Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[the_third]

I always thought opposition teams were targeting Doueihi, knowing that he was a terrible defender and Leilua was too slow laterally to cover his mistakes.

roosters certainly did and did it well. Kid will be targeted by every team

 

[the_third]

That was my understanding as well but after reading he had failed medical I was speculating his future.
Sheens obviously went the Simpkin route and along with the talented junior hooker( whose name escapes me ) I couldn’t see a place for JL.
Would be happy for anyone who actually knows to clarify if he failed or passed the medical .

I believe the rumour came from a family member along with he would do anything to get out and a comment on the lack of culture at the club.

anyway we will see

 

[Elderslie_Tiger]

Dragons are a better club? Pfftt. They arnt all that.

Liddle is on ok player. Nothing to write home about.

Jacob always played well but unfortunately Appi's on the way and there's a lot of young blokes coming thru that's just the way it is.

 

[Buttface]

Jacob always played well but unfortunately Appi's on the way and there's a lot of young blokes coming thru that's just the way it is.

He’s yet another who turn out to be less than hoped for, and that is not injuries. He’s a hooker with an average passing game, he has to go.

 

[JRDee]

What would this lineup cost ?




1. James Tedesco. 1.2 million
2. Daniel Tupou. 450k
3. Paul Momirovski. 250k
4. Joseph Manu. 800K
5. Joseph Suaalii . 450K
6. Luke Keary 850k
7. Sam Walker. 450K
8. Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 450K
9. Connor Watson. 370K
10. Siosiua Taukeiaho. 500K
11. Angus Crichton. 800K
12. Sitili Tupouniua. 250K
13. Victor Radley. 550K
Interchange:
14. Lachlan Lam. . 150K
15. Nat Butcher. . 250K
16. Lindsay Collins. 450K
17. Fletcher Baker. 200K


8.22 million

Plus add the Cheese and start paying for Matt lodge

That’s a lot of golf games for uncle Nick

 

[tiger_scott]

And therein lies the problem with the salary cap. Buzz was talking about Latrell as a $2m a year player - 1.3 on the cap, the rest from third party deals. We just don't have that much pull with sponsors. It seems that once you "climb the mountain", it's easier to stay there than it is for others to join you.

 

[Stevec]

That’s a lot of golf games for uncle Nick

Where do you get these figures ? Hard to believe players on $120 $200!$250 even JWH only $450 ? I guess that doesn't include the cheap Eastern Suburbs realestate

 

[craigtob]

I don't understand why everyone is up in arms about the Roosters all the time for.Good on them i say, if they can keep attracting top line players and be under the salary cap ( yes they are under) whats the problem?, The question we should be asking what are we doing wrong??, so until we can understand how other clubs play the system good luck to them.......

 

[tiger_scott]

Salary cap with third party dealings != fair playing field

We really need to leverage the COE and it's location to have any chance of selling the WTs as a "destination club". Maybe subsidise rent for players around the Five Dock area - make it a bit of community for players to socialise. This would work better for the younger, not settled in an area with schools for the kids, aged players. We need to do everything possible to make us as attractive as possible. A great place to train (COE) + subsidised rent in a nice part of Sydney + a community of peers to socialise with + good remuneration, might be enough to get us to start the slow climb up the ladder.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

I don't understand why everyone is up in arms about the Roosters all the time for.Good on them i say, if they can keep attracting top line players and be under the salary cap ( yes they are under) whats the problem?, The question we should be asking what are we doing wrong??, so until we can understand how other clubs play the system good luck to them.......

Correct, it becomes obvious that our administration hides its incompetence and mediocracy behind "we cannot do anything, we cannot behave like the Storm/Roosters/Panthers"???
If they cannot do anything they shall go into politics, and leave the administration of the club to the people that can!

 

[Telltails]

Correct, it becomes obvious that our administration hides its incompetence and mediocracy behind "we cannot do anything, we cannot behave like the Storm/Roosters/Panthers"???
If they cannot do anything they shall go into politics, and leave the administration of the club to the people that can!

The Roosters being able to pay unders for quality players is the very thing that makes it easy for them to keep and buy who ever they want, and make it almost impossible for us to attract the players that we need and want. They abuse the rules of the salary cap to feather their own nest, and make a joke of it being a system to make the competition a level playing field.

 

[das tigers]

Bring in the Draft

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

I don't understand why everyone is up in arms about the Roosters all the time for.Good on them i say, if they can keep attracting top line players and be under the salary cap ( yes they are under) whats the problem?, The question we should be asking what are we doing wrong??, so until we can understand how other clubs play the system good luck to them.......

It's very naive to think that the roosters and others are not abusing the salary cap. The NRL has proven hopelessly incapable of policing the cap over the years to the extent that the only clubs seriously punished for cheating the cap (Bulldogs, Melbourne, Warriors and Eels) were brought undone by internal whistleblowers.

In any case, the nebulous system of third party payments and sponsorship deals only serves to weaken the cap. This leads to massive disparities between the top and bottom clubs, which coupled with the rule changes over the last few seasons, means more lopsided games. As a diehard supporter, you may be able to endure 72-6 scorelines, but it's not a good spectacle if the NRL wants to grow the game.

The AFL also has blowouts when the top and bottom sides meet, but at least they have a player draft and functioning salary cap. As a result, teams go up and down the ladder with greater regularity.

The Tigers are, for the most part, architects of their own predictament, but that shouldn't detract from that fact that the nrl is a shambolic, nepotistic administration, akin to a tinpot autocracy.

 

[bathursttiger1]

Blocker sums up our dilemma in recruitment
Blocker " Tapine is exactly what the tigers need and id give him over $1 mill to get him
Question to Blocker "do you think he would take it ?
Blocker " NO"

If you offer Tapine $1M it puts pressure on the Raiders to match the offer or let him go.
If they match the offer then they have to release other players.

 

[Halbrowne61]

If you offer Tapine $1M it puts pressure on the Raiders to match the offer or let him go.
If they match the offer then they have to release other players.

I like the way you think !

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

If you offer Tapine $1M it puts pressure on the Raiders to match the offer or let him go.
If they match the offer then they have to release other players.

There are a few props I would offer 800K e.g. Haas, J Papalii, Saifiti, Jr Paolo, Fisher-Harris but not Tapine.

 

[Champ1]

I don't understand why everyone is up in arms about the Roosters all the time for.Good on them i say, if they can keep attracting top line players and be under the salary cap ( yes they are under) whats the problem?, The question we should be asking what are we doing wrong??, so until we can understand how other clubs play the system good luck to them.......

Everyone is up in arms because the Rorters are cheating the salary cap. They try to deflect that they can pay unders because of TPAs. While the Rorters players do have TPAs that is not their only alternate source of income. The club is not paying unders.

 

[batboy]

There are a few props I would offer 800K e.g. Haas, J Papalii, Saifiti, Jr Paolo, Fisher-Harris but not Tapine.

Well, You're about to find out how many clubs / administrations agree with you in rating Payne Haas better than Tapine....

 

[PabloX]

There are a few props I would offer 800K e.g. Haas, J Papalii, Saifiti, Jr Paolo, Fisher-Harris but not Tapine.

Have you watched many raiders games lately? Tapine has been immense.

 

[bathursttiger1]

There are a few props I would offer 800K e.g. Haas, J Papalii, Saifiti, Jr Paolo, Fisher-Harris but not Tapine.

Each to their own.
I had a very high opinion of Tapine when he left Newcastle.