Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Cobarcats]

Still don't understand the situation with Lodge and the Worriers, could someone please explain if they know?

Did the Worriers pay out Lodge on the condition he does not sign with another NRL team until his original contract term expires and is that why he is playing 2nd grade Union instead of actively seeking a contract elsewhere?

I don't understand it or have I missed something?

The way I see it Hank the auditors have worked it out that lodge salary cap fig will be $20,000 per game, meaning any club would need to have $200,000 left inside its salary cap to pick him up.
Clubs wouldn’t have to pay Lodge that amount of money because he's been paid out, its the cap amount that is shying the clubs away I think??.
We can afford him under these terms but do we want to?

 

[hank37w]

Wow, Dogs previously had no assistant coaches and they bring in Potter and pluck 4 assistants out of thin air just like that to help him out.

Geez, Gus is the greatest.

 

[coivtny]

I wonder what Pascoe’s wife says to him? Darl I know you’re bloody hopeless at your job but these shoes don’t pay for themselves.

Or, thank goodness your nickname is Horse.

 

[diedpretty]

Buzz writing that Brad Fittler to bring announced as Bulldogs coach on Wednesday?? Believe it or not from Buzz

Buzz originally reported that on 13/6 which means the next Wednesday was the 15/6 - already been and gone. Another Buzz stuff up.

 

[coivtny]

I hope he can defend better than the last rugby convert coz he was terrible on the weekend in reggies.

One of the worst debuts you'd ever see. Woeful in defence and poor in attack. It was dreadful. In fairness he wasn't on his own. I'd only give Jimmy and Tupou a pass.
By the way, where was our fullback when Canterbury were chipping ahead and regathering to score.

 

[stryker 69]

I think WT has now hit rock bottom and maybe the spoon is a wake up call required.

You wouldn’t think we’d require a wake-up call after suffering through a decade that has seen Sheens, Potter, Taylor, Cleary and MaGuire as well as a couple of interims, all fail to get the team to the finals.

 

[TheDaBoss]

What a thrilling time to be a tigers fan

 

[bptiger 0]

Sounds perfect for culture

Just we need another winger, are these people for real , we need forwards , forwards and more forwards

 

[WT2K]

Matt Doorey, RFM, Jackson Topine.
Tom Eisenhuth.
Nathan Brown.
Corey Harawira-Naera.
Pasami Saulo.
Isaiha Tass.
Tanieka Paseka & Ethan Bullemore.

From the depths of NSW cup:
Daeon Amituanai (Penrith)
Kyal Iro (Sharks)
Kade Dykes (Sharks)
Jesse Colquhoun (Sharks)
Naufahu Whyte (Bears)
Tyrell Sloane (Dragons)
Kaeo Weekes (Manly)

WT should be talking to Royce Hunt.

 

[bythebeardofzeus]

I hope we’re looking to sign Lodge & Brown ASAP. Both are available & would be walk-up starts at least in our top 17. They’d add mungrel, leadership & depth to our pack which we dearly need.

 

[Don Kershane]

We must hold the record for players injured in the first 5 minutes of matches starting with Laurie last year.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I hope we’re looking to sign Lodge & Brown ASAP. Both are available & would be walk-up starts at least in our top 17. They’d add mungrel, leadership & depth to our pack which we dearly need.

If we are thinking long term, don't buy either.

 

[Buttface]

One of the worst debuts you'd ever see. Woeful in defence and poor in attack. It was dreadful. In fairness he wasn't on his own. I'd only give Jimmy and Tupou a pass.
By the way, where was our fullback when Canterbury were chipping ahead and regathering to score.

That was Tupou, not in position &/or not quick enough between the ears or feet.
Then when he went of they put DilFart at FB he was in position a little better but got smashed returning. If it wasn’t my team I would have been pointing at the tv laughing.
JTJ did look like a good reggies player had a little snap.

 

[BAGNF05]

That was Tupou, not in position &/or not quick enough between the ears or feet.
Then when he went of they put DilFart at FB he was in position a little better but got smashed returning. If it wasn’t my team I would have been pointing at the tv laughing.
JTJ did look like a good reggies player had a little snap.

 

[tiger_scott]

Be nice if the NRL had a draft. We could at least take some solace that we were firming for the first overall pick, but alas, there isn't a viable independent "college like" competition or a draft, so all we can look forward to is a wooden spoon.

