GNR4LIFE
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Luai no. The other 2 yes.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Halbrowne61
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Who knows ?
InBenjiWeTrust
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"Que sera, sera"
Pascoes_barber
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Nobody on this forum.
Feledy's problem is he can't tackle. And that's not just when he played NRL. He can't tackle when he played in his own age group
True. But the bloke taking over for Wayne is the bloke who coached Junior for his debut for Tonga. Woolf I think has been a big lure for Tupou
Most young centres do t know how to tackle, especially the ones that find it relatively easy to score. Defence is learnt in time and application. He has the ability to develop this area, I hope he does.
Tito Santana
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Mole reporting Manly looking at Galvin. Give them Douhei. That would be hilarious.
Hope we’ve locked up Galvin.
Hope we’ve locked up Galvin.
tigertragic
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Unfortunately McDonald has an association with him and his agent is heavily in control at manly
They can look all they want. We have Galvin locked up until 2026. When Luai comes on board, "teams looking at Galvin" stories / tweets will be commonplace. Why? Journalists are lazy and Wests Tigers stories get more clicks than any other team.
Tito Santana
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The thing that continues to annoy me with this is that we develop these guys and then they get pilfered.
The NRL must implement a transfer fee system so teams get compensated for their time and efforts. Alternatively, there needs to be an exemption applied to juniors and their salary gets excluded from the cap or something like that. Would put more pressure on teams to develop their pathways and also grow the game.
Sounds like I’m thinking we will lose him but it’s ridiculous we don’t get anything for bringing players through our system.
hank37w
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Maybe Feledy can get a bit of a combination happening again with Latu Fainu, assuming they both spend most of the season in KOE in 2024.
I don't really know myself, but a number of people have commented that they knew each others game pretty well when they both played together in the past.
Tiger_Fanatic3
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Manly's plan to pinch rival 'wonder boy' revealed
'Premier young halfback talent in the game'
wwos.nine.com.au
GNR4LIFE
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He’s signed till 2026. Why is this a story?Manly's plan to pinch rival 'wonder boy' revealed
'Premier young halfback talent in the game'
GNR4LIFE
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“they have signed Jarome Luai, Jayden Sullivan, Aidan Sezer and Latu Fainu in recent months and also have Adam Doueihi in their ranks.”
That’s hilarious that they try to use Doueihi and Sezar as potential road blocks
That’s hilarious that they try to use Doueihi and Sezar as potential road blocks
Tiger_Fanatic3
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Offseason drama. Something is happening
Tiger_Fanatic3
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They can have Doueihi
This happens to a lot of clubs with large catchments for junior talent. Given that we are positioning ourselves as a development club, the number of promising juniors coming through will increase. A number of things we need to realise:
1) We can't keep them all and we will inevitably lose some promising juniors to other clubs. An example away from the Wests Tigers: Ethan Sanders, the U19s NSW Blues halfback (with Latu Fainu at 6), was part of the Eels system. He was reportedly signed by the Raiders from 2025, after the Eels locked up Moses and Brown on long term deals. And back to the Wests Tigers and Latu Fainu, we've poached the Fainu brothers, despite them being in the Manly system for a number of years.
2) We have to back our coaching staff to identify the juniors that will succeed at NRL level. Playing in the Australian Schoolboys team is certainly a big tick, but no means a certainty that they will make the jump to first grade. Just ask Brenden Santi.
3) We have to back our club to create a winning culture. Penrith are the absolute gold standard here. Whilst they are leaking their junior talent, they are leaving after first grade success rather than before it. Juniors are staying for the chance to play in that side and make history (not to mention the journeymen going to the Panthers for a chance to improve their stock). A winning culture will improve junior retention but will not guarantee it. For example, Panthers lost a 'prodigal centre', Wilson de Courcey, to the Knights, likely with the promise of a top 30 spot.
Our focus on the future is clear, with a large number of juniors either in the top 30 for 2024 or 2025. Hopefully the juniors that have been earmarked for success turn out to be the best in their positions.
carltonleach
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Sorry if been mentioned but was rua in our top 30? I only just seen he signed with Melbourne I didn't even realise he was gone
pawsandclaws1
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That's pretty tough considering he has played one game in the NRL. He is still learning to play the hardest position defensively in RL. Sure he can improve his defense, fitness and agility. Andrew Ettinghausen couldn't tackle at all when he made his debut as a fullback. The following year had began to earn plaudits for being a fine defensive centre despite possessing blistering pace. Ettinghausen was a highly ranked Aus Schools player. Bradman Best's defence on the outside is woeful for a player who has played SOO. Toa did him with ease and there were quite a few tries scored because his opposing centre beat him on the outside. Part of his issue imo is he has built up and has lost agility.
