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Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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pawsandclaws1
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He just didn't fit in that well at WTs. It highlights to me how important it is to try and produce players through your own system if you can eg Matamua and Faagutu. Blair had a fine career and was an international.
pawsandclaws1
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Can you list players from our team you believe have been or are good? I'm interested to learn,
tigerbenji
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I think Lodge is still getting paid by the Warriors next season, but could be wrong.
Tigerwould
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thanks for posting Tiger-Fanatic3!. the “departures“ list is quite substantial. Which is a good think given we got the spoon. Only one from that list i would have liked to have seen stayed on is Henry O’Kane .
Of the contracted list. Towards the middle of 2023 I‘d be looking to Pole’s contract
twentyforty
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He showed promise, he was so good we had to move him on.
Tiger_Fanatic3
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Tiger_Fanatic3
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tony soprano
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Hopefully
Roar_Power
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Those last 4 signings are going to be definite upgrades IMO. First grade ready front rower (Klemmer), second rower, centre (TBA). The mutual option for 2024 would be the reason WT may seek to ship Maumalo off early, particularly with some young outside backs coming through the ranks. Interesting Saukuru only has a DC for 2023. Wouldn't surprise if Seyfarth wasnt retained either beyond 2023.
Magpies1969
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I am loving whoever is getting rid of all the dead wood.
Musgrove (powder puff), Liddle (injuries and never kicked on), Gildart (could attack but defence is not NRL standard. All the best at the Dolphins), Kelma (appears a lazy player good luck at the Rainbow Crew).
I believe Brooks is a NRL standard player but to me he is a running five eight. Has speed and can tackle. He does not have the organisation skills to be a dominate half back. I think needs a change of teams to bring out the best of his remaining career. Happy for him to go to Knights and I wish him all the best. He has my respect whilst the other bailed years ago.
Looking forward to 1st November when I hope lots of new names are announced.
Feeling good for once at the forthcoming season and of course we will read the narrative bullshit over the pre-season that the boys are very tight, new players have gelled and best off-season training ever. WT Media please save us this crap as no one is buying it until we see results on the field.
Musgrove (powder puff), Liddle (injuries and never kicked on), Gildart (could attack but defence is not NRL standard. All the best at the Dolphins), Kelma (appears a lazy player good luck at the Rainbow Crew).
I believe Brooks is a NRL standard player but to me he is a running five eight. Has speed and can tackle. He does not have the organisation skills to be a dominate half back. I think needs a change of teams to bring out the best of his remaining career. Happy for him to go to Knights and I wish him all the best. He has my respect whilst the other bailed years ago.
Looking forward to 1st November when I hope lots of new names are announced.
Feeling good for once at the forthcoming season and of course we will read the narrative bullshit over the pre-season that the boys are very tight, new players have gelled and best off-season training ever. WT Media please save us this crap as no one is buying it until we see results on the field.
Bloody hell, even the black and white contracts are biased towards Wests Magpies. I think you're on to something DS.
hank37w
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But he's very cranky.
Harvey
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God that list is sad reading. Fainu, Reilly, To'a all here for at least 2 years. Nofa and Naden for 3. In ti top level NRL side, these are not the names that you build your team around.
426Tlgerland
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I would think with s few days to go we would have a bit more solid info on who may be coming in 23 and a signing due to come for 24 , but nothing , I like in-house but gee if it is this well kept it’s a huge improvement on previous leaks etc
Okane is going to get trumped by Brandon Mansfield.
AllG.
AllG.
Consistently good?
- Doing their job at a decent level every week, In the last 10-15 years…
Been proven there’s not too many.
Tuiaki, Ellis, Tedesco come immediately to mind…
Could probably put Woods in there - he was fairly consistent at the Tigers. I’m sure there are others, that’s just a few that spring to mind.
There’s obvious names like Farah and Marshall, just think with the level of their talents - we should have seen better results with them.
Appreciate your optimism mate - But I do reality… rainbows - not so much.
hank37w
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I'm one of the supporters that originally came from the Balmain side but fully support Wests Tigers as a merged joint venture, while still appreciating the history and memories of the 2 foundation clubs that had been around since 1908.
Having said that up front I just cannot understand why and how our KOE team is not branded Wests Tigers. In my opinion this should flow through to the junior grades as closely as possible as well.
To me it is a no brainer that if there was one way to display a sign of strength and unity it would be to be playing under the one brand and to be one of the clubs that does not draw NRL players from a reserve grade team that has little geographical or historical connection to their NRL team.
I have to laugh when some of these NRL clubs have to change which reserve grade side they have an affiliation with, when in our case it would be so easy to make a strong show of strength and solidarity and have everything under the one banner.
How do these clowns on the board expect supporters to get behind the Wests Tigers when they are actively creating divisions.
I fully support celebrating the history of our 2 great foundation clubs and hold events that celebrate that history but after more than 20 years isn't it time to go forward as what we are now which is the Wests Tigers.
I seriously can’t see why we can’t keep both our Wests and Balmain junior sides going with the carrot being making it to a combined WestsTigers KOE and eventually NRL side.
