Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Juice]

Luai has deadset been carried in that team. Owes his career to the Cleary’s. Burton was/is a superior player.

Burton hasn’t done anything in 2 yrs meanwhile Luai has another 2 premiership rings… fairly sure Penrith win percentage without Cleary is higher then without Luai as well. Not saying he is a better player obviously but just shows the impact he can make by getting others fired up and simply he hates to lose

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Burton hasn’t done anything in 2 yrs meanwhile Luai has another 2 premiership rings… fairly sure Penrith win percentage without Cleary is higher then without Luai as well. Not saying he is a better player obviously but just shows the impact he can make by getting others fired up and simply he hates to lose

He’ll love it here then.

 

[balmain boy]

Hopefully we can & create room to resign Staines. Then recruit a solid hooker on a T&T contract to depth behind Api & TDS. Maybe a Cade Cust or Nathaniel Roache type who Fulton knows all too well.

I think Benji would want to recruit a bench utility too who can relieve Api & cover other positions too while TDS builds reps in Cup. Karl Lawton perhaps??? But again we would need to create another spot.

Sullivan is our utility and backup hooker.

If TDS isn't playing first grade jhe needs to be playing at least 60 mins a week in NSW Cup, we won't get many train and trial type players who'd be happy to only take a handful of minutes but if Lawton was keen that'd be fine.

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Sullivan is our utility and backup hooker.

If TDS isn't playing first grade jhe needs to be playing at least 60 mins a week in NSW Cup, we won't get many train and trial type players who'd be happy to only take a handful of minutes but if Lawton was keen that'd be fine.

Big minutes for TDS will be crucial for his development. Api should go 80 most weeks in 2024, so definitely prefer TDS playing NSW Cup instead of minimal bench minutes or 18th man.

 

[balmain boy]

How much would we need to chip in? Then how much would the SuperLeague club have to pay? I imagine it would take a significant pay rise for someone to uproot his life and move overseas when the option to remain here on 500K exists.
Considering all this, I dont see a move to Super League for 24 at all likely (but maybe for 25 if he can an extended deal over there).

We'd probably have to pay 200-250k for him to leave. He'd do well in the UK so hopefully he realises this and takes up that option.

 

[Camel2281]

6. Sullivan
6. Fainu
6. Luai
7. Sezer

A lot of money in the 5/8 spot...

Sullivan is a natural 7, Sezer is on a 1 year deal and we wouldn't get Luai until 2025

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

Maybe having Api there doesn’t hurt either. Fingers crossed. Need a big scalp.

fingers toes arms and legs crossed... that we steer wide and clear

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

Looks like another swifty about to happen,
LUAI Looking at accepting $800.000 As he wants to stay with his mates at Panthers.

phew. for a minute there i thought we had him. a lucky day

 

[Odessa]

What about Galvin and Large, I would not be chasing Luai

I think there is an opportunity to play Large at fullback in 27 would like to hear King Robbie's option on this .............. Bula could be out the door off to the Rooster's

 

[Betterdays22]

Thanking the heavens we didn't somehow end up with Morgan Harper. Maybe things are changing. Good sign the Eels haven't announced Staines either - you would have thought they'd have done it by it by now.

 

[Camel2281]

What about Galvin and Large, I would not be chasing Luai

Large is still a 15/16 year old kid. And based on the highlights of him I saw playing for the junior Waratahs at inside centre, I could see him at centre if he develops into an NRL player

 

[The Chad]

That's the thing though should we of prioritised Twal & Seyfarth over Blore? I get signing one of them but re-signing both Twal & Seyfarth doesn't make sense to me.

Salary Cap management? Could be simply the club thinks Fa'agutu & Lualili'i are better long term prospects.

 

[AdelaideTiger]

Thanking the heavens we didn't somehow end up with Morgan Harper. Maybe things are changing. Good sign the Eels haven't announced Staines either - you would have thought they'd have done it by it by now.

Yeah I feel that if Staines was going elsewhere he would be gone by now. I hope he is retained.

 

[Don Kershane]

Catalan Dragons have 8 players leaving this year , Bayley Sironen is a signing. That standard of competition would surely suit some of our players, possibly a winger.

 

[Fainu Brothers]

It's as real a rumour as I have ever had given to me,
Seems unlikely anything can stop it so we'll all need to learn to love Luai
Wests Tigers and time spent in the huddle under the goal posts should humble him a touch so I'd say the arrogance will come down several notches

Yeah right, happy to have him if its true. That would mean 2024 is a shoot out for Latu and Buddy for number 7 in 2025. Surely a spine of:
1. Bula
6. Luai
7. Sullivan/Fainu
9. Korisau with TDS coming off the bench

Will get us back to Finals in 2025!!!

 

[Feline Carrier]

I would have signed Morgan Harper purely so we don't make the [This word has been automatically removed] look like Meninga.

 

[loklok]

Swap nofa for olam not blore

Permanently

 

[Vicious]

Surely it’s a higher chance of either Fainu, Galvin or Large becoming an NRL superstar than paying massive money to sign Luai and hoping he would come to Wests Tigers with the right motivation, drive and hunger to help make us an NRL force.
No doubt Luai at his best is a brilliant player, I just think it’s highly likely he would be very unmotivated if he left the Panthers.

 

[Curly_Tiger]

Surely it’s a higher chance of either Fainu, Galvin or Large becoming an NRL superstar than paying massive money to sign Luai and hoping he would come to Wests Tigers with the right motivation, drive and hunger to help make us an NRL force.
No doubt Luai at his best is a brilliant player, I just think it’s highly likely he would be very unmotivated if he left the Panthers.

Api seems motivated
Luai seems a competitor to me plus he’s got 5+ good years when he arrives he’ll be 27

 

[weststigerman]

Heard Luai stuff all before with Moses just last year. Will probably drag on until round 1 and end the same way.