Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Stevec said:
WWOS .The mole saying tigers have 3 or 4 more seasons of pain till till the juniors pay dividends
Who the hell is the mole?
Anyway it seems that 2 key strategies are locking us in to this dynasty of mediocre
1. We build a COE which is not a home ground but a nice gym and practise field and that will make us an attractive destination and as such we recruit lot of big guns
2. We will develop our juniors and when we uncover a few budding stars they will be loyal to Wests Tigers and we have great future roster

Seems to me that the COE won't make a dramatic difference to our roster
Most clubs main method to jump from the bottom to the finals is to recruit some stars .Weve recruited 2 (I hope) .
I can't endure 3 or 4 more seasons of this fiasco
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The COE is a red herring. It's useless when it comes to recruiting or actually improving the team. We probably need it but it's basically meaningless. The old statement of 10 kg is 10kg is true.

Point 2 is the key way forward. If we could recruit quality players we would but we can't. I should qualify this statement. We've recruited 2 high quality players that will make a difference to our team and even a significant difference.

We can't though recruit a team full of established players because the only way we recruit established quality players is picking up established quality players who for some reason are underpaid and typically living in Sydney.

We have a 3rd strategy as well. That strategy is don't play the game the same way the other teams are playing it. That is why we are moving Hastings to lock and basically playing 3 halves which clearly means we have a small pack.

We need gun juniors coming through but to be fair to the club I can't remember how long it has been since we blooded juniors of the quality that we have this year. Our problem is the Rorters blood players like Sualli and Walker. I'm feeling more confident though in this approach.
 
PANTHERS-TIGERS SWAP DEAL
Penrith and Wests Tigers have discussed a potential player swap which could see Tyrone Peachey return to the Panthers.

The two clubs have spoken about a Peachey/Charlie Staines trade deal for next season. The Panthers have indicated to Staines that he is free to play elsewhere next year with clubs having fielded calls about his availability recently.

The Tigers have long been interested in the 21-year-old flyer but have so far scoffed at his current asking price which is about $400,000 next year. He has dropped down the pecking order at the Panthers and has struggled to feature in first grade this year.

The Panthers first gave Staines permission to test the market in 2020 but he has been unable to find a suitable club. The Tigers are again in the mix.

Peachey has had an unhappy season at the Tigers playing just 12 games and spending a large chunk in reserve grade in his first year at the club. Like Staines, he is contract for next season but the Tigers are willing to cut him loose.

Aside from the clubs needing to agree to the financial terms of the deal one of the other sticking points is the length of contract the Tigers would offer Staines. The Tigers are reluctant to add anything to his current deal.

Peachey played his best football at the Panthers during four seasons at the club. He last played there in 2018 before he made a big money switch to the Titans which he finally committed to after having second thoughts. (DT)
 
Stevec said:
I can't endure 3 or 4 more seasons of this fiasco
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In relation to this point expecting anything but another couple of seasons of poor performance is unrealistic but you never know. 2005 was a season we were picked for the wooden spoon like next season. We don't have the talent like Benji, Prince, Robbie and Hodgo in the spine for next season but we might outperform last place.

It's not exactly encouraging but we did cop it with injuries this season big time.
 
Earl said:
The COE is a red herring. It's useless when it comes to recruiting or actually improving the team. We probably need it but it's basically meaningless. The old statement of 10 kg is 10kg is true.

Point 2 is the key way forward. If we could recruit quality players we would but we can't. I should qualify this statement. We've recruited 2 high quality players that will make a difference to our team and even a significant difference.

We can't though recruit a team full of established players because the only way we recruit established quality players is picking up established quality players who for some reason are underpaid and typically living in Sydney.

We have a 3rd strategy as well. That strategy is don't play the game the same way the other teams are playing it. That is why we are moving Hastings to lock and basically playing 3 halves which clearly means we have a small pack.

