You really think we had a chance? Bulldogs were at best a smokescreen. 

Not discarding him. There is no guarantee Averillo will be a success at fullback and there will still be opportunities on the wing.....

But if you have a chance to get ome of the best wingers in the comp, one that has excelled in big games, you bloody well take it.

Beautifully said.
You cant question a prolific try scorer who has been best in his position for many years. He is a winner. I like winners. This team needs winners. He won't cost an arm and leg. He probably still wont be in the top 3 paid players - yet he will likely be best value.

Yeah but Dane Gagai is on negative salary so it offsets it all.....

On last year's form we could have cloned JAC 3 times over and it would not have made much difference. Meaney has shown he has speed and is good under a high ball...many of us...I would dare to say most believe he was not given a fair go...at fullback.....but the chopping and changing and erratic team selections were sure to hurt the confidence of many. I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

It will be called good cap management and we will all be expected to believe it.

As good a winger as he is, do we really need him? We already have Meaney and I reckon Barrett could really improve him in that position.

P1sshead Buzz reporting Latrell to sign 3yr extension worth 2.5m

That’ll mean they’ll have Cook, Reynolds, Walker, Burgess, Murray & now Latrell on huge $$$$..... there can be no way they’d be able to fit JAC!

Let’s hope we get them all. It was just a rumour on the kennel so I gave my doubts. But perfect signings. Especially the prop. 

All the confirmed recruits and potential recruits listed by Mick O have talent and are in an age bracket perfect for development.  Plenty of opportunity to top up in 22.  Should be a pleasant ride coming up.

So am I. I’m not expecting too much, but it would be nice to watch the boys score some points. 

I'm really looking forward to next season now.
TB has put wheels in motion to transform the club and I like it. 

I'm hoping the guys get a good off season and hit the new season full of enthusiasm. If we can jag some early wins it will breathe new life to the team and club.

I would say Naden is an improvement. 
He seems faster and can actually break the line. 
Smith, for all his size, couldnt break the line. His height and leap was good for a 6th tackle bomb but if we are resorting to those types of hail Mary plays, it means we are struggling to create tries in the first 5 tackles. 

Getting rid of Tolman is one of the biggest plus signs this club has had for years. 

Leinu, Burton and Naden rumour on the kennel. Would be perfect for us. 

Very true re defence. I'm sure TB would have had a replacement in mind when letting Smith go

Naden would be a good replacement for Smith.

Both are good in attack, but need to work on defence.

Reimus Smith gone  the most likely Panther to go is probably Brent Naden. Would he be an adequate replacement? Not sure about adding older guys like Whare & Mansour to a rebuild.

The problem is the imbalance between outgoing and incoming expenditures. This is what we will struggle to address.  Maybe there should be one of the famous road maps politicians are always on about to address this.

The difference is that while we arent having overseas tourists, we also as tourists cant go overseas so we will want to holiday local.

Basically Aussies will replace the overseas tourists. 

The winners here are the small nsw towns in between the major coastal of Byron, Coffs, Port Mac and Forster. With people scrambling for accommodation and travel being vehicle dominated,  they are starting to look at these other smaller towns knowing they can get a cheaper deal and just do day trips to the major centers anyway

That's the point that was being made about the Sunshine Coast.  If you go to Cairns,Port Douglas or the Gold Coast virtually every second person is from overseas.  The point is that until we get overseas tourism and students we are only fiddling around the edges

Lots of people who live in Brisbane, like eating out and drinking.
There are probably a few areas where the trade is mostly tourists.
Maybe household budgets are tight,

Port Douglas has lots of shops and restaurants just for the tourists, they are struggling big time.

A lot of tge sunshine coast trade is locals and people from Brisbane 

Places like the Gold Coast & Cairns especially and the backpacker trail right up the coast aren't coming back until international tourists come back. I was told recently by a friend of my son's who has restaurants & pubs on the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane, that the sunny coast was ok but his establishments in Brisbane are stuffed without overseas tourists and students

QLD businesses are banking on the summer tourist dollar. There is no way AP will keep out the tourist dollars otherwise she will come under fire.

She won the election over the winter-spring period and with federal government propping up the closed businesses. But she knows she'll be in big trouble if she let's her ego get the better of her and doesnt allow Sydney siders up.

I said it a while ago, she will wait till after origin 3 to allow Sydney folk up. 

Works all the time...

It's all statesmanship.....

Unless a Heads of Agreement contains all the elements of a legally enforceable contract I don't believe it's enforceable.  It would simply set out some procedural and agreed points as a prelim to a later contract.

https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/11/12/tigers-drop-off-foxx-hunt-after-storm-reject-addo-carr-release/

This article goes on about a "Heads of Agreement". Yet over a week ago when JAC was asked in a TV interview if he'd agreed to one - he said no.

I think the election showed who can shove what where

It's not the money it's the principle means only one thing..