OFFICIAL Kelma Tuilagi

Mighty_Tiger said:
Tapau was paid a huge salary over many years which I’m glad we didn’t match. He struggled towards the end of the year and was talk Manly wanted him traded but his salary no one wanted to take onboard.

Aloiai got a great package over many years and was clear he wanted out on his terms like Matterson. He also didn’t have a great year last year & battles injuries more than most props.

Kelma we poached from the Storm, he is 23 end of Feb, so 24 next season starts. He is a nrl squad member currently not a starter. We have had very little involvement in his development. Again looks like Manly have paid more and over a longer period. As to his future and value who knows but he isn’t a kid anymore.

Sirro looked out of place with us

My biggest issue is the timing, atm for next year our backrow rotation is only Blore and maybe Papa if he doesn’t play prop. Garner & Lucy are gone and now our depth in Kelma is as well. We are at least an experienced backrower short and reserve/fill in NRL bencher short as well. Yes we have kids but they are years off.
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Havn't analysed it.. just saw a pattern that I thought I'd point out.

We can say that they put extra $$ but at the end these guys will be playing semi finals and our blokes won't be.
 
tig_prmz said:
Havn't analysed it.. just saw a pattern that I thought I'd point out.

We can say that they put extra $$ but at the end these guys will be playing semi finals and our blokes won't be.
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Interesting that you are now showing above as having joined the forum on 1/1/1970. Wouldn't that be 20 years or more before you were born, let alone the internet.
 
formerguest said:
Interesting that you are now showing above as having joined the forum on 1/1/1970. Wouldn't that be 20 years or more before you were born, let alone the internet.
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Have no idea what's happening to my profile since the update. Plenty of back and forth between the mods and I. I joined in 2009 FWIW
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Shows where are as a club that so many see this as a big blow.
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It is a big blow, if you watched NSW Cup, he really stood out. He was one of the reasons why Wests were going so well. Got his chance for a few games in First grade and did not look out of place. He is only young is going to get bigger, though I guess you cannot keep them all.
 
Tigers_Tale said:
Kelma could do a backflip like Teddy did, nothing has really been announced officially, there is a lot of time between now and the start of 2023.
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Once it was said on the radio you'd think it have been a done deal and they would have followed up with an official announcement. If they haven't I'd be inclined to think something has stalled for them.

It'd be funny to see Zorba do a "Hagipantelis."
 
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Tigers_Tale said:
It is a big blow, if you watched NSW Cup, he really stood out. He was one of the reasons why Wests were going so well. Got his chance for a few games in First grade and did not look out of place. He is only young is going to get bigger, though I guess you cannot keep them all.
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A lot of players stand out in NSW cup. I’ll stand by my comment. Until he proves himself as a devastating first grader, he’s no big loss.
 
Tigers_Tale said:
Kelma could do a backflip like Teddy did, nothing has really been announced officially, there is a lot of time between now and the start of 2023.
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Do our club care enough to get him to do a backflip? Tedesco was a once in a generation type player who the club would go to those lengths to try and get to backflip. I doubt Tuilagi is that type of player. And the reality is for everyone mourning this loss, he could have been easily retained if the club/Sheens rated him that highly, but they obviously didn’t. He’s not irreplaceable.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Do our club care enough to get him to do a backflip? Tedesco was a once in a generation type player who the club would go to those lengths to try and get to backflip. I doubt Tuilagi is that type of player. And the reality is for everyone mourning this loss, he could have been easily retained if the club/Sheens rated him that highly, but they obviously didn’t. He’s not irreplaceable.
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Many on this forum did not think much of Tedesco, they want to move him to centre, or even swap him for Moylan!?? So it is not a surprise that he looked elsewhere, the first time Farah saved us, but not the second time.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Do our club care enough to get him to do a backflip? Tedesco was a once in a generation type player who the club would go to those lengths to try and get to backflip. I doubt Tuilagi is that type of player. And the reality is for everyone mourning this loss, he could have been easily retained if the club/Sheens rated him that highly, but they obviously didn’t. He’s not irreplaceable.
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Is he even gone?
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Do our club care enough to get him to do a backflip? Tedesco was a once in a generation type player who the club would go to those lengths to try and get to backflip. I doubt Tuilagi is that type of player. And the reality is for everyone mourning this loss, he could have been easily retained if the club/Sheens rated him that highly, but they obviously didn’t. He’s not irreplaceable.
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Well like I said a year is a long time, and Tuilagi will most probably get his chance in First grade with us, and if he proves you wrong, the club may feel his worth trying to keep.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Do our club care enough to get him to do a backflip? Tedesco was a once in a generation type player who the club would go to those lengths to try and get to backflip. I doubt Tuilagi is that type of player. And the reality is for everyone mourning this loss, he could have been easily retained if the club/Sheens rated him that highly, but they obviously didn’t. He’s not irreplaceable.
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He missed a few easy tackles in his first grade games. I had high hopes for him but I remember thinking towards the end of last season he was a bit how ya goin in defence
 
