Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[426Tlgerland]

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

 

[boonboon]

Luai’s father must be some type of dope…

I would be ropable if my father did that to me …

Really - I'd have a laugh with the old man and not care.

 

[Ron Brodrick's Spirit]

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.

 

[tigerballs]

Really - I'd have a laugh with the old man and not care.

I'd put him in a home.

 

[Roar_Power]

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.

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.

 

[Tom Shines]

I'd put him in a home.

JL most likely bought him his home

 

[Tom Shines]

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.

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

 

[Tcat]

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

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.

 

[hodgo]

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.

 

[BUGSY MALONE]

Give me Tyson Frizell, Kai Pearce-Paul, Kobe Hetherington, Taylan May, even Tyrone May asap please.

🙃👎

 

[BUGSY MALONE]

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.

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.

👎

 

[cqtiger]

It seems to me that team bonding, culture building and effort get you 9 rounds into the comp. Talent gets you further

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

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[TheKhan]

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.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

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?

 

[pawsandclaws1]

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?

If the Broncos have cap constraints, Willison would be a good acquisition.

 

[weststigerman]

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?

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.

 

[liltiger]

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.

 

[liltiger]

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?

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.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

So …… for me this result against the storm was a car crash waiting to happen!

There were warning signs for our coaching staff and players through recent second half performances in last couple of games but particularly against the Dragons which we were dead lucky to win.

And this is definitely down to the Club’s poor reaction to our recruitment needs. I’ve and others on here have been banging on for bloody months about our crap quality top 30 roster. Beyond the first 20 we have absolutely no one that could be classified as first grade standard.

Our pathways squads have absolutely gone backwards both in terms of talent and coaching.

This was so obvious and should not have happened. Believe me this may be our undoing for this season unless some major calls are made …. and quickly by the CEO, the coach and coaching staff.