Mahe Fonua and Corey Thompson (official)

[swag_tiger]

good stuff - funny how they said nobody wants to come to the West Tigers :slight_smile:

I've never heard that no one will come here , but the numberof top quality players who are battering our door down isn't exactly a torrent,

slowly coming our way GCT :sign:

The best player is the team mate.

 

[jirskyr]

good stuff - funny how they said nobody wants to come to the West Tigers :slight_smile:

I've never heard that no one will come here , but the numberof top quality players who are battering our door down isn't exactly a torrent,

I don't get it? You expect or desire a torrent of top-quality players battering our door down? Please show me the entryway to this fantasy land.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I think Packer and Reynolds are 2 of the most quality signings any club has made for next season. They'll take us a long way imo.

 

[TopTiger]

I think Packer and Reynolds are 2 of the most quality signings any club has made for next season. They'll take us a long way imo.

Agree, can build a team around these guys.

 

[yeti]

I think Packer and Reynolds are 2 of the most quality signings any club has made for next season. They'll take us a long way imo.

Agree, can build a team around these guys.

I would add Mautilino to that list. He is a quality prop that plenty of teams have wanted to sign for years. Watch him go when he reaches match fitness over the next month or so.

 

[Fraze23]

I think Packer and Reynolds are 2 of the most quality signings any club has made for next season. They'll take us a long way imo.

Agree, can build a team around these guys.

I would add Mautilino to that list. He is a quality prop that plenty of teams have wanted to sign for years. Watch him go when he reaches match fitness over the next month or so.

I'm more excited about Matulino than I am about Packer. I can't wait to see Reynolds and Lolohea sniffing around his offloads in the middle of the park.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

good stuff - funny how they said nobody wants to come to the West Tigers :slight_smile:

I've never heard that no one will come here , but the numberof top quality players who are battering our door down isn't exactly a torrent,

I don't get it? You expect or desire a torrent of top-quality players battering our door down? Please show me the entryway to this fantasy land.

Jumped in without understanding the post again, eh?
Did I say that I thought rhat we would get that sort of top quality players coming here, ?
No .
I just said that they aren't knocking us over in the rush to move here. Which is exactlywhat I'd expect., no fantasy just a fact that I hope will one day change.
For the overs that we've been throwing around , it doesn't surprise me that few of the ones that we've signed, would grab the dollars very quickly, as we're paying well. Some are well worth it, but some maybe not. Only time will tell,

 

[Roar_Power]

good stuff - funny how they said nobody wants to come to the West Tigers :slight_smile:

I've never heard that no one will come here , but the numberof top quality players who are battering our door down isn't exactly a torrent,

I don't get it? You expect or desire a torrent of top-quality players battering our door down? Please show me the entryway to this fantasy land.

Jumped in without understanding the post again, eh?
Did I say that I thought rhat we would get that sort of top quality players coming here, ?
No .
I just said that they aren't knocking us over in the rush to move here. Which is exactlywhat I'd expect., no fantasy just a fact that I hope will one day change.
For the overs that we've been throwing around , it doesn't surprise me that few of the ones that we've signed, would grab the dollars very quickly, as we're paying well. Some are well worth it, but some maybe not. Only time will tell,

I am not understanding your 'overs' argument. From the numbers I have seen bandied around, they are commensurate with the players standings in the game I reckon. Ivan is moneyballing this recruitment drive and I don't believe significant monies have gone to anybody in particular.

 

[steve-o]

I think Packer and Reynolds are 2 of the most quality signings any club has made for next season. They'll take us a long way imo.

Agree, can build a team around these guys.

I would add Mautilino to that list. He is a quality prop that plenty of teams have wanted to sign for years. Watch him go when he reaches match fitness over the next month or so.

I'm more excited about Matulino than I am about Packer. I can't wait to see Reynolds and Lolohea sniffing around his offloads in the middle of the park.

