The silver lining in all this is that we have fainu to fall back on...Hopefully not another,
We have Tedesco (Galvin), we can let Papenhyzuen (Large) go... then Teddy leaves anyway (Galvin)
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The silver lining in all this is that we have fainu to fall back on...Hopefully not another,
We have Tedesco (Galvin), we can let Papenhyzuen (Large) go... then Teddy leaves anyway (Galvin)
Hopefully not another,
We have Tedesco (Galvin), we can let Papenhyzuen (Large) go... then Teddy leaves anyway (Galvin)
Maybe he should have put a clause in his contract stating he’s free to leave once Cherry-Evans retires, Turbo remains injury prone and Manly don’t make the top 8.**Large consequences
The ridiculous clauses in Stefano Utoikamanu’s Wests Tigers contract, where he could leave if they missed the top eight, have resulted in the club adopting a new approach, and that has cost them rising star Onitoni Large.
Large, who has joined Manly, wanted clauses inserted in his contract that made him a free agent if Lachlan Galvin signed a new deal to stay at the Tigers beyond 2026. The Tigers no longer want to do deals that can come back to haunt them in the future. Particularly when the intention is for Galvin to be a long-term Tiger. It would mean they would have developed Large for another season or two and then potentially lost him. **
I've watched Onitoni train and play .. yes the kid is overly talented with plenty of speed and silky ball skills .. BUT i have never seen him take the line on and create something for his support runners. If the hole aint there he doesnt create something .. if the hole there he uses his speed to get through. As some people have already mentioned it .. its like he avoids the contact .. maybe he get used to it .. and get more confident to make the contact. BUT as for his speed .. he's a natural runner and in League having a player with his speed is a huge bonus. Sad to see he go .. im pretty sure his younger brother Ashton will follow him out of the Tigers .. Ashton is also pretty speedy and plays 9 ..
I'm getting pretty sick of players who have clauses in their contracts .. the only clause that should be in a players is: You want to Rugby League in the NRL for the WestsTigers .. sign here .. !!! Contract done .. !!
Contracts don't mean as much any more especially when dealing with minors.
Besides, Large was a long way from NRL, and we have way too many players under development.
We need traction now.
Let's hope 🤞Yeah I agree JB. Whilst Large may and it's a big MAY be long-term pain for us, we need short-term gain! And that's to free up roster spots to get a few more players with the right stuff into our squad.
I feel everything is building to announcements either at the Awards Night (players departing & hopefully extensions to Galvin & Pole & new Major Sponsor) or just after.
If we can free up the roster & cap space of Bateman, Sullivan & Naden, then I can understand some of these decisions if they're linked.
Maybe he did!Maybe he should have put a clause in his contract stating he’s free to leave once Cherry-Evans retires, Turbo remains injury prone and Manly don’t make the top 8.
But…. O.Large was not top 30…. So we don’t gain a spotYeah I agree JB. Whilst Large may and it's a big MAY be long-term pain for us, we need short-term gain! And that's to free up roster spots to get a few more players with the right stuff into our squad.
I feel everything is building to announcements either at the Awards Night (players departing & hopefully extensions to Galvin & Pole & new Major Sponsor) or just after.
If we can free up the roster & cap space of Bateman, Sullivan & Naden, then I can understand some of these decisions if they're linked.
If his release is part of a deal for Manly to take Bateman and/or Bud and/or Naden, it will free up roster spots.But…. O.Large was not top 30…. So we don’t gain a spot
there was some chatter on Twitter from a few Manly fans saying they had heard Naden was headed there. unsure on how accurate.If his release is part of a deal for Manly to take Bateman and/or Bud and/or Naden, it will free up roster spots.
Let's 🙏there was some chatter on Twitter from a few Manly fans saying they had heard Naden was headed there. unsure on how accurate.
Maybe he should have put a clause in his contract stating he’s free to leave once Cherry-Evans retires, Turbo remains injury prone and Manly don’t make the top 8.
If the club let large walk without getting some sort of commitment from Galvin , then Richo and benji need to resignI’ll be surprised if the re- signs this offseason… but fingers crossed I guess … I gotta a feeling though that this “will he or won’t he” will be the leading Wests Tigers story in 2025 ..