Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[jrtiger]

IF Moses bid fails, i expect Smith to be upgraded, He is an organisor, and i can't see that in the current 3 guys. Also a backup 1 , 6, 7,and 9 . Short term only , till we settle on the halves, or buy someone next year for 2024.

I've never heard Will Smith be called an organiser, I doubt he even thinks he is one himself. irrespective of whether Moses signs, we need a backup half. it's ridiculous to think we let Madden and Hastings go without having someone in mind as a depth option.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

From the latest stories on Insta, Bateman is back in the UK & Tom Freebairn training at the COE with fellow NSW Cup player Aden Perry.

 

[Glenji95]

From the latest stories on Insta, Bateman is back in the UK & Tom Freebairn training at the COE with fellow NSW Cup player Aden Perry.

Makes sense about Bateman. If we have signed him he would want to spend Christmas in England with his family before coming back as he won’t see them for a while.

 

[KingRobbie]

From the latest stories on Insta, Bateman is back in the UK & Tom Freebairn training at the COE with fellow NSW Cup player Aden Perry.

Freebairn in a Magpies shirt, not Tigers in the video, meaning he must be signed to a NSW Cup contract.

Good depth to have at that level, glad he’s staying with the club.

 

[Fingers83]

Freebairn in a Magpies shirt, not Tigers in the video, meaning he must be signed to a NSW Cup contract.

Good depth to have at that level, glad he’s staying with the club.

I actually thought Freebairn looked right at home in first grade. Not a game breaker, nothing flashy, but held his own. You're right, it's a great depth level signing to have in the lower grades.

 

[Newtown]

Still making perfect sense after all these years, good on ya Telltails 👍

I’m fairly certain Moses won’t come here, so my question is who else is the club pursuing for halfback? They better have a backup plan because putting all the eggs in the Brooks basket again is tantamount to disaster.

Is there currently a reasonable replacement halfback/five eight available? I don't think so.

 

[rihannafan1]

Freebairn in a Magpies shirt, not Tigers in the video, meaning he must be signed to a NSW Cup contract.

Good depth to have at that level, glad he’s staying with the club.

I thought he was going to the Dogs. Happy to hear he is staying, he has true pride in our jersey and you can never have enough of them.

 

[twentyforty]

I've never heard Will Smith be called an organiser, I doubt he even thinks he is one himself. irrespective of whether Moses signs, we need a backup half. it's ridiculous to think we let Madden and Hastings go without having someone in mind as a depth option.

Interesting observation jr. We seem to know who we want and who we don’t want but our procedural order is opposite to the way Bulldogs go about it.
We sack Madge, then go after Ciraldo, we sack halves then go after Munster, Moses.
The Bulldogs sign the replacement first, catch and release?

 

[jrtiger]

Interesting observation jr. We seem to know who we want and who we don’t want but our procedural order is opposite to the way Bulldogs go about it.
We sack Madge, then go after Ciraldo, we sack halves then go after Munster, Moses.
The Bulldogs sign the replacement first, catch and release?

to be fair, the dogs do things similar. they turfed T-Baz and then went to work on Ciraldo. they've also released a stack of players recently and are now looking to fill their roster with talent.

despite the optimism I have for the future, the issue lies in the short term. we can't go into the season with Laurie as the backup half. he's never played there in first grade.

Moses was rightfully identified as the priority 1 halfback option, but I sincerely hope they have a list of other targets should he fall through. at the moment it seems like the club feels it has got it's man and as a result, everything else is on hold. we've been confident like this before (JAC, TPJ, Latrell) and it's fallen through. I hope they have some other balls up in the air, otherwise we are going to be well behind on where we need to be.

 

[balmain boy]

has he actually informed any one yet,just for argument sake neither has Dylan

Dylan has signed a contract..!

 

[balmain boy]

IF Moses bid fails, i expect Smith to be upgraded, He is an organisor, and i can't see that in the current 3 guys. Also a backup 1 , 6, 7,and 9 . Short term only , till we settle on the halves, or buy someone next year for 2024.

HUH?
Smith is not an organiser, he's not even a half. He's a utility squaddie, that's the role he's played at his last few clubs. Not a starting 17 type, but when injuries hit he can plug a hole here or there in the interim.

 

[vlad]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1604748479393173505

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Doesn’t sound overly confident that he’s staying

 

[tiger_scott]

I'd be looking at Blake Taaffe. He was pretty good in the few games he played as halfback. Off contract after 2023. He does seem like a good organising half!

 

[tiger_scott]

Don't know if Moses is coming or not, and while I have been kind of excited to see if he will sign here, I don't actually think he is the right fit. The way the roster is at the moment I think a top tier fullback would fit so much better. Throw Laurie into the halves and make it a 3 way race for 2 spots. I realise there's not really a fullback like that on the market but things change quickly in the nrl and alot hinges on the new eba/salary cap. The clubs in a good spot for once, I'm happy for them to sit back and wait for the minute.

I think Staines may fill the fullback jersey very well. From what little I've seen or read about him he appears to be more a fullback than winger. Look at how Mini went when he went from wing to the back.

 

[AdelaideTiger]

I think Staines may fill the fullback jersey very well. From what little I've seen or read about him he appears to be more a fullback than winger. Look at how Mini went when he went from wing to the back.

If he's half the player Minichello was it will solve a lot of our problems.

 

[sleeve]

I think Staines may fill the fullback jersey very well. From what little I've seen or read about him he appears to be more a fullback than winger. Look at how Mini went when he went from wing to the back.

Someone posted about getting Slater to coach our fullbacks, well Mini is another, he spent a lot of time with Teddy, and he spoke glowingly of his help. Also with Stains, he has spent a lot of time watching Edwards turn into a top class fullback, he would have learned heaps.
Time will tell, (the tigers catch phrase)

 

[sleeve]

If he's half the player Minichello was it will solve a lot of our problems.

Truly a great player.

 

[jrtiger]

I'd be looking at Blake Taaffe. He was pretty good in the few games he played as halfback. Off contract after 2023. He does seem like a good organising half!

agreed. him or Dean Hawkins would be a decent acquisition to be our backup half.

 

[supercoach]

I guess Brooks and AD were always going to be the 7 and 6 in 23 unless we jagged Moses and he got a release. Moses signing was a chance but getting a release for 23 was pie in the sky stuff.

So basically as far as 23 goes nothing changes if Moses doesn’t sign, which seems to be the case. So it’s now time to find this organising no7 for 24, who ever it might be because we know Brooks is not that sort of 7.

We have two options, target a kid on the way up or shoot for someone like Williams. Apparently they do have a option B

 

[Camel2281]

Is there currently a reasonable replacement halfback/five eight available? I don't think so.

I'd wager there's plenty of young halves that given an opportunity would out perform Brooks