Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[batboy]

that title belongs to Scott Prince, with Hodgo (coming back from Parra) and Ellis rounding out the top three.

Each to their own…
I don’t remember Ellis switching off after 1 good year…. Like your man.
Hodgo also a great in our colours, played above his weight…
Ellis was immense - made an instant difference and has still not been replaced more than a decade later.

More than one club great has claimed him as the greatest player they played with - and they also played with Prince and Hodgo.

 

[Demps]

Each to their own…
I don’t remember Ellis switching off after 1 good year…. Like your man.
Hodgo also a great in our colours, played above his weight…
Ellis was immense - made an instant difference and has still not been replaced more than a decade later.

More than one club great has claimed him as the greatest player they played with - and they also played with Prince and Hodgo.

Benji said Ellis was his favourite person to play with, ever.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Yep - can't wait till they all start wearing skirts an hitting each other with their handbags. Soft as.

Not sure if our female WTF members would really dig that sort of comment.

 

[PabloX]

Munster is great…until the finals roll in. He goes to shit usually around now, even when the superstars were alongside him.

I would've said the opposite. If anything, Munster is a big game player

 

[PabloX]

Just read this about Manly in a SMH article

"The club should be looking at the lack of leadership, accountability, revolving door executive team and low football IQ on the board"

Sounds familiar...

In the same article they mention the roosters will need to lose teddy if they want to keep Suaalii.

Roosters must lose Tedesco to keep Suaalii, warns mentor

The Roosters would never let James Tedesco go, but the task of keeping Joseph Suaalii as well will put huge pressure on the club.

www.smh.com.au

 

[TigerLove]

Just read this about Manly in a SMH article

"The club should be looking at the lack of leadership, accountability, revolving door executive team and low football IQ on the board"

Sounds familiar...

In the same article they mention the roosters will need to lose teddy if they want to keep Suaalii.if

Roosters must lose Tedesco to keep Suaalii, warns mentor

The Roosters would never let James Tedesco go, but the task of keeping Joseph Suaalii as well will put huge pressure on the club.

www.smh.com.au

Everyone in the rugby league community knows Roosters will easily be able to keep both without ant salary cap pressure.
If Suaalii wants fullback, Roosters will just peg more brown paper bags at him to keep him happy until Teddy retires.
Interesting about Manly though.

 

[tigertuff]

Everyone in the rugby league community knows Roosters will easily be able to keep both without ant salary cap pressure.
If Suaalii wants fullback, Roosters will just peg more brown paper bags at him to keep him happy until Teddy retires.
Interesting about Manly though.

The NRL will adjust the salary cap to suit. Its still not confirmed for next year - its a farce.

 

[supercoach]

The NRL are looking at ways of rewarding teams that develop talent by means of salary cap concessions . This was talked about earlier in the season. Anyway uncle Nick said the Chooks were one of the main
development clubs, as a lot of their players come up through their pathways system. What he did not say is they target the very very best juniors from far and wide and pay them a motza to sign on. Will be a massive joke if the NRL go down this path. Although what ever path they go down will have to have uncle Nicks approval

 

[pawsandclaws1]

The NRL are looking at ways of rewarding teams that develop talent by means of salary cap concessions . This was talked about earlier in the season. Anyway uncle Nick said the Chooks were one of the main
development clubs, as a lot of their players come up through their pathways system. What he did not say is they target the very very best juniors from far and wide and pay them a motza to sign on. Will be a massive joke if the NRL go down this path. Although what ever path they go down will have to have uncle Nicks approval

Absolutely. Juniors should mean local juniors developed right through from junior football to grade, not young players cherrypicked from other teams or localities.

It should also be contingent with each NRL club having a set number, say 30 to 40, of junior teams feeding into the NRL club.

 

[Tigerwould]

Everyone in the rugby league community knows Roosters will easily be able to keep both without ant salary cap pressure.
If Suaalii wants fullback, Roosters will just peg more brown paper bags at him to keep him happy until Teddy retires.
Interesting about Manly though.

Also from the same article ….

Benji gets his man​

We told you a few weeks back that Benji Marshall had decided to make his mark on the Tigers’ high-performance unit with most of the current set-up being told to look elsewhere. Now there is further evidence of his influence: he has appointed the man he used as a physio for much of his career as the head of high performance.

Back together ... Benji Marshall and Tim Sheens at Tigers training in 2012CREDIT:NRL IMAGERY

Peter Moussa is considered one of the best in his field. He’s so good that players from rival teams, such as Mitchell Moses and Nathan Brown, will use his services. Benji is really getting the gang back together.

What is still hard to fathom is why the dream team of Tim Sheens and Marshall has not been front and centre as the Tigers lurch from one issue to the next

 

[Fainu Brothers]

Just read this about Manly in a SMH article

"The club should be looking at the lack of leadership, accountability, revolving door executive team and low football IQ on the board"

Sounds familiar...

In the same article they mention the roosters will need to lose teddy if they want to keep Suaalii.

Roosters must lose Tedesco to keep Suaalii, warns mentor

The Roosters would never let James Tedesco go, but the task of keeping Joseph Suaalii as well will put huge pressure on the club.

www.smh.com.au

Bring Teddy home!! He won’t leave but worth a shot. Klemmer is still being shopped around

 

[mikey]

Has a severe case of ADHD.

Or a crack/ ice look in his eyes.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Clean slate , new start in season 2023 , all eyes on them by media so they need to improve the joint before they Start
Appi And Papi. 2 good signings
more Purchases of players to follow
check over juniors , lock up good ones
clean out assistants due to failure
clean out rehab and High Performance due to failure
clean out players due to failure
I feel they may have been able to assist this year but I don’t mind the work behind the scenes and Benji did quit his jobs to get in and start early
only way is up and I feel we may sign maybe 2 more player , then look to 2024 for 2 more guns

 

[Tcat]

Been out all day and thought there was some gossip when there was like 6 pages.... Yet just pure rubbish... Can was start another thread and leave this to actual rumours and signings

Just start a signings thread that only lists signings. We might be lucky to crack 2 pages in the next year but at least I won't waste any unnecessary time.

 

[bigsiro]

Sheens admitted somewhere that we struggle to compete in the third party deal area

But thirds party deals have nothing to do with clubs 😂

 

[bigsiro]

I’ve changed my mind on Munster. Too rocks or diamonds. I genuinely believe he’s high when he plays sometimes. Not a trait out club needs.

A popular kind of response.
I’ve seen that before on here countless times. Here it is.

 

[Strider]

Tedesco might have to be squeezed out of roosters unless he is willing to play on the wing for suaalli to play fullback next year. Suaalli is too much of a gun not to star.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Staines will fit in perfectly at WT.

600K a year is a steal if it happens.

 

[batboy]

Benji said Ellis was his favourite person to play with, ever.

Best player he’s ever played with was the term Benji used

 

[batboy]

Just read this about Manly in a SMH article

"The club should be looking at the lack of leadership, accountability, revolving door executive team and low football IQ on the board"

Sounds familiar...

In the same article they mention the roosters will need to lose teddy if they want to keep Suaalii.

Roosters must lose Tedesco to keep Suaalii, warns mentor

The Roosters would never let James Tedesco go, but the task of keeping Joseph Suaalii as well will put huge pressure on the club.

www.smh.com.au

@Demps - I’m telling ya….
It’s as obvious as teddys teeth!!