Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

We will still need an 'experienced' depth outside back to add to our top 30 for next season, especially one who can play right centre if Star goes down. Yes we have 18yo Makasini waiting in the wings & Luke Laulilii but we still need another especially with experience.

I have a feeling it will go to Izaak Tui'tupou given his outstanding NSW Cup form this season & already in the wider squad. The other potential I see is Corey Allan. There is basically no one else available who fits the bill better than either of these two IMO.

And before anyone says Jesse Arthurs, ask yourself why someone would ask for a release to come to a club to be a depth outside back & likely 3rd in line for similar $$$ than they are already on lol
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
We will still need an 'experienced' depth outside back to add to our top 30 for next season, especially one who can play right centre if Star goes down. Yes we have 18yo Makasini waiting in the wings & Luke Laulilii but we still need another especially with experience.

I have a feeling it will go to Izaak Tui'tupou given his outstanding NSW Cup form this season & already in the wider squad. The other potential I see is Corey Allan. There is basically no one else available who fits the bill better than either of these two IMO.

And before anyone says Jesse Arthurs, ask yourself why someone would ask for a release to come to a club to be a depth outside back & likely 3rd in line for similar $$$ than they are already on lol
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hiroti’s extension never eventuated.
 
Needaname said:
Pezet apparently signing with the Eels. Good forward thinking by them. Complementary as a 5/8 and more than adequate as a halfback to fill in for a mia Moses.
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I bet the parramatta signings and suggestions board would be very excited .. not too sure what it has to do on here though
 
Fish88 said:
Good low risk signing in position of need. Will put pressure on guys like Seyfarth, Hunt and Twal to step up.

Just hope his defence and effort areas are right up there as it’s what’s were lacking. Havnt watched him this year.
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It’s a good signing as we we need someone with a bit of size and impact to add competition to our middle forwards and I assume he’s on a lower tier contract that will not hurt us if it does not go to plan.
But if you are expecting a high energy defender with good line speed, Bunty does not fit that description.
It is quite clear he was mainly playing Reserve Grade for the Warriors due to him being a lazy defender, his ball carries are nearly always good quality.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
We will still need an 'experienced' depth outside back to add to our top 30 for next season, especially one who can play right centre if Star goes down. Yes we have 18yo Makasini waiting in the wings & Luke Laulilii but we still need another especially with experience.

I have a feeling it will go to Izaak Tui'tupou given his outstanding NSW Cup form this season & already in the wider squad. The other potential I see is Corey Allan. There is basically no one else available who fits the bill better than either of these two IMO.

And before anyone says Jesse Arthurs, ask yourself why someone would ask for a release to come to a club to be a depth outside back & likely 3rd in line for similar $$$ than they are already on lol
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Yeah I think it will be Tui'tupou. Give him plenty of reps with the boys at right centre aswell as wing during the pre-season.
 
Vicious said:
Lindsay Smith is quite obviously a good player, current Australian Rep and has a rapidly developing passing game, something we are still lacking within our forward pack.
The question is what is is value and what value could we offer him to try and persuade him to sign with us instead of nearly every other NRL club who I assume will also be interested in signing him ?
I reckon his Market Value is probably be between 600k - 700k so we would probably need to offer 800k to be a chance of signing him.
Is he worth that is the big question ?
I’m not sure he is worth 800k, but I’m not sure he is not worth it either.
Assuming we retain Sione Fainu who I assume we will also have to upgrade, I’d say we would have to offload someone to be able to pay someone like Lindsay Smith 800k.
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Lindsay Smith does everything Twal does and more! Not available until 2027.
Afoa signed for 1-year, 2026. Then Lindsy Smith for 2027 sounds good planning to me.
 
Tiger Stripes said:
Lindsay Smith does everything Twal does and more! Not available until 2027.
Afoa signed for 1-year, 2026. Then Lindsy Smith for 2027 sounds good planning to me.
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No doubt Lindsay Smith offers more and is a good upgrade on someone like Twal, but he would need to be as he will cost us twice as much as Twal.
We desperately need to extend Sione Fainu, Samuela Fainu, Terrell May and make a decision on whether or not we want to try and keep Fonua Pole long term.
Personally I think those 4, 3 of them being middles are vital re-signings and will form the basis of our forward pack for many years to come.
If that is the plan and it comes to fruition we still ideally need one more middle forward signing while waiting to see how the likes of Kit Laulilli and Christian Taupau-Moors progress.
In addition to that we need a genuine good quality starting 13 unless one can be manufactured.
Twal has been a true warrior,very loyal to our club and I think he can still give us value for the next season or two, but he doesn’t have the skill set or attributes to be of much value once he’s into his 30’s, so you would assume we are already in the planning process to replace him when his contract runs out at the conclusion of the 2027 season, or maybe an early release to the Perth Bears for 2027.
 
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