Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[supercoach]

we have tried to sign him before he re-signed with souths he was keen back then but since bennet has arrived in doubt he leaves

Richo was influential with his rise through Souths juniors and tried very hard to lure him over late last year but uncle Wayne’s charm won him over, but by all accounts we got very close to getting his signature

 

[Demps]

Ive been raving about him for a while now... seemed very nervous and young neing interviewed post game but he plays like a seasoned vet...versatile big strong

Did you see him on the Matty Johns show the other week?

He's a serious guy.
I like it.

 

[TigerSkins05]

If fit, and is still quick enuf to play 13...defintely useful...but you wld want a discount one year deal plus club option at market price for 2nd year..if there is one
Think AD will be playing 7 most of next year
Our first priority is a quality big middle

I believe CHN signed a low ball contract with the Bulldogs for next season ..

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

This is a moneyball decision.

Lets remember this won't be coming from our club.

No leaks at the Tigers anymore

I think we can use his leadership and depth for next season.

Exactly this would be from his manager Mario Tartak.

All club would have advised is we're not extending him beyond 2026 so if he can find a multi-year deal in his favour earlier, the club would be open to him departing early.

This sort of thing is done at every club, just some makes news (like Ryan Matterson), others don't.

 

[crazycat]

The Penrith Panthers have continued their talent recruitment drive, signing rising outside back Thomas Goodfield from the Wests Tigers pathways system as they aim to maintain their status as perennial premiership contenders.

A standout over the past two seasons in the Under-17s Harold Matthews Cup with the Western Suburbs…


Looks like we lost another star junior….

His dad is apparently a Die hard Parramatta fan:

Panthers snatch rising outside back from rival club | Sporting News Australia

The Penrith Panthers have strengthened their talent pipeline by signing a rising outside back from the Wests Tigers’ pathways system.

www.sportingnews.com

Look, he has some history with our club. AD left and came back.
Penrith have a stack of Juniors and his dad is a Parra fan.

Meh, we loose him now... he might actually play for us later on.

 

[Lestronge]

His dad is apparently a Die hard Parramatta fan:

Panthers snatch rising outside back from rival club | Sporting News Australia

The Penrith Panthers have strengthened their talent pipeline by signing a rising outside back from the Wests Tigers’ pathways system.

www.sportingnews.com

Look, he has some history with our club. AD left and came back.
Penrith have a stack of Juniors and his dad is a Parra fan.

Meh, we loose him now... he might actually play for us later on.

He’s well down the order as well . That team lacked class in the spine , and he shared the fullback spot all year . He’s a good player , but at the moment , it’s really hard to see the tigers valuing him above others . As he gets older he has fierce competition in the fullback spot .
He’s left for an opportunity , pretty smart at the moment with how much talent there is in the backs coming through .
We just can’t find the middle depth . How do the roosters do it … they have no juniors , just pluck the highest units from every other team and feed them protein , creatine and peptides ..

 

[tigahhh]

bears are targeting Bula 🫠

 

[Buttface]

He’s well down the order as well . That team lacked class in the spine , and he shared the fullback spot all year . He’s a good player , but at the moment , it’s really hard to see the tigers valuing him above others . As he gets older he has fierce competition in the fullback spot .
He’s left for an opportunity , pretty smart at the moment with how much talent there is in the backs coming through .
We just can’t find the middle depth . How do the roosters do it … they have no juniors , just pluck the highest units from every other team and feed them protein , creatine and peptides ..

Creatine? Is that the one that prevents lactic acid burn in ya muscles?

 

[gallagher]

bears are targeting Bula 🫠

They can piss off

 

[GNR4LIFE]

They can piss off

I hear Gus saying the same thing.

 

[liltiger]

all our pathways teams won today, including the women’s. hopefully our firsts follow suit tomorrow

Any idea the last time all our teams won? Would have to be a while ago.

 

[liltiger]

I watch the highlights of that Warriors reserve grade side each week and he looks pretty mid …I would rather have Bunty Afoa

Any decent second rowers in that squad Tom, Warriors seem stacked up front so might want to offload one.

 

[TYGA]

I would still like Benji and Richo to have a look a Tom Ale from the Wahs. Anytime i saw him play i thougbt he was full of effort. Has been injured and can't crack 1st for wahs. Webster should put him in selection thoughts coz thier kids are not cutting it. Does anyone know more about what is going on about his situation? I think from what i have seen he would be a great buy.

Agree he’s a solid player. Some years ago I believe he carved us up in KOE playing for the Eels. Couldn’t crack the Eels or Warriors teams which is a red flag and has been around for years now.

 

[tigahhh]

Any idea the last time all our teams won? Would have to be a while ago.

roosters round actually, we won all 3 cup flegg and firsts. has happened a couple times this year

 

[crazycat]

Ive been raving about him for a while now... seemed very nervous and young neing interviewed post game but he plays like a seasoned vet...versatile big strong

Personally, Winger is the last spot we should get in place.
Right now we have Turuva who holds his line and Skelton who has been on/off again.

The problem is a good winger can really take the heat off a poor performing team. Tukali, Koroibete even Nofo kept our scores high so we focused less on defense. I like what were building too, a team that holds their line and wins without too many flukey tries.

Holding our line, and winning through defense is where we should be headed. Build a real points difference and have some toughness. then get a good winger who will cross the line and put the points on once hte team is solid.

When were serious about a finals appearance, then I would like a boom winger.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

loved what he said re latu

We are lucky to have Benji as our coach who is so passionate about this club....

 

[Vicious]

Just wondering...if we sign a junior from another team, could that come back to bite them? Then...the biting would be even, therefore cancel everything out and you wouldn't need to write these doom and gloom type posts every time a junior goes to another club?

I never see you mention this when we do the same...I'm curious as to what your anxiety is. The Fainus are a really good example of what I'm talking about.

Of course it works both ways and there is no anxiety, but if you want a successful rugby league club to focus on keeping your very best talents in each age group.
I don’t watch every minute of every game in the lower grades, so there are some who are better placed on rating our emerging talent than what I , but from the games I have watched I believe Goodfield was our player with the most potential in the outside backs from our Wests Magpies Harold Matthews team.
Losing him is not the end of the world as nobody is irreplaceable, but it would have been better if we had kept him.

 

[weststigerman]

The Penrith Panthers have continued their talent recruitment drive, signing rising outside back Thomas Goodfield from the Wests Tigers pathways system as they aim to maintain their status as perennial premiership contenders.

A standout over the past two seasons in the Under-17s Harold Matthews Cup with the Western Suburbs…


Looks like we lost another star junior….

Star junior who most people hadn’t heard of until the article about him signing with the Panthers.

 

[Wezt]

South's winger Tyrone Monroe made the fox look old and little.

Liked his attitude, could be handy

Fox was fed hospital balls all night

 

[innsaneink]

Did you see him on the Matty Johns show the other week?

He's a serious guy.
I like it.

No... missed it.
I hear he comes from a bit of a military family