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Best Tiger's junior I have seen since Robbie...this kid will be a star. But...he is only just 18. And...he is small. No way they are going to play him and let Josh Papalili and Tapane run at him. This would just be for experience / train with the first grade squad all week. Then...

Pauga? He was terrible. Missed 17...that is not a typo...17 tackles on debut. Possibly the worst defensive back I have ever seen. Roosters playing him shows how short they are...not a sign he is any good. Remember they played Gildart also and he was useless. Now playing QLD cup...

Tayln is a kid. He has just stepped up from SB ball to Flegg. He will be an absolute star IMO...I have not felt this confident about a Tiger's prospect in years. But...no way could you expect him to play NRL right now. Body is not ready. Let's not rush him... Re Jordan Miller...also a great...

Given we have no halves depth at all, it is a little surprising that Ethan Sanders was 'not' included in this. He is the top rated young 7 in the game. His path is blocked at Parra for years. Why not insist he is included?

That would be a huge plus for them. We should have been all over him. Instant depth at 1-7, speed, an a legit class player.

Yeah, I had it 115-113 Loma...but fine with 114 draw. Even 115-113 Haney okay. But no way in the world was it 116-112.

Madge / Hartigan era truly was horrific...anyone who gave Laurie 500 last year of his deal should never work in the game again. For those saying "Laurie is in our best 17"...have you watched State Cup? He has been atrocious. Barely even bothers on kicks, meanders across in cover D, and in...

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Official Monday. But many in team hotel Coogee Sunday night.

There are photos of him and others arriving at the hotel in Coogee...fair to say he is in :) I think it is really important we have players in rep teams. We have had a reputation for a long while that joining us meant your rep hopes were over. This changes that narrative.

Losing Joe will hurt, no one doubts that. Not only is he a solid player, but a hell of a bloke who loves the club. But moving that contract will help a lot long term. We have some really top class forwards coming through...and the squad is imbalanced. Joe moving allows that salary to be spent...

I said this at the time we signed him, his best is very good. His problem is the gap between his best and worst moments. Not comparing...but another state cup half in Madden will basically give you 5 out of 10 in the NRL every week. Do his job, nothing flash...nothing too crazy. Wakeham is...

Clearing that contract IS doing us a favor... Agreed re the islander kids...but some of them are ready now, and some really topliners will be soon. Clearing that spot AND cap space is going to look great in a year's time.

Joe O for 600 plus was a really bad deal. Once he became a bench prop...it became a horrific deal. 600 for 30-40 low impact mins off the bench. No club can afford that. We signed him on starter / borderline rep level money. And he is now a bench player. Offloading that deal is a masterstroke.

Moving Joe O would be a very positive move going forward. Solid player, but has 2.5 years to go and will be a bench player at most. We have kids like Chris Fa’agutu coming through who are going to be vastly better than Joe. That spot needs to be opened up / cleared. If we can jag Sanders in...

Yep...Daine simply does not make that play. And Tuilagi and Garner in 2022 would have both stopped after the first effort.

Ice chased Hunt. Gets back up. Runs into the space that stops Sloane from scoring. Chases Suli and slips. Gets back up. And is in the tackle that sends the winger into touch. FOUR efforts on one play. FOUR. Most players would have given up...he literally got up twice and went again...

Def all clubs, not just us. Madge basically only dealt with Ayoub and got his misfits. Someone like Shuster was able to tell Manly he won't sign an extension unless guaranteed the 6 and force Foran out...as his manager has 5 or 6 of their players / i.e. holds all the aces. It is a plague on...

If so, that is a slight concern as most of our best kids are with Tartak. And with Fulton coming on board, he is very tight with Tartak. I.e. Benji is going to have to deal with Tartak a hell of a lot the next few years.

Mario Tartak is Benji's manager... And Benji is one of his main clients / helped put Tartak on the map. Tartak is very close with Fulton. I.e. there is absolutely no way Benji was "in the dark" about all this. He would have known everything.