OFFICIAL Royce Hunt #298

[InBulaWeTrust]

Royce Hunt to join Wests Tigers on three-year deal

Wests Tigers is delighted to announce the signing of Sharks forward Royce Hunt on a three-year deal.

www.weststigers.com.au

What are your thoughts?

 

[Tom Shines]

It’s a start …

Let’s hope a couple more forwards join him … just to keep us the status quo with Ice, Stef and likely Bateman leaving …

Lot of people have been calling for Hunt all season… I think the Tigers are going to have to get more minutes out of him in 2025 then what we have seen this year ..

 

[Lachlan Galvin's #1 Fan]

Good for 20 minutes then gets tired.

 

[upthetigers]

I think it's a no brainer. Replaces Stef on half the coin?

 

[tigermate]

If fitness freak fitzy can’t get him fit close to the sand dunes at Cronulla what hope does “play what you see” benji have?

 

[innsaneink]

It’s a start …

Let’s hope a couple more forwards join him … just to keep us the status quo with Ice, Stef and likely Bateman leaving …

Lot of people have been calling for Hunt all season… I think the Tigers are going to have to get more minutes out of him in 2025 then what we have seen this year ..

Totally agree on your points Tom

He really hasn't done much for me since it's. Been known we were interested... I've watched him much clossr... As you said it's a start
NRL standard prop forward.... Fitness. Can. Be worked. On. They all. Need better fitness.
Good.luck Royce
We did OK the last. Time we had a Royce here 👌

 

[upthetigers]

Good for 20 minutes then gets tired.

That's the compromise you make though. Either they're a workhorse or impact player rarely both. We need an impact forward off the bench.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Add Corey H and Hetherington to the pack and yeah

 

[Tom Shines]

I think it's a no brainer. Replaces Stef on half the coin?

And half the minutes

 

[boonboon]

Good for 20 minutes then gets tired.

That's fine play him for the first 20 mins, give him 50 mins Inc halftime to recover and then the last 20 minutes. Think it's a great signing

 

[Vicious]

And half the minutes

Maybe he takes the Fui Fui Moi Moi approach, only trains for the amount of time he plays ?

 

[Kelce68]

I think he replaces Pole on the bench.

Pole replaces Stef in my opinion.

 

[Kaito]

Half of what Stef was on for roughly the same output.
People that have only just started watching him since
we got linked to him haven't got the full picture.
he's been playing well for the last few years just stuck
behind some decent front rowers. 29 years old is that
sweet spot age too. Another forward and we've got
a 2 for 1 deal for Stef with better lateral movement.
Aggressive guy, not fake tough either like our number 8.
He'll score off of Luai/Galvin crash balls 10 out heaps
next season. Good deal, I'm glad we got it done.

 

[Kaito]

I think he replaces Pole on the bench.

Pole replaces Stef in my opinion.

Don't mind it. Tell him he's graduated & upgrade him 2

 

[yeahcaz]

highly highly doubt he will be the only forward through the door. Also seems as if he was a major leader and vocal point in that Samoan team Luai was also apart of. The only thing that will worry me is if him and Klemmer are the starting props, otherwise it’s a great signing

 

[Tom Shines]

Funny how people know the money he is on already ..didn’t see it mentioned in the Tigers statement

 

[hsvjones]

Richo knows what we need so trust him.
I like Hunts aggressive game which we lack.
He is pretty quick at play the balls for a big guy.
Not concerned about fitness as he is no P Hass and more of an impact player.

 

[AdelaideTiger]

Experienced prop can be damaging on his day.
Think he can be a good bench prop to speed up the ruck and allow Api/TDS to play on the front foot. Don't hate it, but will need to see how it works before saying I love it.

 

[hank37w]

Totally agree on your points Tom

He really hasn't done much for me since it's. Been known we were interested... I've way he'd him clossr... As you said it's a start
Good.luck Royce
We did OK the last. Time we had a Royce here 👌

If he doesn't get his fitness levels up he can always put out the witches hats, should be able to do that in his allocated 20 minutes before he has his rest. 🤣

 

[Groundup]

If you can get horse for $600 and hunt for $350 (numbers for arguments sake, please don’t knit pick) then you have two players giving you 80 minutes rather then stef on $950 giving you 40 minutes of powder puff.