Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

BrissieTiger67 said:
Any word on major sponsor? Id be surprised if we can't pick up a good name. Anything beats Bryfart Lawyers.
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It's concerning, that's for sure.

They've had almost a year to sort it out and yet still nothing. Ideally it would have been sorted a while before preseason, so the merch could be updated in time for the start of preseason
 
weststigers said:
What exactly are you trying to refute with my comment?

I just said the club is genuinely worried about losing Galvin so they are adding halves which makes sense.
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Look up the contract status of Joseph O’Neil. He is their junior HB that won the Jersey Flegg the year prior and almost got the NSWCup to the finals this year. Played 1 or two trial games off the bench for first grade at the start of the year. Not on a 2025 dev contract, not on a first grade contract but I guarantee he will be still be at the dogs next year.
Though behind him is 2024 jf winner Cassius Tia and 2024 SGball grandfinalist Mitch Woods.
Mitch Woods is the only HB at the dogs with a ‘known’ contract.
Btw all three would be higher regarded than Jayden Sullivan for instance.
Oh and Alex Conti is still there.
Dogs just get it.
 
BAGNF05 said:
Sounds like your opinion is based on a cheap pay TV doco that was the brainchild of our moron former CEO.
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So you’re dismissing the second half , which is banter from actual / former players ? Ok bro …. Yea Madge was the best ! The players loved him . All players want to play for him …. Cool story bro . Tell it again
Why can’t both things be true at once ? Many players don’t want to play for him , but he’s a good bloke and good coach . And he burns people out . Both mentally and physically . I think such is the nuance of all of us , all the above can be true about someone .
My whole point is he was fired for a reason. And it was the same reason he was fired from the bunnies . Does that make him a shit coach ? No not at all . But if I was hiring him for my team , would I be concerned with that history .
It would be number one on my list of worries . Not to mention the aggressive , massive middles , and war by attrition style , only works if you have a Yeo or a burgess in your team . Anyways im sick of arguing .
The narrative shift because he won 2 games in origin is puzzling to me . But good for you !
 
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balmain boy said:
It's concerning, that's for sure.

They've had almost a year to sort it out and yet still nothing. Ideally it would have been sorted a while before preseason, so the merch could be updated in time for the start of preseason
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Thats a good point on the merch...unlikely to be sitting on an announcement. Hopefully Richo gets it sorted.
 
balmain boy said:
I'm saying the signing of some nobody kid has absolutely nothing to do with Galvin whatsoever. Nothing.
It's squad depth for the magpies, that's it.
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Fainu is Galvin's direct replacement. I was not suggesting this kid replaces Galvin.

When you lose one, everyone goes up a spot unless you buy a direct replacement. So as you point out, we add depth lower down and promote next man up or go to market.

you've simply misunderstood my point that's all.
 
balmain boy said:
It's concerning, that's for sure.

They've had almost a year to sort it out and yet still nothing. Ideally it would have been sorted a while before preseason, so the merch could be updated in time for the start of preseason
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Could be waiting on Luai to arrive and have him in the photos with new sponsor , Richo , Benji , , I don’t know anything but I feel Richo would have one locked in ready to go , training shirts are not to big issue , they can swap them out once Luai arrives
 
balmain boy said:
You do realise that probably won't happen until after Christmas? It could happen sooner but none of those first four are due back in training until January...
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If available for a photo shoot only no training , I’m sure all the new guys if they are in Sydney would rock up and get it done , no issue
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Players profiles updated on website including new recruits ... NO John Bateman

www.weststigers.com.au

Teams

2022 Wests Tigers NRL Telstra Premiership squad, Wests Tigers players, NSW Cup squad.
www.weststigers.com.au www.weststigers.com.au
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And Jack Bird....centre. 🙂

No Bateman- that has to be a sign. Miller getting left off the congrats with no fanfare of his release...wonder where Bateman is off to?
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Players profiles updated on website including new recruits ... NO John Bateman

www.weststigers.com.au

Teams

2022 Wests Tigers NRL Telstra Premiership squad, Wests Tigers players, NSW Cup squad.
www.weststigers.com.au www.weststigers.com.au
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No Bateman means he may have agreed to go , just waiting on $: and paperwork to be sorted ,
Bateman out , Trell May in , I’m good with that , but we still need another back row player
 
Bloody hell our club is soooo stupid.
Without any official notification this leads to them being targeted by unfair treatment by the player association etc. Imagine this is picked up by the media. The immediate response by player and manager is ‘I’m supposed to be going back to the Tigers but I’m not on in the official squad list so I’m not sure what they are trying to say there whilst I still have a contract’.
 
Needaname said:
Bloody hell our club is soooo stupid.
Without any official notification this leads to them being targeted by unfair treatment by the player association etc. Imagine this is picked up by the media. The immediate response by player and manager is ‘I’m supposed to be going back to the Tigers but I’m not on in the official squad list so I’m not sure what they are trying to say there whilst I still have a contract’.
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... or, they are already well aware of what is going on and are waiting for announcements to be made before they go the the press
 
Needaname said:
Bloody hell our club is soooo stupid.
Without any official notification this leads to them being targeted by unfair treatment by the player association etc. Imagine this is picked up by the media. The immediate response by player and manager is ‘I’m supposed to be going back to the Tigers but I’m not on in the official squad list so I’m not sure what they are trying to say there whilst I still have a contract’.
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your sooooooo stupid. it would have been finalised between all parties, just awaiting announcement by the new club.
 
The club, for everything it does wrong, wouldn't do something like leaving Bateman off the squad list unless news of him moving on is close to being revealed.

I never had an issue with Bateman. But, if he didn't want to be here, didn't get on with Benji etc- it's best for all parties to move on. 2 roster spots to fill. Sione Fainu is most likely. Terrell May perhaps? Obviously Kobe Hetherington is a possibility. Toby Rudolph.

If the club can move on Naden, Staines, Doueihi or Sullivan, 3 of those 4 forwards (Fainu, May, Hetherington, Rudolph)- whatever the combination- makes the club look quite competitive.
 
The Chad said:
And Jack Bird....centre. 🙂

No Bateman- that has to be a sign. Miller getting left off the congrats with no fanfare of his release...wonder where Bateman is off to?
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Well, whoever put this together is either on the grog or an idiot: Turuva and Luke L are listed as Fullbacks, Samuela as a Prop, and Skelton as a Centre! Bud and our multimillion $$ marquee player are both listed as 5/8s. There is no player shown as halfback! How bloody hard is it to get things done right the first time?
 
LeichhardtTiger said:
Well, whoever put this together is either on the grog or an idiot: Turuva and Luke L are listed as Fullbacks, Samuela as a Prop, and Skelton as a Centre! Bud and our multimillion $$ marquee player are both listed as 5/8s. There is no player shown as halfback! How bloody hard is it to get things done right the first time?
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Would it not be NRL’s fault with how everything links into their NRL profile that NRL.com makes?
 
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