Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tcat]

Just heard the board has just extended Lee H for another 3 years !
Lets face it the board are a lifetime lock . Nothing will change ! I predict eventually the NRL will act . They will have an 18 team comp with 2 new teams from other regions .So just do the maths

The board are a bunch of stupid bastards. Why would you re-sign him when there is about to be an independent review of the organisation. No one should be extended from management until its done.

 

[tony soprano]

The board are a bunch of stupid bastards. Why would you re-sign him when there is about to be an independent review of the organisation. No one should be extended from management until its done.

Publicity stunt.

 

[PabloX]

Yes the dream. Spine of Bula, Fainu, Buddy and Api until at least 2026 😍😍. Good times from 2025 i reckon

When do they all come off contact? Feels like we haven't learnt from past errors. Maybe my expectations of management is too high?

 

[851]

I'd think everything is hunky dory if they weren't getting Mark O'Neill back.

I am with you here, he left on very unsavory terms, a left field choice like Cheika might work

 

[earl]

I am with you here, he left on very unsavory terms, a left field choice like Cheilka might work

Anyone but him. I can't believe a professional organization would allow this. A guy at my work was sacked for making sexually overt comments but it wasn't real bad. I can't imagine what would happen if you exposed yourself.

It boggles the mind they would allow him back. I have no problems with him getting a job elsewhere. I don't want to ruin his life or anything.

 

[jadtiger]

These guys are living the dream. They are getting paid big dollars to train. My 20yo son is training all the time but he pays to train.

As long as they are doing well and getting paid well they are going to be happy. Api has won multi premierships and could easily get a contract elsewhere. He clearly wants to stay.

Api's attitude and performance would be the main positive i have taken from this year, Bula is the other.

 

[versa]

Would Wayne Pearce be a bad selection for Head of Football. Tigers DNA a very smart man who lead the charge for the NRL to continue through covid.

 

[Vicious]

We are apparently speaking with Cade Cust about him potentially signing with us.
He has been hampered by injury and hasn’t produced his best for Wigan, but he’s still only 24y.o and I remember him playing a couple of good games both in the halves and at hooker for Manly a few seasons back before he headed to the UK.
Could be a decent depth signing on a minimum wage.

 

[Kaito]

I am with you here, he left on very unsavory terms, a left field choice like Cheilka might work

The more I think about it the more I like it. The
man knows what it takes to turn it around and
win. Played league and union as a young man,
took Leinster to 1st title and a Heineken cup
win in his 2nd year (best European clubs),
took stade francais to a final. Responsible
for signing Israel Folau from GWS Giants,
won the Super Rugby championship with the Waratahs (1st title) against Crusaders
in the final. Won the rugby championship
beating NZ All Blacks in the final after
knocking off South Africa on the way going 3/3. Same year took the wallabies to a rugby
world cup final, coached Argentina to their first
ever win against the All Blacks, assistant coach
at the roosters in 2020, coached Lebanon to
a quarter final loss against Australia. The guy
is a winner and motivator with good coaching
experience. We could do much worse than him

 

[Roar_Power]

We are apparently speaking with Cade Cust about him potentially signing with us.
He has been hampered by injury and hasn’t produced his best for Wigan, but he’s still only 24y.o and I remember him playing a couple of good games both in the halves and at hooker for Manly a few seasons back before he headed to the UK.
Could be a decent depth signing on a minimum wage.

As long as it’s not top 30

 

[tony soprano]

Would Wayne Pearce be a bad selection for Head of Football. Tigers DNA a very smart man who lead the charge for the NRL to continue through covid.

Didn't he have a Wang gate too?

 

[tony soprano]

Would Wayne Pearce be a bad selection for Head of Football. Tigers DNA a very smart man who lead the charge for the NRL to continue through covid.

Could bring in more rule changes

 

[boonboon]

We are apparently speaking with Cade Cust about him potentially signing with us.
He has been hampered by injury and hasn’t produced his best for Wigan, but he’s still only 24y.o and I remember him playing a couple of good games both in the halves and at hooker for Manly a few seasons back before he headed to the UK.
Could be a decent depth signing on a minimum wage.

Yep I think this is probably where we will see Jake S go meaning we need an option that can cover hooker as a 3rd option which we need with Api and Tarryn but also with utility value in the halves

 

[tony soprano]

Don't hold your breath for any changes to the board.

Anyone expect a scape goat?

Sounds like the review is to get them better at their jobs

 

[Tucker]

They only lost to Brisbane 2 weeks ago due to poor officiating, they have unearthed some good players, they are much like the mens team, their halves were not able to capitalise on good field position, they are not far off a top 4 side

Not far off last either

 

[hammertime]

Yes the dream. Spine of Bula, Fainu, Buddy and Api until at least 2026 😍😍. Good times from 2025 i reckon

Don't forget TDS and Galvin too. Certainly got some depth in junior talent.

 

[Tucker]

Either way, who cares.
I’m here to support the rugby league team, not to care or have an opinion on who is on the board.

The board approves the hiring and firing of the coaching staff and playing personnel.
If the board doesn’t care, these areas are given minimum consideration.
This is what is happening.

 

[Tucker]

Just need to ship nofa's ass somewhere now
and close the book on a miserable 10 years.
This new group will write their own history

Hopefully they write it on Midori Paper and not bog roll as per usual.

 

[carltonleach]

Anyone know anything about the twal player swap?

 

[Vicious]

Anyone know anything about the twal player swap?

It’s supposedly for Sean Keppie with the reasoning being Keppie is on somewhere around 300k which is supposedly half of the 600k Twal is supposedly earning.
I have heard Fulton believes we need more punch from our middles.
Not saying he’s wrong that we need more punch from our middles, but I believe Twal provided the most punch of all our middles throughout season 2023.
So why not keep him and offload someone else ? Klemmer played well for the first half of the season, but dropped off with his impact in the second half of the season. He’s not getting any younger, I’m concerned his form may really drop off moving forward and I’d be much happier moving him on rather than Twal to be honest.