Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[crazycat]

Who is this "Roberts" we have signed?

I know we have signed Mavrik Geyer... Hope and Murray are extended to 2026... but I am hearing Murray can walk... We have Javon Andrews (5/8)...

Ok signings but we need some prime names in the front row.

 

[weststigerman]

Pure speculation but I think Geyer is top 30 and Roberts is a development deal.

I hope the focus is now prop and/or lock if AD leaves.

 

[Savvy]

Koloamatangi and big Fiji Tui and we have ourselves a finals team….

 

[weststigerman]

If that is Ian Roberts son then thats a couple of interesting signings with geyer

Don’t think Ian Roberts will have a biological son any time soon.

 

[2041]

Right because a salary cap system that was designed to work in conjunction with a draft would be worse than that same salary cap system that has a hard cap but allows unlimited 3rd party arrangements. Kent was saying on his podcast he knows of currently 6 clubs breaking the salary cap to varying degrees from minor to massively.
The Galvin situation for instance, in order to let him break contract early and go to the Bulldogs, they would have to negotiate with us. More than likely we would have gotten their first round draft pick as compensation in next year's draft. So next year we would have pick no 6 and pick no 14 in the first round if we finished as we are now. That would compensate us a lot more than 150k.
To say the system only works because the clubs at the bottom are poorly run is an assumption we don't know for sure, as we don't have the added 3rd party funds to build a team like the top teams atm. How can an salary cap work if there are allowed to be unlimited dollars thrown at players outside of it. It's insane. The theory of players at clubs taking unders to stay togeather is garbage. It's only unders on the salary cap but the rest is topped up by 3rd parties. The system works if you have access to them otherwise your struggling to compete.
To suggest the afl draft system would be worse than what we have now is silly.

But none of the things you're talking about would be solved by a draft. In theory, clubs can already negotiate whatever they want if another club tries to sign a player who is under contract - money, player exchange, whatever. The reason it doesn't happen isn't because there aren't draft picks to offer, it's because contracts actually aren't worth that much as leverage for all the reasons we've seen. Isaac Moses made it very clear that either Galvin got released right away or he was going to make the next 18 months completely unworkable for the Tigers up to and including workplace bullying allegations.

Long story short, the Bulldogs didn't offer anything for Galvin because they didn't have to. Giving them something they could in theory have offered if they'd wanted to wouldn't change that.

As I said in my original post, the reason there isn't more of this sort of thing in AFL is nothing to do with the draft: it's because of the incredibly restrictive contracts the AFL forces its players to accept. It's a completely different situation when a player isn't allowed to be even a restricted free agent until they've been at a club for eight years.

 

[Camel2281]

? That's what your wanting?

He's raw but showed some promise a couple times I seen him. Wouldn't make the run on side though

I think he's currently a better back rower than Sukkar and Seyfarth so he improves our swuad

 

[Camel2281]

If that is Ian Roberts son then thats a couple of interesting signings with geyer

I don't think Ian Roberts swings the correct way to have biological kids

 

[Camel2281]

Geyer and Roberts wouldn’t be top 30 would they?

Roberts especially.

Geyer definitely will be

 

[watersider]

Can either of them put in a big physical tackle? That's what the side needs from forward signings.

 

[jirskyr]

Cronk was seen at Wests Tigers training very recently, nothing false about it.

Are you sure it wasn't a case of mistaken identity for Johnny Cronk?

 

[jirskyr]

2026:

Jock Madden
Javon Andrews
Kai Pearce-Paul
Mavrik Geyer

Any chance we'll sign a Brad or a Kevin? These modern names, I don't know...

FYI Jock isn't short for anything, he was christened Jock, like his parents never heard of the American name for underwear.

 

[jirskyr]

Looks like he's scored more tries last year than Sukkar has in his life. A big body with some athleticism by the looks, a solid squaddie.
Wonder if we'll be releasing Bird

That's a glowing recommendation by your standards.

 

[jirskyr]

Ian Roberts bats for the other team , not his son 😂

Newsflash: you can still have kids if you are gay.

But I don't believe Ian Roberts does.

 

[Westoz]

Hopefully we are going for Trey Mooney he’s exactly what we need

 

[weststigers]

Cronk was seen at Wests Tigers training very recently, nothing false about it.

By who? Where did you read this or see this?

 

[balmain boy]

Geyer and Roberts wouldn’t be top 30 would they?

Roberts especially.

Geyer yes, Roberts probably no

 

[crazycat]

Geyer yes, Roberts probably no

Are we talking Luis Roberts from Easts?

 

[Roar_Power]

Are we talking Luis Roberts from Easts?

Ethan Roberts from the Roosters

 

[hammertime]

I don't think Ian Roberts swings the correct way to have biological kids

Got a few replies on that one haha. Completely forgot. My bad!

 

[Tigerwould]

I’m not being critical of the new signings because we need depth with NRL experience and defensively solid. I can’t see Geyer, Roberts, Madden making the 17. However when called upon won’t let you down. The way Tristan Hope came in and was solid in our wins over the Roosters and Titians.
Our next two signings IMO need to be middles. A level up from depth players, as week to week players in the 17.