Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tony soprano]

Wonder of we'll sign anyone ever again?

 

[Tigerdave]

Wonder of we'll sign anyone ever again?

People have short memories, we'll sign people.....whether they'll be good or not is a different story

 

[Odessa]

I don't necessarily agree (though I think a WA team especially would be good for the game and is probably inevitable).

People say the AFL is more 'national', because they have SA and WA teams, but really I would say the NRL is at least as national if not more, based on where people actually live. A majority of Australians live in NSW and Queensland. NSW/QLD combined is more than triple the population of WA/SA combined, and yet in the AFL the latter have an equal number of teams as the former. The population of regional Queensland alone is double the population of Adelaide.
NRL has no teams in the west, AFL has no teams north of Brisbane, no teams in NZ, or in Newcastle, Wollongong and indeed our nation's capital.

Tassie is coming soon ? But the AFL is more out of wack then the NRL there bottom teams are in a far worse way then the NRL bottom teams for talent

 

[hank37w]

Dont know if correct with this stat,

But here is something ive noticed, when we kick off in last Saturday nights game, every kick went to the same place,
NQL RIGHT WING

I only remember our kicker kicking to the same place every time.

To NQL right wing, I do not recollect us changing our kick off once, so if what I viewed was right, we had 14 kick offs and every one of them was the same kick to the same place

What ever happened to changing your kickoffs,
Like an occasional short one, like putting ball on ground on its belly and drilling it straight at an opposition player along the ground to try and force an error, ????

No different to us doing short drop outs that we never successfully compete for or putting up bombs with no kick chase.

Just cannot understand if this is poor coaching, lack of fitness, lack of ability or just plain old lack of brains and I think that we all would have to agree that we are definitely not a smart team.

 

[Odessa]

saturday was atrocious. no other way to look at it. 9 tries down the right edge points to where the issue is. Nofoaluma is being shopped, Wakeham is a park footballer and Papali'i has been shifted from the right to the left which has resulted in a complete lack of cohesion.

it's time for Bateman to move back to the right, with iPap to the left and Blore to the bench. if Matamua or Laulili'i aren't ready then go to market. Morgan Smithies would be ideal. tackles his ass off. if not look at Nathan Brown or Connor Watson.

Naden can move to NSW Cup. Paul Momirovski is a great option that would be available and ensures Feledy isn't blooded early. Tupou is in a slump but he's young and will get out of it. Latu is the ideal target to play 6, and while he'll have his deficiencies defensively, he'll create plenty of points. Trindall would be nice, but I'm unsure if he's the ideal option given the lack of experience in the spine sans Api. Mitchell Pearce makes sense. throw him the keys.

the middles have been up for every week barring a few games, including Saturday. happy to leave them as is but again, Bateman needs to go back to marshalling the right edge.

if we bring in some experienced types similar to Pearce, Momirovski, Brown and Watson then it ensures that we aren't blooding Galvin, Feledy, the Laulili'i's and Fa'agutu into a side that is going to get belted from pillar to post every week. at this point, with the cap space we have, we need to recruit smartly with the future in mind. if we don't then this is going to continue for longer than any of us initially planned for.

It's only been 12 years of waiting I think I can do one more then I will have a rethink

 

[Tigermars]

Promising Wests Tigers junior Lachlan Galvin has confirmed that he will go into the Top 30 squad for the club as of next season.

The Campbelltown product is coming off an amazing performance at Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Nationals for the NSW Combined High Schools.

He led them to a 24-6 win over rivals NSW Combined Independent School, illustrating his attacking prowess, self-proclaiming he modelled his game on Melbourne Storm superstar Cameron Munster.

The performance should excite Tigers fans, who will lose Luke Brooks at the end of the season.

Galvin's height is a major advantage to his style of play, but he also has a great kicking game and incredible IQ- with the ball in his hands and without it.

Lacking a recognised halfback for next season, Galvin confirmed he will be added to the Top 30 squad and will likely be the club's long-term halfback.

“I am loving it (at the Tigers),” Galvin said via News Corp.

“I got there last year and I am loving it.

“I just want to focus on my footy, train hard. I go into the Top 30 next year.

“When I got there I looked up to the NRL boys. Wayne Lambkin was the coach at Westfield and he's the reserve grade coach there now and he's really helped me and my footy.”

The former Parramatta Eels junior wasn't the only future Tigers player to impress during the competition, with winger Luke Laulilii scoring a double.

The duo have played with one another for a number of years at Westfields Sports High School and are set to play many more games together in the future- hopefully in the orange and black colours.

