Plenty of outside backs available for 25.
Semi Valemei, Kayal Iro, Taylan May, Sunia Turuva, Reimis Smith, Nic Cotric, Siteni Taukamo, Billy Smith
*The off contract article I just read was old however so maybe some of these guys have since extended.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Semi Valemei, Kayal Iro, Taylan May, Sunia Turuva, Reimis Smith, Nic Cotric, Siteni Taukamo, Billy Smith
*The off contract article I just read was old however so maybe some of these guys have since extended.
Roar_Power
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Yep, people are writing Olam off way too quickly. Reckon some will be eating their words in 2024 whether he is at the Tigers or the Storm.
GNR4LIFE
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None of those are going to move the needle. Maybe May and Turuva. But the rest are dregs.
I'm another thinking Olam is past his best but there is some merit in what you say. The issue for me is that we would have to take him on til 2026. That for me is why i can not be i favour of signing him.
If you then add concerns about his form going forward, his reported salary and Storm refusing to significantly contribute to it then I think he is an easy pass.
None move the needle but all walk up starts in our side.
GNR4LIFE
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Well, yeah.
Not a centre but The guy available for 25 that I want us to sign is Trey Mooney.
balmain boy
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A return to Sydney is surely on the cards for him
No idea if he is happy off field in Canberra or if he has a desire to return to Sydney. I'd assume he has been assured Papali'i's spot as of 25 so I don't think leaving Canberra is a forgone conclusion.
The best player not assured a starting 17 spot for mine. I'd give him our 13 spot.
Tom Shines
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The problem with Olam as I have said before … he has three years left on his contract which the Tigers would need to acquire …. You want him another three years ?
It’s arguable whether he has more than a year left in him … we then have another Nofo on the team for two years if things don’t work out …
Talk he has signed with the dogs
GNR4LIFE
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What a fall from grace Nick Cotric has had.
Halbrowne61
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I think it’s more than one cross, didn’t he turn up for training a couple of years ago, whilst drunk !
Obviously hates training 🤣🤣
I wonder what happened to Nofo, he used to be the face of our team front and centre in promotions and advertising, banger of the esky during the team song. Always there smiling and promoting the team/club. When did it all turn sour?
Doubt it. This pre season has been in Sydney not in Melbourne with the rest of the team training. They had Norths players travel to Melbourne. Something drastically needs to change for him to be starting in 24 at the Storm. He will be with us or Superleague.
I think for 600k a year we wouldn’t get close to the value, but in saying that he is better than anything we have atm. Prefer to go after May or someone else, cheaper and better upside (plus may get his brother in the forwards).
GNR4LIFE
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Might have something to do with supporters hating his guts.
tigerbenji
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Peters said it was a minor discretion but it didn't go over well.
Magpie_Magic
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I guess he feels entitled.....probably because he stuck with the club while other turncoats including the coach didn't. Probably feels he put in a bit more than some.
Is he right?
Probably.
Is it a good attitude to carry.?
Definitely not.
Thing for us now is does he offer value within a more professional football operations/coaching structure, improved players group with better halves creating structure and space?
Probably.
If hypothetically we were in a GF and you asked me would I prefer Tupou or Noff.....I'd go Noff.
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And he remains the club's all-time leading try scorer.
Although attitude is everything.
Halbrowne61
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Having dinners with Lee wouldn’t have helped. Maybe he was the plant to report back to the CEO.
He also got pushed to the background amongst all the coaching/signings rubbish happening over the last few years, and I think, as an attention seeker, he spat the dummy.
