Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Tigerwould said:

Hope im wrong but with Latu and Javon I feel we may end up in the same position as when we had Brooks & Moses. Played Brooks as a 7 and Moses as a 6 ..all ass about and ended with a bad break up

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wstigers11 said:

SEA EAGLES SHOP STAR TO TIGERS

Wests Tigers have been offered Manly half Jamal Fogarty as the Sea Eagles salary cap continues to bite.

This column reported last week that the Sea Eagles needed to re-jig their roster with a host of players potentially up for grabs.

One of those players is Fogarty, who is just one year into a three-year contract. The Sea Eagles believe they have three starting halves in their ranks in Fogarty, Luke Brooks and rising star Joey Walsh.

Brooks was offered the chance to move on but he is still recovering from a knee injury. Manly’s season nose-dived when Brooks was sidelined with some believing a Brooks-Walsh partnership could serve the club better until young ace Onitoni Large is ready to play regular first grade.

Walsh and Large are among the rising stars the Sea Eagles consider off-limits.

The Tigers have ruled out making a move for Fogarty – who turns 33 next month — but they could be tempted if Manly covered a large chunk of his $700,000 contract.

The Tigers are already paying ex-skipper Jarome Luai about $500,000 to play for the Eels next year.

Adam Doueihi will be one starting half next season for the Tigers while his partner remains up in the air with the likes of new recruit Jake Averillo, Jock Madden, Javon Andrews and Latu Fainu.

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You Know Who said:

We’d be insane not to have a crack at Fogarty! He’s basically a rich mans Jock Madden, does everything that Madden does but better. You don't choose a career backup over an experienced first grader with a skill set our team desperately needs.

A halves pairing of Latu/Javon at 6, and Fogarty at 7 is perfect for the next 1-2 years and lines up with when Katoa would be available. Madden can play in Cup where he belongs.

As for AD, he can either accept his role as a bench utility/transition to lock, or he can go piss up a rope. He lost his influence the moment he refused to play.

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