Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Frosty]

I’ve seen a few highlights of him previously.
He looks highly aggressive, something we badly lack more often than not.
He’s the type of player we shoplifting be taking a gamble on and signing.

We should definitely shoplift him

 

[cktiger]

Hi will be, but what does he do better than Adam Clune who could have been signed for less than half of the salary Hastings is on ?

Makes you wonder what Brooks, who we could have flicked to Newy, did better for us than Clune, who we could have bought for 15% of his salary, would have dished up?

 

[Yanz 85]

Do we want to extend them ?

no def not

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Gotta agree with you…

I can’t comprehend any circumstances where this Tigers team in 2024 could show similar improvement to the Knights this season…

I think the Tigers ceiling would be to win 8 or 9 games next season …

13 wins is the benchmark to be close to the top 8. With new halves I am confident we can achieve that goal. We had a crap year in the halves and couldn't beat the easy beats. Yet we smashed the Cows and beat the minor Premiers with their best team on the paddock.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Do we want to extend them ?

I would as they are already hear , remember we have trouble bringing in quality , both are quality and both will,be better next year , we run with piss week halfs this year m at least we have changed that up and Sezer is way better than brooks to manage and Sullivan fully fit will,be a spark for us

 

[426Tlgerland]

Manly trying to off load players so they can keep who they want.

FREE TO GO

Ben Condon, Kaeo Weekes, Zac Fulton, Kelma Tuilagi, Karl Lawton

Weeks and Fulton

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Funny pretty sure plenty had Newcastle as cellar dwellers this season and look at them now. Same coach and most of the same roster, an ordinary beginning to the season and beating close to full strength StGeorge with half their side out.to make 9 in a row.
The biggest surprise packet of the season and just backs how winning is contagious just as much as losing is.

We don't have a player anywhere near Pongas ability

 

[loklok]

You didn't know.... I read it's all Hastings?
- Has nothing to do with the half a dozen Origin Players in their top 17
(Apparently)

I will say, Gamble has been enormous for them....
I watch most their games and he's in everything.

I'm pretty sure u writ Newcastle off at the start of the year

 

[KCtiger]

Hope we’re talking to people like Brandon Burns, Billy Smith and Waqa Blake?

Would rather my dead nan play centre for us then waqa Blake

 

[pawsandclaws1]

That’s how I see it also and exactly why we should be looking to pinch one or two of them.
I believe the whole 4 of them are NRL quality, I know the Eels are trying to get Harley Smith-Shields.
Schiller has previously played some highly impressive NRL games as has Savage.
If we had both of them as our starting NRL wingers it would be a massive upgrade on what we currently have.

Schiller has family history at the Raiders as he is related to the Mullins' family.

 

[Telltails]

We don't have a player anywhere near Pongas ability

Yes not comparing any of our players to Pongha just making an observation how the whole team has found form - under arguably the most maligned coach not to be sacked -including Pongha.
Best, Crosslands,Young, Clune ,Gamble Marzew all playing their best footy and at the beginning of the year it wouldn't have been considered a backline that would be an attacking weapon - let alone being able to step up when key players are injured. I'd be very surprised if anyone predicted they would finish 5th ahead of more fancied teams.
Plenty were tearing strips off us when we were beat narrowly in both games as if we should have beaten them, now the position people are taking is they have a much stronger squad than ours.

 

[The Chad]

Manly trying to off load players so they can keep who they want.

FREE TO GO

Ben Condon, Kaeo Weekes, Zac Fulton, Kelma Tuilagi, Karl Lawton

Every name mentioned strengthens our squad. I could put an argument forward for each player.

Lawton could be the ideal #14. Plays backrow & hooker. Tuilagi is talented- regardless of any bad feeling toward him leaving. Condon is promising as well. Weekes has the speed we lack. Fulton is the type of effort player this club needs too.

 

[The Chad]

James Schiller is a big, fast, athletic body type that we need in our outside backs.
Likewise the rest of the Canberra NSW Cup backline in Xavier Savage, Harley Smith-Shields and Brad Morkos.
I think all are currently contacted to Canberra for another year at least, but would highly likely be looking for better NRL opportunity.

Any or all of these guys could help the club. Smith-Shields & Savage would be a nice combination on one side for us.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Every name mentioned strengthens our squad. I could put an argument forward for each player.

Lawton could be the ideal #14. Plays backrow & hooker. Tuilagi is talented- regardless of any bad feeling toward him leaving. Condon is promising as well. Weekes has the speed we lack. Fulton is the type of effort player this club needs too.

I hope we get Weekes. He seems a likely type for us.

I think we all have a suspicion that at the Storm Tuilagi and Schuster would be standouts. Interesting both are appear to be unwanted.

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Every name mentioned strengthens our squad. I could put an argument forward for each player.

Lawton could be the ideal #14. Plays backrow & hooker. Tuilagi is talented- regardless of any bad feeling toward him leaving. Condon is promising as well. Weekes has the speed we lack. Fulton is the type of effort player this club needs

Weekes is a big yes for me. Pass on Lawton, Tuilagi and Condon. Fulton will inevitably be linked to us with Scott as recruitment manager. However, I don't think we have a top 30 spot for him with Mansfield and Tumeth already "project players" in the 2nd row (unless of course, 1 or both are moved on).

 

[bptiger 0]

Think we should go after sailor from the broncos and move bula to centre also go hard for Bevan French as his centre partner, get a mongrel forward or two and I think we can go close to the top 8 , but knowing our lot we would think that’s not a good idea

 

[Kelce68]

Hope we’re talking to people like Brandon Burns, Billy Smith and Waqa Blake?

You hope we're talking to Waqa Blake?

Did I read that correctly?

Oh dear.

 

[Lestronge]

Just because we occasionally play well against a top side, doesn’t mean we are in any way comparable to them.
They play at a competitively high level week after week, after month, after year, after decade.
They churn and burn yearly and replace them with great players they’ve mostly developed. The debutants they had last night are better than any we’ve debuted since Tedesco. They do this regularly.
If our club was half as professional, effective and efficient as Storm we’d be heading in the right direction. Hopefully that happens soon.

Huh ? The quote was thier b team would beat us , and I explained why it wouldn’t . The rest of your post is irrelevant and obvious .

 

[jadtiger]

You hope we're talking to Waqa Blake?

Did I read that correctly?

Oh dear.

Fully agree,i would rate Blake no better and possibly even worse than what we have at the moment.

 

[Oldman]

We don't have a player anywhere near Pongas ability

Not many other clubs do either.