Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[mtd#2]

Said it before....
Taken him 8 years of First grade for anyone to even know who he is!!
All of a sudden he's flavour of the month.

I don't mind him, But he's a 30 minute impact bench player (at best) and should be paid accordingly... Anything over 350-400 is wasting money (Even that's generous - Kaufusi is on 400k atm at the Sharks and offers more)

He'd be the 3rd / 4th middle I'd be looking to sign....

Today
- 36 minutes.
- 6 hit ups for 63 metres.
- 18 tackles with 1 missed tackle.

He averages 4.9 hit ups a game.

A hard pass from me.

 

[Tigersmurf]

I noticed a report earlier this morning that Tom Opacic was not resigning with his UK club. Could he be a chance of coming back here? Was always a solid defender and capable centre. Not sure of his age, and he might be resigning with another Super League club, but I thought the timing was interesting.

 

[Buttface]

Tex Hoy….

Cant say I am that familiar with Tex’s game… Good name though …

I think he is Joey Johns mates kid?

 

[851]

I think he is Joey Johns mates kid?

His dad is former professional surfer Matt Hoy

 

[crazycat]

1. Bula/Mason
2. Turuva/Luke L
3. Olam/Faats/Saukuru
4. Doohey/Toa/Feledy/Naden
5. Skelton/Stains
6. Galvin
7. Jerry/Latu/Dud/Sezer

Thats the 18 backs we have for next year. The glaring obvious issue is the 2 centre positions. Olam is a solid first grader now, at his best he was a killer, I think his best is far behind him. Doohey is pretty decent in attack but tissue paper puts up a tougher defensive line than this bloke. The Tigers desperately need a gun centre for 2026 if this is an all but finalised list of what they have to put on the park in 2025. Those 7 centre players are very very very average. Any rumours out there of centres we are going after? Who is available?

Sullivan and Naden are out...

That list still worries me too. You look at it from Attack and staines/Galvin/Bula can cross the line. Olam, if fit can become a beast.

You look at it defensively. Every wing we have is weak, Bula is still new to the role, ... as defensive centers Olam/Naden would be the best above and that's piss poor. 🙁

I look at the list above, the best attacker is the best defender... Luai.

We need to sort this.

 

[Tucker]

I noticed a report earlier this morning that Tom Opacic was not resigning with his UK club. Could he be a chance of coming back here? Was always a solid defender and capable centre. Not sure of his age, and he might be resigning with another Super League club, but I thought the timing was interesting.

32 next year, not a lot of experience and hasn’t played NRL since 2022.
Big gamble

 

[bptiger 0]

Is that Tyrone May and Paul Vaughan? I think you would be in the minority if you would like those to be our signings.

Do watch the English game , they preform every time , and a lot better than the crap we got

 

[hsvjones]

I wouldn't worry about Names as Richo seems to sign players we don't really even talk about.
He is like a Stealth Bomber but he knows what we need

 

[bptiger 0]

I wouldn't worry about Names as Richo seems to sign players we don't really even talk about.
He is like a Stealth Bomber but he knows what we need

I hope ur words don’t come back to bite u 🤔

 

[Needaname]

Gee whiz Keano Kini if he’s unsigned should be a priority signing! Bloke literally has speed to burn, makes crazy metres every game and a game breaker!

UPDATE: Keano just broke the NRL run metre record in a game HOLY 393 metres 😮

Surely Brimson could be coming into the market considerations. Either himself looking for a full time fullback gig or the Titans looking to get value for his contract.

 

[Dr_Ice]

Do watch the English game , they preform every time , and a lot better than the crap we got

Yes I do, I also know Vaughan is 34 next year and Tyrone May was never a standout in the NRL previously and has been in the ESL for 3 years.

 

[hsvjones]

I hope ur words don’t come back to bite u 🤔

Time will tell

 

[Tito Santana]

32 next year, not a lot of experience and hasn’t played NRL since 2022.
Big gamble

That’s a Wests Tigers signing if ever I’ve heard it

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Hire this guy as a tackling coach 😉

 

[crazycat]

We signed STARFORD house there was no one better willing to come here back then.

He is solid enough.

The club is changing finally and we have worse contracts to clean up.

Look, nothing against us signing him then.

You take a risk on a junior player all the time.


What I am concerned about is us not being able to punt non performers. Sullivan - Payout. Reynolds/Mbye/.../take your pick.

If a player is risky, I don't mind paying overs to get him. Just not Overs + 3-4 year contracts.

 

[Winston Churchill]

Sullivan and Naden are out...

That list still worries me too. You look at it from Attack and staines/Galvin/Bula can cross the line. Olam, if fit can become a beast.

You look at it defensively. Every wing we have is weak, Bula is still new to the role, ... as defensive centers Olam/Naden would be the best above and that's piss poor. 🙁

I look at the list above, the best attacker is the best defender... Luai.

We need to sort this.

They have both been given permission to leave but nothing official yet. Its been reported Naden has been in contact with the dragons and Hull in the UK. Dud has come out said he isnt going anywhere and still has 1.5mil contract until the end of 2027. Naden is signed up next year $300k and Dud for $500k. It would free up $800K to add to Richos $2mil war chest if the useless pricks that add nothing at all to the first grade team would just bugger off.

 

[InBulaWeTrust]

What about Onitoni?

He had a good game, not that he is going to souths 😂😂😂

 

[Fainu Brothers]

I know we need a couple forwards and I am still scratching my head as to why we let IPap leave. But the biggest resigning we need to make is Galvin. Him and Luai can lead us to glory. Everyone can see Galvin is going to be elite, wait until he gets bigger and stronger.

 

[balmain boy]

Same manager as Stef, iPap & Kepaoa too.

You are right. Another club would take him at full freight if Benji doesnt see him in our top 17.

His on-field attitude rubs me up the wrong way & doesn’t possess that eye of the tiger, just relies on a bit of class.

There's not a club in the league that would pay Toa at full freight. He's a Cup standard player. Someone may look at him as a no30 in their squad, minimum wage, so we'd Chip in half

 

[Spacecub]

Those who are suggesting we should sign Royce Hunt….check him out today….he is fatfita 2.0…..spending way too much time in the maccas drive thru…no thanks from me

Yeah he looked pretty average, hope we aren't considering saifiti too, he's another stef