Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Halbrowne61]

On behalf of all WT fans, please never post with Douhei in the team again.

Unfortunately Tito I think you’ll find he will be somewhere around the team, so you’ll just have to grin and bear it !

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Royce Hunt has inked a three-year deal with the Wests Tigers – now he hopes to be joined by one-time nemesis, and the man he famously labelled a “weak-gutted dog”, Corey Horsburgh.

The Tigers announced on Tuesday they had signed Hunt until the end of 2027 after Cronulla agreed to cut the Samoan international loose from the remaining 12 months of his deal.

Hunt will add some experience and grunt to the pack – and if things go to plan, fiery Raiders forward Horsburgh will be joining him at the joint venture next year.
The pair memorably clashed during a game in 2023, with Hunt saying at the time, “I’ve never seen a front-rower hide behind his halfback”.

Horsburgh was suspended for the return bout late last season, but Hunt told this masthead at the time: “I still have a debt to settle with him. Hopefully he doesn’t cry this time. we’ll lock horns and see who comes out on top. I’m a bit heavier than him. He’s got that ‘dad bod’.

Hunt was delighted to have sorted his future, and said he would love the chance to strike up an on-field combination with ‘Big Red’.

“I spoke to their recruitment guy and [the Tigers] are keen on Big Red. He’s a good guy and would be a great buy,” Hunt told this masthead. “I was actually at Canberra with him for a while. We’re two guys who won’t back down. If they get him, we can go there and ramp up their forward pack.
“I’m sure we’ll get into the wrestling room and throw down a few times. I haven’t seen him since that game in Canberra.”

The 29-year-old met with Tigers coach Benji Marshall at a local cafe in Padstow, and liked his vision. Jarome Luai, a fellow Samoan, is also bound for Concord next year and Dragons utility Jack Bird was spotted taking a tour of the Tigers’ facilities on Tuesday.

“I met Benji on Monday last week, and it moved really fast. It was pretty much done Tuesday. He was pretty cool. He said to me there were a lot of kids, and he wanted someone with experience to get to that next level.

“I told him, ‘I can help you with that’, and how at the Sharks we had built a good culture where the young boys weren’t afraid to ask for help, and they know ‘steel sharpens steel’. If they come for our spots every week, it makes the older boys better, the younger boys better, and it raises the overall standards at the club.

“He also spoke about me wanting to play more minutes, and I told him I’d earn every minute you give me.”

Hunt was given permission to test the market in June because of the abundance of middle forwards at Cronulla.

After the Sharks added Addin Fonua-Blake to a pack that already featured Braden Hamlin-Uele, Tom Hazelton, Oregon Kaufusi, Toby Rudolf, Jack Williams and Jesse Colquhoun, Hunt was resigned to continuing his career elsewhere.

South Sydney showed brief interest, but the Tigers moved quickly following the departures of middle men Stefano Utoikamanu and Isaiah Papali’i, who play their last games on Friday at a packed Campbelltown Sports Stadium before linking with Melbourne and Penrith respectively.

 

[851]

Well said. I want to see a coach blow up deluxe about them having three international fullbacks in the one roster, along with all their other superstars. Fat headed cheat.

Tallis has a shot at the quality of their roster regularly, but none of the others take the bait, none want to upset uncle Nick

 

[Snidest 0]

My personal team for next year (including plausible rumours)

1)Jahream Bula
2)Jeral Skelton
3)Adam Doueihi
4)Justin Olam
5)Sunia Turuva
6)Lachlan Galvin
7)Jarome Luai
8)Royce Hunt
9)Apisai Koroisau
10)David Klemmer
11)Alex Seyfarth
12)Samuela Fainu
13)Kobe Hetherington

14)Latu Fainu/Tallyn Da Silvaa
15)Alex Twal
16)Fonua Pole
17)Sione Fainu

On behalf of all WT fans, please never post...

.... again!!

EVER!!

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Royce Hunt called Corey Horsburgh a ‘weak-gutted dog’. Now he hopes they become teammates

By

Christian Nicolussi

Royce Hunt has inked a three-year deal with the Wests Tigers – now he hopes to be joined by one-time nemesis, and the man he famously labelled a “weak-gutted dog”, Corey Horsburgh.

The Tigers announced on Tuesday they had signed Hunt until the end of 2027 after Cronulla agreed to cut the Samoan international loose from the remaining 12 months of his deal.

Hunt will add some experience and grunt to the pack – and if things go to plan, fiery Raiders forward Horsburgh will be joining him at the joint venture next year.

The pair memorably clashed during a game in 2023, with Hunt saying at the time, “I’ve never seen a front-rower hide behind his halfback”. Horsburgh later posted a meme of him holding a baby, with Hunt’s face superimposed, and the caption: “Really happy for my little boy watching Daddy score two tries”.

Horsburgh was suspended for the return bout late last season, but Hunt told this masthead at the time: “I still have a debt to settle with him. Hopefully he doesn’t cry this time. If he wants a challenge, we’ll lock horns and see who comes out on top. I’m a bit heavier than him. He’s got that ‘dad bod’.”

