Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[colinbh]

By the end of 2024 Api missed 134 tackles. Robson missed 64.

If the Tigers had the same line speed discipline as say, Canterbury, and there was someone else to mop up the misses, then you could look past it. But opposition OB's and middles were able to get on a roll with quick play the balls in games and put WT on the back foot regularly.

Need Da Silva, or even Hope, to be viable top 17 candidates so Api can play the minutes where he'll be effective for the team, and not a weak link in defence.

Which minutes would that be?

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Doubtful. Madge is renowned in league circles for his ability to hold a grudge

Hopefully his old school methods create a civil war between old boys and players would rejoice at a donkey's season implosion.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I'd like to offer my support for Koriseau. He has been one of our best all time buys not only on the field but his influence off it.

 

[bptiger 0]

Well benji and Richo , LODGE is back on the market , he can fix our lock spot right here , move may to lock and lodge to prop , now that really gives us some size in the pack , may can play big minutes and has a great off load , lodge is just a meat head , just what we need , think our top eight would look a lot better with more mongrel in it

 

[hank37w]

Hasn't Fat Bludge just taken on a Train and Trial or something like that at St.George?

I'm not sure if he'd consider coming back here after being shown the door anyway.

 

[jrtiger]

Well benji and Richo , LODGE is back on the market , he can fix our lock spot right here , move may to lock and lodge to prop , now that really gives us some size in the pack , may can play big minutes and has a great off load , lodge is just a meat head , just what we need , think our top eight would look a lot better with more mongrel in it

you cannot be serious.

 

[batboy]

I heard on SEN this morning that Manly offered him a reduced contract which he didn't want. He went to the open market and Saints offered him a T&T deal which he hasn't signed.

Yep - That news came out over the Weekend.

The news when I posted the comment that you replied to was that he's signed Train and Trial with the Dragons....

News changes I guess.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

have to remember the context of the time, Steve.

Jarome went off in the middle of a grand final and it was Cleary and Cogger that engineered the best comeback we've ever seen. at that point he wasn't seen as a crucial cog in their wheel.

we can sit here 12 months later and look back and think how stupid Penrith were, but at the time they were playing into that narrative to try and save themselves some cap.

we can be thankful that they undervalued him in the manner that they did. everything went our way.

We are all happy that the stars aligned for us jr at the time didn't think we had any chance of signing him happy that the riff low offer tipped the scale in our favour.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Well benji and Richo , LODGE is back on the market , he can fix our lock spot right here , move may to lock and lodge to prop , now that really gives us some size in the pack , may can play big minutes and has a great off load , lodge is just a meat head , just what we need , think our top eight would look a lot better with more mongrel in it

I'm putting my hard earned on that we'll save spot 30 for either a very good backrower that falls from the tree or Taylan May if he becomes available (i.e. not guilty & cleared by NRL) or one of our T&T/rookies that blows it off the park.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

I'm putting my hard earned on that we'll save spot 30 for either a very good backrower that falls from the tree or Taylan May if he becomes available (i.e. not guilty & cleared by NRL) or one of our T&T/rookies that blows it off the park.

Seems the most logical at this moment Lodge if any interest would only be T&T not a top 30.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

All of these quotes you can't be serious where have I heard this before think it was tennis yesteryear.

 

[Fainu Brothers]

Lodge no thanks. I think Sione might go alright at 13.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

he held a grudge with tigers and Api at SOO

I call bs on this
Tigers would more likely suffer more with api on rep duty
Api also signed to play under Madge so I’d expect there’s respect between the two
If anything you could say that he feels sorry for the tigers and didn’t select him but I don’t think there’s truth to that either
Imo he picked a better defender relying on the rest of the spine to create

 

[LUPO]

Well benji and Richo , LODGE is back on the market , he can fix our lock spot right here , move may to lock and lodge to prop , now that really gives us some size in the pack , may can play big minutes and has a great off load , lodge is just a meat head , just what we need , think our top eight would look a lot better with more mongrel in it

It’s not April is it?

 

[Canadian Club]

Well benji and Richo , LODGE is back on the market , he can fix our lock spot right here , move may to lock and lodge to prop , now that really gives us some size in the pack , may can play big minutes and has a great off load , lodge is just a meat head , just what we need , think our top eight would look a lot better with more mongrel in it

No, our top 30 is already prop heavy. Not to mention we have some decent props who are not even in our top 30 and on reserve grade contracts. We have much bigger needs in the squad which should be priority for the last spot.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

What influence is that? The kids laughing on the sideline when you're out on the field getting pumped in a game v 16th?

I'd rather have Koroisau than not, but leave the superlatives out of it. He is a player that leads ON the field, and that's it. He admits it himself that he hasn't been comfortable with the main leadership role in the sheds for the past couple of seasons, and has struggled with it.

The role of mentor which was one of his motivations for returning to the Panthers for the second time. He has said the Panthers had such a talented group of players who in his opinion are easier to play with and mould. I don't doubt he has had a similar impact on many of our younger players as he did at the Panthers. Being a mentor extends off the field as well.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I'm not so sure.

I honestly think Coach Benji has taken one for the team publicaly and as a precaution.

This is to say that 2024 was a total write off.

Coach Benji will take it for the team if the results are undesirable. Coach Benji.

 

[Tito Santana]

Just read Cronulla are trying to offload Ronaldo Mulitalo. I’d take him for sure.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

And what's your take on it?

 

[Buttface]

even as a Tigers fan you can see what Madge wanted from his 9.

first and foremost it was about defensive technique. Api could only dream of making the impact defensively Robson did. some of his contact and efforts to scramble were top shelf. Api can make a good tackle, but he can't defend the way Robson does.

in attack it was all about clean, crisp service to bring that massive back five and the pack onto the ball. again, Api's got good service, but is as good as Robson's? not a chance.

even though I think Api is the much better attacking hooker, it was the right call for the style of football they wanted to adopt. if Api's to be picked again I'd say there's a fair chance it'll be as a bench hooker.

Terrell and Samuela are our bolters for this year's side I think. will be interesting to see what Daley does if Moses, Luai and Cleary are all fit.

I think you need to put your Tigers glasses back on and re read my post. 😎