AFL?
Do they still play that game?

I wonder what it'd be like if Hawthorn signed Tolman...ala Hayne style, fulfilling dreams & all.  :-)

Villa have a midweek game on vs Bristol City

Will keep you updated Dman with all the latest news

Appropriate ....Benny Hill moniker and Bristol City.....

Wash your mouth with soap!

How dare you put Tolman in the same sentence as Hawthorn.
And how dare you put him in the same sentence as Hayne!

Some of us would say that a little differently.

The cub has announced the following players are moving on at the end of the season:
 Aiden Tolman
Keiran Foran
Marcelo Montoya
Kerrod Holland
Jack Cogger
Jesse Sue
Tim Lafai

And hopefully there’s a few more to come.

At least seven spots to fill in the 30 (assuming it stays at 30, which at last reports it seems it will). And that’s counting current known 2021 new signings.

So I think Tom’s got some more up his sleeve, maybe semi-finalists?

The one i am disappointed about is Tim Lafai.

Mainly because we have seen what he can do and he could potentially do again. He was nearly origin level both with us and also Dragons.
Secondly because we don't exactly have any standouts to replace him with as well as Holland and Montoya.

I guess this means we will be going hard at the market for replacement centres.....

Attack wise he’s ok.... defensively he’s way off the pace. 

Zef, you said hopefully a few more to follow.... who else would you like to see set loose?

Oh dear...

Well at least you’re a better judge of a footballer than Marki... though that’s not saying much...

BTW this SC is now ranked 542 of 138000... 
About time some of the ‘experts‘ on here put their money where their mouths are next year...

Slightly disappointed Tass will not get a shot.
Otherwise all good decisios.
Sue not that bad as an occasional fill in, I assume that this means we are signing someone better.
Lafai has been going backwards for 5 yearz, he makes a lot of dumb decisions. A player with his experience should be smarter.

Thank you... Both points said like someone that actually watches footy. as opposed to a self proclaimed expert that watches little to none...

Actually going Saturday and will definitely wait till the players do their final round before leaving. I won't say (in jest) to Tols...my name is Marki I wish you all the best...he may hurdle the fence and apply a choke hold. Good opportunity to land another surprise win especially with no Kikau

Please do Steve!

He does make more bad decisions than he use to but he still has skill and can setup his winger. Recent guys we've had (Holland, Montoya and even Reimis Smith) just cant do it. 

Anyway, I hope TB has eyes for a big name centre coz Cotric is a better winger than centre and RSmith is far from a center. 

Meanwhile Marki is attending Friday night and will say to Teddy my name is Marki in the hope it sparks a special backline movement... oh wait... sorry Markis got AFL to watch on telly that night....

How do you know Cotric is a better winger than centre when virtually untried in that position in NRL, and only having watched 1  games the blokes played which was probably Origin???.,,

Dumb question sorry...
The answer is obviously because you’re a self proclaimed expert and one of leagues greatest minds...

Well that’s a good question that I don’t have a ready answer for. As everyone left is under contract for ‘21, my thought process was that we’d be looking to bring more in than the 7-8? spots available and so be looking to find a home for somebody under contract if we could get a better like for like replacement.

As always seems to be the case recently, there’ll be somebody or somebodies unexpected hitting the market before ‘21 kickoff and if we have to move somebody on to fit him in I’m hoping we will.

Because apart from a very select core, I think a drastic overhaul of the roster will be a good thing. So the more the merrier as far as I’m concerned. Not many I’d shed a tear over for a better replacement.

In fact the only ones I can think of as absolute keepers are the ones we’ve put the development time into and see as long term. The rest are transitory and it’s transit time.

22 currently contracted for '21:

DWZ, Meaney, Crichton, Okunbor, Hoppa, Cotric, R. Smith, Wakeham, Lewis, Green, Averillo, JMK, Kotoa, C. Smith, Elliot, Britt, Jackson, Stimson, RFM, Thompson, Napa, Ogden.

Of them, the ones I'd have as off limits:

Meaney, Okunbar, Cotric, Wakehan, Averillo, Elliot, Jackson (only out of loyalty, need much more from him or this time next year the loyalty's burnt) RFM, Thompson, Ogden.

The rest are free to leave given a better offer for them and a better replacement for us IMO.

Tempted to add Chris Smith to that list and in fact i think I will. Suspect he's gonna be a late bloomer and a good one.

They can simply wait until players are off contract, unless a great opportunity arises, then look at a player swap.
Backloading and paying guys to play elsewhere needs to be minimised.

Sort of hope Green gets a medical retirement to the coaching staff. 

Not looking to pay to play elsewhere. But tell them if they've got a multi-year offer elsewhere they can have it because they won't be renewed here.

What a surprise ...SMH gets the facts wrong. Cloughessy is the family name of George Barnes the wrestler....brotehr of the former Western Suburbs player Bill Cloughessy... hopefully both will benefit from this...bought by their FATHER...also named Bill Cloughessy and not Bill the younger. 

https://www.domain.com.au/news/balmains-largest-privately-held-estate-hoped-to-smash-local-record-at-11m-989659/?utm_campaign=strap-masthead&utm_source=smh&utm_medium=link&utm_content=pos5&ref=pos1

He is...hits hard and as he proved last week has a certain skill level...maybe the new Steve Reardon