Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[upthetigers]

SEA EAGLES SHOP STAR TO TIGERS

Wests Tigers have been offered Manly half Jamal Fogarty as the Sea Eagles salary cap continues to bite.

This column reported last week that the Sea Eagles needed to re-jig their roster with a host of players potentially up for grabs.

One of those players is Fogarty, who is just one year into a three-year contract. The Sea Eagles believe they have three starting halves in their ranks in Fogarty, Luke Brooks and rising star Joey Walsh.

Brooks was offered the chance to move on but he is still recovering from a knee injury. Manly’s season nose-dived when Brooks was sidelined with some believing a Brooks-Walsh partnership could serve the club better until young ace Onitoni Large is ready to play regular first grade.

Walsh and Large are among the rising stars the Sea Eagles consider off-limits.

The Tigers have ruled out making a move for Fogarty – who turns 33 next month — but they could be tempted if Manly covered a large chunk of his $700,000 contract.

The Tigers are already paying ex-skipper Jarome Luai about $500,000 to play for the Eels next year.

Adam Doueihi will be one starting half next season for the Tigers while his partner remains up in the air with the likes of new recruit Jake Averillo, Jock Madden, Javon Andrews and Latu Fainu.

Fogarty on a reduced contract is ok I guess not at full freight.

But I would have much preferred him in his raiders form.

 

[Betterdays22]

It's not close as far as organisation and kicking, Fogarty is one of the better halves in the league at this.. He is also absolutely no running threat and offers minimal creativity.
Id be fine if its Fogarty in, Doueihi out. I don't want both Fogarty and Doueihi on the books.

He helped Brooks' game enormously this year. Would do the same for Latu

 

[boonboon]

Have never got the love for Fogarty - too many ordinary seasons - not that surprised if its true and they have too much cap tied up in him.

6 winnings season out of 8 despite playing for mediocre clubs. 80% goal kicker and had 23 try assists this yr. Unless we get Cleary or Sam Walker id be biting their hand off

 

[wstigers11]

He helped Brooks' game enormously this year. Would do the same for Latu

Strange’s too at the Raiders

 

[Fraze23]

Don't want Fogarty, but I'd take Bullemore in a heartbeat.

 

[Airport05]

We should be jumping on Fogarty in a heartbeat. Watch all the guys around him start to shine if he was here. You're not buying him for his x-factor, you're buying him because he does all the things no one else in our team knows how to do. It's a no-brainer

 

[Wiz]

Seyfarth this year was the highest paid player per minute played at the club in 26

Money Ball

This is a great statistic. Where did you get it from? Did you calculate it yourself?

 

[Ermo 1]

Don't want Fogarty, but I'd take Bullemore in a heartbeat.

Don’t get the love affair with Bullemore

 

[king_sirro]

It's not close as far as organisation and kicking, Fogarty is one of the better halves in the league at this.. He is also absolutely no running threat and offers minimal creativity.
Id be fine if its Fogarty in, Doueihi out. I don't want both Fogarty and Doueihi on the books.

I would think its more that you cant have Jock and Fogarty on the books. Doueihi is a completely different player and covers so many spots. Dont get me wrong, I want Doueihi gone, but I dont see it as a Fogarty in Doueihi gone scenario.

The question is, do you go Fogarty at 33 or Jock at 27? Fogarty is the better player of the 2 but not by a large margin. For a strongly built guy, his running game is just above Jock and defensively he has had his struggles surprisingly. He cracks under pressure whenever the game is on the line, while Jock twice has got us home under gripping pressure.

While Jamal is overall the better player, I think im sticking with Jock being 6 years younger.

 

[gregjm87]

He helped Brooks' game enormously this year. Would do the same for Latu

I didn't see Brooks do anything this year he hasn't done the last 10 years.

 

[Betterdays22]

I didn't see Brooks do anything this year he hasn't done the last 10 years.

I thought he looked more threatening when he ran this year than he has in a few years

 

[HUNT 101]

Yep - imagine building a team around a guy that refused to play for you while the team is still in contention. Who then dogged his team mates to the media and was welcome back into first grade with zero consequences..... Makes perfect sense ......

Sad but true FFS, Benji must grow a pair! at the very least he should have been taxed /and or dropped .. he's good on his day but that isn't often and he's good not amazing.but desperate teams with no depth make poor decisions aye.

 

[gregjm87]

I would think its more that you cant have Jock and Fogarty on the books. Doueihi is a completely different player and covers so many spots. Dont get me wrong, I want Doueihi gone, but I dont see it as a Fogarty in Doueihi gone scenario.

