think its wiser to spend the money on an extra quality 2nd rower than a prop in this modern times
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TigerBurnsy
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They may be moving sam back to the middle like he played in 2024
Tucker
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The guys body lets him down consistently.
Tiger Stripes
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That would be good if we get a proven NRL standard wide running replacement [as rumoured]
pawsandclaws1
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He is one of Steelers' juniors. I hope they also get Colquhoun as well. I don't know how they let these two go.
pawsandclaws1
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We're getting the right people into the critical positions.
pawsandclaws1
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Injuries happen in a contact sport, with Tedesco the best example. No one would question his toughness and getting injured has nothing to do with how tough people perceive you to be. He's a great little player and our great little player. We need to support him.
5 games off the bench, Doesn't make him a middle...
I'm over this invention that Sam Fainu is a middle.
I've included his 2023 summary as well, Where he played primarily 2nd row for his junior club.
He's played the last 4 seasons (at least) in the Back Row, and is starting there for us next year.
He's one of the better back rowers in the comp - Why there's so much noise around him.
Move him, Why - Because there's nothing else 'cool' to write here?
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Tiger_Yoshi
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Neither did Jordan Miller
Rock Hopper Steve
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I don't get moving Sam to the middle either, if he was to lose impact as he gets older then you would consider it, before the injury he was smashing it at 2nd row it makes no sense to weaken that position.
Forum talk at times becomes rugby league mad science.
Forum talk at times becomes rugby league mad science.
king_sirro
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Ill admit I have been one that is intrigued by Sam as a middle. I put it down to the fact we lack an enforcer there and Sam is the guy we have that tries to kill blokes. Im certain he would kill it in the middle. I reckon if we had a true enforcer in the middle no one would want to move Sam there. That being said, im only moving him there if his replacement is a gun. Definitely don't want to weaken that left edge spot.
Tim Sheens
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Fair enough, though I don't think any of us are simply proposing that he be shifted there.
Rather, if WT are able to sign another quality edge, that Samuela would be at least equally at home in the middle and provide our team with a much needed aggressive point of difference there.
Having 3 proper edge options easily bests adding another prop every day for mine.
Rock Hopper Steve
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I get that possible TS and it could work, but it would take a damn good back rower to knock Sam off the perch considering his age and upward trajectory, he could be anything.
Also consider what kind of dosh would be needed to bring in an equal/better one, do we have the cap to get it done, I doubt it.
We've been playing for over a decade with Dogshit Back Rowers,
We get a good one long term and the reaction of many his entire tenure 'Let's move him'
Defies any logic what so ever!
Does no one hear know how important Quality Back Rowers are?
Here's an idea,
If you want a quality middle (Or 2), go buy one!!
Some Teams stock them in reserve grade FFS.
We don't have a Lock and we wanna try a wannbe half there with SFA experience there,
Now we wanna move our best back rower and one of our better players to front row with not a lot of experience 'Just to see how it goes"
It's fkn bonkers!!
If we wanna move any of our starters,
Move Twal to the Front, Terrell to Lock and buy a dominant Prop.
As crazy as an idea as that may seem, there are actually middles in the comp that dominate in their position. Get one of them,
Saves experimenting with guys out of position...
There we go...
Common sense is sometimes common.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Does this make me smarter than the average bear, well thankyou man, you're a gentleman and a scholar lol.
king_sirro
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You are completely ignoring what everyone is saying. No one wants to weaken the left edge. Its basically talk that if we got Nsemba, Nanai or Martin, then Sam would kill it in the middle. No one is saying play someone like Sukkar left edge and move Sam to the middle.
BlackWhiteGold
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Daily Tele: Wests Tigers signing Jake Averillo has made his intentions clear ahead of his arrival in November: He wants Jarome Luai’s No.6 jersey.
Averillo, who played five-eighth in the Dolphins’ monstrous 68-14 domination of Penrith in the NRL’s State Championship, didn’t sign with the Tigers play in the centres.
When initially joining the club, it looked as though Averillo was destined to sit opposite Taylan May, helping with depth in the outside backs.
But with the dramatic departure of Luai to Parramatta following his two-year stint at the club, Averillo is eyeing a bigger role.
The versatile playmaker delivered the audition of a lifetime in the State Championship, scoring three tries, assisting three others, and breaking the line three times.
Asked whether he is coming to play in the halves next year, Averillo said: “I hope so.
“I hope the State Championship showed that. I love playing five-eighth, I played all my juniors there, and we’ll just have to see what happens next year.”
Tigers coach Benji Marshall will have a bevvy of halves options, with Adam Doueihi set to retain his No.7 jersey, while also having Javon Andrews, Latu Fainu and Jock Madden.
The Tigers also have a Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon card up their sleeve, handing one of the NRL’s best prospects Josh Schuster a train-and-trial lifeline last season.
Jake Averillo hopes to play five-eighth at the Tigers. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
Schuster is a big chance of being retained by the club for next season.
For Averillo, coming to the Tigers is about finding the best position for him and the team.
Last season was a tough year for the 26-year-old, struggling to get onto the field after breaking his hand to start the season, before finishing the year in reserve grade.
“It’s been hard, to be honest,” Averillo said.
“It’s been a tough year. I had a pretty bad hand injury, and I was in and out of grade after that, so I’ve definitely found a new-found respect for all the fringe players.
“Playing the late nights on the bench in the NRL, and then you’ve got to back it up and go to work the next day.”
