Snidest 0
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"by all reports" = the local guy at the pub who volunteers in Parra juniors
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Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Tucker
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To be fair, thats where most of the trash that pollutes this thread originates.
innsaneink
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Well... He's a center three quarter.... It's not like hes a front rower or protective back rower or covering lock
Flashy stuff is outside backs
Buttface
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He’s in for a big year I reckon.
crazycat
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Yea, ah
A Sullivan for Lomax swap would be good.
But that whole "hey Sullivan, we don't have a halfback and so were going to punt our leading halves junior so Flanno Junior has a chance"... would rub him the wrong way.
Naturally us signing every free halfback in the comp probably rubs him the wrong way too.
We don't know what kind of side we have. Will Olam be a gun or a dud*. Will Sezer/Sullivan/Fainu Fire? or Fizzle?
My point, we won't know if:
our halves are guns or duds,
our centers are guns or duds,
even our wings, if Tupou can improve on a poor 2023 (sure moments of brillance, but moments) and if Naden or Staines will be a solid wing option.
The only known quantities in our side are:
Fullback, Bula
Hooker, Api
and a forward pack that kinda holds their own. Klemmer, Bateman, Pole... Love you guys.
I think we need a little more beef upfront. If I was looking to trade, I would talk to the Cowboys about swapping Sullivan for Hess or Luciano Leulia...(maybe?)....
Lets hold off signing anyone till we know who stands up and who needs replacing.
*I am a massive Olam fan, but I am open to the possibility of him not performing here like so many other signings not performing here. I expect him to RIP in but till we see it. ...
Odessa
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He is the guy at the pub everybody has one at there local who drinks alittle to much and looks much older then what he is mad Parramatta fan
I say that about my sister in-law all the time. She treats boyfriends like crap but they keep coming back!!
KCTiger2
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Samuela Fainu
Pole is the player that would be ideal for that role
FrodoTBaggin
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It's why I think someone like Seyfarth might start for us as lock. You can swap Twal / Pole for Klemmer / Stefano. Then you can carry Samuela on the bench to either come on at lock or second row.
crazycat
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Could be worse options for a man crush.
Braith Anasta for example. While I hate Easts, Brad Fittler seems like a decent bloke.
cqtiger
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Has anyone been to Tigers training?
Are they doing a lot of defense drills?
Are they doing a lot of defense drills?
cqtiger
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I heard that Morris has changed our defense structure
crazycat
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Yes we need impact props, but we need workhorses more.
The workhorses we had in the past:
Liam Fulton
Elijah Taylor
Ryan Matterson (yea as a person I hate him, but he certainly did put in when he played for us...)
I haven't seen our pack so anywhere near as good as when they were a part of our side.
Don't know if the current state of NRL actually supports workhorses, it seems to want people to be in position more to close defensive gaps... Rather then having a player like the above tackle them away.
As a WT fan I am so glad we have Olam. The number of games I saw where:
Winger was overlapped 2 to 1. Try against us.
Winger was barged past.
Winger/Center playing like they just met each other 10 minutes ago.
Our backline defense SUCKS! It has for ages and it needed to be fixed. I am really hoping that Olam can tackle and form a defensive line with one of our wingers and shut down one side. Bateman is better on the edge and if he plays the other side we should be able to disrupt the opposition attack.
We have needed Beef in the backline for ages. That's why we hired BJ Leulia, which did not work out... But we still need Beef in the backline else we just get stomped on.
2023 was the year our forward pack went forward... but our backline just let through too many tries.
Would gladly take a workhorse like those above over an impact prop
Mighty_Tiger
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If we are smart Pole would play that role for us.
Maybe more than Lomax 🙂
weststigerman
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Lomax again? You'd think he's Inglis reincarnated the amount of times he's mentioned here.
He's a centre just below origin level currently being paid fullback money. I don't know why we would want that?
He's a centre just below origin level currently being paid fullback money. I don't know why we would want that?
gallagher
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I'm a bit the same as you. I was expecting big things from him early on, but now think he's just another ave centre.
Jedi_Tiger
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in a crap dragons team lomax has played ok, he would look good next to Olam
Not sure where Sullivan will fit in at tigers in 2025, 500k for a reserve grader is not smart i think he may end up back at dragons or moved on once Luai is here and if fainu Galvin play well.
Not sure where Sullivan will fit in at tigers in 2025, 500k for a reserve grader is not smart i think he may end up back at dragons or moved on once Luai is here and if fainu Galvin play well.
