'We definitely 1 million per cent want to keep Trey': Raiders keen for Mooney to stay

[greeneyed]

How do you think he'd look in red?

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If you’re talking rugby union in Queensland, which I suspect, they’d be a fair way back in the queue.

[Danaman137]

My only justification for his non incision in FG is that Stick sees him as a bona-fide jersey 8 prop and wants him playing big minutes in cup getting experience as the number 1 alpha dog forward pack leader while he’s young rather than him playing a bench role behind Taps, Papa and Horse in FG.

I recall him being named captain of the Cup team a few times last year when toots was injured/ playing first grade. Interesting that they’ve opted to go with Puru this year.

I’d argue he’d be better off playing Guler’s/Saulo’s/Mariota’s 20-40 mins in FG but I just hope he and Ricky have some sort of understanding because I’d hate to lose him.

Ricky is finally using a 17 man rotation and not just leaving the 17th man to rot until the 73rd minute, there needs to be a spot for Trey.

He’s a devastating talent.


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[-TW-]

How do you think he'd look in red?

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If you’re talking rugby union in Queensland, which I suspect, they’d be a fair way back in the queue.

The dolphins?

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[yeh raiders]

How do you think he'd look in red?

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If you’re talking rugby union in Queensland, which I suspect, they’d be a fair way back in the queue.

The dolphins?

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Western Reds reboot?

[Seiffert82]

He's definitely stepped it up a notch this season. Lock him in.

[T_R]

How do you think he'd look in red?

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If you’re talking rugby union in Queensland, which I suspect, they’d be a fair way back in the queue.

No, I don't think he'd be suited to Union at all.

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[Sid]

How do you think he'd look in red?

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Not sure Trey’s quite got the footwork to play for Manchester Utd.

[The Nickman]

How do you think he'd look in red?

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If you’re talking rugby union in Queensland, which I suspect, they’d be a fair way back in the queue.

The dolphins?

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Western Reds reboot?

Is it a walking clock?

[reptar]

How do you think he'd look in red?

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If you’re talking rugby union in Queensland, which I suspect, they’d be a fair way back in the queue.

The dolphins?

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Western Reds reboot?

Is it a walking clock?

I wager it’s some kind of walking clock.

[Botman]

Well TR, Is it a walking clock?

[gangrenous]

Live video of Mooney

[gangrenous]

I know hes unreal and has a lot of upside, but should we be blowing all our percent cap on one player?

It’s pretty clear this means he’s signed elsewhere and we’re trying to make sure he isn’t lodged on their percentage cap with the NRL for anything less than 1000000%.

[The Nickman]

Anyone else remember that time TR brought his dog to the Mooney thread?

[gangrenous]

You mean this one?

[T_R]

I try to change the subject to my first love - men's fashion - and this is what I get.

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[reptar]

Anyone else remember that time TR brought his dog to the Mooney thread?

Remember when greeneyed saw Snagglepuss outside?

[Roger Kenworthy]

Send Parra Cotric and Guler for Sanders this year... kill two birds with one stone... frees up a spot and money for Mooney too. (I know this won't happen)

I don't think we'd be able to find anyone willing to take Cotric off our hands. Even at 6 months that's a decent hit to the cap.

[President Clinton]

Hi TR, did you mean Red V?

[reptar]

Hi TR, did you mean Red V?

I think he means something like this.


Quite fetching, really.

[dubby]

Having Pasami Saulo and Emre Guler the reason why we lose Trey Mooney is gonna go down as one our greatest ****.

Nah. There was that American that Tim Sheens recruited….

Kelton Alexander

I think keeping Germ over Priddis was one of our worst mistakes

[dubby]

Can only speculate why Trey hasn't been given more of a run to date:

(a) Stick has seen something in his game (i.e. defensive/play the ball issues) that he wants Trey to work on before giving him more of a run in first grade. Personally I think this would be abit over the top/fastidious given the qualities he offers with his yardage/physicality;

(b) The club is deliberately bringing him on slowly because he is only 21 and front rowers tend to peak later in their careers. Having seen the amount of injuries Payne Haas has also suffered now, there are risks with bringing on young front rowers too early given the physicality of the position;

(c) Trey has essentially indicated he wants to leave for another opportunity back in Sydney and or has basically agreed to terms with another club.

