Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

You can have all the pedigree you want but the fact remains that he has not achieved any sort of success in over 10 years in RL, was sacked from this club and another with poor roster decisions being one of the many reason at BOTH clubs.

So lets not pretend that Sheens is some master administrator or coach these days. I respect what he has done for both Canberra and us but you can't keep living in the past.

The good thing is, we can’t sign players Benji doesn’t want in his team. So whoever Sheens signs will either be short term or with Benjis agreement otherwise.
I doubt Sheens can ruin our roster, not this time.

 

[hobbo1]

Bulldogs!

They’re the new roosters … move along nothing to see

 

[CornerPost]

Whats the old saying CP..."one mans trash is another mans treasure"...

Sheens and co consider Hastings not included in our future..OUR TRASH APPARENTLY and NEWYS TREASURE....
I hope Jacko kills it up there,he is quality and did well for us even when injured...

I'd be keeping him as well ... He definitely competes well..

 

[TrueTiger]

The good thing is, we can’t sign players Benji doesn’t want in his team. So whoever Sheens signs will either be short term or with Benjis agreement otherwise.
I doubt Sheens can ruin our roster, not this time.

Dont you think that if Benji does make it as head NRL coach then he better buy players to suit the teams needs...we went down the road of who coaches prefer and that got us no where....Matalino,Reynolds,Packer and Mbye come to mind when Cleary was here...how did that go?

 

[diedpretty]

Geezus the way some people on here waffle on - you would swear we top 4 bound until Hastings broke his leg according to some on here. Brooks gets crucified for not getting the side up so whats the excuses for Hastings failing to do so as well.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

From the paid article. Courtesy of a knights poster.

Newcastle and Wests Tigers are in deep discussions about an immediate potential player swap involving stars Jackson Hastings and David Klemmer.

The Knights are keen on landing Hastings after identifying the former Man of Steel to be their long-term no.7.

While the Tigers have been in talks about signing Klemmer since October. Now the two clubs are in negotiations about how they can make the respective deals work for both parties.

Newcastle originally set their eyes on securing another Wests Tigers half in Luke Brooks. But the Knights have since had a change of heart and view the competitive and on-ball nature of Hastings’ style of play as a perfect complement should they go ahead with plans to switch Kalyn Ponga into the halves.

 

[Tim Sheens]

There's two sides to the coin eh.

It makes sense... and doesn't at the same time.
I guess it depends on the results once it's all said and done.

Hastings - he was good this year but clearly the brains trust don't see a future for him with us with the plans moving forward.

Brooks - hasn't been good any years (except arguably 2018 or whenever his Dally M Half-back year was) but the brains trust see value in him (like many before them.)

I guess we gotta strap in and see how this plays out.

Certain that you would already have known I don't agree with all of it, it is nonetheless a reasonable view of the situation based on what is quoted out there, and 'reliable' forum sources.

I want both players to run out for us in 2023 and possibly longer, but WT also need another prominent prop at least as much as anything else. Especially with the huge question mark over further brain injury with Twal.

 

[diedpretty]

He was pretty good for Adam Reynolds. He's got a premiership ring. Even the great Wayne Bennett could not reach that feat with him as halfback.

At some point you have to stop blaming others for Brooks lack of development. We've all heard Potter, Taylor, Madge, Farah, Benji all being blamed for it.

1 Greg Inglis
2 Alex Johnston
3 Dylan Walker
4 Kirisome Auva'a
5 Lote Tuqiri
6 Luke Keary
7 Adam Reynolds
8 George Burgess
21 Apisai Koroisau
10 Dave Tyrrell
11 Ben Te'o
12 John Sutton (c)
13 Sam Burgess


A little bit different to the nufties Brooks has had to steer around the park.

 

[the_third]

One issue that greatly changes the player recruitment/retention landscape is this proposed cap increase. It explains a few things, like the way the Dogs have approached the market and the asking prices of some players. It will enable clubs to hang on to players that they couldn’t have afforded previously eg Moses and Brown, or it will assist other clubs to enter the market for elite players increasing competition.
All of a sudden the market opens up and teams like the Roosters for example become options for guys like Moses.
Either way the cap increase is probably not a good result for us.

dogs signed 40 players - cap space isn't their problem. some more medical retirements coming from a few clubs I'd say

 

[ConePuncher]

More ammo ? You’re a loser dude! Straight up. It’s like I said , your in 7th grade English organising a fight behind the school . Arnt you like 30 ?

Hobbo is 60 and has early onset dementia. Pretty insensitive of you. 😐

 

[diedpretty]

They offered $600k for Brooks.

🤣

 

[barnsta]

Isn't there a Luke Brooks thread where the last 8 pages or so could of been posted.

 

[diedpretty]

Keep dropping snide remarks because you have neither the spine or intelligence to call someone out directly or defend your absurd takes

🤣

 

[loklok]

Geezus the way some people on here waffle on - you would swear we top 4 bound until Hastings broke his leg according to some on here. Brooks gets crucified for not getting the side up so whats the excuses for Hastings failing to do so as well.

Think it's because we gave brooks so many years to get us to the finals.now we are willing to give Hastings the same amount of years

 

[Camel2281]

Geezus the way some people on here waffle on - you would swear we top 4 bound until Hastings broke his leg according to some on here. Brooks gets crucified for not getting the side up so whats the excuses for Hastings failing to do so as well.

Hastings won more games at halfback this year than Brooks. Madden won more games at halfback than Brooks. It's just about wanting to move on from a 9 year liability

 

[Tim Sheens]

Agree with you on this Paws. He is going to be worth a lot more as 7 and if Newcastle want him as 7 he would he would be foolish not to take it up.

As would WT to not get at least some cap money put towards Klemmer as part of a swap deal.

The maths on a straight swap doesn't work if Hastings is on half or less of salary scale, which all indicators point towards.

 

[diedpretty]

Bulldogs!

Their big name signings were at the same time as ours - like us they are shedding deadwood and improving their reggies.

 

[hobbo1]

1 Greg Inglis
2 Alex Johnston
3 Dylan Walker
4 Kirisome Auva'a
5 Lote Tuqiri
6 Luke Keary
7 Adam Reynolds
8 George Burgess
21 Apisai Koroisau
10 Dave Tyrrell
11 Ben Te'o
12 John Sutton (c)
13 Sam Burgess


A little bit different to the nufties Brooks has had to steer around the park.

But South’s wouldn’t have given Brooks 9 seasons

 

[TheDaBoss]

this team never fails to entertain that's for sure

 

[diedpretty]

But South’s wouldn’t have given Brooks 9 seasons

That wasn't what the poster said - he was creaming his pants over Madge and how great Reynolds was in getting his premiership ring.