Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

RonDingo said:
People seem to be excited about this potential KPP signing.
Surely there has to be better options available, i am definitely not seeing what everyone else is hoping he brings to the Tigers.
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A lot.

1. our forward pack is severly weakened. May is carrying us and all our forwards are punching way above their weight (bar Matumua and Branton Tumeth... who deserve reserve grade). We NEED more beef badly, we go like this we will burn May.

2. KPP seems to be an above average NRL player.. not a gun but above average.

3. We need a second rower and he seems to be fitting the bill.

4. Seems to be a player we can develop. He can dent the line and make some impact.


That said, he does have weaknesses. His defense needs work. He is playing in a loosing side, which isn't always evidence of a bad player (i.e. Api playing with us) but they are loosing for a reason. I think he can improve and I even think our coaching and structure can improve him. We do need to get his tackling and defense up but we can afford it in the middle (not wing).

TLDR: He would be a good addition. So would the Brisbane players... No idea why canberra seem to be hunting him hard, they appear to have way too many forwards.
 
tigerballs said:
He re-signed with the Broncs til 2027.
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Which means we should hunt someone else from there.

The Broncos have been totally stupid with their signings. They have paid overs for Hunt and resigning Hetherington like they did should mean others are available.

I wonder if Staggs could be lured here? Would be a really nice Galvin replacement and IMHO someone I would rather at lock then Galvin. Ofcourse I would pay any money to get Payne Haas, but it won't happen. Paix, Wililson, Paikura would all be welcome here.

Outside idea if TDS leaves is to get Billy Walters at replacement 9. I would want TDS to stay, but getting Walters back at the club gives us a little flexibility... + Kevin could be a good backup coach if needed.
 
crazycat said:
A lot.

1. our forward pack is severly weakened. May is carrying us and all our forwards are punching way above their weight (bar Matumua and Branton Tumeth... who deserve reserve grade). We NEED more beef badly, we go like this we will burn May.

2. KPP seems to be an above average NRL player.. not a gun but above average.

3. We need a second rower and he seems to be fitting the bill.

4. Seems to be a player we can develop. He can dent the line and make some impact.


That said, he does have weaknesses. His defense needs work. He is playing in a loosing side, which isn't always evidence of a bad player (i.e. Api playing with us) but they are loosing for a reason. I think he can improve and I even think our coaching and structure can improve him. We do need to get his tackling and defense up but we can afford it in the middle (not wing).

TLDR: He would be a good addition. So would the Brisbane players... No idea why canberra seem to be hunting him hard, they appear to have way too many forwards.
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Great summary. In addition, KPP has the ability to offload the ball in traffic and he does it so prolifically.
 
crazycat said:
Which means we should hunt someone else from there.

The Broncos have been totally stupid with their signings. They have paid overs for Hunt and resigning Hetherington like they did should mean others are available.

I wonder if Staggs could be lured here? Would be a really nice Galvin replacement and IMHO someone I would rather at lock then Galvin. Ofcourse I would pay any money to get Payne Haas, but it won't happen. Paix, Wililson, Paikura would all be welcome here.

Outside idea if TDS leaves is to get Billy Walters at replacement 9. I would want TDS to stay, but getting Walters back at the club gives us a little flexibility... + Kevin could be a good backup coach if needed.
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Staggs at lock?

If KPP signed here, I wouldn’t be opposed to releasing Galvin to get him early

I think he slots into Seyfarths spot and Seyfarth adds aggression off the bench, Bird for depth
 
crazycat said:
Which means we should hunt someone else from there.

The Broncos have been totally stupid with their signings. They have paid overs for Hunt and resigning Hetherington like they did should mean others are available.

I wonder if Staggs could be lured here? Would be a really nice Galvin replacement and IMHO someone I would rather at lock then Galvin. Ofcourse I would pay any money to get Payne Haas, but it won't happen. Paix, Wililson, Paikura would all be welcome here.

Outside idea if TDS leaves is to get Billy Walters at replacement 9. I would want TDS to stay, but getting Walters back at the club gives us a little flexibility... + Kevin could be a good backup coach if needed.
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I am pretty sure Hetherington hasn't been extended; just wasn't released to the tigers in pre-season when Madge came on board.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
What's going on V you were all for him 2 weeks ago, to me at the moment he is playing like someone who knows he's off to another club or the negotiations are messing with his head that could be why his manager made his presence in the media lately, he was playing better games earlier

The Knights are in a hole at the moment a lot of their talent are playing ordinary.
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We need someone with his size and talent, but he very rarely runs the ball hard which is a major concern for me.
He would not come cheaply, I suspect his contract value would be 700k minimum, so it would only end in disappointment unless we could somehow get him running the ball hard.
Is Benji the right coach to motivate a player blessed with his size, athleticism and skills to start running the ball hard ?
The evidence we have says probably not,
 
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Vicious said:
We need someone with his size and talent, but he very rarely runs the ball hard which is a major concern for me.
He would not come cheaply, I suspect his contract value would be 700k minimum, so it would only end in disappointment unless we could somehow get him running the ball hard.
Is Benji the right coach to motivate a player blessed with his size, athleticism and skills to start running the ball hard ?
The evidence we have says probably not,
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Maybe Pole, May and Hunt would fire him up. S Fainu has been playing injured. These two firing and playing big minutes would be a big upgrade. $700k sounds like a lot though. His stats seem good. He was one of the better players against us.
 
Year_of_the_Tiger said:
Maybe Pole, May and Hunt would fire him up. S Fainu has been playing injured. These two firing and playing big minutes would be a big upgrade. $700k sounds like a lot though. His stats seem good. He was one of the better players against us.
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Not sure anyone is suggesting we will pay him 700k
 
crazycat said:
Which means we should hunt someone else from there.

The Broncos have been totally stupid with their signings. They have paid overs for Hunt and resigning Hetherington like they did should mean others are available.

I wonder if Staggs could be lured here? Would be a really nice Galvin replacement and IMHO someone I would rather at lock then Galvin. Ofcourse I would pay any money to get Payne Haas, but it won't happen. Paix, Wililson, Paikura would all be welcome here.

Outside idea if TDS leaves is to get Billy Walters at replacement 9. I would want TDS to stay, but getting Walters back at the club gives us a little flexibility... + Kevin could be a good backup coach if needed.
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Hunt is on a small contract don't know how the NRL could have registered it

They would never do it for the Tigers
 
Bones said:
Last night KPP had 13 hit ups for 138m with 62m post contact, 46 tackles and 6 missed. Ideally you’d like to see a few less misses but that is significantly better output than either of our second rowers have produced all season.

He’s averaging 112m per game compared to 63m for Seyfarth and 75m for Fainu, and his tackle efficiency is better than Fainu.

He’s a massive upgrade on Seyfarth and at this moment in better form than Fainu as well.
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Which should have been blatantly obvious for anyone that has watched him/them play. Not an overly dynamic player, but does his job most every match.
 
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