Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[jrtiger]

My point is filtering our Wests Magpies NSW Cup team with too many of these younger players is undoubtedly hurting our results.
Quite a few rival NRL clubs, in particular Melbourne Storm, the Roosters and the Qld based clubs all have 2 senior teams to split their fringe players between, therefore if we followed their lead and used Easts Tigers as our 2nd feeder club, we could in effect strengthen our Wests Magpies team by not having to play all our young and not quite ready players with them.
Having two feeder clubs who are both winning their fair share of games at senior level would be much better for our younger players development.
As an example there is little doubt players such as Faagatu and Tumeth would have been good enough to regularly make the Easts Tigers team this season, rather than play in the age restricted Jersey Flegg.

I absolutely get where you’re coming from, but I’m in the rival camp. while I think teams should set up alliances with satellite sides for junior pathway purposes, I don’t believe that squad members from the first and second tier should be spread thin between two states.

it destroys cohesion and understanding between players, and it means that clubs aren’t able to monitor players in the way they can when they’re all operating out of HQ. if it’s a player or two that’s been loaned to an English side, sure thing, but again I can’t justify sending half of your reserves north for half the week.

it’s pretty simple for Faagutu, Tumeth and others. play well and you’ll be rewarded. there’s plenty of players that have been elevated from SG Ball and Flegg this year, hell even our two brightest Matts prospects played Flegg this week.

under Richardson we are rewarding those that deserve it. there’s no need to send them to Q Cup if they haven’t warranted selection.

 

[ROZELLE.O.G]

You would think Gallant would be speaking to him advising he would be a regular in our Wests Tigers Jersey Flegg team in 2025 and pushing to play NSW Cup form dependant should he return.
I liken him to Cameron Kanaan who has made an immediate impact once starting to play Jersey Flegg for us.
Both are tall, fast, physically strong and run the ball very well.

I think they cant approach him till November 1st. Kanann is a good player but hasnt got the speed, passing and kicking that Mikey possesses. Its been a long running fun fact between my son and his mates how far Mikey is kicking goals from he is nearing 60m the kids boot was monstrous at 12 with his kick off restarts. Bronson Harrison and Shannon are massive fans hopefully they work their magic.
They need to tie up all these guns we have like Hayward, Onitoni and Makaseni these kids are very special and we have them and we need to keep them at any cost.

 

[Vicious]

I absolutely get where you’re coming from, but I’m in the rival camp. while I think teams should set up alliances with satellite sides for junior pathway purposes, I don’t believe that squad members from the first and second tier should be spread thin between two states.

it destroys cohesion and understanding between players, and it means that clubs aren’t able to monitor players in the way they can when they’re all operating out of HQ. if it’s a player or two that’s been loaned to an English side, sure thing, but again I can’t justify sending half of your reserves north for half the week.

it’s pretty simple for Faagutu, Tumeth and others. play well and you’ll be rewarded. there’s plenty of players that have been elevated from SG Ball and Flegg this year, hell even our two brightest Matts prospects played Flegg this week.

under Richardson we are rewarding those that deserve it. there’s no need to send them to Q Cup if they haven’t warranted selection.

Fair enough, but if it works for Melbourne Storm, no reason it could not also work for us ?

 

[Vicious]

I think they cant approach him till November 1st. Kanann is a good player but hasnt got the speed, passing and kicking that Mikey possesses. Its been a long running fun fact between my son and his mates how far Mikey is kicking goals from he is nearing 60m the kids boot was monstrous at 12 with his kick off restarts. Bronson Harrison and Shannon are massive fans hopefully they work their magic.
They need to tie up all these guns we have like Hayward, Onitoni and Makaseni these kids are very special and we have them and we need to keep them at any cost.

Good players who are also very good goal kickers are extremely valuable, no doubt about that.
If he’s faster than Cameron Kanaan he must be rapid as I know Kanaan is fast and he demonstrated it on the weekend.

 

[jrtiger]

Fair enough, but if it works for Melbourne Storm, no reason it could not also work for us ?

Penrith have won three straight comps and have no affiliates apart from their Reserve Grade and U21s.

there’s no need for it.

 

[Spartan117]

What’s the go with Kyle feldt? Could he add some experience and height on the wing for us?

I hate him so much.

No thanks

 

[Wiz]

I think they cant approach him till November 1st. Kanann is a good player but hasnt got the speed, passing and kicking that Mikey possesses. Its been a long running fun fact between my son and his mates how far Mikey is kicking goals from he is nearing 60m the kids boot was monstrous at 12 with his kick off restarts. Bronson Harrison and Shannon are massive fans hopefully they work their magic.
They need to tie up all these guns we have like Hayward, Onitoni and Makaseni these kids are very special and we have them and we need to keep them at any cost.

Are you putting in a good word with Mikey for the Tigers Rozelle?

 

[ROZELLE.O.G]

Good players who are also very good goal kickers are extremely valuable, no doubt about that.
If he’s faster than Cameron Kanaan he must be rapid as I know Kanaan is fast and he demonstrated it on the weekend.