Hunt was delighted to have sorted his future, and said he would love the chance to strike up an on-field combination with ‘Big Red’.

“I spoke to their recruitment guy and [the Tigers] are keen on Big Red. He’s a good guy and would be a great buy,” Hunt told this masthead. “I was actually at Canberra with him for a while. We’re two guys who won’t back down. If they get him, we can go there and ramp up their forward pack.

“I’m sure we’ll get into the wrestling room and throw down a few times. I haven’t seen him since that game in Canberra.”

The 29-year-old met with Tigers coach Benji Marshall at a local cafe in Padstow, and liked his vision. Jarome Luai, a fellow Samoan, is also bound for Concord next year and Dragons utility Jack Bird was spotted taking a tour of the Tigers’ facilities on Tuesday.

“I met Benji on Monday last week, and it moved really fast. It was pretty much done Tuesday. He was pretty cool. He said to me there were a lot of kids, and he wanted someone with experience to get to that next level.

“I told him, ‘I can help you with that’, and how at the Sharks we had built a good culture where the young boys weren’t afraid to ask for help, and they know ‘steel sharpens steel’. If they come for our spots every week, it makes the older boys better, the younger boys better, and it raises the overall standards at the club.

“He also spoke about me wanting to play more minutes, and I told him I’d earn every minute you give me.”

Hunt was given permission to test the market in June because of the abundance of middle forwards at Cronulla.

After the Sharks added Addin Fonua-Blake to a pack that already featured Braden Hamlin-Uele, Tom Hazelton, Oregon Kaufusi, Toby Rudolf, Jack Williams and Jesse Colquhoun, Hunt was resigned to continuing his career elsewhere.

South Sydney showed brief interest, but the Tigers moved quickly following the departures of middle men Stefano Utoikamanu and Isaiah Papali’i, who play their last games on Friday at a packed Campbelltown Sports Stadium before linking with Melbourne and Penrith respectively.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Royce Hunt has inked a three-year deal with the Wests Tigers – now he hopes to be joined by one-time nemesis, and the man he famously labelled a “weak-gutted dog”, Corey Horsburgh.

The Tigers announced on Tuesday they had signed Hunt until the end of 2027 after Cronulla agreed to cut the Samoan international loose from the remaining 12 months of his deal.

Hunt will add some experience and grunt to the pack – and if things go to plan, fiery Raiders forward Horsburgh will be joining him at the joint venture next year.
The pair memorably clashed during a game in 2023, with Hunt saying at the time, “I’ve never seen a front-rower hide behind his halfback”.

Horsburgh was suspended for the return bout late last season, but Hunt told this masthead at the time: “I still have a debt to settle with him. Hopefully he doesn’t cry this time. we’ll lock horns and see who comes out on top. I’m a bit heavier than him. He’s got that ‘dad bod’.

Hunt was delighted to have sorted his future, and said he would love the chance to strike up an on-field combination with ‘Big Red’.

“I spoke to their recruitment guy and [the Tigers] are keen on Big Red. He’s a good guy and would be a great buy,” Hunt told this masthead. “I was actually at Canberra with him for a while. We’re two guys who won’t back down. If they get him, we can go there and ramp up their forward pack.
“I’m sure we’ll get into the wrestling room and throw down a few times. I haven’t seen him since that game in Canberra.”

The 29-year-old met with Tigers coach Benji Marshall at a local cafe in Padstow, and liked his vision. Jarome Luai, a fellow Samoan, is also bound for Concord next year and Dragons utility Jack Bird was spotted taking a tour of the Tigers’ facilities on Tuesday.

“I met Benji on Monday last week, and it moved really fast. It was pretty much done Tuesday. He was pretty cool. He said to me there were a lot of kids, and he wanted someone with experience to get to that next level.

“I told him, ‘I can help you with that’, and how at the Sharks we had built a good culture where the young boys weren’t afraid to ask for help, and they know ‘steel sharpens steel’. If they come for our spots every week, it makes the older boys better, the younger boys better, and it raises the overall standards at the club.

“He also spoke about me wanting to play more minutes, and I told him I’d earn every minute you give me.”

Hunt was given permission to test the market in June because of the abundance of middle forwards at Cronulla.

After the Sharks added Addin Fonua-Blake to a pack that already featured Braden Hamlin-Uele, Tom Hazelton, Oregon Kaufusi, Toby Rudolf, Jack Williams and Jesse Colquhoun, Hunt was resigned to continuing his career elsewhere.

South Sydney showed brief interest, but the Tigers moved quickly following the departures of middle men Stefano Utoikamanu and Isaiah Papali’i, who play their last games on Friday at a packed Campbelltown Sports Stadium before linking with Melbourne and Penrith respectively.

I can’t wait till the first training session together. Let ‘em go at it, sort it out and move on. We don’t need festering sores around the place, jeez, we punted Hastings to satisfy Bateman.
Speaking of which, will he be back or not ?

 

[851]

Heard it here first, to’o to tigers is done!!!!

