Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[TSP]

Sharks have says he's free to go in 2026, when he'll be turning 31.
Who knows how his body will handle the physicality of his style in his early-mid thirties. Klemmer seems to have slowed down a lot compared to a few years ago...

Yeah it’s been tough watching Klem lose his strength and energy.

I don’t think Pole has been mentioned enough here. He could be anything this kid.

I think we need to bite the bullet and wrap him up long term. He is one of those players that is going to be solid for a long time. It would be superb to have him settled in for the duration.

If we wait too long, we won’t keep him or he will cost too much.

 

[happy_tiger]

Brisbane supposedly releasing Taupau

 

[happy_tiger]

Bloody hell ......Taupau is 34 .......pass

 

[ATown]

Royce Hunt is fine. He’s not worth all the hype he’s getting here. Talking about big money and trading players for him is madness.

 

[Tom Shines]

Martin Taupau was past it before I had heard the word Covid …

 

[Moh]

Imagine casually getting a player as talented as TPJ mid season.

We just give away our best for free.

 

[Stevec]

Cant believe some wondering if we can get May if Penrith sack him !
No ! No ! We don't touch .Please don't!

 

[rugbygoated]

I feel that Royce Hunt ticks so many boxes for us, he could well be our next silent signing if we can offer something to Sharks to release for '25.

He's big, explosive, good defence, experienced, more of an impact middle, wouldn't cost the world & part of the Samoa national team (Luai etc).

What do Sharks need that we can offer?

I'd pay overs (not too much) for Royce Hunt. For me he's proven even in beaten sides for sharks and samoa to be a really good player. He's 28, but I can see him getting better and better, and he seems to be a good squad guy

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Worth a shot for cheap $$ in the back row

Benji is a fan of him

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Yeah it’s been tough watching Klem lose his strength and energy.

I don’t think Pole has been mentioned enough here. He could be anything this kid.

I think we need to bite the bullet and wrap him up long term. He is one of those players that is going to be solid for a long time. It would be superb to have him settled in for the duration.

If we wait too long, we won’t keep him or he will cost too much.

Pole is my favourite forward. Love his intent to go forward.

 

[TYGA]

Benji should remind Stef he won’t make origin time to boost his value

 

[Demps]

With Dragons locking in Sloane,
Can we sign Blaize Talagi ?

Earmarked as a centre, for us

 

[Tom Shines]

With Dragons locking in Sloane,
Can we sign Blaize Talagi ?

Earmarked as a centre, for us

All these guys you suggest…why would they want to come here ?

Talagi will have a lot of other options if he leaves Eels …he would have rocks in his head to come here

 

[GNR4LIFE]

With Dragons locking in Sloane,
Can we sign Blaize Talagi ?

Earmarked as a centre, for us

We sign Arthur, then that just deepens his ties to the club even further.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

All these guys you suggest…why would they want to come here ?

Talagi will have a lot of other options if he leaves Eels …he would have rocks in his head to come here

I’m surprised the Roosters haven’t made a play for him. Biding their time maybe.

 

[Robbie's Love Child]

What a disgraceful effort from some of the worst NRL players of all time. As is plainly obvious this year is a right off and I won't be watching them now until 2025. But here are my suggestions for the remainder of 2024.
1 Ship Stefano off, he is a softcock who is so overrated it is hilarious.
2 The former union player on the wing needs to be put out of his misery and spare further humiliation.
3 Sullivan, Staines, to KOE asap.
4 Galvin to spend the rest of the year in KOE to build confidence and basic halves direction.
5 Throw the bus at Royce Hunt, offer Stefano in swap.
6 Throw Doehui and Sezer in the halves for the remainder of the season to if either are worth persisting with in 2025.

I still believe 2025 will be huge improvement on this year but screw watching these losers for the rest of the year.

 

[boonboon]

Api and Seyfarth combined for 22 missed or ineffective tackles yet it’s the bloke who made 42 with 1 miss who is the issue

 

[king_sirro]

We sign Arthur, then that just deepens his ties to the club even further.

I would love Arthur and in turn bring Blayze across ti play left centre. Olam to KOE cup

 

[426Tlgerland]

I'd pay overs (not too much) for Royce Hunt. For me he's proven even in beaten sides for sharks and samoa to be a really good player. He's 28, but I can see him getting better and better, and he seems to be a good squad guy

I would go after both Hunt and Willison from broncos
we lack big bodies and last night showed this , the dragons were all big bodies even lomax is big .

 

[watersider]

I was never for hiring Marshall. I wasn't a big fan of Madge either, but the way it turned out we would have been much better off giving him last year finally with some players he recruited in papalii and Api. He had the burden of mbye, Packer and Reynolds contracts up until that. Not saying he would have succeeded but it gives him the opportunity to go through with a plan.

I say that because the calls are now being made to sack Benji. This is just the same pattern we've been in since we first sacked sheens, always cutting coaches down as soon as things become difficult and everyone gets to hide behind the change and no one is held accountable. Benji needs to be given next year without question. I don't agree with his approach, and I didn't want him here but chopping him down is not progress. Build support around him and try to make it work. Api, Luai, Olam and turuva are all coming or re-signed due to Benji, you sack him now and you completely undermine their trust in the club. Calls to sack him are totally misguided. Support him better, make it work, hold people accountable.