Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[happy_tiger]

What’s doin with his hair?

How about the glasses!

Looks like he's wearing a magnifying glass in each lens.

Stay out of the sun Justin!

I was gonna say leave to poor bloke alone this is a signing suggestions and rumour thread then I watched the vid hahahahaha holy doooly

Have to be fake glasses don't they

 

[finnzo]

What’s doin with his hair?

How about the glasses!

Looks like he's wearing a magnifying glass in each lens.

Stay out of the sun Justin!

I was gonna say leave to poor bloke alone this is a signing suggestions and rumour thread then I watched the vid hahahahaha holy doooly

Have to be fake glasses don't they

They have to be hahaha

 

[weststigers]

Squirm slimers squirm

What’s there forum called ?

I’m going in to cause some crap ?

Spoonsandhoons

https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topic/list

How bad is the spelling!

 

[Fade.To.Black]

Squirm slimers squirm

What’s there forum called ?

I think it's Tapeworm Central, Tapeworm's R Us or something similar.

 

[Fade.To.Black]

Squirm slimers squirm

What’s there forum called ?

I’m going in to cause some crap ?

Spoonsandhoons

https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topic/list

One eyed eel? Sounds like a slang term for ya old fella.

It's very apt.

 

[Cairnstigers]

What’s doin with his hair?

How about the glasses!

Looks like he's wearing a magnifying glass in each lens.

Stay out of the sun Justin!

I was gonna say leave to poor bloke alone this is a signing suggestions and rumour thread then I watched the vid hahahahaha holy doooly

He could look like the elephant man for all I care
He is doing a great job for our club in all aspects
I am sure he has had many sleepless nights as he would have been feeling a lot of pressure since his return
He has copped plenty of criticism but has obviously worked very hard behind the scenes of which we were not privy to
We are now starting to see the results
He probably feels like he has gone 12 rounds with Mike Tyson and just won the Heavy Weight title
Now he needs to keep on punching because it ain't over yet
I can sence a huge mood change on this forum and it's a good feeling for all
Imagine how he'd office must currently be feeling
But they to know the job is not done yet
The foundations have been laid
Now time to finish building and add the finishing touches
This year will be good
Next year will be great
Cheers fellow formers
Enjoy the season ahead
???????????

 

[Guest]

Tigers have cap space to keep up 'aggressive' market approach
Author - Dan Walsh - NRL.com Reporter
Fri 31 Jan 2020, 03:06 PM

Wests Tigers hierarchy say the club still has enough salary cap space to continue an "aggressive" signing spree that has "broken a difficult cycle" on the recruitment front.

In the past week the Tigers have finalised long-term deals for outside backs Joey Leilua and Adam Doueihi while a landmark swap deal that will trade Paul Momirovski and Melbourne's Harry Grant is also close to completion, locking in 29 of the club's top 30 for this season.

While their Tigers' lucrative bids to lure Latrell Mitchell and Jai Arrow to Concord did not come off, the club has been buoyed by the additions of Leilua and his brother Luciano to shore up their centre and back-row stocks, with Doueihi offering both a fullback option and potential successor for veteran half Benji Marshall.

Both Canberra and the Rabbitohs are understood to be paying significant portions of the salaries for the elder Leilua and Doueihi in 2020.

They have also added former Rabbitohs prop Zane Musgrove after his two-year deal was approved by the NRL.

CEO Justin Pascoe told NRL.com that the Tigers patience at market has been rewarded, and left them capable of going to market once more before the mid-season transfer cut-off on June 30.

"We've got 29 in our roster and so we need to have one more before June 30," Pascoe said.

"Like we've been over the last four to five months we'll remain patient and strategic and make sure that we secure the type of player we want.

"It's been three or four years of hard work to get to a cap position where we're able to be aggressive in the market place.

"Yes we've still got some space there but we'll attack the last spot as we have all the others.

"We've identified that we wanted depth in the back row and the outside backs, and with Luciano, Joey and now Adam it makes for a really competitive roster internally.

"There's depth within positions and it means people have to really earn and fight for their spots."

The Tigers dominated headlines all summer with over $1 million in salary cap space following the release of Ryan Matterson to Parramatta and the medical retirement of Ben Matulino.

As well as landing the Leiluas, Doueihi and Musgrove, the club has re-signed rising youngsters Tommy Talau, Alex Twal and Luke Garner.

Highly rated Eels prop Stefano Utoikamanu is heading to the Tigers on a three-year deal from 2021, though Parramatta has rebuffed attempts to secure an early release for this season.

Further upheaval looms over the next 12 months as coach Michael Maguire reshapes his roster and the likes of Marshall, Chris Lawrence, Elijah Taylor and Chris McQueen come off contract, while Josh Reynolds's future is also clouded by domestic assault charges.

New Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis has found himself in the thick of player negotiations after originally thinking his role was "an honorary position with a couple of speeches a year".

Hagipantelis met Doueihi and his father along with Pascoe for breakfast last weekend as negotiations around the 21-year-old's exit from Redfern ramped up.

The jury will remain out on the Tigers' forays into the market until their bid for a long-awaited return to finals football kicks off in March.

But with the Leiluas offering strike power on their respective edges and Doueihi coverage across several positions as well as another much-needed goalkicking option, the Tigers powerbrokers hope the signings will change perceptions around the club's recruitment.

"When you attract players of that calibre, it will attract other players too," Hagipantelis said.

"It's something we're conscious of. It's a bit of a chicken and egg argument. You want good players but you've got to do well to attract the good players.