“In the Harold Mathews Cup, he (Laulilii) was fullback and we worked really well together,” Galvin said.

“It's good to play with him he's very fast. I just have to find him, he gives me a lot of room and he follows me.”

 

[Roar_Power]

Promising Wests Tigers junior Lachlan Galvin has confirmed that he will go into the Top 30 squad for the club as of next season.

The Campbelltown product is coming off an amazing performance at Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Nationals for the NSW Combined High Schools.

He led them to a 24-6 win over rivals NSW Combined Independent School, illustrating his attacking prowess, self-proclaiming he modelled his game on Melbourne Storm superstar Cameron Munster.

The performance should excite Tigers fans, who will lose Luke Brooks at the end of the season.

Galvin's height is a major advantage to his style of play, but he also has a great kicking game and incredible IQ- with the ball in his hands and without it.

Lacking a recognised halfback for next season, Galvin confirmed he will be added to the Top 30 squad and will likely be the club's long-term halfback.

“I am loving it (at the Tigers),” Galvin said via News Corp.

“I got there last year and I am loving it.

“I just want to focus on my footy, train hard. I go into the Top 30 next year.

“When I got there I looked up to the NRL boys. Wayne Lambkin was the coach at Westfield and he's the reserve grade coach there now and he's really helped me and my footy.”

The former Parramatta Eels junior wasn't the only future Tigers player to impress during the competition, with winger Luke Laulilii scoring a double.

The duo have played with one another for a number of years at Westfields Sports High School and are set to play many more games together in the future- hopefully in the orange and black colours.

“In the Harold Mathews Cup, he (Laulilii) was fullback and we worked really well together,” Galvin said.

“It's good to play with him he's very fast. I just have to find him, he gives me a lot of room and he follows me.”

If we are pinning our hopes on Galvin, put the expectations away for the next 3-4 years or so

 

[tony soprano]

I just watched Sheens presser again and an interesting comment jumped out, “we are not happy as a group”

And in discussing Luke Brooks a few weeks ago, “Luke just needs to be happy to play his best footy”

Maybe when leaders consistently apportion all blame to their football department they don’t get the efforts they would if they turned and looked in the mirror for once.

Culture.

When you go through several coaches can only sweep the mess under the rug for so long.

I whole magpie v tiger will never go away until they hire people who don't care about magpie or tigers.

 

[Odessa]

Promising Wests Tigers junior Lachlan Galvin has confirmed that he will go into the Top 30 squad for the club as of next season.

The Campbelltown product is coming off an amazing performance at Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League Nationals for the NSW Combined High Schools.

He led them to a 24-6 win over rivals NSW Combined Independent School, illustrating his attacking prowess, self-proclaiming he modelled his game on Melbourne Storm superstar Cameron Munster.

The performance should excite Tigers fans, who will lose Luke Brooks at the end of the season.

Galvin's height is a major advantage to his style of play, but he also has a great kicking game and incredible IQ- with the ball in his hands and without it.

Lacking a recognised halfback for next season, Galvin confirmed he will be added to the Top 30 squad and will likely be the club's long-term halfback.

“I am loving it (at the Tigers),” Galvin said via News Corp.

“I got there last year and I am loving it.

“I just want to focus on my footy, train hard. I go into the Top 30 next year.

“When I got there I looked up to the NRL boys. Wayne Lambkin was the coach at Westfield and he's the reserve grade coach there now and he's really helped me and my footy.”

The former Parramatta Eels junior wasn't the only future Tigers player to impress during the competition, with winger Luke Laulilii scoring a double.

The duo have played with one another for a number of years at Westfields Sports High School and are set to play many more games together in the future- hopefully in the orange and black colours.

“In the Harold Mathews Cup, he (Laulilii) was fullback and we worked really well together,” Galvin said.

“It's good to play with him he's very fast. I just have to find him, he gives me a lot of room and he follows me.”

I think this is the kid who they say is very smart between the ears and is a effort player but wins games with footy smarts not so much natural talent

 

[Kaito]

I think this is the kid who they say is very smart between the ears and is a effort player but wins games with footy smarts not so much natural talent

Smart and talented mate. He's a bit of a unicorn.
He's the sleeper that rarely gets talked about.
Special kid. Glad he's forging his way through

 

[earl]

If we are pinning our hopes on Galvin, put the expectations away for the next 3-4 years or so

That sounds unreal at this point.

 

[balmain boy]

Dont know if correct with this stat,

But here is something ive noticed, when we kick off in last Saturday nights game, every kick went to the same place,
NQL RIGHT WING

I only remember our kicker kicking to the same place every time.

