Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

pawsandclaws1 said:
Agreed. We need some good news, such as signings asap. I was disappointed when Staines was left to tackle a rampaging Storm forward head-on while his mate on the inside made no effort to assist. Was that a lack of effort, cohension or more?
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Staines done some solid hit ups , tackled and played out of position , He gets another go next week
 
Richo needs to come out and give us some good news , we need min 3 solid first graders and if we can bring some of them now , we are still needing , Centre , Prop , Back row now , if May goes down we are in trouble ( Will Kennedy can he play centre leaving Bulla at the back )
Kennedy , KPP. Young , Sandon Smith just in case Latu is made of tissue
 
The fact is we have a best 16 + Seyfarth that can compete. Unfortunately on days like yesterday when we're down on troops we'll get smacked.
There's no point calling for changes, Kit's the only forward playing reggies who's shown anything.
It is what it is.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
It's an emotional reaction to a very poor result. One poor loss does not define a season and our trajectory up until yesterday has been good. Some hard decisions need to be made however and the first is replacing our 6.
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We have had an above average season so far. Been in with a shot for most games. The Storm game will allow the team to reflect and recalibrate and to be honest, I am expecting them to fire against the bunnies.
 
Ron Brodrick's Spirit said:
The fact is we have a best 16 + Seyfarth that can compete. Unfortunately on days like yesterday when we're down on troops we'll get smacked.
There's no point calling for changes, Kit's the only forward playing reggies who's shown anything.
It is what it is.
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They have close to zero depth …

When the likes of Naden and Staines are picked, these replacement players are the weak link which is the focus of the opposition attack

Sayfarth tries hard but is dominated on both sides of the ball
 
426Tlgerland said:
Richo needs to come out and give us some good news , we need min 3 solid first graders and if we can bring some of them now , we are still needing , Centre , Prop , Back row now , if May goes down we are in trouble ( Will Kennedy can he play centre leaving Bulla at the back )
Kennedy , KPP. Young , Sandon Smith just in case Latu is made of tissue
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100%. I was lucky enough to not subject myself to yesterday's game but looking at our 3, 4 and 5, it's not really NRL standard. AD isn't a centre and tbh I don't know what his position is. Naden and Staines shouldn't be playing first grade (I know we have injuries, but we'd be better blooding some youth if they're up to it). Let's face it, Twal and Seyfarth wouldn't be playing first grade in another NRL team and they're regular starters for us. The players listed need to be shown the door. Some rate Seyfarth and Twal, but I don't. They aren't first graders and although it may sound insulting, it's the truth. They all need to go and we need to buy better quality depth. I'd rather a team full of thugs that know how to win rather than good blokes that are average.
 
To be fair it was kinda funny his dads comment. People are reading way to much into it imo.
At the start of the year I would have taken 5-5 tbh. We do not have a high ceiling. If we are outside the bottom 4 that is actually a success and something we can build on.
 
JB9918 said:
Yep...

My thoughts are take a gamble on Latu being fit for the rest of the year. Probably unlikely but let's hope.

We have 28 in the top 30 now. So 2 vacancies.

Galvin straight swap for J'maine Hopgood.

Brown to the Knights & we take KPP straight away.

We sign Dom Young.

That's our top 30.

1. Bula
2. Turuva
3. Doueihi
4. Toa
5. Young/Skelton/L Luailli
6. L Fainu
7. Luai
8. May
9. Korosaui
10. Pole
11. Sa Fainu
12. Pearce-Paul
13. Hopgood
14. Da Silva
15. Twal
16. Si Fainu
17. Hunt
18. Seyfarth
19. Bird

If Latu gets injured move Api to 7 & Luai to 6. TDS starts at 9. Hopgood as a utility middle & plenty of middle depth.

Bird can be called up if required.

Adds depth where required. Injuries are killing us at the moment as well.

Need to them sign at least 2 good outside backs for next year, 1 starter & 1 good depth player.
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JB9918 said:
Yep...

My thoughts are take a gamble on Latu being fit for the rest of the year. Probably unlikely but let's hope.

We have 28 in the top 30 now. So 2 vacancies.

Galvin straight swap for J'maine Hopgood.

Brown to the Knights & we take KPP straight away.

We sign Dom Young.

That's our top 30.

