Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[TSP]

Anyone who is worried about, or doesn't know how to identify, a rip, has no business in the ocean at all.

Stick to pools.

We've been surfing D.I. for eons.

Unless there's a monster swell rolling in with a fair bit of East in it, it's normally a pancake and perfectly safe to swim.

Fair enough, but not everyone can read surf conditions like seasoned surfers.

You see a story unfolding but he may not.

So he’s best to respect the sea I think.

 

[phil1986]

Really not hard to understand, so we reward players for walking out on ur team mates , I don’t care which way u wrap it up I say it’s wrong 😑

Really not hard to understand, so we reward players for walking out on ur team mates , I don’t care which way u wrap it up I say it’s wrong

Really not hard to understand, so we reward players for walking out on ur team mates , I don’t care which way u wrap it up I say it’s wrong 😑

Mate.

There’s no reward.

He isn’t earning more money.

He is owed the entire contract. We have paid forward portions. Which in turn give us salary cap space later on.

Most clubs will do this in some way. It just so happens our player went overseas for a period in between, which draws more attention to this.

He is still guaranteed the full amount of his entire contract. And now the next two years when we have the extra recruits and are recruiting, we have 200k and 250k extra to play with.

 

[Stevec]

The backs
Next year we already have a great fullback in Bula ( imagine him with better playmakers )
We have plenty of wingers ,Turuva ,Skelton , Staines ,Laulilii etc
But whos our centers ?
ATM - i feel its Olam and Douehi with Bird either a lock or no 14 bench utility ?
Galvin and Luai are our 6 &7 - not sure where Sezer fits in
Problem is Olam and Douehi are injury prone and not sure how much they are fit and available .
Would like one top center to be added to our books !

 

[hank37w]

Shame I thought Milton could have been a good Tigers CEO.

He certainly would have kept an eye on the dollar$ and the hat $ales.

 

[TurnStyle]

The backs
Next year we already have a great fullback in Bula ( imagine him with better playmakers )
We have plenty of wingers ,Turuva ,Skelton , Staines ,Laulilii etc
But whos our centers ?
ATM - i feel its Olam and Douehi with Bird either a lock or no 14 bench utility ?
Galvin and Luai are our 6 &7 - not sure where Sezer fits in
Problem is Olam and Douehi are injury prone and not sure how much they are fit and available .
Would like one top center to be added to our books !

Sezer is back off to UK.

 

[tiger05premier]

Really not hard to understand, so we reward players for walking out on ur team mates , I don’t care which way u wrap it up I say it’s wrong 😑

Did he walk out?

I think we took advantage of an opportunity

We don't want him and he doesn't want to be here

We did a deal and it worked for both of us

Other than that we are stuck with the deal Tim Sheens signed him to

What more do you want?

We'd all love him gone but until some other club shows interest in him we owe him what we signed him to

 

[tiger05premier]

Mate.

There’s no reward.

He isn’t earning more money.

He is owed the entire contract. We have paid forward portions. Which in turn give us salary cap space later on.

Most clubs will do this in some way. It just so happens our player went overseas for a period in between, which draws more attention to this.

He is still guaranteed the full amount of his entire contract. And now the next two years when we have the extra recruits and are recruiting, we have 200k and 250k extra to play with.

I think I'm giving up on this one mate

 

[426Tlgerland]

A big Hi from Chiang Mai Thailand , seems no news on the comings and goings again , maybe after our presentation night there will be a list of see ya laters and a few new names joining .
i hope we are looking at RGC. He would make a huge difference and he would be able to see who we have coming like Bird , Turuva , Luai , Hunt , that’s not bad for a rebuild .
anyways back to the street food and Tiger Beers

 

[Wiz]

The thing with Bateman is if we paid him say $700k this year, plus forward paid him $450k from future years into this year, and he earned $450k from playing in the super league, it means he was paid $1.6m this year. From a cash flow perspective, I don’t believe any player in the history of rugby league has ever had $1.6m of cash flow in a single season from on field earnings only. Not even in the Super League era?

I know the numbers are approximate and I know what has been forward paid he was owed anyway but I am talking about cash flow.

