Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[teddy23]

I’m really hoping Benji is calling Payten.

Jeremiah Nanai fits perfectly at second row on his preferred right side.

He’s on massive money and fallen out of the starting side even with Luki doing his ACL.

 

[innsaneink]

Josh Feledy - I think we've seen enough to know that he doesn't have what it takes.
Justin Matamua - contract ends this year, not meant to be.
Brandon Tumeth - small & ineffective, first grade career isn't on the cards.
Charlie Staines - Feels like he's not part of the plans.
Brent Naden - door closed. Had enough chances and hasn't ever really done it.
Jayden Sullivan - Not good enough.
Solomone Saukura - not top 30 calibre.

These players are all top 30.
All their deals end this year and none should be renewed.

These are the type of contracts that are a complete waste to us.

Bud Sullivans good enough for Wayne Bennett
He'd be handy here right now ay

 

[Demps]

Bud Sullivans good enough for Wayne Bennett
He'd be handy here right now ay

I'm interested to see what happens next with his career.

He would be handy right now and has played some good footy at souths.

 

[tonza]

Have to agree hear
Hard hitting and running back rower - KPP goes ok would need to study up a bit on him v others

Fast centre with some attitude. - May

Half , again must be quick and tough - good footy brain

Reserve grade upgrade , Dump Tumeth , Feledy , Matta , Lob , and a few more and go get the likes of Cartwright , Lane from eels , players like this to help the better young guys , our team again is poor , which is about 4 years running now , time to clean it right up

In reserve grade I would dump the coach as well. They are going nowhere. Just a thought?

 

[jrtiger]

squad building is an imprecise science and Richardson's done a phenomenal job to this point to get the 30 to where it is.

that said, we all know we require 2-3 signings for the 17 to make us a genuine top 4 chance, with a few required down below to ensure depth. I'm confident we'll likely hear something around external recruitment within the next few weeks as we utilise the cash Galvin and Moses left on the table.

 

[Tigers_Wests]

In reserve grade I would dump the coach as well. They are going nowhere. Just a thought?

Aaron Payne has been very underwhelming. Upgrade/freshen up is 100% needed.

 

[Dennisspicer1]

Nados did a few good things problem is unfair to judge him on first game back from injury. We were missing a few Hunt, Skelton, Latu Fainu and Galvin for obvious reasons. All 4 are in our starting 17. We are one edge back rower down to begin with along with a genuine 13 and centre.

Incomplete squad but we are on the right track. Throw in Taylan May, KPP and next year Makasini and we are a genuine finals side.

It's always next year.

 

[Tigers_Wests]

I'm so angry at all this shit that the club continues to cop ... from agents, referee officials, inaction from NRL ... nothing changes.

If we can't win, I just want us to smash the other teams physically, just become a team of enforcers F em all , do whatever to bring Spencer Leniu over, Jack Hetherington, Taylan May and others.

It's us against the world!

NOTE: lots of emotion talking.

I feel ya BWG! I see myself as being quite optimistic with my Tigers point of view the majority of the time. Excitement, hope and expectation start to build. Then we get the week from hell both on and off the field. We are long overdue for some sustained luck from everywhere. Gets bloody hard seeing us being shat on all the time.

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

Josh Feledy - I think we've seen enough to know that he doesn't have what it takes.
Justin Matamua - contract ends this year, not meant to be.
Brandon Tumeth - small & ineffective, first grade career isn't on the cards.
Charlie Staines - Feels like he's not part of the plans.
Brent Naden - door closed. Had enough chances and hasn't ever really done it.
Jayden Sullivan - Not good enough.
Solomone Saukura - not top 30 calibre.

These players are all top 30.
All their deals end this year and none should be renewed.

These are the type of contracts that are a complete waste to us.

Justin Matamua has the talent but neither the self-belief nor work ethic. I'm worried that Kit Laulilii is on the same trajectory.

Tumeth looked mediocre in Jersey Flegg. He has found his level in Sydney Shield.

Solomone is the best of the Saukuru clan but not worthy of the top 30 squad. His development would be better served in a strong system where he was made to work for a fulltime contract.

Sukkar has gone up in my estimation. He may well eek out a 10-20 game career across multiple clubs.

 

[Bellend]

I’m really hoping Benji is calling Payten.

Jeremiah Nanai fits perfectly at second row on his preferred right side.

He’s on massive money and fallen out of the starting side even with Luki doing his ACL.

