Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Merlot]

They changed his game to a lot more passes before the line - he played a lot like a lock from then a prop for us this year.

were is the Klem that charged forward ,knees driving forward/elbow out,its still in the rule book 2 run like that

 

[king_sirro]

They changed his game to a lot more passes before the line - he played a lot like a lock from then a prop for us this year.

That's not how I remember things. I thought that was last year that Sheens had Klemmer passing before the line a lot and it drove me mad. This year he limited that link role. I could be wrong

 

[happy_tiger]

That's not how I remember things. I thought that was last year that Sheens had Klemmer passing before the line a lot and it drove me mad. This year he limited that link role. I could be wrong

I definitely noticed it in the trial game ....not so much later on

 

[cochise]

I definitely noticed it in the trial game ....not so much later on

It came back later in the season.

 

[Kelce68]

Lol, are you Pascoe? Utterly delusional.

I've provided facts, you've provided delusion.

We came last in nearly every grade. NRL, NRLW, NSW Cup, Ball and Matts. Out of the senior comps and junior reps it's an unparalleled failure.

You seem to think you've refuted something, which you haven't, excuses perhaps, but there are no valid excuses. The entire club was rotten to the core. And yes while you acknowledge that you're still just offering excuses

Yawn.

What exactly is delusional?

Exactly.

Did Wests finish last in Matts, Ball and Flegg?

You mustn't have liked the fact that I complimented your contributions on here.

 

[Kelce68]

We've been an unprofessional basketcase for a decade and still some people on here defend the club.

Anyone who tolerates incompetence is to blame for our ineptitude.

Explain, exactly, what role a fan 'tolerating incompetence' plays in the ineptitude of the club.

Go on...

 

[boonboon]

That's not how I remember things. I thought that was last year that Sheens had Klemmer passing before the line a lot and it drove me mad. This year he limited that link role. I could be wrong

Only Joey Tapine and Tyrell May through more general play passes then Klem of front rowers in 2024 and both had more then 100 extra possessions. He had 102 genral play passes. Stef - 69, Pole-34 from similar amount of possessions.

Stats indicate almost no other prop through general play passes as often as Klem in 2024.

 

[weststigersfinals2025]

We've been an unprofessional basketcase for a decade and still some people on here defend the club.

Anyone who tolerates incompetence is to blame for our ineptitude.

Its a rebuild mate and after the sacking of Pascoe we’ve only had one year of richo give it time ya cuck

 

[TSP]

We've been an unprofessional basketcase for a decade and still some people on here defend the club.

Anyone who tolerates incompetence is to blame for our ineptitude.

I understand your frustration, I feel it too.

An example is that:

We shouldn’t have simply advertised for the assistant coaching role for a lousy 6 applicants ( only to choose a matey)

Richo should have picked up the phone and contacted current assistants or their managers who were doing a good job this year and sounded them out.

Why not ring some ex coaches with more experience and see if they were interested?

And why give an untested assistant with a vanilla or wanting record, 2 years when 1 would have been enough? If he went well, fine extra year or 2.

If Richo is too busy, what about one of his entourage?

It’s a critical role, we shouldn’t be bashful or shy about it, we should be rolling up our sleeves and trying for the best.

If we didn’t land a good one, fine, but at least we had a go.

Benji calls it “effort” he talks about it all the time.

 

[Buttface]

Klem had 5 offloads this season. In recent years he had 36 and 45. I suspect he was asked to put his offload away.

I reckon he had a look around and couldn’t see anyone within cooee.

 

[Buttface]

Klem had 5 offloads this season. In recent years he had 36 and 45. I suspect he was asked to put his offload away.

That’s a big difference. I hope it’s picked up and worked on over the offseason.

 

[Buttface]

That's not how I remember things. I thought that was last year that Sheens had Klemmer passing before the line a lot and it drove me mad. This year he limited that link role. I could be wrong

Yeah I remember Klem did a fluff piece and said how he was enjoying his footy bcoz Sheens was using him as a link man.
He should get back to run and tackle hard and look for the offload.

 

[TIGERS]

crawl into a corner with a few others here

Wrong, they will complain about something don't worry. A Daniel Fitzhenry shall be born.

 

[palms]

Yeah I remember Klem did a fluff piece and said how he was enjoying his footy bcoz Sheens was using him as a link man.
He should get back to run and tackle hard and look for the offload.

