Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[jrtiger]

do they even have a camp in the traditional sense?

yes. it's a big part of the whole NSW pathways system. they had a contact opposed session with the senior squad late last week.

 

[nrlsurvivor]

Did theybmention fainu?

No mention of fainu. They mentioned Tanah Boyd, Trindall and Metcalf.

 

[Fingers83]

No mention of fainu. They mentioned Tanah Boyd, Trindall and Metcalf.

Tanah Boyd isn't the worst option given how stuck we are at this point. I quite like how he has reinvented himself as a 7.

 

[Needaname]

Brodie Croft is absolutely not an option, if we are being fair dinkum - which this club rarely is.

A - He has signed a long term deal with Salford.
B - He is a very average footballer which is why he is no longer in the NRL.

If you are in the Storm system, and are ear marked as Cooper Cronk's replacement, yet that Storm team lets you go in favour of playing a journeyman fullback in the 7 (Jahrome Hughes) you definitely aren't the solve for another club. I would mark Brodie Croft as one of Craig Bellamy's few fails.

We have to be talking to Luke Metcalf, who is a great runner of the football. He would definitely be a solve in the 6 position, and as someone rightly mentioned on this forum earlier, thinking outside the box for someone like Ben Stevanovic in the Bears NSW Cup team is a smart play.

I am not a Jake Clifford fan either, but we are fast running out of options, exposing the terrible planning and retention 'strategies' our club is employing.

Whoever we get in 6 or 7 needs to be signed soon with the intent of having a full pre-season with the team.

We released Stevanovic. Doubt he’ll come back. Always reminded me of a younger Moses has talent but is very hot and cold but his attitude was pretty spot on, competitive, fought for every play; exactly the kind of player Wests Tigers don’t recruit. Funny that.

 

[hank37w]

I think you forget that we got punished because it was not declared, not for the deal we decided to do.

No. We were stupid enough to mention it all over the place, we actually declared it to everyone that wanted to listen, except officially to the NRL, and Turd Greenturd decided to treated it fairly if not consistently. 🤣🤣 🤣

Thought what followed was pretty harsh but I am still amazed to this day that Pascoe survived that episode.

 

[Fingers83]

Croft has get out clauses in his contract that can be evoked every single year if an NRL club comes knocking. that is fact. he's pretty much off contract every year if an NRL side wants to bring him across.

I'm not looking at this with rose coloured glasses because we've been linked with him, but he is an improvement on what we currently have. he is at least a threat from a running standpoint, which Wakeham is most certainly not. his short kicking game is also good enough to apply pressure, and he plays down the right edge for Salford, which is where he would play for us if we end up with Latu.

I agree on your Metcalf take, I'd love him and he wants to play 7, but given he's under contract he might be harder to prise away from his current club than Brodie is.

I wasn't aware of that clause - thanks for pointing it out.

I also understand your perspective here too, it's been born of the situation we're in though. We're almost completely stuck for other options.

Metcalf should be priority 1 in my very humble opinion. He is a footballer. Has a great read for the game and he has developed nicely to force his way into a warriors team, that I think is playing some good eyes up rugby league.

Do you think they're even considering it? Surely all cards are on the table right now.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

So why aren’t we doing it?

You know they'd catch us on the first day, and make an example out of us, i refer you to the Farah/Pascoe debacle as case in point.

 

[weststigerman]

Latu Fainu carved us up in KOE. He is NRL ready now.

He actually had a shocker against us in KOE, but he was 17 at the time and on debut.

He did however carve us up a few weeks later in Flegg...

 

[426Tlgerland]

Pascoe extended another 5 years

🤮

 

[Moh]

If you spoke up about Brooks being our best and only option you were labelled as a fan boy.

We can't attract a better half than him, there isn't even one on the market. And we're not talking anyone out of a contract, when we can't even talk free agents into joining.

Rookie free agents who are guaranteed an NRL start even.

Absolute madness that we're in this position without a plan.

 

[Vicious]

Evidently, so the club cannot adequately support the coaches , or as they call them the footy department. Despite their claims that they do.

It’s nothing to do with club not being able to close a deal or the club culture bull crap.
The simple fact is we haven’t had a team capable of making the 8 for many years and our current roster is far and away the worst in the NRL, players baulk at coming for those reason alone.
It’s a hard task to recruit, but just a matter of being realistic in our targets, looking for players unhappy at their current clubs or ones struggling to get regular if any NRL game time.
If possible to get him even if needing to pay well over his market value, I think a player line Zac Lomax could be worth it as he has a profile as being a fringe rep player and could get the ball rolling for others who are 50/50 to also come on board.
I’ve mentioned his name quite a few times, but I’m certain Adam Clune would be a much better recruit than anyone from the UK Super League and probably better than anyone else on our potential halfback recruit list from the Australia and New Zealand as well.
The amount of points an average NSW Cup team in the Knights have scored when he is their 7 is remarkable and if you watch some of their games and the highlights, he is heavily involved in a very high percentage of their tries scored.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Tanah Boyd isn't the worst option given how stuck we are at this point. I quite like how he has reinvented himself as a 7.

Looked OK the other night. Tackled well, directed play and kicked goals from the side-line. An improvement for us and if paired with a mobile 5/8 we're in with a chance!

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Brodie Croft anyone? 😎

 

[tiger_one]

Brodie Croft anyone? 😎

Pass.

 

[Nounny]

Take what we can get which ain’t much !

 

[tony soprano]

Too much infighting to sign anyone.

 

[supercoach]

Brodie Croft anyone? 😎

Bottom of the barrel

 

[colinbh]

If you spoke up about Brooks being our best and only option you were labelled as a fan boy.

We can't attract a better half than him, there isn't even one on the market. And we're not talking anyone out of a contract, when we can't even talk free agents into joining.

Rookie free agents who are guaranteed an NRL start even.

Absolute madness that we're in this position without a plan.

Patience. Seldom found in a woman, never in a man.

Just wait.

 

[liltiger]

I thought the Major sponsor can offer up club third party deals to a certain amount.
Prehaps what ever the value is, instead of giving them a deal of $50k in third party deals, they’ve offered them $50k in shares. Could be allowed? Must be if it’s been given the green light.

Issue I have with it all is all third party agreements must be at arms length from the club, as in the club are not to approach any person or sponsor for one. We all know that's not how it works though, the Roosters must just have dumb luck to find one whenever they need one, now with Laundy at the Dogs it's just obvious. In saying that though if the N.R.L aren't going to enforce it good luck to them.

 

[liltiger]

I think you forget that we got punished because it was not declared, not for the deal we decided to do.

And because Pasco in his infinite wisdom kept the contract at his place which is a big no no. All contracts / paperwork must stay at the clubs head office.