Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

GNR4LIFE said:
Katoa was very similar to Ice. Showed a lot potential at the Warriors. Just needed to get himself into a good system.
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His first season was great and second season had injuries and couldn't get enough games back to back and went to Melbourne started slow then playing regular minutes went back to his warriors form he scored alot of tries in his first season at warriors great super coach buy
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Not sure why the fanfare around Thompson. Not that he’s not a good player, but we are kind of stacked for middles atm. I doubt the club will be willing to pay big dollars when we have May, Klemmer, Hunt, Fainu, Twal etc. We don’t have to go after everyone on the market.
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Thompson is available from 2026. If we set it up that Klemmer didn’t qualify for his option in 2026 you could then offer him that money (significant) plus multi years after that. If we wanted to go down that path. Would make for some elite middles.
 
88 said:
Thompson is available from 2026. If we set it up that Klemmer didn’t qualify for his option in 2026 you could then offer him that money (significant) plus multi years after that. If we wanted to go down that path. Would make for some elite middles.
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according to my take on the article …. Someone has offered him a deal already which he has accepted , and they are going through the cooling off period now ? He will be likely officially be signed elsewhere for 2026 by Boxing Day ..
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Not sure why the fanfare around Thompson. Not that he’s not a good player, but we are kind of stacked for middles atm. I doubt the club will be willing to pay big dollars when we have May, Klemmer, Hunt, Fainu, Twal etc. We don’t have to go after everyone on the market.
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He'd certainly be an upgrade on most of our middles,
800+ isn't ridiculous for him (Didn't we pay Hunt almost 600k?)

I see him going somewhere with Lower Tier Middles, He's the top dog where he's at.
Just can't see him Landing at the Raiders with the money Tapine has tied up there.
He's not going anywhere to play 2nd fiddle.

Him and May would be a good balance for us....
in Money and Output.
But we'd need to move Klemmer and Twal.
 
batboy said:
He'd certainly be an upgrade on most of our middles,
800+ isn't ridiculous for him (Didn't we pay Hunt almost 600k?)

I see him going somewhere with Lower Tier Middles, He's the top dog where he's at.
Just can't see him Landing at the Raiders with the money Tapine has tied up there.
He's not going anywhere to play 2nd fiddle.

Him and May would be a good balance for us....
in Money and Output.
But we'd need to move Klemmer and Twal.
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He will replace big Papa won’t he.
 
gregjm87 said:
But he wasn't bog average at all. Perennially injured yes, but not bog average. It was people believing he was cooked and never on the field that was the main complaint.

I remember at the time he was rumoured to be going he was averaging the most offloads per run in the competition without a high error count. A respectable work rate and metres per carry and decent tackle efficiency. He offered more than any of our forwards but couldn't string enough games together to earn a starting spot.
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He actually was very average. Not terrible. Not great. Average. Barely broke a tackle, made about 60m a game. SUre he defended well but all in all he was just a solid middle.

And still is.
 
batboy said:
He'd certainly be an upgrade on most of our middles,
800+ isn't ridiculous for him (Didn't we pay Hunt almost 600k?)

I see him going somewhere with Lower Tier Middles, He's the top dog where he's at.
Just can't see him Landing at the Raiders with the money Tapine has tied up there.
He's not going anywhere to play 2nd fiddle.

Him and May would be a good balance for us....
in Money and Output.
But we'd need to move Klemmer and Twal.
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Could be a player that actually /if/comes to us for under's.Is the tide turning or to soon yet?
 
Lestronge said:
are you talking about blore ? And Trent Loeiro has been a revelation now he’s been moved to edge , but best back rower in the comp ? Better than Martin? Better than Olakoatu? Better than young? Better than Angus Crichton? Better than Kikau ? I dunno bro …
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Was most likely referring to Eli Katoa, and yeah, he can play and is right up there amongst the best of them in my opinion anyway.
 
Tom Shines said:
according to my take on the article …. Someone has offered him a deal already which he has accepted , and they are going through the cooling off period now ? He will be likely officially be signed elsewhere for 2026 by Boxing Day ..
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Yeah I think it was yesterday and mentioned 10 days
 
Juice said:
Id say he sits between amongst that crowd at this stage but is also only 24. Going to be a top front rower for a long time
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Be good to get with a young squad as we have ,all moving forward as one ,certainly wouldn't get in a bidding war for him
 
balmain boy said:
He's already signed a deal for 800k....
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What's your kick back. I don't believe anything in the media until all n sundry have it in bold print,1st read 5 clubs were chasing him today ,yesterday it was 2 n he was as good as gone to Canberra ,didn't see our name mentioned in the 5 clubs, until someone plagiarized the initial story here, had fingers x'd we could be in the running.From Richo's word's if its about WT in the papers without a quote its BS.Ive no skin in the game, couldn't care less either way.Sorry bb went off on a rant.Are you saying he has signed with us for 800.,thats a bit steep
 
TigerNeddyK said:
Well if Ezra Mam gets an $850 fine for drug driving while disqualified and crashing into a Uber then Taylan should be playing in the centres in round 1
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I fine the courts penalty a joke , but u all know why he got hit with a feather , and I guess the NRL will also fold and give him another smack with a feather .
Just remember a player got 8 weeks for a name calling , Mann drug driving , no license and breaking a kids hip , should get months , BUT , well we will wait and see
 
bptiger 0 said:
I fine the courts penalty a joke , but u all know why he got hit with a feather , and I guess the NRL will also fold and give him another smack with a feather .
Just remember a player got 8 weeks for a name calling , Mann drug driving , no license and breaking a kids hip , should get months , BUT , well we will wait and see
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You’re complaining about a decision made from a court of law compared to one that was made by the NRL. I don’t know why you constantly try to push a narrative against Aboriginal & Indigenous people but quite frankly it’s pathetic & you tried to do the same when this story came out.
 
batboy said:
He'd certainly be an upgrade on most of our middles,
800+ isn't ridiculous for him (Didn't we pay Hunt almost 600k?)

I see him going somewhere with Lower Tier Middles, He's the top dog where he's at.
Just can't see him Landing at the Raiders with the money Tapine has tied up there.
He's not going anywhere to play 2nd fiddle.

Him and May would be a good balance for us....
in Money and Output.
But we'd need to move Klemmer and Twal.
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Hunt is on just above 400k.
 
WestsEffTheRest said:
You’re complaining about a decision made from a court of law compared to one that was made by the NRL. I don’t know why you constantly try to push a narrative against Aboriginal & Indigenous people but quite frankly it’s pathetic & you tried to do the same when this story came out.
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Is Ezra indigenous, is Ado Carr, who stepped out of line before them, my memory is shot, a, white guy or an islander. Players are human ,court system is lenient towards all this day n age ,especially those on the tele.Its the way of life .My mate was 18 mths short of dyeing from cancer ,wrote his car of into a sandstone wall just short of Hawkesbury Bridge ,walked home ,harmed no 1 but him self .Lorraine Bailey a week later plowed into a supermarket at Linfield nth shore, she was Frank Gilmores wife on A Country Practice ,higher reading than my mate but less of a fine etc because she was stressed out over work commitments .life is never fair.Thank your lucky stars if good luck shines on you ,unsure if matey was out of line ,but woke should be called out also .No 1 is special or deserves a leg up - aren't we all equal
 
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