Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[SmokingGun]

How about the likes he gets. Especially on his first post. You can literally make anything up and the seals will clap you.

you envy how many likes a posts gets? Sad

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

How about the likes he gets. Especially on his first post. You can literally make anything up and the seals will clap you.

It's silly isn't it, expecting him to have mail on a big fish, throw enough darts at the board and sooner or later you could hit the bullseye.

 

[Flippedy]

walker isnt leaving souths he has a post coaching gig which they are making sure clear before he signs

if you are looking at halves not in the nrl

mikey lewis
brodie croft

Oh wow that’s exciting! 🙄

 

[magpies forever]

I'll be glad when the trial games start and we WT supporters can get stuck into the opposition and the NRL instead of each other. A long off season. 😕 Go WT.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Club just posting training pics of Fonua Pole. Hopefully a prelude to an extension announcement.

 

[TigerBurnsy]

walker isnt leaving souths he has a post coaching gig which they are making sure clear before he signs

if you are looking at halves not in the nrl

mikey lewis
brodie croft

Could it be Dodd?

 

[wstigers11]

Club just posting training pics of Fonua Pole. Hopefully a prelude to an extension announcement.

Canberra are keen on him

 

[innsaneink]

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[Tiger_Yoshi]

I am thinking Croft.

Croft is Madden 2.0...very average

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Croft is Madden 2.0...very average

Yep tbh the only halves who are realistic to us imo are Jamal Fogarty & Tyrone May.

The club never lands these big name targets. I personally would love it to be Brayden Trindall but Sharks rarely release anyone early & Mitch Moses is managed by Isaac, say no more.

 

[tig_prmz]

Just went to the last unread posts and I can't believe people are debating Turuva.

He is the first picked in our outside backs each time.

 

[innsaneink]

Club just posting training pics of Fonua Pole. Hopefully a prelude to an extension announcement.

Thats what i was thinking...they dont often focus on just one player for general training pics

 

[upthetigers]

Thats what i was thinking...they dont often focus on just one player for general training pics

Twally commented he is a BEAST on Insta, would he be doing this if he wasn't staying at the club?

You can tell it's the offseason haha

 

[TigerBurnsy]

He said veteran

Cronk

 

[WTTOM]

Depends on the availability and development of players.
I think Madden and Doueihi is probably the best option currently but I believe there is more to it than that.

Firstly, who is the 13? I believe the style of player you have at 13 determines what style you want from your 7. If Twal plays the bulk of the minutes there, I think that locks Madden into the 7. If someone like Mann and/or Brailey gets big minutes through the middle I think Fainu/Doueihi is probably the better halves option, assuming Fainu proves he is up to it on the training field.

Madden you know what you will get, which admittedly isn't great but he will provide direction.

I hope Fainu makes an irrefutable case for a starting jersey over the preseason. I think he is our future halfback and would not be upset to see him start there (or 6). So long as he is starting in the halves in either grade I won't be upset, not used as a lock off the bench.

Doueihi is undoubtedly in our best 13 but firstly has he earnt the trust of his teammates to be selected? I'd be tempted to give him reps at both centre and backrow (as well as obviously 6) over the preseason to teach him some humility and ensure he doesn't feel entitled to a starting spot. Just keep him well away from the 7 role.
Next is there a centre or winger out injured, as I think centre is his best spot. I'd happily start him there if any of the outside backs were missing long term (just not chopping and changing between centre and 6, must be long term injury cover) and fit the 3 of them in.
Plenty of options but sadly no-one demanding selection currently.

Thats if doueihi makes himself available to be picked at 13. Averillo at 5/8 has some kind of appeal but him and Taylan in the centres would be good.

 

[WTTOM]

Cody is a class act, and a late bloomer, at least so far as the NRL goes, so should have plenty of time left in his legs. Looking for value for money I wouldn't mind getting Jayden Sullivan back and developing him further. I thought there was plenty of improvement late in the season when he filled in for Ashton Ward, and Bennett seems to have preferred him to Humphries. He's only at the Bunnies for next year and at the very least would be a good back up for us.

I think doueihi and jock will cover 7 fine and if not latu. I just haven't seen a lot of good things from Sullivan especially at the dragons and tigers.