Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

WestsTigers4VR said:
The Mole wrote a story regarding the departure of Robbie Farah. It was said that there was a rift between Farah and Koroisau. It said they hadn’t seen eye to eye on a number of issues over the last 12 months.

I’m more sided with Api on this one. The man has four premierships so I’d trust he knows what success looks like and I’d honestly be terrified to see where we’d be without him. Here’s the link:

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Always something going on in the background , if true , but no one is going to come out and say Robbie’s gone as him and Appi don’t agree on stuff so we punted one
 
Harvey said:
Robbie should have never been hired. No experience, no resume. It was a PR stunt and another example of what an amateur club we are regardless of the figurehead taking the blame.
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And he always seems to be butting heads with someone. Not great for culture...
 
TheKhan said:
To most of these players tigers are a crap club. This generation of player haven't seen tigers in the finals.
The psychological effect must be heavy
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The goal should be to chase 2 nd tier players who want a 1st grade spot , players like Mann, a tackle machine , Curran a workhorse , Williams also a workhorse ,?there is a lot of these players , BUT the question is who the hell is looking for these players , at our club , because nothing seems to be happening
 
bptiger 0 said:
The goal should be to chase 2 nd tier players who want a 1st grade spot , players like Mann, a tackle machine , Curran a workhorse , Williams also a workhorse ,?there is a lot of these players , BUT the question is who the hell is looking for these players , at our club , because nothing seems to be happening
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Exactly the type of players we need and are achievable in getting. I'd add Ethan Bullemor who could be an absolute gun at just 24 years of age, and also Brad Parker who is currently playing backrow for Manly in NSW cup. He looks pretty decent in the position as most centres adapt to backrow well. He is coming off a horrible injury where he had to learn how to walk again, so this year is really just him getting himself back. Next year he will be much better and would be a handy player off the bench playing backrow and covering injuries outwide.
 
king_sirro said:
Exactly the type of players we need and are achievable in getting. I'd add Ethan Bullemor who could be an absolute gun at just 24 years of age, and also Brad Parker who is currently playing backrow for Manly in NSW cup. He looks pretty decent in the position as most centres adapt to backrow well. He is coming off a horrible injury where he had to learn how to walk again, so this year is really just him getting himself back. Next year he will be much better and would be a handy player off the bench playing backrow and covering injuries outwide.
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Solid, no nonsense workers.

I'd add a smokey in Alec Tuitavake from the Dragons.

Then we need some strike....
Royce Hunt types.

The pack is getting overhauled either way
 
We always go for the wrong type of player in our pack. We need honest, hard working toilers as mentioned above. People you know you can rely on. Beau Fermor is another one. Was close to origin selection this year.

Need to look at the strongest packs and the guys that can’t quite squeeze in.
 
Tucker said:
Has this shit with Stef been confirmed?
It always seems like BS to me when randoms drop the news.
The club is very quiet.
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I get the feeling no one really knows what is going on re. Stefano, Bateman, as Richo and Benji will give nothing away.

I can only speculate too but I reckon the silence from Richo is just due to him getting some ducks in a row to actual have something to tell members.

Yes frustrating for us as all we hear is media speculation & forum rumours and ideas until then.
 
Vicious said:
I know nothing about Larry Leha, the Warriors get the best of the young New Zealanders don’t they ?
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Also from today's Mole story - https://amp.nine.com.au/article/7b974e8b-ee1a-4957-ad0c-f925b80483b0

TIGERS POACH KIWI PRODIGY

The Tigers have continued concentrating on youth, signing a promising back-rower from Auckland.

The joint venture beat several rival clubs to pick up Larry Leha, a rangy back-rower from De La Salle College in Auckland.

Leha, aged 17, will join the Tigers over the off season and train with the club on a fulltime basis.

The youngster already has a strong league connection - he is the brother-in-law of veteran South Sydney hooker Siliva Havili.
 
The irony in this forthcoming overhaul of the forward pack is that the very thing this club needs; experienced, no-nonsense workers, would be met with eye rolls and almost anger by the fanbase, who'd likely feel those types of signings would be underwhelming (sadly, myself included).

Coming from where we are, we're always after a major kill, but, it's becoming more and more apparent, clubs need mid-tier, quality workers just as much, if not more than top-tier wannabe stars.

The Warriors and Bulldogs are perfect examples.

On the surface, I don't like their approach to rebuilding, and I think it's an approach that is more likely to yield 8th place than premierships, but it's hard to argue with what the Warriors did last year and what the Dogs are doing this year. Throw the Dragons in there as well, though I think their turnaround is more down to a mentality change than anything.

Barnett, Harris, Ford and Capewell and Niukore for the Warriors are the case in point.
 
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