Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Glenji95]

I'm kinda thinking head coach

Unless Benji steps down or is willing to accept help from someone more experienced like Bennett, Benji will at least be head coach until next year. He’ll have a chance to work with Luai at least before they decide to cut the cord.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

 

[Glenji95]

David Fifita anyone?

We would have to offer at least a million minimum and if we’re willing to not to spend that on AFB, I don’t see us spending it on Fifita. I think he wants to win a premiership so good chance he’ll end up at Panthers. Unless his love for QLD outweighs a move to NSW.

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

The sad part is that apart from Api…who else from the current squad can they bring into the side that can make an immeadiate difference ?

If you say Toa… he won’t move the needle a nanometer….

Toa has multiple deficiencies but he can break the line with footwork, a rare quality in our putrid side. He's overdue for a good game - they're usually 1 in 10.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Toa has multiple deficiencies but he can break the line with footwork, a rare quality in our putrid side. He's overdue for a good game - they're usually 1 in 10.

Should fit in well. 1 out 10 ain't bad.

 

[Spacecub]

Unless Benji steps down or is willing to accept help from someone more experienced like Bennett, Benji will at least be head coach until next year. He’ll have a chance to work with Luai at least before they decide to cut the cord.

Yes unfortunately Glen, as talented as Marshall was coaching wise I feel he's on par with barrett

 

[Pascoes_barber]

Brydens gone as major sponsor after this year.

Going to be a lot of jersey sales once that putrid logo is off the front.

 

[weststigers]

I wouldn't be against it, if and only if you got him on a cheap deal. Like a Moneyball type signing

Just because they are cheap, it doesn't make it moneyball. Cotric would be a money waste.

 

[Wiz]

Toa has multiple deficiencies but he can break the line with footwork, a rare quality in our putrid side. He's overdue for a good game - they're usually 1 in 10.

Agree. Has a good fend and is the most likely in our top 30 to beat a man one on one.

 

[hank37w]

We would have to offer at least a million minimum and if we’re willing to not to spend that on AFB, I don’t see us spending it on Fifita. I think he wants to win a premiership so good chance he’ll end up at Panthers. Unless his love for QLD outweighs a move to NSW.

Fifita's a bludger already, imagine what he would be like here.

 

[hank37w]

Brydens gone as major sponsor after this year.

Going to be a lot of jersey sales once that putrid logo is off the front.

Just to be on the safe side why can't we just find a benevolent sponsor that has a shit load of money and appreciates a really nice jersey and doesn't want to ruin it with some sort of tasteless motif.

 

[Glenji95]

Yes unfortunately Glen, as talented as Marshall was coaching wise I feel he's on par with barrett

I’m willing to give Benji at least until next year before making the call if he’ll be a dud coach. Bit of a wait I know but the roster isn’t exactly the strongest. We’ve seen what we can do when we’re on the Sharks and Eels games are proof of that, just struggle with being able to maintain that.

 

[Glenji95]

Fifita's a bludger already, imagine what he would be like here.

It would be a bad signing for us.

 

[balmain boy]

I know what you are getting at, our young players would be a lot less value in the Salary Cap than the ones you have mentioned, but these other clubs are not silly, they don’t recruit under sized players unless they have sone exceptional qualities such as speed, stamina, power & aggression etc
Our two you have mentioned don’t have exceptional speed to overcome their lack of size and in Faagatu’s case he doesn’t appear to have much stamina either.
We’d be looking at paying 700-800k per season to be any chance of recruiting someone like Willison. Maybe he’s worth that money purely on potential with his elite size, speed and athleticism, but we won’t have that type of money to spend unless we offload a hell of a lot of deadwood first,
I personally think it’s a lost cause, but retaining Stef should be our first priority and then adding a big powerful impact forward such as Willison or someone similar would be ideal.
As for wingers Stonestreet would be a fantastic addition if we could somehow get him as would Jeral Skelton and possibly a sneaky play at Khan-Pereira while he’s not getting in the Titans NRL side.
We just have to hope Luai works for us in the halves and we need something to assist our back row, but again we won’t be in a position tn attract anyone unless we offload some deadwood.

No chance Willison would be on anywhere near that much in his next contract! Even 400-500k would be a huge stretch.

These other guys are in reserve grade, we've just got to go hard for them

 

[balmain boy]

Probably so but even so he’s not available so not sure why people are calling for him to be signed to us.

Because he's been in reserve grade...

 

[balmain boy]

He could become one of the greatest wingers if he really focuses, but he is young so he’s got time to figure it out, but has to do it sooner rather than later. He might have speed similar to Addo-Carr but he’s not there yet in regards to being another Addo-Carr. But still he’s currently not available. Have to see if he does become available.

FFS , every single player in the comp is theoretically available.
Most clubs don't just sign off contract players...

 

[Glenji95]

Because he's been in reserve grade...

And? Just because he’s been playing reserve grade doesn’t automatically mean he is available or he’s going to become available. Besides out of the 8 games Titans have played this year (had the bye in Round 2) he’s played in 5 of them. Not exactly on the outer because he’s missed 3 games.

 

[Glenji95]

FFS , every single player in the comp is theoretically available.
Most clubs don't just sign off contract players...

No they aren’t. If that were true most players wouldn’t even be at their club for more than a year, maybe 2 max. If everyone was theoretically available they would all be wanting Cleary or Papenhuyzen or someone of that caliber every year. Those 2 alone as well as some others would be sitting down every year with other teams coaches every year to try and get them to their club. And technically most clubs do unless a certain player falls out of their current club and is given permission to look elsewhere.

 

[batboy]

Seyfarth has only played very minimal minutes in our past 2 games, what has he got to do with these losses ?
Compare apples with apples, you won’t find too many better forwards on the same wage he’d be getting.

You answered your own question…
If he had any impact on the game, he’d be playing for more of it.

He’s got a spot in the 17, seems from your point above he’s only there to make up numbers - you don’t think it might be better to fill his position with someone who can actually make a stamp on the game?

 

[Nonotmeagain]

We simply have to recruit. Our first grade squad is the weakest in the comp, our NSW cup side is the weakest in the comp.
We can't just say we have some good teenagers, job done, they can all just pay first grade at a good level... We already have too many kids in our top 30, and more joining next season, we need to lose some and replace them with first graders
I wonder if Broncos would entertain a Willison for Faaugutu swap? They can't afford to keep Xavier but they'd get a cheap prospect who's a local boy with a decent upside?
Maybe we can swap Feledy for Sam Stonestreet. I don't know, bit I'd certainly be looking at what clubs are open to deals

Without knowing the contract situation you "swap" somebody unless that "somebody" wants to go.