Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

king_sirro said:
Yeah im counting Tyson and a reasonable addition to help. He would be in my 17. If we signed him that would make 13 forwards in the squad of 30, possibly 14 if Doueihi plays lock leaving 16 for outside backs and halves.

My point is more about those saying we needs forwards due to our current pack not being good enough. I disagree with that. Our top pack has proven they can belt other teams.

Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately depending on how they develop, we have to work with Sukkar, Roberts, Broaderlow and Godinet as our depth on the edges along with Tyson. That isnt too bad in my eyes considering the improvement I expect from Sukkar and Roberts.

IMO we desperately need a winger.
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I think Makasini will have this offseason focused on wing only and I think he's got the potential to be a really good winger. Then you have Turuva who'll be fit again. Tavana will get better with another offseason and Junior Tupou and Solo Sakaura as depth. I think we're ok on the wing
 
innsaneink said:
As you are so fond of doing...imo we can safely assume we were not interested in O'Sullivan given only Broncos and Parra have been mentioned in this story.
The man himself is the common denominator so we can safely assume the story is coming from his camp.
PO'S has the runs on the board putting succesful squads together everywhere so we can safely assume he would 'care enough'.
Success doesnt come to those who dont care...but im happy to hear MM cares a lot
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MM ?
 
Vicious said:
There would be no other recruitment manager who wants success for Wests Tigers more than what Shannon Gallant does, so it is far from certain even someone like. Peter O’Sullivan would have the care factor to do as good or a better job than what Shannon Gallant is doing.
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Based on this logic then the whole club should just be run by ex players who "care more".
 
wstigers11 said:
www.foxsports.com.au

Revealed: Knights’ looming blow as rivals circle recruitment guru with ‘huge’ poaching bid

Revealed: Knights’ looming blow as rivals circle recruitment guru with ‘huge’ poaching bid
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If a coach, director of football and CEO, between themselves, cannot identify positions of deficiency and other FG players that can fill those voids, then goodluck

The Knight's signings were not rocket science - Sandon Smith and Trey Mooney were good signings. Dyl Brown is yet to prove himself as a 10-year deal kind of player
 
balmain boy said:
I am certainly a fan of you g Logan. But this is what professional clubs do. Don't just have one promising talent, have multiple players across grades and let the best player rise to the top. Logan, Attard and now Bryenton who's the most explosive player we've signed since Benji.

The kid had a massive fall out with the Dogs. The homesickness thing was just a cover, the broken promises disillusioned him. He felt duped by his manager into signing quickly with the dogs and the dogs failed on their promises for him.

A bit of ego to the kid. But to be told we see you as our future first grade fullback and have a pathway set out to them immediately say we're going to play you out of position was a real slap in the face. Reeca Walsh is a fair shout.

I do wonder whether we've offered him an NRL or development contract but it does seem confirmed that he's joining us. If he trains hard and works on his game I could see him replacing Bula by the end of next season. Bula belongs in the wing. It's where he started and where he belongs. Could be an Alex Johnson type player one day.
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That's one expensive winger. I don't think Bula has the explosiveness of a winger now days
 
Milky said:
They are 2/6 without him and 16-6 with him this year

I would say he is pretty impactful - duno if he is worth Cleary money though
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Apart from the last 20 oir so minutes when they were down to 12, he did play very well in the first 2 SOO games when QLD were handing NSW their asses on a plate.
 
Milky said:
If a coach, director of football and CEO, between themselves, cannot identify positions of deficiency and other FG players that can fill those voids, then goodluck

The Knight's signings were not rocket science - Sandon Smith and Trey Mooney were good signings. Dyl Brown is yet to prove himself as a 10-year deal kind of player
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It’s not just first grade he transformed their pathways for long term success

His talent ID is also one of the best ie McEwen & Manuelela when he was 14 years old
 
mtd#2 said:
Am I the only one who thinks sam walker is over rated?
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I think he has been playing on one leg since he came back in.
No where near bouncing around the park like earlier in the season.
Which will teach him a lot now knowing he doesn’t have to do the big risks plays all the time.
 
Oldman said:
I think he has been playing on one leg since he came back in.
No where near bouncing around the park like earlier in the season.
Which will teach him a lot now knowing he doesn’t have to do the big risks plays all the time.
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Not judging him on recent form... I assumed he was playing on one leg.
I mean pre injury and the apparent $1.7m he is after..
 
mtd#2 said:
Not judging him on recent form... I assumed he was playing on one leg.
I mean pre injury and the apparent $1.7m he is after..
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It seems to me once the media ex players start talking them up their managers just raise the asking price 🤷‍♂️
I do think when he is fully fit he can create chances more so than most stereotype halfbacks.
But does need to be playing behind a forward pack getting over the advantage line, like most do.
 
supercoach said:
I have the feeling the club is hoping like hell we get a couple of top notch players out of the kids coming through over the next few years and Friz Mann and Brailey are seen as fill and role models.

Very risky business expecting young kids to flourish in a club on struggle street but Iam not sure they have any choice. Till they are a regular finals team they will always struggle to attract the better players who are in the market place.
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Yeah, it so hard for any club to sign quality players atm, let alone the Tigers.

I think we are hoping that many of our current first graders will improve and that could certainly happen. When you look at where some of these guys are at in their development, a few could go to the next level.

Players like Bula, Fainus, halves, Maka, Taylan May, Pole, and a few more, so there is some hope.

And lets not forget the coaching staff, massive learning curve
 
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