Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

TheEnz said:
I would say Makasini is an exception and not the rule. He has the physicality of a 23 year old. I hope we don't play him, or need to play him this year, however I'm pretty sure he would handle it. I would rather keep him as our secret weapon in rd 1 2026.
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Love watching Haemasi play great kid, I just hope he isnt rushed and developed well. He has got a lot of growing to do still. In Matts and Ball I have seen other teams mark up on him and he has a heap of improvemnt to go, the kid is a weapon we dont need to rush him and burn him out.
 
supercoach said:
Dogs defensive line speed is super quick, one could say it is to quick to be legal, on the other hand ours is the slowest in the comp by some distance. So we are giving away yardage in every defensive set and we are losing yardage in every attacking set. Seriously, although we have selected probably our best 17 in months, I still think the Dogs will grind us big time.

Love to be wrong
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Your right about their speed, I'm hoping they won't be as effective as shitting us down because they're not as big as the Panthers so I'm thinking we may be able to break a few tackles. 🤞
 
tigahhh said:
I trust ur opinion do you think fermor is a good addition ? I worry abt titans players they just don’t put the effort in to defend and a lot of inconsistency
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Titans have a really good squad, they have on paper great forwards, for some reason they just couldn't get it togeather. Imo they buggered it all up by getting rid of Hollbrook. I think he would have had them in such a better position then where they've been the last 2 or so years.
 
TheEnz said:
I would say the clauses are still in there, its not as simple as just removing them, I would guess a new contract would need to be drawn up and perhaps it may have some new terms that were negotiated as part of the removal of the clauses...he is saying he wants to be a Tiger for life....maybe an additional year or two, or more robust performance incentives as the challenge is greater than he may have originally anticipated etc...
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yeah mate they are he said they're still there on his pre match media bit, but reckons he won't leave regardless.
 
Vicious said:
I doubt the Titans would release a player such as Beau Fermor for 2026, but just say they did and we could potentially sign him.
What would be wrong with Fermor, Samuela Fainu and KPP all battling it out for our 2 edge back rowers starting spots and potential for whoever misses out to play 13 or start off the bench ?
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Why don’t we just buy a 13 - someone that has shown already they can play there …
 
Ron Brodrick's Spirit said:
Anyone who paid any attention to what this guy's character is knew he wasn't leaving.
I think we're all so used to weak gutted dogs like Brooks , Galvin and Moses that we don't think men of grit and integrity exist anymore.
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Not particularly a Brooks fan mate , but calling him “weak gutted “ after he was played out of position for 10 years shows you have no clue
 
weststigerman said:
I think Moley is about 2 months in the past. Tyrone re-signed at his club long term about 2 weeks ago.
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I'm sure he did re-sign, however for me he might be a good replacement for AD, can play multiple positions, has plenty of experience, connections to the club etc...however saying that why wouldn't we just keep AD?
 
craigtob said:
Please winning 1 more game in my eyes is not improving, nor is coming 16th instead of 18th.
Blind Bettty can see we need hard running forwards that has the other teams looking for them, but what do we have Alex 1 and Alex 2, they would not get a start in any other team but are always picked in ours.
And just on new signings is it true we have just signed 2 more halfbacks ???????? why!!, as the games i have attended this year, that is not our weakest spot.
Oh well always next year right.
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Why are you upset about Madden and Andrews?

They are not signed to play NRL. They are backup. One an experienced and capable replacement. The other an exciting junior prospect. So you trashed those signings. What would you have done? It's easy to criticise, not as easy to articulate your solution.

On Seyfarth and Twal, they need to be upgraded. Just tell me though, we bought KPP to replace Seyfarth, so do you have one less complaint or you still want to ralk about it as if the issue hasn't been addressed.

In Twal...who was on the market to upgrade him? Are you willing to wait until we lock in our top 30 before you pass judgement? Do you accept that we might want origin level players, but unless they appear on the market, we are forced to look elsewhere?

It's just so easy to say we need this type or that type of player. Whenever I ask what their names are, their availability and their price, things go totally silent.

Here's the truth. You wouldn't have had the ability to do anything different with what's available.

On winning. 6 games remaining. It could be more than 1 win, but in any case you asked for the improvement. I showed it to you objectively and you minimise it like it's worse than last year. How do you discuss this stuff with someone that's unwilling to be objective in the face of simple wins and losses.
 
liltiger said:
Generally in the Super League contracts of Australian players there are clauses that allow them to leave if they accept an offer from an N.R.L team.
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this is why there may be something to that article...if AD is leaving, he may be a good replacement with his ability to play multiple positions.
 
Vicious said:
I doubt the Titans would release a player such as Beau Fermor for 2026, but just say they did and we could potentially sign him.
What would be wrong with Fermor, Samuela Fainu and KPP all battling it out for our 2 edge back rowers starting spots and potential for whoever misses out to play 13 or start off the bench ?
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Nothing is wrong with it, but you pointed out the main sticking point to most of the discussion on here....it's all fantasy football unless they become available to sign. We also need the cash and the roster spots. These can't and don't always align nicely when a player hits the market. The rest is just armchair talk.
 
TheEnz said:
this is why there may be something to that article...if AD is leaving, he may be a good replacement with his ability to play multiple positions.
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Only concern is he isn't really lighting the Super League up. I'm hopeful we can find a better lock and if we do sign him it's for his utility value.
 
liltiger said:
Titans have a really good squad, they have on paper great forwards, for some reason they just couldn't get it togeather. Imo they buggered it all up by getting rid of Hollbrook. I think he would have had them in such a better position then where they've been the last 2 or so years.
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Yeah whoever made the decision to bring in the mad professor should be sacked, that ranks alongside the signing of Brown at the Knights as the worst of recent cock ups.

Think Desi still uses a whiteboard, F Jurassic stuff.
 
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