Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Conbat07 said:
I reckon the “big name” bronco will be Cobbo
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Been thinking that. Inglis on our coaching staff.
Has a similar untapped potential to Inglis and Latrell yet seems to still be finding his feet. Would be a quality signing (on overs) but needed.
Question is; wing, centre or fullback?
 
Tiger-ferret said:
How does the club fix it? Young players with greedy managers will always pry the talent away until there is a draft and a trade window.
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In all of the examples there is a common theme, and a consistent underlying root cause. That would be Issac Moses. He uses the club like an organ donor. That’s the lesson. I know Bula is with him as well, but if we sign any more Moses affiliated players we deserve what we get. He’s a grub. We know it. The NRL know it. I suspect his clients know it too, but he’s their grub so they don’t lose sleep over it.
 
BAGNF05 said:
Only if it’s a try scoring situation. The Luai one was on halfway so I’d say no. Probably not for KPP either.
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Hang on so if your offside and get involved in a try scoring tackle it’s immediate sin bin? I would think it’s a penalty?
So if the ref decides not to ref the game, but manage it by warning you for being offside and you still get involved it’s a sin bin. The refs should keep there mouths shut and blow the whistle!
 
SwervinMervin said:
In all of the examples there is a common theme, and a consistent underlying root cause. That would be Issac Moses. He uses the club like an organ donor. That’s the lesson. I know Bula is with him as well, but if we sign any more Moses affiliated players we deserve what we get. He’s a grub. We know it. The NRL know it. I suspect his clients know it too, but he’s their grub so they don’t lose sleep over it.
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Hes certainly the poster boy for the shonky.

Probably a number of convicted felons, theives and fraudsters pray to his image in their cells.

I think AOB is managed by Satan, so i withdraw my suggestion.
 
Another one of our announcements (in addition to the Tony Sukkar club option activation) looks to be Heath Mason on a 1 year extension.

It was unwittingly announced in the SMH article tonight by his manager lol

“He’s on until the end of 2026. Heath loves the club and doesn’t want to be anywhere else,” Mason’s agent Matt Desira said.

“I’m actually excited to see how he goes in the No. 6 because he plays direct, and loves to dig into the line. I think he can dominate at NRL level.”
 

Forget Lachlan Galvin. His replacement absolutely loves Wests Tigers​

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May 30, 2025 — 7.30pm

Heath Mason was the standout No. 6 in the Australian Schoolboys Championships final in 2023.

That is a fair wrap when you consider the five-eighth on the losing side that day was none other than Lachie Galvin.

Galvin’s departure to Canterbury this week has paved the way for Mason to wear the No.6 jersey at the Wests Tigers for the first time.

Unlike Galvin, Mason is a Wests Magpies junior who loves the Tigers and wants to stay long term. So does Galvin’s good mate Tallyn Da Silva.

“He’s on until the end of 2026. Heath loves the club and doesn’t want to be anywhere else,” Mason’s agent Matt Desira said. “I’m actually excited to see how he goes in the No. 6 because he plays direct, and loves to dig into the line. I think he can dominate at NRL level.”

While he has played a handful of NRL games at fullback, Mason grew up playing in the halves and has the potential to be a star five-eighth. The parents, family and friends at that schoolboys final a few years back on a sunny afternoon in Redcliffe will attest to that.

Australian Schoolboys coach Tim White said Galvin may have been the best player at that tournament, but Mason was the pick of the five-eighths.

“Heath’s team ended up putting 40 points on Lachie’s side – he was certainly more dominant in that game,” White said. “I ended up picking him in the schoolboys team as a No.14, but he didn’t travel because of an injury.

“He’s very versatile, very instinctive, and he can play a number of positions because he is supremely coordinated – he has an innate ability to pop up anywhere and just play. There’s almost no need to coach Heath. He’s athletic and a natural footballer.”

Mason was a member of the Magpies’ Harold Matthews team that won the 2022 premiership. The side also featured Galvin, who started in the back row, as well as Da Silva and forward Kit Laulilii, with Mason the No.6.

“Heath could do a job for you anywhere on the football field,” said Stephen Isdale, a member of the Magpies’ coaching staff that year.

