Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Curaeus]

That’s an upgrade on Nofa.

Big upgrade in more ways than one!

 

[balmain boy]

If Joe O is released, Parra will take over his current contract.
For the Tigers, I don't think we will get anything in return, however that will free up a top 30 spot
I believe Aitasi James will be promoted.

Why on earth would we do that?

James is eligible to play now. We're already well under the cap, lots of cash to spend this season. We need quality players who can help us win games now.

Either Parra give us that or they dn't get him.

We cannot strengthen opponents without getting something in return. It has never worked for us. We have one of the worst squads in the comp, with large gaps in our roster and prospects.

They want a player they MUST offer us a swap for someone that we want. Or they get nothing.

Maybe we can offload Tuki to the cows and promote James if that's what we want to do.

 

[balmain boy]

great post. Doueihi for mine is done. very rarely do you ever see a player come back from a third ACL and into a spine position, and even then I don't think you'll ever see him lace a boot for WT again.

that said, having Johnson, Brooks, Wakeham and Sanders in the top 30 with Lawry, Conti and Large either on development deals or in the pathways is a smart move. the first three I mentioned should all be signed on 1-2 year deals (potentially an option of a third for SJ) and it ensures we're completely covered in an area that has hampered us in recent years.

I'm unsure if they'll give us Sanders, although he'd be my top target. I think Dunster (Benji's cousin) is the likeliest to head our way, but Blaize Talagi played a stack of footy at Westsfields with our SG Ball boys and I wouldn't be unhappy if we got him either.

I believe Sanders is off contract next season. nothing has been officially announced, but he was waiting to see what Moses+Brown did. They stayed = there's no space for him and he will leave Parra. Where is the question.

So releasing a player who's path is blocked and is off-contract is not unimaginable. Though Talagi is also a top prospect, but we need an organising half first and foremost.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

He will be selected if a senior player leaves.

He is eligible for selection now if they think he is better than any senior player he should be picked. I don’t care if some princesses think they have a right to declare a position theirs

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I agree that if Joffa leaves, it's likely that it won't be for anyone in return. It would free up a Top 30 spot to fill by June 30, give us more salary cap space & enable the club to use Blore/Matamua/James/Seyfarth in the 17.

We'd have 5 weeks for Fulton then to weave his magic to try to land a mid-season external recruit or if not, upgrade from within (like we had to do last season with Henry O'Kane taking a top 30 spot) which gives players like James, Mansfield or even Feledy etc a chance to push for this upgrade.

Maybe joffa going is freeing up space for a mid season move for Ben Hunt

 

[hammertime]

The parra forum seems excited at the prospect. I think they're just going all out being in the "premiership window"

 

[AceofSpades]

Fa'agutu is the one I'm most excited about.

We just need to get him game time as he's yet to even play a game in Flegg yet. He's been named in this week's team to debut but hope we don't drop him last minute like last time

 

[bathursttiger1]

Ethan Sanders please.

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What could we get in return? Is Joffa not happy playing off the bench or maybe the coaching staff want to bring james up onto the bench

Parra are stuffed for forwards Shaun Lane out for 6-8 weeks.
I hope we don’t lay down and give them Joe without someone in returns.

 

[BrissieTiger67]

What's the go see the Joffa? Who's wriggling free us or him?

 

[Halbrowne61]

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Goodbye and thanks for your efforts.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I agree that if Joffa leaves, it's likely that it won't be for anyone in return. It would free up a Top 30 spot to fill by June 30, give us more salary cap space & enable the club to use Blore/Matamua/James/Seyfarth in the 17.

We'd have 5 weeks for Fulton then to weave his magic to try to land a mid-season external recruit or if not, upgrade from within (like we had to do last season with Henry O'Kane taking a top 30 spot) which gives players like James, Mansfield or even Feledy etc a chance to push for this upgrade.

We can’t fill the millions of cap space we already have available we don’t need to free cap space up.

 

[Tucker]

We should not give them Joffa unless we are compensated to the point we win the deal.
These guys in Flegg are years away from being consistent first graders.
Dumb move unless we are highly rewarded

 

[rihannafan1]

And do they even have the cash to take him for 2.5 years? If he did decide to leave you'd think we are freeing up cash to make a big offer for a half.

 

[old_man_tiger]

We're strong in the middle because we have 5 FG quality options, that's just enough with no proven depth. James might be no 6 but we don't know yet. I wouldn't let him go unless we get something we need.

 

[Telltails]

I hate this crap. You are a couple of injuries away from playing playees not FG standard and you want to strengthen other sides mid year who are struggling for depth. Is it any wonder players kick stones when they get dropped the system encourages them to.

 

[tony soprano]

I hate this crap. You are a couple of injuries away from playing playees not FG standard and you want to strengthen other sides mid year who are struggling for depth. Is it any wonder players kick stones when they get dropped the system encourages them to.

You'd assume they'd have a replacement in mind which could be from any club.

 

[teddy23]

Joffa has been fantastic for us and if he leaves he would have 110% of my respect and wish him nothing but the best - he's been a fantastic addition and gave his all every time he stepped on the field. Don't recall his last bad game for us from an individual standpoint.

However, with the abundance of forwards we have coming up like Blore, Matamuaua, and James who aren't getting spots along with Jordan Miller who'll make some noise soon, and the $ we're subsiding for Joffa it does make sense to potentially let him go if he's happy to do so.

One thing for sure for any other 15 teams in the comp I'd let him go for free and use the top 30 spot for someone within. For Parramatta they can get stuffed - promoting Moses to get out of his contract with us for an obvious fake "mental health issue", then sneaking around our back with Matterson offering him more $ when he was contracted to us (in which we released him from memory for nothing) then they wouldn't return the favor letting us take Stef off them even though he wasn't playing or getting picked just purely out of spite and ruining his development, then the whole Papalili situation behind closed doors trying to get him out of his contract with us.

If they want him early it's a player trade or nothing - I'd personally ask for Sean Russell I really like him as a backline option and pretty sure he kicks goals too. He's been in and out of the side anyways and with the rumors of Gutho being moved to centre or wing it would make sense both ways.

 

[2041]

We should not give them Joffa unless we are compensated to the point we win the deal.
These guys in Flegg are years away from being consistent first graders.
Dumb move unless we are highly rewarded

The compensation is not having to pay his contract until 2025. I don't know what Ofahengaue is on but of course we extended him after his best season so it's not going to be nothing. If we're paying $500-600k a year for a bench prop, that is money we can use elsewhere more effectively. If Parra are desperate enough to take a contract like that off our hands, good luck to them.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

I wouldnt be letting Joffa go to them unless any deal benefitted us heavily, i wouldnt even be talking to them with the way they've targeted our players in the past.

 

[earl]

For Parramatta they can get stuffed - promoting Moses to get out of his contract with us for an obvious fake "mental health issue", then sneaking around our back with Matterson offering him more $ when he was contracted to us (in which we released him from memory for nothing) then they wouldn't return the favor letting us take Stef off them even though he wasn't playing or getting picked just purely out of spite and ruining his development, then the whole Papalili situation behind closed doors trying to get him out of his contract with us.

I'd release him but only if we get something out of it. Parra don't play ball with us at all. We need to get a good deal.