Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Fingers83]

Payne Haas has decided to test the market come Nov 2023.

Add to that the potential Tino and Fifita release clause, it's rapidly become the biggest front-row open market in years.

Slight advantage for Tigers is that many clubs do not have a lot of salary cap space to spend big on props.

Don't even let yourself think for a second that any of those signings would be a reality for us. It will only end in disappointment.

 

[jadtiger]

Don't even let yourself think for a second that any of those signings would be a reality for us. It will only end in disappointment.

I eagerly await the comment from Lee to say we are going to actively try to sign them and we will offer a very competitive package to get them here.The discussion on that would be worth at least 200 pages of drivel

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Payne Haas has decided to test the market come Nov 2023.

Add to that the potential Tino and Fifita release clause, it's rapidly become the biggest front-row open market in years.

Slight advantage for Tigers is that many clubs do not have a lot of salary cap space to spend big on props.

That’s zero advantage for players like those mentioned. All clubs have money for 25 onwards. Most have half their squad or more off contract.

 

[bptiger 0]

Has any one got any real idea how much cap we have NOW , and with TT and brooks leaving this year how much will we have for next season

 

[rex2ce]

Has any one got any real idea how much cap we have NOW , and with TT and brooks leaving this year how much will we have for next season

I think the amount is irrevelent mate, no one wants to come here obviously

 

[weststigerman]

Has any one got any real idea how much cap we have NOW , and with TT and brooks leaving this year how much will we have for next season

We will be likely fined for not spending the cap the way things are going.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

With Shaun Johnson signing on with the Warriors for next season & Chanel Harris Tavita returning, who will be the half that makes way in their squad? I don't think it will be Volkman as he is the likely heir apparent at halfback. As time goes on, Luke Metcalf is getting a strangehold on five-eighth.

So what are people's thoughts on securing Te Maire Martin as our 5/8?

 

[weststigerman]

With Shaun Johnson signing on with the Warriors for next season & Chanel Harris Tavita returning, who will be the half that makes way in their squad? I don't think it will be Volkman as he is the likely heir apparent at halfback. As time goes on, Luke Metcalf is getting a strangehold on five-eighth.

So what are people's thoughts on securing Te Maire Martin as our 5/8?

I think Volkman is most likely to drop out given he hasn’t got much of a go in the NRL. TMM could be released as well.

There is no way they’ll go into 2024 with all of those players in the halves.

 

[tiger05premier]

We all just found out?

People really reckon Brad Fittler would drop or not pick players just in case they could then activate a release clause to leave Tigers in 18 months, not even necessarily to the Roosters? Highly doubtful.

Freddy's first and primary concern is winning Origins. As it stands, not only is he not even guaranteed to be the 2024 coach due to losing this year's series (his contract would have been auto-extended if NSW won the series), he's not even guaranteed to re-apply to be the coach in 2024.

Freddy is a terrible coach

He would do anything he has shown that year after year for bloody years

Surely your not the only one that can't see that

Rorters were just used as an example of a club that benefits from this kind of thing

The only reason I thought of that scenario anyway because if a player was that desperate to leave and many have been when it comes to this incompetent club I would say they would go to any length to get away asap

But like I stated in the original post he sound like the loyal type so I'm expecting he will stay

 

[Halbrowne61]

Ok, what’s this I’m reading about Holbrook, does it have any legs or is it just another journos delusional ramblings.
I’m not sure what to make of Holbrook but I can see the logic in what is being written, especially regarding Tito and Fifita (although I personally put Fifita into the Schuster basket, unfulfilled potential). Did you watch last night, drifted in and out of the game.
I guess we’ll here more !

 

[guywolf]

Ok, what’s this I’m reading about Holbrook, does it have any legs or is it just another journos delusional ramblings.
I’m not sure what to make of Holbrook but I can see the logic in what is being written, especially regarding Tito and Fifita (although I personally put Fifita into the Schuster basket, unfulfilled potential). Did you watch last night, drifted in and out of the game.
I guess we’ll here more !

Honestly with how many of these articles popping up about fake rifts and other bullshit, I think this is just an attempt to further destabilise the club. I think people need to stop reading too much into these articles.

