Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

BZN said:
Des Hasler had retired from footy all those years ago when the Mighty Wests Magpies were in need of a half.
He promptly un-retired 😀 when asked and played 1 more year.
The bloke I would love to see play for Us for 1 year is Jared Waerea-Hargreaves 💪 💪.
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If they get away with that, surely we could get relief for Naden?
 
People keep mentioning Garner. He is a terrible defender, very weak, always pushed back. Even at Penrith he gets exposed. He runs a decent line, but that's all he wants to do, gets smashed on the hard hit-ups. Crazy we talk of him, he's exactly the sort of player we don't need. For all the criticism of papalii and Bateman, they are worlds better than garner in these areas and we had no defensive strength on his side when he played for us and lost any control of ruck speed whenever they ran at him.

Signing Garner is a terrible idea. Our forward recruits MUST be physical and dominant tacklers. Don't worry about anything else.
 
Bellend said:
Why not chase Ryan and Toby Couchman from the Dragons they cover second row and Prop
a area we need improvement in. Tristan Sailor from the Bronco to cover wing,centre,fullback.
Jeral Skelton would be a great get if we can land him.
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I play cricket with their uncle- lives at five dock just down the road from Concord - great family and the boys are really hard working from all reports - would be good signings
 
Kaito said:
Stef & Klem don't compliment one another as starting
front rowers at all. People familiar with American
sports understand the term 'stat padding'.. Richo
will do well if he comes back from the UK with a job
lined up for Klem up north. He's served us well but
we don't need him. Not in our plans moving forward
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He can have all the jobs he likes lined up but if Klemmer doesn't want to go then there's no point.
 
jrtiger said:
in order to bring in players you first have to shop the current players around. Shane Richardson is in England doing just that.
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If you don't have the players agreement to go then there's no point. They get their contract money no matter what grade they play and most have lives here that no amount of money will make them leave to go to another country for - especially those at 30+ with families.
 
Lebanese_Coach_aspiration said:
Targets:
Wing: Skelton, Wilson, Cotric . These are nice to haves but depends if there is room.
Centre: Euan Aitken (#1 target), Averillo, Kayal Iro, Jack wardle.Gabrael. Harry newman We need two from this list.
Halves: Think we invested already.
Prop: Mikaele, Wallace. Kavan Rothwell
2nd Row. Crichton (#2 target) Coen Hess (unrealistic though)
Lock: nathan brown(cheap) Doug Hutchison
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No, not Cotric now. Yes we should have hired him ages ago... Not now, no wingers over 28.

Centers, I agree but we need 1x not 2x from that list. We have Olam who is an excellent left Center.

I think second row and Lock is where our focus needs to be. The shame of our current squad is that our forward pack is actually decent.
Nathan Brown is a No, unless 1 year deal.
I doubt Coen Hess would come here unless the coach changes. But I would be tempted to open the account to bring him here. With Bateman gone we would have the money. He isn't exactly what we need in the second row.
 
The Chad said:
Assuming the Tigers can move Klemmer & Bateman along with Papali'i, I would expect:

Twal to step into the starting role. Been impressed with Twal's effort, biggest issue is he's just too similar to Klemmer.

Potential additions to the prop rotation: Lots of suggestions of well known players like Hunt etc. I don't think brand recognition is the problem. It's body type & style. We need bigger, bustling forwards to create impact off the bench- essentially what we expect Miller to become. But, it has to be done at a decent cost if salary cap management is Richo's priority. Peter Hola from the Raiders is a big, mobile prop they took from the Cowboys who can't get into their loaded prop rotation. Perfect type of bench player, without the cost. 2022 Raiders KOE player of the year. The other name I'd suggest is a Tigers junior- Thomas Mikaele. Big, bustling runner who is somewhat incomplete as a player. That's ok. It's the 20 minutes of damage in the middle to rest Stef or Twal that counts. Make metres (does that- check the stats) and create second phase play (can pop a pass).

The second row requires surgery. Obviously Sam Fainu is on one side. Probably Seyfarth is in line at this stage. I'd bring back yet another old Tiger in Luke Garner. Big, athletic & fast. Exactly what neither Papali'i or Bateman are. And Jack Williams from the Sharks looks like a player screaming out to get more regular 1st grade.

Want to know what Hola, Mikaele, Garner & Williams have in common?

All off contract. No 'swapsies' required. And not one of them tops $500k a year, I'd suspect.

That allows the club to look at another outside back or two (Euan Aitken is actually growing on me as a centre option & maybe Izaac Thompson from Souths?)

You mix these guys in with what we have, and what we have coming through, and I think it is a better balance.

And lastly- Hola, Mikaele, Garner, Williams, Aitken & Thompson (all off contract) are easily replaceable by the juniors we are developing without holding back guys that are ready to step in (Lualili'i, Fa'agutu, Miller, Sukkar etc, etc)
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Lot of thought in those comments mate.
 
weststigers said:
Yeah I think they should be allowed compensation.

Think of it this way. Say a player is stood down, then found not guilty. Ultimately, the NRL have made that team play a man down while still paying his salary based on an allegation alone. It's not fair.

Like it or not, we live in a society that is innocent until proven guilty.

I can understand the stand down based on not having the game in the papers every time the player steps onto the field, but a club should not be made to pay full whack on a player if he is not allowed on the field despite being free to walk the streets.
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Sorry I disagree it should only be allowed when it affects the Tigers. Cause hypocrisy is how I roll
 
Richo must have a sweet tooth, but a long way to go for a junket and really bad if he's got Diabetes.

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EDIT: Should probably be moved to Nostalgia thread.
 
weststigers said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but Stefano is on a deal worth around 350 a season?

I think Richo is trying to rearrange the deck chairs as we speak to offer a competitive deal, but there has to be a point where we withdraw if his expectations are too high.

What worries me most is who we could replace him with if he does decide to leave. We are already a prop short. Losing Stefano means we need to find 2 quality props to fill the void.

Stef is a good player...still young and still learning, but I do think his next contract will see him perform to a higher level with extra experience and age under his belt. What's his value?
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