James Maloney to the Sharks on 3 year deal.
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smh.com.auPosted Jun 19, 2015, 3:09 AM UTC
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smh.com.auWhat are feelings even? Two heart breaks in one season.
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Have you got anyone waiting in the wings, or reckon you'll buy someone?
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Sandow to the chooks! Pokies party, byo rental car.
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Dude we provide the cars, remember? Hayne and Sandow dream convoy.
#spoongangreunion2016
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Just gotta test drive that convoy first.
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Nah its the Roosters. They'll get Carney back or something.
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Robert Lui
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Jackson Hastings will slide into number 6 next year if Maloney goes. I'm not sure who the next goal kicker is though. I think Masterchef (RTS) is actually our 2nd goal kicker, after that I think its Boyd Cordner? :S
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Hastings can kick.
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Put hastings in 7 pearce is a better 6 than 7 as shown by the fact he's been decent this year in origin compared to the last few years and his general style he doesn't control the game but he does run well and he's quick with good footwork.
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Realistically no. Lots of idiots are saying izzy and Hayne but they're just ramblings of idiots. Mitchell is a strong player coming up and we're probably gonna splash a bit on fergo.
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I'll give you $5 bucks for Sandow. No! Wait! $3!
Forget it just take him!
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We haven't even signed him yet but sure, I'll take your $5 so you can keep him.
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Mate there is a very good chance Roosters get Hayne (admittedly not as good as the Eels but we are a solid second).
Lots of talk in the actual RL community that it is on, and the Roosters specialize on stealing players like Hayne when they suddenly become available.
In all honesty I dont really want Hayne because we have Latrell (not that he will be better than Hayne, but we can get 15 years of Latrell or 3 or 4 years of Hayne), but it is definitely a possibility, albeit a pretty long shot.
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Yeah as much as it pains me, I think Hayne will be coming back and not to us. Everyone says he said he'll only play for the Eels and he has a contract to only play for them and blah blah blah but the reality is that if he comes back and we don't have the money for him, he'll play elsewhere. He isn't gonna come back and just not play because he can't play for us. That's unrealistic and a little naive and stupid of fans to say.
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It'll be like Lebron going to Miami - It'll be a championship move. Latrell will get blooded on the wing, hopefully.
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hayne is a 49er for life tho
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You'll be right, just wait for one of them to backflip.
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TIL roosters fans have hearts.
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Their source is that grub Weidler so it may or may not be true. Hopefully for Maloney it is true or Danny might camp outside his house and ask him if he bashes his mrs till he leaves nrl and the country. (Come back Teo we miss you).
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inb4 we buy Hodkingkongson and end up with the Blues halves at club level, again.
Honestly i hope we stick with hastings and develop him further, although you've got to think what the hell we're freeing up all this cash for...
Israel Folau bursts into the room bathing everyone in a wondrous glow, emitting from his magnificent body
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I hope the chooks sign Israel he could slot straight in for hodges at centre for qld
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pls no dont do dis
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I can't see Easts signing a big name. Three years ago when everyone was predicting the Roosters to be near the bottom and they ended up with a premiership a lot of this ridiculous team sheet wouldn't have been on much. They all would have been upgraded. I can't think of too many sides at the top making huge signings these days. The only way to stay on top is to keep the lynchpins of the side, develop or poach young guys to fill the big names you need to move on and have a bit of luck. I think Easts are on the right track with Hastings and Latrell. Pearce and Friend are the guys to hang onto. Maloney definitely not.
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Yeah i really like the idea of developing latrell and hastings
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Can someone make sure he doesn't go near Northies? Just to be safe.
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What are you planning on doing to him?!
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We just don't want him to get pissed.
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Only 135 games? Thought hed been around longer than that
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He played 4 games with Melbourne in 2009, before starting with the Warriors in 2010. Roughly 5 1/2 seasons is about 135 games.
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He was pretty late onto the scene
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Yeah he was pretty busy BBQing alone
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I'm going to miss the BARBECUES MaloneY sign.
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I will never understand the TOP GUN MALONEY sign though. Like, what the fuck does that even mean? Is Maloney meant to be Maverick? Because Maverick wasn't even the Top Gun. Is he Iceman, and Pearce is his wingman? Seriously, that sign does my head in.
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eh
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No Jimmy! Just because the Sharks always beat us doesn't mean you need to go join them to be on the winning side.
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So who do the Roosters bring in to fill the hole?
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Hastings would be the first pick, Connor Watson second. Alternatively we may try and pick up a young half for unders such as Cornish but that seems counter productive as we have 2 very good junior halves.
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You guys have Mitch Cornishs younger brother there don't you, what position is he?
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Tyler? Yeah he's a half.
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Confirmed on the sharks page, 3 year deal
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Disappointing for us but I'm sure as a Sharks fan a Maloney/GOATsend pairing would have me feeling optimistic. Well having Ben Barba just disappear would be better but still good halves pairing
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The Sharks have made some big blunders I think. With Lichaa, Holmes,, Nu Brown and Peachey (Plus Gallen and Lewis' money freed up soon) they would have been able to splash on a Maloney and a great backrower like Lewis Brown and be set up for a long time. As it is Barba is an anchor, Ennis only has a few years left and is past his best and Maloney is probably past his peak. They have a good squad but not premiership good and will have to start again in a couple years.
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Players should throw their boots into the crowd as a sign of respect at the next home game.
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Reading this was as enjoyable as a kick in the nuts. FUCK!
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That's how I felt when DCE left. Obviously the pain went away for me...soz.
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Yeah pretty happy about this.
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Is it just me or is the NRL gonna be so much different next year? Theres some big players changing clubs.
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I was just thinking yesterday that this will be a massive halves shake up. Got Foran, Sezar, GOATsend, Hodgekingkong, Maloney and probably Sandow playing for new clubs. Did I miss anyone?
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And also the likes of Beau Scott, Isaac Luke, Tuivasa-Sheck and Trent Merrin at new clubs will be interesting.
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I thought this last off season saw way more movement than ever before. I think it's going to become the norm. Maybe not the real top tier players but everyone else is just in a merry go round now.
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I can't believe in saying this but the Chooks should look at Te Maire Martin. Good player and stuck under Brooks and Moses.
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Man his club choices just go down and down lol.
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I would say up then down
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Thank goodness the turnstile is going, don't get me wrong I love Maloney but he does so many terrible things on the footy field. Hastings is the future.
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If you can't beat them, join them!
You laugh now but you won't be laughing when sign Holmes & Bird on lifetime contracts.
Valentine Holmes is a young talented QLD back.. He'll obviously be joining the 25 other backs at the Broncos
Ben Barba is a young(ish) talented(ish) QLD back.
Do you need your 26th back?
Sure why not. Can never have too many