I'm more excited about Matulino too (though I still think Packer is a good signing). The biggest question mark out of our recruits is probably over Lolohea at FB; hopefully he kills it.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

I think Packer and Reynolds are 2 of the most quality signings any club has made for next season. They'll take us a long way imo.

Agree, can build a team around these guys.

I think that some of the signings are better than the ones that we have at the moment,but we are so quick to get in a lather whenever someone actually comes here. I'd rather not get all in a knot until we've seen them play a few games for us before I start wetting my daks about them, we have short memories,
It's taken nearly three years for a lot to see the fact that our super halves weren't capable of playing well together. And should not have been put into first grade.
That's not hindside either . as I've had that opinion for most of the time that they were left
To run the team.
I've had plenty thrown at me over the last few years because of my opinion of them. , it's strange seeing so many people now on the bandwagon about them , particularly Moses.
If these guys or at least most of them, work out, that's good
We still need at least one gamebreaker if we want to play Semis IMO.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

I've never heard that no one will come here , but the numberof top quality players who are battering our door down isn't exactly a torrent,

I don't get it? You expect or desire a torrent of top-quality players battering our door down? Please show me the entryway to this fantasy land.

Jumped in without understanding the post again, eh?
Did I say that I thought rhat we would get that sort of top quality players coming here, ?
No .
I just said that they aren't knocking us over in the rush to move here. Which is exactlywhat I'd expect., no fantasy just a fact that I hope will one day change.
For the overs that we've been throwing around , it doesn't surprise me that few of the ones that we've signed, would grab the dollars very quickly, as we're paying well. Some are well worth it, but some maybe not. Only time will tell,

I am not understanding your 'overs' argument. From the numbers I have seen bandied around, they are commensurate with the players standings in the game I reckon. Ivan is moneyballing this recruitment drive and I don't believe significant monies have gone to anybody in particular.

That's fine if you think that we haven't,, I think that we have. We'll know in about 18 months.
One way or another

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I don't get it? You expect or desire a torrent of top-quality players battering our door down? Please show me the entryway to this fantasy land.

Jumped in without understanding the post again, eh?
Did I say that I thought rhat we would get that sort of top quality players coming here, ?
No .
I just said that they aren't knocking us over in the rush to move here. Which is exactlywhat I'd expect., no fantasy just a fact that I hope will one day change.
For the overs that we've been throwing around , it doesn't surprise me that few of the ones that we've signed, would grab the dollars very quickly, as we're paying well. Some are well worth it, but some maybe not. Only time will tell,

I am not understanding your 'overs' argument. From the numbers I have seen bandied around, they are commensurate with the players standings in the game I reckon. Ivan is moneyballing this recruitment drive and I don't believe significant monies have gone to anybody in particular.

That's fine if you think that we haven't,, I think that we have. We'll know in about 18 months.
One way or another

Who have we overpaid, what will they be earning here? And what would you pay them?

 

[Nelson]

I don't get it? You expect or desire a torrent of top-quality players battering our door down? Please show me the entryway to this fantasy land.

Jumped in without understanding the post again, eh?
Did I say that I thought rhat we would get that sort of top quality players coming here, ?
No .
I just said that they aren't knocking us over in the rush to move here. Which is exactlywhat I'd expect., no fantasy just a fact that I hope will one day change.
For the overs that we've been throwing around , it doesn't surprise me that few of the ones that we've signed, would grab the dollars very quickly, as we're paying well. Some are well worth it, but some maybe not. Only time will tell,

I am not understanding your 'overs' argument. From the numbers I have seen bandied around, they are commensurate with the players standings in the game I reckon. Ivan is moneyballing this recruitment drive and I don't believe significant monies have gone to anybody in particular.

That's fine if you think that we haven't,, I think that we have. We'll know in about 18 months.
One way or another

No you won't, because you'll never actually know what any of them are on.