Need I remind you of the supposed rift between Benji and Sheens? These Journos will just run with a bunch of different crap until something sticks. NRL journalism is such a sick joke.

 

[KingRobbie]

Ok, what’s this I’m reading about Holbrook, does it have any legs or is it just another journos delusional ramblings.
I’m not sure what to make of Holbrook but I can see the logic in what is being written, especially regarding Tito and Fifita (although I personally put Fifita into the Schuster basket, unfulfilled potential). Did you watch last night, drifted in and out of the game.
I guess we’ll here more !

Fifita is the best edge forward in the game by a country mile, in my opinion.

He didn’t drift in and out of the game, he was off the field most of the time (dealing with a back issue, I believe).

 

[Tom Shines]

All this stuff goes away if we start winning

So it will never go away then

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Jeezus if this is true, serious questions need to be asked around 'why' a future captain would want out!

Perhaps he was touted by the club as a future captain so he'd stay

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Thanks for the info @tigermate

Did he say the root cause of the issue in his opinion? I would highly doubt that Benji would have no long term vision of success.

It's so disappointing to hear manager's attitudes of the club like this. It probably means none of his clients will be signing with us while whatever 'behind-the-scenes' power battles are going on!

I actually hope now that managers express these feelings to the media to further up the pressure on the club for change. This can't go on!

IMO This is all a ploy to get the club to breaking point so it folds...we all know the NRL wants expansion, but there aren't enough quality players to add more teams without culling from the current.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

All good.

Heard it from a player agent - direct.

And he’s one of the top 3 guys who manages best talent.

and that was last week before this article.

I’m hoping it’s incorrect

But can’t blame Steff if he did want out

Players want to play semis

He won’t want to be at a club as a future rep player for 5 yrs with no semis

Who would lol

He said to me “Steff will probably leave… and a lot of juniors too… the club has no vision… and the dynamics with sheens benji Fulton is a sh*t show… and Scott could walk too”

Don’t shoot the messenger

Another example of player managers running the game not the NRL or the clubs...seriously, a draft would fix all this sh*t.

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Has any one got any real idea how much cap we have NOW , and with TT and brooks leaving this year how much will we have for next

Somewhere between $2.5 and $3m. We offered Moses $1.3m and have since lost Brooks, Ofahengaue and Talau.

 

[gregjm87]

Ok, what’s this I’m reading about Holbrook, does it have any legs or is it just another journos delusional ramblings.
I’m not sure what to make of Holbrook but I can see the logic in what is being written, especially regarding Tito and Fifita (although I personally put Fifita into the Schuster basket, unfulfilled potential). Did you watch last night, drifted in and out of the game.
I guess we’ll here more !

No idea if there is any merit to the Holbrook rumours and doubt he'd have much sway to relocate top players to a struggling club. I think there is little doubt he will pick up an assistant role somewhere and would not be upset if it was with us.
Cant agree with your take on Fifita. He didnt drift in and out of the game at all. He was benched for the majority of the game. I couldn't understand the logic of benching one of the best weapons in the game to play Cotter on an edge. Fifita as been the best backrower in the comp this year and at 23 has his best footy in front of him.

 

[gregjm87]

With Shaun Johnson signing on with the Warriors for next season & Chanel Harris Tavita returning, who will be the half that makes way in their squad? I don't think it will be Volkman as he is the likely heir apparent at halfback. As time goes on, Luke Metcalf is getting a strangehold on five-eighth.

So what are people's thoughts on securing Te Maire Martin as our 5/8?

Would take him due to few other options but dont really rate him as anything more than a passable first grader.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

We all just found out?

People really reckon Brad Fittler would drop or not pick players just in case they could then activate a release clause to leave Tigers in 18 months, not even necessarily to the Roosters? Highly doubtful.

Freddy's first and primary concern is winning Origins. As it stands, not only is he not even guaranteed to be the 2024 coach due to losing this year's series (his contract would have been auto-extended if NSW won the series), he's not even guaranteed to re-apply to be the coach in 2024.

For me it’s not hard to believe. I believe the reason NSW is all over the shop is because of politics and favoritism rather than having a vision and executing it.