Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

851 said:
I stand by my comment, Sezar is a better 7 than Brooks, he has far more of the attributes of a 7 than Brooks, and that is what we have needed for a very long time. Do I think Sezar is a star, no I don't, would I have preferred someone else, yes I would, but he will be an upgrade at 7 on less dollars
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Brooks has heart. Does his best. Can you knock h
Needaname said:
A good playmaking / running 6.
Talatua Amone would be my pick.
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Sorry. You have no say. You're just a member. But thanks for thinking outside the box
 
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If they want Jake Simpkin, they can have him immediately provided they release Ethan Sanders to us immediately. The only other play I would consider is Bailey Simonsson.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...s/news-story/18c3d7a0f060616030ac45b422ba3763

Wests Tigers hooker Jake Simpkin has landed on the radar of the Parramatta Eels, as the club searches for a stop gap for injured veteran rake Josh Hodgson.

Simpkin is contracted until the end of season 2024 and would need a release from the Tigers to join a rival club.

There is a view that Simpkin could excel in the right system.

But given the rising player discontent at Concord, and the fact Simpkin was a long-term project of former coach Micheal Maguire, that release might not be so difficult for the Eels to secure.

St Helens hooker Joey Lussick has also been discussed and offers the upside of having already been in the Eels system.

Other hooker options available immediately include the likes of Roosters rake Jake Turpin, who is unsigned for next year.

The club is also open to the option of going down the player loan path if the right opportunity presents itself.

Hooker is just one of the two roster spots the Eels have to fill before the August 3 deadline, the other is likely to come in the form of an outside back.
 
Tom Shines said:
Ok.. fair enough…

I think we both have articulated out positions… hopefully respectfully from my end…as you have been..

I’ll leave it at that on the Sheens issue…👍

unless he picks AJ again on the wing tomorrow… then I am going to explode…
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I just rewatched the weekends game .. Kepoa must have been tanking .. he missed two tackles in the one play twice .. he ran up and tried to tackle the player with the ball by limply slapping his hands together .. it was the lamest , softest attempt at arm tackles o have ever seen .. he must have missed 12 tackles …. It was atrocious and his teammates should be furious at him .. if they pick him In first grade on the wing again after that then I give up .. I rated his play on the second row earlier in the year,, how a man can devolve in ability or regress in standard that much in 2 months is unfathomable to me:. Something is wrong in 1st grade at Wests Tigers that urgently needs to be addressed!
 
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BlackWhiteGold said:
If they want Jake Simpkin, they can have him immediately provided they release Ethan Sanders to us immediately. The only other play I would consider is Bailey Simonsson.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...s/news-story/18c3d7a0f060616030ac45b422ba3763

Wests Tigers hooker Jake Simpkin has landed on the radar of the Parramatta Eels, as the club searches for a stop gap for injured veteran rake Josh Hodgson.

Simpkin is contracted until the end of season 2024 and would need a release from the Tigers to join a rival club.

There is a view that Simpkin could excel in the right system.

But given the rising player discontent at Concord, and the fact Simpkin was a long-term project of former coach Micheal Maguire, that release might not be so difficult for the Eels to secure.

St Helens hooker Joey Lussick has also been discussed and offers the upside of having already been in the Eels system.

Other hooker options available immediately include the likes of Roosters rake Jake Turpin, who is unsigned for next year.

The club is also open to the option of going down the player loan path if the right opportunity presents itself.

Hooker is just one of the two roster spots the Eels have to fill before the August 3 deadline, the other is likely to come in the form of an outside back.
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The thing is; we would of had to sign Ethan Sanders I believe he is off contract end of 24 but there was talk of Penrith recruiting him on a Dev Contract that has fallen through.
 
Looks like the Tigers will re-sign Blore as per article today:

https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/07/...reckon-refreshed-teddy-can-save-their-season/

While the club bicker over their next No.7, one man whose place at the Tigers is no longer up in the air is forward Shawn Blore.

Blore, who previously captained the NSW State of Origin under-18s, was linked with a move to the Super League earlier this year but the 22-year-old has been told he is seen as part of the future at Wests Tigers.

“As soon as I saw (the rumours of a move) I went and had a conversation with Sheensy and Benji,” Blore said.

“They reassured me my place was at the Tigers. That’s all I needed to hear.”
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
If they want Jake Simpkin, they can have him immediately provided they release Ethan Sanders to us immediately. The only other play I would consider is Bailey Simonsson.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...s/news-story/18c3d7a0f060616030ac45b422ba3763

Wests Tigers hooker Jake Simpkin has landed on the radar of the Parramatta Eels, as the club searches for a stop gap for injured veteran rake Josh Hodgson.

Simpkin is contracted until the end of season 2024 and would need a release from the Tigers to join a rival club.

There is a view that Simpkin could excel in the right system.

But given the rising player discontent at Concord, and the fact Simpkin was a long-term project of former coach Micheal Maguire, that release might not be so difficult for the Eels to secure.

St Helens hooker Joey Lussick has also been discussed and offers the upside of having already been in the Eels system.

Other hooker options available immediately include the likes of Roosters rake Jake Turpin, who is unsigned for next year.

The club is also open to the option of going down the player loan path if the right opportunity presents itself.

Hooker is just one of the two roster spots the Eels have to fill before the August 3 deadline, the other is likely to come in the form of an outside back.
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Unfortunately, our recruitment team are currently out of the office fighting fires but hope to return when all the talent has been taken off the market.
Agree, this is an opportunity to pick up a guy like Sanders as i don't see a future for him here anyway.
 
TopTiger said:
Looks like the Tigers will re-sign Blore as per article today:

https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/07/...reckon-refreshed-teddy-can-save-their-season/

While the club bicker over their next No.7, one man whose place at the Tigers is no longer up in the air is forward Shawn Blore.

Blore, who previously captained the NSW State of Origin under-18s, was linked with a move to the Super League earlier this year but the 22-year-old has been told he is seen as part of the future at Wests Tigers.

“As soon as I saw (the rumours of a move) I went and had a conversation with Sheensy and Benji,” Blore said.

“They reassured me my place was at the Tigers. That’s all I needed to hear.”
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More evidence on sheens/benji v fulton fighting
 
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