Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[crazycat]

Doueihi is a good depth option, there may be something there with Mason and obviously Fainu is the 6 going forward.

Bud really shouldn't factor into these discussions at all. He's flat out not good and a 14 at best in the nrl.

I agree Bud doesn't have the goods as a NRL half... We have also burned him pretty bad and to Bud's credit he has handled that well.

Mason is a great Depth/Reggies player. Not a first grade option at the moment.

It's Fainu or hire elsewhere.

 

[weststigers]

Clarification Please....

If the Tigers trade Lachie Galvin for another player that means that the Tigers would have to absorb the new players full salary into the Tiger's Cap. At the moment Lachie Galvin is included in the Tigers cap at approx. $250-$350K. So potentially if the Tigers can manufacture a trade for a player of Lachie Galvin's talent that player (playing for club X) might be around the $700K mark on club X's salary cap. So, the Tigers cap takes a hit to accommodate the trade (unless club X absorbs some of the traded players contract in their cap). If I've understood this correctly, then the Tigers are at a disadvantage in letting Lachie go from a financial point of view?

Just some things to think about:

1. NRL player salaries are counted from November 1 to October 31. Since it’s already April, half the season is done. A player on $700k has already been paid about $350k of his teams cap. If Galvin leaves we save around $100k, so the real impact to our cap is only around $250k.

2. We need 30 players on the roster by June 30. Right now, we have 27 or 28, so we were already going to sign more players anyway.

3. We already had cap space to bring in new players. That money was going to be spent no matter what. Letting Galvin go might help us get a player from another team who wasn’t available before and fills anposition we are weak in. Regardless of Gakvin leaving, we are not weak in the halves.

 

[Tito Santana]

I agree Bud doesn't have the goods as a NRL half... We have also burned him pretty bad and to Bud's credit he has handled that well.

Mason is a great Depth/Reggies player. Not a first grade option at the moment.

It's Fainu or hire elsewhere.

Love me the Fainu’s.

Don’t block Latu’s path. He is great and so are his brothers.

 

[ATown]

We have a genuine right side half with a big long and high kicking game playing halfback this weekend.

Wouldn't shock me to see Douehi lock himself in as the half for the next couple of years while Fainu develops his body and his experience

Hope so. The best the halves have looked all year was AD at 7 in the trial.

 

[Spartan117]

Hope so. The best the halves have looked all year was AD at 7 in the trial.

I think Luai back at 6 will be good.

I'm sure the tigers will be very very motivated for the next game.

 

[Go_You_Good_Things]

I think Luai back at 6 will be good.

I'm sure the tigers will be very very motivated for the next game.

Motivated ? . . . if we don't come out with a performance that clearly and simply states " Our coach knows his stuff, and what we did out there is to shut the doubters up " . . . well, I don't know what to say.
I'm fully expecting a dominant and ruthless display, the likes of which we have never seen.
If not, there's plenty of bourbon at home.

 

[supercoach]

The players we have on our books will cover for Galvin. Our problem is if we want to go to the next level we need a player with a great kicking game not a serviceable kicking game. All the good sides have one standout kicker and a very good second option. We now really only have two serviceable kickers.

Great kickers give you field position, like Cleary,DCE and Reynolds. Iam sure Practice and coaching helps, but I believe the great ones are born with the skill. I guess that’s why I can see real value in DCE or Reynolds for two years

 

[user118245]

Joffa to ESL

 

[Demps]

Joffa to ESL

Makes sense.
Frees up space and money for a certain banker

 

[ash]

Seeing on socials that Jahream Bula is also managed by Cove Agency. Any truth to this? If so, I have no idea how we keep him at the club long term after all this. Moses will have him gone next.

 

[Tito Santana]

I think Luai back at 6 will be good.

I'm sure the tigers will be very very motivated for the next game.

Luai is a six so this works better for us anyway. He will be unhinged again!

 

[Needaname]

Joffa gone.
Lyhkan King Togia staying at the Red V.

All signs are pointing to Galvin heading to Eels. Maybe as soon as possible.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Just some things to think about:

1. NRL player salaries are counted from November 1 to October 31. Since it’s already April, half the season is done. A player on $700k has already been paid about $350k of his teams cap. If Galvin leaves we save around $100k, so the real impact to our cap is only around $250k.

2. We need 30 players on the roster by June 30. Right now, we have 27 or 28, so we were already going to sign more players anyway.

3. We already had cap space to bring in new players. That money was going to be spent no matter what. Letting Galvin go might help us get a player from another team who wasn’t available before and fills anposition we are weak in. Regardless of Gakvin leaving, we are not weak in the halves.

Also, a chunk of any remaining 2025 cap space would almost certainly have gone towards the now defunct proposed Galvin extension, which would simply shift to any potential mid-season swap.

 

[Telltails]

As if this is not contract breaking by design.
Bullying my arse.
No one at our club should be made to apologise for anything.
The NRL is at fault and it's about time they copped it and I hope Richardson points to the scum and his history and that's why the club needed to accelerate talks.

 

[Needaname]

Re the Roster.
Has there ever been a quieter off-contract year?
The only incoming ‘26 player for a club I can think of is Dyl Brown. No other club has made a signing for next year as yet.
Usually all the off-contract players are just about signed by now.

 

[cqtiger]

Time bomb at Eels, Moses is THE star over there.

Galvin has his nose out of joint because Benji let him run things last year but this year Benji wants Romey to run things.

I can see things going pear shaped at the Eels with these two trying to run things.

 

[hammertime]

Seeing on socials that Jahream Bula is also managed by Cove Agency. Any truth to this? If so, I have no idea how we keep him at the club long term after all this. Moses will have him gone next.

I hope richo can convince him to change agents. Bula may be a little less of a walk over than Galvin. Seems more intelligent

 

[Buttface]

Joffa to ESL

He’s been collateral damage for a few years now.

 

[cqtiger]

I’m just thankful that Richo is in charge at this time instead of Pascoe and fedora

 

[Tom Shines]

I’m just thankful that Richo is in charge at this time instead of Pascoe and fedora

If those two were still running the joint … Galvin would already be at Parramatta and they would be looking to put 50 on whatever Tigers team of over the hills and out of their depth juniors that Pascoe managed to scrape together ..