jirskyr
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Hey where's @THE_POM on this one, fans need some good oil.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Tiger_Steve
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The silence says it all
@The_Patriot said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1064717) said:
I am 100% with you. We have one of the best carrots for a talented young player... the opportunity for game time and a coach with a track record of improving players.
I have faced up to the fact that next year we won’t win the comp. Finals would be incredible.
Soooo... let’s draw some more talented juniors in who are stuck behind strong first grade players and offer them a shot.
It would take a miracle for the Tigers to be a treat in the next 3 years... but it will take tough choices now to be a threat in 5 years
guyofthetiger
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Someone please tell me the Moylan talk is not true.
“MOYLAN MAY JOIN WESTS TIGERS
Don't be surprised if out-of-sorts Shark Matt Moylan ends up at the Tigers in 2020.
I rate Moylan - but he managed just 11 games this season due to injury and many of those were disappointing.
The Sharks have salary cap issues and are looking to offload players - and with plenty of depth in the backs, Moylan may be tapped on the shoulder.
The Tigers, in contrast, are a bit skinny in the outside backs department and Moylan's versatility may see him get an offer from Concord.”
Apologies if posted elsewhere.
https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-storm-suliasi-vunivalu-wests-tigers-matt-moylan/3d61bab5-dd22-4248-9ec4-cb052d919893
“MOYLAN MAY JOIN WESTS TIGERS
Don't be surprised if out-of-sorts Shark Matt Moylan ends up at the Tigers in 2020.
I rate Moylan - but he managed just 11 games this season due to injury and many of those were disappointing.
The Sharks have salary cap issues and are looking to offload players - and with plenty of depth in the backs, Moylan may be tapped on the shoulder.
The Tigers, in contrast, are a bit skinny in the outside backs department and Moylan's versatility may see him get an offer from Concord.”
Apologies if posted elsewhere.
https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/the-mole-storm-suliasi-vunivalu-wests-tigers-matt-moylan/3d61bab5-dd22-4248-9ec4-cb052d919893
Spud_Murphy
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@guyofthetiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1064807) said:
Don’t worry it’s just pure speculation.
@Spud_Murphy said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1064808) said:
Nah, I am the mole. I am also Moylan. Both of us are coming to the Tigers. One of us because it’s where all the best stories are and the other because I am going to job share with Reynolds. We will play 1/4 of the season each
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@Russell but if it's a case of keeping him because he's good now , or trading him for 2-3 good juniors from say the riff , then I'll pack his bags for him .
This is all dependant on whether it's not just actual depression . Which it could still actually be . He may just be all over the place , and just be conflicted between a fantasy about what he wants and what actually makes him better . But sux at times . I totally get that . The hard road , is just that . Hard . He may just be having an existential crisis about , what it actually takes to get to where he wants to be .
This is all dependant on whether it's not just actual depression . Which it could still actually be . He may just be all over the place , and just be conflicted between a fantasy about what he wants and what actually makes him better . But sux at times . I totally get that . The hard road , is just that . Hard . He may just be having an existential crisis about , what it actually takes to get to where he wants to be .
guyofthetiger
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@Spud_Murphy
Certainly hard to see Moylan fitting Madge’s template.
He’d actually have to work.
Certainly hard to see Moylan fitting Madge’s template.
He’d actually have to work.
Harvey
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@The_Patriot said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1064717) said:
Yes and when they go well and attract interest they can just demand a release. Meh
avocadoontoast
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@guyofthetiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1064812) said:
He’d probably be less of a sook than Matterson.
tigerbenji
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If we let Matterson go it opens it up for everyone we have, he has a contract & that's where the NRLshould jump onto these managers & clubs. Oops I forgot its only the Wests Tigers.
@tigerbenji said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1064828) said:
You can't have it both ways..should the NRL jump on Clubs and their management that want to move players on who are under contract..
Currently that's just not the Wests Tigers...
tigerbenji
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@Geo Your probably right mate, just a bit cheesed off, early in the morning & haven't had my Coffee yet.
Elderslie_Tiger
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@Geo said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1064829) said:
NRL should look at penalising players or clubs who do not honor contracts say 50% of the previous contract
amount and clubs singing players who have broken contracts have to pay 50% compensation to the club the player is leaving and it comes off their salary cap.
This is not just a problem for Wests Tigers but the NRL overall ,players are signed as part of a plan to bring success to clubs and this situation has to be jumped on Immediately or I fear for the longevity of the game.
Toddy get out of the coffee shops and do something worthwhile NOW!
Remember when Todd Greenburg was at the Bulldogs and actively encouraged Des Hasler to break his contract with Manly (which still had 12 months to run) to take up the Bulldogs job?
I don't get why everybody is so surprised, That's the culture that he brings to the NRL.
A fish rots from the head down.
I don't get why everybody is so surprised, That's the culture that he brings to the NRL.
A fish rots from the head down.
This is Jai Arrows interview from a month ago. As we all know a month is a very long time in the NRL.
