tigahhh
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goal kicker too apparently 🤷🏻♀️
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Fainu Brothers
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Could be a diamond in the rough type signing Herbert. Make Toa earn his spot
So after the Titans he went to ESL for 3 seasons?
They kept this one very quiet
GNR4LIFE
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Bit different of an environment at the Broncos compared to here. Average players have a bigger chance of thriving at strong clubs.
tigahhh
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didn’t we get Jahream from a T&T 😂
Jimmy
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Herbert was pretty avg. for the Titans…blew their finals game with a rough pass that was almost a certain try. Does look a lot trimmer however and is a good squad replacement for a guy like faatape imo.
He was in the Souths system last year, not the Broncos...
Half the time it isn't about the club, it's about the perception of the club.
And it's all beside the point. If someone on a train and trial can achieve a quarter of what Shibasaki has done, but at the tigers, it's a good investment - he is just the poster boy.
Fainu Brothers
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You can never please debbie downer
Don’t think so, I had a quick look & it seems the deal he had with Catalans didn’t eventuate. Pretty sure he hasn’t played a professional game of Rugby League since 2022. Might have been a tough rehab from the ACL.
Good luck to him, hopefully he can come back & be remembered for something better than that blown try
Odessa
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I remember him he was a good player quick and great defence but had heaps of injuries heaps
Canadian Club
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Not he is not. Not even close
Herbert hasn’t played in a professional team in years. He never played in the super league. He was retired and playing park football I believe.
Mapalangi was one of our better players in cup last year.
I really hope this is a Ron Massey Cup signing.
TigerTone
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You beat me to it , i was about to write the same thing.
Its so frustrating that we go after such a player.
It would be nice for him to prove us wrong.
teddy23
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Herbert will only ever see NRL with us if we’re injury depleted if we’re just calling it as it is.
However on the To’a earning his spot part… I think he may struggle to keep it in 2026 if I was being honest.
1. Bula (untouchable)
2. Turuva (untouchable)
3. May (untouchable)
4. ?
5. ?
Skelton, Makasini and To’a fully fit one has to get dropped. Who you picking?
Are we transitioning Makasini as a winger on his preferred side or do we keep him at centre on the right side.
Side note: One thing I will say is I was at the awards night this year and Richo did give our right side defence a bit of a spray during his speech, calling them out on needing to be better and it not being acceptable.
Seyfarth and To’a both on that side. Seyfarth hooked for KPP. Do we give To’a a crack still.
It’s a very interesting discussion going into next year….. personally I’m running Skelton and Makasini.
I’ve seen NRL games where Patrick Herbert was ripping in, playing extremely aggressively and physically dominant in attack and defence.
He’s not overly big, not tall and not real fast, but when on his game he’s highly aggressive and plays very physical.
No guarantees he will even play NRL, but on a Train & Trial deal he’s well worth having to see if he can get back to somewhere near his best.
upthetigers
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To'a is inconsistent. I would start the season with To'a and let Mak earn the spot.
Jolls
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This is exactly the dilemma we want - let the pre season sort out the details and have the player that misses out pushing hard for a FG spot from reggies. There will be injuries so everyone will get a run no doubt - but first runs on the board will occur over the off season.
I'm not fussy who starts to be honest and I trust that the coaching staff will sort out the introduction of Masi into grade and the positional chess that goes with it.
The competition and depth is the good part of the story - we do need to sort some depth on the other side of the paddock - but one problem at a time.
The bigger issue for me is around our halves/13.
crazycat
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Lets look at 2026:
Prop:
Bunty, Pole, May
2nd row:
Samuela Fainu, KPP
We also have:
Seyfarth, S Fainu (other), Twal and I am sure a depth signing I have forgotten.
I think this is a "hold your cards" moment. Unless an upgrade comes along. I mean maybe, and this is a stretch you could swap say Twal/Seyfarth out for Nelson AS ... But I don't see us having the cap space for that.
Look you always need a spare Prop and having more props fighting for a position tends to lead to a tougher front row. .. but not our biggest problem right now.
Fainu Brothers
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Competition for spots is great. If
toa is serious he need to be the first 8 rounds Star not the injured turnstile. It won’t be acceptable this year. Herbert is a T&T nothing to lose…didn’t say he is a world beater. Will go good in cup and who knows, hopefully he buys into the culture and trains hard. Boys look fit in the preseason photos.
toa is serious he need to be the first 8 rounds Star not the injured turnstile. It won’t be acceptable this year. Herbert is a T&T nothing to lose…didn’t say he is a world beater. Will go good in cup and who knows, hopefully he buys into the culture and trains hard. Boys look fit in the preseason photos.
