George Illawarra Dragons), Ryan Hinchcliffe (Huddersfield Giants), Mahe Fonua (Hull FC), Dayne Weston (Leigh Centurions), Matt Duffie (rugby union), Tom Learoyd-Lahrs (retirement)

2016 coach: Craig Bellamy

NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS

Ins: Trent Hodkinson (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs), Todd Lowrie (Brisbane Broncos), Mickey Paea (Hull FC), Will Pearsall (Manly Sea Eagles)

Outs: Kurt Gidley (Warrington Wolves), Beau Scott (Parramatta Eels), Clint Newton (retirement), David Fa'alogo (retirement), Carlos Tuimavave (Hull FC), Tyrone Roberts (Gold Coast Titans), Adam Clydsdale (Canberra Raiders)

2016 coach: Nathan Brown

NORTH QUEENSLAND COWBOYS

Ins: Shaun Hudson (Gold Coast Titans), Jahrome Hughes (Townsville Blackhawks)

Outs: Viliame Kikau (Penrith Panthers), Cameron King (Parramatta Eels), Glenn Hall (retirement), Robert Lui (Salford Red Devils), Kelepi Tanginoa (Parramatta Eels)

2016 coach: Paul Green

PARRAMATTA EELS

Ins: Kieran Foran (Manly Sea Eagles), Beau Scott (Newcastle Knights), Michael Gordon (Cronulla Sharks), James Hasson (Manly Sea Eagles), Cameron King (North Queensland Cowboys), Kieran Moss (Penrith Panthers), Rory O'Brien (St George Illawarra Dragons), Mitch Cornish (Canberra Raiders), Kelepi Tanginoa (North Queensland Cowboys)

Outs: Darcy Lussick (Manly Sea Eagles), Ryan Matterson (Sydney Roosters), Ben Crooks (Castleford Tigers), Zach Dockar-Clay (Penrith Panthers), Chris Sandow (Warrington Wolves), Beau Champion (retirement), Fabian Goodall (Sea Eagles), Richie Fa'aoso (retirement), Reece Robinson (rugby union)

2016 coach: Brad Arthur

PENRITH PANTHERS

Ins: Trent Merrin (St George Illawarra Dragons), Zach Dockar-Clay (Parramatta Eels), Benjamin Garcia (Catalan Dragons), Andrew Heffernan (Canberra Raiders), Viliame Kikau (North Queensland Cowboys), Te Maire Martin (Wests Tigers), Sitaleki Akauola (Wests Tigers)

Outs: Lewis Brown (Manly Sea Eagles), Brent Kite (retirement), Apisai Koroisau (Manly Sea Eagles), Nigel Plum (retirement), Kieran Moss (Parramatta Eels), Sika Manu (Hull), David Simmons (retirement), Shaun Spence (retirement), Ben Murdoch-Masila (Salford), Adam Docker (released), Isaac John (released), Sam Anderson (released)

2016 coach: Ivan Cleary

SOUTH SYDNEY RABBITOHS

Ins: Michael Oldfield (Catalans Dragons), Damien Cook (Canterbury Bulldogs)

Outs: Issac Luke (New Zealand Warriors), Ben Lowe (retirement), Glenn Stewart (Catalans Dragons)

2016 coach: Michael Maguire

ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA DRAGONS

Ins: Kurt Mann (Melbourne Storm), Siliva Havili (New Zealand Warriors), Mose Masoe (St Helens RLFC), Dunamis Lui (Manly Sea Eagles), Tyrone McCarthy (Hull Kingston Rovers), Sebastine Ikahihifo (New Zealand Warriors), Kalifa Faifai Loa (Gold Coast Titans), Josh McCrone (Canberra Raiders)

Outs: Trent Merrin (Penrith Panthers), Dan Hunt (retirement), Charly Runciman (Widnes Vikings), Nathan Green (Manly Sea Eagles) Rory O'Brien (Parramatta Eels), Eto Nabuli (rugby union), Justin Hunt (Wests Tigers), Heath L'estrange (retirement)

2016 coach: Paul McGregor

SYDNEY ROOSTERS

Ins: Joe Burgess (Wigan Warriors), Mitchell Frei (Wynnum Manly Seagulls), Ian Henderson (Catalan Dragons), Ryan Matterson (Parramatta Eels), Jayden Nikorima (Broncos)

Outs: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (New Zealand Warriors), James Maloney (Cronulla Sharks), Nene Macdonald (Gold Coast Titans), Nathan Stapleton (London Broncos), Scott Drinkwater (Melbourne Storm)

2016 coach: Trent Robinson

WARRIORS

Ins: Roger Tuivasa-Sheck (Sydney Roosters), Issac Luke (South Sydney Rabbitohs), Ligi Sao (Manly Sea Eagles), Blake Ayshford (Cronulla Sharks), Henare Wells (Burleigh Bears), Jeff Robson (Cronulla Sharks)

