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Probably not the Kangaroo tour, but I have it on good authority that he will be one of the NSW halves in 26.

I'm looking forward to reading the article. We must have come in over the top of the other 15 clubs with a $750K offer.

So, they sky has not fallen. I am surprised.

I was fortunate to play under some good coaches and also coach a couple of Luai like players (not to anywhere near the same standard mind you). The difficult thing I found with these types of players is for the runners to get their cues right. They grow being told to run a spaces not faces and...

I think that many here expected that signing Luai on a $6 million deal was going to mark a new era in Wests Tigers history starting in 2025. In reality it became a case study in the brutal truth that marquee signings alone don’t fix systems. So let's look at why the club stumbled despite his...

Not sure I would say intentional but perhaps they are calculated breather penalties - woth taking the risk for the resart 10m out. There are a couple that have been so blatant you really have to wonder. What I would give to sit down and talk footy over a few ales! (in the off season of course).

Bold, really? I thought it was a pretty obvious move given the conditions. Neither JL or Latu have great long kicking games. In my book, nieither does AD but it is better than the other two. AD did all of the general play kicking unless we were down in the red zone so his strength in this are...

JL certainly hasn't hit any many home runs with the ball in hand and his discipline is certainly something he needs improve - especially having the C beside his name. This was in his game at Penrith too; but they were better able to cope with the disadvantage. Here, in a leadership role, it is...

Well done Tigers; great initiative to be more inlcusive.

He was my pick out of that system. You just don't know with Richo as it is all done in silence.

Mav was on my watch list as a potential earlier in the year. Pretty sure someone had "int" at the time that he was not a chance as he was about to be tied up in the Penrith system. He has plenty of up side and will push for a spot in FG ahead of Seyfarth/Sukkar. I would not be surprised to see...

Yes, but that was not the subject of the conversation. If the conversation had been about Luai's performances the issues would have been front and centre. It was not though - we are in the AD thread discussing the club's offer to him and why he would not be offered more. I don't believe the...

He was on the ball and performed - that is what AD is about. It is his off the ball efforts that are being criticised. If someone put a grubber in front of him he would react the same way - but if the kick is not for him he doesn't put pressure on, his kick chase efforts are average, etc. This...

If you go back through the discussion you will note that the points of contention aren't about how AD is performing in 2025. Is is about the contract offering to AD, why he should or shouldn't be offered more and his alignment with where Wests Tigers are heading. Luai has no influence on that...

I wish it was. The reason is he doesn't put in the effort to get to the ball. It is one of the effort areas he puts no effort into.

The thing is Droppy I'm not anti AD. What I am describing is why he isn't the answer if we want to enter a premiership window. I have stated that he is a good player and I have acknowledged his performances over the last few weeks. I also think he potentially has a place in the team as depth or...

Sorry mate - I was saying that you get it. There is no use paying AD big dollars to park him when the guy we need becomes available.

I think Benji will take it game by game, I really think the kicking game in the wet was the reason AD played at 7 insted of Latu. I think it is more likely to be AD at 13 and Latu at 7. There may be a bit of a rotation policy - AD to start, and then bring Latu on once things have settled a bit...

No, I definitely saw all of that and I'm not brushing it aside. It was clear that he had a great game and was probably the best on the ground. But was he doing what has been asked of him and that the what is reflected in the offer. Noting that what is reported is bullshit media speculation or IM...

I doubt the figure is $350K; Richo isn't divulging this to the media - they are making up figures to trigger clicks. The reality will be that Richo has offered what he is worth to the club based on their assessment of how he fits into the future team - not the one trotting out in 2025. Sure he...