Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[2041]

Also why is it that so many players leave & hit career best form… Talau has been 1 of the signings of the season on a low-ball contract because how bad he looked last year. Blore & Brooks also been good for the most part, I’m sure Papalii will be back to one of the best 2nd rowers next season when he joins Penrith.

This gets said a lot but it doesn't really stand up to scrutiny. Most players who have left the Tigers have absolutely not set the world on fire. Going through the list: Aloiai is worse than he was here, Hastings is exactly the same, Peachey never came back to first grade and Daine Laurie hasn't done so far, Gildart vanished without trace, so did Maumalo, Madden is a nuffie, Liddle is no better than he was at the Tigers, Ofahengaue is a bench player at absolute best, Musgrove is out of the comp, Luciano Leilua has got worse, Matterson had one good season and is now chronically meh, Garner is a fringe first grader at best, Mbye carried on his downward trajectory, Marsters and Lolohea vanished without trace. Even Brooks is basically the same as he was at the Tigers just with DCE alongside him and on a smaller contract.

The problem isn't that players magically become better when they leave the Tigers; the problem is that we've had too many bad players in first grade.

 

[TSP]

Its in reply to someone stating making the finals means nothing.
Context is your friend.

So is politeness.

And the acquarium.

 

[Buttface]

I think Richo's "Cone of silence"
is not all that great.

We, the Members & supporters of this Club, should get some info from the hierarchy about anything.

No leaks?
How would the club keep anything secret if it told members what was happening all the time ?
Anyone can be a member.
I am happy being a member and knowing nothing except the fact that there are “no leaks”.

 

[Tom Shines]

It’s great there are no leaks from the club…

Doesn’t mean that something is happening though …

The player manager can leak stuff as well … like what’s been happening with Stef

 

[Vicious]

Royce Hunt? Gunna need to play more minutes to be the forward leader they desperately need

Turns 29 next month …so not a spring chicken although hasn’t played a lot of games so maybe he might have a few years left

I think you’re starting to take a shine to him.

 

[Vicious]

The problem I’ve had is that there is literally nothing to connect him to Wests …. No rumours or media talk,,,nothing …

Do you think he might be in demand from other clubs ? If the answer is yes …then how will they get him to come here ? Let me guess … by paying him more money than he deserves over a longer contract than what you should give to a 29 yr old … I just don’t see Richo doing that .. and I wouldn’t want him too..

Besides …If I’m going to have a pipe dream about a prop with next to no chance of actually coming here than it’s going to be about AFB or Fisher Harris…

He was born in Liverpool, so technically he’s our junior and would be returning to his roots.

 

[Tom Shines]

He was born in Liverpool, so technically he’s our junior and would be returning to his roots.

doubt he is gunna return to Liverpool though

 

[Tom Shines]

I think you’re starting to take a shine to him.

can we get him up to 35 mins a game if he comes here ?

Between him and Klemmer we would be up to 60 minutes then ..probably for a $1.4 m outlay between them

 

[Vicious]

can we get him up to 35 mins a game if he comes here ?

Between him and Klemmer we would be up to 60 minutes then ..probably for a $1.4 m outlay between them

We could sign plenty of props who can play bigger minutes, but most of them are as soft as pillows.
I don’t know about you, but I think we already have far too many like this.
Between Pole,Twal and Seyfarth they have no problem playing big minutes, but we need some fire and brimstone to complement them.
Personally I’d be happy to take the risk with NAS.
NAS and Royce Hunt in tandem could be devastating.
Being stuck with Klemmer on big money for another season is a problem as his wages could be much better spent elsewhere.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

We could sign plenty of props who can play bigger minutes, but most of them are as soft as pillows.
I don’t know about you, but I think we already have far too many like this.
Between Pole,Twal and Seyfarth they have no problem playing big minutes, but we need some fire and brimstone to complement them.
Personally I’d be happy to take the risk with NAS.
NAS and Royce Hunt in tandem could be devastating.

