Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

poopy_diaper said:
I'd say there is a nonzero chance Samuela becomes a middle in the Tino mold and takes the 13 jersey. But only if someone like Roberts jumps out of the ground and demands selection.
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Chance, Mac. For sure.

Depends on the lock role we're looking at. I don't think a 3rd prop is what Benji is wanting fulltime. He's moved somewhat away from the Pole or Twal at lock-type selections.
 
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Roberts had some raps on him a couple of years ago, looks like his trajectory faltered.
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it's more that there's a logjam at the Chooks for backrowers. Crichton, Radley, Wong, Egan and Nat, Foketi and McCathie are all ahead of him.

this is a little like us signing Blore in 2020.
 
Jimmy said:
Richo knows how to manage a cap and roster. You don’t want 20plus guys on bigger money. Top heavy is the move filled out with players with potential and cheaper(good deals) ones. There is room for another key gun signing no doubt!
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there's a stack of money in the cap ready to go. they've barely dipped into the mill they had set aside for Galvin and obviously TDS has left, but guys like Feledy and Tumeth were on much more money than people probably think.

it's just a matter of finding the right player.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Egan Butcher is the one I really would like to get. Foketi as well, but he’s way too good to be let go by them.
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The Butcher brothers are rare Roosters juniors, they won’t let them go.
Foketi looks to be a very promising young edge back rower, but the Roosters know that and also won’t be letting him go anytime soon.
With the recent signings of Mavrik Geyer and Ethan Roberts, we now have too many edge back rowers in our top 30 when you add them to Samuela Fainu, KPP, Tony Sukkar and Solomone Saukuru.
I would have thought we would have been much better off signing someone like Siosifa Takakai to add his hard running and aggression as our regular number 15, but also able to add pressure and play as a starting back rower, lock or centre when required.
 
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IronFist said:
More that Foketi and Wong are rated ahead of him, and around the same age. And they're the Roosters, they recruit extremely well in pathways and will have more edge forwards coming through their premiership-winning SG Ball and competitive Matts teams over the next few years. He's better than anything Wests Tigers have coming through right now. Broederlow hasn't kicked on and is now playing as a middle in Jersey Flegg. Saukuru is new to the edge and hasn't been tested v men like Roberts has. Likewise Godinet has only just started playing Flegg.

The kid is tall, and has come through a good development system. Likewise Geyer. Great depth and height to have in a position where the club has very little of both.

Now time to turn to the middles. The young reserve grade middles the past weekend that were pasted by Canberra were:
Kit Laulilii 180cm
Peter Taateo 183cm
Charlie Murray 183cm
Vaka Aho 185cm
Jaxson Rahme 183cm

Just too many nuggets there. Lack of leverage in the tackle hurts. These are the next guys up. If you don't have the height, you need leg speed like Spencer Lenu or Moses Leotta. Kit Laulilii has that but he doesn't seem to have an engine.

Compare that to Raiders:
Trey Mooney 188cm
Pasami Saulo 190cm
Vena Patuki Case 194cm
Mitch Priest 183cm
Jordan Martin 187cm

Trey Mooney is free to negotiate, but I think the Hunt and Bird deals are going to affect the bids Richo and Gallant can make.
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Hunt is a huge albatross around our neck for two more years.
 
Jack Cogger is closing in on a return to Penrith, potentially exiting Newcastle a year early to rejoin the Panthers and spark a three-club shuffle.

▪️ Brad Schneider looks set to join the Dolphins, opening the door for Cogger to head back to Penrith
▪️ Sean O’Sullivan could head to Canterbury to mentor Galvin & Woods
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Hunt is a huge albatross around our neck for two more years.
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That contract is gonna be hard to get rid of.

I'm ok with it on the basis that we have had multiple contracts in the squad like him in the past and we currently only have him draining our cap.