Does not like the dirty work.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Justin Matamua has the talent but neither the self-belief nor work ethic. I'm worried that Kit Laulilii is on the same trajectory.

Tumeth looked mediocre in Jersey Flegg. He has found his level in Sydney Shield.

Solomone is the best of the Saukuru clan but not worthy of the top 30 squad. His development would be better served in a strong system where he was made to work for a fulltime contract.

Sukkar has gone up in my estimation. He may well eek out a 10-20 game career across multiple clubs.

I'd be willing to give Solo to the end of his contract next year. He just could be the player who lifts to the standard at the level he is playing. In a half of a NRL trial (albeit Cup standard), he looked quite good.

He has size & skill, just has to prove he has the effort & attitude to progress. Plus I think we will have enough players cut who are off contract this season that we can afford to give him another season.

 

[Bellend]

Solomone is the best of the Saukuru clan but not worthy of the top 30 squad. His development would be better served in a strong system where he was made to work for a fulltime contract. You can both add the Laulilii boys and Sukkar need work on their aerobic fitness under Roger Fabri in the next off season. There Developpements are being stifled by poor coaching and playing structures.

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

I'm so angry at all this shit that the club continues to cop ... from agents, referee officials, inaction from NRL ... nothing changes.

If we can't win, I just want us to smash the other teams physically, just become a team of enforcers F em all , do whatever to bring Spencer Leniu over, Jack Hetherington, Taylan May and others.

It's us against the world!

NOTE: lots of emotion talking.

Honestly it's quite deflating atm. It seems like everytime we make a bit of progress & see a bit of hope as fans something always comes to shut it all down. I feel like the media, players & agents will never give the Wests Tigers the chance of being successful.

 

[Vicious]

Solomone is the best of the Saukuru clan but not worthy of the top 30 squad. His development would be better served in a strong system where he was made to work for a fulltime contract. You can both add the Laulilii boys and Sukkar need work on their aerobic fitness under Roger Fabri in the next off season. There Developpements are being stifled by poor coaching and playing structures.

When we talk about all these players we have that are not worthy of top 30 contracts, have we looked around and noticed who other clubs have in their top 30 ?
99% of people posting would not have any idea who most of player 25-30 are at opposition clubs, so have nothing to compare us with.
Our problem is not roster spots 25-30, it is being 1-2 quality players short in our top 17, then lacking the required quality between roster player 18-24.

 

[jrtiger]

When we talk about all these players we have that are not worthy of top 30 contracts, have we looked around and noticed who other clubs have in their top 30 ?
99% of people posting would not have any idea who most of player 25-30 are at opposition clubs, so have nothing to compare us with.
Our problem is not roster spots 25-30, it is being 1-2 quality players short in our top 17, then lacking the required quality between roster player 18-24.

well said and wholeheartedly agree. have to remember that the 2-3 players required for the 17 will see a few players trickle down as well.

 

[Fish88]

These strong, hard running, high energy forwards are the way forward.
Look at the Dogs forwards, Egan and Couchman boys at the Dragons, Nicholson from Canberra. Bullemor at Manly. The list goes on. They can keep up with the pace of the game and not be left on the ground or retreatnig back the 10 mins. We need us some of that! From where, I have no idea but we dont seem to be bringing anyone through that fits this build?

 

[momo_amp_medo]

I just hope that the Club is solid around Benji being here for duration of his current contract …. because if he for any reason bails or is pushed out (new coach with new ideas as to what’s needed) most of our current thoughts on recruitment could go down the toilet and we are back to square one.
Just saying!

 

[hodgo]

His effort is there but his transition to sliding out is too slow and caused a lot of issues.

Watching live I really appreciate some of Starfords efforts. He gets put in some very difficult situations and came up with a few great defensive efforts when you thought he had no chance of shitting it down.

I was soooooo anti toa but he has been solid so far this year.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

well said and wholeheartedly agree. have to remember that the 2-3 players required for the 17 will see a few players trickle down as well.

The question I ask is this, during the offseason we were talking up the potential of some of our young forwards coming through and yet no one has forced Benji's hand for a crack at 1st grade.
It's as if they have fallen off a cliff, Sukkar is the only one and that's because of injuries.
Are they proving to be not good enough, it's time to recruit more forwards urgently.
Edit jr you changed your avatar, had to look twice lol.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Bud Sullivans good enough for Wayne Bennett
He'd be handy here right now ay

That's the thing. It's Bennett. Not Marshall. 2 different types of coaches/mentors.