I feel that Hunt could take Jordan Miller under his wing too especially in the gym and work some of that baby fat off him (i.e. Hunt is one of the strongest players in the NRL)

 

[batboy]

Royce Hunt? Gunna need to play more minutes to be the forward leader they desperately need

Turns 29 next month …so not a spring chicken although hasn’t played a lot of games so maybe he might have a few years left

Why's everyone talking about Hunt?
It's taken almost a decade for anyone to even know he existed.

Hamlen Uele is where we should be focused....
he's on decent coin, and I think he's the one that will need to make room for AFB.

They have Rudolf, Oregon and Big Tommy lower tier money middles to even out AFB's monster deal....
I'd bet BHU will be the one that makes way....

 

[Tom Shines]

Why's everyone talking about Hunt?
It's taken almost a decade for anyone to even know he existed.

Hamlen Uele is where we should be focused....
he's on decent coin, and I think he's the one that will need to make room for AFB.

They have Rudolf, Oregon and Big Tommy lower tier money middles to even out AFB's monster deal....
I'd bet BHU will be the one that makes way....

the folks here love Hunt … gets mentioned every day

 

[Tucker]

Why's everyone talking about Hunt?
It's taken almost a decade for anyone to even know he existed.

Hamlen Uele is where we should be focused....
he's on decent coin, and I think he's the one that will need to make room for AFB.

They have Rudolf, Oregon and Big Tommy lower tier money middles to even out AFB's monster deal....
I'd bet BHU will be the one that makes way....

BHU for me please

 

[batboy]

the folks here love Hunt … gets mentioned every day

Just for the last little while....

- Bloke has a few good games and blokes here bang on about him like he grew up across the street and they been watching him since U7's

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Just for the last little while....

- Bloke has a few good games and blokes here bang on about him like he grew up across the street and they been watching him since U7's

No but out of those middles likely available on the market, Hunt ticks a lot of boxes for us.

Yes BHU would be awesome but no mention anywhere of him becoming available plus he's contracted until '26.

 

[Vicious]

Why's everyone talking about Hunt?
It's taken almost a decade for anyone to even know he existed.

Hamlen Uele is where we should be focused....
he's on decent coin, and I think he's the one that will need to make room for AFB.

They have Rudolf, Oregon and Big Tommy lower tier money middles to even out AFB's monster deal....
I'd bet BHU will be the one that makes way....

Well it was reported a few weeks back that the Sharks gave Royce Hunt permission to talk to other clubs about a potential switch for 2025 even though he has a contract with them.
On that basis and if you could believe what is reported, it would appear he is the one the Sharks are happy to offload.

 

[Oldman]

Why don’t we go in with a low ball offer for Jack Hetherington
I know he has brain explosions but is getting older (growing up)
and has got plenty of speed and aggression to make a very good edge forward.

 

[Buttface]

Why don’t we go in with a low ball offer for Jack Hetherington
I know he has brain explosions but is getting older (growing up)
and has got plenty of speed and aggression to make a very good edge forward.

Another Naden?

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

The sum of the whole thread... unrealistic..

 

[Sully]

Why don’t we go in with a low ball offer for Jack Hetherington
I know he has brain explosions but is getting older (growing up)
and has got plenty of speed and aggression to make a very good edge forward.

At least we could keep our sin bin record for 2025.
Agree we need intimidating forwards not ones that skip into the line to then turn your back.

We also need players to learn to pass quicker as it looks like a under 7's game with pass the parcel when we switch the ball and is so predictable and that is where we had the intercept last week by Ramien.

I hope that Richo has given Stef a timeline so we can decide what is our next steps are as like most on here agree he is not worth $900k. Potential is good but you need to earn it and he is not.

Losing interest as we just continue to dish up the same crap week in week out , year in year out.
I do hope Benji can turn it around but the game plans don't seem to be different with the same patterns and stagnant attack which ends in turnover and we get gassed in defence and the flood gates open.

I want to see a decent strength and conditioner for the team as we cannot dominate in tackles and all other teams look physically stronger. We cannot say we do not have the facilities as we have a state of the art centre of mediocrity and they need to get the correct people in to build their strength.

I wish I could just not care as it would be better for my health, however like all on this forum we are invested in them and want them to do well.