Elijah Taylor commits to Wests Tigers until 2018...

[TCL]

You make good points but I can't see Felise or Siro getting through as much work as him.

We really need though one of those two players interchanging ET and having an impact at that time.

I reckon ET is a real good player but he is one of those players that you need everyone else around him doing the hard hit-ups and denting the line. When that happens he can slot in and ballplay a little, make the odd hit-up but most importantly defend like a demon.

I reckon ET is a good player too. What he brought to us at first looked outstanding. However the last few weeks he looks flat and not fit enough to maintain the job we need from him. He has come up with a few lazy plays in defence and a few errors in attack and i reckon its because he is struggling with fitness. Maybe not having Farah there has taken it out of him. Farah does so much work defensively. Come to think of it i reckon that could be the change in ET, there is no other real worker in the middle with him. So maybe im being too harsh on the guy and should be looking at the other middle players to step up and take some of his dirty work load that we have lost by not having Robbie there.

After a flying start to his career with us, he has been pretty average lately. But i think you hit the nail on the head. A hooker is not just about passing the ball its also about holding the middle. Once Halatau comes off i reckon the pressure is on Et to keep that middle tight, leaving him with little energy in attack.

Agree with all of the above. We lack that other worker to take some pressure off ET which Farah would of done. He has limited his link play since Moses has stepped up and taken more control also.
When Halatau goes off, ET steps up his defence duties to plug that gap which limits his attack. That is the key flaw from the bench but then i was never convince that Cherrington could maintain the defence workload of Farah either. Liddle on the other hand is a super star in the making.
ET is still a key retention for us as when he came into the team, his work rate and experience improved the teams performance. Losing ET next year would be a key loss esp for a Flopper.

If not for contract issues RF would be in the side and the work load is eased for ET. Which would allow ET to be a link. He is not a big strong running forward but he can play at the line. Not sure about the flop but he is certainly 3rd man in which as some pointed out earlier slows the play of the ball down. I think he should be retained for at least another 2 seasons.

 

[tigers2005]

Elijah taylor has been ruled out for tomorrows game.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/32522647

 

[jadtiger]

I certainly dont want him to leave the club but if it comes to a case of the dollars talking i dont believe we should get into a bidding war.That never ends well

 

[avocadoontoast]

Elijah taylor has been ruled out for tomorrows game.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/32522647

It doesn't say that. It says he's being monitored by doctor's.

 

[Flippedy]

Yeh maybe. I dont know, im yet to be convinced we cant fill his role with someone physically more dominant. He isnt playing 80 minutes so we aren't saving an interchange, and Woods has basically taken over his ball playing role leaving Elijah to do basically nothing in attack. So that leaves 60 minutes of his defence….well i think that is highly overrated. I see the Nathan Hindmarsh 3rd man in flop way too often.

Im starting to think with Woods showing just as much class with his ball playing that we would be better suited next year with the likes of Felise or Siro in the team rather than a small lock who gains 20 metres every week.

You make good points but I can't see Felise or Siro getting through as much work as him.

We really need though one of those two players interchanging ET and having an impact at that time.

I reckon ET is a real good player but he is one of those players that you need everyone else around him doing the hard hit-ups and denting the line. When that happens he can slot in and ballplay a little, make the odd hit-up but most importantly defend like a demon.

I reckon ET is a good player too. What he brought to us at first looked outstanding. However the last few weeks he looks flat and not fit enough to maintain the job we need from him. He has come up with a few lazy plays in defence and a few errors in attack and i reckon its because he is struggling with fitness. Maybe not having Farah there has taken it out of him. Farah does so much work defensively. Come to think of it i reckon that could be the change in ET, there is no other real worker in the middle with him. So maybe im being too harsh on the guy and should be looking at the other middle players to step up and take some of his dirty work load that we have lost by not having Robbie there.

After a flying start to his career with us, he has been pretty average lately. But i think you hit the nail on the head. A hooker is not just about passing the ball its also about holding the middle. Once Halatau comes off i reckon the pressure is on Et to keep that middle tight, leaving him with little energy in attack.

Yep, that's right, he's no hooker and should not be made to play there.

 

[Hbom]

Nothing official, but news suggesting ET to stay at tigers now Farah is officially moving on.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/rabbitohs/south-sydney-confirm-signature-of-robbie-farah-making-mitch-reins-next-move-uncertain/news-story/0b2828a351a1136332a71e65566b5cb7

 

[Buffalo]

Nothing official, but news suggesting ET to stay at tigers now Farah is officially moving on.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/nrl/rabbitohs/south-sydney-confirm-signature-of-robbie-farah-making-mitch-reins-next-move-uncertain/news-story/0b2828a351a1136332a71e65566b5cb7

RF still not guaranteed a start :laughing: McGuire "…..we look forward to him joining our squad and pushing for a spot in our top 17 each week"

 

[king_sirro]

You make good points but I can't see Felise or Siro getting through as much work as him.

We really need though one of those two players interchanging ET and having an impact at that time.

I reckon ET is a real good player but he is one of those players that you need everyone else around him doing the hard hit-ups and denting the line. When that happens he can slot in and ballplay a little, make the odd hit-up but most importantly defend like a demon.

I reckon ET is a good player too. What he brought to us at first looked outstanding. However the last few weeks he looks flat and not fit enough to maintain the job we need from him. He has come up with a few lazy plays in defence and a few errors in attack and i reckon its because he is struggling with fitness. Maybe not having Farah there has taken it out of him. Farah does so much work defensively. Come to think of it i reckon that could be the change in ET, there is no other real worker in the middle with him. So maybe im being too harsh on the guy and should be looking at the other middle players to step up and take some of his dirty work load that we have lost by not having Robbie there.

