If the tigers are really looking for some speed at the back and a player who could play , fullback , winger , and centre, look no further than David Armstrong from the knights , the bloke has a ton of talent and is of contract , the knights have signed Schiller so they don’t have much room left
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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GNR4LIFE
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There aren’t 3 Turbo’s. There’s Turbo, Jurbo and Burbo
Armstrong is a wing / centre and only a late call up as they have another kid "fullback" Sharpe... As he was only just returning back from injury.
TV Ted Ellery
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He went from Wests to St George but couldn't get a start so moved to Souths. Like Ogden, Rua, Stevanovic, Dillon, Scolari, Tuifua and the rest of that undefeated jersey flegg team, he'll never make the transition to firsts.
Webster-Mansfield is a much better player than the others on that list, although Srevanovic goes ok too and would be a better option than who we currently have playing in the halves for our NSW Cup team.
What does Keoaoa do better than Webster-Mansfield ? I’ll answer “nothing”
Armstrong has been playing fullback and heavily contributing in his teams wins.
He’s much quicker and has more X factor than what we currently have.
Jake Toby currently at the Bears is probably better again, another one that has been stuck in reserve grade and regularly being the standout player for his whole career, not getting an NRL opportunity.
He would make the same or better impact as Trai Fuller has if he was given an opportunity.
But where did he star at , FULLBACK made bula look like a statute , he can fill all of those spots
So if we can see these players with promise why are we sign the crap that we have , nsw cup side winning 30-20 with 15 minutes to go and get done 50-30 , for god sake start bring in some real talent
ancient_magpie
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I remember Jake Toby scoring 4 tries against us a couple of years ago can't understand why he's still in reggies.
BlackWhiteGold
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Like Faulago at Blacktown, Toby is no more than a very good NSW Cup player.
💯 he would be an instant sensation playing NRL even as a 27y.o rookie.
No doubt we could sign him on a 2nd tier contract tomorrow if we were willing to give him a chance.
Plenty of others in a similar situation who constantly dominate when playing NSW Cuo or Qld Cup and would jump at any glimmer of hope in getting more regular NRL game time and by signing these types of players there is nothing to lose as if we have a look at them and decide they are not good enough for our NRL side, they would still dramatically improve our NSW Cup side.
Why we just sit back and watch the bleeding get worse and take no action is ridiculous.
BlackWhiteGold
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I think fullback is his position & we've invested in Bula/Turuva/Mason for fullback. Unfortunately he doesn't have the size we need on the wing or centre.
That remains to be seen, but I’m very confident you would be wrong.
BlackWhiteGold
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I could well be but I think we need to aim higher UNLESS we, as you said, can land them on NSW Cup or perhaps T&T deals.
We need a little bit more NRL experience to balance out our roster and provide leadership & direction. But I do see your point we need more experience in NSW Cup too if we can recruit a few over to lead our guys and are willing to play down (Ron Massey) when the need arises.
Yep, and I have no issue with them receiving compensation. That being said, a blanket stand down policy like is currently in place is stupid. It should be judged on a case by case basis
When we aim highl we often shoot blanks.
Nothing wrong with bringing in 5-6 lower priced recruits who have been standing out in NSW Cup or Qld Cup to see how they go and as I say they would significantly improve our NSW Cup at the very worst.
After all we have had next to nobody standing out in our own NSW Cup team.
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TV Ted Ellery
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AJ may be a poor first grader but Webster-Mansfield hasn't even stood out in reserves aside from 1 or 2 games. We let him go to free up a top 30 spot. Hopefully we can do the same with Tumeth next year.
weststigerman
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This thread sinks lower and lower every day. Now we think a 27 year old reserve grade fullback with zero NRL games is better than Bula.
There is a reason why these guys are in NSW Cup.
I saw a Facebook post today suggesting we should have Jimmy Ngutlik (who is currently playing 2 grades below NSW Cup) on the wing in first grade.
There is desperation and hysterics everywhere at the moment.
There is a reason why these guys are in NSW Cup.
I saw a Facebook post today suggesting we should have Jimmy Ngutlik (who is currently playing 2 grades below NSW Cup) on the wing in first grade.
There is desperation and hysterics everywhere at the moment.
Trai Fuller and Cody Walker ring a bell ?
