NRL NRL 2025 General Recruitment Thread

[run_it_str8_again]

Ya mama

Game day thread is such a long way away.

 

[kos]

Ya mama

Slow day in the Hutt wrighty?
Similar on the gc
Ex cyclone tam has pushed big swell waves on the beaches again not recommended for swimming rock fishing blah blah today sat and sunday

 

[Wrighty]

Slow day in the Hutt wrighty?
Similar on the gc
Ex cyclone tam has pushed big swell waves on the beaches again not recommended for swimming rock fishing blah blah today sat and sunday

Hi Kos

We had Good Friday service at Church. Which was a nice way to start the day. We have a service on Easter Sunday as well.
I spoke to my Dad on the phone overseas and had a good catch up.
Looking forward to a relaxing next 8 or 9 days. I am in the office next week but hardly anyone else is and I have permission to Work from home.
I had narrow mindedly assumed the weather in Auckland was localised and that Aussie would escape most of it. Will be it wet weather football in all the matches this round?
What are you up to today?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Fogerty at 600K while we fans are discussing giving Metcalf a million

A million rupees maybe ?

 

[The Warrior Waka]

Ya mama

"Yo" mama. Please rein in your oldness Wrighty!

 

[kos]

Hi Kos

We had Good Friday service at Church. Which was a nice way to start the day. We have a service on Easter Sunday as well.
I spoke to my Dad on the phone overseas and had a good catch up.
Looking forward to a relaxing next 8 or 9 days. I am in the office next week but hardly anyone else is and I have permission to Work from home.
I had narrow mindedly assumed the weather in Auckland was localised and that Aussie would escape most of it. Will be it wet weather football in all the matches this round?
What are you up to today?

No just big swell waves hitting coast
Weather great
Nothing much today
Busy 530 pm tomorrow watching Broncos Bris get beaten
Titans live Sunday. See which team turns up… performance wise

 

[CWC]

Who tf said that?

No hate to anyone just saying the idea floated here is a fact

 

[John Nick]

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So if Dylan Brown has been offered 1.3m per year what would Nathan Cleary be worth on the open market.

 

[Blain]

Keep me out of that, my comment was in no relation to Metcalf being offered a million!! He's playing like a $500k half, with potential to get to $750k tops. He's playing his first season as 7, needs a couple years of growth at least.

 

[Noitall]

Saw somewhere yesterday that apparently Ethan Bullemor is going to eels. Going to make them another club with Issac Moses fingerprints all over if Galvin goes too and already his cousin Mitchell Moses there

 

[Noitall]

KING-SIZED COWBOY

The Cowboys are eyeing off Roosters utility back Ethan King as a possible understudy for fullback ace Scott Drinkwater.

Sport Confidential understands the Cowboys have tabled a one-year deal for King, who has been named 18th man for the Roosters’ clash against Penrith on Saturday night.

The 22-year-old made his NRL debut last year and has played fullback, wing and centre for the Roosters and Norths in the NSW Cup.

King comes from good stock. His father Andrew played 133 first-grade games at four NRL clubs, including South Sydney in their return to the big league in 2002.

Meanwhile, King’s uncles Chris and Matt both played NRL, with the latter representing NSW and Australia









Have seen people mention Mason Barber on this forum before. Interesting to see this and cowboys fans have no idea where he is?

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Here is an opinion piece from The Roar around a need to reshape player transfer window.
I couldn’t agree more.
Further to this I would like to see a March 31st period to confirm each top 30 squad and any need to reinforce the top squad needs to be filled internally from youth systems until the following season.
The thoughts of a 2 week trade window is interesting but would need to happen no later than the midway point of the comp so not to unintentionally allow finals bound teams to reinforce from teams outside of the running.

https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/04/18/transfer-turmoil-nrls-broken-system-leaves-fans-frustrated-and-clubs-in-permanent-state-of-chaos/

The current system is 100% a joke. RLPA needs an overhaul. Far too much player/agent power

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

KING-SIZED COWBOY

The Cowboys are eyeing off Roosters utility back Ethan King as a possible understudy for fullback ace Scott Drinkwater.

Sport Confidential understands the Cowboys have tabled a one-year deal for King, who has been named 18th man for the Roosters’ clash against Penrith on Saturday night.

The 22-year-old made his NRL debut last year and has played fullback, wing and centre for the Roosters and Norths in the NSW Cup.

King comes from good stock. His father Andrew played 133 first-grade games at four NRL clubs, including South Sydney in their return to the big league in 2002.

Meanwhile, King’s uncles Chris and Matt both played NRL, with the latter representing NSW and Australia









Have seen people mention Mason Barber on this forum before. Interesting to see this and cowboys fans have no idea where he is?

He definitely needs to come learn of RTS! Would be cool to see him here.

 

[Boston Boy]

KING-SIZED COWBOY

The Cowboys are eyeing off Roosters utility back Ethan King as a possible understudy for fullback ace Scott Drinkwater.

Sport Confidential understands the Cowboys have tabled a one-year deal for King, who has been named 18th man for the Roosters’ clash against Penrith on Saturday night.

The 22-year-old made his NRL debut last year and has played fullback, wing and centre for the Roosters and Norths in the NSW Cup.

King comes from good stock. His father Andrew played 133 first-grade games at four NRL clubs, including South Sydney in their return to the big league in 2002.

Meanwhile, King’s uncles Chris and Matt both played NRL, with the latter representing NSW and Australia









Have seen people mention Mason Barber on this forum before. Interesting to see this and cowboys fans have no idea where he is?

Yeah bro, I think Mason Barber looks amazing. He could be anything... I will be so happy if we were able to grab him. He would answer our winger/fullback, speed and lack of xfactor concern. Hope we are in for him....

I did a search and couldn't find anything on a contract status etc, perhaps he is in the process of locking something in right now. He's too good to be this age without a contract, unless something is off with him etc.

 

[Noitall]

Yeah bro, I think Mason Barber looks amazing. He could be anything... I will be so happy if we were able to grab him. He would answer our winger/fullback, speed and lack of xfactor concern. Hope we are in for him....

I did a search and couldn't find anything on a contract status etc, perhaps he is in the process of locking something in right now. He's too good to be this age without a contract, unless something is off with him etc.

Had a look at his most recent highlights after seeing what I posted and body is really filling out now, still slight and tall looking but adding muscle in legs etc. Made Australian schoolboys team last year by the looks of it