“He’s a natural runner, an eyes-up footballer, and if he sees an opportunity, he’ll take it or create something for those on his outside. He’s got a great right-foot step and played on the right. The year we won, we had Heath on the right, Lachie on the left, then Tallyn and Kit through the middle – we had threats all over the place.”

Footage of Galvin training at Belmore in Canterbury colours on Friday would have been welcomed by Tigers fans who have watched their team’s season virtually placed on hold since it emerged six weeks ago their young playmaker wanted to continue his career elsewhere.

Mason will try to make the most of his first five-eighth audition when the Tigers play North Queensland on Saturday evening. Latu Fainu is another supremely talented No. 6 option but has struggled with hamstring injuries and now a hand issue.

Mason grew up playing with the Thirlmere-Tahmoor Roosters, in the southern highlands, and is signed until the end of 2026.

When asked on Friday if he was disappointed with Galvin’s departure, Tigers coach Benji Marshall said: “I don’t know if ‘disappointment’ is the word.

“Look, at the same time we like our players we’ve got, we love the squad we’ve got. We’re excited about some of the young players we’ve got coming through and for us, we want to try and make a mark on competition this year.”

The Cowboys are monitoring the Tigers and what happens with Da Silva should Api Koroisau extend his deal, which is expected in the coming months. North Queensland inquired about Koroisau and Da Silva after Reece Robson announced he was joining the Sydney Roosters.

Marshall told the Cowboys both players were off limits, but that will change should Koroisau extend, and Da Silva be given permission to leave a year early.

The home team welcome the return of Origin players Reuben Cotter, Tom Dearden, Jeremiah Nanai and Robson.
 
Needaname said:
Hang on so if your offside and get involved in a try scoring tackle it’s immediate sin bin? I would think it’s a penalty?
So if the ref decides not to ref the game, but manage it by warning you for being offside and you still get involved it’s a sin bin. The refs should keep there mouths shut and blow the whistle!
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No, a professional foul is a subjective call by the referee. Usually you’ll see it after a team makes a long break and the defender deliberately commits a foul to prevent the try. In both cases we were discussing (Luai & KPP) I don’t believe they’re sin bins if the players make a tackle. Have always been coached and coached players to make that tackle.

The issue I have is that refs are calling the player offside ridiculously late giving players no time to make the decision. That’s two tries I’ve seen in two weeks.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:

Forget Lachlan Galvin. His replacement absolutely loves Wests Tigers​

By​

May 30, 2025 — 7.30pm

Heath Mason was the standout No. 6 in the Australian Schoolboys Championships final in 2023.

That is a fair wrap when you consider the five-eighth on the losing side that day was none other than Lachie Galvin.

Galvin’s departure to Canterbury this week has paved the way for Mason to wear the No.6 jersey at the Wests Tigers for the first time.

Unlike Galvin, Mason is a Wests Magpies junior who loves the Tigers and wants to stay long term. So does Galvin’s good mate Tallyn Da Silva.

“He’s on until the end of 2026. Heath loves the club and doesn’t want to be anywhere else,” Mason’s agent Matt Desira said. “I’m actually excited to see how he goes in the No. 6 because he plays direct, and loves to dig into the line. I think he can dominate at NRL level.”

While he has played a handful of NRL games at fullback, Mason grew up playing in the halves and has the potential to be a star five-eighth. The parents, family and friends at that schoolboys final a few years back on a sunny afternoon in Redcliffe will attest to that.

Australian Schoolboys coach Tim White said Galvin may have been the best player at that tournament, but Mason was the pick of the five-eighths.

“Heath’s team ended up putting 40 points on Lachie’s side – he was certainly more dominant in that game,” White said. “I ended up picking him in the schoolboys team as a No.14, but he didn’t travel because of an injury.

“He’s very versatile, very instinctive, and he can play a number of positions because he is supremely coordinated – he has an innate ability to pop up anywhere and just play. There’s almost no need to coach Heath. He’s athletic and a natural footballer.”

Mason was a member of the Magpies’ Harold Matthews team that won the 2022 premiership. The side also featured Galvin, who started in the back row, as well as Da Silva and forward Kit Laulilii, with Mason the No.6.

