Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[balmain boy]

Hammers got to hammer
I share what I hear, nothing more
It’s real, the guy won’t betray a confidence which I respect no matter how hard I try to prise it out
Everything beyond is a combination of a process of elimination based on things he did rule out along with some educated guesses
It’s done for 2025, we will see before too long I’d expect, probably at worst early Nov
Check my history I’m not a BS poster and I’ve been around for quite a while apart from the times Cochise banned me because he didn’t share my views

You do realise that it can't be done, right? We can't have even formerly offered anyone under contract with a contract offer for 2025 yet. We can only start formalities in November, so at best a player may have agreed to our offered terms, but there's still a month for them to change their mind before anything is actually 'done'.

Some people suggesting it's Luai is extremely hard to believe too. He's literally just won a grand final last week and is on holidays with his mates. There's not a chance in the world that he's been speaking to his agent about contracts for 2025 during a time like this. He'd be celebrating with his mates now and have been fully focused on winning the GF over the past few months

 

[Fallen Angel]

I don’t know or I would share
My guy won’t tell me as he was told in confidence
Those ruled out are either by him directly or by my call on what he has said which on some isn’t absolutely crystal clear

Do you want to make a list of players ruled out? There are so many names being thrown around it’s hard to keep track.

 

[earl]

So that’s why I ask, would you be happy for the club to pay overs of approximately 1.2 million per season to sign someone like Bradman Best or would you prefer them to put the cheque book away and run with what we have or lesser players who will sign with us for a much cheaper price tag ?

The cheaper option. Best has not proven himself anywhere near a 1.2 million dollar player. I'd love him here though.

 

[BurtontoTigers]

Is this Alex Conti fella good? Also I would drive JAC to the Tigers in exchange for Twal in a heart beat. JAC would rather self promote his brand than try and help us to our next premiership. No wonder he was so desperate to come back to Sydney

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

Paying anyone outside the spine 1.2m a season is just stupid

 

[balmain boy]

I don’t know or I would share
My guy won’t tell me as he was told in confidence
Those ruled out are either by him directly or by my call on what he has said which on some isn’t absolutely crystal clear

Why are you so confident your mate isn't just taking the piss out of you (and indirectly all of us).

It's happened so many times before and there are just way too many holes in the story for this to be true.

 

[Vicious]

Paying anyone outside the spine 1.2m a season is just stupid

It would be a massive risk that’s for sure.
Put yourself in the club decision makers shoes, they get ridiculed if we don’t sign any marquee players and get ridiculed if we pay too much for any marquee players, it’s a no win situation.
That’s why I ask the question before it happens in what our judgy fans would do, but again not many willing to put their opinion i writing, but they will be sure to ridicule the club if it turns out to be bad decision either way.
My iphnion is I do think 1.2 million for Bradman Best is too much as he doesn’t play in the spine, he’s a little bit injury prone and he’s not your typical effort player that can lift a team off deck when they are struggling.
I rate both Starford To’a and Tristan Reilly much higher than most others do and I’d be prepared to give them an opportunity to show if they deserve to be our longer term NRL centre with the possibility of Charlie Staines re-signing and he too challenging for a starting centre spot.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Love it.
Thought Barnsie was going to bust a valve (but that's all the time!! haha)

Oh yeah mate, that’s what I’m talking about.
Meds definitely working for the boys, maybe that can become the WT fans anthem.

 

[BAGNF05]

This thread can be put to sleep a while. No signings or releases happening while such a critical component of our recruitment committee is in Vietnam. That’s okay but because our squad is awesome 👏

 

[Tom Shines]

We will not be getting him for $800k trust me on that.
If we pay the 1.2 million per season they are asking we will be 90% across the line.

Ok… did his player manager tell you this?

 

[Curly_Tiger]

Why are you so confident your mate isn't just taking the piss out of you (and indirectly all of us).

It's happened so many times before and there are just way too many holes in the story for this to be true.

All is possible but he’s a mate who has proved reliable always so I trust him
That’s sort of how it works

 

[BAGNF05]

It would be a massive risk that’s for sure.
Put yourself in the club decision makers shoes, they get ridiculed if we don’t sign any marquee players and get ridiculed if we pay too much for any marquee players, it’s a no win situation.
That’s why I ask the question before it happens in what our judgy fans would do, but again not many willing to put their opinion i writing, but they will be sure to ridicule the club if it turns out to be bad decision either way.
My iphnion is I do think 1.2 million for Bradman Best is too much as he doesn’t play in the spine, he’s a little bit injury prone and he’s not your typical effort player that can lift a team off deck when they are struggling.
I rate both Starford To’a and Tristan Reilly much higher than most others do and I’d be prepared to give them an opportunity to show if they deserve to be our longer term NRL centre with the possibility of Charlie Staines re-signing and he too challenging for a starting centre spot.

You literally get to see every weekend what a player is worth. It can’t be that hard.

 

[Dennisspicer1]

Bradman Best would be an exceptional signing. He is a top class centre, only 22 - scores tries, creates them, has size, speed, good hands. We have signed our spine for the next 4 years, we have a really good pack and great forwards coming through but outside backs is our weakness but a centre combo of Star and Best would be fantastic. Also because we have got our spine at a reasonable price means we can afford to spend extra on outside backs

Keep hearing a name being thrown around,

Star, who is he.

Fingers crossed. You just never hear about Brisbane's board, Panthers board, etc etc etc.

 

[KCtiger]

Is this Alex Conti fella good? Also I would drive JAC to the Tigers in exchange for Twal in a heart beat. JAC would rather self promote his brand than try and help us to our next premiership. No wonder he was so desperate to come back to Sydney

Conti could be good but we have better halves in the pathways

 

[The Chad]

Assuming the rumour is true, and given that Best, Manu, Mam & Olakau'atu are off the table...

The obvious name is Luai. And I'm good with that.

The other likely options I'm not as good with- Adam Reynolds, Keiran Foran, Tohu Harris, Suaalii, Luke Keary, Tom Dearden, Isiah Tess & Koloamatangi.

All are good players, and upgrades. But highest paid? You might sit there saying "no way they'd do that"...but this IS Wests Tigers. I could see Reynolds, Dearden, Keary, Suaalii & Koloamatangi being in the conversation though, couldn't you?

Given the options- let it be Luai.

 

[Vicious]

Ok… did his player manager tell you this?

No but I’m not living in Disney Land

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Hammers got to hammer
I share what I hear, nothing more
It’s real, the guy won’t betray a confidence which I respect no matter how hard I try to prise it out
Everything beyond is a combination of a process of elimination based on things he did rule out along with some educated guesses
It’s done for 2025, we will see before too long I’d expect, probably at worst early Nov
Check my history I’m not a BS poster and I’ve been around for quite a while apart from the times Cochise banned me because he didn’t share my views

Thanks for the information. You don't have to justify your source or what you've been told. I'm thankful posters like you continue to provide information.

 

[BAGNF05]

No but I’m not living in Disney Land

That’s a good thing. You’d probably run in to Pascoe on his next Griswalds family holiday.

 

[Tom Shines]

No but I’m not living in Disney Land

Must be Universal Studios then

 

[The Chad]

A look ahead at players off contract in 2024 & even 2025...

The Tigers ABSOLUTELY need to develop their own stars. The next 2 years do not produce a whole lot of Off-Contract stars. There are definitely chess pieces to be added, but no out & out club-changing options.

Love him or not- but Tim Sheens had the right idea- development club.