Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[diedpretty]

Obviously Bateman will come up as one of the English targets. Can anyone hazard a guess at who else might be targetted? Any players with history to Sheens/Marshall or even Hastings?

Just my own thoughts, but heard he’s been scouted by a few clubs. Also think he’s better on an edge. He’s a Hudson Young/Crichton type player. Runs hard and hits even harder in defence.

He is the only one worth taking from Super League imo. Made the SL team of the year for the last 3 or 4 years in a row. Only 25 years old.

He signed a 4 yr contract with St Helens at the end of 2021. The transfer fee would be enormous to get him out of that contract.

 

[loklok]

Great to have Joffa on for another 3 years. He's been a leader this year, a solid but unspectacular player. Hope he's on a decent contract for us and we didn't succumb to overs just to keep him from the Storm.

I was surprised he never got a spot on the bench for Qld this year. He played well for us

 

[diedpretty]

He walked into Leichhardt Oval on Sunday with his Under Amour hoodie over his head covering himself up and then sat just in front of me at the end of the field. He hid himself from the fans where he sat though he did remove his hoodie, however I think that is to big note himself via his inflated ego.

He complained last night that he paid $50 for a ticket for GA admission and whilst I am a full season member tickets were $35 for GA Adults for the extra tickets i bought. The question I would ask is why would he go and watch something that he constantly bags to the point of being boring.

I went to CommBank earlier in the year and tickets were $64 for the same viewing place on the ground that he sat which I agree is expensive but again I had a choice as did he. I spent $700 on four origin tickets that were not the best seats. If I did not want to pay it I again had a choice.
That is an NRL issue, however he wants to target one club that is at its lowest point.

The problem this year I see is that our club has let its supporters down. RL to me is tribal and you play for your club and have a hatred towards the opposition and when you see that we rolled over and let our players leave when we had so many injuries, it says to me senior management could not care if we came last as long as it saves them money. I have bought 2 full season memberships for the last 10 years and whilst I have seen little success my passion for my team is strong ( blindly each year).

I want success, however if the effort is there and we lose I can go home thinking we tried and this year I cannot say that I have felt that. If we roll over and let IP out of his contract then I will still follow my team, but will not renew membership or buy anymore merchandise to support.

Well that's not true.

Nothing will change if no one does anything to instigate the change is a more accurate description.

And what do you propose?

 

[Le Tiger]

He signed a 4 yr contract with St Helens at the end of 2021. The transfer fee would be enormous to get him out of that contract.

Transfer fees don't effect salary cap.

Pascoe keeps saying we are in a great place off the field, so let's spend some of that money on player transfers to improve on the field.

 

[tony soprano]

I was surprised he never got a spot on the bench for Qld this year. He played well for us

He tanked last origin he was in

 

[Pbulk]

I know it's only Super League but he's better than anything we've got at the moment.

Maybe not a backorder at NRL level but would be fine in the centres. Looks like he plays a whole lot there anyway

 

[Hmm]

I stream almost all the super league games and Morgan Knowles would be a great addition, English forwards and backrowers have always adapted well to NRL it’s only when you go 1-5 and 6&7 most of the time 😂

 

[1eyedmel]

Its Almost like the officials of our club are actually wanting the club to fail.
The recent debacle in the NQ game, & with every bit of evidence in our favour.

& had we forced the issue & backed our team,
I could not see how we could lose.
but we back down, & NRL WIN

LIKE WE ARE ON A SLOW BOAT TO SUICIDE.

Why would any football club sign a halfback
& 9 years later, he is still failing.
They still are not talking about getting rid of him because of his failings, they are of the mind that next year he may come good.

& that is what they have been saying for the last 8 years. ????.

Yeah I have had similar thoughts too. Maybe Vlandys is giving Pascoe brown paper bags to ensure we fail so the NRL can have their wish and shut us down and move us to Perth.

 

[TonyTiger]

Good news - showed plenty of ticker without much support.

Totally agree, Joe is trying his heart out - we need some big boppers to work with him

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Maybe not a backorder at NRL level but would be fine in the centres. Looks like he plays a whole lot there anyway

Really and based on what?

 

[Junior Dig]

The best thing for me about Joffa’s resigning is that it wasn’t leaked by the media first for a change.
Hopefully tightening up the leaks.
I do hang for the leaks here and there to keep up to date but it’s much better for professionalism to stay tight, for a change.

 

[weststigers]

The Wests Tigers is owned 90% by Wests magpies Pty. Wests Magpies Pty is made up of Wests Ashfield and the Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club. Though Wests Ashfield control the WSDRLFC as well.

The other 10% is owned by the Balmain District Rugby League Football Club.

The Wests Tigers board is made up of 8 directors.

Wests Ashfield have 4
WSDRLFC has 1
Balmain has 1
And 2 independent directors appointed by the rest of the board.

Are they really Independant if they are appointed by the board? 😂

 

[tony soprano]

Idk know how Warriors managed to do well recruitment wise next year

 

[AdelaideTiger]

Very good news to have Joffa sorted.
Need to show blokes that if they bust their hump they will get rewarded.

 

[TheDaBoss]

I stream almost all the super league games and Morgan Knowles would be a great addition, English forwards and backrowers have always adapted well to NRL it’s only when you go 1-5 and 6&7 most of the time 😂

The exception of George Williams for Canberra

He was a very good half

 

[Fainu Brothers]

So anyone got any goss on the POMs, Bateman would be alright for the right price to partner Papalaii in the 2nd row. Joffa ✅ hopefully Hastings next 🙏🏼 Don’t think we won a game when he didn’t play

 

[Stevec]

I'm happy joffa re - signed if only to show others that he's not jumping ship .
Well done . My view of him is he's the best of a bad bunch .Tackle count high ,normally work rate high but not last 2 weeks. His line breaks ,Line break assists and tackle busts a bit low .He's a bit like Twal low error count high tackle count but does not bend opposition line .Stephano can if he's fit

 

[Stevec]

So much talk about Bateman is he close to a deal or is he just someone we've approached ?

 

[twentyforty]

So much talk about Bateman is he close to a deal or is he just someone we've approached ?

When he was interviewed he had not heard of the approach and said he didnt want to leave to go back to Australia.

 

[Stevec]

When he was interviewed he had not heard of the approach and said he didnt want to leave to go back to Australia.

As I thought