Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tony soprano]

Tigers want to be a club that promotes it's junior depth. You can't halt whatever progress Naden, Kepoua, Talau, Falou etc were making by bringing in guys to bump them down the list. These guys have first grade experience now- it's not like Pole, Matamua etc who have a handful of games to their name. Experience up front makes sense. Let the young guys play out wide. Another young winger to develop, or a 5/8 to develop perhaps?

If the club is looking at another experienced player- Nathan Brown to add some starch off the bench.

Nathan has a decent pass at 13 and doesn't mind the tough stuff.

Not sure how his body is holding up

 

[bptiger 0]

Assuming we have locked in Klemmer and Bateman, is our recruitment for 2023 finished?

What gaps do we need to fill?

If they are coming I still think we’re need another backrower , can’t see us getting a centre, I also think sheens really wants either Moses or Williams, so forward pack like this
Props
KLEMMER
Twal
Pole
Stepo
Backrowers
Papi
Bateman
Blore
????
Locks
Big joe
Nathan brown
Now that’s a huge improvement on last years forwards
1/2
??????
5/8
Brooks
Centres
AD
Nadan
Stains
Wingers
Nofa
Ken
Fullback
Laurie
Hoping for a much better 2023

 

[Demps]

Nathan has a decent pass at 13 and doesn't mind the tough stuff.

Not sure how his body is holding up

He's probably rested and ready to go after a quiet year


He was Italy's best in the world cup.

Still has a lot to offer.
Good mates with Moses too.

 

[The Chad]

Take this half for e.g Chad Townsend
Not a rep half , not a flash half , would not be in the top halves in the nrl.
What can Chad do .50% of his close games he gets the job done
Hope forumers can understand that .
It is not rocket science

Devil's advocate- Chad Townsend was an ordinary player before playing behind a good Sharks pack & good Cowboys pack.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Unlucky for you ..

No. It’s a self inflicted Illness brought about by bad lifestyle choices.
Just really doesn’t mean much in the description of an old footballer, who I’m not sure is a diabetic or just described as one.

 

[The Chad]

Nathan has a decent pass at 13 and doesn't mind the tough stuff.

Not sure how his body is holding up

You don't need to rely on Brown. Wouldn't be asking him to be a big minutes performer. A decent foil for a year until the Blore/Matamua/Pole revolution takes over.

 

[SeanT]

Wouldn't mind a genuine centre....

Haha havnt had one since Simona. Seriously a professional team that can't seem to recruit positions we need.

Herbie Farnsworth wouldn't be too bad 🤔😂

 

[Demps]

Haha havnt had one since Simona. Seriously a professional team that can't seem to recruit positions we need.

Herbie Farnsworth wouldn't be too bad 🤔😂

He's an outstanding young player.
I think centre is his best position despite all this fullback talk that seems to take place.

Would pay top dollar for him.

 

[TigerLove]

Yeah was thinking the same way.

Current options are:
To'a
Naden
Kepaoa
Talau

Definitely need a quality centre. If we can do that we round out a pretty good off season in terms of recruitment.

I wish we got Best in the Klemmer/JH swap as well...

 

[loklok]

Devil's advocate- Chad Townsend was an ordinary player before playing behind a good Sharks pack & good Cowboys pack.

Always blaming something else
Results speak for themselves

 

[851]

I've been supporting wests tigers since inception and Balmain long before that.

I have been a supporter for over 50 years, got my first Wests jumper in 1970, so to tell me to support another club is just a flat out insult

 

[BrissieTiger67]

I would have preferred Brooke's gone; but now it's water under the bridge he gets my support until he starts doing what he does for the last 9 nine years again, which I sincerely hope he doesn't.

I think the consensus is he will throw a Ben hunt and have a blinder in his last contract year, then back to plodding.

 

[851]

I hope that you are joking. There's never been a player that folds under pressure more than Brooks. He's never made a clutch play in his life

Brooks is not a captains bootlace, and I still think he should have been the one to move not Hastings, but he did kick us the winning field goal this year, so he has his moments, they are just not very often

 

[Halbrowne61]

I think Naden and AD would be ok

I think the fact that we lost JH partly because he didn’t want to be 13 almost guarantees that AD won’t be playing centre in 2023.
Imo, Brooks at 7 and him at 6, at least to start. After that it will be on him.

 

[Halbrowne61]

I think Naden and AD would be ok

I think the fact that we lost JH partly because he didn’t want to be 13 almost guarantees that AD won’t be playing centre in 2023.
Imo, Brooks at 7 and him at 6, at least to start. After that it will be on him.

 

[trentrunciman]

I have been a supporter for over 50 years, got my first Wests jumper in 1970, so to tell me to support another club is just a flat out insult

Easy fellas…we all on the same team 🙂

 

[diedpretty]

That's just a little hard to accept.

Yep - its ridiculous some of the rubbish certain Brooks haters bang on with, I'm not happy that he will be the 7 next year but it is a given and i'm hoping things really turn around for him. Now that Hastings is gone and we know who will be the 7 you would think all this nonsense would stop.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Wests Tigers didn't win a game with Brooks at 7 in 2022. Tells you everything you need to know.

With Brooks Tigers won 2/17 games (both wins were with Hastings at 7)

Without Brooks Tigers won 2/7. Still poor but 2.5 times more likely to win with Brooks out of the team

One could say that we were actually worse off with Hastings as our chief this year given it was clear all our play was structured around Hastings.

He just didn't run out on the park and decide to touch the ball 1200 times, 40% more than any other half.

In 21 we won twice as many games & scored 150 more points during the season with Brooks in the halves and without Hastings.

I'm not saying Brooks is brilliant and should be here, have said multiple times he should be gone & don't get why we are keeping him.

But if people's arguments are built on attack or success then I have no idea how one can actually say Hastings is better off the year we had if coming last, winning 4 games & scoring the least points ever is the barometer especially when the guy touched the ball 40% more than anyone other half in the team

Both actually sucked this year, that's the reality.

 

[diedpretty]

It would seem to some that Luke Brooks is almost solely responsible for the Tigers poor record of the last 9 years.

Just because he was a part of the problem doesn't MAKE him THE problem.

To simply point a finger at one individual & suggest his performances alone made the team play poorly is very short sighted.

This isn't defending Brooks, as some would likely want to suggest it is. Just saying that there are generally multiple factors that go toward any kind of failure.

And just because he was part of the problem doesn't automatically mean he can't be part of the solution.

Well said but you should expect a gobful of unabashed rubbish from a couple of forum members for having the balls to suggest such a thing.

 

[tony soprano]

Brooks is not a captains bootlace, and I still think he should have been the one to move not Hastings, but he did kick us the winning field goal this year, so he has his moments, they are just not very often

Think we need a 80 minute player that's captain