Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Newtown said:
Turuva will be an improvement to our current backline wherever that may be.
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i agree he is an improvement on the wingers we've got. How much of an improvement is debatable and i believe his likely impact is being overstated. I certainly have not seen anything of him to make me think he will be an effective centre. I'm very much open to being swayed by an argument why he will be but noone seems to be putting forth one.
 
jrtiger said:
that's the spirit lad.

Skelton thrives in contact and utilises his aggression constantly. not sure what you've been watching. Turuva is fast and has skill you can't teach with the ball.

I'm just as worried about them defensively as you are, but neither of them are lost causes. in fact, Skelton's contact in defence is off the charts, it's simply making reads.

let's see what happens with Olam.

as for the pack, you're right. there's much work there to be done, but there's more out there than just Thompson and Willison. I'll leave that up to Richardson.
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Well I wish he would pull his bloody finger out or there will be on crap left on the shelf
 
jrtiger said:
by god I hope we’re front of the queue.

www.smh.com.au

Roosters tell star prop he is free to leave

Terrell May, who signed a new contract just this year, has been offered the chance to seek a deal elsewhere as the Roosters feel he does not fit with their plans for the future.
www.smh.com.au www.smh.com.au
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Love the wording when it's the Rorters - 'offered the chance to seek a deal'.
If it were us, it would likely be 'treated like garbage'.
 
weststigerman said:
It’s a very competitive list of bad decisions:
- Hiring Jason Taylor
- Reinstating Pascoe after he was disqualified
- Signing off on Ivan’s crazy signings and letting him leave
- Appointing Sheens and Benji as coaches

Many more.

But moving onto the positive, at least he is gone.
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Much of that I can't fault.

The Sheens/Benji decision was diabolically mad.
The Ivan signings were ... Huh? Particularly McQueen after serious neck damage.

That said, Jason Taylor was a bad decision. But not a killer one. The guy could coach, just not player manager.

The really bad decision is to not get our training and physical fitness right for the last X years. It was only in Madge's last year that Cayless was brought in.


A big thing is Contracts. We get players that are real ?? and put them on long term contracts.
3 recently:
Sullivan
Klemmer
Bateman

I can say maybe 1 of those is kinda working out. Were already paying Sullivan to leave and I will be surprised if Bateman stays.

Richardson has signed Turuva and Luai for long term contracts and IMHO it's the right decision. But I want this behaviour to change.
 
Vicious said:
Vicious said:
I know this is a signings suggestions thread, but seriously we are a million to one chance of signing either Leo Thompson or Xavier Willison unless we pay them massive overs.
For those suggesting Turuva will be our saviour at centre and Skelton will be our saviour on the wing, I wish I shared your confidence.
Turuva is not real fast, not real big, not real strong and is a suspect front on defender, what attributes does he have to suggest he can be a quality centre ?
Skelton is a big beast, but slow for a winger, very rarely runs hard or aggressively enough to run over the top of opposing defenders and is a suspect defender who is prone to coming in when not required.
On top of this it is hopeful at best that Olam can overcome his injury concerns and get back to anywhere near his best.
That is just half our problems as we also have a head coach that struggles connecting with his players, numerous contracted players unwanted but not wanting to give up their over inflated contracts and hard to imagine any of them will be highly motivated.
Add an average at best forward pack lacking in quality and depth.
Unlesss a miracle happens in way of recruitment and retention between now and season 2025 kick off, it’s very hard to see us getting off the bottom of the ladder.
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I know this is a signings suggestions thread, but seriously we are a million to one chance of signing either Leo Thompson or Xavier Willison unless we pay them massive overs.
For those suggesting Turuva will be our saviour at centre and Skelton will be our saviour on the wing, I wish I shared your confidence.
Turuva is not real fast, not real big, not real strong and is a suspect front on defender, what attributes does he have to suggest he can be a quality centre ?
Skelton is a big beast, but slow for a winger, very rarely runs hard or aggressively enough to run over the top of opposing defenders and is a suspect defender who is prone to coming in when not required.
On top of this it is hopeful at best that Olam can overcome his injury concerns and get back to anywhere near his best.
That is just half our problems as we also have a head coach that struggles connecting with his players, numerous contracted players unwanted but not wanting to give up their over inflated contracts and hard to imagine any of them will be highly motivated.
Add an average at best forward pack lacking in quality and depth.
Unlesss a miracle happens in way of recruitment and retention between now and season 2025 kick off, it’s very hard to see us getting off the bottom of the ladder.
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Apart from that though, everything good, righ?
 
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JB9918 said:
I did say Hunt to the Chooks.

May to the Tigers. Romey will be all over it!

Miller & Bateman out.

May & Sione in.
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Dare to dream but my Wests Tigers half empty cup on the shelf says it will never happen.
May can play 80min if need be, with 20 hitups and 200m.
 
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