Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

weststigerman said:
Probably the only player at the fan day I thought that seemed quite immature. Just hasn’t grown up.

Such a waste of so much talent.
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Waste of space. Arrogant and yet tackles as hard as a slight breeze.

Disses Benji for calling him out yet every supporter can see he throws the team under the bus because of his laziness..

One year.and Gonski. No other club either. Maybe NSW cup..
 
bptiger 0 said:
Where u going to play him we got 3 wingers in from of him , then there’s toa and nadan
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Who’s in front of him ? I think you will find he jumps the lot at some point. The centres will be Turuva and Olam , and the I think the wingers will be Skelton and Lualiii . The real thing will be when Makasini is eligible. Hopefully the nrl backs are doing well so there’s no need or desire to blood him early .
 
weststigerman said:
Such a waste of so much talent.
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I don’t know where all this talk about his talent is coming from all of a sudden. You want a wasted talent? Taylan May. There’s a guy, so far who’s really blown a golden opportunity to make millions of dollars. That’s not something you can say about Naden. He might be lacking in mental aptitude, but he’d hardly be a superstar even if he wasn’t.
 
Lestronge said:
Who’s in front of him ? I think you will find he jumps the lot at some point. The centres will be Turuva and Olam , and the I think the wingers will be Skelton and Lualiii . The real thing will be when Makasini is eligible. Hopefully the nrl backs are doing well so there’s no need or desire to blood him early .
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Both Laulilli’s need to have a couple of stand out games playing NSW Cup before they should be considered for NRL.
Sure Luke showed some promise amongst a few mistakes when playing NRL at a very young age in 2024.
He should be much improved with age and experience in 2025, but surely he needs to show he’s competent under the high ball, has minimised his mistakes and show he can dominate in NSW Cup before he gets another NRL call up.
Kit showed intent to hit top speed quickly and run the ball hard in his NRL debut against the Sea Eagles in the last round of 2023, but did not show this once in 2024.
He is limited in way of size, speed and athleticism, therefore running the ball hard is a must for him to succeed.
I think the microscope is well and truly on Kit and Sol Saukuru in 2025 as they have both now had a season under their belt playing against men in NSW Cup, both were very dominant in the junior ranks, but need to show a lot more than they did in 2024 to establish themselves as potential regular NRL players.
Saukuru did have some good moments throughout the 2024 season, but his lack of speed and lack of fitness is a big concern.
 
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BlackWhiteGold said:
Looks like Souths only agreed to a 1 year deal with final negotations today, Bud to return in '26.

Daily Tele: After crunch talks between the two parties on Thursday the Tigers and South Sydney have agreed to a one-year deal with Sullivan returning to the Tigers in 2026 to see out the final year of his contract.

There had been talk of a two year contract at South Sydney with the prospect of Sullivan getting out after year one but that was unable to be finalised.

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What happened to 27? This indicates his deal is reduced to just 2 years.
 
Canadian Club said:
I think that Laulilii will be one of the guys to cement a spot this season and become a regular.

I believe he was our youngest ever debutant after Lawrence and made his debut a week after turning 18. Benji even mentioned he would have debuted him in round 1 last year if it wasn't for the NRL rules.

He will still be 18 for half of this season. He has so much growth in front of him both mentally and physically. Just look at To'o when he was 19-20 years old, physically he wasn't anywhere near what he is now... Reference below (some good highlights of Romey in there also!)

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Good find, was that Toyota Cup?
 
GNR4LIFE said:
I don’t know where all this talk about his talent is coming from all of a sudden. You want a wasted talent? Taylan May. There’s a guy, so far who’s really blown a golden opportunity to make millions of dollars. That’s not something you can say about Naden. He might be lacking in mental aptitude, but he’d hardly be a superstar even if he wasn’t.
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Why not both.

Naden had all the tools the top centres/wingers had. Speed, strength, size. Should be pushing for rep jerseys, but instead no one wants him in the NRL.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Madge wisely recruited Ipap and API but unfortunately only had them long enough to say hello/goodbye.
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To be fair, they weren't recruited until Sheens came back on board as Head of Football or whatever it was. Not sure how much Madge had in recruiting those boys based on his previously horrendous recruitment record. Thank goodness whoever was responsible got Api tho
 
weststigerman said:
Why not both.

Naden had all the tools the top centres/wingers had. Speed, strength, size. Should be pushing for rep jerseys, but instead no one wants him in the NRL.
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He’s tall and pretty quick. Don’t think I’ve seen him shrug off defenders too often. Seems a bit too easy to tackle for his size.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
I wasn’t overly impressed with Laulili this year. Had a couple of shockers. But you can’t write him off at 18. If he’s got a crack that young, he’s clearly got something. Idk if he’s worth starting with, but should definitely be in the side at some stage.
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Definitely debuted way too early. If we weren’t such a shit show, he probably doesn’t debut until he’s 20

Now that I look back on it though, I’m glad he’s had a taste
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Anyone taken any notice of train & trialist Eiden Ackland at training sessions? With Bud departed, could well be Eiden Ackland & Latu Fainu as our NSW Cup halves.
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I think it will be Latu at 7 & Doueihi at 6.

The latest photos shows Toa at right centre.

They will both get a run in NRL throughout the year but I think Ackland or Naden will play halves in NSW Cup at some point as well.
 
balmain boy said:
Why do people think that if May is found not guilty he'll walk immediately into a top 30 spot? Having not played for over a year and not had any preseason or training it will take him time to be ready for first grade.

A train and trial at first is fine and then if needed can offload someone early to free a space if needed
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Plus the fact we don’t really need him, we have enough options for centre and wing. And unlike Lodge and some others who have atoned for their indiscretions and moved on, May is a serial douchebag who still seems to be lurching from one crime to another without remorse. Love his brother and his attitude, but no thanks to Taylan (I’m just misguided) May.
 
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