weststigers
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So you’d pay a million for a front rower, but not a world class half?
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Don't all the most successful teams have to manage their cap around more than one elite player as well as identifying and retaining juniors that they want to keep?
If we are to ever move forward as a club not only do we have to attract and retain rep players but also transition our juniors who want to play with them.
If we are to ever move forward as a club not only do we have to attract and retain rep players but also transition our juniors who want to play with them.
Tiger Stripes
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Penrith were going to pay him $850,000...........remember?
ancient_magpie
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Why bother signing galvin fainu sezer and bud then sign luai as well. By 25 sullivan will be ready for 7 and the others for 6
We need to end up with Luai in 25,
Next year we have
1. Sezer
an experienced half who hasn’t played NRL for 4 years
2. Sullivan
a half that couldn’t get a run in a pretty ordinary Dragons team
3. Fainu
a young rookie who Manly didn’t try to hard to keep.
4. Adam.D
Please not again
5. Galvin
Everybody Hoping 🤞
Next year should decide who partners Luai in 2025.
Mate, apologies if that’s the way it has came across. I’m don’t and never want to add to the negativity in here. It’s draining to log in when it’s like that.
TBC, I don’t work on rumors. And I don’t want anyone to turn this into a telegraph rumor mill.
I will either give info, when received (from good sources), but outside of that. It’s opinion.
But I don’t work on worst or best case scenarios on whispers. Finally, we are really in the conversation for a quality half, player and winner. Regardless of how it works out. If we don’t try, how are we better in any way?
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weststigers
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haha relax my man. I was just poking fun. All good on my end.
Tiger-ferret
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It’s not that simple. you’re insinuating the tigers as the only “silly” club willing to pay the reported 1.2 mil. Many other sides already have their marquee halves so they aren’t in the race. Most clubs don’t have the cap because they’ve spent $$ on other players.
You’re entitled to your opinion. I’d love to sign luai for 800! But that’s way unders in the current halves market for a 3x consecutive GF winning half.
weststigers
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because Galvin and Fainu are 18 years old mate. They are not going to play NRL with virtually no experience against men.
Sullivan will partner Sezer this coming season. But Sezer only has a one year deal, so not sure why you included him. Luai simply replaces Sezer as the experienced half in the team. You can’t throw 2 rookie kids in there and expect results.
LeichhardtTiger
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So Paps went to Storm to be their 4th choice FB? Yep, that makes sense. It helped that Billy, Drinkwater and Hughes all had injuries. Yes, he is a gooden, but c'mon he might also be a smilin' assassin with that luck!
rugbygoated
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Which I don't have an issue with. He is talented but I haven't been that impressed with him so far
bigsiro
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Yes, paying over market value is exactly what the worst team in NRL need to do to sign quality players. Having said that, in today’s market, paying a world class half that much makes absolute sense to me anyway.
Remember, the halves market is very slim and Luai represents the best out there.
Vicious, every signing is going to be a punt. There’s no way around that.
But this risk is very worth it and the 1.2 is certainly not highway robbery, considering the above and Luai’s pedigree. Baulking at the price is being small minded IMO, and the same thinking that has kept us in the doldrums.
Hopefully our cap is managed well and we can still sign more talent while blooding more youth.
hammertime
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Large may very well start his career in the centres or elsewhere. He's still 2 years away from grade too. We talk about luai blocking his pathway as being a hindrance to extending him, but so is us remaining as spooners.
If he develops as expected, we're in pole position to work on a plan with him. Maybe it means shifting someone else? There are still too many ifs.
Let's say we turn down luai because of our pathways, only for large to decide he wants union. Then what?
It's a tough one to play, but it's a damn nice problem for us to have!!
If he develops as expected, we're in pole position to work on a plan with him. Maybe it means shifting someone else? There are still too many ifs.
Let's say we turn down luai because of our pathways, only for large to decide he wants union. Then what?
