Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Vicious]

I assume Wests Tigers ideally want to see how well Brooks plays for preferably the first 10 rounds, to see if he can recapture his Dally M Halfback if the year form before deciding if wanting to re-sign him or not.
That would be the logical way to do it and if we miss out on MM as he’s not prepared to wait that long, than so be it.

 

[Kaito]

To be honest I am over it

Cheer up brother, it gets greater later ...
We're due 4 some joy after so much pain

 

[Odessa]

Cheer up brother, it gets greater later ...
We're due 4 some joy after so much pain

It's not about cheering up I just don't think it's worth the energy it's like the Brooks bashing it's a waste of time

Would rather read someone's personal opinion on the juniors coming along

Also there use to be talk about the Tiger's community programs and helping kids out I don't see that anymore maybe the person's who posted the information left

 

[Tcat]

We give Moses until 5pm Friday arvo and if he hasn't decided or communicated anything to us we withdraw our offer and start looking elsewhere. Too much money offered to someone who can't commit and obviously isn't that keen on coming here.

This club should not be held to ransom by any player or player manager. We sign who we want and let go of who we want. We don't sign Brooks because Moses wants him here.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I assume Wests Tigers ideally want to see how well Brooks plays for preferably the first 10 rounds, to see if he can recapture his Dally M Halfback if the year form before deciding if wanting to re-sign him or not.
That would be the logical way to do it and if we miss out on MM as he’s not prepared to wait that long, than so be it.

Potentially leaving the club without an established half.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

We give Moses until 5pm Friday arvo and if he hasn't decided or communicated anything to us we withdraw our offer and start looking elsewhere. Too much money offered to someone who can't commit and obviously isn't that keen on coming here.

The club has set aside a significant amount of money in the cap for him. IMO forward planning would have necessitated an answer would have already been provided.

 

[weststigerman]

Isaac Moses waiting until we extend Brooks before pulling the rug from under us and getting Mitch to re-sign with Parra.

Told us we needed to strengthen our forward pack to have any chance of signing Mitch (Klemmer and Bateman, 2 x Moses’ clients) and extend Brooks (another Moses client) because that was the big draw card for Mitch to come here.

Moses 2 Wests Tigers 0.

That is probably the most likely scenario here. I'm happy to be proven wrong but I really doubt he wants to come back here.

 

[weststigerman]

We give Moses until 5pm Friday arvo and if he hasn't decided or communicated anything to us we withdraw our offer and start looking elsewhere. Too much money offered to someone who can't commit and obviously isn't that keen on coming here.

This club should not be held to ransom by any player or player manager. We sign who we want and let go of who we want. We don't sign Brooks because Moses wants him here.

I'm pretty sure that was the thinking in 2017 with the big 4 and Ivan/Pascoe completely stuffed that up.

Sheens got the club to a wooden spoon last year and we are in no position to withdraw our offer, especially when there are no other $1M halves on the market.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

If we do miss out on Moses (don't think we will money talks) it is interesting Herbie Farnworth has not committed to Brisbane yet.
No other halves on the market for 2024 so you would likely go with
1. Farnworth / Welsby / RTS
6. Douihie
7. Brooks
9. Api

 

[Tcat]

I'm pretty sure that was the thinking in 2017 with the big 4 and Ivan/Pascoe completely stuffed that up.



Sheens got the club to a wooden spoon last year and we are in no position to withdraw our offer, especially when there are no other $1M halves on the market.

Maybe our communication was part of the problem back then. The Club should clearly put a deadline on this (respectfully/clearly) and move forward (I cant see the issue with this). If Moses doesn't come, we will still survive and others will come to market and we know we will have plenty of $$ to play with.

 

[Sunnycoast_tiger]

If we do miss out on Moses (don't think we will money talks) it is interesting Herbie Farnworth has not committed to Brisbane yet.
No other halves on the market for 2024 so you would likely go with
1. Farnworth / Welsby / RTS
6. Douihie
7. Brooks
9. Api

1. Welsby or RTS
6. Brooks
7. Hawkins
9. Api

 

[HowDugWT]

I assume Wests Tigers ideally want to see how well Brooks plays for preferably the first 10 rounds, to see if he can recapture his Dally M Halfback if the year form before deciding if wanting to re-sign him or not.
That would be the logical way to do it and if we miss out on MM as he’s not prepared to wait that long, than so be it.

To think he was Dally M halfback of the year ONCE in his career is baffling

 

[jirskyr]

We give Moses until 5pm Friday arvo and if he hasn't decided or communicated anything to us we withdraw our offer and start looking elsewhere. Too much money offered to someone who can't commit and obviously isn't that keen on coming here.

You can start looking elsewhere at any time, no need to withdraw the offer.

 

[liltiger]

Out of the 17 teams, I'm interested to know where you would place us, spine-wise.

IMO if this is our spine
1.Laurie
6.Douhi
7.Brooks
9.Api

With Api 11th
Without Api 15th
No consistency in our spine apart from Api. My hope is with a better forward pack they will improve out of sight. I'm not holding my breath though. I don't think Laurie is a fullback. Not sold on Brooks or Douhi at 7 or 6 either.

 

[tiger_scott]

1. Welsby or RTS
6. Brooks
7. Hawkins
9. Api

RTS would be my preference for 1. He is proven at NRL level in that position. Welsby might be a Tomkins...world beater in SL, not so good out here.

 

[liltiger]

I reckon they'll end up not having to pay LL. He'll get the sack soon

Was just thinking the other day when Lailua and Tuilagi signed else where last year I was thinking we were stuffed. But we replaced them with Papali'i and Bateman. How times change.

 

[liltiger]

19 % extra and a year more security.

I know people who have taken jobs for less

Should be a no brainer I would have thought, I just think they're up to their old tricks again and we're getting played. I'd laugh if we signed someone else then pulled the offer before he announced what he's doing, just so we can stick it to them. We need a good half though so a part of me hopes he signs.

 

[Wiz]

I'd hardly give Moses points for us signing the best prop and one of the best back rowers we've been able to sign in a decade.....

The first point was for what Moses did regarding the “big four”. Second point is for the current predicament.

I agree we needed Klemmer and I am happy with that. Bateman we’ll see but hopefully he goes well.

 

[DUCK]

Like all Wests Tigers supporters I am hoping Luke Brooks rediscovers his Mojo, but I can't help drawing an analogy with the Aussie Golfer Ian Baker-Finch. No matter what he did he never regained his early career success and had to walk away from the game of Golf. Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall hopefully are collectively the catalyst for Brooksy's reinvention in 2023.

 

[twentyforty]

I'd hardly give Moses points for us signing the best prop and one of the best back rowers we've been able to sign in a decade.....

He is their manager.