tigerballs said:
He missed a few easy tackles in his first grade games. I had high hopes for him but I remember thinking towards the end of last season he was a bit how ya goin in defence
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that Cronulla game our middle collapsed midway through the second half and he had plenty to do with that. Tuki was similar but he's nowhere near the finished product for mine. no doubt about Kelma's abilities in attack mind you.
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
Tapau was paid a huge salary over many years which I’m glad we didn’t match. He struggled towards the end of the year and was talk Manly wanted him traded but his salary no one wanted to take onboard.

Aloiai got a great package over many years and was clear he wanted out on his terms like Matterson. He also didn’t have a great year last year & battles injuries more than most props.

Kelma we poached from the Storm, he is 23 end of Feb, so 24 next season starts. He is a nrl squad member currently not a starter. We have had very little involvement in his development. Again looks like Manly have paid more and over a longer period. As to his future and value who knows but he isn’t a kid anymore.

Sirro looked out of place with us

My biggest issue is the timing, atm for next year our backrow rotation is only Blore and maybe Papa if he doesn’t play prop. Garner & Lucy are gone and now our depth in Kelma is as well. We are at least an experienced backrower short and reserve/fill in NRL bencher short as well. Yes we have kids but they are years off.
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Mighty_Tiger said:
Tapau was paid a huge salary over many years which I’m glad we didn’t match. He struggled towards the end of the year and was talk Manly wanted him traded but his salary no one wanted to take onboard.

Aloiai got a great package over many years and was clear he wanted out on his terms like Matterson. He also didn’t have a great year last year & battles injuries more than most props.

Kelma we poached from the Storm, he is 23 end of Feb, so 24 next season starts. He is a nrl squad member currently not a starter. We have had very little involvement in his development. Again looks like Manly have paid more and over a longer period. As to his future and value who knows but he isn’t a kid anymore.

Sirro looked out of place with us

My biggest issue is the timing, atm for next year our backrow rotation is only Blore and maybe Papa if he doesn’t play prop. Garner & Lucy are gone and now our depth in Kelma is as well. We are at least an experienced backrower short and reserve/fill in NRL bencher short as well. Yes we have kids but they are years off.
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Can't disagree with the above. The other huge factor in manly being a top 4 team is Tommy Turbo. Without him manly are floundering toward the bottom of the ladder and recruitment being questioned. He is that good.
 
I saw this guy last year in the corresponding trial on a warm Sunday at Leichhardt and he was a real handful, the try he scored was from a similar distance hitting at pace, taking two or three with him. When it comes to trials we like to see what players are in the sights of our coaching staff and to a greater extend our depth. Looking at a breakdown of the players and the score, 12 -4 when the "possible's" came on and the starters left, seems more than competitive with two disallowed tries. It seems that the try Tuilagi scored against Manly last year was enough for them to let him have a full season with us and sign him if fit and well in the summer and that is what they have done.
 
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It’s hard for me to get annoyed about this cos he’s still an unknown. And besides, we have one of the best forwards from last season who I think can maintain that form and wasn‘t a one year wonder. It’s not all doom and gloom.
 
Lankanflyer10.98 said:
I saw this guy last year in the corresponding trial on a warm Sunday at Leichhardt and he was a real handful, the try he scored was from a similar distance hitting at pace, taking two or three with him. When it comes to trials we like to see what players are in the sights of our coaching staff and to a greater extend our depth. Looking at a breakdown of the players and the score, 12 -4 when the "possible's" came on and the starters left, seems more than competitive with two disallowed tries. It seems that the try Tuilagi scored against Manly last year was enough for them to let him have a full season with us and sign him if fit and well in the summer and that is what they have done.
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Has it been confirmed Lankan? It would be good if he stayed with us.
 
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