Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[JB9918]

How does Bateman think he will start at the Cowboys ahead of Nanai and Luki ?

Maybe at 13.

Cotter to be play prop.

It has been widely spoken about Taumalolo playing less minutes & even less games to manage his knee.

Makes sense.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

So he’s a better chance of usurping Galvin or Luai here, then he is the unproven Pom at Souths? 🤔

You’re comment was easier pathway. Dodd won’t be playing reggies. They have Walker and Wighton. Halves in the ESL often transfer across well & Bennett coaches halves very well.

Add in Schuster signed for next season (he won’t be playing Lock over Murray). They also have a few young quality kids on the pathways.

Souths have options signed already & the competition at Souths isn’t easier than here.

 

[Vicious]

Latu Fainu

Maybe, but I’m sure he is planning on being a regular in our 17 man NRL squad.

 

[crazycat]

I can't see Bateman going to the Cowboys. I believe he's only digging his heels in with us because he wants to stay an NRL player in NSW.

Surprised he knocked back Souths.

Wait,

Bateman knocked back Souths??

With WB as a coach and all. That can't be true (unless Wayne said "no holidays for weeks on end, etc")

 

[Tiger Tarl]

Question for the forum, do you see Latu more as a halfback or a 5/8?

I have him next in line for halfback when Romey is on origin duty but apparently played more five-eighth coming through the grades...

 

[Vicious]

Question for the forum, do you see Latu more as a halfback or a 5/8?

I have him next in line for halfback when Romey is on origin duty but apparently played more five-eighth coming through the grades...

His best asset is his running game, I think it lessens his impact of trying to make him a controlling halfback.
Galvin is more of a 7 as his strength is being on the ball and at the opposition constantly. His running game is not as lethal as Latu’s.

 

[Tito Santana]

People might think i’m getting a bit carried away but Makasini is NRL ready now. Scored a classy try where no one laid a hand on him & just physically you wouldn’t think this kid is only 17 years old. Api was classy around the ruck but the best on ground for me was probably Latu Fainu was very sharp & had some bloody nice touches.

Good enough, old enough. We need to be feeding the early ball to the Big Mak!

 

[Tito Santana]

His best asset is his running game, I think it lessens his impact of trying to make him a controlling halfback.
Galvin is more of a 7 as his strength is being on the ball and at the opposition constantly. His running game is not as lethal as Latu’s.

X2

 

[weststigers]

Sullivan to Souths?

 

[hammertime]

wish bud all the best to be honest, think he will do well with a few indigenous boys around him, has handled himself very professionally and always spoke well of the club

batemen isnt digging his heels in
he knows he has a contract here and would much rather be elsewhere

souths saw him as a bench player, wants a starting gig

Well said kade. I think Sullivan deserves nothing but positivity from us. He's been a professional despite things not working out as he would have wished.

 

[Tito Santana]

Interesting news with Manly. Even if DCE retires, Turbo to the halves with Brooks apparently at halfback - hilarious. Haha! Hopoate at fullback.

Then what do you do with Koula and what do you do with Onitoni Large?

 

[Lestronge]

Why do you doubt that? It’s easy to scoff at now, but there was a lot of enthusiasm around him when he signed. Plus, he was being positioned as a starting half. And that’s about the going rate for starting halves these days. If that figure is not correct, it’s not far off.

It was widely reported to be 500k . Almost unanimously! Now it’s 700k ? No it isn’t …

 

[JB9918]

Looking at the photos from today where there was an opposed session. You'd have to think the black shirts was the NRL side & Orange the Cup side.

Can anyone confirm that?

 

[weststigerman]

Looking at the photos from today where there was an opposed session. You'd have to think the black shirts was the NRL side & Orange the Cup side.

Can anyone confirm that?

Not sure if todays setup is set in stone given it’s December but yeah it looked like black was As and orange was Bs.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Only the past is set in stone.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

His best asset is his running game, I think it lessens his impact of trying to make him a controlling halfback.
Galvin is more of a 7 as his strength is being on the ball and at the opposition constantly. His running game is not as lethal as Latu’s.

Agree plus Latu doesn't seem to have a huge controlling voice to direct traffic.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Agree plus Latu doesn't seem to have a huge controlling voice to direct traffic.

Yes. That makes sense. He's still a kid and first year at club.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

As if Sullivan is on 700k a year .

These journos pluck numbers out of their wazoos

For journos Tigers players are reported as overs, for other teams, they report players being on unders

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

The journalist must be right. god of the media. The fact checkers. Yes the journalist knows more than the team.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

If Bud does go I hope he does well has never said a bad word always seemed to put in. Was not a great buy by us but thats hardly his fault.