Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

With Bateman and Sullivan off our books for season 2025 and with the Miller saga expected to be completed soon, that will bring us back to 27 top 30 roster spots filled for 2025.
I expect Sione Fainu and Tim Johanssen will both be upgraded and take 2 of those spots.
There is next to no doubt Taylan May will end up in Wests Tigers colours should be be cleared to play after his court case, so a position will need to be available for him.
In addition to do I’d say we ideally still want to sign an edge back rower, a back up halfback and maybe another back up middle.
Liam Kingtht on a Development Deal or a minimum wage top 30 contract would be ok to add experience a depth to our middles.
So I’d say it’s highly likely there will be one or two more exits at some stage early next year to allow the above scenario to happen.
 
jrtiger said:
mainly security brother.

minimum wage is $135k guaranteed and quite often $3k in matchies per week providing you’re in first grade.

train and trial you get $1k cash in hand a week and then the $3k in matchies, but you’re only eligible to play first grade from Round 10 onwards.

for a guy like Sione with two young kids, security is everything.
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Tigerwould said:
Steph having a bit of a crack at WTs training. At the end of this podcast. About 5 mins before the end.

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/sen-breakfast-with-vossy-brandy/id1536354910?i=1000680874417
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I thought he was fairly respectful
All pre seasons are tough
Just done different
 
Vicious said:
With Bateman and Sullivan off our books for season 2025 and with the Miller saga expected to be completed soon, that will bring us back to 27 top 30 roster spots filled for 2025.
I expect Sione Fainu and Tim Johanssen will both be upgraded and take 2 of those spots.
There is next to no doubt Taylan May will end up in Wests Tigers colours should be be cleared to play after his court case, so a position will need to be available for him.
In addition to do I’d say we ideally still want to sign an edge back rower, a back up halfback and maybe another back up middle.
Liam Kingtht on a Development Deal or a minimum wage top 30 contract would be ok to add experience a depth to our middles.
So I’d say it’s highly likely there will be one or two more exits at some stage early next year to allow the above scenario to happen.
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I’m ok with upgrading Sione , as no doubt he has previously been promised this …

We don’t necessarily need to fill all the vacant spots immeadiately with fringe players … we have enough of those on the books already …

Obviously no one knows how much $ we have left … but having a vacant spot or two if someone good shakes out over the summer might be handy …
 
as some have said Ethan Bullemore from manly would.be a good option
or
Brandon Smith to share 13 role with Bird perhaps, abd at a pinch allows bird to play in centres if injury strikes and Brandon Smith cover for Api
 
tigertragic said:
I thought he was fairly respectful
All pre seasons are tough
Just done different
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I listened to his interview with Satts…

He was really respectful…the journalists line of questioning lead Stef down the path of how superior the Storm system is compared to the Tigers and he gave them nothing…played a straight bat and didn’t dis us at all.

I actually walked away from the interview thinking,sounds like he missed us a bit.
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
as some have said Ethan Bullemore from manly would.be a good option
or
Brandon Smith to share 13 role with Bird perhaps, abd at a pinch allows bird to play in centres if injury strikes and Brandon Smith cover for Api
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you talking about 2026 for Smith right given his injury?
 
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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Not 100% sure we still have Klemmer and Twal still on our books come 2026.
 
Moh said:
I really, really take great enjoyment out of Bulldogs releasing a statement they are no longer interested in a player, as if they are in control of every negotiation.

Can't keep pulling the same move Gus
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JC99 said:
Sione Fainu DESERVES the contract upgrade. Brothers or not, he of his own merit, clearly worked hard to crack into the team and had quite a few really solid performances

Great player to have as bench/depth in your top 30. These are the kind of players we need at the back end of our top 30, not NSW Cup level players and a million 18 year olds.
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True,but hes no Ipaps..thats the impact we really need tomake the pack formidable
 
Vicious said:
With Bateman and Sullivan off our books for season 2025 and with the Miller saga expected to be completed soon, that will bring us back to 27 top 30 roster spots filled for 2025.
I expect Sione Fainu and Tim Johanssen will both be upgraded and take 2 of those spots.
There is next to no doubt Taylan May will end up in Wests Tigers colours should be be cleared to play after his court case, so a position will need to be available for him.
In addition to do I’d say we ideally still want to sign an edge back rower, a back up halfback and maybe another back up middle.
Liam Kingtht on a Development Deal or a minimum wage top 30 contract would be ok to add experience a depth to our middles.
So I’d say it’s highly likely there will be one or two more exits at some stage early next year to allow the above scenario to happen.
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It will take us to 28 spots, not 27. Terrell May's contract still needs to be registered and he will take Batemans open spot, Sione will be upgraded and he will taken Sullivans open spot. That will leave Millers spot open once his situation is sorted out and ratified by the NRL. Johannssen signed a 2 year cup deal last month, he will not be upgraded.

I anticipate the last spot will be used to bring in a second rower or kept vacant in case someone of value becomes available in the next few months.
 
user118245 said:
I look at social media, not tabloids and newspapers. Instagram stores your recent searches and I recently searched bud to see if he followed Souths after he did his medical, he then wasn’t on my recent searches when I went to search for a seperate instagram account and I did some investigating (literally 3 letters typed and I came to my conclusion). Thanks for your 2 cents tho, next time feel free to keep them to yourself tho
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Don’t worry about Axel, he can only covers these days anyway.

Some of us appreciate your hobby.
I don’t FaceTweet or InstaTock, the WTF is the only social media thingy I post in. Unless texting counts? So I for one certainly appreciate the little tid bits and weird info.
But I do remember a few years back, someone telling anyone who’d listen that we’d signed someone good bcoz they had liked the Tigers on InstaFace and it was all a big joke, most of the forum took the bait.
You still got my vote for forum rookie of the year.
 
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