Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Many posters discussing the halves options in a rigid way as if we have to fit into some formula of how to play. The fact is, if you watch a team like the Storm of a couple of seasons ago. Bellamy didn’t restrict the many ball players he had, he made a new way to attack. He had his spine all ball playing plus he’d have Burton and Hynes and sometimes both hookers (Grant and Smith) all on the field. The attack came in wave after wave, left side and right side just continuous and unstoppable.
The game has changed, halves and 5/8s, locks and edge back rowers. All with different roles nowadays. The idea is to play a style that suits the talents of the guys you have. Nothing wrong with multiple ball players in your team as long as everyone is on the same page in D.
 
TigerSJ said:
Many posters discussing the halves options in a rigid way as if we have to fit into some formula of how to play. The fact is, if you watch a team like the Storm of a couple of seasons ago. Bellamy didn’t restrict the many ball players he had, he made a new way to attack. He had his spine all ball playing plus he’d have Burton and Hynes and sometimes both hookers (Grant and Smith) all on the field. The attack came in wave after wave, left side and right side just continuous abd unstoppable.
The game has changed, halves and 5/8s, locks and edge back rowers. All with different roles. The idea is to play a style that suits the talents of the guys you have. Nothing wrong with multiple ball players in your team as long as everyone is on the same page in D.
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It’s more how much we are over spending on the Salary Cap on some players who are unlikely to be in our top 17 that’s the problem.
If you over spend on certain positions, it doesn’t leave enough cap space to fill other positions with quality players.
 
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Not sure why people are starting to have doubts about the Luai contract. There's a reason why we signed him & that's because he has the runs on the board that none of our current halves do. Remember Luke Brooks won Rookie of the year in his first full season & then his career was plagued by inconsistency... not trying to speak this into existence with Galvin & Fainu but these are the things that come with being a young half. Thrusting these two together at the same time will just be another Moses/Brooks situation.
 
Snidest 0 said:
He debuted at lock for Queensland but never played lock for Australia.
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The 86 tour of the UK he played lock in the games when Terry Lamb came on and also I remember him playing lock with maybe Brett Kenny at 5/8 and him at lock second row but ghees that was a long time ago
 
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WesternSuburbsBoy said:
Not sure why people are starting to have doubts about the Luai contract. There's a reason why we signed him & that's because he has the runs on the board that none of our current halves do. Remember Luke Brooks won Rookie of the year in his first full season & then his career was plagued by inconsistency... not trying to speak this into existence with Galvin & Fainu but these are the things that come with being a young half. Thrusting these two together at the same time will just be another Moses/Brooks situation.
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Luke is putting runs on the board now.
 
Vicious said:
A good back row who are a genuine attacking threat would really transform our side.
I know they keep saying Angus Crichton is going to French Rugby, but if it hasn’t already happened, there must be some doubt about a deal being done.
He’s currently off contract at the end of 2024, we should be trying to sign him or David Fifita, maybe even both of them.
If that means offloading Bateman and Papali’i to fit them in, it would be a win win situation for Wests Tigers.
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Angus off chop's Crichton..no way !!!
 
Odessa said:
The 86 tour of the UK he played lock in the games when Terry Lamb came on and also I remember him playing lock with maybe Brett Kenny at 5/8 and him at lock second row but ghees that was a long time ago
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He played off the bench in those 1982 Kangaroo games behind Kenny - never named at lock was my point.

Also played five-eighth all 1986 Kangaroo series - but Lamb famously was on the bench for every game of that tour so he did some shuffling when he came on - but again never named or started at lock
 
And Lamb was shuffled on from Wests Tigers especially after that centrefold spread. After we beat Parramatta and Canterbury in the opening rounds of the season... we were like a plane in the air running out of fuel
 
AmericanHistoryX said:
I agree with you whole heartedly. I dont know as much as football as you fellow forumers, I was just thinking spreading the money out. Also Sezer is a great point. He kick direct a team around the park. Who else do we have or signed for next year that can?
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I think the best plan is give Galvin as much game time as possible this year, we'll see if he's good or not. We can't judge him on his first few games being excellent. Even if we are losing, how he performs should be noted. That way, instead of throwing out the big money offer straight away, we know if we should upgrade him or not. Also, Fainu is on 500K so he will stay for a year or 2 at least. If Galvin needs more time, I wouldn't be against having a Sezer/Luai combination to start next year. Fainu/Sullivan can find other positions in the team for 2024
 
AmericanHistoryX said:
I agree with you whole heartedly. I dont know as much as football as you fellow forumers, I was just thinking spreading the money out. Also Sezer is a great point. He kick direct a team around the park. Who else do we have or signed for next year that can?
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That's what we're finding out this season. Sezer will most likely be gone by 2027 at the latest. It gives us a year or 2 to sort out who will be the long kicker and game manager. Sullivan definitely isn't. Fainu looks good as a 7. Galvin's favourite player being Munster and his love for 6 means he's probably going to be the 5/8. Luai can kick long but he hasn't consistently kicked in the NRL because of Cleary. It's a risk either way. But we have options, lots of options.
 
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