Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tigerdazz2]

Wayne Bennett used to always talk shit about props…he set the benchmark for not paying them properly.
He was wrong then and he’s wrong now.
Great props transform clubs.

Too right, you only need to look back to Sironen & Roach or "Dallas" & Gibbs .....hard as nails......put the fear of god in the opposition, just ask anyone from the 1978 Manly side! 🤣

 

[tigerballs]

Wayne Bennett used to always talk shit about props…he set the benchmark for not paying them properly.
He was wrong then and he’s wrong now.
Great props transform clubs.

I don't think Wayne was wrong about Lazarus, Webke, Petro etc. He always had an international prop or two on deck.

 

[batboy]

He came from Manly with fairly solid wraps but he has done little so far to justify it

Those sort of signings are the ones killing us (forever) for mine....
Every Squad needs the Toa's and Nadens,
Blokes that can come in and do the job for a few games a year at best.
It's the Feledys, Tumeths and Matamuas that lower the quality of the top Squad.

 

[Kaito]

They are a protected species, like the Roosters, just look at the "slap on the wrist' they (the NRL) gave Ezra Mam.....he should have got 12 months at least!!
They would have a lot of 3rd party money coming in and not necessarily all on the books and above board.

Can't stand them Dazz, cross town rivals too...

I haven't felt this filthy about the dogs since baabaa
Hooked ellery hanley lol. All jokes aside f em 💪🏽

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Wayne Bennett used to always talk shit about props…he set the benchmark for not paying them properly.
He was wrong then and he’s wrong now.
Great props transform clubs.

Do you think we could use one more big body in our pack Tucker ?

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

I think Toa cops a bit too much flack, especially since he was carrying injuries for much of 2024. We'll need him this year because Olam is "broken", he'll spend more time out injured than on the field in 2025.
Bellamy knew Olam was past his used by date and was glad to offload him & pick up Blore. I think if he's injury free, Toa is a better option than Faataape.

How the knees respond to the surgery the key he wasn't away from training too long so some hope not major damage hopefully at Melbourne he was just scared of the knife.

 

[Tigerdazz2]

How the knees respond to the surgery the key he wasn't away from training too long so some hope not major damage hopefully at Melbourne he was just scared of the knife.

I hope 🙏 so.

 

[Buttface]

They are a protected species, like the Roosters, just look at the "slap on the wrist' they (the NRL) gave Ezra Mam.....he should have got 12 months at least!!
They would have a lot of 3rd party money coming in and not necessarily all on the books and above board.

The Donkeys have always had an arm chair ride through the NRL. Some people say the bunnies are the favourites but I reckon the NRL love donkeys.
How many televised Friday night games have they had over the years.
TV = sponsorship = $$$. And money will buy you the NRL love, TV gets you better players, coaches and sponsors.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

They are a protected species, like the Roosters, just look at the "slap on the wrist' they (the NRL) gave Ezra Mam.....he should have got 12 months at least!!
They would have a lot of 3rd party money coming in and not necessarily all on the books and above board.

There is a chance the boiled chickens will finish the season under us playing roster has lost a lot will swing from the chandelier if this happens dazz as for the rocking horses madge has a record of pissing players off too one hopes they implode both scenarios a great result if happens.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Can't stand them Dazz, cross town rivals too...

I haven't felt this filthy about the dogs since baabaa
Hooked ellery hanley lol. All jokes aside f em 💪🏽

Could of been a better result if hanley was on the park for the hole match Kaito clear intent to take him out how many weeks would he have copped today 12 min?

 

[Kaito]

Could of been a better result if hanley was on the park for the hole match Kaito clear intent to take him out how many weeks would he have copped today 12 min?

It was a bit before my time mate but I watched the
replays religiously. He swears he didn't do it on purpose

 

[Kaito]

Could of been a better result if hanley was on the park for the hole match Kaito clear intent to take him out how many weeks would he have copped today 12 min?

18 months in the can lol

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Those sort of signings are the ones killing us (forever) for mine....
Every Squad needs the Toa's and Nadens,
Blokes that can come in and do the job for a few games a year at best.
It's the Feledys, Tumeths and Matamuas that lower the quality of the top Squad.

Nasty paradox you face when in the junior ranks they look promising only not to live up to expectations happens a lot.

 

[Milky]

They are a protected species, like the Roosters, just look at the "slap on the wrist' they (the NRL) gave Ezra Mam.....he should have got 12 months at least!!
They would have a lot of 3rd party money coming in and not necessarily all on the books and above board.

Didn’t Mam get 9 weeks out and a $90,000 fine? The media have well and truly inflated the issue. That is a significant penalty and is more than what he should have got.

It was offences of driving with drugs in his system and negligent drive as I understand it? Possibly a driving unlicensed?

There is a distinction between driving under the influence of a drug and driving with drugs in your system.

Driving with drugs in your system means you could have consumed it a number of days prior (up to 10 days cannabis, 3-5 days cocaine) meaning you are not impaired by the drug and it has simply remained in your system.

Whereas, driving under the influence of a drug has far more significant consequences because you would have consumed the drug at a time proximate to the driving and would be impaired by it. This is far more serious and carries a potential gaol term compared to the other offence which carries a maximum legislative penalty of a fine and disqualification period.