Mate I love your confidence, he would be a sensational get

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Royce Hunt quotes that get me pumped:

“I spoke to their recruitment guy and [the Tigers] are keen on Big Red. He’s a good guy and would be a great buy,” Hunt told this masthead. “I was actually at Canberra with him for a while. We’re two guys who won’t back down. If they get him, we can go there and ramp up their forward pack.

“I’m sure we’ll get into the wrestling room and throw down a few times. I haven’t seen him since that game in Canberra.”

“I met Benji on Monday last week, and it moved really fast. It was pretty much done Tuesday. He was pretty cool. He said to me there were a lot of kids, and he wanted someone with experience to get to that next level.

“I told him, ‘I can help you with that’, and how at the Sharks we had built a good culture where the young boys weren’t afraid to ask for help, and they know ‘steel sharpens steel’. If they come for our spots every week, it makes the older boys better, the younger boys better, and it raises the overall standards at the club.

“He also spoke about me wanting to play more minutes, and I told him I’d earn every minute you give me.”

 

[Buttface]

I didn't even get it.

Got the team list one though

I remember a while back we used to get a coaches weekly email, might have been Sheensy, is was that long ago. But I remember they started out weekly and then with a couple of big losses they seemed to drop off to when we had a win, and by then end of the year nothing. Could have been 2012 though so probably mirrored our year?
I have never been confident in our marketing team, amateurs.
This year I got a members coffee mug with my name on it. It’s not dishwasher proof and I reckon by the end of the year it’ll be a white mug. Maybe I’m the mug for expecting that a specially named mug might be resilient to the standard rigours of today’s world. I have two other Tigers/Magpies mugs gifted to me and they are older and still good.
They never forget my yearly membership subscription deduction from my account.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Woods on Triple M just said we're sending Sharks a player.

If this is true, just connect the dots. The only way Woods to know is through a manager. He is managed by Isaac Moses as is Tumeth, Faagutu, Klemmer & Bateman. Likely one would be Tumeth as Sharks have limited backrow depth & could pay him minimum. Could see a future Teig Wilton in him. That’s my tip if Woods is correct.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Royce must know who is likely after speaking to the recruitment guy who whoever that is. Probably is done or close to being done if he's speaking like that.
Wait until Richo gets him in a crocodile roll for leaking to the media though 🤣

 

[hsvjones]

Don't know about K Heatherton as his manager has advised we are 1 of 5 clubs looking at him. Richo did say if it is leaked, he would pull interest / offer..

Interesting times ahead and it seems players do actually want to come here now and can see where we are heading.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

A shiny Justin Olam is waiting for you Brisbane.

Think we could be in trouble if the dogs are one of those teams considering his family links to them

100% Gus is after him

 

[Tito Santana]

I can’t wait till the first training session together. Let ‘em go at it, sort it out and move on. We don’t need festering sores around the place, jeez, we punted Hastings to satisfy Bateman.
Speaking of which, will he be back or not ?

I remember back in the day Galloway and Gibbs had a blue at training.

Good. Delicious. Exciting. Outstanding.

 

[Tito Santana]

Unfortunately Tito I think you’ll find he will be somewhere around the team, so you’ll just have to grin and bear it !

I doubt it. Unless a winger arrives, Mason to fullback, Bula to wing.

Douhei. Working at his dads laundromat telling his customers how the club can improve - with a shit haircut, wearing all black, with a chain and wearing white Nike TNs.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Heard it here first, to’o to tigers is done!!!!

And dusted……..?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Heard it here first, to’o to tigers is done!!!!

If this is wrong, people will want you to push you into a burning ring of fire.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Royce Hunt quotes that get me pumped:

“I spoke to their recruitment guy and [the Tigers] are keen on Big Red. He’s a good guy and would be a great buy,” Hunt told this masthead. “I was actually at Canberra with him for a while. We’re two guys who won’t back down. If they get him, we can go there and ramp up their forward pack.

“I’m sure we’ll get into the wrestling room and throw down a few times. I haven’t seen him since that game in Canberra.”

“I met Benji on Monday last week, and it moved really fast. It was pretty much done Tuesday. He was pretty cool. He said to me there were a lot of kids, and he wanted someone with experience to get to that next level.

“I told him, ‘I can help you with that’, and how at the Sharks we had built a good culture where the young boys weren’t afraid to ask for help, and they know ‘steel sharpens steel’. If they come for our spots every week, it makes the older boys better, the younger boys better, and it raises the overall standards at the club.

“He also spoke about me wanting to play more minutes, and I told him I’d earn every minute you give me.”

As the saying goes” Nobody rolls Royce”🤣🤣🤣

 

[Halbrowne61]

I doubt it. Unless a winger arrives, Mason to fullback, Bula to wing.

Douhei. Working at his dads laundromat telling his customers how the club can improve - with a shit haircut, wearing all black, with a chain and wearing white Nike TNs.

Hey, isn’t that a Leb uniform ( only joking all you guys reaching for your gold Glocks).
🤣😃😃

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Heard it here first, to’o to tigers is done!!!!

Not first, think we have heard this earlier from a couple of posters! Old news now!