To NQL right wing, I do not recollect us changing our kick off once, so if what I viewed was right, we had 14 kick offs and every one of them was the same kick to the same place

What ever happened to changing your kickoffs,
Like an occasional short one, like putting ball on ground on its belly and drilling it straight at an opposition player along the ground to try and force an error, ????

A complete lack of ability is the reason we keep things very basic

 

[balmain boy]

I think this is the kid who they say is very smart between the ears and is a effort player but wins games with footy smarts not so much natural talent

The issue is we shouldn't even be considering putting Galvin in the top 30 next season. He's got the same frame as Seyfarth, only he's about 20 kgs lighter. He's not ready for first grade and one off season won't be enough.
He should be on a development contract for next season, progressing to the NRL the following year. He should be wanting this too, he's not ready to get thrown to the wolves in the NRL, and there's no need to rush him. The best thing for his development would be playing flegg and NSW cup next season. I highly doubt other clubs would offer him an NRL contract for next season. He's a beanpole.

Every member of the top 30 should be able to contribute to the top 17 if called upon. Most should have proven themselves in the NRL or at least at NSW/QLD/UK level to get an NRL contract, you can have 1-2 young guns signed only on potential in the top 30, but you need to cherry pick them.

The likes of Faagatu, Laulilii (both), S Saukuru, Miller would all be more likely to play first grade next year than Galvin. TDS already has this year due to injury and lack of depth. We can't fit all these kids on nrl deals straight away.
I rate Galvin highly, i just hope we haven't wasted a precious top 30 spot on a player highly unlikely to play first grade. We don't have the quality in our 17 to have players like him as backups...

 

[thegbone]

The issue is we shouldn't even be considering putting Galvin in the top 30 next season. He's got the same frame as Seyfarth, only he's about 20 kgs lighter. He's not ready for first grade and one off season won't be enough.
He should be on a development contract for next season, progressing to the NRL the following year. He should be wanting this too, he's not ready to get thrown to the wolves in the NRL, and there's no need to rush him. The best thing for his development would be playing flegg and NSW cup next season. I highly doubt other clubs would offer him an NRL contract for next season. He's a beanpole.

Every member of the top 30 should be able to contribute to the top 17 if called upon. Most should have proven themselves in the NRL or at least at NSW/QLD/UK level to get an NRL contract, you can have 1-2 young guns signed only on potential in the top 30, but you need to cherry pick them.

The likes of Faagatu, Laulilii (both), S Saukuru, Miller would all be more likely to play first grade next year than Galvin. TDS already has this year due to injury and lack of depth. We can't fit all these kids on nrl deals straight away.
I rate Galvin highly, i just hope we haven't wasted a precious top 30 spot on a player highly unlikely to play first grade. We don't have the quality in our 17 to have players like him as backups...

Absolutely. Who else would have been offering him a Top 30 spot for 2024? Surely no one. Development next year then maybe Top 30 2025. This is exactly like Tumeth and Matamua. Both got upgraded to Top 30 for 2024 and after 18 rounds have played 1 game each. There is no need for them to be top 30 this year, development or nothing, its a complete waste.

 

[Eternal Tiger]

People have short memories, we'll sign people.....whether they'll be good or not is a different story

True, like when we released Ofahengaue and signed.... ............

 

[tiger_one]

Pellow

True, like when we released Pellow and signed.... ............

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I think this is the kid who they say is very smart between the ears and is a effort player but wins games with footy smarts not so much natural talent

The club did well to retain the best of its junior talent especially with Redcliffe now in the competition. Looking at the QLD U19 team, all players are linked to NRL clubs, predominantly the four QLD teams. The fight for the best of the junior talent is increasing. We're lucky with our junior districts and did well to get our pathways systems and coaching in place.

 

[crazycat]

It will eventually. If they had of kept perth and Adelaide in the comp you'd have thousands more juniors playing the game. Not just continually drawing from the same 2 states.

Honestly I don't think so.

Perth, Yes. You will get perth Juniors and in Perth League will take hold. I know many Perth NRL fans and a Perth team will work.

Adelaide. I don't think Adelaide will take off. The area is so country town, it's hot and just the culture there isn't inclined to NRL.

 

[ancient_magpie]

True, like when we released Pellow and signed.... ............

Dean Blore

 

[innsaneink]

When you see the Bulldogs in a similar position you have to question the NRL pushing for expansion. Sydney clubs will be the ones that will suffer and management has to be a key component to give the club any hope of competing.

Natural attrition