Even the NRLW has a system in place that would advantage teams like the NRL Tigers:
With a salary cap of $350,000, plus two marquee players who can be offered fulltime jobs outside the cap, contracts for leading players in the 2022 NRLW are expected to be worth about $35,000, plus representative payments. Marquee players can sign multi-year employment deals to enable clubs to help them with career development, and from next year there will be limit on the term of playing contracts. (from https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/03/15/stars-set-to-earn-fulltime-deals-in-expanded-nrlw/)
We could negotiate with the 3rd best player at a club and offer them a marquee spot. Say the Roosters: They might have Tedesco and Keary as their two. We then could offer a spot to Angus or Walker. Or the Storm: Hughes and Munster (imo), so we could go for Harry. Would be a nice way of evening up the elite talent. Our two new boys next year would be closest we have to elite. No one in our 2022 squad would be worth tagging. Just where we are at at present.

 

[BAGNF05]

Be nice if the NRL had a draft. We could at least take some solace that we were firming for the first overall pick, but alas, there isn't a viable independent "college like" competition or a draft, so all we can look forward to is a wooden spoon.

Even the NRLW has a system in place that would advantage teams like the NRL Tigers:
With a salary cap of $350,000, plus two marquee players who can be offered fulltime jobs outside the cap, contracts for leading players in the 2022 NRLW are expected to be worth about $35,000, plus representative payments. Marquee players can sign multi-year employment deals to enable clubs to help them with career development, and from next year there will be limit on the term of playing contracts. (from https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/03/15/stars-set-to-earn-fulltime-deals-in-expanded-nrlw/)
We could negotiate with the 3rd best player at a club and offer them a marquee spot. Say the Roosters: They might have Tedesco and Keary as their two. We then could offer a spot to Angus or Walker. Or the Storm: Hughes and Munster (imo), so we could go for Harry. Would be a nice way of evening up the elite talent. Our two new boys next year would be closest we have to elite. No one in our 2022 squad would be worth tagging. Just where we are at at present.

I’m sure there’s lots the game could do to more evenly distribute talent. That would be an argument our bosses might like to take up… never mind.

 

[Cobarcats]

Just we need another winger, are these people for real , we need forwards , forwards and more forwards

I agree, we could just about not sign any backs and upgrade our forwards to be a competitive team.

 

[liltiger]

I think he is done and even if he agreed to come back here determined to have a red hot go he would not be able to deliver for a prolonged period with this soft squad.

Your probably right, just miss having someone with a bit of mongrel

 

[balmain boy]

One of the worst debuts you'd ever see. Woeful in defence and poor in attack. It was dreadful. In fairness he wasn't on his own. I'd only give Jimmy and Tupou a pass.
By the way, where was our fullback when Canterbury were chipping ahead and regathering to score.

The kids' played a handful of union games in past few years due to covid, hasn't played league in 5 years, and trained once or twice with the boys. There's no way in hell he should have been selected.

For a club that is talking about being a development club we repeatedly make absolutely terrible decisions that severely hamper the development of our players. Youngsters should largley be playing in the same position, in the same grade week after week. Injuries and suspensions may force a reshuffle here and there. But we repeatedly drop rotate players around positions, between squads, or just leave them out entirely. Look at Tupou, going between nsw cup, flegg, nrl, playing fullback, winger, centre, playing one half in one position then a different position in second half, playing 60 mins they benched so he can be 18th man. It's just appalling. Our new coach needs to steer this ship and tell whomever is currently making these calls (i presume Sheenius) to butt out of things.

Would be interesting who gave the order for him to play, that decision

 

[coivtny]

The kids' played a handful of union games in past few years due to covid, hasn't played league in 5 years, and trained once or twice with the boys. There's no way in hell he should have been selected.

For a club that is talking about being a development club we repeatedly make absolutely terrible decisions that severely hamper the development of our players. Youngsters should largley be playing in the same position, in the same grade week after week. Injuries and suspensions may force a reshuffle here and there. But we repeatedly drop rotate players around positions, between squads, or just leave them out entirely. Look at Tupou, going between nsw cup, flegg, nrl, playing fullback, winger, centre, playing one half in one position then a different position in second half, playing 60 mins they benched so he can be 18th man. It's just appalling. Our new coach needs to steer this ship and tell whomever is currently making these calls (i presume Sheenius) to butt out of things.

Would be interesting who gave the order for him to play, that decision

I understand your comments but I don't regard him as a kid. He's 23 and has had rep experience in both league and union. Having said that he was rather thrown in the deep end and didn't swim well.