Announcement(s)

[GIGS20]

Carlo is a real terrorist of a 7 on the field. Cant wait for him to get in over the ball. Not that Ollie has done anything bad at all.

I think this is great news for Ollie, takes some of the pressure off him being the only openside in the club and there's heaps for Carlo to teach him.Awesome news

[boof1050]

Great to hear about ISI being signed with the Force on 6IX news. It’s something in the media.

[shasta]

Great to hear about ISI being signed with the Force on 6IX news. It’s something in the media.

6IX? I thought they only had 1 listener left & she sold the trike & moved to Tassie years ago.

[GIGS20]

6IX? I thought they only had 1 listener left & she sold the trike & moved to Tassie years ago.

They recruited another fan/entire audience when she left.

[boof1050]

6IX? I thought they only had 1 listener left & she sold the trike & moved to Tassie years ago.

Shit am I showing my age now??

[.X.]

no idea - when I left Perth in 1990 it was 96fm or nothing

[GIGS20]

no idea - when I left Perth in 1990 it was 96fm or nothing

And now X is showing his age

[.X.]

And now X is showing his age

53, and yet still single.

What's up, ladies?

[todd4]

Not an announcement but speculation on G&GR that Waqa Blake from the eels may be coming to the Force.

[wholetruth]

Not an announcement but speculation on G&GR that Waqa Blake from the eels may be coming to the Force.

Been floating around all season

[GIGS20]

Been floating around all season

Channel 9 posted the same speculation yesterday, not sure whether it's actual journalism or rewriting the same shit that was on social media.It seemed entirely speculative with zero quotes from either Blake or the force

[wholetruth]

Channel 9 posted the same speculation yesterday, not sure whether it's actual journalism or rewriting the same shit that was on social media.It seemed entirely speculative with zero quotes from either Blake or the force

His contract is up. His manager will be looking for the best deal and use the Force speculation as a lever.

[todd4]

His contract is up. His manager will be looking for the best deal and use the Force speculation as a lever.

The suggestion is that his children live in Perth and he wants to be close to them. If that's the case then it sounds reasonable.

[shasta]

Blake is a top flight RL right centre and sometimes winger. He is big, strong, VERY fast and a good defender. He started RL at a young age in Sydney then played for Joondalup in the WARL and progressed to the SG Ball team (U 19); from there to Penriff Panfers. Apparently played some Rugby for Wanneroo - how much & how long for I don't know. So I see him as a similar profile to Curtis Rona when he came across except Blake is 28; Rona was 25. Either way, the initial reports a month or so back said his management approached RA - the back story is that he's being squeezed out to make salary cap room to keep Mitchell Moses.

My view is that if he was to come on similar money to what he could get in the NRL or UK Superleague the bosses would need to see RA chip in the biggest cut because he should be assessed purely as a Leaguey. After being a long time starter; he has not started 1st grade since reports of his approach to RA made the media. Whether he's injured, I don't know. He'd need to be low cost to us - how would that go with Rugby players already pissed at the money being thrown at Suaali'i?

[.X.]

Blake is a top flight RL right centre and sometimes winger. He is big, strong, VERY fast and a good defender. He started RL at a young age in Sydney then played for Joondalup in the WARL and progressed to the SG Ball team (U 19); from there to Penriff Panfers. Apparently played some Rugby for Wanneroo - how much & how long for I don't know. So I see him as a similar profile to Curtis Rona when he came across except Blake is 28; Rona was 25. Either way, the initial reports a month or so back said his management approached RA - the back story is that he's being squeezed out to make salary cap room to keep Mitchell Moses.

My view is that if he was to come on similar money to what he could get in the NRL or UK Superleague the bosses would need to see RA chip in the biggest cut because he should be assessed purely as a Leaguey. After being a long time starter; he has not started 1st grade since reports of his approach to RA made the media. Whether he's injured, I don't know. He'd need to be low cost to us - how would that go with Rugby players already pissed at the money being thrown at Suaali'i?

Thanks for the breakdown mate -it helps