Player Recruitment

[Tigerdon]

One of the good things about signing so many experienced players on the cusp of 30 is that they will all only be here for one contract, meaning in another 3 or 4 years we won't have to stress about having to re-sign them, and we'll have another war chest to go into the player market with and do this all again.

Agree. This is better for our emotional investment in the team. Choosing experienced players in the latter part of their career is the way to build a team. We haven't paid top dollar on a superstar that can hold the club to ransom and create disharmony within the team.
If some of these players that are approaching 30 aren't cutting it, it won't be a big deal to drop them to reserve grade.

 

[Tweed_Tiger]

Hopoate said he will play Sundays he played last Sunday.

 

[andrew 474]

So far I think Cleary has made a good job of our new influx of players , we will be a more experienced , solid team next year , we do need a few more to come on board and we do need to tidy up who we will keep from our current stock of players , ET should be number 1 priority then go from there , who we keep im not to fussed as I don't know whet Cleary is thinking and where players will play , we have signed Tui so is he going to play Fullback if so we don't need Gordon and so on , I think we will have more of an idea by the end of June for the come on board now players , but the rest will be a wait and see with the cap

 

[Roar_Power]

I don't understand the support for Hopoate. We have trouble scoring points as it is and Hopoate is so slow. Our recruitment staff have to sign players with genuine pace and size.

And he won't play on Sundays!

Yes he will.

Is it Saturdays then that he won't play? Or has he finally become a professional footballer and not a part timer?

Yep he said a few weeks ago that he would start to play Sundays.

 

[Nucky_Thompson]

And he won't play on Sundays!

Yes he will.

Is it Saturdays then that he won't play? Or has he finally become a professional footballer and not a part timer?

Yep he said a few weeks ago that he would start to play Sundays.

Sorry. Ivan has said has spoke to hoppa and he will be playing full back…...................... at the dogs.

 

[BalmainBoy]

Are Tigers in better shape 2018 compared to 2017?

Woods + Ava = Matulino + Packer
Moses = Reynolds
Tedesco = Suli (upgrade) + Brooks (upgrade) + McQueen + Lolohea + C Thompson (probable) + Fonua (probable)

Tigers come out in front here ?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Are Tigers in better shape 2018 compared to 2017?

Woods + Ava = Matulino + Packer
Moses = Reynolds
Tedesco = Suli (upgrade) + Brooks (upgrade) + McQueen + Lolohea + C Thompson (probable) + Fonua (probable)

Tigers come out in front here ?

Probably even in regards to key personnel. The improvement will be in the rest of the squad. No more Kev's, Lovett's and Grant's. The meat and potato's players will be significantly stronger than they are now.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Are Tigers in better shape 2018 compared to 2017?

Woods + Ava = Matulino + Packer
Moses = Reynolds
Tedesco = Suli (upgrade) + Brooks (upgrade) + McQueen + Lolohea + C Thompson (probable) + Fonua (probable)

Tigers come out in front here ?

Probably even in regards to key personnel. The improvement will be in the rest of the squad. No more Kev's, Lovett's and Grant's. The meat and potato's players will be significantly stronger than they are now.

 

[Geo]

Are Tigers in better shape 2018 compared to 2017?

Woods + Ava = Matulino + Packer
Moses = Reynolds
Tedesco = Suli (upgrade) + Brooks (upgrade) + McQueen + Lolohea + C Thompson (probable) + Fonua (probable)

Tigers come out in front here ?

Probably even in regards to key personnel. The improvement will be in the rest of the squad. No more Kev's, Lovett's and Grant's. The meat and potato's players will be significantly stronger than they are now.

Grant has an option in HIS favour so if he doesn't want to leave he'll be here…J Pascoe..

 

[Seantice]

Loved there honesty and transparency. They said its a business. IE we will not put our money on potential juniors. We will nos base our team on provsn 1st graders who brings something on and off the field.

 

[Tacky]

Are Tigers in better shape 2018 compared to 2017?

Woods + Ava = Matulino + Packer
Moses = Reynolds
Tedesco = Suli (upgrade) + Brooks (upgrade) + McQueen + Lolohea + C Thompson (probable) + Fonua (probable)

Tigers come out in front here ?

