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Queenslander
13-07-06, 10:19 AM
Cashed up for more 'names'
Steve Ricketts

July 13, 2006

THE Gold Coast Titans have "money left in the tank" for more big-name players following the signing yesterday of young goal-kicking Parramatta centre Brett Delaney and hard-running South Sydney prop Mark Minichiello.

Titans CEO Michael Searle said they would look to strengthen the halves and front row while another outside back could come into the frame.

Searle will meet with Bulldogs and Queensland forward Nate Myles on Saturday but said the fledgling club could not compete with offers reportedly on the table from the Roosters and Melbourne.

"But as far as our budget goes we are on schedule and we are in a position to sign big-name players from what we have left in the tank," Searle said. "With Brett and Mark's signing that takes our roster to 21 and we would be looking to get to 23 in the next week."

Myles is also scheduled to meet Broncos coach Wayne Bennett on Saturday but Brisbane CEO Bruno Cullen yesterday reiterated his stance that the club had not chased the Bulldogs player and was in no position to compete with rival offers.

Minichiello shapes as a starting prop for the Titans next year while Delaney will challenge Preston Campbell for the goal-kicking role.

Exciting Storm youngster Jackson Nicolau will join the Cowboys next season with the club hoping he will prove to be Johnathan Thurston's long-term halves partner.

Melbourne had been grooming Nicolau as the replacement for Scott Hill, who will join London club Harlequins next season, but Storm recruitment head Peter O'Sullivan is philosophical about the 18-year-old Innisfail product's decision to move to Townsville.

"The Cowboys have offered way more than we can afford," O'Sullivan said."But one door closes and another door opens. We're talking to someone and hope to clinch a deal soon."

O'Sullivan said five-eighth was Nicoloau's best position.

Manly hooker Michael Monaghan's chances of joining the Cowboys have effectively been torpedoed by Nicolau's signing.

Fraser Anderson is set to accept a big-money offer from Cronulla with the Titans dropping out of the bidding for the Broncos utility.

The Courier Mail

lonegull
13-07-06, 11:51 AM
wouldnt think they have much left but they must have worked there budget well hopefully enough left for myles

Titanium_BD1103
13-07-06, 11:55 AM
GC doesn't have enough for Myles on money value, its says so in the article.... not with what Canberra, Melbourne and the Roosters are offering him...



Searle will meet with Bulldogs and Queensland forward Nate Myles on Saturday but said the fledgling club could not compete with offers reportedly on the table from the Roosters and Melbourne.

patskE
13-07-06, 12:00 PM
hopefully the lifestyle could be the winning factor
didnt brisbane pull out of the race? so we are the only qld team after him? which is good

Darren Lockyer
13-07-06, 12:42 PM
same i hope the lifestyle attracts him to the coast

TitanBronco
13-07-06, 12:57 PM
GC doesn't have enough for Myles on money value, its says so in the article.... not with what Canberra, Melbourne and the Roosters are offering him...

hopefully the lifestyle change will sway him..

Darren Lockyer
13-07-06, 01:52 PM
it also says in the article they have some spare money so hopefully we could use that to sign him and get some reserve players like Chris Sandow

RIP
13-07-06, 01:58 PM
I had a feeling we still had some left with all the 2/3 year deals, Very nice

Darren Lockyer
13-07-06, 02:10 PM
hopefully we could get some quality back up halves in case scott or presto are injured

novacastrian_panther
13-07-06, 04:02 PM
Alot of players will be coming off contract after 2 or 3 years;
Preston Campbell - 3 seasons
Brian Carney - 2 seasons
Anthony Laffranchi - 3 seasons
Nathan Friend - 2 seasons
Matthew Petersen - 2 seasons
Luke O'Dwyer - 2 seasons
Ritchie Mathers - 2 seasons
Luke Swain - 2 seasons
Brad Meyers - 2 seasons
Frank Puletua - 2 seasons
Josh Graham - 2 seasons
Michael Hodgson - 2 seasons
Steve Turner - 2 seasons
Michael Henderson - 3 seasons
Jake Webster - 3 seasons
Gavin Cooper - 3 seasons
Brett Delaney - 3 seasons
Mark Minichello - 3 seasons
James Stosic - 2 seasons

12/19 are after 2 seasons, watch out Titans.

Titanium_BD1103
13-07-06, 04:14 PM
I'm sure starting in 2007, the Titans will ensure that many of those players deals are extended... its a case of you can't sign them too long... as many of them don't know what the new team is going to be like... so I guess with success, will come players happy to extend or re-sign, and the Titans will get that... ;)

Teegy
13-07-06, 04:22 PM
Alot of players will be coming off contract after 2 or 3 years;
Preston Campbell - 3 seasons
Brian Carney - 2 seasons
Anthony Laffranchi - 3 seasons
Nathan Friend - 2 seasons
Matthew Petersen - 2 seasons
Luke O'Dwyer - 2 seasons
Ritchie Mathers - 2 seasons
Luke Swain - 2 seasons
Brad Meyers - 2 seasons
Frank Puletua - 2 seasons
Josh Graham - 2 seasons
Michael Hodgson - 2 seasons
Steve Turner - 2 seasons
Michael Henderson - 3 seasons
Jake Webster - 3 seasons
Gavin Cooper - 3 seasons
Brett Delaney - 3 seasons
Mark Minichello - 3 seasons
James Stosic - 2 seasons

12/19 are after 2 seasons, watch out Titans.
yer but we will see who is going well and wether they need to be upgraded earlier. its not like we have a choice of having them stagered as they all signed in the same year. you wouldnt offer 4 or 5+ year contracts

BRONCOS FAN
13-07-06, 04:33 PM
Gees. They must have alot of money..Where are they getting it all from..

Teegy
13-07-06, 04:35 PM
Gees. They must have alot of money..Where are they getting it all from..
well the salary cap is 4mil and alot of the big names were signed before their was even talk of a cap rise so id think Bailey, Presto and prince would be on slightly lower contract then if they signed today

BRONCOS FAN
13-07-06, 04:40 PM
Oh ok. Dam theirs alot of money in this game...

Teegy
13-07-06, 04:41 PM
Oh ok. Dam theirs alot of money in this game...
not really. the NFL salary cap is +50mil

Presto Magic
13-07-06, 06:25 PM
not really. the NFL salary cap is +50mil
Big deal. In basketball, one player can earn $60 mil over 4/5 years.

If we are in the market for backups, we should not only be looking at our feeder clubs but noerth queensland's as well, even if we already have amos and cooper, 'cos the young guns are loaded.

Manly Boy
15-07-06, 09:07 PM
Yeah its alot more money though than the players were offered last season...I hope the titans do well next year but dontn blow the budget too soon...Those players mentioned above, might not care as much about the money than the club. They are still getting a good salary so they just wanna experience the teams atmosphere...

Darren Lockyer
16-07-06, 10:26 AM
Yeah but in the soccer Michael Ballack who plays for chelsea earns $76 million a year

Steve Dangerous
16-07-06, 11:01 AM
the quality of our team is huge already. impressive budgeting to fit all this under the cap and then some.

BRONCOS FAN
16-07-06, 11:39 AM
Yeah i think there doing good chosing good players and everything...

Darren Lockyer
16-07-06, 12:51 PM
they have obvisouly spent alot of time thinking of how much they should offer and when they should strike. They have also use the attraction of the gold coast to draw some players. They have also looked at what players are available and looked at there past and hope they are going to do well in the future.