Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Odessa]

"by all reports" = the local guy at the pub who volunteers in Parra juniors

Impeccable source!

No need for any further corroboration on this - done deal!

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

 

[Tigrr2]

I think Tigers need an impact prop off the bench like Blore would have been

 

[patwalker]

There’s a line in the film 10 Things I Hate About You. Heath Ledger comments on everyone obsessing over this one particular girl “What is it with this girl, has she got beer flavoured nipples?”. I can’t help think of that line when I see people pushing Seyfarth’s barrel. Hey, maybe it’s me, but I just don’t get it.

I say that about my sister in-law all the time. She treats boyfriends like crap but they keep coming back!!

 

[KCTiger2]

I think Tigers need an impact prop off the bench like Blore would have been

Samuela Fainu

 

[Camel2281]

I think Tigers need an impact prop off the bench like Blore would have been

Pole is the player that would be ideal for that role

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

Pole is the player that would be ideal for that role

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]

Parramatta by all reports just working out the $$ hearing 2 years with an option for a third that's from the local guy at the pub who volunteers his time helping parramattas junior teams the guy also has a man crush on Brad Fittler weird

Could be worse options for a man crush.

Braith Anasta for example. While I hate Easts, Brad Fittler seems like a decent bloke.

 

[cqtiger]

Has anyone been to Tigers training?
Are they doing a lot of defense drills?

 

[cqtiger]

I heard that Morris has changed our defense structure

 

[crazycat]

I think Tigers need an impact prop off the bench like Blore would have been

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]

I think Tigers need an impact prop off the bench like Blore would have been

If we are smart Pole would play that role for us.

 

[Rusty]

I don’t think Flanagan cares for Sullivan.

Maybe more than Lomax 🙂

 

[weststigerman]

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?

 

[gallagher]

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?

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]

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.

 

[hank37w]

Lomax has plenty of ill discipline in his game, some of his no look passes leave a lot to be desired.

Just my thoughts, but either way I wouldn't want to pay anywhere near fullback money for him.

 

[BAGNF05]

I heard that Morris has changed our defense structure

I recall his Sharks teams being gritty and hard to break down defensively. Really hope he can coach some steel into this mob.

 

[BAGNF05]

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.

Sullivan seems like a well suited #14 who could come on and take advantage of tiring forwards . I know we probably overpaid for him but that’s how I would like to see him employed.

 

[batboy]

Sullivan seems like a well suited #14 who could come on and take advantage of tiring forwards . I know we probably overpaid for him but that’s how I would like to see him employed.

At 9 are you thinking or 13?

If we had the ascendancy he could create some chaos at 13 in small stints… going the other way might be a bit of a worry…

 

[Tom Shines]

in a crap dragons team lomax has played ok, he would look good next to Olam

Why ? Will Olam be bad… so he makes him look good in comparison?

All this love for Slomax … been happening here for 18 months …

Must be part of the Tigers fan PTSD… even when you dream about a player joining the team.. they are the crap ones..