Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

rihannafan1 said:
A pretty good source on X has implied that Tumeth, Matamua and someone else will be released this week. Joining the dots, they are implying that if the bullying accusations are dropped with Galvin they'll be dropped with other players and the club can let them go.

Handle is 'itsme'. He also knew ahead of time about Onitoni leaving and Makasini resigning.

If so, lots of spaces in the 30 to be filled...
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Yeah he/she is close to Manly & knows a lot of goings on at junior reps level.
 
TSP said:
And just on Api in a mentor role, he is one of those extraordinarily rare footballers.

He can teach certain things, but he has a natural flair and instinct for the game.

He processes in-game scenarios faster than most other players and fashioning his game accordingly as he slows down.

Im not sure you can neccessarily teach this explosive game in processing.

It is a gift hes got.

And his humility and short selling himself in interviews is always extremely impressive.

Hes slowing down but mentally i reckon hes sharper than 90% of players.
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Indeed! I hoped for a whole lot better for Api in his time with this club than 3 bloody wooden spoons and most likely another non finals appearance this season. I really wanted him to have some success here, but that opportunity is fast running out. Such a shame that he will remember his best moments in the game as being with Penrith, not us. He deserves better.
 
I dont think our problem is a "Halves Problem," we have a muscle/ depth problem. When you look at the two types of forwad packs, theres the "Enforcer/Muscle" type pack and the "Modern/Mobile" Pack.

We are in the middle.

Our pack is neither Grunty or Mobile. I think Benji and Richo are building towards a Strong, Muscle based pack that win the ruck and bend the line. Right now Only Pole and May can consistently damage the line.

Dont get me wrong, Sione Fainu has really grown this year and is showing promise, but i find that Twal, Hunt, etc arent adding offensive value. Twal is a great defender but lacks craft as a 13. Hunt is not carrying his weight and usually relies on May to do all the work.

Seyfarth and Bird are also another issue. Both Defensive liabilities and emotional.
 
Vicious said:
Pascoe was an easy bloke to dislike by many, but he obviously never intended to stuff things up.
It would appear Richo is now finding out how difficult it is to manage things correctly at a club such as Wests Tigers where players and their managers believe they can walk all over us.
No doubt Richo is working hard trying to get things right, but the lack of information being provided to long suffering fans is nowhere near good enough.
It’s understood he wants to keep player recruitment and retention negotiations a secret, but players such as Faagatu, Miller, Johanssen etc have all departed and fans get no official confirmation from Wests Tigers ?
BTR has virtually vanished this season.
When all we hear from the media is negativity about our club , it would be nice to hear some positivity from our own club media at times.
Richo’s regular feel good updates from last season have virtually disappeared, does that mean our clubs off field dramas are worse than what meets the eye ?
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Yes, well-raised.

Weve dropped the off-field ball this season.

Benefits to members has pretty much collapsed except if you want you want to be marketed at.

Admin appear to be distracted by something.

Membership and maintaining the following obviously isnt high on the list of priorities.

Which sadly reinforces the idea that we have a club set up for officeholders and high status employees.

Im not going on a nasty anti Richo etc rant, just putting it out there.

Where have i seen that before?

Keep these "forum of origin" posts coming @Vicious.
 
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rihannafan1 said:
A pretty good source on X has implied that Tumeth, Matamua and someone else will be released this week. Joining the dots, they are implying that if the bullying accusations are dropped with Galvin they'll be dropped with other players and the club can let them go.

Handle is 'itsme'. He also knew ahead of time about Onitoni leaving and Makasini resigning.

If so, lots of spaces in the 30 to be filled...
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The same guy specifically said it wasn’t Tumeth & Matamua
 
As a fan, I’m really not interested in a money transfer if Galvin leaves. Given the money that passes through the club’s books what is $150-200K get us as it doesn’t affect the cap?

If we aren’t going to hold strong and keep Galvin to his contract to stop this happening again in the future, then we have to leverage a trade for a key player. This should be non negotiable with any team that wants Galvin early. We have to get something out of it or we are still in the doldrums of being pushovers.
 
Flippedy said:
Indeed! I hoped for a whole lot better for Api in his time with this club than 3 bloody wooden spoons and most likely another non finals appearance this season. I really wanted him to have some success here, but that opportunity is fast running out. Such a shame that he will remember his best moments in the game as being with Penrith, not us. He deserves better.
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actually,his best has been at WTs..nobody will forget last Sunday...better than anything hes ever done
He deserves much more recognition, but :mate driven" media have just rolled over
 
weststigerman said:
I wanted him before he went to the Dogs. I think the jury is out on Latu (mainly around his body) so we need someone next year.

Depends on budget - Sexton, Reynolds, etc. should all be considered.
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Yep im coming around to it. His kicking game is decent too which is something we are lacking. Nothing to get overly excited about but Latu cannot be relied upon
 
Juice said:
The same guy specifically said it wasn’t Tumeth & Matamua
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Yeah he has clarified that now, my bad. BUT he has said it is 3 other players...so maybe Saukuru and Feledy and someone. Thing is if not Tumeth and Matamua, then maybe players for next year who would be coming into the 30 like Sullivan or development blokes or maybe they are actually decent players and he's taking the piss.
 
rihannafan1 said:
Yeah he has clarified that now, my bad. BUT he has said it is 3 other players...so maybe Saukuru and Feledy and someone. Thing is if not Tumeth and Matamua, then maybe players for next year who would be coming into the 30 like Sullivan or development blokes or maybe they are actually decent players and he's taking the piss.
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Can you post a screenshot please?
 
rihannafan1 said:
Yeah he has clarified that now, my bad. BUT he has said it is 3 other players...so maybe Saukuru and Feledy and someone. Thing is if not Tumeth and Matamua, then maybe players for next year who would be coming into the 30 like Sullivan or development blokes or maybe they are actually decent players and he's taking the piss.
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We’ve got a heck tonne of spots to fill by June 30 if this eventuates!
 
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