Kanaan is very quick, Mikey is scary quick he is sub 10.7 seconds now. Being quick isn't his biggest strength running its being able to change direction at full speed, he has been like that since he was a kid I though other kids would've caught up to him for speed but he was very small till he was 15 then went bang he is well over 6ft now.

 

[king_sirro]

Kanaan is very quick, Mikey is scary quick he is sub 10.7 seconds now. Being quick isn't his biggest strength running its being able to change direction at full speed, he has been like that since he was a kid I though other kids would've caught up to him for speed but he was very small till he was 15 then went bang he is well over 6ft now.

Thanks for the video.

Interesting look at him. I watched him play once live and wasn't impressed so I took a keen look at that video. He looks like a competitor and a good young player. Someone who could develop into an NRL player. It doesn't look like a video of a future star though when you compare the junior vids of players like Ponga and Sualii. Which is no criticism as those two are freaks, just saying he looks a reasonable prospect, not a superstar.

 

[WestsEffTheRest]

Thanks for the video.

Interesting look at him. I watched him play once live and wasn't impressed so I took a keen look at that video. He looks like a competitor and a good young player. Someone who could develop into an NRL player. It doesn't look like a video of a future star though when you compare the junior vids of players like Ponga and Sualii. Which is no criticism as those two are freaks, just saying he looks a reasonable prospect, not a superstar.

I think this guy is either his manager, a family member or is getting paid to get his name out there because all he seems to talk about is Mikey Nassar.

 

[Camel2281]

How can Luke Brooks be a buy? He was a developed junior. Bad buy for Manly

Said Big Money Deals. Not Buys. We paid Luke in excess of $1.1 million last season. It's quite possibly the worst contract in the history of the game

 

[Camel2281]

Wow. They're really scraping the bottom of the barrel. Brooks was not a bad deal. Reynolds, Blair and Packer were. Mbye's contract was a Bulldogs one before ours and Sullivan hasn't even finished one season?

That Brooks deal was horrendous

 

[Camel2281]

Nope ! A draft . Well 2 to be exact . A draft for existing players , and another for amateur . You’re not going to stop player hoarding by top clubs , but the issue isn’t that they’re hoarding , it’s that there’s no penalty/ compensation for the fact . High draft picks/ huge financial restrictions are the only way forward .
It’s amateur hour in the nrl … always has been

There will never ever be a draft. Why do people bring it up? It got defeated in court as a restriction of trade for the players. The Players union has stated they'll never agree to one as well. Add in the fact that the NRL clubs also run the Jnr systems, it means there would be no incentive for an NRL club to spend a single cent on Jnr development if their players went into a draft.

The only systems a draft works is in the US where the colleges and schools develop the athletes and in the AFL where the Jnr system isn't run by the AFL clubs

 

[hank37w]

Manly already have an agreement with the Castleford Tigers, was announced last week.

Makes sense, they've got lots of Tigers already. 🤣

 

[yeti]

We need to know where Galvin stands before giving him the #6 next year. If he doesn't want to commit to the club long-term, then we should be looking to invest in Fainu there.

From his interviews, he seems happy and wants to be part of a bigger legacy

We need to play the best players we have for the position required. We don't have the luxury of playing the second or third best player there just because they are signed for a longer period. We need to WIN.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Daily Tele: Meanwhile, Wests Tigers’ talks with Jack Bird have stalled over the terms of the deal. The Tigers have offered the Dragons utility a two-year contract believed to be worth as much as $800,000. It is understood Bird and his management are yet to accept the offer, leaving the deal in limbo as the Tigers explore alternative options.

Hope Richo holds firm, Bird warrants no more than $350-$400k pa. Just Tartak playing games now.

 

[AdelaideTiger]

Daily Tele: Meanwhile, Wests Tigers’ talks with Jack Bird have stalled over the terms of the deal. The Tigers have offered the Dragons utility a two-year contract believed to be worth as much as $800,000. It is understood Bird and his management are yet to accept the offer, leaving the deal in limbo as the Tigers explore alternative options.

Hope Richo holds firm, Bird warrants no more than $350-$400k pa. Just Tartak playing games now.

Omg why?? too much and too long.

 

[jadtiger]

Daily Tele: Meanwhile, Wests Tigers’ talks with Jack Bird have stalled over the terms of the deal. The Tigers have offered the Dragons utility a two-year contract believed to be worth as much as $800,000. It is understood Bird and his management are yet to accept the offer, leaving the deal in limbo as the Tigers explore alternative options.

Hope Richo holds firm, Bird warrants no more than $350-$400k pa. Just Tartak playing games now.

I hope this has no truth just like everything else that useless paper prints

 

[Fish88]

I’m reading this as 800k over two years which IMOis not bad value

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Kanaan is very quick, Mikey is scary quick he is sub 10.7 seconds now. Being quick isn't his biggest strength running its being able to change direction at full speed, he has been like that since he was a kid I though other kids would've caught up to him for speed but he was very small till he was 15 then went bang he is well over 6ft now.

I am sure Bronson & Shannon are doing what they can to bring him back to the club. Wouldn't be surprised if from Mikey's perspective, it depends what happens with Makasini & Large. If they commit which we hope they do, it may limit development contracts available to outside backs in '25-'26. We then may not be able to offer any more than the Rorters!