Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Canadian Club said:
There should be an annual Wests Tigers Forum award for the most over-hyped reserve grader of the off-season

2021 - Allan Fitzgibbon
2022 - Oliver Gildart/William Kei
2023 - Triston Reilly
2024 - Alex Lobb
2025 - Tim Johannssen (pending)

Any other nominations from years gone by?
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Spot on except for Gildart. He looked horrible in England the year we signed him.

In that year my vote is Rua the hooker who was to be the next Brandon Smith.
 
BAGNF05 said:
No idea how the magpies were the worst with all these ready made first graders mentioned.
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Because the top 30 was weak as piss , we had a million injuries to the backline , so. Due to nature of attrition through the grades , we had NSW cup filling out the top squad , and Ron Massey , and Guys who started the season in SG ball and flegg , making up the majority of the cup teams.
The teams who dominate in cup usually are teams who field much older players .
That’s why cup , and more unfortunately flegg(when they had thier best players they were looking really competitive ) had shocking seasons .
But due to the strengthening of both the top 30 and the cup teams , and maybe a better year with the injury gods , we can have everyone in thier right grade .
If you think a team playing 38 players in the top grade isn’t going to be catastrophic to the lower grades , then I’ve got bad news for you .
 
Tucker said:
When he was one he was overhyped to the shithouse…and beyond.
Isn’t that your point?
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No the point is reserve graders who were overhyped in the off season and never really cracked first grade. Liddle made and stayed in first grade.

You look at all the players listed and all of them have either never played first grade or proven themselves as anything more than a fringe first grader.
 
bptiger 0 said:
I will put it out now if we don’t get another backrower or a lock I think we will struggle again next season , our depth is really poor , and even if Bateman stays
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Tend to agree. I think we a still a quality back rower, a centre and a lock forward away from being a serious threat to challenge for a top eight next year.
We have only marginally improved our roster and I can only see that we are again going to struggle against stronger opposition.
 
Merlot said:
He is certainly not worth the contract he is on, just needs to bide his time learning,? if the club runs thru his veins he may get there,i dont see a nrl player in him
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There's plenty there, conditioning and desire seem his biggest challenges.
 
Tucker said:
2025 is a year of redemption. Nothing else should be tolerated.
We are not rebuilding. We need to win games of football using the large amount of imported players we have brought here in the way we expected them to perform when signing them.
As I said last week, enough is enough. Enough of the bloated puff pieces from club administration, players and members waxing lyrical about cultutre shifts and progression and green shoots and all that stuff. Weve been hearing that shit ever since Brooksy tore St George to pieces back in August 2013. Enough of the hero talk during the pre season only to then play like softcocks in round 1. Enough of the media setting us up to fail with editorials about how weve turned the corner only to resume kicking us in the head once the true colours of our football are revealed. Enough of missing simple tackles, having abysmal discipline and failing to convert gifted field position. Enough of fking losing all the damned time.

Anything from 12th position and under will be an utter failure.
Anything between 11th and 8th should be treated on its merits...i.e. serious injury to stars preventing finals berths can be seen favourably. Having a go for most of the year but clocking off half a dozen times during the year and losing games we shouldnt...is a failure.
We need to make the 8. We need to be competitive for the title in 2026 and be a favourite to win it in 2027.
2025 is a year of restitution and there's no excuses this time.
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batboy said:
I reckon Losing Gibbs and Ellis from the side around the same time killed our attitude in D,
We've never had a bloke that lead it since.
We've never had a hard man in D, But those blokes where about as good as we've ever had.
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And losing Simon Dywer didn't help. Seeing him in the recent intern 2025 Draw video was cool!
 
GNR4LIFE said:
People acting like it’s a done deal. The guy is a dead shit. The fact he was happy to risk throwing his career in the toilet while being apart of the best side of the modern era should be a huge red flag. No question of his talent. The guy is an absolute beast. But all the talent in the world is pretty useless if you are a maniac off the field.
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Even if he gets off his chargers, it doesn’t mean he is not guilty. Partners and wives work out pretty quick u don’t receive money from someone in jail. But a first grade footballer, well….
 
bptiger 0 said:
Rubbish Reynolds will mis more games than he does d last year , hunt is a year older , if the nrl are fare dinking, Ezra should not see football for at least 4-6 months
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How are u expecting the NRL to be fare, when the red necked QLD government can’t be?!? What the chargers fir him a light by any stretch, no charge for accident causing grievous bodily harm, say what!!!
 
Canadian Club said:
So a NSW Cup player who has never played backrow at any level in his juniors or seniors is suppose to turn into an NRL backrower in the space of a singular off season...
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Wasn't Samuela Fainu considered to be a prop up until he came to the Wests Tigers?

I may be wrong but I thought that was where he played all his football before coming to us.

If that was the case, then it seems like he made a pretty quick transformation after arriving at Concord.
 
hank37w said:
Wasn't Samuela Fainu considered to be a prop up until he came to the Wests Tigers?

I may be wrong but I thought that was where he played all his football before coming to us.

If that was the case, then it seems like he made a pretty quick transformation after arriving at Concord.
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Lets not bank on a player playing 1 position in reserve grade, coming here and playing way above in a different position. Yes Samuela F you are awesome.

Most of the time we try this, we get egg in our face.
 
Coastie_Tiger said:
Why is everyone talking about a bloke who's played 3-4 games in the top grade like he's about to turn into prime Gaz Ellis and drag us into the top 4 🤣
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I only brought up several months ago .. that I like what I see in Tim J .. he has potential .. his body shape and size .. and that we may have a diamond in the rough within him .. !! Never said that he was that good already .. just make an assessment on what I have seen in him so far. There is still lots of work done by the club and by him .. but there is good shape and design in him. Fingers crossed .. !!
 
hank37w said:
Wasn't Samuela Fainu considered to be a prop up until he came to the Wests Tigers?

I may be wrong but I thought that was where he played all his football before coming to us.

If that was the case, then it seems like he made a pretty quick transformation after arriving at Concord.
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Luke Lewis started on the wing and became a rep 2nd rower.
Yep. Samuela was a middle.I’Pap and Bateman were the second rowers. lots of people were surprised when S. Fainu made the switch to the edge and killed it. Don’t know if Tim J can make it as a second rower or not but due to our lack of depth it would be worth seeing him train there. Even if he makes the 17 at some stage and has to fill in at 2nd row.
 
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