Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Kaito]

Benji on record saying he wants him to play left

 

[hank37w]

Olam > naden, starford, reiley, feledy & kepoa

Easy

So swap one of them for him. (maybe even 2 to free up a spot)

Easy. 🤣

 

[tony soprano]

CMON!

Look Hasler went into a Manly side that was struggling under Trent Barrett and totally got them firing. Sure it's Manly a club where he is kinda like their favourite black sheep. Sure he cheated heavily at the Bulldogs but hey he got the club to the finals! (from memory it was his Dog team that kicked our butts).

100% Hasler with the 2023 squad would get us 12th, minimum. More then that if Hasler coached the Tigers for 4 years we would get a finals appearance, min top 4 at least once.

Flanno, Yea... IMHO our biggest mistake was picking Gartiner as the assistant to Madge instead of Flanno + Cayless. Flanno wouldn't have gotten us 17th with the 2023 squad and at Cronulla he focused on the forwards so I think he would have done the same here. Could see Bula playing a very similar role to Barba at Cronulla.

2022 totally different ballgame. Ofcourse Hasler wasn't on the market then but if he was with us no wooden spoon. Flanno and almost all coaches would have struggled. I reckon we wouldn't be spooners in either case.

Titans have a better squad than us so next year will be interesting. Have reservations the game has past hasler.

Personally I love the hasler theatre

 

[the enforcer.]

Signing Olam reminds me of signing BJ Leilua. Different attitudes, but IMO Olam is cooked in a similar way.

Agree mate. Yep 30 years old, and busted , and better than what we have. Gunna be a long year.

 

[weststigerman]

And still a massive upgrade on what we've got.

So was Leilua at the time.

I'd move Tupou in the centres and find a winger instead.

 

[Todd Packer]

I was of the Olam's been hard done by brigade until Melbourne brought him back for the finals.
He looks done to me.
These centres like Jet and B.J. that once were great rarely come back after the decline starts.

 

[2041]

they're an exception because they've played with each other for ages from juniors. Very rare that you see clubs have two juniors who played together in juniors so much transition together to first grade. But still, my point stands. There's no successful halves combination that doesn't have a veteran in there. Chucking two rookies in won't work. Look at Mam and Reynolds even

Melbourne 2007: Cronk (23) and Inglis (20)
Manly 2011: Cherry-Evans (22) and Foran (21)
Souths 2014: Reynolds (24) and Keary (22).
Panthers 2020: Cleary (22) and Luai (23).

 

[king_sirro]

Melbourne 2007: Cronk (23) and Inglis (20)
Manly 2011: Cherry-Evans (22) and Foran (21)
Souths 2014: Reynolds (24) and Keary (22).
Panthers 2020: Cleary (22) and Luai (23).

Yep, 2 young halves definitely can work. In fact sometimes it's necessary depending on personalities. Often a young guy can hold back with an experienced partner, but throw him in with another youngster and they bounce off each other.

I remember when the much less talented Mac's started carving up for Canberra. Both thrived having the responsibility put on them rather than playing 2nd fiddle to an experienced player.

 

[KH1988]

Watch the games where Olam played with Nofa
He marshalled him, and played at right centre

Olam and Nofa played left side at the Storm

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Yep, 2 young halves definitely can work. In fact sometimes it's necessary depending on personalities. Often a young guy can hold back with an experienced partner, but throw him in with another youngster and they bounce off each other.

I remember when the much less talented Mac's started carving up for Canberra. Both thrived having the responsibility put on them rather than playing 2nd fiddle to an experienced player.

Moses and He who shall not be named? Talk about bouncing off each other!

 

[Garrry]

Melbourne Storm are desperate to let Olam go, so why give Storm a player they want, offer Kepaoa and Naden take it or tiger's move on, watch Blore become a very good forward

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Melbourne Storm are desperate to let Olam go, so why give Storm a player they want, offer Kepaoa and Naden take it or tiger's move on, watch Blore become a very good forward

Blore doesn’t want to stay at the WT…

 

[851]

Blore will take the next step in the next couple of seasons it’s a shame we have to swap him and keep gronks like flippers and Simpkin. Quality roster management.

Blore will leave at the end of next year anyway, we may as well get something from this while we can now

 

[Tom Shines]

Olam is a risk that you take on for 3 years …

If he comes here and is no good… then it’s another high price/ dud Nofo like situation for the next 2 years who is squatting on a Top 30 spot that you can’t move on…

He certainly has peaked and is on the way down in any event…

On the other hand, you have a hungry young guy in Blore, who we don’t know yet what his ceiling is…

I would much rather be extending Blore… it should have happened back in July when he was angling for it… probably too late now…as he is free to sign elsewhere for 2025 …

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Melbourne Storm are desperate to let Olam go, so why give Storm a player they want, offer Kepaoa and Naden take it or tiger's move on, watch Blore become a very good forward

They’re that desperate they would take AJ? I doubt it.

 

[TillLindemann]

Signings announcement later today

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Olam is a risk that you take on for 3 years …

If he comes here and is no good… then it’s another high price/ dud Noto like situation for the next 2 years who is squatting on a Top 30 spot that you can’t move on…

He certainly has peaked and is on the way down in any event…

On the other hand, you have a hungry young guy in Blore, who we don’t know yet what his ceiling is…

I would much rather be extending Blore… it should have happened back in July when he was angling for it… probably too late now…as he is free to sign elsewhere for 2025 …

If it’s true and Blore doesn‘t want to stay though, there’s nothing the club can do. Might as well use him as a bargaining chip while you can.

 

[Tom Shines]

If it’s true and Blore doesn‘t want to stay though, there’s nothing the club can do. Might as well use him as a bargaining chip while you can.

we are using him as a bargaining chip to pick up another teams garbage

 

[Suzie-Q]

@Suzie-Q with her finger up haha. I'm just playing

Doubt anyone in that photo used this forum tbh

Actually, that's my very good friend Julie 🤣🤣🤣 I was supposed to be there with her, but things went pear-shaped and I couldn't make it 🤣🤣🤣

 

[851]

Signings announcement later today

Do you know this, or are you hoping