Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 11:48 am  

PopTart wrote:

I have to say though, that backline is excellent. He'll find it hard to get in there.

He’ll find it impossible unless there is a plethora of injuries , more than likely the feeder club for him to bide his time .

Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:19 pm  

The Roosters appear to like wingers from the Northern hemisphere unfortunately their track record does not install confidence because they quickly revert back to one of their own. They tried Hall and Burgess but both were eventually replaced and returned home, were they better players I don’t know. The only success is Young but to be honest in the NRL his performances were at best average but the team he played for was going through a bad spell.

Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:41 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

Wasn't expecting a move to the NRL so early in his career. £80k salary reportedly. Can't compete with that.

You're so wrong there Khlav, we could and I believe would compete with that. Money is not as big an issue for us when it comes to player signings than people think. What we can't offer is assured success, or as close as you can get to that.

Joining the Roosters will immediately secure Murphy an England spot at some level, probably before he plays in the NRL. Should it not work ou, so long as he wasn't a total flop, he will walk back into a top SL team on a mega salary. It's a win win for him.

I don't know if this story is true, Shaw has a marginally better success rate in the gossip stakes than most, but seeing as Trinity fans seem to want to believe everything they read lets go with it.

If true doesn't surprise me, Murphy seems incredibly focussed for his age, very Gareth Ellis in his maturity. So I've no doubt he'd go for it for the very reasons I outlined above, he's a very smart lad it seems.

FWIW I reckon it was that tackle against the Wire that alerted the Roosters - the Aussies will have admired that far more than his try scoring exploits - even by NRL standards that was the work of a true pro in the makings, and he's pulled off a few good tackles.

If he goes best of luck young man, you made your mark from day one in the Academy imo.

Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:44 pm  

Scarlet Pimpernell wrote:

The Roosters appear to like wingers from the Northern hemisphere unfortunately their track record does not install confidence because they quickly revert back to one of their own. They tried Hall and Burgess but both were eventually replaced and returned home, were they better players I don’t know. The only success is Young but to be honest in the NRL his performances were at best average but the team he played for was going through a bad spell.

Hall was past it, Burgess just didn't settle, it happens.

Murphy seems very close to his family, might be his only issue in the NRL (home sickness) but who knows. It's not like he's going to Mars, if it doesn't work out he won't be without a gig for long.

Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 12:55 pm  

If true it’s a shame, but not unexpected.
Better going there than Saints.
He’s a Huddersfield lad I believe so why would he have any allegiance to Wakefield.
One day perhaps, if we get good enough players we bring along will want to stay but until we become likely to win something Murphy won’t be the first to move on.
Luckily we have plenty of wing cover-will he be preferred over Tafua, Lineham and Kershaw as first choice winger? Time will tell.

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Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:30 pm  

1315trinity wrote:

Luckily we have plenty of wing cover-will he be preferred over Tafua, Lineham and Kershaw as first choice winger? Time will tell.

If he's the best winger then of course he will.

Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:39 pm  

Kettykat wrote:

He’ll find it impossible unless there is a plethora of injuries , more than likely the feeder club for him to bide his time .

I seriously doubt that. He won't instantly get in the first team, but he will go straight into the reserves as opposed to being shipped off. They will want to blood him in the first team as soon as possible, up to Murphy then to shine. That's the difference between SL and the NRL, you are only as good as your last game - we say it, they mean it.

Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 1:40 pm  

PopTart wrote:

If he's the best winger then of course he will.

Agreed, so long as his attitude is ok.

All the same, the Lineham revival is most welcome.

Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:01 pm  

vastman wrote:

Agreed, so long as his attitude is ok.

All the same, the Lineham revival is most welcome.

Dont forget big Jorge

Re: Murphy on his way then : Wed Feb 01, 2023 2:19 pm  

The biggest impact if this transfer goes ahead is that it could give SL clubs an excuse to increase the salary cap under the guise of stopping the drain of our better players to the NRL. This would certainly be the worst case scenario for us because we can’t reach the current threshold so our player options will be further restricted.
We wouldn’t be alone but based on our current financial strategy we would face the biggest deficit with the problems that this brings.