Outs: Nathan Friend (Gold Coast Titans), Siliva Havili (St George Illawarra Dragons), Nathaniel Peteru (Gold Coast Titans), Dominique Peyroux (St Helens RLFC), Sam Rapira (Huddersfield Giants), Sam Tomkins (Wigan Warriors), Chad Townsend (Cronulla Sharks), Sebastine Ikahihifo (St George Illawarra Dragons), Bradley Abbey (Canterbury Bulldogs), Glen Fisiiahi (rugby union)

2016 coach: Andrew McFadden

WESTS TIGERS

Ins: Jack Littlejohn (Manly Sea Eagles), Michael Chee-Kam (Manly Sea Eagles), Jesse Parahi (rugby union), Justin Hunt (St George Illawarra Dragons), Jordan Rankin (Hull FC), Josh Addo-Carr (Cronulla Sharks), Joel Edwards (Canberra Raiders), Jordan Rankin (Hull FC), Rod Griffin (Ipswich Jets), William McConnachie (Ipswich Jets)

Outs: Pat Richards (Catalan Dragons), Keith Galloway (Leeds Rhinos), Shannon McDonnell (St Helens), Te Maire Martin (Penrith Panthers), Tim Moltzen (Manly Sea Eagles)

2016 coach: Jason Taylor

 

[Ever Hopeful]

Poor old Titans can't catch a break losing half Elgey for the season at the first training session of the year. That has got to hurt. Was shaping to be a good season for him too

 

[t-wade23]

Poor old Titans can't catch a break losing half Elgey for the season at the first training session of the year. That has got to hurt. Was shaping to be a good season for him too

Tough Break for the kid looked really good the first month after his debut he did an number on us at Anzac Day last year. They have Ash Taylor there he was an big upcoming prospect from the Broncos But had to leave to getting no game time imagine he would take the spot now.

Feels like the last ten months or so everything that could go wrong for the Titans has.

 

[InsideBall]

Poor old Titans can't catch a break losing half Elgey for the season at the first training session of the year. That has got to hurt. Was shaping to be a good season for him too

Far out. I genuinely feel sorry for the Titans, and their 6 fans.

 

[Selector]

Michael Jennings to the Eels, Dale Copley to the Roosters been reported.
https://m.smh.com.au/rugby-league/p...witch-to-parramatta-eels-20160104-glytvc.html

 

[ramps]

Michael Jennings to the Eels, Dale Copley to the Roosters been reported.
https://m.smh.com.au/rugby-league/p...witch-to-parramatta-eels-20160104-glytvc.html

good signing for them, eels could go from bottom of the table to giving the premiership a good go next year. they have a good forward pack. just always been lacking some classy outside backs. now they would have:

1. Gordon
2. Radradra,
3. Jennings
4. Takairangi
5. Folau (the younger brother)
6. Norman
7. Foran

 

[tajhay]

2. Radradra,
3. Jennings

Jennings and Radradra on the same side would be limiting opportunities for that team. Jennings is a great runner of the ball but is a ball hog and hardly tries to put his man into space rather trying to do it himself.

 

[ramps]

Jennings and Radradra on the same side would be limiting opportunities for that team. Jennings is a great runner of the ball but is a ball hog and hardly tries to put his man into space rather trying to do it himself.

wouldn't you when u have that talent? more pros than cons I think. hes also a kangaroo centre

 

[tajhay]

wouldn't you when u have that talent? more pros than cons I think. hes also a kangaroo centre

Personally, i wouldnt. Id prefer to have those strike weapons on opposite sides of the field for maximum impact. Not doubting Jennings ability btw. Radradra had an amazing season so that side of the field getting the ball to him isnt an issue. Furthermore, both Roosters and Parra deny this is happening so Jennings to Parra is not confirmed yet but can definately see it happening with him not on a cheap contract at Sydney City. Question is...are Roosters clearing cap space for a certain SBW in 2017?

Radradra is the premier winger in the game right now. If he can stay injury free in 2016 hes going to have another great season.

 

[matiunz]

Personally, i wouldnt. Id prefer to have those strike weapons on opposite sides of the field for maximum impact. Not doubting Jennings ability btw. Radradra had an amazing season so that side of the field getting the ball to him isnt an issue. Furthermore, both Roosters and Parra deny this is happening so Jennings to Parra is not confirmed yet but can definately see it happening with him not on a cheap contract at Sydney City. Question is...are Roosters clearing cap space for a certain SBW in 2017?

Radradra is the premier winger in the game right now. If he can stay injury free in 2016 hes going to have another great season.

