Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[innsaneink]

Imagine the bloody odds on that .....

You used to get approx 26/1 for a draw in H2H on TAB, had a mate who took every game as a draw won real big one year.... if you parlayed them all youd end up approx with about 5 and a half trillion to 1...knowing TAB youd be lucky to get 500/1

 

[teddy23]

Molo's an interesting choice and certainly not one on my radar. what you like about him?

Low $ and has some upside. I think he could be a good prop bench option one day. No one looks good at the dragons right now he has some ability Molo.

Low risk high reward. No one else interests me from the dragons that would be realistic.

 

[rusted-on]

Oh right. I'm an idiot

We all have our idiotic moments 😊

 

[Lestronge]

I’d be looking at thier edge back rowers. Say what you will , but the dragons have a good rep for produces elite edges . A lot get poached well before first grade as well . The Illawarra is fertile ground for footy players .
the nrl are just lucky that after thier premiership win , they rested on thier laurels , kept the deadwood running the joint , and develop a boys culture that would put the sharks circa the Bird/dugan/ Ferguson era at the sharks to shame .

 

[Tigerbenb]

Gordon Whippy

 

[gregjm87]

I’d be looking at thier edge back rowers. Say what you will , but the dragons have a good rep for produces elite edges . A lot get poached well before first grade as well . The Illawarra is fertile ground for footy players .
the nrl are just lucky that after thier premiership win , they rested on thier laurels , kept the deadwood running the joint , and develop a boys culture that would put the sharks circa the Bird/dugan/ Ferguson era at the sharks to shame .

Both/either of the Couchmans would be good pick-ups imo

 

[Spartan117]

I’d give you 100 million to 1

 

[tigermate]

@kade7 or @teddy23 hi guys - can either of you tell me why we signed olam over keeping tupou?

I just don’t understand.

Even if tupou was an extra $100k per year - why would we not keep the kid?

He’s younger, has big upside,

I just have no idea why they did that considering our outside backs are weak.

And tupou imo is going to better than staines, naden, etc - like everyone

So I just don’t get it.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

@kade7 or @teddy23 hi guys - can either of you tell me why we signed olam over keeping tupou?

I just don’t understand.

Even if tupou was an extra $100k per year - why would we not keep the kid?

He’s younger, has big upside,

I just have no idea why they did that considering our outside backs are weak.

And tupou imo is going to better than staines, naden, etc - like everyone

So I just don’t get it.

Ever considered Tupou didn’t want to stay……I think it wasn’t just the money

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Low $ and has some upside. I think he could be a good prop bench option one day. No one looks good at the dragons right now he has some ability Molo.

Low risk high reward. No one else interests me from the dragons that would be realistic.

We had one of those last year and let him go to Manly…..A.James

 

[tigermate]

Ever considered Tupou didn’t want to stay……I think it wasn’t just the money

Surely with luai and Richardson on board and benji he could see upside … heard it was bc we were out paid … idk tho

 

[Camel2281]

Seen Dragons want a hooker and Raiders denied the release of Zac Woolford. Maybe we should offer Jake Simpkin in exchange for Either Lomax or Ravalawa?

Shows how highly Jacob Liddle is rated over there. Where is Russell these days? I still remember him trying to say Liddle was better than Harry Grant

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Surely with luai and Richardson on board and benji he could see upside … heard it was bc we were out paid … idk tho

Downside with Tupou is his hands, especially under the high ball.

Often forwards have bad hands early but rectify it later in their careers but it's rare for backs to have bad hands early.

Be interesting if he fixes this this year.

He's going to get pumped with bombs this year.

If it's not fixed he can't be carried.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I’d have Toupu at the bottom of the pecking order. If we were in a position that we were going to mount a charge than I’d consider him, but given it’s going to be a development year and we are already going to be blooding enough of our own, no point wasting one of those spots on a guy who won’t be around. It’s only going to benefit the Dolphins. Screw that.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Surely with luai and Richardson on board and benji he could see upside … heard it was bc we were out paid … idk tho

Alot of talk was he wanted a center spot.
Maybe we couldn’t promise it.
Wolf has coached Tupou before & maybe that played apart.

If it was cash like 100k a season it’s easy to say pay it but if the offer is 500k+ from the dolphins then paying the extra 100k is a high chunk for Tupou. I wouldn’t pay it.

The kid has alot of upside though.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I’d have Toupu at the bottom of the pecking order. If we were in a position that we were going to mount a charge than I’d consider him, but given it’s going to be a development year and we are already going to be blooding enough of our own, no point wasting one of those spots on a guy who won’t be around. It’s only going to benefit the Dolphins. Screw that.

He is on our pay roll. We should play the best players in the positions we have to start the season. He is a left side player so is probably competing with Lobb & Naden for a wing spot. Olam as center took the center option off the table for him.

 

[Jolls]

Brooks should have been turned into a hooker 6 years ago , he found not steer the ship but he could defend , Robbie should have had him as his next in line then we would have gone and purchased a proper 1/2 , but I’m not a coach and non of them tried him at honker so who knows

Hooker requires similar smarts as a half back to read the game, draw in the A and B defenders to clear the ruck and give the halves/forwards room to play. Brooks doesn't have the smarts to make decisions as a half with time given to him - no chance he could do it as a hooker being half a step ahead of the game.

 

[Lestronge]

@kade7 or @teddy23 hi guys - can either of you tell me why we signed olam over keeping tupou?

I just don’t understand.

Even if tupou was an extra $100k per year - why would we not keep the kid?

He’s younger, has big upside,

I just have no idea why they did that considering our outside backs are weak.

And tupou imo is going to better than staines, naden, etc - like everyone

So I just don’t get it.

It was apparently double wasn’t it . It wasn’t 100k .

 

[hank37w]

Pretty sure that would put us in last place. From memory when the for/ against is the same then the most points scored sits in the higher position.

But, but, but, everyone else would be on 1 point and we would be on 2.

That is of course as it has already been pointed out by @Don Kershane that the NRL would find some obscure reason to take the points off us.

 

[hank37w]

So we probably won't be in the 8 after the bye, points for and against, and or a draw might relegate us into 9th.

Everyone will be on 1 point and Wests Tigers will be on 2 points due to our resounding victory against the bye. 🤣 🤣🤣