Probably even in regards to key personnel. The improvement will be in the rest of the squad. No more Kev's, Lovett's and Grant's. The meat and potato's players will be significantly stronger than they are now.

Grant has an option in HIS favour so if he doesn't want to leave he'll be here…J Pascoe..

Tim Grant plays like a 90 year old arthritic woman with an oddly shaped stick up her arse.

He looks like a nice bloke though…....

 

[hammertime]

Are Tigers in better shape 2018 compared to 2017?

Woods + Ava = Matulino + Packer
Moses = Reynolds
Tedesco = Suli (upgrade) + Brooks (upgrade) + McQueen + Lolohea + C Thompson (probable) + Fonua (probable)

Tigers come out in front here ?

Probably even in regards to key personnel. The improvement will be in the rest of the squad. No more Kev's, Lovett's and Grant's. The meat and potato's players will be significantly stronger than they are now.

Grant has an option in HIS favour so if he doesn't want to leave he'll be here…J Pascoe..

Tim Grant plays like a 90 year old arthritic woman with an oddly shaped stick up her arse.

He looks like a nice bloke though…....

All depends on how much we are paying them. Would I love our squad to be strong enough to have grant to be the first prop depth? God yeah. Price v quality. We can't have 4 representative props in our side.

And if he is there for depth. Is it good that he is a good bloke with strong cultural traits. Heck yeah.

 

[BalmainBoy]

Probably even in regards to key personnel. The improvement will be in the rest of the squad. No more Kev's, Lovett's and Grant's. The meat and potato's players will be significantly stronger than they are now.

Grant has an option in HIS favour so if he doesn't want to leave he'll be here…J Pascoe..

Tim Grant plays like a 90 year old arthritic woman with an oddly shaped stick up her arse.

He looks like a nice bloke though…....

All depends on how much we are paying them. Would I love our squad to be strong enough to have grant to be the first prop depth? God yeah. Price v quality. We can't have 4 representative props in our side.
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And if he is there for depth. Is it good that he is a good bloke with strong cultural traits. Heck yeah.

Grant is off to the Rabbitohs

 

[Tacky]

Grant has an option in HIS favour so if he doesn't want to leave he'll be here…J Pascoe..

Tim Grant plays like a 90 year old arthritic woman with an oddly shaped stick up her arse.

He looks like a nice bloke though…....

All depends on how much we are paying them. Would I love our squad to be strong enough to have grant to be the first prop depth? God yeah. Price v quality. We can't have 4 representative props in our side.
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And if he is there for depth. Is it good that he is a good bloke with strong cultural traits. Heck yeah.

Grant is off to the Rabbitohs

Wait, you serious?

 

[BalmainBoy]

Yeah pretty confident that's a done deal…

 

[jirskyr]

Yeah pretty confident that's a done deal…

Weird coz they released him to us, though they are genuinely short of props there.

 

[Tweed_Tiger]

Yeah pretty confident that's a done deal…

Weird coz they released him to us, though they are genuinely short of props there.

He probably wanted a longer contract than the 1 year option, a lot can happen in 1 year and his stats this year have not been fantastic but in a struggling team are solid. Souths forwards are making a lot of errors and giving away penalties an area where Grant has good stats.

 

[supercoach]

players like Grant might find life a little better (if he stays) with Packer,Matilino and McQueen bolstering our pack in 2018\. Very hard to objectively judge anyone in our system at present with the team being a total shambles

 

[Pawsandclaws]

players like Grant might find life a little better (if he stays) with Packer,Matilino and McQueen bolstering our pack in 2018\. Very hard to objectively judge anyone in our system at present with the team being a total shambles

Should be ideal to introduce JJ and Tatola and other young forwards into the NRL team with these experienced players around them. We know what Grant can and can't do, it's time for the younger players to be given an opportunity.

 

[Roar_Power]

players like Grant might find life a little better (if he stays) with Packer,Matilino and McQueen bolstering our pack in 2018\. Very hard to objectively judge anyone in our system at present with the team being a total shambles

Should be ideal to introduce JJ and Tatola and other young forwards into the NRL team with these experienced players around them. We know what Grant can and can't do, it's time for the younger players to be given an opportunity.

Completely agree