Most Roosters fans I know are pretty much taking SBW in 2017 as a certainty, Other one I've seen posted elsewhere that theyre offloading some highly paid players to make a play for Hayne-would take that with a grain of salt though lol

 

[Selector]

Personally, i wouldnt. Id prefer to have those strike weapons on opposite sides of the field for maximum impact. Not doubting Jennings ability btw. Radradra had an amazing season so that side of the field getting the ball to him isnt an issue. Furthermore, both Roosters and Parra deny this is happening so Jennings to Parra is not confirmed yet but can definately see it happening with him not on a cheap contract at Sydney City. Question is...are Roosters clearing cap space for a certain SBW in 2017?

Radradra is the premier winger in the game right now. If he can stay injury free in 2016 hes going to have another great season.

This so much. Watch Radrada's try count fall dramatically if Jennings goes to the Eels and plays on his side. Jennings has bombed many a try because he struggles to set up his winger instead taking the selfish option and going for the try himself.

 

[Weno]

good signing for them, eels could go from bottom of the table to giving the premiership a good go next year. they have a good forward pack. just always been lacking some classy outside backs. now they would have:

1. Gordon
2. Radradra,
3. Jennings
4. Takairangi
5. Folau (the younger brother)
6. Norman
7. Foran

They have Gutherson from Manly to.
He a rising gun.

 

[t-wade23]

I don't understand the logic in the move right now by the roosters is Copley better than Jennings??? Copley always seem to be hurt and really only had one good year which was 2014 he always in and out of the lineup.

If it's about clearing space and getting ready for SBW to return for 17 like many roosters fans are suggesting then cool but why not give him the option to leave after this upcoming season not right before the start.

Jennings has his issues like many said doesn't put his winger into space he can do it just doesn't choose to do it enough but wouldn't just cut an NSW rep and Current Australian center for someone that has only really one good year.

 

[Defence]

He's probably meaning he's well rated in NYC and clubs will be hunting him.. The Titans need stars not promising 20yos! Well not in the halves anyway.

Problem is they're in a big hole and would have to pay big overs to get any stars ( which they've said they're not willing to do).
I know of one player they approached recently who's on $500,000- his management told them they can have him for $850,000!
The only players they can attract at the moment are those looking for an opportunity.
God I'm glad those days are over for us.

 

[Jordan G]

That's where the Titans need to start though. Build a solid squad, get competitive, then add stars.

The other option is to take a punt on those who have star potential but have fallen for one reason or another (form, injury etc)

A guy like Barba comes to mind. More pick ups like Nene McDonald can't hurt either.

 

[Otto Sump]

Brisbane Broncos star Dale Copley heading to Sydney after signing Roosters deal

THE Sydney Roosters have officially signed Broncos centre Dale Copley.
Copley informed teammates on Saturday morning that he was officially Sydney bound, thanking them for their friendship.
The 24-year-old leaves Brisbane after more than a decade with the club, which he began training with as a 13-year-old.
He will join the Roosters next week for training after putting pen to paper in the past 24 hours.
This means the Roosters will need to offload Michael Jennings or Shaun Kenny-Dowall, who faces court next month.
The Broncos had to shift Copley after signing James Roberts, who will play in the right centre position earmarked for Copley.
Copley will likely replace Jennings on the Roosters’ left edge. The Roosters are expected to make an announcement on Copley’s signature on Monday.

- After the talk of Jennings to the eels this reference to SKD is interesting and not unsurprising.

 

[Tonbridge (Swanley)]

Looks like we missed out on Kevin Locke...rumour has he signed for the Pt Chev Pirates..

 

[Miket12]

Looks like we missed out on Kevin Locke...rumour has he signed for the Pt Chev Pirates..

Also heard that Selwyn Retirement Village to soon be named as a major sponsor

 

[Tonbridge (Swanley)]

Looks like we missed out on Kevin Locke...rumour has he signed for the Pt Chev Pirates..

And I'm not joking...

 

[Defence]

That's where the Titans need to start though. Build a solid squad, get competitive, then add stars.

The other option is to take a punt on those who have star potential but have fallen for one reason or another (form, injury etc)

A guy like Barba comes to mind. More pick ups like Nene McDonald can't hurt either.

They could probably learn a lot from our club.
Maybe take a leaf out of our book and start buying back the farm.
Keebra park alone have produced all these current nrl players-

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While palm beach currumbin have dished up the likes of Boyd, hannant, James, proctor, perrett, rapana.

So not including the like of Ryan james and passi who are already on their books, from those two schools alone u could have this side-

Boyd
Rowe
Kahu
rapana
Perrett
Norman
Marshall

Hannant
Lui
Moa
Proctor
Teo
Eastwood

Murdoch- masila
Edwards
Liu
Moga

They've got some of the best rugby league schools in the world- u could throw coomabah in there too now- yet how many of them end up with the Titans.
Now I realize most of them weren't born and breed on the gc but they still have strong links. They are familiar with the place and the lifestyle it offers. They also have friends and in most cases family here.
If I were the Titans I'd be specifically targeting these kind of guys.