@kade7 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Billy Magoulias Would be a good pickup

Not sure Billy moves the needle. We have a few billies.

@willow said in Oliver Gildart has agreed to join the WestsTigers:

@thedaboss said in Oliver Gildart has agreed to join the WestsTigers:

Expectations r low for him

Hope he goes aight

Should go ok for Wests in KOE.

If we get a heap of injuries …

@tiger_one said in Pathways. What pathways?:

And there’s more:

Ref: https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/09/17/wests-tigers-seeking-interest-for-junior-academy-performance-roles/?fbclid=IwAR39Oda08fWMcAwdTtdRi7IfgvLsI2OOdGYrI8X2D13uNfJxZQeps3C0VUo

Wests Tigers seeking interest for junior pathways performance roles

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Wests Tigers
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Fri 17 Sep 2021, 02:26 PM

Wests Tigers are currently seeking expressions of interest for several junior representative pathways performance roles with Balmain Tigers and Western Suburbs Magpies in the 2022 season.

Following on from the strength of the club’s pathways program in 2021, the club is determined to continue its recent growth in its junior representative teams by adding talented and qualified staff in the areas of rehabilitation and physiotherapy, strength and conditioning, sports science and nutrition.

Wests Tigers pathways programs will be boosted by the new Macarthur Conference Competition in 2022, which will see Wests Tigers Macarthur Junior Rugby League, Group 6 Junior Rugby League and Group 6 Senior Rugby League, all play in combined competitions from U/13’s to first-grade next year — further building the foundation for future growth in the area and pathways through to Wests Tigers.

Despite having consecutive seasons affected by COVID, Wests Tigers Macarthur and Group 6 competitions enjoyed a healthy rise in participants throughout the year by almost ten percent, with the biggest improvement in the 13 to 15-year-old range.

As the 2022 season approaches, the club’s annual Brydens Lawyers Wests Tigers Academy continues to operate virtually with a digital execution of the weekly programs for the club’s elite juniors. The elite group of U/17’s and U/19’s players from Balmain, Wests and Group 6 regions started the annual academy at the beginning of June prior to lockdown restrictions before adjusting the program to virtual platforms throughout August and September. A select number of those players will then transition into the 2022 pre-season in November with Wests Tigers as well as their respective junior representative commitments.

For more information about the club’s pathways programs or the junior pathways performance roles available, email pathways@weststigers.com.au.

@Demps get in there lad

@cochise said in ‘It’s the truth’: compelling new WT doco:

@tyga said in ‘It’s the truth’: compelling new WT doco:

@truetiger said in ‘It’s the truth’: compelling new WT doco:

@tyga said in ‘It’s the truth’: compelling new WT doco:

@truetiger said in ‘It’s the truth’: compelling new WT doco:

Yeah you can all scream the love for Farah NOW…but he was the leader of the boys club that we are now seeing the true effects of…players not commited,weak intestinal fortitude for the purpose of getting the coach sacked and support of the weak board you guys are all seeing now…
I hope he does well as well as I hope they give Madge the full tenure to complete his work…and just for Demps if Farah wasnt Lebo ,how much support would you give him…and be fair in your answer…

Farah was never the problem. Hardest trainer we had and played his heart out for the club. Was too emotional and needed strong leaders which disappeared at the club. He has his downfalls but effort and will to win is not one of them.

Never said that ,but when we had Potter who was a great person ,Farah said he cant coach…so is Farah an NRL credentialed coach or a highly paid player under his coach…cant be both but apparently he thought he was…

Has Potter coached first grade for another team on the NRL? He shouldn’t have said it it was poor form. A club weak enough to sack a coach because a player doesn’t rate him is the problems
I like Potter he’s a solid guy.

Farah stuffed up by trusting the wrong person, he told someone who he thought was a mate who then used that comment to further push their own agenda.

His manager backed Tallis into a corner live on radio.
Checkmate Tallis.

@demps said in Why not the Walker Brothers?:

Walker brothers would make the current NRLs worst half-back into the world’s worst half back of all time.

Look Brooks has had a bad season, he has had many of them. He has also been named Dally M medal winner.
Brooks does not manage the team well. He isn’t structural and he isn’t bossy.
Brooks isn’t a kicker like Nathan Cleary/DCE/Adam Reynolds.
Brooks is very fast, Can run, can break the line. He has high energy and while he joined us as a turnstyle, his defense has gotten better.

