Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[earl]

Agreed on Hastings

I think he looked pretty good in that second half. He couldn't kick goals and his long kicking game was really poor last year but I was concerned that was because he was injured. He kicked goals and put in a decent longer kick just then.

Ponga at 6 was carving up.

It's a long season though and that game was a loss.

 

[Demps]

I think he looked pretty good in that second half. He couldn't kick goals and his long kicking game was really poor last year but I was concerned that was because he was injured. He kicked goals and put in a decent longer kick just then.

Ponga at 6 was carving up.

It's a long season though and that game was a loss.

No way...

Ponga did nothing in the second half at that almost try that CNK disallowed.

Then he failed his HIA.

 

[earl]

No way...

Ponga did nothing in the second half at that almost try that CNK disallowed.

Then he failed his HIA.

You're a tough judge. He nearly scored twice and the HIA meant Newcastle had no attack.

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Brandon Mansfield is now listed on the NRL site for a Development Contract with us. Interestingly it has both 2023 and 2024 next to his name, so must have some guarantee of a contract for next year. Club must rate him quite highly.

 

[tigermate]

Broncs have a very underated squad.... cobbo, fanrsworth, staggs, walsh, reynolds, carrigan, haas, capewell, riki, flegler.... all very very solid.

how we would take that whole backline. lol.

if they dont finish 6 or above Kevvie aint the guy.

 

[BrendonWT]

Broncs have a very underated squad.... cobbo, fanrsworth, staggs, walsh, reynolds, carrigan, haas, capewell, riki, flegler.... all very very solid.

how we would take that whole backline. lol.

if they dont finish 6 or above Kevvie aint the guy.

they could field superman.. they still aint beating the tigers at suncorp 😭🤡

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

You're a tough judge. He nearly scored twice and the HIA meant Newcastle had no attack.

I agree Ponga had no room and made some half chances out of nothing. Without Ponga Knights don’t score a try. He had nothing to work with as the Knights overall were terrible

 

[Hmm]

Hastings didn’t play tonight, did he? Was he the lad going to the exact same side every time running the exact same play when he has the most dangerous winger in the league on the other side.

 

[Demps]

Hastings didn’t play tonight, did he? Was he the lad going to the exact same side every time running the exact same play when he has the most dangerous winger in the league on the other side.

It's his team !!!

 

[tony soprano]

Hastings didn’t play tonight, did he? Was he the lad going to the exact same side every time running the exact same play when he has the most dangerous winger in the league on the other side.

Maybe Sheens knows what he is talking about.

 

[Harvey]

We should sign Jackson Hastings. We need an organiser that stands back issuing directions and doesn’t challenge the defensive line

 

[TurnStyle]

Tigers gonna miss Hastings. He’s class.

Start pile on.

I liked Hastings!

Obviously more to it than what we saw as fans, but I just found him easy to like.

Still, he is the epitome of the Pascoe comment about making tough decisions and apologising to no one, and objectively (although I would've let another half go to the knights... ), I think it was the right move.

Now I mention it, I believe he said that on behalf of the club as a whole in the context of making the hard choices on players in order to achieve on field success; for which I don't believe any apologies should be made.

But sign Moses and I'll be knocking his door down every day for an apology - for the entire ridiculous length of the contract!

Okay, not really. But please tigers leave little btch at the eels....

 

[Telltails]

I agree Ponga had no room and made some half chances out of nothing. Without Ponga Knights don’t score a try. He had nothing to work with as the Knights overall were terrible

I thought it was a decent game of footy. Both teams committed to defending - unlike their performances last year. Pongha is their marquee man he needs to get the milking out of his game under the new rules or he will be watching from the sidelines uninjured more than once.

 

[finnzo]

Criticism of Hastings is so unfair

Publicly stated he wanted to stay at the club but got pushed out the door so we could get Klemmer a year early

Every time he put a tigers jersey on he tried his very hardest to win the game for us. Unlike a lot of our players last year

Was great at interacting with our the fans

Don’t hate a player juts because our coaching staff didn’t want him here. if he had resigned at this club we all would have been thrilled

 

[TCL]

Hastings is as slow as a wet week.

Actually think he is slower than that.

 

[Fainu Brothers]

Criticism of Hastings is so unfair

Publicly stated he wanted to stay at the club but got pushed out the door so we could get Klemmer a year early

Every time he put a tigers jersey on he tried his very hardest to win the game for us. Unlike a lot of our players last year

Was great at interacting with our the fans

Don’t hate a player juts because our coaching staff didn’t want him here. if he had resigned at this club we all would have been thrilled

Pretty sure he went to Knights for more $$$ good luck to him but he is to slow to break the line in the NRL

 

[The_Patriot]

Criticism of Hastings is so unfair

Publicly stated he wanted to stay at the club but got pushed out the door so we could get Klemmer a year early

Every time he put a tigers jersey on he tried his very hardest to win the game for us. Unlike a lot of our players last year

Was great at interacting with our the fans

Don’t hate a player juts because our coaching staff didn’t want him here. if he had resigned at this club we all would have been thrilled

Sometimes when you start judging a player who has left your club your view is a little less one eyed and you end up seeing the real value of that player.

 

[Tcat]

I was pissed when Hastings left. Thought he was one of the very few who played with heart last year. I hope he kills it at the Knights.

 

[weststigerman]

I find it funny to see people bagging the bloke that was in our top 3 players in almost every game he played for WT.

Probably the same people that think it’s Potter’s, JT’s, Maguire’s, Benji’s, and Robbie’s fault that Brooks has only had 1 good season.

 

[tony soprano]

I was pissed when Hastings left. Thought he was one of the very few who played with heart last year. I hope he kills it at the Knights.

Would of been a good 13 but not worth dealing with his personality