It gives the player a certain mindset of pass first, run second. Very few can play that dusk role effectively. JFH is very good at it but also knows when to tuck it under his arm and charge into the defensive line.

Klemmer can't and needs to get back to the basics of a hardworking prop.

 

[The Chad]

Do you actually watch (And understand) Rugby League....
None of the 3 Tigers players had as good a season as Nathan Brown.
Where's your stats for Leg Speed and and I actual Impact on the Defence...
You'd be doing well to argue the other 2 as well - Although i see you've given it a red hot go with lots of letters and numbers.

Leave you to it man, You've got absolutely no idea....
How is your pursuit of Hymel Hunt going?
How do his Lower Grade Stats compare against the Premier Wingers in the Comp?

Yeah Chad- good argument using words & stuff...



Hymel Hunt is better than Lobb. We played Lobb. I reckon I had a point.

But you know an argument is going in your favour when you have to drag out an attempted insult from a pre-season ago to validate yourself.

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

Anyone got any signing rumors?

 

[jrtiger]

Anyone got any signing rumors?

the only two that have been linked in the past month are Kobe Hetherington and Marcelo Montoya.

Brent Read reported earlier this week that WT were going to put an offer to Hetherington this week. Maguire apparently said that he was willing to give Corey Paix and Hetherington a fresh start should they want it, but Kobe has been pretty clear he wants to play 80 minutes at lock forward in the NRL. he won't be able to do that with Carrigan at Brisbane. I'd expect we hear something by mid-late next week.

meanwhile the Montoya links have gone cold following a report from Carayannis. it's possible that a deal may be done, but the club is trying to clear spots and can't formally register the contract until they have done so.

a far more unlikely scenario is that Brian To'o has signalled his intent to do a deal with WT and they've decided not to pursue Montoya any further.

I anticipate that after next week's Awards Night we should get a bit more clarity with a few things, namely incomings, outgoings and major sponsorship.

 

[user118245]

the only two that have been linked in the past month are Kobe Hetherington and Marcelo Montoya.

Brent Read reported earlier this week that WT were going to put an offer to Hetherington this week. Maguire apparently said that he was willing to give Corey Paix and Hetherington a fresh start should they want it, but Kobe has been pretty clear he wants to play 80 minutes at lock forward and won't be able to do with Carrigan at Brisbane. I'd expect we hear something by mid-late next week.

meanwhile the Montoya links have gone cold following a report from Carayannis. it's possible that a deal may be done, but the club is trying to clear spots and can't formally register the contract until they have done so.

a far more unlikely scenario is that Brian To'o has signalled his intent to do a deal with WT and they've decided not to pursue Montoya any further.

I anticipate that after next week's Awards Night we should get a bit more clarity with a few things, namely incomings, outgoings and major sponsorship.

not a rumour this one but just a journo opinion, someone said Leo Thompson would be good for us

Post in thread 'Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion'
https://weststigersforum.com/threads/signings-suggestions-rumours-discussion.27347/post-2012814

 

[tigerballs]

When thinking offloading you also need to remember we don't have anyone who supports the play. Bula is nowhere near the ruck, ever, too unfit and lazy. Needs a real kick up the ass. Mason is far superior to Bula on that one regard. Even Galvin is superior.
If there's no one to pass to you can't offload...!

Do you even watch the footy? Mason superior to Bula in any regard.... that's the most ridiculous statement ever on this forum and there's been some rippers.

 

[tigerballs]

All this talk of Blore misses one point. He does an entirely different job at Melbourne than what we needed him to do at WT. At Melbourne he is their main decoy runner on the left. Occasionally Munster will use him to hit the line and draw defenders away from the next play. He rarely makes a line break. He does far more defense as first or second man in the tackle. At WT we needed him to be the explosive wide runner that we lack. We needed him to be breaking the line and setting up the outside players. It never really happened.
I really like Blore and with 2 ball players in the halves next year he may have become the explosive runner that we need, guess we will never know.

Just goes to show how stats, and even casual observation can be misleading. Munster gave Blore a massive rap for running great decoys and setting up play on his side, basically by rarely touching the ball. Loves him as a defender. You don't need metres per game, PCM etc to be a standout, you just need to do a job. Wish we still had him.