-Tyson Jackson
Averillo, who played five-eighth in the Dolphins’ monstrous 68-14 domination of Penrith in the NRL’s State Championship, didn’t sign with the Tigers play in the centres.
When initially joining the club, it looked as though Averillo was destined to sit opposite Taylan May, helping with depth in the outside backs.
But with the dramatic departure of Luai to Parramatta following his two-year stint at the club, Averillo is eyeing a bigger role.
The versatile playmaker delivered the audition of a lifetime in the State Championship, scoring three tries, assisting three others, and breaking the line three times.
Asked whether he is coming to play in the halves next year, Averillo said: “I hope so.
“I hope the State Championship showed that. I love playing five-eighth, I played all my juniors there, and we’ll just have to see what happens next year.”
Tigers coach Benji Marshall will have a bevvy of halves options, with Adam Doueihi set to retain his No.7 jersey, while also having Javon Andrews, Latu Fainu and Jock Madden.
The Tigers also have a Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon card up their sleeve, handing one of the NRL’s best prospects Josh Schuster a train-and-trial lifeline last season.
Jake Averillo hopes to play five-eighth at the Tigers. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
Schuster is a big chance of being retained by the club for next season.
For Averillo, coming to the Tigers is about finding the best position for him and the team.
Last season was a tough year for the 26-year-old, struggling to get onto the field after breaking his hand to start the season, before finishing the year in reserve grade.
“It’s been hard, to be honest,” Averillo said.
“It’s been a tough year. I had a pretty bad hand injury, and I was in and out of grade after that, so I’ve definitely found a new-found respect for all the fringe players.
“Playing the late nights on the bench in the NRL, and then you’ve got to back it up and go to work the next day.”
-Tyson Jackson
Betterdays22
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I still think he was recruited as a centre. He was announced when the club still had Luai on the books for 27Daily Tele: Wests Tigers signing Jake Averillo has made his intentions clear ahead of his arrival in November: He wants Jarome Luai’s No.6 jersey.
Averillo, who played five-eighth in the Dolphins’ monstrous 68-14 domination of Penrith in the NRL’s State Championship, didn’t sign with the Tigers play in the centres.
When initially joining the club, it looked as though Averillo was destined to sit opposite Taylan May, helping with depth in the outside backs.
But with the dramatic departure of Luai to Parramatta following his two-year stint at the club, Averillo is eyeing a bigger role.
The versatile playmaker delivered the audition of a lifetime in the State Championship, scoring three tries, assisting three others, and breaking the line three times.
Asked whether he is coming to play in the halves next year, Averillo said: “I hope so.
“I hope the State Championship showed that. I love playing five-eighth, I played all my juniors there, and we’ll just have to see what happens next year.”
Tigers coach Benji Marshall will have a bevvy of halves options, with Adam Doueihi set to retain his No.7 jersey, while also having Javon Andrews, Latu Fainu and Jock Madden.
The Tigers also have a Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon card up their sleeve, handing one of the NRL’s best prospects Josh Schuster a train-and-trial lifeline last season.
Jake Averillo hopes to play five-eighth at the Tigers. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
Schuster is a big chance of being retained by the club for next season.
For Averillo, coming to the Tigers is about finding the best position for him and the team.
Last season was a tough year for the 26-year-old, struggling to get onto the field after breaking his hand to start the season, before finishing the year in reserve grade.
“It’s been hard, to be honest,” Averillo said.
“It’s been a tough year. I had a pretty bad hand injury, and I was in and out of grade after that, so I’ve definitely found a new-found respect for all the fringe players.
“Playing the late nights on the bench in the NRL, and then you’ve got to back it up and go to work the next day.”
-Tyson Jackson
Jedi_Tiger
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good move he is a better 6 than centreDaily Tele: Wests Tigers signing Jake Averillo has made his intentions clear ahead of his arrival in November: He wants Jarome Luai’s No.6 jersey.
Averillo, who played five-eighth in the Dolphins’ monstrous 68-14 domination of Penrith in the NRL’s State Championship, didn’t sign with the Tigers play in the centres.
When initially joining the club, it looked as though Averillo was destined to sit opposite Taylan May, helping with depth in the outside backs.
But with the dramatic departure of Luai to Parramatta following his two-year stint at the club, Averillo is eyeing a bigger role.
The versatile playmaker delivered the audition of a lifetime in the State Championship, scoring three tries, assisting three others, and breaking the line three times.
Asked whether he is coming to play in the halves next year, Averillo said: “I hope so.
“I hope the State Championship showed that. I love playing five-eighth, I played all my juniors there, and we’ll just have to see what happens next year.”
Tigers coach Benji Marshall will have a bevvy of halves options, with Adam Doueihi set to retain his No.7 jersey, while also having Javon Andrews, Latu Fainu and Jock Madden.
The Tigers also have a Trump, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon, who is a convicted Rapist and Felon card up their sleeve, handing one of the NRL’s best prospects Josh Schuster a train-and-trial lifeline last season.
Jake Averillo hopes to play five-eighth at the Tigers. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images
Schuster is a big chance of being retained by the club for next season.
For Averillo, coming to the Tigers is about finding the best position for him and the team.
Last season was a tough year for the 26-year-old, struggling to get onto the field after breaking his hand to start the season, before finishing the year in reserve grade.
“It’s been hard, to be honest,” Averillo said.
“It’s been a tough year. I had a pretty bad hand injury, and I was in and out of grade after that, so I’ve definitely found a new-found respect for all the fringe players.
“Playing the late nights on the bench in the NRL, and then you’ve got to back it up and go to work the next day.”
-Tyson Jackson
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