(d) It's been a deliberate tactic by the club to hold him back abit to keep his market value down.

Most likely option b I think but we will lose him if we aren't careful.

I can only go on what Trey’s father has said on Facebook… that is, Trey wants to stay with the Raiders and play on with the team mates he’s come through with, and knows there’s something special about to happen. So I reckon we can get rid of (c).

There’s no doubt other clubs are approaching him and want him though. That’s what happens when a club decides to let a player go off contract and on the open market.

I honestly don’t get what the club is doing.

GE, we know that parents are totally rational, right?

[Finchy]

Having Pasami Saulo and Emre Guler the reason why we lose Trey Mooney is gonna go down as one our greatest ****.

Nah. There was that American that Tim Sheens recruited….

Kelton Alexander

I think keeping Germ over Priddis was one of our worst mistakes

Weren’t we going to sign Cameron Smith as well? And don’t get me started on Matt Elliott over Craig Bellamy

[dubby]

Having Pasami Saulo and Emre Guler the reason why we lose Trey Mooney is gonna go down as one our greatest ****.

Nah. There was that American that Tim Sheens recruited….

Kelton Alexander

I think keeping Germ over Priddis was one of our worst mistakes

Weren’t we going to sign Cameron Smith as well? And don’t get me started on Matt Elliott over Craig Bellamy

I think Smith knocked us back.

And yeah, choosing Matt Elliott over Bellamy

[NoMan]

tbf, Smith and Thurstons biggest offers were from the Raiders and they turned them down, it's not like the Raiders didn't have a crack at them. Imagine how things might've been if they both signed.

[Rickmando]

Matt Elliott over Bellamy will never not be our biggest missed opportunity.

Just look at the carousel of comedy coaches we have had in that time, while Melbourne have had both elite success and continuity…

[Riaan]

Matt Elliott over Bellamy will never not be our biggest missed opportunity.

Just look at the carousel of comedy coaches we have had in that time, while Melbourne have had both elite success and continuity…

The irony is it’s the one time the club has strayed from the family farm hiring structure and it cost us big time

[Rickmando]

Matt Elliott over Bellamy will never not be our biggest missed opportunity.

Just look at the carousel of comedy coaches we have had in that time, while Melbourne have had both elite success and continuity…

The irony is it’s the one time the club has strayed from the family farm hiring structure and it cost us big time

Yes that’s about as ironic as it gets isn’t it?

I wonder if one of the decision-makers may have had a personal axe to grind with Bellamy and vetoed it?

Or maybe because he wasn’t a true Queanbeyan/ACT blue blood? Fairly sure he came to us out of the Newcastle comp originally.

[NoMan]

It was before the Queanbeyan crew came back on board. Kevin Neil and Robert Finch were running things so I doubt they had personal issues with him. It was just a dud call but at the time Bellamy only had a presidents cup win under his belt.

[Canberra Milk]

"We definitely 1 million percent want to keep him... behind Guler and Saulo!!"

I think the most likely explanation for his non-inclusion is that Ricky just thinks props shouldn't pay regular firsts until they're a bit older

[gangrenous]

Matt Elliott over Bellamy will never not be our biggest missed opportunity.

Just look at the carousel of comedy coaches we have had in that time, while Melbourne have had both elite success and continuity…

The irony is it’s the one time the club has strayed from the family farm hiring structure and it cost us big time

Yes that’s about as ironic as it gets isn’t it?

I wonder if one of the decision-makers may have had a personal axe to grind with Bellamy and vetoed it?

Or maybe because he wasn’t a true Queanbeyan/ACT blue blood? Fairly sure he came to us out of the Newcastle comp originally.

Maybe the opposite? Maybe the decision maker was so scarred they never go outside again for fear of making the same mistake again

[Seiffert82]

Looks like he's in a long queue of contract extension negotiations.

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[Colk]

It might be good to play him if you are that keen to keep him

[The Green Hornet]

Call me stupid, if we want to keep him, give the guy some hope and name him in firsts.
Not like he hasn't earned it.

[Sid]

A good player and I hope Raiders can keep him, but offering him 1,000,000% of the salary cap seems like overs.

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[BadnMean]

A good player and I hope Raiders can keep him, but offering him 1,000,000% of the salary cap seems like overs.

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It won't look so bad in 2026 with cap inflation.