Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Earl said:
This is a waste of a contract. We have heaps of middle forwards. We need some gun backs including halves and/or fullback.
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I'm not overly fussed with him but we don't have any locks to be honest. I'm happy for a year then make way for the youth 2024.
 
balmain boy said:
The cap increase is an absolute disaster for our hopes of signing good players. Suddenly all clubs have an extra 2 million to spend. We'll have to be paying a million bucks for anyone decent to join us from now on. Moses would now easily get 1.4-1.5 million.
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I don't think it will make any difference to our hopes of signing good players. Every club gets the increase and our offers will just increase to the same proportion as the Cap increase. IMO the cap increase just means that all players will be hoping for abit extra in their bank and all NRL players will have a new value as to their worth in the market. The dodgy clubs will still cheat regardless of the new cap amount.
 
BrendonWT said:
WT are set to announce the signing on John Bateman in the coming days. WT are also in the mix for Mitchell Moses and Stephen Crichton for 2024 (Telegraph) via @NBWT

thoughts on the prospect of crichton potentially joining the club?
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we got staines, naden & api to help bring him over, he would've been close with laurie as well
 
GarethEllis94 said:
Anyone got access to this Daily Telegraph article and can post it?

NRL transfer market news: Wests Tigers closing in on English star John Bateman​


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The Wests Tigers are closing in on the signature of English forward John Bateman as they enter the final stages of negotiations with Super League giants Wigan.

News Corp understands that the Tigers are expected to confirm the signing of Bateman on a long term deal in coming days continuing their remarkable metamorphosis under coach Tim Sheens.

Bateman starred in the NRL for Canberra before returning to England at the end of 2020. He is set to return to Australia next season in a Tigers forward pack bolstered by the additions of David Klemmer, Isaiah Papali’i and API Koroisau.

The Tigers are also in the mix for Parramatta halfback Mitchell Moses and Penrith centre Steve Crichton, although they face stiff competition from Canterbury for both players.

Bateman shapes as a significant addition for the Tigers, having recently been part of the England side at the World Cup. He is expected to link with the Tigers in the new year, once the club has formalised an agreement with Wigan.

News Corp understands that the Tigers will pay a transfer fee to free Bateman from his Wigan contract. He is then expected to sign a deal with the Tigers for as long as four years in a sign of his belief that the club is on rise under Sheens and assistants Benji Marshall, Robbie Farah and David Furner.

The length of the deal suggests Marshall was heavily involved in the decision - he is due to take over from Sheens at the end of the 2024 season. In the meantime, Bateman’s arrival will provide the Tigers with more ammunition in the forwards as they look to lift themselves off the bottom of the ladder.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
The Wests Tigers are closing in on the signature of English forward John Bateman as they enter the final stages of negotiations with Super League giants Wigan.

News Corp understands that the Tigers are expected to confirm the signing of Bateman on a long term deal in coming days continuing their remarkable metamorphosis under coach Tim Sheens.

Bateman starred in the NRL for Canberra before returning to England at the end of 2020. He is set to return to Australia next season in a Tigers forward pack bolstered by the additions of David Klemmer, Isaiah Papali’i and API Koroisau.

The Tigers are also in the mix for Parramatta halfback Mitchell Moses and Penrith centre Steve Crichton, although they face stiff competition from Canterbury for both players.

Bateman shapes as a significant addition for the Tigers, having recently been part of the England side at the World Cup. He is expected to link with the Tigers in the new year, once the club has formalised an agreement with Wigan.

News Corp understands that the Tigers will pay a transfer fee to free Bateman from his Wigan contract. He is then expected to sign a deal with the Tigers for as long as four years in a sign of his belief that the club is on rise under Sheens and assistants Benji Marshall, Robbie Farah and David Furner.

The length of the deal suggests Marshall was heavily involved in the decision - he is due to take over from Sheens at the end of the 2024 season. In the meantime, Bateman’s arrival will provide the Tigers with more ammunition in the forwards as they look to lift themselves off the bottom of the ladder.
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How good! Things are looking much nicer for the tigs
 
BrendonWT said:
WT are set to announce the signing on John Bateman in the coming days. WT are also in the mix for Mitchell Moses and Stephen Crichton for 2024 (Telegraph) via @NBWT

thoughts on the prospect of crichton potentially joining the club?
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Didn't Crichton knock us back a couple of years ago, he will go to the dogs for sure.
 
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