Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Juniors are and always will be one of the most important things to get right in regards to retention and recruitment.You can never keep them all even the good ones because another club will offer more to get them to leave but you do need to get your priorities right in regards to doing your utmost to keep the majority of them.
This is something we have failed to do for the entirity of our existence as WT,it sounds easy to do but is very difficult and our record as a club is probably one of the worst in the NRL.
Get it right and better results will follow
 
As far as supposedly available props for 2023, who would you prefer out of Andrew Fifita, Klemmer, Frizell, Woods, or Tamou? If you could only pick one...
 
Gus did say a couple of weeks ago on 100% footy, the Bulldogs are going to be like the roosters and sign 16/17 year olds from other clubs
 
Cobarcats said:
AD's body language of late tells me he's going. Tigers desperate attempt to keep him was to give him the captaincy for the last two games.
Still my gut feeling is he wont accept any position other than ⅝.
I must be immune to all this... I don't really care atm, as long as we are better next year.
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We shouldn't be held to ransom by any player. If we think he's a 5/8 then we sign him as one. Frankly no one in our current squad should be dictating anything after the disgraceful year they have had. If AD wants to go, then beat it. I like him as a player but he's no world beater.
 
Tigerwould said:
Don’t know much about this school boy ..From Fox “
For all the rugby union huff and puff about opening the $10 million cheque book to target NRL players the elbow patch brigade might want to get their own backyard in order first.

The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs have landed a significant body blow on rugby union and Wests Tigers by jagging the signature of the son of Wallaby forward Bill Young, Patrick Young.

A lock forward for the Balmain Tigers in the Harrold Matthews Competition, Young is regarded as a similar prototype to Cameron Murray at South Sydney with the Bulldogs quietly celebrating having landed the young gun’s signature on a two-year deal as a development player from 2023.

Young was the player who scored the winning try in the infamous Leichhardt Oval match between GPS rugby teams St Joseph’s and Riverview when one of the railings at the eighth wonder of the world collapsed.

Anyway the Bulldogs have landed a strong emerging player in the son of the former Wallaby forward.”
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Is he really a big loss?
 
Tcat said:
We shouldn't be held to ransom by any player. If we think he's a 5/8 then we sign him as one. Frankly no one in our current squad should be dictating anything after the disgraceful year they have had. If AD wants to go, then beat it. I like him as a player but he's no world beater.
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He’s contracted for next year so won’t be going anywhere
 
Earl said:
Frizell but he isn't a prop. Klemmer second on that list. After that I'd go for Tamou.

The thing is I think we are looking at current players whereas the Tigers may be looking at juniors coming through.
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When I think of props I think of someone charging at the D or puting on some big hits against similar bodies.
The names mentioned, Frizell, Woods, Klemmar, Tamou and Fifita don't really fall into this category for me but if I could choose who we could snare I would go for Frizell.
Frizell is still capable of providing rep quality football.
He's very professional and because he's a solid athletic hombre he would avoid injury imo.
The other four don't give me confidence that they could stay uninjured for 2 years.
 
Stevec said:
Just read Woods is extending his stay at Dragons .He activated an option in his favour in his contract .Even someone not really wanted because of age not coming home to WT
We are the only club with no news on signings .
Message to Tim
There is zero chance of making the top 8 next year if your only plan to improve our roster is thru the juniors . That might work for 2025 season
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And that's only if the so called Juniors develop into 1st grade players...and that's a big IF?
 
Halbrowne61 said:
True but just always concerned when he sees something that we miss.
But as someone else said maybe it’s the Laundy - Bill Young hotel connection.
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Of course I have no knowledge - and am just speculating - but perhaps Canetrbury are interested in the Youngs substantial business interests and signing the boy is good for business. Too cynical?
 
426Tlgerland said:
Watched the interview with Adam on Tigers site , they ask him about his contract and I don’t think he was happy about it , said he’s got nothing to do with it leaving It to his manager , I think he will sign else where and head for early depart in Off-season , need another player signed I think as he won’t stay
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No big loss, average at best, - name me a 5/8 who is worse ?
 
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