“Heath could do a job for you anywhere on the football field,” said Stephen Isdale, a member of the Magpies’ coaching staff that year.

“He’s a natural runner, an eyes-up footballer, and if he sees an opportunity, he’ll take it or create something for those on his outside. He’s got a great right-foot step and played on the right. The year we won, we had Heath on the right, Lachie on the left, then Tallyn and Kit through the middle – we had threats all over the place.”

Footage of Galvin training at Belmore in Canterbury colours on Friday would have been welcomed by Tigers fans who have watched their team’s season virtually placed on hold since it emerged six weeks ago their young playmaker wanted to continue his career elsewhere.

Mason will try to make the most of his first five-eighth audition when the Tigers play North Queensland on Saturday evening. Latu Fainu is another supremely talented No. 6 option but has struggled with hamstring injuries and now a hand issue.

Mason grew up playing with the Thirlmere-Tahmoor Roosters, in the southern highlands, and is signed until the end of 2026.

When asked on Friday if he was disappointed with Galvin’s departure, Tigers coach Benji Marshall said: “I don’t know if ‘disappointment’ is the word.

“Look, at the same time we like our players we’ve got, we love the squad we’ve got. We’re excited about some of the young players we’ve got coming through and for us, we want to try and make a mark on competition this year.”

The Cowboys are monitoring the Tigers and what happens with Da Silva should Api Koroisau extend his deal, which is expected in the coming months. North Queensland inquired about Koroisau and Da Silva after Reece Robson announced he was joining the Sydney Roosters.

Marshall told the Cowboys both players were off limits, but that will change should Koroisau extend, and Da Silva be given permission to leave a year early.

The home team welcome the return of Origin players Reuben Cotter, Tom Dearden, Jeremiah Nanai and Robson.
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Or otherwise
 
TSP said:
Assuming AOB gets his marching orders after the rubbish tonight, he could be a handy asisstant/mentor for Benji given his experience and much better win %.

But im not sure id let him pull up a chair with recruitment.
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I’m not sure AOB should even be allowed to drive a motor vehicle. The bloke constantly sounds like he’s coming down from a 3 day bender.

Him coming here would be like a fart gone wrong.
 
BAGNF05 said:
No, a professional foul is a subjective call by the referee. Usually you’ll see it after a team makes a long break and the defender deliberately commits a foul to prevent the try. In both cases we were discussing (Luai & KPP) I don’t believe they’re sin bins if the players make a tackle. Have always been coached and coached players to make that tackle.

The issue I have is that refs are calling the player offside ridiculously late giving players no time to make the decision. That’s two tries I’ve seen in two weeks.
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We need to train it into our program.
I’ve seen it happen in other games, what the player who is called out does is generally run backwards with their hands raised or by their sides as fast as they can until they are onside but providing a bit of a block for their teammates to get across to them.
 
gregjm87 said:
Well, Your initial post was that Laundy hotels was making the payments.
Do I think he potentially could be influencing other businesses to do so? Potentially, yes.
Do I think he really would be? Not really. Those businesses would have to be a obviously not connected to his. So I don't think he can really use his business sway to do so. Plus it doesn't make much commercial sense, at a business level to throw any significant money at Galvin. Nor would it reflect particularly well on him as businessman or as a bloke if he were leaning on other businesses to do so.
I think it more likely he would potentially use his billionaire mates to invest in a player. Kind of like bros going in together on a race horse. But I don't see Galvin as a big enough get to warrant getting the mates involved.
Again I see it far more likely that Gould seen a decent young player, unhappy at his current club and started moves to bring that player to the Dogs. I think it was a 12months process but he got his man.
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Back in the Day, I was involved in Restaurant Liquor Licensing. I met a bloke who had a Pizza Restaurant in Fairfield. We got to speaking about marketing, especially given the changing demographics in that area. He said no worries, he had a top-flight, Italian background, Australian Rep, Rugby League player on his books to help promote the joint. I said, but isn't he from the Eastern Suburbs? He said with a wry smile, "Well, it's not my money, mate." Laundering money isn't hard if you know how.
 
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