Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Kaito said:
Our lateral movement in defence
is going to improve 10 fold without
Tamou, Lucy & Musgrove. We have
a pack that can put ball runners on
the deck finally. I'm just as excited
by that as I am the go forward and
meterige they provide. I'm pleased
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I so agree about our lateral movement in defence. We were abysmal last year. I would add Tuilagi to your list as well. Happy to see hime gone as well.
 
Is there a big pay difference for a full back and Centre?

Farnsworth a quality centre wants to play full back? Money driven.

Would love to land Fairnsworth or Crichton at centre. Do we still have funds?
 
crazycat said:
Yes the club owes him a good forward pack. We have had Woods + Taupau one year.

I get it, don't blame your halfback when your team can't move 20m because you get done upfront. Still Brooks is either wrong for the WT, in the wrong position (my view, I think he is better 5/8) or just wrongly set up. He needs to go and I think in Superleague he would do really well.
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You point out we had two classy forwards and I’d argue Tapau is an error/penalty machine. Have you noticed the best sides have 6-8 rep quality forwards.
 
Wiz said:
Where are you hearing about Herbie? And Jedi Tiger is hearing a Nofo - Cotric swap?
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to clarify a physio mate at the Sharks just mentioned cotric in Canberra but nothing concrete, but he didn't know anything about Nofo leaving tigers.
The same bloke in June this year told me we had definitely signed Pele from sharks so who knows.
 
watersider said:
You point out we had two classy forwards and I’d argue Tapau is an error/penalty machine. Have you noticed the best sides have 6-8 rep quality forwards.
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Sure, I would like Penrith's forward pack or the Souths Burgess family to visit us.

Ain't happening, totally get your point.
Forwards LOVE playing with other forwards. The sharks got Gallen and Gallen pulled in people like Luke Lewis . Once they added Chris Heighington and others they were a real force to be reckoned with.... Forwards want to play with good forwards, you want to play with Gallen or Jason T. No one wants to be the Josh Jackson and carry your team.

Yet we ain't going to get 6-8 Rep quality forwards, not now and not for a fair few years. 6-8 rep quality forwards don't join teams coming 16th.

Manly seem to make the finals off 2-3 Outstanding forwards and then lift 2-3 mediocre forwards to rep levels. Likewise Souths in the last two years, without the Burgess brothers seem to find 3 average players and raise them up. Easts too, pick up the cap dregs and turn them into good tacklers and tackle machines.

Our forward pack for 2022 and 2021 was actually looking strong on paper.

Okay so my bloody point. We won't be getting 6-8 rep quality forwards. Brooks will get the forward pack we have OR maybe one with 1-2 quality forwards. If Brooks can't make the team or function as a halfback with what we got, he has to go!

I hate to say it, we let the wrong player go.
 
crazycat said:
Sure, I would like Penrith's forward pack or the Souths Burgess family to visit us.

Ain't happening, totally get your point.
Forwards LOVE playing with other forwards. The sharks got Gallen and Gallen pulled in people like Luke Lewis . Once they added Chris Heighington and others they were a real force to be reckoned with.... Forwards want to play with good forwards, you want to play with Gallen or Jason T. No one wants to be the Josh Jackson and carry your team.

Yet we ain't going to get 6-8 Rep quality forwards, not now and not for a fair few years. 6-8 rep quality forwards don't join teams coming 16th.

Manly seem to make the finals off 2-3 Outstanding forwards and then lift 2-3 mediocre forwards to rep levels. Likewise Souths in the last two years, without the Burgess brothers seem to find 3 average players and raise them up. Easts too, pick up the cap dregs and turn them into good tacklers and tackle machines.

Our forward pack for 2022 and 2021 was actually looking strong on paper.

Okay so my bloody point. We won't be getting 6-8 rep quality forwards. Brooks will get the forward pack we have OR maybe one with 1-2 quality forwards. If Brooks can't make the team or function as a halfback with what we got, he has to go!

I hate to say it, we let the wrong player go.
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Klemmer
Api
Stef - origin fringe
Papali’i
Joffa - Qld fringe
Bateman

Released- Garner, Hastings, Tuilagi, Luc, Musgrove, Tamou, Peachy, Liddle etc.

Hate to tell you but Sheens recognises the problem and is working on it.
 
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