1. Bula
2. Turuva
3. Doueihi
4. Toa
5. Young/Skelton/L Luailli
6. L Fainu
7. Luai
8. May
9. Korosaui
10. Pole
11. Sa Fainu
12. Pearce-Paul
13. Hopgood
14. Da Silva
15. Twal
16. Si Fainu
17. Hunt
18. Seyfarth
19. Bird

If Latu gets injured move Api to 7 & Luai to 6. TDS starts at 9. Hopgood as a utility middle & plenty of middle depth.

Bird can be called up if required.

Adds depth where required. Injuries are killing us at the moment as well.

Need to them sign at least 2 good outside backs for next year, 1 starter & 1 good depth player.
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I am still baffled by yesterday's score line. I completely understand that the storm are a far more developed team and organisation then the tigers ( Unfortunately ).
I just don't know what the club does moving forward. I see gaping holes in our roster with out talent to fill them. I see a player market about to be stretched like 50 yr old weekend Lycra.
I see players laughing after an absolute thrashing. I have seen more stress and disappointment on coles workers when my tea bags are out of stock.
Like everyone here I have been enjoying this year and having a 50/50 win rate has been refreshing. But after all these years to still have that sort of result in the best roster we have had for atleast a decade is so deflating as a fan.
That score line just highlighted the huge issues at the club. Bellyache tore our team apart like a surgeon and the players had zero reply.
pointless post and pointless rant. Just like memberships and energy given to the club.
 
We are in desperate need of an another alpha prop with experience & voice in the James Fisher-Harris mould. Terrell May leads with his effort but we need someone who can stare down an opponent, puts fear in the opposition & can produce big PCMs at will.

At the moment Pole should be our 1st bench rotation until he further develops his game & experience.

Who could this be that could fall out of the tree?
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
We are in desperate need of an another alpha prop with experience & voice in the James Fisher-Harris mould. Terrell May leads with his effort but we need someone who can stare down an opponent, puts fear in the opposition & can produce big PCMs at will.

At the moment Pole should be our 1st bench rotation until he further develops his game & experience.

Who could this be that could fall out of the tree?
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If the Broncos have cap constraints, Willison would be a good acquisition.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
We are in desperate need of an another alpha prop with experience & voice in the James Fisher-Harris mould. Terrell May leads with his effort but we need someone who can stare down an opponent, puts fear in the opposition & can produce big PCMs at will.

At the moment Pole should be our 1st bench rotation until he further develops his game & experience.

Who could this be that could fall out of the tree?
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Spencer Leniu is probably the only one looking likely to be cut loose at the moment.

That said, I think edge back row and centre depth is a bigger issue. No idea how Charlie Staines became our 3rd choice centre.
 
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Was working so only caught glimpses of yesterday's game, what little I did see the whole team were disgraceful, though because I didn't see the majority of the game I may be wrong but from what I did see, it looked like Bellamy had their big boys like Solomona running at our 2nd row to start the sets, I saw them run at Sayfarth a few times to start a set, then that got us on the back foot and they just rolled us through the middle. Personally think Bellamy is single handedly responsible for destroying the game with the wrestle and holds he brought in, but he knows his stuff. Am I right that he had their big boys running at our 2nd row to start sets to get us on the back foot then used the momentum to steamroll through the middle of us with the quick play the ball speed it generated. If I'm right it kind of settles the arguments on here all week about our 2nd row. Sayfarth from what I saw was monstored, doesn't help he has Galvin next to him and by no means am I suggesting yesterday was his fault cause it's not, but I'm saying, we need bigger bodies in the backrow, Sayfarth to the interchange. I didn't see the other 2nd rower I was just checking in to the massacre on and off, but it just looked like they ran at Sayfarth and Galvin to start the set and once they did we were in a world of hurt. If I'm wrong please feel free to correct me.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
We are in desperate need of an another alpha prop with experience & voice in the James Fisher-Harris mould. Terrell May leads with his effort but we need someone who can stare down an opponent, puts fear in the opposition & can produce big PCMs at will.

At the moment Pole should be our 1st bench rotation until he further develops his game & experience.

Who could this be that could fall out of the tree?
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In fantasyland if I could pick a no nonsense forward we could use right now to help May and bring some grit, fight and culture to our pack I'd pick Ogre from the Bulldogs. Omealey was a beast. Wasn't the biggest forward running around but was the toughest. I don't remember a forward ever getting it over him, never forget his running battle with Gibbs. The guy was an absolute beast.
 
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