Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Cobarcats said:
Goodness me, the bulldogs strategy is to keep signing players then release them 🤔
I hope we keep Daino, he is starting to fill out a bit and can only improve as he's still young and learning.
I thought he would be good under Sheens watch.
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watersider said:
Twal is a very good player. Look at how rubbish eels forwards looked in a side being dominated in the gf, and I'd want every one of their forwards. You can't make metres following slow play the balls no momentum and poor field position while chasing points. This has been our situation for three years. He's a strong runner on top of being an excellent defender. People thinking there are better props available need to reassess. Recently signed big money prop signings like josh Aloiai, Mark Nicholls, Jordan mclean and Luke Thompson are no better than twal. He's not a papalii or fisher-harris but he'd at least be the 2nd or 3rd best prop on most teams and I have him as our best one. We usually fall apart when he's not there and it was no different at the end of last year.
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I reckon Twal finds a few more offloads under the coaching of Sheens. Always has an arm free but just goes the hit up. Immediately adds some value if he can do a bit more on offense.
 
watersider said:
Twal is a very good player. Look at how rubbish eels forwards looked in a side being dominated in the gf, and I'd want every one of their forwards. You can't make metres following slow play the balls no momentum and poor field position while chasing points. This has been our situation for three years. He's a strong runner on top of being an excellent defender. People thinking there are better props available need to reassess. Recently signed big money prop signings like josh Aloiai, Mark Nicholls, Jordan mclean and Luke Thompson are no better than twal. He's not a papalii or fisher-harris but he'd at least be the 2nd or 3rd best prop on most teams and I have him as our best one. We usually fall apart when he's not there and it was no different at the end of last year.
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Alex is practically impassable front on but on the edges with players body swerve or change up he gets stuck in the mud.
He is a top defender as you say and if he's in our 17, I hope Furner works on his D to make him an even a better defensive forward. He certainly isn't an attacking weapon 😻
 
WT2K said:
The Wests Tigers are facing a fight to keep Daine Laurie at the club after confidential was told that the Bulldogs were ready to weigh in with a lucrative offer for the fullback.

Laurie has been offered a one-year extension by the Tigers but his management is holding out for a longer-term deal. That has left the door open for Canterbury to make a move as they look to fill their void in the No.1 jersey.

The Bulldogs have also been linked with a big-money play for Penrith centre Stephen Crichton to play fullback as the Panthers juggle their finances in a bid to keep Crichton, Brian To’o and Liam Martin.

They may be forced to sacrifice Crichton to keep the other two, although they would do so reluctantly. It may hinge on what direction the Bulldogs take with the fullback position.

The club has been unable to nail down a player to fill the No.1 jersey. Matt Dufty, Corey Allen and Jake Averillo have all had a shot without making it their own.

Laurie looms as an option given the status of his talks with the Tigers, who are in the market for a handful of players as they look to ensure Tim Sheens, Benji Marshall and Robbie Farah have the artillery to climb the ladder next year. (Brent Read, DT)
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Halbrowne61 said:
I will have to watch WT games more closely coz I really can’t remember Twal coming of the back fence.
Wholehearted, good tackler but just a steady hit up guy. No flair at all.
Maybe we shouldn’t confuse effort with output.
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I think Twal lives in a townhouse in Berala with a minimal back yard so the back fence isn't all that big a deal.
 
From latest news ive heard. Nu Brown has also signed with the bulldogs. Anyone that shows promise at tigers is snatched up by other teams. If we loose Laurie, I dont see staines as a good replacement. He played most of the year in reserve grade at penrith. Got lucky in the gf.
 
IvanTheTerrible198101 said:
From latest news ive heard. Nu Brown has also signed with the bulldogs. Anyone that shows promise at tigers is snatched up by other teams. If we loose Laurie, I dont see staines as a good replacement. He played most of the year in reserve grade at penrith. Got lucky in the gf.
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If we signed Brown, we'd have four hookers in 2023's Top 30. Not necessary.

Dogs only have two at present (Reed Mahoney and Brandon Clarke), and one is a 21-year-old kid who hasn't played first grade yet.

I liked Nu this year, but there was a better opportunity elsewhere. Good on him.
 
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IvanTheTerrible198101 said:
From latest news ive heard. Nu Brown has also signed with the bulldogs. Anyone that shows promise at tigers is snatched up by other teams. If we loose Laurie, I dont see staines as a good replacement. He played most of the year in reserve grade at penrith. Got lucky in the gf.
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Great handle Ivan. Don’t know about Brown but Gus’s recent disclaimer certainly seems to have put the Laurie to Dogs issue to bed.
But it still doesn’t solve the problem of us only offering him a one year deal. That’s for another day.
 
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