Arrow says leaving Titans would be 'hardest thing'
Tony Webeck
NRL.com reporter
Thu 22 Aug 2019, 05:01 PM
Inspirational Titans forward Jai Arrow has outlined his desire to lead a new period of success for the club while admitting that walking away would be the most difficult decision of his career. Two weeks back from an ankle injury that limited him to just the one Origin game for Queensland this year, Arrow is considered a key pillar of any Titans turnaround under incoming coach Justin Holbrook.
Already the spiritual leader of the playing group given his wholehearted performances on the field and conduct off it, Arrow is contracted to the Titans for a further season but already has rival clubs circling. Gold Coast officials are making Arrow's retention their top priority and are hopeful of having him secured to a long-term deal prior to November 1.
A Burleigh Bears junior, Arrow is one of few Titans players who can leave the 2019 season with reputation intact and the 24-year-old told NRL.com that his preference is to stay and help the Titans re-establish credibility.
"I've come out openly and said that I'd love to stay. That's my preference you know what the rugby league world's like, it's a cut-throat business. It's good to be wanted at my home-town club. "I've spoken to my manager twice now. He asked whether I wanted to know what was going on and I said I'd rather worry about my ankle rehab. Whatever you come back with we'll sit down and discuss it then. “He said he hasn't finalised anything yet so I'm just going to let him do that side of it. “I'm just going to worry about finishing off these last three games as best I can and building some confidence going into next year with my ankle.”
Given the absence of club captain Ryan James with a knee injury for the majority of the season Arrow has been forced to take on more of a leadership role in just his fourth full season in the NRL.
Surrounded by young forwards such as Moeaki Fotuaika and Jai Whitbread, Arrow said it is a position within the playing group he is eager to develop further.
"I sort of consider myself a leader of the forward pack that we've got now,” said Arrow, who will play his 60th NRL game against the Storm on Sunday."We've got a few young guys there with Moe and Jai Whitbread who have been doing a great job for us. I've been trying to help them a little bit.
"I want to take on a leadership role, whatever that might be. If the young boys want to come to me I'm more than happy to help them out. "I came down here from Brissy a couple of years ago solely looking for an opportunity and become one of the leaders of the pack. "I obviously want to keep that role going and hopefully I can stay here and help this club to be successful.”
As for the type of team Arrow wants to lead, the four-time Origin representative says they must become mentally tougher. "I want us to be a team that other teams fear. A team that grinds out a game for a full 80 minutes,” said Arrow.
"If we can be mentally tough and feared, that's something that I'd like for the Titans team going forward.”
Arrow says leaving Titans would be 'hardest thing'
Tony Webeck
NRL.com reporter
Thu 22 Aug 2019, 05:01 PM
Inspirational Titans forward Jai Arrow has outlined his desire to lead a new period of success for the club while admitting that walking away would be the most difficult decision of his career. Two weeks back from an ankle injury that limited him to just the one Origin game for Queensland this year, Arrow is considered a key pillar of any Titans turnaround under incoming coach Justin Holbrook.
Already the spiritual leader of the playing group given his wholehearted performances on the field and conduct off it, Arrow is contracted to the Titans for a further season but already has rival clubs circling. Gold Coast officials are making Arrow's retention their top priority and are hopeful of having him secured to a long-term deal prior to November 1.
A Burleigh Bears junior, Arrow is one of few Titans players who can leave the 2019 season with reputation intact and the 24-year-old told NRL.com that his preference is to stay and help the Titans re-establish credibility.
"I've come out openly and said that I'd love to stay. That's my preference you know what the rugby league world's like, it's a cut-throat business. It's good to be wanted at my home-town club. "I've spoken to my manager twice now. He asked whether I wanted to know what was going on and I said I'd rather worry about my ankle rehab. Whatever you come back with we'll sit down and discuss it then. “He said he hasn't finalised anything yet so I'm just going to let him do that side of it. “I'm just going to worry about finishing off these last three games as best I can and building some confidence going into next year with my ankle.”
Given the absence of club captain Ryan James with a knee injury for the majority of the season Arrow has been forced to take on more of a leadership role in just his fourth full season in the NRL.
Surrounded by young forwards such as Moeaki Fotuaika and Jai Whitbread, Arrow said it is a position within the playing group he is eager to develop further.
"I sort of consider myself a leader of the forward pack that we've got now,” said Arrow, who will play his 60th NRL game against the Storm on Sunday."We've got a few young guys there with Moe and Jai Whitbread who have been doing a great job for us. I've been trying to help them a little bit.
"I want to take on a leadership role, whatever that might be. If the young boys want to come to me I'm more than happy to help them out. "I came down here from Brissy a couple of years ago solely looking for an opportunity and become one of the leaders of the pack. "I obviously want to keep that role going and hopefully I can stay here and help this club to be successful.”
As for the type of team Arrow wants to lead, the four-time Origin representative says they must become mentally tougher. "I want us to be a team that other teams fear. A team that grinds out a game for a full 80 minutes,” said Arrow.
"If we can be mentally tough and feared, that's something that I'd like for the Titans team going forward.”
@Milky said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1064935) said:
He's a terrible 6 and we already have 2.
If he's fit then we'd be silly not to have a go at him in a centre position, but if not, do we really need another Ballin or Reynolds eating up cap while running out the oranges?
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