Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

gregjm87 said:
Agreed, with any signing though the price must be right. There are also plenty of reports that lead me to believe that he is not actually lazy
or unmotivated. Struggles with weight yes but not lazy.
He has regularly been a training the house down story and often dropped a lot of weight in a short time post injury related w
eight gain. He knocked back the World Cup for an extended preseason. This isn't a lazy demotivated player.
He needs to accept he will never have the body of a 6 and commit to a move to the forwards. He has already proven he can handle the physicality there having excelled there in his rookie season.
He needs education and special attention with regards to nutrition and non weight bearing exercises. His weight gain has always been when suffering lower leg injuries. A bit of professionalism from him and those around him should minimise this.
He is too young and too talented to be thrown in the scrap heap at the moment.
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He is another Moses Suli at the same age….he could change as he matures
 
jrtiger said:
Turuva would be coming here to play in the centres. he's 3cm taller than Justin Olam.
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No evidence to show his defence would be up to scratch as a centre.
In saying that he’s young and runs the ball very well, so it could be worth a go.
I still think a big physical presence at right centre would be a better fit, James Schiller a name that keeps popping up, obviously Lomax with the query on value for money and another I believe is definite NRL quality but currently not getting a look in at the Titans is Aaron Schoupp.
 
Vicious said:
No evidence to show his defence would be up to scratch as a centre.
In saying that he’s young and runs the ball very well, so there could be worth a go.
I still think a big physical presence at right centre would be a better fit, James Schiller a name that keeps popping up, obvious Lomax with the query on value for money and another I believe is definite NRL quality but currently not getting a look in at the Titans is Aaron Schoupp.
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given the improvement we've seen with Faataape defensively I'm pretty confident Morris would be able to iron out any issues in Turuva pretty quickly given he is starting from a much higher ceiling.

Schiller would be excellent but given the way he's played for the Raiders these last couple weeks I'd say he's pretty likely to stay there. no to Schoupp. he offers very little in attack.
 
jrtiger said:
given the improvement we've seen with Faataape defensively I'm pretty confident Morris would be able to iron out any issues in Turuva pretty quickly given he is starting from a much higher ceiling.

Schiller would be excellent but given the way he's played for the Raiders these last couple weeks I'd say he's pretty likely to stay there. no to Schoupp. he offers very little in attack.
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Schiller is Brett Mullins nephew hey

I can't see him leaving the Raiders but you never know... a lot of that family are Newcastle based these days.

He's been a stand out this year for sure.
 
What do we think of
1. Bula
2. Laulilii
3. L Fainu (out there but stick with me)
4. Olam
5. Turuva
6. Galvin
7. Luai
8. Stefano
9. Api
10. Klem
11. Su’a
12. Bateman
13. Papali’i
14. Seyfarth (or Bud if we want a utility)
15. Pole
16. Twal
17. S Fainu

New signings
Turuva - is a good winger has a connection with Api and can play centres and fullback if needed
Su’a - probably not likely to sign but can add heaps to an already great forward pack

New players
Laulilii - although he will only be 18 the kid has talent and if he keeps holding his own in cup at 17 then we could easily see him in nrl next year
L Fainu - has never really played centre but is good defensively and we need to find a spot for him in the team somewhere

Moved positions
Papali’i - he won’t have the ball playing that we would probably like but getting him in the middle of the field could help unlock his attacking game a little bit more and we know he has the defence for it (although sometimes he misses a tackle or 2)
Pole - right now the best use for Pole is off the bench his hard running and late footwork is a nightmare for tired middles
 
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Demps said:
Schiller is Brett Mullins nephew hey

I can't see him leaving the Raiders but you never know... a lot of that family are Newcastle based these days.

He's been a stand out this year for sure.
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He is also nephew of Wests Magpies Russell Mullins, our winger in the 70's. Family connections could work just as well for us, Roosters (other uncle Bill Mullins) or Canberra. Who knows, but at least worth asking the question to him if he's interested.
 
Vicious said:
Jeral Skelton spent most of last season in NSW Cup getting used to his transition from rugby union, scoring plenty of tries along the way.
Watching bits and pieces of his games in NSW Cup so far this season, he looks to have gained confidence and gone to another level. He’s now regularly using his size and speed to advantage,
I believe we desperately need a big bodied winger to replace Junior Tupou and have been keen on us recruiting Seni Valemai who I’m certain is a good quality regular NRL standard winger given the opportunity, but it seems Jeral Skelton has more x-factor and upside.
I hope we are looking closely at either one of these 2 as neither will remain free agents for much longer,
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I'd rather Schiller
 
KCTiger2 said:
What do we think of
1. Bula
2. Laulilii
3. L Fainu (out there but stick with me)
4. Olam
5. Turuva
6. Galvin
7. Luai
8. Stefano
9. Api
10. Klem
11. Su’a
12. Bateman
13. Papali’i
14. Seyfarth (or Bud if we want a utility)
15. Pole
16. Twal
17. S Fainu

New signings
Turuva - is a good winger has a connection with Api and can play centres and fullback if needed
Su’a - probably not likely to sign but can add heaps to an already great forward pack

New players
Laulilii - although he will only be 18 the kid has talent and if he keeps holding his own in cup at 17 then we could easily see him in nrl next year
L Fainu - has never really played centre but is good defensively and we need to find a spot for him in the team somewhere

Moved positions
Papali’i - he won’t have the ball playing that we would probably like but getting him in the middle of the field could help unlock his attacking game a little bit more and we know he has the defence for it (although sometimes he misses a tackle or 2)
Pole - right now the best use for Pole is off the bench his hard running and late footwork is a nightmare for tired middles
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When Fainu is finally fit and ready to go, I would like to see him in the 6 and Galvin to 3. Galvin reminds me very much of a young Jamie Lyon. We get to use all of our promising players and fill some areas we are lacking in.
 
