NRL NRL 2025 General Recruitment Thread

[Wah's Up]

Apparently eels have upped their offer to Galvin to $800k+ per year. Between them and bulldogs and apparently a decision will be met in the next 24 hours

Dogs have just signed David Fafita reportedly on a 2 mil deal (according to a post on Facebook)

 

[Wrighty]

Probably reflects that he's still a teenager and hasn't actually done anything yet

What's on Brown's resume?
I will try to answer
1) Taken his team the Eels to a GrandFinal
2) Test match player

But is that how salaries work worried2death? It is based on your past results as opposed to just being how good you are?

 

[Noitall]

Dogs have just signed David Fafita reportedly on a 2 mil deal (according to a post on Facebook)

Kikau and Fifita would be pretty damaging edges if they get them both firing

 

[Worried2Death]

What's on Brown's resume?
I will try to answer
1) Taken his team the Eels to a GrandFinal
2) Test match player

But is that how salaries work worried2death? It is based on your past results as opposed to just being how good you are?

I think Galvin's worth is mostly potential, it's pretty big potential but he hasn't been tested in finals or rep pressure, 8-900K wouldn't surprise me, there's probably some other reason he's not happy at the Tigs that we don't know.

 

[Wah's Up]

Kikau and Fifita would be pretty damaging edges if they get them both firing

It may be a windup as it has disappeared now

 

[Noitall]

I think Galvin's worth is mostly potential, it's pretty big potential but he hasn't been tested in finals or rep pressure, 8-900K wouldn't surprise me, there's probably some other reason he's not happy at the Tigs that we don't know.

I reckon tigers have dodged a bullet on the $6 million 5 year deal. Big risk

 

[Noitall]

It may be a windup as it has disappeared now

Would imagine he’d land somewhere soon?

 

[The Undertaker]

Apparently eels have upped their offer to Galvin to $800k+ per year. Between them and bulldogs and apparently a decision will be met in the next 24 hours

He will go Parra. 100% - that’s his spiritual home.

 

[Wrighty]

He will go Parra. 100% - that’s his spiritual home.

Gus is very persuasive. And will play the card that Eels are a struggling team while his Dogs are lined up for the minor premiership this year.

 

[Noitall]

He will go Parra. 100% - that’s his spiritual home.

With the bulldogs looking like they could be close to a premiership window and not extending Sexton, I wonder if it’s DCE lands at bulldogs?

 

[CWC]

$750K could be starting bid and shoot up over a million, would be surprising to not get close to anywhere near 5 year 6M which should be the reference point for his agent

 

[Noitall]

$750K could be starting bid and shoot up over a million, would be surprising to not get close to anywhere near 5 year 6M which should be the reference point for his agent

At least Dylan Brown has got to a grand final for his ridiculous salary but Galvin is almost entirely on potential. Definitely looks good but talent can only go so far. He’s shown some aspects that would have me a bit concerned. Mostly loyalty, which is why eels is probably the best outcome since he’s always been such a fan so it’s said

 

[Blain]

Do they ever tip the scale? One year Cowboys at the deadline got Luciano and I thought he would be a real difference maker but he was a damp squib in the end. All of the plays the Cowboys had practised in pre-season and throughout the year did not include him so he was a jiggle saw puzzle piece that didn't really fit into their structures and he had a middling impact in the end.
You have seen more league than me Wizards, can you remember a June trade that had a big impact/improvement for a team?

TPJ and the Panthers took the piss 3 years ago I think it was? There is a way to take the piss out of the system, players on the outer looking for easy premiership rings for naf all cash.

 

[Leighton Rhino]

I think Galvin's worth is mostly potential, it's pretty big potential but he hasn't been tested in finals or rep pressure, 8-900K wouldn't surprise me, there's probably some other reason he's not happy at the Tigs that we don't know.

There was lots of talk about how he or his dad didn't think Benji was a coach who would develop him ....

 

[Noitall]

There was lots of talk about how he or his dad didn't think Benji was a coach who would develop him ....

Yet he was developing nicely

 

[Leighton Rhino]

Yet he was developing nicely

Agreed....I'm reluctant to call an 18 year old lad a **** but someone (family/management) definitely are

 

[Noitall]

Agreed....I'm reluctant to call an 18 year old lad a **** but someone (family/management) definitely are

100%

 

[CWC]

There was lots of talk about how he or his dad didn't think Benji was a coach who would develop him ....

That was insults from his publicist and from his camp to force an early release

Benji identified him and gave his debut, stuck with him, the difference between Benji and Webby is Webby seems to be good at picking juniors with good ethics and personality, Benji will learn from this

 

[Worried2Death]

There was lots of talk about how he or his dad didn't think Benji was a coach who would develop him ....

Maybe he just hates Luai and would take a pay cut to get away from him, who could blame him.

 

[CWC]

Maybe he just hates Luai and would take a pay cut to get away from him, who could blame him.

Luai and Taruva