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I don't agree the rest are reserve grade standard. I don't think the club has the balance right on style though. And I DO agree that we lack toughness in the face of adversity. Ray Stone, Felise Kaufusi...it's an attitude that is missing for mine.

I'll be very disappointed if the team isn't up for this one. I think it's the perfect game for Royce Hunt to be recalled.

Line speed is often a mentality. I honestly believe we lack 'aggressive' footballers who crave the collision. Everyone has valid points on here. For mine- the way to win at Rugby League hasn't changed, despite trends. You still win in the trenches. And the Tigers do not win the trenches. We...

Living in Newcastle- get to cast your eye over the Knights KOE side? Mason Teague?

No. It would be the same pickings. Just more competition for the pickings.

I was tossing up between Bird & Royce Hunt..

I think you might find that isn't the case. But sure- there is a world where Madden might, maybe, if the club cannot sign anyone else, replace Luai. Ahead of Doueihi & Heath Mason.

Losing Luai would be a significant blow to the club. How the club would then spend the $1.2m a year is vitally important. Very few players are irreplaceable. Luai would sting though.

It's perfectly sweet with me if people want to be critical. Everyone supports differently in the end. But in the same breath, anyone else is entitled to not be critical as well, without being spoken down to like they know less, when it's becoming quite evident that a lot of the figures on here...

He's a player tapped on the shoulder, told to go find a better offer elsewhere. I guess it comes down to a couple of trains of thought. Are you of the belief players want to play reserve grade with no shot at playing higher, therefore will stay just for the money? If Bird was tapped on the...

Alright. Cool. They are both fine players. I think KPP & Taylan May offer bigger upgrades. I think Luai, Turuva, Terrell May, Skelton & to a much lesser degree Bird & Hunt have offered significant upgrades on 2023/24. I don't think the club is going about recruitment the wrong way.

No. Why would they? At worst, Luai is under contract until the end of next season & has made zero noise about being unhappy.

Why would he? Because, like every other player that gets released by every other club in the NRL, it's MORE LIKELY that the Broncos will be paying a small portion of his contract to have him off the books. If the Broncos chip in $175k of his $350 (that is only his guaranteed contract for...

Maybe? It's not as if he's suddenly become the answer to all the Eels problems. Until the last 3 weeks, he's been a bench player. Question is- how much is he getting to be a bench player? Molo. I don't know if he upgrades our current top 3-4 middles. Terrell May, Pole, Sione Fainu, Twal...he's...

$350k is actually your opinion. Nowhere, anywhere, is it reported he is signed to the Tigers for $350k a season. Just like Bud Sullivan isn't on $750k as some might have people believe.

Well, if you could just point out the available upgrades that have switched clubs that the Tigers missed out on, we can talk about the club not upgrading. Have there been many better 2nd rowers than KPP switch clubs? Better centre options than Taylan May switch clubs? How many front rowers or...

https://www.foxsports.com.au/special-features/in-depth/invincible-belief-the-incredible-story-of-the-2005-wests-tigers-the-unlikeliest-premiers-of-them-all/news-story/dc1e2fa7d649814ab2dea034edd8fb58 Just because it's a good read. But also because there are some similarities in the build up...

I'm surprised half the board has the motivation to get up in the morning. 3 pages of... Madden signing for $750k Costing us Doueihi Sullivan on somewhere between $550k & $700k Souths chipping in only $20 for bus fare Some unknown kid from Qld not coming to the Tigers shows we can't sign anyone...

Going to assume he'll be on significantly less than Bud. He's played 32 1st grade games. Bud has 48 to his name. You need guys with some experience in reserve. I don't think we hated Madden when he was here. He's just not....special. And that is ok. His job will be to NOT lose games if he plays.

Harness this bloke. Love him already.