Could Herbie, Katoa, Bostock & More Leave Before 2028?! | Dolphins Clubcast
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Why is the Dolphins' season described as a βnow or neverβ for the club?
Triple A and footy lives on, listener. Thanks to McDonald's and Ream Hot Water. A listener production. He's over! This is... What a try! The Dolphins Clubcast. Coming up, Hemmer, Herbie and the Bostock bidding war heating up. The Battle of Brisbane. But first, NRL primetime on the November 1 storm brewing at the Finns. This has got to be the year, Dave. I'm looking at all these players off contract. Well, this is sort of a now or never. I know this will be their first go at the finals, which is exciting, but... This is sort of now or never, it feels like. Yeah, I think that's a fair statement, to be honest, Dan. And I'm really intrigued to see how this unfolds. And the reason I say this, they have, and it probably hasn't, because of who they are, where they are, young club out of the Sydney market, they probably don't get the spotlight on them like the bigger clubs and like Penrith.
Penrith have been headline after headline on how they keep this roster together. Now, Penrith have been so focused on probably about six weeks ago. There was a lot of talk. We're in negotiation phase with the majority of our big names. But once we get through, you know, the next few weeks, we're going to shut it down. We're going to stop talking because we want to focus on finals. Well, the Dolphins, I would say, are in an identical situation. From this November 1, check this list out. Finny Fuiyaki, I mean, it's a stunning list. Now, that's from November 1. If those players choose to go to the open market, now the Dolphins, of course, will be working feverishly now to get these done before November 1.
But once they get through that, the next one's Izzy Katoa. He's off at the end of 28. So there's so many little layers here. How do the Dolphins, one, how many can they get done before November 1? Two, how do these players manage a negotiation, an off-contract period into the most significant moment in this club's history on the verge of a final series? And thirdly, what does Izzy Katoa do? Does he wait to see what his mates do? How many stick around? How many drop out before he then makes a call? And how big a fight does it become for the Dolphins to hold onto Katoa? It's always a difficult one for club when you have so much talent and big names coming off all at the same time because the club has to prioritise someone.
There's a pecking order. There's always a pecking order. And again, in terms of being a player and being in this situation, heading into the finals, you can normally put it to the side. Let your manager take care of it. You know there'll be chat between the club and your team, but your focus should be on football and that run home to the finals. where they prioritise and how hard they're willing to go to get their man directly has an influence on who else they can keep and retain. Particularly when you think of the Perth Bears, the PNG Chiefs with their exemptions and the amount of interest some of those outside backs, and even Lemuelu and Fini Fuiakila, they're young, robust, great forwards who you could build
or start to build a solid forward pack around. Although they would easily walk into any team and be a great addition. So yeah, it's an interesting time. And I left Jack Bostock's name off that list. He's on that list too, right? If I'm Parramatta, right? And you just mentioned those two back rowers. I know, I know Jadon Sewell's coming to the club, but like that's a list that Parramatta fans would be looking at going, please Eels, let's get busy. And someone like Bostock, he's thrown a real spanner in the works too, because they would have budgeted for their outside backs and their strategy moving forward, but then all of a sudden, one game of origin. Yep. Well, now his agent goes out there and- I'm a rep player.
He's looking for rep money. They're all rep. I'm looking here. Sorry to cut you off. I'm looking at, this is an all rep back line. Tabio Ifedo, test player, origin player, Izako, New Zealand player, Bostock, origin player, Herbie, probably the world's best centre, England player, Cobbo, origin player, Nicarima.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why is the Dolphins' season described as a βnow or neverβ for the club?
0:00β4:50
2
Which offβcontract players could leave the Dolphins before Novemberβ―1 and why does it matter?
4:50β8:43
3
How might Izzy Katoaβs contract situation influence the Dolphinsβ finals push?
8:43β12:28
4
What impact could Jack Bostockβs potential move have on the Dolphins and rival clubs?
12:28β16:12
5
Is Herbie Farmwood likely to stay with the Dolphins or join the Roosters?
16:12β19:19
6
How do the Dolphinsβ leadership and peckingβorder decisions affect player retention?
19:19β22:53
7
What does the recent Dolphins vs Dragons game reveal about their form heading into the finals?
22:53β25:58
8
When is the next big Dolphins matchup and what should fans expect?
25:58β29:20
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