Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Stevec]

Yes some of the comments have drifted off the topic of current signings
Well there ain't any to discuss
And even rumours are fairly sparse so the thread is mainly suggestions of which we've made hundreds .would love nothing better than to be able to discuss ACTUAL happenings here

Oh how the mind wanders

 

[Fainu Brothers]

2023 Team, pending hopefully new Signings
1. Laurie/Staines
2. Nofoaluma
3. Parker
4. Naden
5. Mamalo {if fit)
6. Douhei
7. Brooks
8. Utoikamano
9. Korisau
10. Twal
11. Papalaii
12. Blore
13. Hastings
14. Brown
15. Pole
16. Musgrove
17. Ofahengaue

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Newcastle couldn't get Brooks and settled for Tyson gamble good luck to them

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Newcastle couldn't get Brooks and settled for Tyson gamble good luck to them

Yes that is the way I view it as well.

 

[tony soprano]

No and the boss never wears shorts.

This isn't al dente.

 

[426Tlgerland]

I still can’t believe there is no signings announcements , and yes every one don’t like leaks but I’m talking , Wests Tigers are please to announce. Joe Blow has joined for 2 / 3 years. Etc etc. , it’s either there are no signings or they are still in the top 8 , has to be

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I still can’t believe there is no signings announcements , and yes every one don’t like leaks but I’m talking , Wests Tigers are please to announce. Joe Blow has joined for 2 / 3 years. Etc etc. , it’s either there are no signings or they are still in the top 8 , has to be

I think back to negotiations with high profiles targets played out in the mediai and how they ended. It would seem to me the negotiations for big name players are done well in advance due to need to create salary cap space etc.

 

[coivtny]

I still can’t believe there is no signings announcements , and yes every one don’t like leaks but I’m talking , Wests Tigers are please to announce. Joe Blow has joined for 2 / 3 years. Etc etc. , it’s either there are no signings or they are still in the top 8 , has to be

Could be either but I have a sinking feeling that there are currently no signings.

 

[Kelce68]

Could be either but I have a sinking feeling that there are currently no signings.

I tend to agree. Nothing to report. That's deflating in itself.

 

[earl]

Could be either but I have a sinking feeling that there are currently no signings.

My expectations for next season is that the best possible signing we will get will be someone like Staines - i.e. not a regular first grader yet alone a star.

The quality will have to come from juniors coming through.

We may be able to sign a quality player for the following year but I'd expect to have juniors filling more and more roster spots. Penrith do this and they've been great. Melbourne do a similar thing.

 

[finnzo]

My expectations for next season is that the best possible signing we will get will be someone like Staines - i.e. not a regular first grader yet alone a star.

The quality will have to come from juniors coming through.

We may be able to sign a quality player for the following year but I'd expect to have juniors filling more and more roster spots. Penrith do this and they've been great. Melbourne do a similar thing.

I can accept no signings for next year as long as there is a few top notch signings for 2024

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

My expectations for next season is that the best possible signing we will get will be someone like Staines - i.e. not a regular first grader yet alone a star.

The quality will have to come from juniors coming through.

We may be able to sign a quality player for the following year but I'd expect to have juniors filling more and more roster spots. Penrith do this and they've been great. Melbourne do a similar thing.

We shall not sign mediocre and expensive players like Staines, and anyway, we shall first concentrate on the forwards. So, J W-H, Fanua-Blake, Solomona, Jr Paulo, Martin, Nathan Brow ...

 

[426Tlgerland]

Our Juniors and up and comers need another year min , we need to bag at least a centre and Hard edge Prop for 23

 

[tony soprano]

I tend to agree. Nothing to report. That's deflating in itself.

It's about knowing your place as a bottom feeder try create your own culture not buy it

 

[Long Term Fan]

Hypothetical given no new signings forthcoming

Would you like WT to take back Aaron "Dora" "Sharon" Woods if it means his good mate David Kleemer signs with WT?

Given lack of front rowers on the NRL market and a position WT are desperate for I say YES.

 

[The-moP]

There's a name from the past:

Mike Fish - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Fish was graded by the Balmain Tigers in 1974. He made his first grade debut in his side's 21−14 loss to the Cronulla Sharks at Leichhardt Oval in round 18 of the 1974 season. In his first few seasons at Balmain, the club struggled on the field and claimed the wooden spoon in 1974 after coming last. In 1976, Balmain narrowly missed out on finals qualification finishing the season in 6th position. Fish finished the season as the club's top try scorer with 10 tries.

In 1977, Balmain reached the finals series for the first time since their premiership win in 1969 after finishing the season in 4th position. Balmain would reach the semi final but were defeated by the Eastern Suburbs Roosters 26–2 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Fish also finished the 1977 season as the team's top try scorer with 13 tries. Fish was released by the Tigers at the end of the 1978 season, and subsequently never played first grade rugby league again. In total, Fish played 90 games, scored 30 tries, and kicked 4 goals.

 

[tony soprano]

Hypothetical given no new signings forthcoming

Would you like WT to take back Aaron "Dora" "Sharon" Woods if it means his good mate David Kleemer signs with WT?

Given lack of front rowers on the NRL market and a position WT are desperate for I say YES.

Aaron has reach the 18 games which activates his contract next year.

Not sure if that's a mutal option or not that has to be negotiated.

 

[Kelce68]

It's about knowing your place as a bottom feeder try create your own culture not buy it

So, don't recruit a single player, eh?

 

[jadtiger]

So, don't recruit a single player, eh?

That is probably the only KPI that Sheens looks like achieving,he needs to do better

 

[earl]

Would you like WT to take back Aaron "Dora" "Sharon" Woods if it means his good mate David Kleemer signs with WT?

No. Sharon has one of the slowest play the balls in the game. Kleemer could be good but we need to manage our cap exceptionally well and he might not be the right play for us longer term.