It's a tough one to play, but it's a damn nice problem for us to have!!
bigsiro
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Teddy yes. He was obviously once in a generation talent. Losing him was the biggest disaster ever.
Moses and Brooks are not in that category, but would have been great to see them play more of the careers together here.
I’ll say that in my lifetime, WT, Wests and Balmain have had only a very small handful of generational talents.
Additionally, IMO there is a dearth of this kind of talent in the NRL now anyway. Thus, holding our breath for generational talent has not served us well ( especially for the last ten years) and I don’t believe serves us, or any NRL side moving forward.
If a team is not spending on the market and poaching talent, then they will suffer and run a greater risk of becoming a feeder club themselves. As we have.
It’s a different league and different world nowadays.
We need to do something different and signing Luai would be a great first step.
Tiger Tarl
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Just for a little context:
STORM have Munster on $1.3M, Harry Grant on $1M, Hughs on $900k, Paps on $800k.
EELS have MM on $1.2M, Gutherson on $950k, Jr Paulo on $950K.
PANTHERS have Nathan Cleary on $1.3M, JFH on $1M and both Edwards and Yeo on $850k each.
RABBITOHS have Latrell Mitchell on $1M, Cam Murry $950k, Wighton, Walker and Graham all around $800K.
BRONCOS have Payne Haas on $1.2M, Adam Reynolds $800k, Pat Carrigan $800k.
TITANS have Tino on $1.2M and Fafita on $1M.
ROOSTERS have Tedesco on $1.1M, plus another 4 on around $800k (at least on the books).
SEA EAGLES have DCE $1.2M, Turbo on $1.1M, Jake on $950k, Olakuatu on $900k, Shuster $800K and Brooks on $750k. This one needs an investigation.
Even WARRIORS have AFB on $1M, Tohu Harris 950k, Niukore and DWZ on $800K.
COWBOYS have JT $950k, Nanai on $900K, Val Holmes on $875k.
Our highest paid player is Klemmer on a reported $850k subsidised by Knights.
We can definitely afford one marquee player on $1M+ without breaking the bank or doing anything other clubs aren't doing. We'd still have better salary cap balance then half the teams listed hear. I mean, the Knights pay Ponga $1.4M. I'd even say a team without one $1M player risks falling behind.
STORM have Munster on $1.3M, Harry Grant on $1M, Hughs on $900k, Paps on $800k.
EELS have MM on $1.2M, Gutherson on $950k, Jr Paulo on $950K.
PANTHERS have Nathan Cleary on $1.3M, JFH on $1M and both Edwards and Yeo on $850k each.
RABBITOHS have Latrell Mitchell on $1M, Cam Murry $950k, Wighton, Walker and Graham all around $800K.
BRONCOS have Payne Haas on $1.2M, Adam Reynolds $800k, Pat Carrigan $800k.
TITANS have Tino on $1.2M and Fafita on $1M.
ROOSTERS have Tedesco on $1.1M, plus another 4 on around $800k (at least on the books).
SEA EAGLES have DCE $1.2M, Turbo on $1.1M, Jake on $950k, Olakuatu on $900k, Shuster $800K and Brooks on $750k. This one needs an investigation.
Even WARRIORS have AFB on $1M, Tohu Harris 950k, Niukore and DWZ on $800K.
COWBOYS have JT $950k, Nanai on $900K, Val Holmes on $875k.
Our highest paid player is Klemmer on a reported $850k subsidised by Knights.
We can definitely afford one marquee player on $1M+ without breaking the bank or doing anything other clubs aren't doing. We'd still have better salary cap balance then half the teams listed hear. I mean, the Knights pay Ponga $1.4M. I'd even say a team without one $1M player risks falling behind.
liltiger
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More than likely though Luai will have a ratchet clause inserted that keeps his income to an equivalent level to any salary cap increase.
Tom Shines
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in 2024 maybe…. Not 2025,… it will be Da Silva
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