Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Telltails]

Was that a typo and meant to be "crap"

"Cap" is modern slang for - lie/ untruths

 

[Vicious]

I'm glad you stopped where you did with all those permutations V, the paradox you're creating is causing massive headaches across the forum.

Sometimes I think we are talking about Langlands, Jack, Lockyer and Slater rolled into one.

 

[upthetigers]

nah… cap is the young’s slang for “lies” 🤣

Thanks for making me feel old 😂

 

[PrattenParkMagpie]

Surely we could have just told his wife, we will pay you 250k to be out 18th player, but 200k of that contract this to top up Jahreams salary ?

Do you know what the NRLW cap is...

Under $1.4m for a squad of 24, no player in the NRLW gets close to $250k, not even the biggest names.

 

[PrattenParkMagpie]

dumb question

Why did we punt her?

Aaliyah Bula

The Telstra Women's Premiership profile of Aaliyah Bula including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.

www.weststigers.com.au

I mean if she wanted to play and train, surely we could have let her take a spot in the womens 30?
That said, happy if the club says "she is not up to standard". Ok punt her. If she is player 31 or weaker, sure.

But she seemed to show promise and surely we could have carried 1x person on the roster. Ofcourse if she was a troublemaker, punt her.

The NRLW squad is only 24.

 

[Vicious]

Do you know what the NRLW cap is...

Under $1.4m for a squad of 24, no player in the NRLW gets close to $250k, not even the biggest names.

No I didn’t know the cap for the NRLW teams was that low to be honest.

 

[PrattenParkMagpie]

No I didn’t know the cap for the NRLW teams was that low to be honest.

The minimum wage is just over $50k for a squad of 24, all up it leaves about $200-300k to pay the stars players extra.

 

[Vicious]

There is a job advertisement for Wests Tigers Football Operations Intern.
tigahhh is this job for you ?

 

[diedpretty]

How did the clowns who wrote this BS get this




from this

 

[tigahhh]

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[BlackWhiteGold]

Who.is.matty g?

A Tigers fan with a podcast lol only discovered it from his last one with Makasini. Guy has passion but talks too much imo when interviewing his guests.

 

[hodgo]

The minimum wage is just over $50k for a squad of 24, all up it leaves about $200-300k to pay the stars players extra.

Comp is still short and not considered full time. Also roosters broncos def pay overs using tpas

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

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Not sure what we can glean from these posts...

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

perhaps Richo us looking at Papenhuyzen for 2027 season

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

Not sure what we can glean from these posts...

Means he’s saying it’s lies

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

perhaps Richo us looking at Papenhuyzen for 2027 season

Why, he will be 29 and entering the twilight of his career, prefer taking a chance on a younger prospect if Bula doesn't stay.

 

[Wiz]

Do top players actually take less to stay at a good club?

Only on what counts towards the salary cap. It’s made up by other means.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

turuva at fullback did that when bula was injured. but we struggled to score points because he has no ball playing ability. why do you think the dogs attack was crap & they are looking to replace tracey…. he has no attacking flair

I actually would like to see us develop Turuva at fullback if Bula were to leave. It might not be the worst idea considering we have a few wingers in Turuva, Skelton and Makasini. The depth is decent with Izaac Tu'itupou impressing in his only outing. Maybe Turuva can learn some ball playing with more training time there.

 

[gregjm87]

Do top players actually take less to stay at a good club?

Why wouldn't they? A good club means they can enjoy their footy every week. What is the lifestyle difference between say 900K and 750K? If your lifestyle isn't changing wouldn't you want to take the option where you are enjoying your footy?
Add that potential additional football earnings increase being at a good club I.e. rep selection more likely and thus rep payments. As well as future earnings more likely if they are a premiership winner and rep player. Taking less in many cases is probably the better financial play.

I'd suggest it is foolish to think they wouldn't take less to play at a stronger club.

Alternatively, Everyone on here will tell you the answer is no they get TPAs, brown paper bags or shares in a pub or some other shit. And I'm not for a second going to say that doesn't ever happen but I'd guess it happens far less than it is suggested.

Very few 3rd parties are heavily investing in rugby league players. Why would they? What is their return on investment?

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Why wouldn't they? A good club means they can enjoy their footy every week. What is the lifestyle difference between say 900K and 750K? If your lifestyle isn't changing wouldn't you want to take the option where you are enjoying your footy?
Add that potential additional football earnings increase being at a good club I.e. rep selection more likely and thus rep payments. As well as future earnings more likely if they are a premiership winner and rep player. Taking less in many cases is probably the better financial play.

I'd suggest it is foolish to think they wouldn't take less to play at a stronger club.

Alternatively, Everyone on here will tell you the answer is no they get TPAs, brown paper bags or shares in a pub or some other shit. And I'm not for a second going to say that doesn't ever happen but I'd guess it happens far less than it is suggested.

Very few 3rd parties are heavily investing in rugby league players. Why would they? What is their return on investment?

There is no return on investment it's only for rich dudes who follow their team, with enough money to splurge as a hobby to hopefully get enjoyment watching their team succeed.