Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Canadian Club said:
If Manly really are after Tommy you would assume that it may be because Koula is going to Rugby. Manly have Koula, Parker, Harper, Tuipolotu and Garrick can all play centre. Didn’t Manly promise to move Garrick to centre as part of his deal to re-sign?

Either way I wouldn’t let Tommy go. He is still the second best centre at the club after Naden.
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Welcome to the WTF,

solid first post

Thumb up for the Drink (Shhh... I dont like Beer either)
 
Lets be honest, Who would put their hands up to go to the Tigers right now and we haven't really played many of the top 8 teams yet.

Wins give a club credibility, The Dolphins have been together for 1 off season and know how to play a type of game that can win.
 
SeanT said:
Have you seen the Dolphins forwards. All work hard together and their offloads are great. Always choose the right time and get second phase play. Sigh when will our forwards do something different?
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The forwards are going ok and willl go better once we have halves that can capitalise on the forwards platform, therefore keeping the momentum instead of not scoring and losing the momentum and putting more pressure on the forwards to get the momentum back.
 
Buttface said:
He’s that good hey?
And when you say nit far off are we talking next year or a few years?
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Not sure, think only 15.

Hmatts started well along with half alex isdale. But they fell off a cliff back half of the season.

Obviously Harold matts to first grade is a big jump so these boys 3-5 years of development.

Maybe some by 18 years of age if all goes well
 
ToddSanchez said:
Pezet has told his management to not speak to any other club except Melbourne. Was mentioned in both RL punditry programming and during our game with the Storm and the Titans game with the Storm
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I accept that this is probably true but the guy is a moron. We could offer him 500k which would be huge money for him.
 
Roar_Power said:
The problem is WT is literally a death sentence for any prospective footballer.
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Players on his trajectory would definitely be reluctant to take the risk on us unless they were juniors from our system. Even Pezet at his age would be able to see how enormous of an undertaking it would be and how much immediate pressure would be placed on his shoulders.

Adding to this is the leadership vacuum we have at the moment as well. Young halves generally succeed with the guidance of other skilled spine players - we’d need another elite level talent spine player with leadership qualities in order to appeal to a player like Pezet in my opinion.

Or! we’d need Phil Gould, Craig Bellamy, Trent Robinson, Wayne Bennett or Nick Politis haha.
 
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Canadian Club said:
If Manly really are after Tommy you would assume that it may be because Koula is going to Rugby. Manly have Koula, Parker, Harper, Tuipolotu and Garrick can all play centre. Didn’t Manly promise to move Garrick to centre as part of his deal to re-sign?

Either way I wouldn’t let Tommy go. He is still the second best centre at the club after Naden.
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Talau the fraud is the 7th best centre at the club, when he's not injured.
 
ToddSanchez said:
Players on his trajectory would definitely be reluctant to take the risk on us unless they were juniors from our system. Even Pezet at his age would be able to see how enormous of an undertaking it would be and how much immediate pressure would be placed on his shoulders.

Adding to this is the leadership vacuum we have at the moment as well. Young halves generally succeed with the guidance of other skilled spine players - we’d need another elite level talent backline player with leadership qualities in order to appeal to a player like Pezet in my opinion.

Or! we’d need Phil Gould, Trent Robinson, Wayne Bennett or Nick Politis haha.
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Trent Robinson is a fraud sheens would win the comp each year if he had the rooster squad at his disposal.
 
Wests🐅 said:
Tigers will have spent 11 years and about to be 12. Failing.

There is no premiership window for us. Band-Aid fixes year after year.

Goodluck to all the supporters, including myself. The stigma going around, the negativity is going to take 5 -7 years to get rid of now. Unless consistency occurs and the ceo and board get themselves out of the limelight, all we can expect is more of the same.

Why are we on this page? Hope?

There is none.

🤙🏻 Tigers
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Very accurate and sad post....I have been a Tigers supporter most of my 50+ years life, I have been a continuous WT member with my sons for the last 12 years, this year I decided against renewing as I felt its time the Tigers "earnt" my membership renewal. I was hoping the Tigers performances in 2023 would do just that, but clearly they are not going to. All my mates laugh at me now when I tell them I'm a Tigers fan, they all think the club is shit with NO light at the end of the tunnel. Even my mates say, No player or Coach wants to join the WT", we are a career suicide club for players and coaches.

Yes, the Tigers are in my blood, just like a black sheep family member, I can't ever fully disown them. I'm afraid I can't see any positive changes on the horizon, but I remain hopeful that one day/year, I can feel good about cheering my team to a victory...(which is approaching 1 year) and the club is a regular finals contender..
 
Wests🐅 said:
Tigers will have spent 11 years and about to be 12. Failing.

There is no premiership window for us. Band-Aid fixes year after year.

Goodluck to all the supporters, including myself. The stigma going around, the negativity is going to take 5 -7 years to get rid of now. Unless consistency occurs and the ceo and board get themselves out of the limelight, all we can expect is more of the same.

Why are we on this page? Hope?

There is none.

🤙🏻 Tigers
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OK W stop right now coz it’s sounding like your next step is the big S. But please don’t do it, hang in there( bad choice of words) and let’s see what happens in the future.
We need you !!!!
PS And believe me we are all more than cranky about where we’ve been and where we are.
But tomorrows a brand new day, and who knows what might happen.
As the old saying goes” it’s always darkest before the dawn”
Cheers mate.
 
Roar_Power said:
Luke Heartbreaker Brooks said:
Everyone here is way too pessimistic. IP, Klemmer, Api, Bateman beg to differ. Tupou is starting to come good. Kepaoa is looking good. Staines is starting to look good.

If we can get another signing or two we'll turn it around.
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The problem is WT is literally a death sentence for any prospective footballer.
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However, there are several players that either played their best at the WT, or they became "representative" players when they were with the WT: Halatau, Hodgson, Ellis, Lawrence, Tuiaki, Simona, JAC, Koroibete, Richards, Marshall, Farah, Woods, Tedesco, Taupau, A Fifita, Whaitura, Elford, Prince ...

Note that all the players except JAC became "stars" under our current coach😉, so is this the end of the tunnel or the headlamp on a fast approaching train?🤔
 
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