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Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Odessa
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What a incompetent Muppet mite be a good lawyer but no idea about football
innsaneink
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Egotistical narcissist
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Agree as a 7. The club has been very upfront about wanting an experienced half (tried to recruit Muster, Moses, Pearce and Johnson). Talk was they were also happy with a shorter term option for a couple of years mentoring but not blocking path of some of our talented younger halves.
Sezer is likely a better 7 than what we have currently. Could work ok if we can sign a good running, attacking 6 (even if they were young). Would love to get Ethan Sanders and then go for an older 6 (Croft?).
Also if we get Fainu I’m not too worried about blocking our young halves. Why not try to be in a position where we have too many half options in 3-4 years rather than our current situation with basically zero. That would be a luxury and then allow us to look for trades to fill other positions as required. Can never have enough talent on your books (especially in spine positions).
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Players like metcalf aren’t going to come to the tigers. We need to be signing these players before they have breakout years at better off clubs… I don’t know who’s job it is but no one is identifying up and coming talent that’s ready to get a crack, we’re always just talking about juniors who are 2-3 years away
Tom Shines
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Nine news just now …”Lee insists … he isn’t walking away from the fight”….😢
Todd Packer
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I must've had a stroke, I'm agreeing with everything Braith's saying.
Tired Tiger
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Benji Marshall has been given the green light to sign Aidan Sezer as the Tigers’ new halfback after club powerbrokers moved to settle the tension between the coach-in-waiting and recruitment boss Scott Fulton.
Sezer, who hasn’t played in the NRL since helping the Raiders to the 2019 grand final, has emerged as the club’s No.1 halfback target after chairman Lee Hagipantelis and chief executive Justin Pascoe took steps to bring Marshall and Fulton together on Monday.
Marshall and Fulton held separate talks with the club bosses over the direction of the club, which is staring at a second successive last-place finish if they can’t beat the struggling Dragons in Wollongong on Thursday night.
The identity of the club’s playmakers - the Tigers don’t have a ready-made half to start to 2024 on their current roster - has been a source of friction between Marshall and Fulton.
But according to sources speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the confidential nature of the talks, Marshall has been given the power to pursue a short-term deal to bring Sezer back from the English Super League.
Fulton, who was brought to the club earlier this year without the knowledge of coach Tim Sheens or his current assistant Marshall, had wanted to pursue Penrith’s back-up halfback Jack Cogger, who is seven years Sezer’s junior and has been understudy to Nathan Cleary this year.
A potential return to the NRL for Super League playmaker Aidan Sezer is the latest battlefront at the Tigers.CREDIT:GETTY
But the parties agreed Marshall’s preference would take priority and the Tigers will now work to sign 32-year-old Sezer from Leeds.
Luke Brooks has taken up a four-year deal with Manly next season and Adam Doueihi is expected to miss the majority of 2024 as he recovers from another ACL tear, with current halfback Brandon Wakeham unsigned beyond this season.
Marshall and Fulton both agreed with Tigers bosses they would work together for the betterment of the club, which has won only three games this season.
Fulton’s board-driven appointment was seen as a tonic to help improve the Tigers’ roster, but it caught coach Tim Sheens and his assistant Marshall off guard. Marshall will take over from Sheens as head coach - possibly as early as 2024 - and is signed until the end of 2027.
The urgency to find a halfback had caused angst between Marshall and Fulton with the Tigers having already missed out on several big-name targets such as Cameron Munster, Mitchell Moses, Mitchell Pearce and Shaun Johnson in the past year.
But Sezer will be their latest pursuit, giving Marshall the imprimatur to sign a halfback who will run his team.
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The Tigers boast the most impotent attack in the competition, not helped by hooker Api Koroisau (jaw) missing three matches, and Brooks not having played in more than a month with a hamstring problem. But there could be help on the way.
The Tigers are trying to fend off interest from Wayne Bennett’s Dolphins for brothers Samuela and Latu Fainu, who have been given permission to negotiate with rivals by Manly.
Latu, 18, is seen as a potential long-term halves prospect, but his management want a clearer picture of the Tigers’ future before committing one of the game’s hottest prospects to the club.
Sezer, who hasn’t played in the NRL since helping the Raiders to the 2019 grand final, has emerged as the club’s No.1 halfback target after chairman Lee Hagipantelis and chief executive Justin Pascoe took steps to bring Marshall and Fulton together on Monday.
Marshall and Fulton held separate talks with the club bosses over the direction of the club, which is staring at a second successive last-place finish if they can’t beat the struggling Dragons in Wollongong on Thursday night.
