Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

 
The Penrith Panthers have reportedly signed another talented youngster from the Wests Tigers, adding centre/winger Tyler Peken to a recent recruitment drive. According to Zero Tackle, Peken has decided to leave the Tigers' system to join Ivan Cleary and the Panthers.

Peken played in the Western Suburbs Magpies' Under-17 side in Harold Matthews Cup this year, and was also part of the Patrician Brothers' Blacktown team that won the Peter Mulholland Cup at schoolboy level. The teenager can play centre or wing, and has also been used in the halves at times.

He's the second player to leave the Tigers' system to sign with Penrith after Harold Matthews Cup teammate Thomas Goodfield did so in August. Peken and Goodfield will both reportedly play SG Ball Cup for the Panthers in 2026 (Under-19 level).

Goodfield also plays in the outside backs and was one of the most highly-rated youngsters in the Tigers' pathways system. "My dad, who was a diehard Parra fan, got me into playing footy, and it'd be mad and good for my family (to one day play in the NRL)," Goodfield told Zero Tackle earlier this year. "I've played this sport all the way up through the grades, but I'd just be over the moon about it if it does happen in the future. It would be so good (to play in the NRL)."

 
Tired Tiger said:
100 percent, nobody with half a brain is coming to this shit show after what happened yesterday.
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I feel like that’s emotion talking. Happy to be proven wrong, but how would what happens at board level affect players? If Richo resigned/got punted, maybe, but a few faceless board members? Do you reckon the players would know the names of any of them?
 
GNR4LIFE said:
I feel like that’s emotion talking. Happy to be proven wrong, but how would what happens at board level affect players? If Richo resigned/got punted, maybe, but a few faceless board members? Do you reckon the players would know the names of any of them?
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I agree with you. As long as Richo stays and Benji hopefully things are ok. Benji is the glue in all this, the players want to play for him, so if he goes then things will fall apart imo.
 
We're all mature adults, playing with a Magpie jersey one week, a Tiger Jersey the next and a WTS jersey which has plenty of black, white and the other colour cannot be too controversial. I am sure it has been done before with I recall Tuiaki playing in a Wests style jersey at Campbelltown and it didn't seem to stop him from scoring tries. Seems to be a storm in a teacup and hopefully Richardson, Marshall and the HGB can get back to concentrating on RL. O'Farrell is a good man and it is sad to see him go.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
We're all mature adults, playing with a Magpie jersey one week, a Tiger Jersey the next and a WTS jersey which has plenty of black, white and the other colour cannot be too controversial. I am sure it has been done before with I recall Tuiaki playing in a Wests style jersey at Campbelltown and it didn't seem to stop him from scoring tries. Seems to be a storm in a teacup and hopefully Richardson, Marshall and the HGB can get back to concentrating on RL. O'Farrell is a good man and it is sad to see him go.
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We are the Wests Tigers not the Balmain Tigers not the Wests Magpies the Wests Tigers. Why should the club still have to appease a growing minority who can't get over the fact their clubs died in 1999. There is a Magpie on the sleeve & Balmain & Wests logos on the back of the jersey that is more than enough.
 
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