Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[BAGNF05]

Our top 30 is stacked for wingers. Not sure why we were ever chasing Montoya.

I still think right centre is our biggest hole as it stands. I think Turuva should be left wing and Skelton right wing. I suppose this means Olam left and Bird on the right.

Late in the season we were trying to play Staines at right centre which was a disaster.

No reason our backs can’t compete next year, as long as they are given a platform. Jury is out on that.

 

[weststigerman]

If you have Skelton & Montoya starting your sets you’re off to a really good start

Don’t disagree with that but you can’t have 6 wingers in your top 30. There will be massive holes in other positions.

 

[Kaito]

Can't wait 4 us 2 start winning again and all be friends,
but we'll find something menial to argue about 4 sure lol

 

[Flippedy]

As a fullback or centre?

Either

 

[king_sirro]

Turuva literally said in a podcast that Richardson and Marshall told him he’d have first crack at centre.

I dunno how many times we’ve been over this.

Can I triple like this? Guarantee someone in the next week says we need a centre because we have signed two wingers in Turuva and Skelton.

Now there's every chance Turuva will end up on the wing if he can't nail centre, but it's been made clear he is getting a crack at centre and that's why he left Penrith, so that's how we have to plan the squad.

 

[Flippedy]

View this content on Instagram

View this content on Instagram

It’s his old team isn’t it?

 

[bptiger 0]

As a fullback or centre?

Either , he is a class competitor
Yep exactly! This rumour did come from a Buzz article today & we all know he is fed info from their manager Isaac Moses with an agenda. I take the bit about Klem with a grain of salt as he is well respected amongst the playing squad.

If they are both at the WT next season, they will have to work hard for their top 17 spots in the pre-season otherwise off to NSW Cup you go.

Ur kidding , they will have to play , because we got bugger all in the lower grades , and we haven’t recruited the extra forwards that we really need

 

[Tucker]

Can't wait 4 us 2 start winning again and all be friends,
but we'll find something menial to argue about 4 sure lol

We'll all be too old to bother by then...

 

[bptiger 0]

Theres nothing wrong with optimism, when its supported by reason. The facts are our forwards have sucked for the past 3 years and have gotten weaker. The lump of monkey turd we bought from Cronulla wont make a dent.
Should we sign a couple of real mongrel workhorses with rep potential skill, my optimism will rise. It wont rise just because I want it to though....

I'm beyond bitter ....as most should be by now

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Turuva literally said in a podcast that Richardson and Marshall told him he’d have first crack at centre.

I dunno how many times we’ve been over this.

First crack, and then put on the wing!
Personally I think he would be OK at fullback.

 

[PrattenParkMagpie]

Our top 30 is stacked for wingers. Not sure why we were ever chasing Montoya.

I still think right centre is our biggest hole as it stands. I think Turuva should be left wing and Skelton right wing. I suppose this means Olam left and Bird on the right.

Late in the season we were trying to play Staines at right centre which was a disaster.

We need to separate a bit of fact from fiction, first time Montoya was mentioned was from a poster here claiming we had signed him, later media reports suggested his manager was the one who reached out to the Wests Tigers to offer him.

Don't think it was ever claimed from reliable sources that the club were chasing him or even wanted him outside a few Facebook and X nuffies who have a near 0 percent strike rate with their rumours.

 

[Kaito]

First crack, and then put on the wing!
Personally I think he would be OK at fullback.

I genuinely think that they'll put skelton @ centre,
with Luai inside him and Turuva on the wing...

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

View this content on Instagram

View this content on Instagram

This could well be manager play here to hurry us up in making a decision.

Can't see Bulldogs wanting him or him wanting to return there with Kiraz & Wilson ahead of him in pecking order (and no official decision on JAC yet).

 

[BAGNF05]

I genuinely think that they'll put skelton @ centre,
with Luai inside him and Turuva on the wing...

Can see the big unit having a slow turning circle. Would get burned in the centres.

 

[Kelce68]

There'd be almost a dozen blokes on the Website that hit the Squad just this year - Plenty of them with not much output (That's not past management)
Staines, Doueihi.... Also not past management...

Ignoring the facts hardly makes them 'Lazy'

Neither does cherry picking examples and ignoring the obvious ones to help your argument.

No one is referring to Charlie Staines or Adam Doueihi as the key space-wasters in the squad for 2025.

You know that and are being deliberately obtuse.

Who exactly are the 'dozen or so blokes who hit the squad this year' that we can attribute to current management, or 'not past management' as you put it?

 

[supercoach]

The pack we have on paper for next year at present is on the bottom of the heap by some distance. Any future recruitment must be aimed at making our pack competitive.

 

[Kaito]

Can see the big unit having a slow turning circle. Would get burned in the centres.

I know It's different, and I always refer 2 rugby, but
I watched him live and followed his career in 7's.
He would be a better center than Turuva (IMO).

 

[bptiger 0]

I wonder if it was us dragging our heels on signing Kobe , it’s seems like we took for ever , then Madge comes in and says he wants him to stay . So he s Richo going to stick with what we have , if that’s his plan GOD help us

 

[BAGNF05]

Well apparently Turuva is coming to play centre which personally i’m not a fan of

Until he kamikazes someone at 100% and we finally get to see a centre who plays with some desire. I’m all for it.

With him and a fit Olam it’s potentially dynamic.

 

[Darty the winger]

Yep, 2026 is the year we move.
Next year is all about preparation, teaching the kids to playand determining how many of the exstablished can grow.
2026 will see a decent influx of talent and if done correctly will mark the beginning of our title surge.

So November 1 Richo needs to get busy !!