We need gun juniors coming through but to be fair to the club I can't remember how long it has been since we blooded juniors of the quality that we have this year. Our problem is the Rorters blood players like Sualli and Walker. I'm feeling more confident though in this approach.
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Cant argue with that and your point 2
" if we could recruit quality players but we cant" sums it up
Yes we've got 2 ? Yes changing our style to more like the 05 style great if you can ?
The strategy I want in there somewhere is to seriously ask why we can't. Then address it ,fix it and have the nrl community saying its a whole new atmosphere there . Happy not Toxic anymore
 
HAS HOOK FOUND A HOOKER?
St George Illawarra are planning to head to market for a hooker come November 1 but are close to securing Jacob Liddle on a short-term deal.

Unless there is a drastic shift in thinking surrounding Ben Hunt, the Dragons will target a hooker for 2024 before Christmas with ex-Dragon Reece Robson on top of their list when the November 1 market opens.

The Dragons are in advances discussions to land Liddle for 12-months as they continue talks with the Tigers about the terms of the agreement given Liddle is contracted to the Tigers for next season. The deal will only break down if the parties can’t agree on the wage split.

The Dragons expect Andrew McCullough to go on for another season while Liddle, Moses Mbye and Jayden Sullivan can play hooker.

The Dragons wanted Sam Verrills to be their long-term option before he decided to ink a deal with the Titans.

St George Illawarra are now expected to be aggressive in the player market knowing they need to add a classy rake to the squad.

Robson is the best of the no.9 off-contract at the end of next season while another fellow Dragon in Damien Cook is also a free agent come November 1. Jackson Hastings may be another option.

Robson played nine games for the Dragons before being squeezed out of the club to accommodate then skipper Cameron McInnes. (DT)
 
WT2K said:
HAS HOOK FOUND A HOOKER?
St George Illawarra are planning to head to market for a hooker come November 1 but are close to securing Jacob Liddle on a short-term deal.

Unless there is a drastic shift in thinking surrounding Ben Hunt, the Dragons will target a hooker for 2024 before Christmas with ex-Dragon Reece Robson on top of their list when the November 1 market opens.

The Dragons are in advances discussions to land Liddle for 12-months as they continue talks with the Tigers about the terms of the agreement given Liddle is contracted to the Tigers for next season. The deal will only break down if the parties can’t agree on the wage split.

The Dragons expect Andrew McCullough to go on for another season while Liddle, Moses Mbye and Jayden Sullivan can play hooker.

The Dragons wanted Sam Verrills to be their long-term option before he decided to ink a deal with the Titans.

St George Illawarra are now expected to be aggressive in the player market knowing they need to add a classy rake to the squad.

Robson is the best of the no.9 off-contract at the end of next season while another fellow Dragon in Damien Cook is also a free agent come November 1. Jackson Hastings may be another option.

Robson played nine games for the Dragons before being squeezed out of the club to accommodate then skipper Cameron McInnes. (DT)
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Dragons still trying to build a roster with other club rejects so they don’t carry full freight of the wage

You’d reckon they’d have worked out it’s not working by now….
 
WT2K said:
HAS HOOK FOUND A HOOKER?
St George Illawarra are planning to head to market for a hooker come November 1 but are close to securing Jacob Liddle on a short-term deal.

Unless there is a drastic shift in thinking surrounding Ben Hunt, the Dragons will target a hooker for 2024 before Christmas with ex-Dragon Reece Robson on top of their list when the November 1 market opens.

The Dragons are in advances discussions to land Liddle for 12-months as they continue talks with the Tigers about the terms of the agreement given Liddle is contracted to the Tigers for next season. The deal will only break down if the parties can’t agree on the wage split.

The Dragons expect Andrew McCullough to go on for another season while Liddle, Moses Mbye and Jayden Sullivan can play hooker.

The Dragons wanted Sam Verrills to be their long-term option before he decided to ink a deal with the Titans.

St George Illawarra are now expected to be aggressive in the player market knowing they need to add a classy rake to the squad.

Robson is the best of the no.9 off-contract at the end of next season while another fellow Dragon in Damien Cook is also a free agent come November 1. Jackson Hastings may be another option.

Robson played nine games for the Dragons before being squeezed out of the club to accommodate then skipper Cameron McInnes. (DT)
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Not keen to contribute to liddle wage.
 
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