Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Kaito]

Would be the perfect half for Luai but once again we have spent big bucks on Sullivan and Fainu

Big call OG I can see Sullivan being a utility
soon enough, he's got that spark. Or even
getting homesick again. He'll probably
start the season but Latu is the real deal

 

[Tucker]

Ok tigers board and benji listen up

Call up the warriors now tell em we want afb this year for Papalii! Swap Klem for luai and maybe Simpkin but hands off Galvin

Keep Blore for the year we have enough backs no need for olam besides we have some hidden talent that can develop

Lastly with all the bros n Fulton at tiger town go hard for Olakau’atu for 2025

It’s rlly that simple, go make it happen now.

🤣🤣🤣
Ok, a bit to go through here.
So you want to give away a current Test backrower who was a member of the team that flogged the Kangaroos for a restless prop? I’d take AFB but I’m not shipping out Paps for him.
Letting Klemmer go is not smart. He was our best forward this year. Weakening our pack to strengthen the halves will not work.
Blore should be traded. He hasn’t done Jack shit the whole time he has been here. Deadset liability.
We do not have any quality backs outside Bula. The backline (not halves) should be our priority for next year.
I thought Ola wasn’t free until 2026?

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

The Bulldogs are signing decent players. No doubt about that. But at what cost? None of those guys will be coming on unders. They will all be on good coin. They will have another salary cap nightmare in 2 years, but apparently Gus can somehow weave enough magic to make that go away. Or maybe he has no intention of being there in 2 years and doesn't care if this blows up in his face.

 

[balmain boy]

Correct. He came through the juniors primarily playing left centre. Although he had a much slighter frame. He's clearly bulked up the last couple years to play on the wing.

He would be good in the centre but may need to lose a few kgs to maximise his potential there.

Tupou is only going to put on weight. He's already very skinny. As he fills out with age his frame will only get bigger. He's still a winger for now. Needs to get more involved and talk more if he wants to play centre

 

[Tucker]

Love it. Not a player swap. But 2 4 1. Where do I sign up for a Wests Tigers membership???

The fanbase has been so demoralised by so many years of failure that suggestions for player swaps etc have become embarrassing in their desperation.
Let’s give all our good forwards away so Luai can do nothing from the poor platforms set by Steph and co. 🤣
Off season sucks dog balls….

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Reported by the mole (nobody)

Exactly...it is just the mole trying to stay relevant. He has no idea.

 

[ROZELLE.O.G]

Big call OG I can see Sullivan being a utility
soon enough, he's got that spark. Or even
getting homesick again. He'll probably
start the season but Latu is the real deal

Latu is a great player. But if I had to pick one with Luai in the team I’d take Galvin. Luai was a Fulton signing and only the Tigers were after him no other club and was allowed by Manly to find another club. You put Galvin on the open market there would be a line of suitors. Penrith wanting him shows even the premiers with their long list of juniors coming through think of the kid that highly.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

I’ve been told by the higher ups that it’s just people spreading rumors with agendas.

So I don’t think the swap is happening thank god

Are you the bloke that email's Pascoe?

Not having a crack genuine question.

 

[ROZELLE.O.G]

They’re the same age.

Fainu has played 9 games of NSW Cup and a Test match.

Galvin hasn’t even played Jersey Flegg yet.

Galvin played and captained Australian Schoolboys. Two great players, in my opinion I’d take Galvin every time. Only Tigers were after fainu manly allowed him to go elsewhere. Fact that panthers want Galvin with the amount of talent coming through speaks volumes of the potential of this kid

 

[king_sirro]

Tupou is only going to put on weight. He's already very skinny. As he fills out with age his frame will only get bigger. He's still a winger for now. Needs to get more involved and talk more if he wants to play centre

Tupou skinny? Now I'm convinced you don't watch games

 

[Todd Packer]

So Galvin probably only hits NRL halfway through '25.
It's not called Wests Tigers prison so he's free to sign for another club that November I think.
The other option is we sign Luai for '25 and the backflip stories start in February '24.

 

[Kelce68]

I wouldn't even give up Seyfarth. It's just BS games. Sign him for 25. If they want a swap no worries you can have heaps of players. Jayden Sullivan, Sione Fainu, Brandon Tumeth, Adam Doueihi, Asu Kepaoa, Jake Simpkin. David Nofoaluma and Aidan Sezer. They can have 3 of them.

I would definitely give up Seyfarth.

Twice.

 

[Kaito]

🤣 Off season sucks dog balls….

Genuinely does. Everyone gets a bit loopy lol

Latu is a great player. But if I had to pick one with Luai in the team I’d take Galvin. Luai was a Fulton signing and only the Tigers were after him no other club and was allowed by Manly to find another club. You put Galvin on the open market there would be a line of suitors. Penrith wanting him shows even the premiers with their long list of juniors coming through think of the kid that highly.

Lucky we have them both bro, we will be
able to to get on a good gauge on it all...

 

[Snidest 0]

Tupou skinny? Now I'm convinced you don't watch games

I am 100% confident that most of the individual bad takes on social media from Wests Tigers "supporters" who allegedly watch all games are mainly from flogs who turn off the TV as soon as we are down by a try - or were barely paying attention at the pub/club because they don't have Fox/Kayo at home and otherwise primarily watch channel 9 games!

 

[Todd Packer]

I am 100% confident that most of the individual bad takes on social media from Wests Tigers "supporters" who allegedly watch all games are mainly from flogs who turn off the TV as soon as we are down by a try - or were barely paying attention at the pub/club because they don't have Fox/Kayo at home and otherwise primarily watch channel 9 games!

You're giving them too much credit.
Facebook fans check the score then join in the Facebook pile on.
If you did a survey 50% of them would think Benji still plays.

 

[Wiz]

We couldn’t call ourselves a development club with a straight face if we let Galvin go.

On the other hand, if we sign Luai, will Galvin want out at some point in the future?

 

[Demps]

Heard on the Radio or some such the other day (Pod Maybe)....
That when the Panthers are losing players - They've been getting a wrap for putting out
fake stories and narratives... Been happening the last few years apparently.
There was mention the 1.4 number for Luai has been peddled by them (Fletcher Maybe?)

But yeah, Apparently they plant stories on the other clubs who're sniffing around their players as some sort of comeuppence or to inflate the numbers around the players they're certain to loose.
Only affects us this year (Round Luai) but are makin a name for themselves in that space...

Dirty tactics maybe - Or playing to win...
Who knows.

Grubs

 

[BAGNF05]

Galvin played and captained Australian Schoolboys. Two great players, in my opinion I’d take Galvin every time. Only Tigers were after fainu manly allowed him to go elsewhere. Fact that panthers want Galvin with the amount of talent coming through speaks volumes of the potential of this kid

Please don’t use the word great to describe kids. They have done nothing, they are still being educated in the game. Talented juniors I’ll cop.

 

[Demps]

I've not seen a lot of Galvin - But if I were picking one of the kids to partner Luai, He's my pick.

High cieling perhaps

Latu seems very similar to Luai

But I think Luai can switch his style up and play more like Nathan...

 

[Flippedy]

Exactly...it is just the mole trying to stay relevant. He has no idea.

He’s never had any idea