The identity of the club’s playmakers - the Tigers don’t have a ready-made half to start to 2024 on their current roster - has been a source of friction between Marshall and Fulton.
But according to sources speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the confidential nature of the talks, Marshall has been given the power to pursue a short-term deal to bring Sezer back from the English Super League.
Fulton, who was brought to the club earlier this year without the knowledge of coach Tim Sheens or his current assistant Marshall, had wanted to pursue Penrith’s back-up halfback Jack Cogger, who is seven years Sezer’s junior and has been understudy to Nathan Cleary this year.
A potential return to the NRL for Super League playmaker Aidan Sezer is the latest battlefront at the Tigers.CREDIT:GETTY
But the parties agreed Marshall’s preference would take priority and the Tigers will now work to sign 32-year-old Sezer from Leeds.
Luke Brooks has taken up a four-year deal with Manly next season and Adam Doueihi is expected to miss the majority of 2024 as he recovers from another ACL tear, with current halfback Brandon Wakeham unsigned beyond this season.
Marshall and Fulton both agreed with Tigers bosses they would work together for the betterment of the club, which has won only three games this season.
Fulton’s board-driven appointment was seen as a tonic to help improve the Tigers’ roster, but it caught coach Tim Sheens and his assistant Marshall off guard. Marshall will take over from Sheens as head coach - possibly as early as 2024 - and is signed until the end of 2027.
The urgency to find a halfback had caused angst between Marshall and Fulton with the Tigers having already missed out on several big-name targets such as Cameron Munster, Mitchell Moses, Mitchell Pearce and Shaun Johnson in the past year.
But Sezer will be their latest pursuit, giving Marshall the imprimatur to sign a halfback who will run his team.
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The Tigers boast the most impotent attack in the competition, not helped by hooker Api Koroisau (jaw) missing three matches, and Brooks not having played in more than a month with a hamstring problem. But there could be help on the way.
The Tigers are trying to fend off interest from Wayne Bennett’s Dolphins for brothers Samuela and Latu Fainu, who have been given permission to negotiate with rivals by Manly.
Latu, 18, is seen as a potential long-term halves prospect, but his management want a clearer picture of the Tigers’ future before committing one of the game’s hottest prospects to the club.
pawsandclaws1
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That is WTs!Benji Marshall has been given the green light to sign Aidan Sezer as the Tigers’ new halfback after club powerbrokers moved to settle the tension between the coach-in-waiting and recruitment boss Scott Fulton.
Sezer, who hasn’t played in the NRL since helping the Raiders to the 2019 grand final, has emerged as the club’s No.1 halfback target after chairman Lee Hagipantelis and chief executive Justin Pascoe took steps to bring Marshall and Fulton together on Monday.
Marshall and Fulton held separate talks with the club bosses over the direction of the club, which is staring at a second successive last-place finish if they can’t beat the struggling Dragons in Wollongong on Thursday night.
The identity of the club’s playmakers - the Tigers don’t have a ready-made half to start to 2024 on their current roster - has been a source of friction between Marshall and Fulton.
But according to sources speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the confidential nature of the talks, Marshall has been given the power to pursue a short-term deal to bring Sezer back from the English Super League.
Fulton, who was brought to the club earlier this year without the knowledge of coach Tim Sheens or his current assistant Marshall, had wanted to pursue Penrith’s back-up halfback Jack Cogger, who is seven years Sezer’s junior and has been understudy to Nathan Cleary this year.
A potential return to the NRL for Super League playmaker Aidan Sezer is the latest battlefront at the Tigers.CREDIT:GETTY
But the parties agreed Marshall’s preference would take priority and the Tigers will now work to sign 32-year-old Sezer from Leeds.
Luke Brooks has taken up a four-year deal with Manly next season and Adam Doueihi is expected to miss the majority of 2024 as he recovers from another ACL tear, with current halfback Brandon Wakeham unsigned beyond this season.
Marshall and Fulton both agreed with Tigers bosses they would work together for the betterment of the club, which has won only three games this season.
Fulton’s board-driven appointment was seen as a tonic to help improve the Tigers’ roster, but it caught coach Tim Sheens and his assistant Marshall off guard. Marshall will take over from Sheens as head coach - possibly as early as 2024 - and is signed until the end of 2027.
The urgency to find a halfback had caused angst between Marshall and Fulton with the Tigers having already missed out on several big-name targets such as Cameron Munster, Mitchell Moses, Mitchell Pearce and Shaun Johnson in the past year.
But Sezer will be their latest pursuit, giving Marshall the imprimatur to sign a halfback who will run his team.
