Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Jolls]

Hey all,
Long long long time reader of the forum but first time poster. I was at training today and both Turuva and Luai both trained. Stayed about an hour and a half. They did some ball work before they joined the rest of the boys. Marshall had them doing full contact training after that. Did not see May or Hunt and Doueihi, Klemmer and Twal all did not train but were there. You could really hear Hodgson and Marshall both ripping into anyone making a mistake. Also spoke to Olam last Friday at their training and the guys had him doing 30 meter runs and then 50 meter runs for about 20/25 minutes with 3 second breaks in between set. When he walked past me and asked me if I was ok I laughed and I replied “ yeah mate I’m good but you look like you’re about to throw up”. He’s reply was “ they’re f%#ing making me work for it”.
All in all I’m definitely not an expert but they looked more intense than I’ve seen them train in the past and a few other pundits watching said the same.

Brilliant First Post!

Welcome to the forum and thanks for the insights.

Pre-season. Oh the memories. Does anyone miss that part of their playing days? Thought not 🤣

 

[user118245]

Check your social media feeds ASAP

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

we're at 30 spots currently, but once Miller's situation is resolved and Bateman is moved on we'll have approximately $800k in the cap. Sione will take up approx $150-200k of that and a possible Galvin upgrade will likely cost another $200k.

leaves us with around $400k to spend on a backrower, which the club has apparently prioritised. we'll probably have to look at someone who's off contract end of year and is looking for an opportunity. Dylan Egan, Harrison Hassett, Brodie Jones, Ativalu Lisati and Simi Sasagi all fit the bill.

We are at 30 spots, that includes Millers dismissal..we lose that case we are at 31.

 

[The Chad]

Check your social media feeds ASAP

They're here!

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Check your social media feeds ASAP

Take a breath dude

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

We are at 30 spots, that includes Millers dismissal..we lose that case we are at 31.

Hence May not actually signed until Millers outcome

 

[jrtiger]

If I have the Top 30 right, we need to move on two players to make this happen, based ont he assumption that Sione F is a done deal. So Bateman is one; any info on who else is likely to move (assuming Naden and Bud aren't going anywhere)? Tumeth is probably he low hanging fruit unless somone wants to take on Doueihi.

I got it mixed up, sorry mate, cc @Tiger_Yoshi. we'll likely need to pay someone out to free up a second spot.

 

[orange&black]

I may be wrong but i thought the roster top 30 situation was that we are at 30 with Bateman included and Sione on a T&T deal temporarily. This already accounts for both Miller and Faagatu as gone.
So the view is Bateman moves on to allow Sione a contract and we are full up for spots ( unless there is further movement in the squad).

 

[innsaneink]

100%

Remember when we practised 100 passes each training session lmao

The obvious weakness in this club is fitness and strength. 9/10 times we lose the wrestle and roll over like a bag of crap. I think it was Wayne Bennett or some other high profile coach said he doesn’t even start ball work / set play repetitions until January at his pre season training.

Flog the crap out of them until their fitness is up to scratch, then manage their workloads and work on the finesse stuff from there

Is us losing the ruck/wrestle due to our lack of strength and fitness or is it down to poor technique... Because ive clearly recalled us starting to lose the ruck at times last season in some games within the first ten minutes... So I'm. Tending to think technique.
I spent hours yelling at the TV... "put Him on The deck ." watching three of our blokes in D struggling With one ball carrier.
Don't get me wrong more strength and fitness certainly wouldn't go astray!

 

[Tiger_claws]

Payton flogs them on the hill up in Townsville

The humidity would kill me.

 

[Tiger_claws]

Is us losing the ruck/wrestle due to our lack of strength and fitness or is it down to poor technique... Because ive clearly recalled us starting to lose the ruck at times last season in some games within the first ten minutes... So I'm. Tending to think technique.
I spent hours yelling at the TV... "put Him on The deck ." watching three of our blokes in D struggling With one ball carrier.
Don't get me wrong more strength and fitness certainly wouldn't go astray!

I think a bit off everything. My youngest boy thinks it’s normal to yell at the tv “get him on his back”. We will get there eventually ink

 

[851]

She is not very good anyway!! No loss to the tigers

She seems overrated to me, they talk her up all the time, but I just don't see it, maybe she was gun shy after the injury, she replaces Upton at the Knights

 

[happy_tiger]

Day off. Since the preseason started I go watch them train when I have an RDO as I don’t live too far from the ground.

Welcome to the Forum Tigerchief

 

[happy_tiger]

The humidity would kill me.

Yeah it's bad enough in Gladstone

 

[magpies forever]

We are at 30 spots, that includes Millers dismissal..we lose that case we are at 31.

I dont think if we loose the case Miller is back. Miller is gone, the issue would be the amount of contractual compensation that has been paid vs what they want with Lee Hagipants

 

[851]

Was previously thinking there was still some movement in our roster for 2025 but now I’m not so sure that we will see any further additions apart from possibly Bateman going and Sione F upgrading to a top 30 deal. Can’t imagine we have much cap left and whatever we gain will go towards re-signing Galvin.
This means we play 2025 with the squad we currently have.
So weak points are clearly on the edge and in the centres. We need to manufacture/develop some options for these positions and some depth behind them as well in case of injury.
The centre spot (assuming Olam comes good) will go to one of AD, Toa, Faataape, or Turuva.
The srf spot could be any number of guys with Seyfarth, Bird, Sione as front runners. Personally I like Bird as an option if he’s fit enough- reason being he is used to D on the edge as a centre and still can run the ball and knows the right lines. Could add some attack on the edge and has the skills. Needs to be fit enough to keep up in A and D however.

I agree, it's either Turuva or Bird, the other 3 are all proven losers

 

[upthetigers]

Shows you are not a real Wests Tigers supporter , SHE was a great part of the start of our ladies side of footy

Ridiculous comment, we don't all have the time to watch NRLW or lower grades

 

[balmain boy]

Ridiculous comment, we don't all have the time to watch NRLW or lower grades

She's been the face of the club in womens footy for the past 5 years. If you don't know who she is that means you've basically never opened an email, visited the WT website or been to any match/event. Her face has been plastered everywhere for years.

So no, the comment was a fair one. You don't need to have watched the matches in order to know basic details.

 

[upthetigers]

She's been the face of the club in womens footy for the past 5 years. If you don't know who she is that means you've basically never opened an email, visited the WT website or been to any match/event. Her face has been plastered everywhere for years.

So no, the comment was a fair one. You don't need to have watched the matches in order to know basic details.

I pay no attention to NRLW. Women's UFC and tennis is the only women sport I watch. Not saying they're not talented, it just doesn't interest me.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

She's been the face of the club in womens footy for the past 5 years. If you don't know who she is that means you've basically never opened an email, visited the WT website or been to any match/event. Her face has been plastered everywhere for years.

So no, the comment was a fair one. You don't need to have watched the matches in order to know basic details.

I know her, but she’s the only one I know. It’s pretty shitty to shame people for not following or caring about the women’s game.