KCTiger2 said:
What do we think of
1. Bula
2. Laulilii
3. L Fainu (out there but stick with me)
4. Olam
5. Turuva
6. Galvin
7. Luai
8. Stefano
9. Api
10. Klem
11. Su’a
12. Bateman
13. Papali’i
14. Seyfarth (or Bud if we want a utility)
15. Pole
16. Twal
17. S Fainu

New signings
Turuva - is a good winger has a connection with Api and can play centres and fullback if needed
Su’a - probably not likely to sign but can add heaps to an already great forward pack

New players
Laulilii - although he will only be 18 the kid has talent and if he keeps holding his own in cup at 17 then we could easily see him in nrl next year
L Fainu - has never really played centre but is good defensively and we need to find a spot for him in the team somewhere

Moved positions
Papali’i - he won’t have the ball playing that we would probably like but getting him in the middle of the field could help unlock his attacking game a little bit more and we know he has the defence for it (although sometimes he misses a tackle or 2)
Pole - right now the best use for Pole is off the bench his hard running and late footwork is a nightmare for tired middles
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I like it except I'd have Fainu as a 14 in the Conor Watson, Dylan Walker etc mould and look for another Centre
 
Demps said:
Schiller is Brett Mullins nephew hey

I can't see him leaving the Raiders but you never know... a lot of that family are Newcastle based these days.

He's been a stand out this year for sure.
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As good as he looks to be he simply doesn’t fit into the Raiders top 17 when they are full strength.
Raiders have 2 of the very best emerging centres in the game in Timoko and Kris, Savage and Hopoate are their preferred wingers when at full strength.
If Schiller wants to play as an NRL regular like he deserves to, he has to move from the Raiders.
 
Vicious said:
As good as he looks to be he simply doesn’t fit into the Raiders top 17 when they are full strength.
Raiders have 2 of the very best emerging centres in the game in Timoko and Kris, Savage and Hopoate are their preferred wingers when at full strength.
If Schiller wants to play as an NRL regular like he deserves to, he has to move from the Raiders.
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Nature of the beast.

Trey Mooney looks good too and he can't make their starting team.
 
Just saw a clip from 100% footy that I thought was interesting. Weidler was talking about the Lomax situation and someone asked him if any other club was interested, he said Lomax's manager was saying there is one other club interested but he wouldn't say who it was.

Could be smoke and mirrors to try and put pressure on Parra, but I also recall Richo saying a few weeks ago that if it gets out that they are talking to a player then they will pull any offer and stop all discussions.
 
5 or 6 additional quality recruits could change us from a team Wests Tigers fans hope will win on the weekend, into a team we are highly confident will win on most weekends.
Fullback looks to be covered with Bula and back up options Staines, Mason or Laulilli.
Staines is earning his right to be a lock on one wing and think we need to recruit for the other wing position, To’a can’t be discounted if he is going to be left out of the centres.
Maybe recruiting Turuva would create competition between he and To’a to see who plays centre and who plays wing.
Regardless I think we need to recruit a big bodied wing option, Skelton or Valemai both great options.
Olam locks down left centre when fit to play. natural left centres in Faatape, Feledy and Makasini all provide great cover for Olam, but for Salary Cap reasons we can probably only afford to keep one or two of them.
Being a natural left centre I really don’t see Faatape as a long term right centre option, therefore recruiting someone such as Schiller or Lomax is the preferred option.
Halves obviously covered with Luai’s arrival.
Unless we see big improvement I think we need to offload Naden and most likely Sullivan.
If we did offload Sullivan we would require a very strong back up halve, maybe a player like Bailey Hayward from the Bulldogs or Adam Cook from the Raiders.
Hooker is covered, although you really do need 3 good quality hookers in the squad, so may need to replace Simpkin if he departs.
We are pretty strong for props providing we retain Stefano, however one extra dynamic ball runner would certainly help. Trey Mooney would be a great addition.
I really don’t see any long term value in Bateman, I’d be offloading him and signing with Angus Crichton or Jayden Su’a.
Even then we need at least one good quality back up edge forward and have an option of moving Papali’i to 13. For low cost options I really like the look of Billy Burns currently at the Sharks and Matt Doorey at the Eels.
Lastly I would consider Josh Schuster as a 13 option ONLY if we could get him for 400k or less. Reason being I really don’t think our young 13 hopefuls are capable of stepping up to NRL level as soon as we may have liked. A big watch on how Matamua goes this week as he’s now had the last season of grounding in NSW Cup, he could be much more ready for NRL now..
 
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Would have to think that the Tigers are keeping an eye on the Lomax situation, but I also get the feeling that they are going to give Doueihi a go in the centres before making any formal offers.
 
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