Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Yossarian]

Gotta say that overall this has been the best roster improvement the club has had for a long time. I’d probably rather Brooks/Hastings over Douihei/Brooks but we’re talking possibly 4 or more genuine class players coming in.

I worry what the backup plan is if AD doesn’t work out. I assume we get Laurie at 6 unless there’s a standout in the lower grades.

 

[Camel2281]

The club owes him a good team /forward pack

The club owes him nothing. He's been overpaid his entire career and never ever played well enough to justify it

 

[BAGNF05]

Something people said about Dale Finucane at the Sharks.. "he upgraded our game".

What concerns me is our front row needs an upgrade, someone who will help them train better. I think Tamou could have been that but he can't carry the pack himself. Tamou working with Martin and Isaah and all those Penrith young players worked well for him. It did not happen here, and I don't get that.

We need to have a good hard look at the WT as to why Tamou and our pack did not fire. All attention seems ot be on 1-7. Without go-forward as we saw last year..... WE are dead. We had Nathan Cayless, a great player and we had Tamou with our pack. We were steamrolled. Why?

We didn’t have Fisher-Harris, Yeo, Martin, Kikau, Leniu. Etc etc etc

 

[Camel2281]

look how well Moses has played behind a good pack at Parramatta

He has always been a far better player than Brooks though

 

[Merlot]

Gotta say that overall this has been the best roster improvement the club has had for a long time. I’d probably rather Brooks/Hastings over Douihei/Brooks but we’re talking possibly 4 or more genuine class players coming in.

I worry what the backup plan is if AD doesn’t work out. I assume we get Laurie at 6 unless there’s a standout in the lower grades.

a classy centre on $600

 

[Odessa]

Nothing on RTS
But Caleb Clarke could be a surprise pick-up.

Mate all the cap space getting good players have we hired the trainee accountant from the Rooster's ? or did lending players and releasing players really help the cap so much ?

 

[Odessa]

He plays on the same side too left
wing. Mutual option for Maumalo
In '24. Clarke would be our biggest
singing in the club's history.. wow

Did someone say big Ken mite be a medical retirement because of his knee ?

 

[BAGNF05]

Yep to flounder under pressure for another season

What pressure were normally behind by forty when the game heats up

 

[crazycat]

Hard to know what's really going on with anyone but didn't Brooks or his agent say a while back that he was likely to go elsewhere when his WT deal is up at the end of next year. That said, now looks like we are looking to swap Hastings for Klemmer with the Knights. And what happened to the story about Woods returning to play a final year with us?

Time to hate me forum!

Why not bring back Woods + Andrew Fifita for one year.

Seriously of all the old tigers we are carrying we could do worse. Moreover they set a standard, I know Woods hasn't lately played well. In almost every team he lowers the forward bar. Here, if Woods could be brought for unders (and he may just realise that the longer he plays, the longer his TV career will be) You would have someone who would upgrade the our squad.

Andrew Fifita in his time was a gun player, if it was on he was on, if it was off he was off. Inconsistent but ferocious.

Both I would start at Bench or reserves and were talking not much more then 200k each. (we might just get them at that price because Fifita has recently retired and Woods is close). Even trial and train, nothing that would commit us to serious cap money or long term contracts.

Why? It really worries me when people say you need 7 Props, 2 for the game, 2 for the bench 2 for when those two get injured and a spare or two. Our forward pack is so light on and if Sheens/Marshall does not get it firing then we are in trouble.

 

[bathursttiger1]

The club owes him a good team /forward pack

Brooks also owes the club and fans a few decent games.

 

[Kaito]

Did someone say big Ken mite be a medical retirement because of his knee ?

I recall someone mentioning that bro..
Not sure if there is any merit to it though!

 

[BAGNF05]

He is electric, hope we get him. Bye Ken or Noffa

Rumour is Ken is leaving

 

[BAGNF05]

Ehhh, its a a start. Losing Hastings hurts any short-term success we'll have. We won't win the wooden spoon at least. Our forward pack is fine but we're relying on a few too many young blokes. And the Knights... talk about an overpay.

I'm very interested to see how well we are coached this season as the last two years were terrible. I like this move for Brooks, who is in his prime athletically and really should be playing better. Hopefully he gets the grubber back.

Across the game the short grubber is used less since the introduction of the seven tackle set. I think people forget that. You’re better off hitting opponents legs than whacking it dead.

 

[BAGNF05]

I'll get excited when I see consecutive and consistent WWWs

Even if we’re losing Klemmer will be angry. That beats nice guys who smile when they shake hands after getting pumped.

 

[earl]

Our forward pack is so light on and if Sheens/Marshall does not get it firing then we are in trouble.

We have heaps of forwards for next season. We don't need those guys.

 

[Odessa]

Klemmer Api Bateman Isaiah Steff Pole Twal what a pack just need someone to find a quality centre

 

[Dennisspicer1]

Maybe Brooks was entertaining it TT.
The part in bold certainly says it all though

2 year extension for brooks 🙄
Throwing money down a drain there.

To all those brooks supporters who keep up saying that brooks never had good forwards to help him to play well, then take the time lo look up the west tigers teams from 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 then see if you can blame the lack of forwards on brooks bad play, good forwards or bad, brooks plays the same way,
Bloody terrible, while the possibility of signing him was a possibility who actually tried to take him from us, only the knights but at his price no thanks,

 

[crazycat]

We didn’t have Fisher-Harris, Yeo, Martin, Kikau, Leniu. Etc etc etc

Sure, but that's a Penrith Premiership team.

We had Stefano, Tamou and a pack that was big enough to do something on the field. Many commentators had us making the 8 with Hastings.

What we saw was some games where they tried their guts out. Others where, it was Cricket scores and absolutely no effort. Should Tamou have lead from the front like Gareth Ellis, James Graham,etc would? Yes, but it wasn't happening.

We have seen Tamou do some wonders on the field. He Dropped form massively in coming here and our team dropped form. We need answers as to why and I don't buy "player X did not put effort".

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

That's no surprise, his asking price is ridiculous, however you can't blame the Bloke when he has to play alongside an inept failure in Brooks who gets paid more than anyone else in the club

you mean former half back of the year

 

[RonDingo]

Terrible terrible decision re Hastings... Hastings not being considered a 7 and picking Bateman over Hastings are two big mistakes by Sheens. And yet somehow Brooks still survives... astonished

Teflon Brooks