tig_prmz
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If the IP story is all false then he needs a lot of media training. His last interview was awful.
Isaiah Papali’i #265
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FinestTigers
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Thought so, 😍
Obviously Riccio didn’t see that ?! 🤣
Is Paul Kent openly encouraging Papalii to break his contract .Why does Kent hate the tigers so much . He was even trying to insinuate Ricky was right about the 12 year old . The NRL obviously don't agree with him $25000 which he must pay himself and an almost unheard of 1 week ban
Ratbag is a fair description of the only person to say ref and bunker got it right and also Ricky got it right
Ratbag is a fair description of the only person to say ref and bunker got it right and also Ricky got it right
diedpretty
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Bada Bing - how come she don't dress like that on the show.Thought so, 😍
Every Monday on the "teeing off" segment - Kent talks about his biggest gripe in the game - it is always something the Tigers have done and he will get real trivial just to have a whinge
twentyforty
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It was worth the watch Demps.
I wonder why the club blocked Doueihi from going to Storm? Adam seemed a little disappointed he missed out on an opportunity to grow his game.
This is what I don’t understand about the club, if they want to be a development club, why refuse to develop a player?
The SHADOW
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Id rather sign Danika on a long term deal , first
FinestTigers
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Probably better that she doesn't mate,
Those guys hardly make any sense as it is.
Tim you need to say something PLEASE we are being shafted and ridiculed even Douehi wanted to be lent to storm
So far we've signed almost no one
At least 1 of our 2 Marquee signings wants out
Our main feeder squad the NSW cup side are defensively a joke
We let Luciano go early We lend out Nofo
We are perceived as a club full of disharmony
In terms of new signings which you said must wait till new coach in place and that's been months now
Tim your legion of fans need to hear from you WTF is going on !
So far we've signed almost no one
At least 1 of our 2 Marquee signings wants out
Our main feeder squad the NSW cup side are defensively a joke
We let Luciano go early We lend out Nofo
We are perceived as a club full of disharmony
In terms of new signings which you said must wait till new coach in place and that's been months now
Tim your legion of fans need to hear from you WTF is going on !
As Paul Keating famously said in regards to the LNP "All tip and no Iceberg"
hank37w
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I respect your views and can understand why there is noise.
The point I would like to make is that at the time that we signed Papali'i way back in November 2021 he was already acknowledged as the best second rower in the game, having won the Dally M.
Sure he has followed up with great form this season but obviously if you are acknowledged as the best in the game in your position you would expect to be signed up for good money. Wests Tigers were also taking a risk no knowing whether there may be form slumps serious injuries etc.
At the time Parramatta were offering him a pittance and we offered him 2-3 times more which he and his manager couldn't sign up to quick enough, and for 3 years to boot.
This was also at a time with end of season reviews and question marks about the coach and his future constantly being bandied about in the media.
Also at the same time Luciano and his manager were asking for 700k which I suspect everyone, including Papali'i and his manager would have thought was overs, and taking into account that just about everyone thought that Papali'i was a better player all round than Luciano yet they still accepted 1.9 million over 3 years.
Obviously they thought it was a great deal and that they were getting top dollar and took it thinking there was no chance Luciano would eventually get offered more from the Cowboys, believing they were getting top dollar and also should have been under no illusion that they were signing up for a bottom 4 team, which all the so called experts were tipping.
So the point I am making is that at the time they thought they were getting better than fair money to go to a bottom 4 team.
Can't help buyer regret, it happens all the time, things change all the time and you take a risk with anything that you do, you just have to learn to live with it.
The contract has been signed and he is obliged to honour it for the next 3 years.
He's still quite young. 22 i think?
It's interesting how rugby league tolerates and even supports players who backflip. I've read a couple of articles recently about Oscar Piastri's attempts to get out of the last year of his contract to drive for McLaren in 2023. The articles have been quite scathing of Piastri and his management. Contrast the stories around Paps which are either supportive or, at worst, neutral.
I really worry about the message we send to young people about honouring contracts.
Mate , I feel the same . Our weak front office needs to go . They weakly rolled over with the Cowboys game & they will do the same with Papalii. This joint will never get its strong culture back until we have strong leaders at the helm . Not only would it stop player from reneging on their contracts, it would actually attract players because they could trust the front office would stand up for them . Pascoe & Hagalis need to go.
TigerLove
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Just imagine if Pap received a pretty bad injury this year that would take him out for 1.5 to 2 years. Then the club turned around and said "actually its not in the best interest of the club to accept Papalii" or "its just to hard for the club to help with rehabilitation".
We wouldn't even be able to entertain the idea.
This is where the NRL and RLPA are in the wrong with how contracts are drawn out and honoured.
We wouldn't even be able to entertain the idea.
This is where the NRL and RLPA are in the wrong with how contracts are drawn out and honoured.
tig_prmz
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Not about how he talks but what he says. The way he worded the whole interview made it look like he's not sure if he'll be at Tigers next year.