Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Buttface]

I've heard that Bateman is just adamant that he doesn't want to come back. He just wants to cancel his contract. Means we won't be due having to pay him

That would be a sweet deal for us.
Better than the Muzgrove to the dragons.

 

[Tucker]

Depends who he's replacing....
Surely he's better than Staines, Naden, Casey, Lobb, Doueihi, Laulili'i, Fa'atape, To'a?

Depends how many of those guys are staying. A couple of them can definitely be worked with.

 

[clontarfkid]

400k is not a high salary under the current cap. It's less than 1/30th of the current cap meaning it's below average salary

It's too high for a 30yo to not make the run on 13.
Without getting too mathematical,medians make more sense than averages when you've got 1 player making 1,2mill

 

[clontarfkid]

That would be a sweet deal for us.
Better than the Muzgrove to the dragons.

Benji works in strange ways!
Outstanding outcome if true

 

[Camel2281]

We miss players and end up with some one else all the time.

Thinking we've missed Horsbra,
Wonder who the next target will be...

Xavier Willison?
Maybe even Luais other best mate Juniour Paulo.

Interesting times ahead.

Kobe Hetherington is likely the Horborough back up iron in the fire

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Benji works in strange ways!
Outstanding outcome if true

Idk if this would be a particularly good endorsement. This would make him the third player this season who has walked out on his contract. Idk how that’s a good outcome for Benji.

 

[Tito Santana]

He is married to a woman.

So was Elton John….

 

[Camel2281]

Montoya will only block the way for Large and Makasini.Also Luke L will be bigger and stronger next year dont forget hes only 18 almost 19.

Large and Makasini are 16. They can't even play first grade until 2026 at the earliest. We still need players in the meantime. Luke Lualii still needs much more development

 

[tigermate]

anyone got oil if horsborough is signing?

Supposed to hear friday -- nothing since. Not promising. Unless someone heard something?

 

[boonboon]

anyone got oil if horsborough is signing?

Supposed to hear friday -- nothing since. Not promising. Unless someone heard something?

Said on the radio over the weekend he had pushed it back to next week to focus on his last game for the year which seemed fair. So this week.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I’d say the odds are drifting.

 

[Buttface]

I’d say the odds are drifting.

History tells us the longer and louder a Tigers negotiation is the less chance we are of sealing the deal.
This Horse deal has as much spec and talk as the magic millions.

 

[balmain boy]

Agree completely.

I think we are a hard fanbase to please atm.

Not every signing will be a top tier signing.

We want a squad with genuine first grade depth. This is the perfect signing to meet that criteria.

He is currently ahead of faatape and feledy. Competition for spots is a necessity.

Montoya would be ahead of Tupou, Toa, Faatape, Staines, Naden, Feledy, Alaimalo, Laulilii.
If we're looking at him as a backup player, and he's better than basically every back we had this year, then we're tracking well....
Honestly prior further how terrible our roster is. Montoya would have been our best winger this season by a country mile, but yes there's only room for him if we're offloading a few of the names listed earlier

 

[balmain boy]

Looking at off contract players for next year Jack Williams & Brodie Jones are the pick of the back rowers. Wouldn't mind one of them as well as Horsburgh & Hetherington.

Backs sorted now let's sort the forwards.

It doesn't matter who's off contract. Most players we can sign won't be off contract, they get released early. Just like we'll release players

 

[clontarfkid]

Idk if this would be a particularly good endorsement. This would make him the third player this season who has walked out on his contract. Idk how that’s a good outcome for Benji.

Was being facetious....Bateman singularly we wanted to get rid of...a poor buy
,and Benji clearly played a role.To walk away from significant $ entitlement says something
The other 2 were regrettable losses,seeking more success bot importantly better coaching,which go hand in hand
Not good for Benji

 

[diedpretty]

Dane Elderidge?
"Lifetime Sports Enthusiast"

He might need to actually have some semblance of a career before he starts to take the mickey out of someone elses' you'd think?

I think he is pretty well spot on. I'd rather read some truth from a minnow than the lies and butt kissing from journos like rothfield.

 

[batboy]

He is not wrong though, Robinson has the very best roster every year, and he has under achieved, his record of one win from 20 games since 2020 verse Penrith and Melbourne, is actually pathetic with his squad

They're always there or there abouts....
I seem to recall them not so long about marching into finals with Drew Hutchison in the halves.

Easy to assume that Robbo has nothing to do with having so many good players in the Squad.
Good players wanna play for good coaches, and Robbo is in the Top 3 Coaches in the game.
And won plenty in the last decade or so...

Teams like the Broncos and Cowboys as many Top Line players as the Roosters....

Either way, Easy to Piss on anyone on a Forum....
If Robbo was available tomorrow the narrative on him here would change in an instant.

Edit: I find it amusing,

Bennett is considered among the Elite Coaches - Best of all time....
And he's basically had 40 years of Stacked Rosters.
Bennett (One of the greatest, ever) has only won Twice as many comps in 40 years than Robbo has won in 10 Years.
- And a couple of Bennetts' wins in a non salary cap comp with less teams in the comp.

@WestsEffTheRest - I'm not 'simping' for anyone....
It's easy to admire teams and coaches when they're consistently doing the right thing....

Being an old magpie, and now on a WT's forum....
You probably wouldn't know what that looks like.

 

[Strider]

Large and Makasini are 16. They can't even play first grade until 2026 at the earliest. We still need players in the meantime. Luke Lualii still needs much more development

That's right. Luke L looks decent, he might get there, but he is well away. Large, Makasini not close. Then Naden, Staines, Too and the others...Well.

Looks like we are doing what we need to do. I have Faith in Richo.

 

[Spacecub]

That's right. Luke L looks decent, he might get there, but he is well away. Large, Makasini not close. Then Naden, Staines, Too and the others...Well.

Looks like we are doing what we need to do. I have Faith in Richo.

I have faith in richo but zero confidence in our coach when you get 60 put on you in a game that meant so much to this club,those blokes out there Friday night weren't playing for this club, this coach

 

[hank37w]

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Exactly what we need, a player with the killer instinct.