Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Tigerdazz2 said:
Just saw this "Zero Tackle" article about Thomas Jenkins and which teams SHOULD target him, Wests Tigers were named among another of clubs including the Broncos who are losing a few outside backs.

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"5. Wests Tigers
The Tigers may well be having a little bit of a look at Jenkins as a way to beef up their offering in the outside backs without breaking the bank.

As it stands, William Craig and Jeral Skelton are still off-contract at the end of the year, while Heamasi Makasini, Taylan May, Starford To'a and Sunia Turuva are their likely starters, with Patrick Herbert also signed.

While Makasini, May and Turuva have spots somewhere, you feel the Tigers may want to have a look at a potential upgrade. To'a is a serviceable player, but the club may not see him as a permanent part of the best 19."

The move for Jenkins would also allow the club to shuffle Makasini into his preferred position at centre, with Jenkins playing on the wing.

Jenkins and Turuva as the wingers for May and Makasini - it's an attacking match made in heaven.
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Jenkins is a great competitor and would be excellent at WTs.
 
balmain boy said:
Saukuru is currently a fair way ahead of both Tavana and Makasini. He's stronger and faster than both. Defence is a wyesy mark for all. He's much more powerful than all our other young backs.
Yes makasini had a high ceiling but so far he hasn't proven much in any competitive fixtures. He's been rushed in before he's ready. He is exclusively a winger at this stage in his development and is paying the price for our weak squad.
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hes taking the actual development route our players rarely get, getting a bucket load of cup games before a debut it seems
 
I’m happy we going shopping for a player in a spot we need but said player is capable to cover centre , 5/8 , wing , fullback , handy to have on board if it comes off , still need to shop for more players to swap out a few in reserves ( Geyer , Kit , Luke , possibly Skelton & Toa ) be interesting over next few months , if we are signing Averillo I would 101% go after him for rest of this year as well , we could do with the back up with injuries , Taylan could be ok but risky , AD risky , bulla shoulder risky ,
 
Tom Shines said:
Yeah I agree … Staggs would be even better … but the player has got to be interested … I don’t read that in the article .., it’s more of the author just speculating that it would be a fit
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averillo is not much of an upgrade on what we have. When fit toa is almost as good.
Defensively Averillo is not great either.

we should be targeting
Allomotti 2028
Jenkins
Tago


we need to aim for better than Averillo and toa type players. We need to wait for a gun centre or continue to develop makasini
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
averillo is not much of an upgrade on what we have. When fit toa is almost as good.
Defensively Averillo is not great either.

we need to aim for better than Averillo and toa type players.
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like I said aim for Staggs …but work down from there if they are unable to afford him,,,.who do you have in mind that is a) affordable and b) is prepared to come here for 2027?

Averillo is a much better player than Toa… Toa “when fit” ..he has a rumoured chronic injury so that mightn’t happen again
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Makasini will be an animal. His only problem is that he’s 18. Very few players have come onto the scene at that age and dominated. They show you signs though. I remember watching Finefeuiaki at the Cowboys 2 or 3 years ago. Looked like a plodder. Now he’s one of the most damaging back rowers in the game. That’s come with getting a bit older. Makasini will definitely get there, it’s just going to take another year or two. I think he’ll be ready to explode come his next contract, which will be a fun little headache for all of us.
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Can’t say I ever thought Finefeuiaki as being a plodder. Always a high impact player. The risk I thought for him was whether he could become as effective as a starter playing longer minutes.
 
Tom Shines said:
like I said aim for Staggs …but work down from there if they are unable to afford him,,,.who do you have in mind that is a) affordable and b) is prepared to come here for 2027?
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disnt mention staggs he ain't coming here so let's not make suggestions like staggs current origin centre...

tago could potentially come across from penrith, they dont play him that much. I would prefer tago than Averillo

Jenkins make him a good offer, see what happens
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
disnt mention staggs he ain't coming here so let's not make suggestions like staggs current origin centre...

tago could potentially come across from penrith, they dont play him that much. I would prefer tago than Averillo

Jenkins make him a good offer, see what happens
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Staggs was an example of wanting an elite player, but someone who is unlikely to come here…
Apparently Tago is under contract until 2028 ..have they given him permission to speak to the market ?

Averillo is available now to come across next year …from what we have been led to believe ..the deal could have been done already so this debate could be too late ..
Jenkins is a winger… good player but it’s not a like for like comparison…
 
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