Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[crazycat]

And lets not forget Joe Ofahengaue.

Hey, were crazy (to re-sign players and then drop them straight after).

Newcastle don't seem to have that kind of crazyness.

yes they have 6 halfbacks (at one point). I don't know why.

What we did with Joe O makes no sense. That said, we were not winning with him.

 

[Kelce68]

From memory:

Tamou was brought to train up the forward pack. To be A guy but not "The" guy.

Just like he did with Penrith...

Now I have to ask. Why did Tamou train and work so well with Penrith and not here?

Cattle.

It almost always comes down to the cattle imo.

Coaching is secondary to squad makeup in my opinion.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

And lets not forget Joe Ofahengaue.

I liked Joffa
He didn’t want to leave Tigers
It was unfortunate how things panned out for him

 

[Demps]

I would suggest Tamou wasn't as bad as people want to believe.

He was super fit.

Ordinary player though.
He didn't have the Finucane effect, maybe Frizzell will be thet guy for us, if we sign him.

I think Luai will be the standards driver for us, he seems like he'd love that role. Natural leader.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I would suggest Tamou wasn't as bad as people want to believe.

Agree. He was worse.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

He was super fit.

Ordinary player though.
He didn't have the Finucane effect, maybe Frizzell will be thet guy for us, if we sign him.

I think Luai will be the standards driver for us, he seems like he'd love that role. Natural leader.

Luai will have the same affect on us as Crichton has had on the Dogs.

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

The Wests Tigers are poised to land the signing of Cronulla’s Royce Hunt as they move to fill the void of prop Stefano Utoikamanu.
Hunt has met with Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall and the club is growing increasingly confident that the Sharks power forward will be on their roster next season.

Hunt is believed to be weighing up a three-year offer as Benji Marshall continues his rebuild of the club.

Hunt is on-contract at the Sharks for 2025 and has been given permission to look for another club for 2026 and beyond.

The Tigers deal would require Hunt securing an early release from Cronulla for 2025, which is expected to be ratified as negotiations intensify this week.

 

[jrtiger]

The Wests Tigers are poised to land the signing of Cronulla’s Royce Hunt as they move to fill the void of prop Stefano Utoikamanu.
Hunt has met with Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall and the club is growing increasingly confident that the Sharks power forward will be on their roster next season.

Hunt is believed to be weighing up a three-year offer as Benji Marshall continues his rebuild of the club.

Hunt is on-contract at the Sharks for 2025 and has been given permission to look for another club for 2026 and beyond.

The Tigers deal would require Hunt securing an early release from Cronulla for 2025, which is expected to be ratified as negotiations intensify this week.

probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.

Which is why i’m sitting here wondering is a 3 year deal for a guy who’s averaging 24 minutes a game this season a smart idea? unless it’s like a 2 year deal with a MO which would be better

 

[Juice]

probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.

I kind of agree with what a lot of people were saying on here tbh, he played good for like 3 weeks then has gone back to his usual. Plays like 20 mins a game & still runs out of puff, hopefully he works on his fitness.

 

[Kaito]

Like they read the forum, first skelton than Hunt haha

 

[Vicious]

probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.

Like any signing it comes down the cost to determine if it’s a good signing or not.
I’m a fan of the impact Royce Hunt can provide, but he’s clearly shown he cannot keep it up for long periods and only plays 30-40 minutes per game at best.
This being the case surely our top offer would be no more than 500k per season ?
I value his team mate Oregon Kaufusi much higher given he demonstrates he can play much longer minutes and is capable of similar impact.

 

[Vicious]

Like they read the forum, first skelton than Hunt haha

We have the best recruitment team on the planet, right here on this forum.
I reckon Richo is a regular viewer.

 

[WestsEffTheRest]

We have the best recruitment team on the planet, right here on this forum.
I reckon Richo is a regular viewer.

Lucky they didn't see you constantly calling Luai an overpaid flop then Lol

 

[Vicious]

Lucky they didn't see you constantly calling Luai an overpaid flop then Lol

No I in team.
Plenty of good judges of talent on here, I wasn’t talking about myself.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.

If we to secure Royce Hunt plus an all-effort experienced middle like Kobe Hetherington or Corey Horsburgh, that would be huge for our progress.

 

[jrtiger]

Which is why i’m sitting here wondering is a 3 year deal for a guy who’s averaging 24 minutes a game this season a smart idea? unless it’s like a 2 year deal with a MO which would be better

it’s not like he can’t play above 30 minutes, but if we’re going to extract value out of him we’re going to have to try and build his motor. Richo doesn’t do options, which is probably a good thing.

 

[jrtiger]

If we to secure Royce Hunt plus an all-effort experienced middle like Kobe Hetherington or Corey Horsburgh, that would be huge for our progress.

completely agree mate. next stop is a 13 and then a backrower. i think we’d be close to done after that.

 

[boonboon]

I kind of agree with what a lot of people were saying on here tbh, he played good for like 3 weeks then has gone back to his usual. Plays like 20 mins a game & still runs out of puff, hopefully he works on his fitness.

I actually think with what else we have in our front row then around 30 mins is fine for us - first 15 mins then 15 mins in 2nd half. Twal, Klemmer, Pole, Fainu all big minute players

 

[Buttface]

Also something else I heard that was quite interesting…… don’t be surprised if the To’o to Tigers rumours start to heat up again the day after the GF.

Not dead yet.

Woo Hoo, To’o!!!