Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[hsvjones]

Pele sounds far from done

I think all are far from done unfortunately

 

[Tim Sheens]

Any 'adult' doing that amazes me and yet so many do.

Time waits for no man, as the saying goes.

I am 56yo now and I follow one player, well former player in Keith Galloway on Twitter as we share social concerns and some interests, so chat occasionally.

As for relative youngsters, they have grown up in a different era, so we should not expect them to be similar, particularly those mid to late twenties having grown up with a smart phone in their hand as teenagers. They may communicate in a manner we find foreign, but change is a constant and would not have imagined myself writing on here much more than a decade ago.

 

[Merlot]

Time waits for no man, as the saying goes.

I am 56yo now and I follow one player, well former player in Keith Galloway on Twitter as we share social concerns and some interests, so chat occasionally.

As for relative youngsters, they have grown up in a different era, so we should not expect them to be similar, particularly those mid to late twenties having grown up with a smart phone in their hand as teenagers. They may communicate in a manner we find foreign, but change is a constant and would not have imagined myself writing on here much more than a decade ago.

what is the Sauce doing

 

[Tim Sheens]

what is the Sauce doing

Looking after his kids and playing a bit of beach rugby with Lote a little while back.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Wow that's surprising. I thought it was a masterstroke to have him in the backrow. He has a fantastic hit up in him, early offload and a good defender. He's a horrible centre because he completely starves his winger and can't put the winger away to save his life.

I'd look at him for the edge or a No.16 position. He's better than Garner IMO.

Aitken also played second row and lock forward in the juniors. As a second row forward who can fill in at centre when required, he could have an admirer in Mr Sheens.

 

[hsvjones]

So the Eels pull offer for Bird and now put focus on B Nikora so that was good while it lasted.

 

[Westsboi2019]

Aitken also played second row and lock forward in the juniors. As a second row forward who can fill in at centre when required, he could have an admirer in Mr Sheens.

Any updates on Pele, Nikora etc...?

 

[cochise]

He's a trainer at the club - pretty sure he never took up the ambassador role they offered him, as part of the deal when he went to Souths?

It was in the major papers at the time but this is the only place I can find the story now.

Farah to return as Tigers specialist coach

Robbie Farah will make his return to Wests Tigers next year as a specialist coach as part of...

www.illawarramercury.com.au

 

[cochise]

I was told by Cochise maybe as far back as 12 months ago, so I dont remember if it was on here or a pm, that Farah had taken up his Ambassador role and it was announced in some obscure regional NSW newspaper.

It was also in one of the major papers but my google attempts only find it in a local lol

Edit Found it

Guess who’s back: Robbie Farah returns to take up Wests Tigers role

Guess who’s back: Robbie returns to take up Tigers role

www.foxsports.com.au

And an AAP story from last year

Marshall returns to Tigers as ambassador

Benji Marshall has returned to Wests Tigers, rejoining the NRL club as an ambassador - a year after being squeezed out of their playing roster.

www.perthnow.com.au

 

[Cobarcats]

Who's polo

Water's brother

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Anyone against going for Bronson Xerri ?

The thing with Xerri is that he only played a handful of games and it makes you wonder if he was only as good as he was due to being on the juice.

 

[batboy]

The thing with Xerri is that he only played a handful of games and it makes you wonder if he was only as good as he was due to being on the juice.

He was good…
All through juniors into ressies.

Also passed a pot load of drug tests either side of the one he failed…

Don’t know if he can get back after so long out - but he’s quick enough, athletic enough… if he’s still got the hands and got it between the ears he’s certainly worth looking at.

There’ll be a fair old line up for him though

 

[isaaktigers]

The thing with Xerri is that he only played a handful of games and it makes you wonder if he was only as good as he was due to being on the juice.

SARMS are piss weak..

It would hardly do that much to his body.

 

[Garrry]

Looking after his kids and playing a bit of beach rugby with Lote a little while back.

I know Keith Galloway works at Port Botany wharf.

 

[Kearnsy]

Anyone against going for Bronson Xerri ?

I would go for him. He is only young and made a very bad mistake but we all have in life and he deserves another chance. Was always a gun through juniors.
Just wonder if he will turn out like Rodney Howe did after being caught. Howe was the best prop in the game, then was a pillow when he went clean

 

[weststigerman]

I would go for him. He is only young and made a very bad mistake but we all have in life and he deserves another chance. Was always a gun through juniors.
Just wonder if he will turn out like Rodney Howe did after being caught. Howe was the best prop in the game, then was a pillow when he went clean

I’d be careful going after players that have had years out of the game - Hopoate, Sandor Earl, and even Tim Simone all came back after time out and were not the same player when they returned.

 

[batboy]

I’d be careful going after players that have had years out of the game - Hopoate, Sandor Earl, and even Tim Simone all came back after time out and were not the same player when they returned.

The difference is he’s 22 - they all come back at what would be considered the back end of what would be a career…

 

[Kearnsy]

I’d be careful going after players that have had years out of the game - Hopoate, Sandor Earl, and even Tim Simone all came back after time out and were not the same player when they returned.

Yeah that’s true. I think we just have to sign these types of players at the moment because not many guns in their primes are going to jump at the chance to sign with us unfortunately.
Even when we were on top of our game we couldn’t get deals done with the likes of Luke Lewis. That signing could have really kept our team strong I believe, but here we are ten years later and we are heading for a spoon and not a premiership

 

[KH1988]

Is this for real?

We couldn't have Laurie Daley as an assistant because he worked for the TAB and Storm players will own shares in a Bookie - taking bets on games they are playing in

The NRL is set to allow a controversial proposal allowing Melbourne Storm players to invest in an online betting agency owned by their chairman Matt Tripp and News Corp.

(This is a start up which is different to owning shares in the TAB when they pull that argument)

Storm players to invest in online bookmaker owned by chairman

The NRL is set to allow a controversial proposal allowing Storm players to invest in an online betting agency owned by their chairman Matt Tripp and News Corp.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Deleted member 3518]

We've had a fair few blokes over the years that always had a never-give-in attitude. Darren Senter was a good example.
Our club doesn't seem to rate these sort of players very highly compared to flighty blokes that play 2 great games a year. Letting Corey Thompson go was another example of this, and a massive mistake (notwithstanding he has been injured a hell of a lot since going to the Titans).
When we sign new players their attitude to the contest should be our first and only priority. Papali'i looks to have that trait. Our club is screaming out for players that never say die, I'd rather a team stacked with those sort of players than flashy tryhards who only put in when they can be bothered doing so.

Hastings has it .not to be all back in my day , but it’s a generational thing as well . In most team sports finding the kid who will rip in and get amongst it is hard to find . It’s pretty much a storm pre requisite . I would bet that when they lost qualities the want , and what quantifies a storm player , that would be near the top of the list .