Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tom Shines]

I'm surprised half the board has the motivation to get up in the morning.

3 pages of...

Madden signing for $750k
Costing us Doueihi
Sullivan on somewhere between $550k & $700k
Souths chipping in only $20 for bus fare
Some unknown kid from Qld not coming to the Tigers shows we can't sign anyone
Upgrades for Taatteo, Tu'itupou & Mapapalangi locked in showing we can't sign anyone
Bula gone
Should sign Jaiden Campbell to replace Bula now
Madden to start at 7
Luai gone
Api close to being as agile as the Queen Mary

I've probably missed some

You know what I’m hoping you haven’t missed ? The team has won the past 3 wooden spoons and is 7-11 so far this season. Do you want to compete for finals or are you just happy participating every year and finishing at the foot of the table … if you want to compete for the finals … how is the squad shaping up so far with most players already under contract next season ? Taylan and KPP moving that dial much ?

In the past 10 weeks they have had two scratchy wins against a reserve grade pack and a 1 pt win against the bottom feeders when they were actually the better team on the day … plenty of work to be done still

 

[Tom Shines]

If Madden was on $350k at the Broncos , then I would say they are throwing in $100k

You are not the first person to say this .. what makes you say this other than a case of wishful thinking ?

There were three teams competing to sign him … the Broncos are not trying to entice another team to take him on and therefore seem in a strong position to not have to pay anything ..they don’t care where he goes just so long as they don’t have to pay

I don’t know what Souths paid for Sulivan… I’m hoping you are right and they coughed up more money … Im sure we will find out when the deal is done as it will give the media another chance to put the boot in again

 

[Tom Shines]

In the games I have watched, Taateo has demonstrated a consistent ability to be able to break the defensive line and make good yardage. He has been in the Raiders' system but is a Panthers' junior so I wonder if some of our ex-Panther players know him.

I have heard some good reports about him , but I’m hoping there is still money left in the war chest to sign another established middle

 

[Tom Shines]

Why do you guys get all twisted up on guessing salaries? It gets you nowhere because you'll never find out for sure what players are really being paid.

The salary cap is pretty important Jiksy… more dollars saved means more money to acquire better players when they “fall out of a tree”..

Everyone thinks the media figures are too high ..: but the club is still required to be spending 95 percent of the salary cap each year … we find a way to do this with a much less talented squad than most

 

[Tom Shines]

Nicely summed up...the bed wetters come out in force if we haven't signed an origin rep every 3 weeks.

And the Kool aid drinkers are here every week applauding every reserve grade signing , and at the same time telling us how can we expect to beat a Top 4 team with our roster ?

 

[Buttface]

Woods reckons he was in 68k in his final year at Manly and people were speculating loads more. You just never know unless they are a top line player where there is more info around.

That’s still overs for Dora the career ruiner.

 

[Tucker]

It's easy to say he's not worth '900'k. I can understand why, he's looked a bit languid at times this season, but he's a legit talent that's for sure.

I think framing the argument of "Is bula worth 900k' is a bit misleading. I think most decent NRL fullbacks will be on anywhere from 750 upwards... (As usual, probably more for us). I think we should be really thinking is Bula worth the extra couple of hundred grand a season beyond what we are going to need to stump up for a fullback anyway. I say yes.

Yes he is.
His ceiling is higher than what we are currently seeing.
So you have to factor in a price for potential against the “Tigers Tax” applied to a high level recruit.
Better the devil you know and with better coaching we’ll be in front.

 

[tigahhh]

the broncos are paying jock $350,000 and were happy to release him because their cap is tight. we wouldn’t be paying that amount when his only other option was the super league. our offer to AD is the same amount and he isn’t a back up.
heck skelton is in our best 17 every week and is on $230k

 

[liltiger]

Jock was on 350k next year doubt Broncos pay anything, Souths want Bud for 150k we pay 400k that adds up to 750k a year for Jock for the next 2 years. amazing value, spooners for life.

Not a chance that's what's happened. There's no way. We would have got a much better deal out of it than that.

 

[liltiger]

Do serious teams pay their reserve grade half $750k ? Benny Hill music continues at Concord even though the other 2 clowns are long gone

Unlike the other 2 clowns, the bloke we've got now who made the signing has already dragged 3 other clubs off the canvas to a grand final. I'm confident he knows what he's doing.

 

[Tom Shines]

Unlike the other 2 clowns, the bloke we've got now who made the signing has already dragged 3 other clubs off the canvas to a grand final. I'm confident he knows what he's doing.

Is he making the calls , or is Benji?

 

[wonka]

Remember we took all of Olam's contract so Storm could get Blore, We never hold the aces.

 

[liltiger]

Is he making the calls , or is Benji?

Benji can ask for what he wants but iv got no doubt Richo is holding the purse strings.

 

[Tom Shines]

Benji can ask for what he wants but iv got no doubt Richo is holding the purse strings.

Well..it looks to me that he is giving Benji everything he asks so there is no excuses if the results don’t improve and he decides to move on next season …

 

[crazycat]

Probably.
As you say our wage bill for halves is already looking extremely high.
I don’t mind Jock Madden as depth, but 350k seems like fairly expensive depth.

Yep 350k is a bit expensive for Jock. I have been thinking 250k tops...

That said, I believe Benji played with him? He knows what he is getting.

 

[wonka]

Richo is like the return of Sheens to long out of the game, He offered Galvin a million plus for 5 years Stefano 850 for 4 years luckily both rejected. Then signs all his sons clients from the Easts tigers.
The good clubs have a recruitment committee, we have Richo pandering to Benji.

 

[Buttface]

Remember we took all of Olam's contract so Storm could get Blore, We never hold the aces.

We do hold Aces sometimes, but we see them as ones and play our hand accordingly.

 

[bbobb]

In the games I have watched, Taateo has demonstrated a consistent ability to be able to break the defensive line and make good yardage. He has been in the Raiders' system but is a Panthers' junior so I wonder if some of our ex-Panther players know him.

I have watched him in KoE. He is a handful at that level. Consistently make metres and has good PCMs. Reminds me a bit of Sione Faunu in that he is both athletic and strong. A good pick up as he will add much needed depth to our middles.

 

[tigertuff]

Woods reckons he was in 68k in his final year at Manly and people were speculating loads more. You just never know unless they are a top line player where there is more info around.

He was over paid by about 68k then 😏

 

[Buttface]

Richo is like the return of Sheens to long out of the game, He offered Galvin a million plus for 5 years Stefano 850 for 4 years luckily both rejected. Then signs all his sons clients from the Easts tigers.
The good clubs have a recruitment committee, we have Richo pandering to Benji.

Yeah Mighty Boy would have been bad. But Gal, will earn his keep.