Tiger-ferret
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NRL will definitely make sure they are competitive.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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pawsandclaws1
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Yes my thoughts are if Perth cannot recruit the players, the NRL will step in and require clubs to give up a player of NRL quality.
Tiger-ferret
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We only have 5-10 of those haha
pawsandclaws1
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Then they'll take the lot.😁
Rock Hopper Steve
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How will they do that if the other 17 clubs ask, please explain why they're getting favours, anyway how is their recruiting going so far are they knocking it out of the park.
weststigerman
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Maybe consider supporting them seeing as you love opposition teams and players so much.
Wezt
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So far they have Toby Sexton, Liam Henry, Tyran Wishart, Luke Smith, Emarly Bitungane (T&T), Judah Rimbu (T&T) and Harry Newman signed up for 2027
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Not a bad list, particularly a halves pairing of Sexton and Wishart
balmain boy
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My tip is neither will be at the club in 2027
Not my fault that most rival NRL clubs spend their salary cap more wisely than what Wests Tigers do.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Henry, Wishart good starts hope they didn't dent the cap too much which I expect will happen anyway as they fill the squad deeper.
My concern is that will happen as they try and coax players to move to the other side of the country to the point the depth will bite at the back end of the 30.
Couple of key injuries and they will be in worse trouble than us in the past.
balmain boy
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They go to Canberra because it's not a big bustling city, it's a medium sized country town, like Newcastle. If they're not ready to move to the city then we have no chance, if they are we face competition from all the other clubs
balmain boy
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He's great in the air. Does freakish things. Has a real knack for the try line. But he's also small, not very fast. Flick passes are great when they come off, is that a reliable skill? Can't make the hard yards off the line.
He's got some X factor which is much needed, if he works really hard this off season maybe he can kick on and improve every pay of his game. Balls in his court
pawsandclaws1
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Good post.
balmain boy
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There's been no circus. Both parties want the same thing. Comes down to how much he'll get paid. The talks have only just started really, hopefully finished soon
balmain boy
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They both have high quality players already, plodders fill gaps. We have little quality, so the plodders are more prominent.
Pretty simple stuff
Tito Santana
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We need a second hooker urgently.
Odessa
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This is it you need a few plodders not a team full
You have plodders to fill the gaps and average out some cap to help the super stars
Tiger Stripes
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Only seen Tavana a few times as well, but he didn't catch my attention as a standout to me. Gets raves on here but I must have missed these top performances.
I thought with his height and physicality he would have been a better fullback, but Logan Brookes had a few blinders in the first few games, so Tavana was put on the wing. And they were the last "blinders" from Brookes that I got to see? Tavana was our fullback in last year's trial.
A guy who wasn’t offered an nrl contract and a backup , who failed at his first club , and whilst I agree has improved immensely , he is definitely benefitting from the storm push ..
