Signing Rumours..

Naiqama would surely be a high-quality signing for any ESL club. I think he has a place in a good NRL side as a winger/finisher, but he'd put on a good showing as a centre in England. I can't blame the bloke for having those kinds of thoughts, as he's been a bit of a journeyman in Australia.
 
Channel 7 QLD is reporting that former Dragons player BENJI MARSHALL HAS SIGNED a 1 year deal with the Brisbane Broncos for season 2017
 
@Spartan117 said:
Watching some the Highlights from the Juniors Here >>>>

http://www.weststigersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=28028&p=762139#p762139

We got OBED Kharwin coming through …. Thx Kev, Take any lucritive contract that you can OS
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Tiger Torch said that Kharwin was a very lazy trainer, and would only be offered a basic contract at best.
 
@mustafa said:
Channel 7 QLD is reporting that former Dragons player BENJI MARSHALL HAS SIGNED a 1 year deal with the Brisbane Broncos for season 2017
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He has definitely had chats with Wayne Benne t.

He has also be linked to the storm.

He will play in one of those 2 sides next year.

Considering Bromcos have Hunt $ Milfors and storm are looking for a 5-8 I think he will make the way down south and play alongside Cronk
 
@WestsBenTigers said:
@mustafa said:
Channel 7 QLD is reporting that former Dragons player BENJI MARSHALL HAS SIGNED a 1 year deal with the Brisbane Broncos for season 2017

He has definitely had chats with Wayne Benne t.

He has also be linked to the storm.

He will play in one of those 2 sides next year.

Considering Bromcos have Hunt $ Milfors and storm are looking for a 5-8 I think he will make the way down south and play alongside Cronk
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munster is playing 5/8 next year
 
@jirskyr said:
@Tiger Come Lately said:
@jirskyr said:
I reckon Cherrington is suffering from Lichaa Syndrome. It's all well and good to dominate in attack at NYC level, but if you can't make 40+ tackles on first-grade quality opponents and still have something left in the tank for attack, you will struggle to offer much to most clubs.

I think in the modern game, the hooking role is foremost about defensive load and quick distribution, before creativity.

You could be right with the Lichaa syndrome.

Im not sure its a modern game thing. Defend in the middle and traffic is going to come your way has always been the case. I don't see the 9 as ball distributor alone, i think he does need to be an attacking option. A good kicking game out of the 9 is essential, everyone is onside - especially when you are close to the opposition line. An attacking ability holds the defence in two minds and if they just keep dishing it up to the halfs it puts pressure on them as the defence is on to them.

When I grew up watching footy in the 80s it was a 5m defensive line and forwards could only be subbed on fresh once, from a very small reserves, some of whom may have played a lower grade game earlier in the day. Also with the leather footies they could not steam onto faceballs very easily; indeed they usually took possession well back from the ruck from a looping pass.

I would love to know if there are stats for metres per carry from back then, because I'm sure they'd be comfortably inferior to the metrage of modern forward carries.

Modern forwards as a group are also arguably more professional and fitter than they they have ever been, and with the meteoric increase in the number of Polynesian-background players, possibly consistently larger/heavier as well.

So I think we get these new young hookers who are still growing and not carrying huge frames like young props might, being asked to be fast enough to take advantage of retreating defensive lines, whilst having a judicious kicking game and a deft pass. There are plenty of them in the halfback-type mold, but then you chuck them into reserves and firsts and they have to make 40 tackles.

I took a quick look at the NYC POTY, where they ended up:
2015 Jayden Berrell (Broncos)
2014 Manaia Cherrington (Tigers)
2013 Michael Lichaa (Sharks)
2012 Michael Lichaa (Sharks)
2011 Kurt Baptiste (Broncos)
2010 James Segeyaro (Cowboys)
2009 Travis Waddell (Raiders)
2008 Masada Iosefa (Panthers)

You can definitely make a similar list and argument for the failed development of halfback from NYC, but I think there are more potential young stars making an impact in the halves right now - Cleary, Martin, Moses, Milford, Keary, Ash Taylor, Elgey etc.

I agree that hookers really need to have an attacking ability in the modern game, just that some of them are finding it being beaten out of them by the defensive load. I don't think you'll find a more highly-touted junior hooker in the last 10 years than Lichaa, and he has absolutely not come on at all.
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Your right in your comparisons and make good points. i played in the mid 70's till the late 80's as a number 9 and while the game was different I had one of the highest tackle counts in the team (not that anyone kept stats). yes the 5 mtr rule meant they were not coming at you as fast but the game was significantly dirtier back then and the toll on the body was evident.

the biggest change in the game wasn't the 10mtr rule, iMO it was the interchange, if we reduce or return the game to subs and it would evolve again (not that i want subs). Don't get me wrong i like the look of the game today its very enjoyable to watch but i think the smaller guys are going to struggle and need to harden up to survive.
 
Storm struggling to maintain Kevin Proctor.

I think we should make a bit of a play at him.

I think other clubs will beat us on this one.

Still worth a try though.
 
@WestsBenTigers said:
Storm struggling to maintain Kevin Proctor.

I think we should make a bit of a play at him.

I think other clubs will beat us on this one.

Still worth a try though.
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You keep throwing names into the ring - nothing wrong with that.
However you do realise we have no money to spend - especially
lots of money on players like Proctor (who will go to the Titans if
he doesn't stay with the Storm).

We still have to sign Teddy, Moses, Woods, ET and Brooks -
we don't have money for medium to good players until 2018 in my
opinion, more the pity.
 
Why settle for Proctor…Taumalolo is available in 2018...that guy can play...
 
@Russell said:
We still have to sign Teddy, Moses, Woods, ET and Brooks -
we don't have money for medium to good players until 2018 in my
opinion, more the pity.
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This is most likely correct, but with an important qualification:
medium to good players = established/experienced medium to good players :slight_smile:
the key word being **established/experienced**.

So we can still sign another Aloiai, JAC, Taupau, Austin etc. :smiley:
 
@Geo. said:
Why settle for Proctor…Taumalolo is available in 2018...that guy can play...
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were supposed to have cap space in 2018 subject to what we do with the 4 and some others.

doesn't the cap shift in 2018? i guess every will have the cap space to go after players.
 
@InBenjiWeTrust said:
@Russell said:
We still have to sign Teddy, Moses, Woods, ET and Brooks -
we don't have money for medium to good players until 2018 in my
opinion, more the pity.

This is most likely correct, but with an important qualification:
medium to good players = established/experienced medium to good players :slight_smile:
the key word being **established/experienced**.

So we can still sign another Aloiai, JAC, Taupau, Austin etc. :smiley:
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Still don't know why we let Tapau go
 
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