Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Jedi_Tiger]

Benji needs to flex some of his influence and get some players through the door.

Backs advised to find new clubs;
- Brent Naden
- Staford Toa
- Charlie Staines

- Solomon Alaimalo, no contract offer for 2025
- Feledy, can see his contract out playing cup (2025)
- Faatape, he is depth only
- Kepoa, off contract 2024 / no new contract considered.

Players targeted ;
Early releases needed.

- Blaize Talagi (Parra)
- Ali Leiataua (NZ)
- Israel Leota (Bris)
- Semi Valemai (NQ , off contract)
- Jack Bostock (2025, off contract)

Start making some moves.

blaize talagi is a must, hopefully he is happy to play centre

 

[BAGNF05]

Innes Senior looks to be having a good season in ESL. Young, tall and scoring plenty of tries. Anyone seen much of him?

 

[Wiz]

I think if you made a “representative reserve grade team” from the other 16 clubs they would be beat us.

 

[bigsiro]

Bradman Best, Cobbo, Lomax, Creighton.....all these guys are big, strong athletes.

A majority of our backs are either small or rail thin.

We could do with the addition of bigger, robust athletes to match up better.

For that, guys like Cotric make sense. I'm far more confident of Cotric tackling Best than Charlie Staines. This is why Doueihi could fit as well. WE simply do not have the big, hard to handle athlete's out wide.

Bradman Best destroyed us today.
Gosh we can only dream of having a centre like him. And he isn’t even top tier.

 

[westTAHger]

Isn’t this the famous score line that’s never happened before?

for wests tigers..

 

[Spidercam]

I’d take a punt on Tristan Sailor but the way things are going Adam Douehi walks straight back into the team

 

[Jimmy]

I’d take a punt on Tristan Sailor but the way things are going Adam Douehi walks straight back into the team

Sailor is a crafty old school type of playmaker, could play almost anywhere in the backline or be that spark off the bench for us…perhaps he could even shift Bula to centre with sailor to fb

 

[Tom Shines]

When will people stop blaming the coach and focus on the roster they have to work with.

We have by some distant the worst roster in the comp with zero back up from the lower grades. Slowly the club is trying to build the roster up, but it takes time. If by mid season next year we are still on struggle street, than sure start looking at Benji, but for now we have to give him some slack

Benji can’t do a lot about the talent level ar the club currently … but he can be blamed for two things… the lack of discipline on the team… and also the lack of attacking flair..

They had an opportunity to win that game yesterday …. But ultimately gave it away ..giving up tries either side of half time and the general stupidity of the usual suspects were the main killers .. why he keeps picking Naden I have no idea… Seyfarth is a hot head as well ..

they also play a very predictable style in attack that makes it very unlikely they can win games .. they need to score more points …it looks like they do very little work on the attack at training …how many games you going to win scoring 12 points? Bula in one of the main attacking threats on the team but runs on an angle towards the touch line most runs… how about coaching that out of him?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I’d take a punt on Tristan Sailor but the way things are going Adam Douehi walks straight back into the team

He probably will, which speaks a lot for where we are. Most other clubs he’d come back through reserve grade and have to earn his spot.

 

[hank37w]

Luai has same length hair...

Can he perform miracles, that is what we need.

If he can turn the water into wine we can get drunk on our success, or if things don't work out, drown our sorrows.

 

[426Tlgerland]

blaize talagi is a must, hopefully he is happy to play centre

blaize talagi is a must, hopefully he is happy to play centre

Add to the exit list
Bud , Seyfarts , Twally and 6 or seven from our reserve grade , there is no other way for us to go , we can’t keep flogging players who are not up to it , and yes we have had clean outs but just went and purchased crap all over again , new people in charge may be able to sort this a bit ,
young Blaze would be a great pick up for centre or we just go head hunt player we need from the spot we need
Wing , Centre , Wing , Back Row/ lock ( Papai was ok ) big hard running prop

 

[hank37w]

I have said all alone that Naden was the wrong signing for us. He is terrible & because of how desperate we are due to bad recruitment some view him as good.

After today he should be banned and told his future is in reggies.

He was a good recruit at the time when we got him from the Dogs at a bargain price but the problem was that as usual we upgraded a player way to early when it was not justified, which seems to be what we do all the time just to make up the numbers.

 

[Tom Shines]

Talagi is wishful thinking … he is going to stay at Parramatta

blaize talagi is a must, hopefully he is happy to play centre

 

[Spacecub]

Richo has come out and stated that our recruiting for 25 is complete I'm hoping he's woken up this morning and rethinking that, a few players need to be told to look around, I wouldn't be resigning Stefano, with fanua Blake Shire bound, I'd be looking there to see who has to stand aside, same at the chooks, there's talk about pressure on Angus Crighton with fafita coming, but as they do they'll manage to fit him under there expansive cap, with vilandys blessing of course, Xavier willison was impressive Friday night, I'd be asking him if he'd be interested in a starting spot with us, but firstly, Naden, Seyfarth, stains klemmer and Bateman need to be sold off

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Talagi is wishful thinking … he is going to stay at Parramatta

000000.1% chance of him coming here.

 

[mikey]

There definitely is a need to trim some of the fairy floss in the club; however, I'd be waiting to see what happens to the team's performance over the next 4 rounds (plus bye) against some of the 'weaker' clubs we will be playing.
Personally, not expecting much better but stranger things have happened.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Richo has come out and stated that our recruiting for 25 is complete I'm hoping he's woken up this morning and rethinking that, a few players need to be told to look around, I wouldn't be resigning Stefano

Im well aware of how fickle this place is and how opinions change on by the week, and there is no better example of this than Stef. He copped it from pillar to post over the summer, than the news drops about his clause and everyone soiling themselves about the thought of losing him. Now, a couple of ordinary games and he’s good to leave again. Make up ya minds people.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

There definitely is a need to trim some of the fairy floss in the club; however, I'd be waiting to see what happens to the team's performance over the next 4 rounds (plus bye) against some of the 'weaker' clubs we will be playing.
Personally, not expecting much better but stranger things have happened.

Is fairy floss a different way of saying dead wood? If so, props to you for freshening up the most boring, overused term in the history of the forum.

 

[Tom Shines]

Im well aware of how fickle this place is and how opinions change on by the week, and there is no better example of this than Stef. He copped it from pillar to post over the summer, than the news drops about his clause and everyone soiling themselves about the thought of losing him. Now, a couple of ordinary games and he’s good to leave again. Make up ya minds people.

they need to keep him… who are they replacing him with ?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

they need to keep him… who are they replacing him with ?

It would be no one better.