Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Spartan117]

Anyway....

Conti and Nasser are gone.

Next.

I think this is a good discussion to have,

Some very important questions need answers.

• Are we retaining the Juniors that we want.?
• Is the Wests tigers a desire place to play 1st grade?
• How do we stop our juniors taking less Money to play for Melb, Rosters etc???

 

[Lestronge]

Lol I should be paid!!! My son is best mates with him and it just burns me being a Tigers supporter we lose kids for no reason. I am too too late to the party I only found out he signed with Roosters 3 months ago and I started asking questions WHY WHY WHY !!! I wouldve signed him and COnti in a heartbeat.

As incompetent as we have been for a long time , I’m very sure that we are snapping up the best kids we can . The Fainu brothers , Galvin , large brothers , miller , Luallii brothers , Mason etc. So I really , really have to think these something else afoot , if he is as talented as you say .
Who is his manager may I ask ?

 

[Kelce68]

I think this is a good discussion to have,

Some very important questions need answers.

• Are we retaining the Juniors that we want.?
• Is the Wests tigers a desire place to play 1st grade?
• How do we stop our juniors taking less Money to play for Melb, Rosters etc???

Of course.

Those two names have been exhausted now and 'round in circles', 'done to death' and 'flogging a dead horse' would all be understatements.

That was the point of my post.

 

[Kelce68]

As incompetent as we have been for a long time , I’m very sure that we are snapping up the best kids we can . The Fainu brothers , Galvin , large brothers , miller , Luallii brothers , Mason etc. So I really , really have to think these something else afoot , if he is as talented as you say .
Who is his manager may I ask ?

Exactly.

All the top tier talent has been retained.

 

[jrtiger]

I think this is a good discussion to have,

Some very important questions need answers.

• Are we retaining the Juniors that we want.?
• Is the Wests tigers a desire place to play 1st grade?
• How do we stop our juniors taking less Money to play for Melb, Rosters etc???

1. categorically yes. while losing Conti and Nassar is disappointing, you have to look at recruitment and retention in the halves. Fainu and Sullivan have signed, Galvin's in the top 30 and Onitoni Large is regarded as the future of the club. i've had a feeling for a little while that the club has also prioritised Alex Isdale over Conti, and there's also young Jonas Peni who looks to have a big future.

Luke Laulili'i has been prioritised over Nassar, simple as that. there's also William Craig, Makasini, Heath Mason and others that are contracted to the club that are in the backs.

2. I believe Benji along with Api, Klem, Bateman and others are turning the culture of the club around. throw in a number of local juniors who have always supported the club and suddenly you have a place where these youngsters want to play. no issues here.

3. it comes down to ensuring they feel wanted and are well looked after. given the size of our junior base, kids are going to fall thru the cracks sometimes. the key is to show that there is a path to first grade if you're good enough (we've done that – look at TDS and Kit) and lock up those that we want to keep. as local juniors, they will have had an affiliation with the club in some form.

while they may not support us due to our lack of success, being in development squads with their mates and doing clinics with the club does a lot to encourage youngsters. ultimately the ground we've made in the pathways space over the last couple of years has helped immeasurably, and given the golden generation coming thru in the next few years, it will be very exciting times rather shortly.

 

[tony soprano]

I think this is a good discussion to have,

Some very important questions need answers.

• Are we retaining the Juniors that we want.?
• Is the Wests tigers a desire place to play 1st grade?
• How do we stop our juniors taking less Money to play for Melb, Rosters etc???

Re conti think it come down to McDonnell putting too many kids in the top 30.

With those kids already in the 30 no way we could offertory 30 like the dogs.

 

[KingRobbie]

I think this is a good discussion to have,

Some very important questions need answers.

• Are we retaining the Juniors that we want.?
• Is the Wests tigers a desire place to play 1st grade?
• How do we stop our juniors taking less Money to play for Melb, Rosters etc???

You can't keep all of them, some will be offered better opportunities at other clubs i.e. Top 30 or Development spots, whereas we wouldn't be able to.

Just have to hope we're retaining the right players.

In Nassar's case, it looks like we've prioritised retaining Luke Laulilii over him.

In Conti's case, Dogs simply might've offered him a Development spot for 2024 (or future Development/Top 30 spot) that we weren't prepared to, or we might've decided to prioritise Alex Isdale, who's a year younger.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Ch9 reporting Junior Amone and his father have been found guilty of a hammer attack.

