Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

supercoach said:
Like every other year, as the grind kicks in and the injuries start we struggle. Our very best 17 with a good crack at the 50/50 calls will compete with most sides. One or two injuries and a few dusty calls and we fold like a pack of cards.

Our forward strength is terrible, we basically have no quality back rowers given Fainu is a middle and big Red is bench player at best. We are short in the frontrow.

Got a terrible feeling we could hit the wall big time as we come against the better sides.
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"Fold like a pack of cards, " your delusional.
 
The-moP said:
Taylan .. is an impressive centre .. he has more "grunt" in him than any other centre we have (besides Olam). Taylan is a smaller version of big brother Terrell. A bit like Turuva with all that determination of crossing the line with every run. I would see Taylan coming straight into our run on side the moment he signs with us.
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He hasn’t played in a couple of years ..I don’t see it
 
Iron Fist said:
You know what he's getting at.

Kit Laulilii is the next middle up. Porter is playing poorly in reserve grade. Matamua is in Ron Massey Cup. Tumeth is 18th man every week in reserve grade. All the middles in reserve grade are part-timers - Aho, Johannssen, Rahme, Murray, Tanner, Hodges, etc. Sukkar is sitting on the pine as 18th man for NRL once there's an injury in the club's top 17.

It is wishful to think there wouldn't be any injuries or suspensions any given week.

The depth is not there. May & Hunt needed to be an addition to the likes of Stef and Klemmer, not straight swaps. Sione Fainu, Twal and Seyfarth should be fringe players in an NRL squad, not locks in the team every week.
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It's true unfortunately, we churn the pack without making it better, now that the team is showing more fight hopefully forwards we need will stay and we replace the deadwood with better prospects.
 
Iron Fist said:
You know what he's getting at.

Kit Laulilii is the next middle up. Porter is playing poorly in reserve grade. Matamua is in Ron Massey Cup. Tumeth is 18th man every week in reserve grade. All the middles in reserve grade are part-timers - Aho, Johannssen, Rahme, Murray, Tanner, Hodges, etc. Sukkar is sitting on the pine as 18th man for NRL once there's an injury in the club's top 17.

It is wishful to think there wouldn't be any injuries or suspensions any given week.

The depth is not there. May & Hunt needed to be an addition to the likes of Stef and Klemmer, not straight swaps. Sione Fainu, Twal and Seyfarth should be fringe players in an NRL squad, not locks in the team every week.
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This is because going from being the worst team in the comp three years running to a finals contender doesn't happen overnight. I doubt anyone involved in running the club thought they'd have a finalised contender of a roster by the start of the 2025 season - these things take time.
 
Canadian Club said:
They just released Will Pryce who was on a fair bit of coin. Frizell would be a good option, the other one who could become available is Adam Elliott.
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A few players who are a bit off the radar at their current clubs and would add 'depth' to our roster in the middle & edge are Fletcher Baker (off contract), Jacob Host (off contract), Wiremu Greig (off contract), Harrison Hassett (off contract) & Blake Lawrie (contracted '26). There have been rumours previously about Hassett & Lawrie with us.

Before anyone goes off about these suggestions, I reiterate the word 'depth' which we need if the $$$ are suitable. Someone like Greig may need a fresh start, can provide impact and has decent tackle efficiency. He is currently better than any of our Cup props.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
A few players who are a bit off the radar at their current clubs and would add 'depth' to our roster in the middle & edge are Fletcher Baker (off contract), Jacob Host (off contract), Wiremu Greig (off contract), Harrison Hassett (off contract) & Blake Lawrie (contracted '26). There have been rumours previously about Hassett & Lawrie with us.

Before anyone goes off about these suggestions, I reiterate the word 'depth' which we need if the $$$ are suitable. Someone like Greig may need a fresh start, can provide impact and has decent tackle efficiency. He is currently better than any of our Cup props.
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Hassett has been good to start the season in NSW cup, he would be an upgrade on Sukkar.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
A few players who are a bit off the radar at their current clubs and would add 'depth' to our roster in the middle & edge are Fletcher Baker (off contract), Jacob Host (off contract), Wiremu Greig (off contract), Harrison Hassett (off contract) & Blake Lawrie (contracted '26). There have been rumours previously about Hassett & Lawrie with us.

Before anyone goes off about these suggestions, I reiterate the word 'depth' which we need if the $$$ are suitable. Someone like Greig may need a fresh start, can provide impact and has decent tackle efficiency. He is currently better than any of our Cup props.
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A bit more left field our former player and Balmain junior Henry O’Kane has kept at it after being let go by us, is now starting for The Rabbitohs NSW Cup Team and produced very good stats over the weekend.
He is a big body and very mobile for his size, but was a defensive liability when with us. Without actually seeing him play, I highly doubt he would still be in any NSW Cup system unless his defence has improved as it often does for young players in their early 20’s. I’d be keeping a close watch on his progress.
Dean Matterson also produced some good stats over the weekend playing edge back row for the Sea Eagles in NSW Cup. A few years younger than his brother, he has a fair bit of class with ball in hand and would be a very handy back up for us.
Aaron Schoupp also currently with the Sea Eagles has outstanding stats every time he plays NSW Cup, played plenty of good games at NRL level for the Bulldogs a few seasons back and is stuck behind quite a few outside backs at Manly, he would be much closer to NRL game time with us. He’s an extremely powerful ball runner who also excelled playing a few games in the back row at Qld Cup kevel last season, even if we sign Taylan May I’d still be trying to add him and he would be very handy for us right now. Maybe offer Manly their own local junior Josh Feledy in return ?
 
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Frizzel is frizzled!
Going on 34
But better than any of our back ups atm...but for how long?
As always.at that age .they want this year and 2 more,which just ties us down to mediocrity
If we cld ger 1 yr after this year,it gives us time and space to get a good long term fit
Gotta balance our immediate needs(of which there are many) vs long term
At WTs...long term is next season!Maybe this season...
 
Dennisspicer1 said:
Jerome Luai suspended for one week.
comes to West Tigers four weeks later he is suspended, no waiting at WEST TIGERS.
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Here's my theory, Jerome cops a week which I think we all pretty much think is fair. He got penalised and a week off, fair enough. Then there's this bull💩 of Sayfarth getting no suspension for the same thing, now the N.R.L line is a penalty was sufficient. That is crap. If the penalty is sufficient for shoulder contact to the head then it must go hand in hand with a week off. The match review committee didn't cite him claiming a penalty was sufficient for contact with the head using his shoulder, the real truth to it all is they saw what we all did, the Warriors player ran into him and his head hit his shoulder as an incidental impact, they didn't cite him because they know it wasn't a penalty, cause if they believed there was enough for a penalty they're obligated to protect the players head and suspend him for a week as has been mandated by the N.R.L the past 3 years. The fact he didn't cop a 1 game suspension proves to me like alot of others that watched that game live that it was never a penalty in the first place and was just part of a contact sport. A non penalty infront of the sticks that gifted 2 points to the Warriors and was the difference. I know May bombed a try and we still should have won, irrespective it doesn't make these stupid decisions that determine games any more right. Sorry about my rant, I'm still fuming with the ref last night, he's the ref you get when you order one from wish.
 
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