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The Tigers boast the most impotent attack in the competition, not helped by hooker Api Koroisau (jaw) missing three matches, and Brooks not having played in more than a month with a hamstring problem. But there could be help on the way.
The Tigers are trying to fend off interest from Wayne Bennett’s Dolphins for brothers Samuela and Latu Fainu, who have been given permission to negotiate with rivals by Manly.
Latu, 18, is seen as a potential long-term halves prospect, but his management want a clearer picture of the Tigers’ future before committing one of the game’s hottest prospects to the club.
Todd Packer
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Braith for CEO.
AmericanHistoryX
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So Benji doesn't choose. Great coaching deal.Benji Marshall has been given the green light to sign Aidan Sezer as the Tigers’ new halfback after club powerbrokers moved to settle the tension between the coach-in-waiting and recruitment boss Scott Fulton.
Sezer, who hasn’t played in the NRL since helping the Raiders to the 2019 grand final, has emerged as the club’s No.1 halfback target after chairman Lee Hagipantelis and chief executive Justin Pascoe took steps to bring Marshall and Fulton together on Monday.
Marshall and Fulton held separate talks with the club bosses over the direction of the club, which is staring at a second successive last-place finish if they can’t beat the struggling Dragons in Wollongong on Thursday night.
The identity of the club’s playmakers - the Tigers don’t have a ready-made half to start to 2024 on their current roster - has been a source of friction between Marshall and Fulton.
But according to sources speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the confidential nature of the talks, Marshall has been given the power to pursue a short-term deal to bring Sezer back from the English Super League.
Fulton, who was brought to the club earlier this year without the knowledge of coach Tim Sheens or his current assistant Marshall, had wanted to pursue Penrith’s back-up halfback Jack Cogger, who is seven years Sezer’s junior and has been understudy to Nathan Cleary this year.
A potential return to the NRL for Super League playmaker Aidan Sezer is the latest battlefront at the Tigers.CREDIT:GETTY
But the parties agreed Marshall’s preference would take priority and the Tigers will now work to sign 32-year-old Sezer from Leeds.
Luke Brooks has taken up a four-year deal with Manly next season and Adam Doueihi is expected to miss the majority of 2024 as he recovers from another ACL tear, with current halfback Brandon Wakeham unsigned beyond this season.
Marshall and Fulton both agreed with Tigers bosses they would work together for the betterment of the club, which has won only three games this season.
Fulton’s board-driven appointment was seen as a tonic to help improve the Tigers’ roster, but it caught coach Tim Sheens and his assistant Marshall off guard. Marshall will take over from Sheens as head coach - possibly as early as 2024 - and is signed until the end of 2027.
The urgency to find a halfback had caused angst between Marshall and Fulton with the Tigers having already missed out on several big-name targets such as Cameron Munster, Mitchell Moses, Mitchell Pearce and Shaun Johnson in the past year.
But Sezer will be their latest pursuit, giving Marshall the imprimatur to sign a halfback who will run his team.
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The Tigers boast the most impotent attack in the competition, not helped by hooker Api Koroisau (jaw) missing three matches, and Brooks not having played in more than a month with a hamstring problem. But there could be help on the way.
The Tigers are trying to fend off interest from Wayne Bennett’s Dolphins for brothers Samuela and Latu Fainu, who have been given permission to negotiate with rivals by Manly.
Latu, 18, is seen as a potential long-term halves prospect, but his management want a clearer picture of the Tigers’ future before committing one of the game’s hottest prospects to the club.
AmericanHistoryX
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Cant wait for the next signing that Benji as coach didn't choose
AmericanHistoryX
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Hell. Why do we need a coach! Waste of money. Cut out the middleman
AmericanHistoryX
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Easy. Get a real coach and management that share the dream.
Last line the clincher!
tony soprano
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Halbrowne61
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Now I’m just wondering if Trent Robinsons job is under threat, especially with Rorters unlikely to make the 8.
Talk about old boys, he’s one I’d like to see come back and resurrect the Tigers.
Unlikely but good to ponder.
Talk about old boys, he’s one I’d like to see come back and resurrect the Tigers.
Unlikely but good to ponder.
That’s not what he is talking about.
These players wouldn’t care about the perception.
It’s effectively signing Isaiah Papali’i before parramatta did. Or Dajeen Asi after he came back from his loan deal with the Warriors. Or Jackson Ford, or Luke Metcalf or Nick Meaney though in Nick Meaney’s case he was ok at the Bulldogs but grew at the Storm.
Maybe it’s not the player but how they are developed….
