Lets see when recruitment is over, still going to be 2 to 4 quota places, plus a few other domestic players to come. Then we can judge Myler on his recruitment.

The quota players are key, if we can bring in another centre,7, 9 and backrow of good quality I think we will be in a decent position.

Missed out on a lot of recruitment because of the timing on Myler/investment.

Nest year is about competing, in every game and having a challenge of 6th position.

Bellamy has extended at Melbourne. Another coach Myler has missed out on

If we've signed hardaker and, potentially cross, we won't be signing another centre

Yep, but Cross is only a wild rumour, ideally I'd sign Cross and a quota centre, but looks like ZH is locked in.

We need 4 players desperately for our 13, centre, HB, Hooker and backrow.

Probably only 3 quota spots (Carlos, Hoy and Ockunbor), so one of those positions needs to be filled with a non fed player.

Wonder what today will bring?.........

You’ve not answered the question, who are we realistically going to sign? For example i much rather we had gone for Ben Davies from St Helens to play centre, but personally I’m still not sure he’s up for it.

If Chan becomes available I’m sure the club would jump to sign him but he’s currently not. There’s a distinct lack of players available so we have to take what we can get for now and look to build. Clubs aren’t going to release their better players for us

Gareth Hock probably

This is very true. We are fishing in a very small pond for federation players and choice is even more limited because the investment has come late. This doesn't alter my opinion on the Hardaker signing.

As you say the remaining quota signings are key. Far more options and hopefully we will have a minimum of three and a marquee spot. The quality of these signings will determine just how competitive we are going to be next season.

I agree on Hardaker, think most fans do, but I'm not devastated, on the field he is an improvement on Carlos, brings a winning mentality, I'd imagine wages won't be too high and he is non quota.

Would have to do a good job taping up his GPS tracking tag.

Some will always see negatives too. At first I wasn’t happy with Zak but if he’s good with the youth,as has been said, I get it. The rebuild is long term not 2 seasons.

A great role model for the youngsters

See Myler is getting a bit of a questioning on here over Hardaker…don’t forget that Radlinski and Chester also signed him and stood by him and you can argue that them 2 had been doing job longer than Myler and on about Signing players with off field brain farts….didnt the esteemed Moto Tony sign Seymour?…I may be wrong and he wasn’t exactly a angel was he.

Seymour would've been an uncle kath/rule signing

Okunbor surley can't have long left at the club

Agreed. Not named again for this week. We’d rather play a young centre and Lane/Cator over a quota back rower. Must be one of the worst pieces of business I can remember.

He has to go down as our worst overseas import ever.

I was willing him to succeed but having read the Bulldogs forum it doesn't come as a surprise. Having said that I wish him all the best when he returns home.

I was also thinking he could do alright.
Watched his Dogs appearances and was far from ever being a standout but thought he might go alright for us .
Not gonna happen by the looks of things.

He wasn't this bad for the Dogs in a superior league.

Honestly think he doesn't want to be here.

I can’t say I’m impressed with the signing of Hardaker due to his inability to stay out of trouble off the field and his on field abilities aren’t as they once were.
That said we are currently having to fish in a very small pond due to the mistakes made in recruitment since 2018.
We have awful lot to repair and we aren’tin a position to be picky or have top players queuing up due to our pitiful performances over the past 6 years or so.
One good thing is that we have Ellis back on board so hopefully that will have a big affect on Hardaker.
I don’t think we have ever had such a poor side even in the dark days so it is going to take some serious work to get us right and the quota soots we really need to get these right and no more Reynolds, Evans, Ockunbors which have been quite honestly been some of the worst we’ve ever had and in a short space of time.
I do think there is a lot more to come and we will hopefully be happy come 2025as it doesn’t seem lost on Myler that they have to get it right.

The guy has made mistakes - haven’t we all, you too JTP. Give him a break.,Myler,who has also made mistakes, knows Hardaker. For the the development of youth he’ll be an asset, I, who have made mistakes, believe

I've never made a mistake in my life. You can ask any of my former wives

The club made a real statement when they signed Asiata
The optimism started to flow and fans were getting excited.
Then they bring us back down to earth with the signing of Hardaker and possibly Holmes.
Would have been better to try and keep those signings quiet until hopefully some quality signings in positions we need were announced.and keep the fans excited.
We went into last season without a decent set of forwards lacking size and fitness and we will go into next season now with a set of p-s- poor backs

They are if we offer them money