Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[851]

I would love Munster but not at the cost of us not getting at least 3 class forwards. Buy RTS as a fullback for $700,000 buy Nathan brown for $ 350,000 buy lenui for $400,000 and get a mongrel front rower for around $700,000 to $800,000

I get your logic, and it makes sense, but Munster would be the catalyst or game changer we need to show other players we are a club good players come to

 

[TSP]

I had a young builder here one day and I said “Happy wife happy life” he replied “No wife great life”
Needless to say I didn’t tell my wife that

Have to be careful these days as he might have had a husband.

Happy partner, no dramas

 

[Stevec]

Lot of talk about star backs RTS ,Munster , Moses etc .These guys would be great signing them would be really difficult even with big overs . However my memory is still fresh about back end of this season and how sides like roosters and raiders humiliated our pack . It was men against boys and that pack was dreadful .I think only one member of that pack survives at least in run on side .Never again the rest and let's not pretend lightweight reggies forwards will make it at Nrl level
Unless we've got a true Ist grade forward line up that is 6 run on and 3 bench then it won't matter how classy some of our backs are .
We don't have 9 great forwards in our roster yet !

 

[TillLindemann]

In a perfect world I would like

1. Munster

6. Brooks

7. Moses

9. Api

13. Joffa

Happy to lose Hastings, Douhie and Laurie

I don't understand how you could imagine a perfect world and still have Brooks in it.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I live in the hope that our Wests Tigers DNA will come in the shape of Tedesco returning & Dylan Brown coming as 5/8 in '24

Teddy is still as impactful on games as ever, his leadership for attack & defence from the back on a young team would be huge & he would attract others. C'mon Roosters, work on a severance package so you can keep Suaali!!!

A spine of Tedesco - Brown - Brooks - Korisau all of a sudden brings speed & x-factor!

 

[Needaname]

Reading between the lines as well as his body language tells me he's subliminally confirming he's heading to camp conkord.

Once he manages to navigate his way from Randwick race course

 

[Needaname]

I reckon if we’ve built up that much of war chest and our current players are keen to head to market, ie Doueihi, Laurie and Brooks.
I would target Ben Hunt to play as halfback.
If they all get to November without contracts I would be poaching a Munster / Hunt halves pairing as a priority.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Once he manages to navigate his way from Randwick race course

Yes he’s back on the amber, and maybe a Bex( or some white powder as well. Always dangerous for someone with his record !

 

[Tito Santana]

Yes he’s back on the amber, and maybe a Bex( or some white powder as well. Always dangerous for someone with his record !

Much like Warnie, I couldn’t give a rats ass what he does off the field (except to the detriment of others). As long as that bloke turns up to play, I’m happy.

 

[Tito Santana]

If someone has her number we can all call her and ask nicely.

Why would he want to live in Brisbane - place is a shithole.

 

[Bula]

A happy wife is a happy life,

Why would he want to live in Brisbane - place is a shithole.

Because he has 99 percent of the money but the mrs has 100 percent of the spadger.

 

[liltiger]

Lot of talk about star backs RTS ,Munster , Moses etc .These guys would be great signing them would be really difficult even with big overs . However my memory is still fresh about back end of this season and how sides like roosters and raiders humiliated our pack . It was men against boys and that pack was dreadful .I think only one member of that pack survives at least in run on side .Never again the rest and let's not pretend lightweight reggies forwards will make it at Nrl level
Unless we've got a true Ist grade forward line up that is 6 run on and 3 bench then it won't matter how classy some of our backs are .
We don't have 9 great forwards in our roster yet !

If we played differently we could have negated a fair bit of that, we were just dump and one out rucking the ball asking no questions, that's great with a big pack that can punch holes in the line.
What we needed to do because of our smaller forwards was base our game on 2nd, 3rd, 4th phase play. Keep the opposition forwards moving while we slowly eat metres by promoting the ball to the next guy. This will take a fair bit of juice out of the opposition's pack making our life in defence a hell of a lot easier.

 

[liltiger]

Sheens has handled the Munster thing just right. Said to just let us know if you might be interested in joining WT and we can talk. Munster and Anasta know we can almost certainly match or beat any other offers they might get. Getting someone like Munster would also make us a lot more appealing as a destination for other elite players. That said, still think he's probably off to the Dolphins.

Biggest stumbling block will definitely be Anasta, I can't see him promoting a move to the Tigers even for overs, just because of his experience when he was here

 

[Champ1]

I love what Kent said if true... Our CEO doing his job and saying what us fans want to hear.. You come or you sit out and it's that simple. Sounds like the Eels are moving on as well

I have no problem added Brown either as that another aggressive forward..

Not reading too much onto the Munster comment but you never know if you never try..

If the front office does show some backbone it is about time. Remember Lee was yapping all about the Cowboys robbery but when the time came to stand up……..crickets. We will see. Don’t bet your house on it!

 

[GarryOwen]

I reckon if we’ve built up that much of war chest and our current players are keen to head to market, ie Doueihi, Laurie and Brooks.
I would target Ben Hunt to play as halfback.
If they all get to November without contracts I would be poaching a Munster / Hunt halves pairing as a priority.

The issue with Hunt is that you're paying for diminishing returns. No doubt he's a great player, but you'd be paying big money for a guy on the wrong side of 30.

 

[Needaname]

The issue with Hunt is that you're paying for diminishing returns. No doubt he's a great player, but you'd be paying big money for a guy on the wrong side of 30.

Is it big money though? Dragons are trying to resign him on 800k you could sign him on a similar deal to what Finucane signed on with the sharks with. Ie 900k but on a longer term deal with the final year being a reduced contract.
If he is close to retiring by that final year he doesn’t cost much in our squad if he is still in form he can cancel his final year and sign another extension. Likewise if he wants to move his family back to Queensland.
We don’t have one decent half coming through the ranks in our entire establishment.
Could be a Peter Wallace type signing that Penrith took a stab with in 2014.
And frankly he’d still be on a smaller contract that the Roosters signed Cooper Cronk on for two years.

 

[tiger_one]

Hunt?
If not Saints, then it will Unca Wayne.

 

[kiwitiger]

In his debut match he demonstrated blistering pace down the right-hand touch line to score. In the game last weekend one of the commentators mentioned Staines using his pace to get across to cover defend. Our recruitment officer I recall has chased him from his junior days at Forbes. His pace as far as I am aware, has never been questioned.

Our recruitment officer might be slow...

 

[Demps]

The issue with Hunt is that you're paying for diminishing returns. No doubt he's a great player, but you'd be paying big money for a guy on the wrong side of 30.

Contract season and performed as such.

 

[Needaname]

Hunt?
If not Saints, then it will Unca Wayne.

If he wants to move to Queensland.
If he wants to stay in Sydney and Saints can’t do a deal with him, there are not too many clubs with the cap to pick him up.