Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[clontarfkid]

Parramatta centre Waqa Blake has reportedly offered his services to Rugby Australia. The Eels are looking for X-factor players with Clint Gutherson reportedly being moved to the centres because its centres aren’t strong.
This makes sense and will most likely open the door for Daine Laurie to play fullback.

Cya Daine 👋🏻

Waqa is about a decade too late...clearly eels worst player..
And sadly Daine aint gonna make it nor here or anywhere else as a full back..but mite do ok in esl.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I have a feeling that the Raiders don’t really want him, and a few others. Clearing out some old dead wood !

Lol if they didn’t want him he sure as daylights wouldn’t get the offer he has. They want him and he is very important to them.

 

[Needaname]

We destroyed that kid. Watch him become a star with another club.

Is he going to pick up another yard of pace?

 

[Flippedy]

Is he going to pick up another yard of pace?

If he ends up playing with a half decent spine then probably yes.

 

[Buttface]

Is he going to pick up another yard of pace?

Catch a bomb on the full is the fullbacks main role, if I were him I'd start there.

 

[hank37w]

Would take Jake Averillo any day of the week.. He would be a upgrade for us.

Thought he was going ok when he was playing at fullback.

Would be a a big upgrade at fullback for us if he came here.

 

[hank37w]

Wighton isn't worth anywhere near that

and imagine how much trouble he would get into in a place like Sydney.

 

[clontarfkid]

Is he going to pick up another yard of pace?

Think he needs a lot more than one yard tbh.....hes no speedster...and a lot more comittment to catching the high ball,and being in position in defence
But most of all,he needs an attitude adjustment to align his self opinion to his actual ability..little wonder he doesn't improve,and no surprise Panthers released him early

 

[Demps]

We destroyed that kid. Watch him become a star with another club.

I can't see it happening for him man.

 

[hank37w]

Feel about what? Waqa Blake stinking up the Wallabies or Laurie stinking up the eels?

But isn't Daine Laurie the "X" factor that the Parra-sites need because Gutho just doesn't have it.

 

[Tucker]

But isn't Daine Laurie the "X" factor that the Parra-sites need because Gutho just doesn't have it.

Straight swap effective immediately.

 

[clontarfkid]

But isn't Daine Laurie the "X" factor that the Parra-sites need because Gutho just doesn't have it.

Almost certainly......eels can't afford a genuine x factor after their big resignings so DL is it.Good luck with that
Will probably agitate for an early release,but with the season only 20% over but players already paid 50%,it makes no sense to most..except maybe Sheens

 

[Halbrowne61]

Lol if they didn’t want him he sure as daylights wouldn’t get the offer he has. They want him and he is very important to them.

We’ll see MT, but don’t be surprised if he goes.

 

[Flippedy]

I can't see it happening for him man.

We’ll see I guess

 

[Tucker]

😂😂

Wait... are you saying the halves aren't very good?
News to me.

Yep, never crossed my mind.
I’ll watch them closely this weekend and report back.

 

[ovoevo]

Could we play Bateman at five eight and Wakeham at half back whilst we find decent players?

Brooks and AD need a long stint in State Cup. I don't care what they are paid they are not currently NRL standard players.

If Bateman could play five eight he would have done so at Bradford or Wigan. Because they regularly put him in the centres as cover and even hooker. As a forward he has excellent ball skills. But he's not stand-off material. I mean, you're paying him a lot of money to do a job in a position he's used to and not one he has zero experience in.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Almost certainly......eels can't afford a genuine x factor after their big resignings so DL is it.Good luck with that
Will probably agitate for an early release,but with the season only 20% over but players already paid 50%,it makes no sense to most..except maybe Sheens

Only if we get something (good) in return?

 

[Tiga]

I don't see the point in banging on about players we supposedly let go or should have signed.

Are you referring to anything in particular?

 

[sparci]

Why don’t we give Luke Metcalf’s manager a call?

The kid can play and is a really good 7 prospect imo

With Shaun Johnson winding back the clock and Te Marie Martin playing good footy too - also having Volkman ahead of him

I don’t see Warriors being hesitant to part ways especially with the depth they have

I’d give him the starting 7 jersey straight away over here and he’s off contract next year too…..

I wish we had signed this bloke hes a decent player deserves to be in first grade for sure

 

[ovoevo]

We must be seeing different things. Reynolds takes runs all the time, he's always keen to step back inside the defence and take a run. He did it to us on the weekend about 5 or 6 times.

2023 Reynolds already has 5 try assists, 3 line break assists, 5 forced drop-outs. 2022 he had 19 try assists, 15 forced drop-outs and 6 tries.

Hastings so far has 1 try assist, 0 LB assists, 0 offloads, 3 forced drop-outs. 2022 he had 7 try assists and 7 forced drop-outs the whole season. It's not even close. The year Reynolds won the comp with Souths he had 17 try assists and 18 forced drop-outs.

I do agree you can have a fairly average controlling halfback in your team and still win a comp. But you sure as hell better have a Darren Lockyer or a John Thurston as your other half, otherwise you'll get diced. Tigers unfortunately don't have that other half to support a Jackson Hastings type.

You are seriously comparing Reynolds playing behind the most stacked squad in the NRL and for his GF year - one of the most stacked squads in the last twenty years with Hastings playing at the Tigers and the Knights (with no Ponga)???? C'mon man - I could have multiple assists playing behind Burgess and GI!