In saying that, an extra 600k to replace him would be nice.
 
jirskyr said:
I'll just say it one more time - gay men can have children, don't know why anyone suggests Ian Roberts doesn't have kids because he is famously out of the closet.
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Didn’t say they couldn’t, but it’s less common and I’m fairly sure Ian Roberts doesn’t.

And just like that I’m on a wests tigers forum debating reproduction in gay men. Didn’t have that one on my bingo card.
 

Tigers set to pounce on young Roosters gun​


Shortly after signing Penrith Panthers second-rower Mavrik Geyer, the Wests Tigersare set to lock in another youngster of the same position.

The Daily Telegraph reports that following a back-row squeeze at the Sydney Roosters, the club has had to let one of its brightest young prospects in that position go.

The Tigers have since pounced on the young Rooster, reaching a verbal agreement with 20-year-old forward, Ethan Roberts.

Expected to join the club on a two-year deal from 2026, the Indigenous All-Star will be looking to cement a regular first-grade role under Benji Marshall.

Featuring in 12 NSW Cup games for the Roosters this year, Roberts has impressed scouts with his attacking upside, scoring two tries in his dozen appearances.

He is expected to battle it out for the Tigers' back-row spot with new 2026 recruits Geyer and Kai Pearce-Paul, as well as current second-rowers Samuela Fainu and Alex Seyfarth.
 
tigahhh said:
Jack Cogger is closing in on a return to Penrith, potentially exiting Newcastle a year early to rejoin the Panthers and spark a three-club shuffle.

▪️ Brad Schneider looks set to join the Dolphins, opening the door for Cogger to head back to Penrith
▪️ Sean O’Sullivan could head to Canterbury to mentor Galvin & Woods
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It’s depressing as all of them are better than Jock Madden.
 
IronFist said:
I'm not ok with it. The deal was done last year! We were supposed to be past these brain farts.
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Shame, because he started the year pretty good and he complimented a long minute prop like Terrell. Think I remember seeing some stats at one stage and his post contact metres were the best in our pack despite limited minutes and his metres run per minute on the field were high.

He offered the impact we recruited him for. The turning point seems to be when we started him for a game or two during injuries. Not suited to that role and has seemed to struggle with form and effort since. Early season Royce was handy in our rotation.
 
Vicious said:
The Butcher brothers are rare Roosters juniors, they won’t let them go.
Foketi looks to be a very promising young edge back rower, but the Roosters know that and also won’t be letting him go anytime soon.
With the recent signings of Mavrik Geyer and Ethan Roberts, we now have too many edge back rowers in our top 30 when you add them to Samuela Fainu, KPP, Tony Sukkar and Solomone Saukuru.
I would have thought we would have been much better off signing someone like Siosifa Takakai to add his hard running and aggression as our regular number 15, but also able to add pressure and play as a starting back rower, lock or centre when required.
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definitely need to look at making adjustments somewhere given that the depth chart for backrowers is now pretty healthy, Saukuru the likeliest option to be cut loose.
 
Vicious said:
The Butcher brothers are rare Roosters juniors, they won’t let them go.
Foketi looks to be a very promising young edge back rower, but the Roosters know that and also won’t be letting him go anytime soon.
With the recent signings of Mavrik Geyer and Ethan Roberts, we now have too many edge back rowers in our top 30 when you add them to Samuela Fainu, KPP, Tony Sukkar and Solomone Saukuru.
I would have thought we would have been much better off signing someone like Siosifa Takakai to add his hard running and aggression as our regular number 15, but also able to add pressure and play as a starting back rower, lock or centre when required.
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Ethan Roberts is a rare roosters junior too... they let him go.

Now back to Cronk ...several have asked for more details on him being at WTs training which yiu continually avoid.

Why was he there?
Who saw him?
Was it in his foxsports role...or was he in training gear working with players?

Sorry to sound like an inquisition but your reluctance to reply has me curious as Cronk seems to put shit on us whenever he can
 
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