Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

jrtiger said:
he was definitely better last week than he was the one before against the Chooks. hopefully it's more about getting used to the speed of the game again as opposed to it passing him by. we're going to need him at some point so cross everything that it's the former.
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He missed a couple of tackles early on in his stint on Friday night hopefully just getting used to the contact required again. Thought was handy after that with his carries out of yardage and general defence. I think he'll improve with game time in Cup.
 
Vicious said:
In a perfect world we could lose nobody we want to keep and add Barnett.
But, that is unlikely and we probably cannot offer him as much as some other clubs if we are upgrading and extending the contracts of some of our key players currently off contract at the end of 2027.
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I’m not worried about that ..if Brisbane can afford him, than surely we can ..their squad is superior to ours ,,,even without Haas
 
Vicious said:
In a perfect world we could lose nobody we want to keep and add Barnett.
But, that is unlikely and we probably cannot offer him as much as some other clubs if we are upgrading and extending the contracts of some of our key players currently off contract at the end of 2027.
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realistically they aren't going to get what they want. they've allowed Barnett to leave, they'll be expected to honour it for his family's sake.

they're talking tough at the moment but this isn't like the Lomax situation or even Addo-Carr when we were trying to get him from Melbourne.
 
I noticed today that we are considered the 4th favourite for the spoon…with only the Knights, Titans and Dragons behind them …

Is this real world ? The punters think the Tigers are the 4th worst team in the comp? They are gunna finish like 14th ?
 
jrtiger said:
realistically they aren't going to get what they want. they've allowed Barnett to leave, they'll be expected to honour it for his family's sake.

they're talking tough at the moment but this isn't like the Lomax situation or even Addo-Carr when we were trying to get him from Melbourne.
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I’m assuming Barnett has agreed to stay with the Warriors for the 2026 season as he knows it’s too late for them to find a decent replacement.
I’m also assuming that he would be happy move back to Australia ASAP if a club was willing to provide the Warriors with an immediate player swap they are happy with.
My assumptions could be totally wrong.
 
Vicious said:
I’m assuming Barnett has agreed to stay with the Warriors for the 2026 season as he knows it’s too late for them to find a decent replacement.
I’m also assuming that he would be happy move back to Australia ASAP if a club was willing to provide the Warriors with an immediate player swap they are happy with.
My assumptions could be totally wrong.
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I believe they are …

The Warriors have been down this path recently with Fonua Blake … they wanted him to play out the current season before allowing him to leave, to allow them a proper opportunity to find a replacement instead of taking any warm body on offer immediately … if memory serves , I think they ended up with Fisher Harris …not a bad replacement by any means
 
Vicious said:
I’m assuming Barnett has agreed to stay with the Warriors for the 2026 season as he knows it’s too late for them to find a decent replacement.
I’m also assuming that he would be happy move back to Australia ASAP if a club was willing to provide the Warriors with an immediate player swap they are happy with.
My assumptions could be totally wrong.
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oh immediately I think you might be right, for 2027 I don't think they'll have much luck.

they're in desperate need of a centre. Halasima's a backrower, Berry's injury prone and Pompey and Leiataua can't tackle.
 
Tom Shines said:
I noticed today that we are considered the 4th favourite for the spoon…with only the Knights, Titans and Dragons behind them …

Is this real world ? The punters think the Tigers are the 4th worst team in the comp? They are gunna finish like 14th ?
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based on history I spose. three straight spoons and 13th last year. 15 years since finals. they aren't exactly a surefire bet from that perspective, despite what we all think.

the club needs to use that perception to its advantage though. become the hunters.
 
jrtiger said:
based on history I spose. three straight spoons and 13th last year. 15 years since finals. they aren't exactly a surefire bet from that perspective, despite what we all think.

the club needs to use that perception to its advantage though. become the hunters.
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Canberra were picked as spoon contenders in 2025 - while I personally don't like AD at 7 he isn't a basket case so I think we should be able to carry him until one of the other halves proves their worth.
 
Jolls said:
Canberra were picked as spoon contenders in 2025 - while I personally don't like AD at 7 he isn't a basket case so I think we should be able to carry him until one of the other halves proves their worth.
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it's just nice to have options. if we're winning games with him at 7 I'm happy.
 
Tom Shines said:
I noticed today that we are considered the 4th favourite for the spoon…with only the Knights, Titans and Dragons behind them …

Is this real world ? The punters think the Tigers are the 4th worst team in the comp? They are gunna finish like 14th ?
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As you know I was not so long ago very pessimistic about our 2026 prospects.
That has recently changed as I’m seeing plenty of confidence within our playing group, it definitely looks to be a tight knit playing group and I’ve seen good improvement in a lot of our players since last season.
That coupled with Makasini looking far more advanced than I initially thought he would be.
I think our improving forwards are very under rated and that along with the long kicking game from Doueihi and a long and smart kicking game from Madden if/when required now gives us the ability to get good field position and reduce the suffocation that has happened to us quite regularly in recent seasons.
I have no idea how the Roosters and Bulldogs are being put on a pedestal, I have every confidence we can beat both of them with even luck.
I honestly believe we are now at the stage where we are good enough to beat any opponent home or away with even luck, so the ball is finally in our court, if we minimise our errors and play with good energy I think we comfortably make the top 8.
 
Tom Shines said:
I noticed today that we are considered the 4th favourite for the spoon…with only the Knights, Titans and Dragons behind them …

Is this real world ? The punters think the Tigers are the 4th worst team in the comp? They are gunna finish like 14th ?
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We do have a regular habit of being shite above all expectations.
 
Bula said:
We do have a regular habit of being shite above all expectations.
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I’ll be surprised if this team only wins 6-7 games and finishes in the bottom 4… they are better than last years team with more depth, more experience playing together and they should avoid the disruption around Galvin leaving ..: even if Bula signs elsewhere I think he will keep his head down all year and move on quietly in 2027
 
Tom Shines said:
I’d do it in a New York minute … Origin player last year versus guy who was ass cheeks for us most of last season and wants to leave in a couple of years anyway to get back to Melbourne

The Broncos are gagging to get Barnett to replace Haas … but what do they know ?
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I love it Tommy Ass cheeks and Gagging reminds me of my youth
 
I think the top 4-6 teams are pretty consistent, then there are abt 6-8 teams fighting for position 6-14 and all are fairly even. It is not impossible for the tigers to have a ‘reasonable’ year and still finish 14th. I hope not, but it’s a possibility.
 
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