 

[Guest]

Backline

1\. Lolo 2 Nofo 3 Fono 4 Moso 5 Thomo 6 Grubbo 7 Brookso

Hope he hasnt finished recruiting yet…thats not a top 8 backline

Its close tho…
Would prefer,

1\. Lolohea
2\. Nofo
3\. Suli
4\. Milne
5\. Rona

That's what I expect provided we sign Rona. Fonua will put on some pressure for spots too, or will start if Rona doesn't eventuate.

 

[will1999]

I want the backline to be
1\. Lolohea
2\. Nofa
3\. Suli
4\. Rona
5\. Fonua
6\. Reynolds
7\. Brooks

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Jumped in without understanding the post again, eh?
Did I say that I thought rhat we would get that sort of top quality players coming here, ?
No .
I just said that they aren't knocking us over in the rush to move here. Which is exactlywhat I'd expect., no fantasy just a fact that I hope will one day change.
For the overs that we've been throwing around , it doesn't surprise me that few of the ones that we've signed, would grab the dollars very quickly, as we're paying well. Some are well worth it, but some maybe not. Only time will tell,

I am not understanding your 'overs' argument. From the numbers I have seen bandied around, they are commensurate with the players standings in the game I reckon. Ivan is moneyballing this recruitment drive and I don't believe significant monies have gone to anybody in particular.

That's fine if you think that we haven't,, I think that we have. We'll know in about 18 months.
One way or another

No you won't, because you'll never actually know what any of them are on.

If they're playing extremely well, then it's not overs, if they are are plodders then it's Overs .
Easy

 

[Chicken_Faced_Killa]

I wonder how much we paid to lure these two back to Australia especially without a guarantee of first grade. Surely they would have been offered more to say in the U.K. and would be playing top grade there.

I am happy for them both to jump on board as I could see them being good depth or even snaring a first grade spot. Backline still missing a game breaker

 

[innsaneink]

I am not understanding your 'overs' argument. From the numbers I have seen bandied around, they are commensurate with the players standings in the game I reckon. Ivan is moneyballing this recruitment drive and I don't believe significant monies have gone to anybody in particular.

That's fine if you think that we haven't,, I think that we have. We'll know in about 18 months.
One way or another

No you won't, because you'll never actually know what any of them are on.

If they're playing extremely well, then it's not overs, if they are are plodders then it's Overs .
Easy

Easy?
Simple more like it

 

[jirskyr]

good stuff - funny how they said nobody wants to come to the West Tigers :slight_smile:

I've never heard that no one will come here , but the numberof top quality players who are battering our door down isn't exactly a torrent,

I don't get it? You expect or desire a torrent of top-quality players battering our door down? Please show me the entryway to this fantasy land.

Jumped in without understanding the post again, eh?
Did I say that I thought rhat we would get that sort of top quality players coming here, ?
No .
I just said that they aren't knocking us over in the rush to move here. Which is exactlywhat I'd expect., no fantasy just a fact that I hope will one day change.
For the overs that we've been throwing around , it doesn't surprise me that few of the ones that we've signed, would grab the dollars very quickly, as we're paying well. Some are well worth it, but some maybe not. Only time will tell,

It seems I understood you just fine. You desire one day to have top-quality players battering our door down to sign on for us, you think it might actually be possible. That is a fantasy, I can't see it ever happening.

The whole "overs" thing, I agree with Nelson, you'll never know true contract values so it's pure speculation.

 

[Nelson]

I wonder how much we paid to lure these two back to Australia especially without a guarantee of first grade. Surely they would have been offered more to say in the U.K. and would be playing top grade there.

I am happy for them both to jump on board as I could see them being good depth or even snaring a first grade spot. Backline still missing a game breaker

The salary cap in ESL is way lower, it's not a great pay day over there for most players. Given the steep increase in our salary cap for next year (and the further projected increases) they're unlikely to be missing out on much coin from coming back even if they are just squaddies. If they can crack it again as regular first graders they'll end up way ahead financially with their next contracts.