This would be right up there with the biggest rort of the century given Batemans’s output.

 

[Merlot]

I think you're right. Probably Aaron Woods is the exception. He definitely went backwards after he left us. I think the main reason is our players who leave will always go to better teams and will play and look better in quality teams. Tommy Talau is a good example. I don't think he's any better a player at Manly but he sure looks like it.

i dont get how Woods earned kudos,he was a bludger in the U/20's n never changed,nor has d love 4 him

 

[Merlot]

Stop oil clowns would be protesting outside the
Mansion these days BUT my moneys on Jethro
Cracking heads

Grannie would give em a bit of what for also

 

[tiger05premier]

The thing with Bateman is if we paid him say $700k this year, plus forward paid him $450k from future years into this year, and he earned $450k from playing in the super league, it means he was paid $1.6m this year. From a cash flow perspective, I don’t believe any player in the history of rugby league has ever had $1.6m of cash flow in a single season from on field earnings only. Not even in the Super League era?

I know the numbers are approximate and I know what has been forward paid he was owed anyway but I am talking about cash flow.

This would be right up there with the biggest rort of the century given Batemans’s output.

Lucky him though

That's just the way it goes

Probably the only reason he did what he did

But it helped us so we needn't care

We allowed Sheens to give him this deal so we have to just deal with it

 

[Wiz]

Lucky him though

That's just the way it goes

Probably the only reason he did what he did

But it helped us so we needn't care

We allowed Sheens to give him this deal so we have to just deal with it

Agree, it was just an observation.

We haven’t paid him any more or any less, we’ve just moved some of the money around.

It was a stupid deal to begin with and even us battlers could see it.

 

[Merlot]

This is where we need to balance out on who can move on to what we pay.

Either pay out to leave or pay towards their salary at a new club.

Skelton was apparently about $235K. Bird $400K, unsure if the Dragons paying anything, doubt it. Hunt who knows but I'm guessing about $400K as well.

Means we still have $1 mil plus in the cap & whatever we saved this year on Nofa, Simpkin, Kepaoa & Bateman.

Montoya $300K & Hetherington $450K is fair.

So let's hope we can get someone to take a player or two off our hands.

Money isn't the issue. Spots are!

god bless Walsh 4 taking a haircut,officially,hope our kids realise 50 mill dont go into 30

 

[GCfan]

As in the rock band, The Radiators? If I'd know I would've been there in a heartbeat. I was on the lake instead, damn it was beautiful out there yesterday.

I generally try and get to Forster BC for Wednesday social comp. It's always a great day.

I have to admit, I’m one said terrorist

 

[tiger05premier]

Agree, it was just an observation.

We haven’t paid him any more or any less, we’ve just moved some of the money around.

It was a stupid deal to begin with and even us battlers could see it.

Yes his deal sux for us mate

I hate it

 

[Merlot]

The thing with Bateman is if we paid him say $700k this year, plus forward paid him $450k from future years into this year, and he earned $450k from playing in the super league, it means he was paid $1.6m this year. From a cash flow perspective, I don’t believe any player in the history of rugby league has ever had $1.6m of cash flow in a single season from on field earnings only. Not even in the Super League era?

I know the numbers are approximate and I know what has been forward paid he was owed anyway but I am talking about cash flow.

This would be right up there with the biggest rort of the century given Batemans’s output.

u b looking at it in the wrong light,contracts n lawyers ,squeeze every cent out of Bateman /his new team ,if they want him bad enough

 

[Merlot]

we could send him to our sister team in NT if the fine print warrants it.Bateman wants out but at what price,WT need 2 stand tall n brake him,its pascoes n lee s fault,we need to change etc

 

[user118245]

Anyone got a rough 2025 team prediction for their 17 going into games, I saw one a day or so ago but it’s gone into the void.

 

[Merlot]

probably with in rights(small print) to park Sullivan at Ryde Hawks.Think Bennet could unlock him,maybe we just need 2 lower our expectations on our returns from him.Or as bn suggested - eduacate the kid ,raise his value in reggies n shop him 26.imold school,talks like that usually finish the same way they start,with a pointed finger n eye contact