Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

I'm almost betting on it.... Another year of pain.
My only hope is Luai can pull something out of his ring and get May here,
I'm not confident though.

As it stands,
We're happy to pay 1 million + out of our cap to have players playing for other teams.
With the overpaid / underperforming Players we're keeping, The kids taking up spots that aren't worth much
we just aren't going to have the coin for top class recruits.

Paying half a dozen Players to play for other clubs - Stinks of an impending
'Excuse' for us to keep being garbage to me....

We go through this each and every year as fans and supporters. Always trying to look at the glass half empty. Despite our positive attitude, the playing group always manages to dish up the same trash. Without fail.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

You're not old enough to know what we've been through....

That’s Gold.
But to be honest, it doesn’t matter how long you have supported this club; we have all suffered

To make it worse, none of us will walk away despite the anxiety, struggle and cheap laughs others have for us supporting this club.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

A lot to unpack there.
Everyone is to blame, even the mentaly fragile kids.
Our coaching staff screwed this season well and truly.
THEY need some serious soul searching over the pre season before they blow another.

I think the buck stops when you get selected to wear that jersey.
Everyone is accountable.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Doueihi?

Old man. Sorry meant Olam ?

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

It’s because it’s been whispered that he’s the other experienced player kicking rocks . If it’s not him , then I apologise .

I’m not saying you are right or wrong but imo, players at the pointy end of their careers keep their mouth shut as they won’t get long term retirement contracts
For that reason, I don’t think it’s DK

 

[Moh]

I get Benji's backing of the young guns, because as he so often mentions he had the same treatment that worked for him under Sheens.

I am not a Bateman fan at all and want him gone ASAP, but he does seem to neglect and or not understand how vital the senior players are. Sure the young ones need confidence, but they don't need to be coddled. The senior players deserve respect, and if he really dropped Bateman for the next week in the sheds after the Rabbitohs game - that's a bit silly.

 

[hank37w]

After 3 years with us, Jimmy Ngutlik now on a T&T with the Cowboys/Mackay Cutters, according to Courier Mail.

JIMMY NGUTLIK
Winger

Ngutlik burst onto the international stage in 2022 playing for Papua New Guinea at the Rugby League World Cup before a knee injury stalled his career.

Jimmy Ngutlik of Papua New Guinea poses for a photo during the Papua New Guinea Rugby League World Cup Portrait session on October 08, 2022 in Warrington, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images for Rugby League World Cup)

The talented winger has joined the Mackay Cutters after coming up from Wests Tigers where he failed to crack first grade.

The 24-year-old was born in PNG and grew up in Cairns.

I wish him luck and hope he does well in the near future.

The injury he sustained was very unfortunate and stalled what I thought might have been a promising career, just a shame he never managed to crack an NRL start with us because I thought he was showing some promise prior to his injury.

 

[rugbygoated]

A lot to unpack there.
Everyone is to blame, even the mentaly fragile kids.
Our coaching staff screwed this season well and truly.
THEY need some serious soul searching over the pre season before they blow another.

Benji will last the season, and we'll be last or second last again. They will persist with him because he's 'good vibes' around training, but doesn't set the standards needed to be an NRL head coach. He is incapable.

 

[rugbygoated]

Really hope Bateman has a point to prove and decides to stay and just get through weekly putting his best foot forward, but he'll probably leave, and play better anywhere else

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Really hope Bateman has a point to prove and decides to stay and just get through weekly putting his best foot forward, but he'll probably leave, and play better anywhere else

If it opens up the door for us to get May, I’ll drive him across the bridge.

 

[hank37w]

Doueihi?

Why on earth did we extend him and do it twice in the last couple of years when it wasn't necessary.

The biggest problem I've got with it and what really concerns me is that Richo was involved in the last contract extension at a time when we really needed to be freeing up top 30 spots for the 2025 season.

I know Richo has come out praising Doueihi in the past, so obviously he has some time for him but to me it just doesn't seem like good business.

 

[rex2ce]

Nice of Terrell May to save his soon to be club until last 😉

Might be his order of preference

 

[Buttface]

You need your senior players onside but you can't make excuses for these chumps including Bateman. Bateman is a sook that can't handle being told he's shit.

He better learn a new trade then, bcoz he’s not getting any better at rugby league.
⚽️ ?

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Might be his order of preference

You always save your best for last so u can compare

 

[JB9918]

Based on @teddy23 the other day we will go hard. I would suggest $650K for 3 years. Guarantee Taylan a top 30 offer if cleared to play plus what Luai got offered & be another role model for south west Sydney youth. I think that is important to him based on his comments.

 

[Jimmy]

Wonder if Olam retiring would open the door for Tylan to sign on? Free up the centre spot and the cash ready to join his brother

 

[jrtiger]

Wonder if Olam retiring would open the door for Tylan to sign on? Free up the centre spot and the cash ready to join his brother

I don’t think it’s Olam. keep in mind Canterbury have been retiring players for years on end.

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Olam eyes NRL return

INJURED PNG Kumul centre Justin Olam says he hopes to return to the field with the Wests Tigers early in the NRL 2025 season, after finally undergoing surgery on an injury he has been carrying for the past two years.

www.postcourier.com.pg

From a PNG paper 2 days ago about Olam. Doesn't seem like a bloke who will be medically retiring anytime soon.

 

[bptiger 0]

Very true BP. I'm stoked because our backline has been completely refreshed in only 12 months. The next 12 will be our forward pack and we will be well on our way I reckon.

We may not get the extra 12 months , if we don’t go close to making the 8 , we could be losing , Galvin and others who just don’t want to keep waiting , get 2-3 more forwards and give are good backline a chance, we have missed out on so many forwards that would have improved us , I don’t know is we even tried to sign certain players , but I know that other clubs jumped in

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Might be his order of preference

Might be he knows what he can now get elsewhere and we have to top it up a bit? All things being level at club level, sales pitch etc.
We get the last bid?