Justin Olam #281

[851]

If Melbourne really want Blore this year why not just swap with Olam for this one year and if Olam doesn’t perform he goes back to Melbourne the following year.
My major concern with signing Olam is his age , we already have Klemmer,Bateman,Sezer and Api in our squad, I look at Penrith and their oldest player is Yeo at 29 and they have been the bench mark for 4 years (when Yeo was 25) I would prefer to keep Api and off load the other 2 plus Sezer leaving at the end of the year and go all in on the youth policy.

Olam will be 32 when his 3 year deal with us ends

 

[upthetigers]

Welcome JO now we have all of PNG supporting the Tigers. Play with no fear.

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

puts a massive boost in competition for spots... really lifts the backline. exciting !

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Expecting Leilua 2.0
Hoping for Whatuira 2.0

 

[kiwitiger]

WT supporters club on FB saying the swap will be announced today Friday!
Is it likely ?

Well it happened. So i take it that there is still a leak?
LEAK!

 

[finnzo]

There is no way bj would have played 100 nrl games for the Melbourne storm witch Olam has atleast give the bloke a chance to prove him self

 

[851]

Well it happened. So i take it that there is still a leak?
LEAK!

Why, it could be the manager, or one of Olam's family or friends, our club is a different beast now all the dropkicks are gone

 

[hank37w]

Saying that all the drop kicks are gone is a big call.

 

[kiwitiger]

Why, it could be the manager, or one of Olam's family or friends, our club is a different beast now all the dropkicks are gone

It was a joke...

Or else we need another clean out.

 

[liltiger]

Happy to have Olam on board, really sad to see Blore go though, had injury issues but he's still young and has the potential and time to become anything. Goodluck to him.

 

[hank37w]

Happy to see Olam have a go and would not make any comparisons to BJ until I see him play.

He's never claimed to be the best centre in the NRL for a starter, hopefully he will be a quiet achiever.

 

[Moh]

Yah dunno how to feel about this, no doubt Olam's quality - just hope last year was a bad year impacted by injuries.

Moreso disappointed to see Blore go, big question mark around his future, I understand, but he can be a weapon if he gets consistent football. No doubt he has the heart and ability.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Yah dunno how to feel about this, no doubt Olam's quality - just hope last year was a bad year impacted by injuries.

He played 17 games. He missed a few but it’s not like he didn’t get on the field.

 

[hank37w]

That's not to say that he wasn't playing well below his best due to carrying injuries, I guess we will find out in the coming months what the real story is.

 

[Todd Packer]

A fellow named H Kay Awa Juciest of Port Moresby has just stated on Facebook that he's now a Tigers supporter

 

[GNR4LIFE]

A fellow named H Kay Awa Juciest of Port Moresby has just stated on Facebook that he's now a Tigers supporter

They aren’t fickle are they

 

[Stevec]

Olam has my vote ,a strong robust center whos come through the
Melbourne Storm system !

 

[rugbygoated]

Olam's manager confirmed should be end of this week or early next week, barring a drama with the medical. Good signing, experienced and tough centre who has won comps. People comparing him to BJ need to lay off the glass BBQ.

BJ had attitude issues. Olam's had a poor year but unless there's something we don't know about, he's hard working and not a troublemaker

 

[jadtiger]

Olam has my vote ,a strong robust center whos come through the
Melbourne Storm system !

Even if he plays at 60% he will be better than what we have imho but i am hoping for 100%

 

[rugbygoated]

Olam will be 32 when his 3 year deal with us ends

His last contract in the NRL unless PNG team comes in