There would have been no correlation between the drug offence and the negligent driving in Ezra’s case which is why he only received a fine from the Court.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

18 months in the can lol

Tigers supporters were pissed for years.

 

[Tigerdazz2]

Didn’t Mam get 9 weeks out and a $90,000 fine? The media have well and truly inflated the issue. That is a significant penalty and is more than what he should have got.

It was offences of driving with drugs in his system and negligent drive as I understand it? Possibly a driving unlicensed?

There is a distinction between driving under the influence of a drug and driving with drugs in your system.

Driving with drugs in your system means you could have consumed it a number of days prior (up to 10 days cannabis, 3-5 days cocaine) meaning you are not impaired by the drug and it has simply remained in your system.

Whereas, driving under the influence of a drug has far more significant consequences because you would have consumed the drug at a time proximate to the driving and would be impaired by it. This is far more serious and carries a potential gaol term compared to the other offence which carries a maximum legislative penalty of a fine and disqualification period.

There would have been no correlation between the drug offence and the negligent driving in Ezra’s case which is why he only received a fine from the Court.

He's been done driving without a licence before among other run ins with the cops. He's brought the game into disrepute. Mitchell Pearce got a lot longer for simulating a sex act with a dog, Todd Carney likewise for performing "the bubbler".

 

[Tigerdazz2]

Didn’t Mam get 9 weeks out and a $90,000 fine? The media have well and truly inflated the issue. That is a significant penalty and is more than what he should have got.

It was offences of driving with drugs in his system and negligent drive as I understand it? Possibly a driving unlicensed?

There is a distinction between driving under the influence of a drug and driving with drugs in your system.

Driving with drugs in your system means you could have consumed it a number of days prior (up to 10 days cannabis, 3-5 days cocaine) meaning you are not impaired by the drug and it has simply remained in your system.

Whereas, driving under the influence of a drug has far more significant consequences because you would have consumed the drug at a time proximate to the driving and would be impaired by it. This is far more serious and carries a potential gaol term compared to the other offence which carries a maximum legislative penalty of a fine and disqualification period.

There would have been no correlation between the drug offence and the negligent driving in Ezra’s case which is why he only received a fine.

The judge must have been a Broncos fan, he didn't even record a conviction.

If it were me or you the book would have been thrown at us and we'd be wearing green for a while.

 

[bptiger 0]

Didn’t Mam get 9 weeks out and a $90,000 fine? The media have well and truly inflated the issue. That is a significant penalty and is more than what he should have got.

It was offences of driving with drugs in his system and negligent drive as I understand it? Possibly a driving unlicensed?

There is a distinction between driving under the influence of a drug and driving with drugs in your system.

Driving with drugs in your system means you could have consumed it a number of days prior (up to 10 days cannabis, 3-5 days cocaine) meaning you are not impaired by the drug and it has simply remained in your system.

Whereas, driving under the influence of a drug has far more significant consequences because you would have consumed the drug at a time proximate to the driving and would be impaired by it. This is far more serious and carries a potential gaol term compared to the other offence which carries a maximum legislative penalty of a fine and disqualification period.

There would have been no correlation between the drug offence and the negligent driving in Ezra’s case which is why he only received a fine from the Court.

Not sure if u are happy with his 9 weeks or not .
The grub should have got 12 months , how he escaped a jail term with his priors and no license and drugs . He could have killed that young girl

 

[Tucker]

Do you think we could use one more big body in our pack Tucker ?

Yes I do

 

[Lestronge]

We don't know that Thompson would not have been their preferred option if the 3 were all available at the same time. Dogs need a front rower now hence their interest is Utoikamanu and May. Thompson isn't available now and wasn't even permitted to negotiate back when Utoikamanu signed with Storm. I think he is 3rd choice chronologically more so than preference.

As for his ability, I'd have him comfortably in the top 20 but well off the top 10. I think he is the type of player who will be labelled over rated his whole career because he will never have an elite stats sheet but fans will overlook his physical presence in the middle. Probably a little overpaid for what he has produced to date but likely to perform to that pay level in the future.

Exactly my point . He will be paid like a top 10 front rower but give top 20-30 output . Thats not to say he is crap , in fact I wish him all the best I hope im proven wrong (I hate death riding people who have done nothing to me ) . But yea it’s screams bust to me .
When you desperately need to fill a position and your only option is the marketplace ,combined with missing the top 2 or 3 options on the market , it spells trouble . Because now you’re paying elite money for the next tier down , maybe even the next tier down off that . So 2 tiers down .
I’m not saying Thompson can’t move up to the top 2 tiers , but yea it’s a huge risk .
Like when we paid 2 kiwi front rowers and over paid Reynolds . The dogs arnt that desperate , but yea .
I actually think Stefano won’t go well at the storm . Which is contrary to most people’s opinion I know and massively burning hot take .
I don’t think he’s mentally strong enough for that storm system . But once again , I’m not death riding him . I wish him well . I just think he will be on the bench by mid season , but it won’t be talked about because the storm will be rolling on with wins as usual .