Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

KH1988 said:
The Cowboys have extended star fullback Scott Drinkwater on a monster new deal which will keep him at the club until the end of 2027.

www.foxsports.com.au

Rabbitohs re-sign ‘impressive’ young gun; Newcastle lock in Broncos half: Transfer Centre

Rabbitohs re-sign ‘impressive’ young gun; Newcastle lock in Broncos half: Transfer Centre
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What I got from that article was that no clubs wants Fafita so he is now prepared to lower himself the the point that he would even play for the Tigers.
No thanks has-been find another retirement fund. I reckon that throat injury was the finish for him he’s just doing enough to collect.
 
WT2K said:
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)
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Why the obsession with Staines….get me my Staine remover please!
 
Buttface said:
What I got from that article was that no clubs wants Fafita so he is now prepared to lower himself the the point that he would even play for the Tigers.
No thanks has-been find another retirement fund. I reckon that throat injury was the finish for him he’s just doing enough to collect.
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💯 we don't need lazy, sideways running players!
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Don’t have a huge wrap on him but would at least provide some extra in the backline, which imo is still our big weak spot.
If Nofa doesn’t come back maybe wing and move Naden to centres.
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Smarter posters than me have detailed how Sheens built his team back in 03-04-5. That he identified good players that were not being used by their clubs, due to injuries etc, and lived in Sydney. But players that had potential. I'd say Staines covers this. Still young, but has experience in an excellent team culture, Can play fullback/wing. And, like Naden, fast. Nofo has been a good player for us for a long time, if he chooses to go to Mebourne I don't begrudge him that. He stuck it out a lot longer than Moses or Ben Teo, whose subsequent careers I never cheered.
 
full80 said:
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?
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May have no bearing but Bill Young’s father (also Bill), played for Canterbury in the 60s (reserves I think).
 
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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Facilities are important in the modern game and for the modern player.

Imagine going to work as an employee and your employer has run down offices, lack of equipment to do the job and low grade resources in general?

Now, go up the road and another company has top class facilities with everything you need to help you succeed.

Now, is 10kg, really 10kg? I.e is an office, really an office because it has 4 walls? Of course not…the standards between the two are vastly different.

Not everyone, but I would guess more than 70% of the players in the NRL would pick the club with better facilities with all other things being equal.

Certainly, the COE shouldn’t be relied upon to attract talent as there are many factors that go into ones decision to sign, but to say it has no impact in a players decision is like saying there’s no point in Mercedes making luxury cars, because the Suzuki Swift has 4 wheels and gets you from A to B.

Of all the factors that players consider when signing for a club, having the COE removes the facilities consideration…one less obstacle to signing better talent.

As a club, we simply don’t get the basics right. In no particular order, we need:

1. One home ground
2. Pick a home and away jersey. Stop changing it!
3. Pathways investment
4. Consistent game plan philosophy through all grades. If a rookie gets thrown in, he’s familiar with our style of play!
5. A Wests Tigers NSW cup team…none of this Balmain or Magpies split.

If we start there, we will have taken a big step up from where we are today.
 
Toilet training said:
Laurie is one of the worst fullbacks in the NRL.
I'm sure Staines will do a better job.
He is bigger, stronger, faster. Daine Laurie has done nothing the last 2 years at the tigers.
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Toilet training said:
Laurie is one of the worst fullbacks in the NRL.
I'm sure Staines will do a better job.
He is bigger, stronger, faster. Daine Laurie has done nothing the last 2 years at the tigers.
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That's crap. Pun intended.
 
weststigers said:
As a club, we simply don’t get the basics right. In no particular order, we need:

1. One home ground
2. Pick a home and away jersey. Stop changing it!
3. Pathways investment
4. Consistent game plan philosophy through all grades. If a rookie gets thrown in, he’s familiar with our style of play!
5. A Wests Tigers NSW cup team…none of this Balmain or Magpies split.

If we start there, we will have taken a big step up from where we are today.
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1. Will never happen
2. No club does that -every club changes them every few years as a money making exercise.
3. We are already doing this a lot
4.Supposedly this is happening, but realistically we don't even have a game-plan at nrl level so of course the coaches at lower levels are adapting a game-plan to suit their players.
5. There is one NSW Cup team. Branded as Magpies but many NRL clubs use other club's brands at that level (Newtown, North Sydney, Blacktown, Mounties etc.)

So really we've already done most of what you say.
 
balmain boy said:
1. Will never happen
2. No club does that -every club changes them every few years as a money making exercise.
3. We are already doing this a lot
4.Supposedly this is happening, but realistically we don't even have a game-plan at nrl level so of course the coaches at lower levels are adapting a game-plan to suit their players.
5. There is one NSW Cup team. Branded as Magpies but many NRL clubs use other club's brands at that level (Newtown, North Sydney, Blacktown, Mounties etc.)

So really we've already done most of what you say.
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Everything you say is true but on your point 5.
Since one of the things holding us back ( especially with recruitment )
is the perception fair or unfair that we have a factional friction riddled environment and as such need to go further to demonstrate unity
One way is all grades carry the same name . Respect the past but leave the past in the past .
 
rex2ce said:
A Magpie branded NSW Cup team is an example of factions probably at board level, iirc, Liubinskis resigned because he was unable to get the Jersey Flegg side branded Magpies, so it’s there for all to see. Dragons don’t call their NSW Cup side Illawarra
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You seem to know a bit of the inner workings
Direct quote from Mick Potter
" when I arrived at the Wests Tigers it was different to any other club it was
a political hotbed zone"
This is verbatim What is he referring to? Something there seems to be the epicentre of the problem?
 
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