Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

liltiger said:
Quick question for all you guys, just wondering. Seeing as how it's been reported we have tabled an offer for Adam Reynolds for 2 years to come across from the Broncos, are you guys like me in thinking Bud must already have something else lined up for next year. I just can't see Richo bringing in another half when we already have like 4. I'm just assuming he must have worked something out for Bud beforehand. If he has I wonder who we target if Reynolds stays in Brissie and Bud moves on.
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I don’t think anyone has even factored in Bud for next year. It’s already assumed he won’t be back. I’d say there are people who have totally forgotten it’s actually a loan deal.
 
rugbygoated said:
I think we will get the wooden spoon. Hard draw. Last round vs titans is another spoonbowl showdown and they will outpoint us. We have the worst coach in the game. No resilience. And haven't recovered from the Galvin saga. The club should fold. Sick and tired of ref blaming all the time. Win a game! Win by more than 4 points so that refereeing decisions aren't the difference. Luai in origin camp only makes it harder. Play raiders 2 days after origin. Week after play manly off a bye at their home. Then roosters most likely without luai with moses out of origin. Then Warriors in NZ. Titans at Leichhardt is a tough one. Interesting to see how eels vs titans game goes in 2 weeks with no Moses for parra
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Don’t you hate Luai? Weird that you would be bemoaning him being on Origin duty.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:

The ‘special’ talent who snubbed rugby to pledge future to Benji and the Tigers​

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June 13, 2025 — 7.30pm

Senior Wests Tigers officials are quick to point out that there are only five more weeks before Heamasi Makasini turns 18 and is eligible to play in the NRL.

To put the excitement surrounding Makasini – who was the only 17-year-old picked in the under-19s NSW Origin team this week – into perspective, the Tigers have not ruled out pitching him into the centres in first grade this year, and have already quickly to sign him until the end of 2028 season.

A goal-kicking left centre who is still attending Newington College, Makasini said he was more than comfortable committing to a long-term league deal – and ignoring advances from rugby – because “the Tigers are where my home is”.

“I had interest last year from Japan with the Panasonic Wild Knights, they tried to get me over and asked me to tour their facility, while I also met with the Waratahs,” Makasini said on Friday. “But the Tigers are home. I’m a local junior, I can see something brewing at the club, and I want to be a part of it.”

Makasini grew up in Orange before moving to Camden when he was 11, where he began his rugby league career with Campbelltown City Kangaroos in 2018. He had barely played the 13-man code until then because his family loved union – including his father, Moses, who played Test football for Tonga and professionally in France.

Makasini represented the Australian under-18s rugby side last year, while also somehow being crowned league’s Harold Matthews league player of the year.

Tigers CEO Shane Richardson has long been a fan of Makasini, and rated him the equal of any junior he has come across.

“Heamasi is as talented a kid as I’ve seen in my 30 years of working in rugby league, and I don’t say that lightly,” Richardson said.

“He’s special. He’s a major part of what we’re doing moving forward. Benji has a huge rap on him. He’s not only a magnificent athlete, but he’s a really humble kid from a great family.

“We’ve signed him until the end of 2028. You have to see him with the ball in his hand to appreciate what I’m saying. There’s no downside to him at all.”

Heamasi Makasini scores for Australia’s U18 rugby side against the New Zealand Barbarians last year.

Heamasi Makasini scores for Australia’s U18 rugby side against the New Zealand Barbarians last year.CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES FOR RUGBY AUSTRALIA

Richardson confirmed there was nothing stopping 108kg Makasini making his NRL debut before the season was over.

The Tigers this week signed Taylan May on a train-and-trial deal for the remainder of 2025, with the former Panther to need at least a month of training before returning to football, which is likely to be via reserve grade, said Richardson.

The club last week signed English back-rower Kai Pearce-Paul, while it has already been well documented they have made inquiries about Brisbane’s Adam Reynolds.
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Grew up in Orange! I'm claiming him! Orange is just down the road, so I'm saying "Canowindra local is the next Wests Tigers big thing!" 👌
 
Tired Tiger said:
Anyone advocating for Reynolds to come to the tigers should have a good look at DCE this year. The cliff is high and while the timing of the fall is unpredictable it's extremely fast when it happens .....
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He was atrocious last night . He made brooks look level headed . I think that’s the sign it’s passing you bye . When you have to push and try so hard to get zero results / even go backwards .
I also thought turbo looks busted , he looks like a shell of himself . Is he injured again ? He , like lattrell has this gravity around him that attracts attention , but I’m not sure if it’s justified anymore , rather a legacy of a time that’s passed by. Even when guys were making half breaks down the edges he couldn’t keep up . A real shame IMO. If his hammys hold up he would have been the best player to ever play the game IMO. He was that influential to. The sea eagles , but couldn’t stay on the field long enough for it amount to anything like trophies and individual awards . Anyways Father Time remains undefeated ..
 
Tired Tiger said:
Anyone advocating for Reynolds to come to the tigers should have a good look at DCE this year. The cliff is high and while the timing of the fall is unpredictable it's extremely fast when it happens .....
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That's not why I want him though.

Reynolds knows what he is doing at NR7. Same with DCE. Both can help train someone like Latu coming through the grades. 2 years with an understanding that you may be wearing a number > 13. Sign them up.

BTW I don't think DCE is falling in performance. This is Siebold's coaching finally catching up with him. .. That said, ofcourse DCE will slow down and it's a reasonable risk if you take either playmaker without a backup.
 
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