The question is, do you go Fogarty at 33 or Jock at 27? Fogarty is the better player of the 2 but not by a large margin. For a strongly built guy, his running game is just above Jock and defensively he has had his struggles surprisingly. He cracks under pressure whenever the game is on the line, while Jock twice has got us home under gripping pressure.

While Jamal is overall the better player, I think im sticking with Jock being 6 years younger.

I get you but I don't see Madden and Fogarty in the same team. I can see them being in the same club. If you bring Fogarty here you are unifying the play style between ressies and first grade and Madden steps into firsts if Fogarty were to miss games.
Then I want to ensure Latu has a starting spot in the halves. That should be ahead of Doueihi. But Doueihi then becomes a 14 and next man up in the centres or 6 before Andrews eventually surpasses him. I'm not sure Doueihi would accept that role and he is surplus to requirements if he doesn't.

 

[Strider]

As others said, Fogarty for AD would be an upgrade. Only way that would happen is if AD can be shopped.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

no to fogarty unless we can get rid of Douhie

we should make a play for Katoa for 2029 if he is keen to come back to sydney

Can do both. Fogarty as a stop gap in 27 and 28.

 

[gregjm87]

I thought he looked more threatening when he ran this year than he has in a few years

Obviously stats don't tell the whole story but least average running metres this year than any of the past 10, with the exception of 2022. I thought he combined really well with Ben Trbojevic but I think he has always fed his lead runners very well when they actually know what they're doing, which has been rare for most his career.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Don’t get the love affair with Bullemore

Starting to think it’s a running joke.

 

[user118245]

I get you but I don't see Madden and Fogarty in the same team. I can see them being in the same club. If you bring Fogarty here you are unifying the play style between ressies and first grade and Madden steps into firsts if Fogarty were to miss games.
Then I want to ensure Latu has a starting spot in the halves. That should be ahead of Doueihi. But Doueihi then becomes a 14 and next man up in the centres or 6 before Andrews eventually surpasses him. I'm not sure Doueihi would accept that role and he is surplus to requirements if he doesn't.

And then what about Javon? Is he our cup 6, if so what’s that mean for the future pairing of Latu and Javon? Like the thinking tho

 

[weststigerman]

SEA EAGLES SHOP STAR TO TIGERS

Wests Tigers have been offered Manly half Jamal Fogarty as the Sea Eagles salary cap continues to bite.

This column reported last week that the Sea Eagles needed to re-jig their roster with a host of players potentially up for grabs.

One of those players is Fogarty, who is just one year into a three-year contract. The Sea Eagles believe they have three starting halves in their ranks in Fogarty, Luke Brooks and rising star Joey Walsh.

Brooks was offered the chance to move on but he is still recovering from a knee injury. Manly’s season nose-dived when Brooks was sidelined with some believing a Brooks-Walsh partnership could serve the club better until young ace Onitoni Large is ready to play regular first grade.

Walsh and Large are among the rising stars the Sea Eagles consider off-limits.

The Tigers have ruled out making a move for Fogarty – who turns 33 next month — but they could be tempted if Manly covered a large chunk of his $700,000 contract.

The Tigers are already paying ex-skipper Jarome Luai about $500,000 to play for the Eels next year.

Adam Doueihi will be one starting half next season for the Tigers while his partner remains up in the air with the likes of new recruit Jake Averillo, Jock Madden, Javon Andrews and Latu Fainu.

I’d definitely take him if we can fit him in. The only natural 7 we have is Madden and he’s not at Fogarty’s level.

If we got him I would be shopping AD around.

 

[rihannafan1]

SEA EAGLES SHOP STAR TO TIGERS

Wests Tigers have been offered Manly half Jamal Fogarty as the Sea Eagles salary cap continues to bite.

This column reported last week that the Sea Eagles needed to re-jig their roster with a host of players potentially up for grabs.

One of those players is Fogarty, who is just one year into a three-year contract. The Sea Eagles believe they have three starting halves in their ranks in Fogarty, Luke Brooks and rising star Joey Walsh.

Brooks was offered the chance to move on but he is still recovering from a knee injury. Manly’s season nose-dived when Brooks was sidelined with some believing a Brooks-Walsh partnership could serve the club better until young ace Onitoni Large is ready to play regular first grade.

Walsh and Large are among the rising stars the Sea Eagles consider off-limits.

The Tigers have ruled out making a move for Fogarty – who turns 33 next month — but they could be tempted if Manly covered a large chunk of his $700,000 contract.

The Tigers are already paying ex-skipper Jarome Luai about $500,000 to play for the Eels next year.

Adam Doueihi will be one starting half next season for the Tigers while his partner remains up in the air with the likes of new recruit Jake Averillo, Jock Madden, Javon Andrews and Latu Fainu.

Jamal and Latu, and a large amount of injury luck, yes please.