After a flying start to his career with us, he has been pretty average lately. But i think you hit the nail on the head. A hooker is not just about passing the ball its also about holding the middle. Once Halatau comes off i reckon the pressure is on Et to keep that middle tight, leaving him with little energy in attack.

Yep, that's right, he's no hooker and should not be made to play there.

Flip, not once in all those posts u quoted anyone mentioned Elijah playing hooker.

 

[Flippedy]

I reckon ET is a good player too. What he brought to us at first looked outstanding. However the last few weeks he looks flat and not fit enough to maintain the job we need from him. He has come up with a few lazy plays in defence and a few errors in attack and i reckon its because he is struggling with fitness. Maybe not having Farah there has taken it out of him. Farah does so much work defensively. Come to think of it i reckon that could be the change in ET, there is no other real worker in the middle with him. So maybe im being too harsh on the guy and should be looking at the other middle players to step up and take some of his dirty work load that we have lost by not having Robbie there.

After a flying start to his career with us, he has been pretty average lately. But i think you hit the nail on the head. A hooker is not just about passing the ball its also about holding the middle. Once Halatau comes off i reckon the pressure is on Et to keep that middle tight, leaving him with little energy in attack.

Yep, that's right, he's no hooker and should not be made to play there.

Flip, not once in all those posts u quoted anyone mentioned Elijah playing hooker.

Yeah I know KS, I was just referring to the misuse of Taylor at hooker by JT earlier on in the season.

 

[Diyonme]

Source - Tim Grant

 

[Flippedy]

A bit over this bloke, tbh. We give him a lifeline mid-season because no one else wants him. He has a handful of good games and now he is holding us to ransom because he thinks he's worth as much as Greg Inglis! Sign or don't sign Taylor, just make a decision - you ain't that great.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

A bit over this bloke, tbh. We give him a lifeline mid-season because no one else wants him. He has a handful of good games and now he is holding us to ransom because he thinks he's worth as much as Greg Inglis! Sign or don't sign Taylor, just make a decision - you ain't that great.

Why do you assume he's holding the club to ransom?

 

[jirskyr]

A bit over this bloke, tbh. We give him a lifeline mid-season because no one else wants him. He has a handful of good games and now he is holding us to ransom because he thinks he's worth as much as Greg Inglis! Sign or don't sign Taylor, just make a decision - you ain't that great.

Hear, hear!

 

[TYGA]

A bit over this bloke, tbh. We give him a lifeline mid-season because no one else wants him. He has a handful of good games and now he is holding us to ransom because he thinks he's worth as much as Greg Inglis! Sign or don't sign Taylor, just make a decision - you ain't that great.

Hear, hear!

ET was the best signing we have had for years on and off the field. We are low balling players ATM as they are nervous Moses and Teddy are going to leave.

He has to move on we won't offer decent coin.

 

[TCL]

A bit over this bloke, tbh. We give him a lifeline mid-season because no one else wants him. He has a handful of good games and now he is holding us to ransom because he thinks he's worth as much as Greg Inglis! Sign or don't sign Taylor, just make a decision - you ain't that great.

I want him to stay but I feel the same. I wish they would make a call already.

 

[Flippedy]

A bit over this bloke, tbh. We give him a lifeline mid-season because no one else wants him. He has a handful of good games and now he is holding us to ransom because he thinks he's worth as much as Greg Inglis! Sign or don't sign Taylor, just make a decision - you ain't that great.

Why do you assume he's holding the club to ransom?

I have no idea GNR, I'm just talking out my arse really. Just want it to be over one way or another.

 

[Newtown]

A bit over this bloke, tbh. We give him a lifeline mid-season because no one else wants him. He has a handful of good games and now he is holding us to ransom because he thinks he's worth as much as Greg Inglis! Sign or don't sign Taylor, just make a decision - you ain't that great.

Why do you assume he's holding the club to ransom?

I have no idea GNR, I'm just talking out my arse really. Just want it to be over one way or another.

There are plenty of players who have held this club to ransom. I hope Elijah is not one of them.

 

[PrattenParkMagpie]

Remember there is now a 10 business day cooling off period on contracts, during this period the clubs can’t officially announce it until the cooling off period.

You can expect 14 days between the signing of contracts and any official announcement these days

Contract rules
A player may sign an extension of his contract with his existing club at any time
A player may sign with a new club only during the final year of his contract
A 10 business day cooling off period will apply to **all contracts**
A club signing a player is prohibited from making an announcement until the cooling off period has expired

 

[GNR4LIFE]

A bit over this bloke, tbh. We give him a lifeline mid-season because no one else wants him. He has a handful of good games and now he is holding us to ransom because he thinks he's worth as much as Greg Inglis! Sign or don't sign Taylor, just make a decision - you ain't that great.

Why do you assume he's holding the club to ransom?

I have no idea GNR, I'm just talking out my arse really. Just want it to be over one way or another.

There are plenty of players who have held this club to ransom. I hope Elijah is not one of them.

Each week that passes the more likely he'll stay imo. At this point i can't see the hold up being about money otherwise he'd already been gone. Maybe they're holding off his announcement to make a joint announcement with Idris. They'll probably want to get it announced before he goes away with Kiwi's imo. So could hear something in the next 7 days.

 

[innsaneink]

A bit over this bloke, tbh. We give him a lifeline mid-season because no one else wants him. He has a handful of good games and now he is holding us to ransom because he thinks he's worth as much as Greg Inglis! Sign or don't sign Taylor, just make a decision - you ain't that great.

Why do you assume he's holding the club to ransom?

I have no idea GNR, I'm just talking out my arse really. Just want it to be over one way or another.

haha lol