For crying out loud when Hastings joins move Brooks to 5/8.
How many years have we been trying to fit this circle into a square hole. Now that we don’t have 700k 5/8’s like Josh Reynolds/Mbye/Marshall vying for the spot move Brooks to 5/8.

I have no idea why someone picked the mildest person on our team to be Halfback but isn’t it time to end this experiment?

My understanding is that Tannous is very much in the clubs plans. His whole family are tigers fans so you’d hope we can work it out

@bathursttiger1 said in David Nofoaluma re-signs until 2025..:

@willow said in David Nofoaluma re-signs until 2025..:

@sabre said in David Nofoaluma re-signs until 2025..:

@gnr4life said in David Nofoaluma re-signs until 2025..:

@sabre said in David Nofoaluma re-signs until 2025..:

Because we apparently can’t start new threads I’ll move my post here:

Why did we re-sign this guy? Another 4 years we have to deal with him. The bloke is the biggest sore loser in the squad and in my opinion contributes to our ‘loser mentality’ culture.

Every time a try is conceded on his wing, or today when he was playing fullback - anywhere near him, he turns around and blames somebody else. This happens every single time.

In attack whenever he gets tackled he gets up whinging to the ref rather than just focusing on playing the ball.

Not to mention his infamous ‘A and B defender’ tweet earlier this year.

This place is congested enough without starting threads on players that already exist.

That’s true, but the condescending response I got is typical of why I rarely bother to post here anymore.

It was hardly condescending - it didn’t take you long to find the right thread to post in.

Con descending isn’t that the Greek parachutist!!!

He has a brother who is a ski jumper …Faz Descending

@cultured_bogan said in We need one overpaid signing to get us going:

@tilllindemann said in We need one overpaid signing to get us going:

@cultured_bogan said in We need one overpaid signing to get us going:

Need to throw a million at Manu or Cheese.

Manu plays anywhere in the back six. Cheese at first choice hooker with Simpkin as understudy.

Both proven winners.

Yeah those two would be amazing for us.

Manu could play in the centres where we are very much underdone>

Until Laurie is established, I think he has good attributes as a running #6, then move Manu to FB.

With our luck if by some miracle we got Joey Manu he would probably end up being like Chris McQueen after his neck injury. Would probably be tentative and play with no confidence after having his face smashed.

But as we all know, that’s just how things tend to roll at the Wests Tigers.

I don’t see it as all doom and gloom. Tigers fought hard to give him an opportunity when parra was not. He is a leader on the field as seen by his tackle yesterday. He appears to have integrity.

Yes he could leave at end of contract. I’m hopeful we’ll start surrounding him with other talented youngsters for him to lead and he’ll stay. I don’t think he’ll leave prior to contracts end.

@facepalmer said in Recruitment Strategy for 2021 and Beyond:

Also how dudded the Noffa and BJ signings were. Someone give me a job in recruitment.

Happy to give you a go as long as you can sign 1 (just 1that’s all I need to start with) external NRL player… For some reason the current recruitment team think we are the Storm or Roosters and players are coming here for below average salaries and NO brown paper bags…

@red88_tiger said in Tyrone Peachey ?:

@harvey said in Tyrone Peachey ?:

Given an option, I think he adds much more than MCK, but would likely want more money.

I would take him for 2 years as long as he is not asking for exorbitant amounts & MCK is moved on. We have plenty of money and don’t seem to have any plan to spend it

Imo we already have mck replacement in Garner

If you mean someone that is a utility, not quite up to first grade standard, should be at the bottom of a 30 man roster and called upon when others are injured, I could not agree more.

@balmain-boy said in BENJI AND THE TIGER CUB:

So we didn’t re-sign a local boy and replaced with the player who was widely regarded as the best halfback at that age in the country at the time. Madden. Sounds like good business to me.

Ultimately whom kicks on still remains to be seen but the recruitment logic is sound.

Can’t fit everyone into one side

I agree with you there.

It’s great to have a 70 or 80% locals goal like Penrith have done and I recall one of our upper managers expressing the same desire a few years back, but if the talent isn’t there there is no point twiddling your thumbs waiting until it generates one day.

@stevo133 said in Dylan Napa:

Do you think tigers will sign Dylan Napa?

No way we can sign him, Big Papi will be picking up a movie contact for sure.

Is he still coming ???

@cultured_bogan said in Ken Maumalo Appreciation Thread:

Outscoring Nofo if you take into account his Warriors games. 15 v 13.

not hard. Nofo’s been horrendous this year. might’ve saved three tries yesterday but it was due to him being out of position yet again.