The judge has given them 7 weeks grace but he told them he is considering a gaol sentence for both. Decision day Dec 6.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-star-junior-amone-found-guilty-of-rooftop-hammer-attack/news-story/6e0a70b6efe451087c6c79bf725fdf22

 

[member850]

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid024599TzE9mh91SBu6PgoM9crcVJHmmM6kHeRB2zxM6gv4FNhNNN3XExCHKapmKtsGl&id=100064845574435

 

[member850]

Wests Tigers junior Masei Tavui has been charged with murder.

Tavui, 19, was charged with one count of murder on Tuesday following the death of Dejan “Danny the Serb” Radulovic on July 29.

Radulovic was killed after he was allegedly shot and stabbed on Donnelly St in Balmain in Sydney’s inner-west following an altercation with two men.

The backrower has come through the Wests Tigers junior ranks, playing Harold Matthews and SG Ball.


Tavui was arrested after riot squad police raided his Austral home at 7:15am and executed a search warrant.

 

[Camel2281]

So admin issue? I don't get it. How could a war with benji and fulton benefit either side by letting a junior go?

And a war with Benji and Fulton has little to nothing to do with the Harold Matts and SG ball kids. That's not their jobs

 

[Camel2281]

Conti left for a top 30 spot at the dogs so he is thinking about first grade

Plus he had Anasta feeding Buzz info so he could bag the Tigers in his Ssssh section. Buzz was even embellishing by saying Conti was Aus Schoolboys

 

[Yossarian]

The reporting on this matter is insane. The Daily Mail went as far as to describe him as Wests Tigers star. Even calling him a Wests Tigers anything is a stretch. Far as I know he's never played for a Wests Tigers team or held a WT contract. Unsigned Magpies Junior Rep is a more accurate description.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

And a war with Benji and Fulton has little to nothing to do with the Harold Matts and SG ball kids. That's not their jobs

Maybe they're still warming up to each other. Both have legend names. The Ego is insatiable when uncontrolled.

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

Junior Amone found guilty & is facing jail time... I expect the Dragons to throw some serious dollars at Luai now. DT also reporting the swap with Olam & Blore is imminent, disappointing if true.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

The reporting on this matter is insane. The Daily Mail went as far as to describe him as Wests Tigers star. Even calling him a Wests Tigers anything is a stretch. Far as I know he's never played for a Wests Tigers team or held a WT contract. Unsigned Magpies Junior Rep is a more accurate description.

If you following it. Sounds big.

 

[Nadz4483]

The reporting on this matter is insane. The Daily Mail went as far as to describe him as Wests Tigers star. Even calling him a Wests Tigers anything is a stretch. Far as I know he's never played for a Wests Tigers team or held a WT contract. Unsigned Magpies Junior Rep is a more accurate description.

Never heard of the bloke, can't be that good.... love how the newspapers try to stab the club in the back any chance they can

 

[Qwertyrick]

You would think more so now after the weekend & the performance of the young Samoan FB (Faalago) from the Storm, Olam & Blore happens.

Storm back 5 would be Paps/Faalago, Warrick, Smith, Meany, Coates plus still have Tonamepaui (wrong spelling I think?). That's 7 for 5 spots. They also have a more depth in the squad.

After the loss of multiple forwards to the Dolphins last year plus Sims to ESL. It's on IMO.

So we look like:

Bula, Staines/Naden, Olam, To'a, Tupou... Nofoaluma, Reilly & Kepaoa as next in line.

Loose Nofoaluma or Kepaoa & lock in Staines would be happy with that top 30.

Not a fan of the Suli rumour.

I think Simpkin will be on the move & frees up a spot.

Naden hasn’t done anything since being at the club, beside having brain snaps and being suspended.

I don’t rate him anymore, let him go!

 

[KingRobbie]

Never heard of the bloke, can't be that good.... love how the newspapers try to stab the club in the back any chance they can

He was 18th man for Wests Magpies SG Ball (U/19's).

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Junior Amone found guilty & is facing jail time... I expect the Dragons to throw some serious dollars at Luai now. DT also reporting the swap with Olam & Blore is imminent, disappointing if true.

DT also reporting the new Kardashian wonder bra and bikini bottom that will her arse look like glass.