"It can be a difficult cycle but I think we've broken through that with these signings and re-signings as well in the talented roster that we've already got.

"It's a very exciting start to the new season."

Pascoe added: "We're a long way from finished with where we want to be as a football club, across the whole organisation. We've made a lot of inroads in the last four years but we've got a long way to go still.

"But I think the perception should be different to what it was a while back. We've got a proud history and a huge supporter base and we want to correlate that with consistent success."

 

[The_Patriot]

What’s doin with his hair?

How about the glasses!

Looks like he's wearing a magnifying glass in each lens.

Stay out of the sun Justin!

I was gonna say leave to poor bloke alone this is a signing suggestions and rumour thread then I watched the vid hahahahaha holy doooly

He could look like the elephant man for all I care
He is doing a great job for our club in all aspects
I am sure he has had many sleepless nights as he would have been feeling a lot of pressure since his return
He has copped plenty of criticism but has obviously worked very hard behind the scenes of which we were not privy to
We are now starting to see the results
He probably feels like he has gone 12 rounds with Mike Tyson and just won the Heavy Weight title
Now he needs to keep on punching because it ain't over yet
I can sence a huge mood change on this forum and it's a good feeling for all
Imagine how he'd office must currently be feeling
But they to know the job is not done yet
The foundations have been laid
Now time to finish building and add the finishing touches
This year will be good
Next year will be great
Cheers fellow formers
Enjoy the season ahead
???????????

Well said. Agendas never die for some.

 

[The_Patriot]

Tigers have cap space to keep up 'aggressive' market approach
Author - Dan Walsh - NRL.com Reporter
Fri 31 Jan 2020, 03:06 PM

**> "But I think the perception should be different to what it was a while back. We've got a proud history and a huge supporter base and we want to correlate that with consistent success."**

Amen.

The combined history of the club and the fanatic supporter base deserve this kind of thinking.

 

[HabboTiger]

About Joey L

https://www.statsinsider.com.au/nrl/joeyjoey-leilua-gives-the-tigers-fans-a-reason-to-be-optimistic

 

[camby tiger]

Was just having a beer in bar broadway (Sydney cbd) and low and behold the fox trots across the road. I would of thought Bellamy would have those guys in the middle of a rigorous pre season, just thought it was a bit odd.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

About Joey L

https://www.statsinsider.com.au/nrl/joeyjoey-leilua-gives-the-tigers-fans-a-reason-to-be-optimistic

How awesome is it to see the effort in an article like this based on a Tigers signing?

Great stuff. He will be more diamonds than rocks for us.

We just need to give him time to fit in and click

 

[bathursttiger1]

Was just having a beer in bar broadway (Sydney cbd) and low and behold the fox trots across the road. I would of thought Bellamy would have those guys in the middle of a rigorous pre season, just thought it was a bit odd.

Why didn’t you go and sign him up with the WT’s.

 

[Fletch]

You would think if a clubs cap is managed well then it should be aggressive in the player market every 1-2 years.

It feels like the Tigers went through an aggressive cycle every 3-4 years - a result of subpar recruitment and retention.

Hopefully that’s changing, and it feels like it is!

The clubs done well considering our cap and roster position at the end last season, recent recruitment and retention seems more diligent and strategic.

 

[happy_tiger]

It's been 24 hours ...Surely another signing awaits

 

[hobbo1]

It's been 24 hours ...Surely another signing awaits

Yep
Today has been boring

 

[camby tiger]

Was just having a beer in bar broadway (Sydney cbd) and low and behold the fox trots across the road. I would of thought Bellamy would have those guys in the middle of a rigorous pre season, just thought it was a bit odd.


Why didn’t you go and sign him up with the WT’s.

I was wearing my WT hat, he gave me a quick glance and put the pace on ?

 

[Leck]

Tigers have cap space to keep up 'aggressive' market approach
Author - Dan Walsh - NRL.com Reporter
Fri 31 Jan 2020, 03:06 PM

Wests Tigers hierarchy say the club still has enough salary cap space to continue an "aggressive" signing spree that has "broken a difficult cycle" on the recruitment front.

In the past week the Tigers have finalised long-term deals for outside backs Joey Leilua and Adam Doueihi while a landmark swap deal that will trade Paul Momirovski and Melbourne's Harry Grant is also close to completion, locking in 29 of the club's top 30 for this season.

While their Tigers' lucrative bids to lure Latrell Mitchell and Jai Arrow to Concord did not come off, the club has been buoyed by the additions of Leilua and his brother Luciano to shore up their centre and back-row stocks, with Doueihi offering both a fullback option and potential successor for veteran half Benji Marshall.

Both Canberra and the Rabbitohs are understood to be paying significant portions of the salaries for the elder Leilua and Doueihi in 2020.

They have also added former Rabbitohs prop Zane Musgrove after his two-year deal was approved by the NRL.

CEO Justin Pascoe told NRL.com that the Tigers patience at market has been rewarded, and left them capable of going to market once more before the mid-season transfer cut-off on June 30.

"We've got 29 in our roster and so we need to have one more before June 30," Pascoe said.

"Like we've been over the last four to five months we'll remain patient and strategic and make sure that we secure the type of player we want.

"It's been three or four years of hard work to get to a cap position where we're able to be aggressive in the market place.

"Yes we've still got some space there but we'll attack the last spot as we have all the others.

"We've identified that we wanted depth in the back row and the outside backs, and with Luciano, Joey and now Adam it makes for a really competitive roster internally.

"There's depth within positions and it means people have to really earn and fight for their spots."

The Tigers dominated headlines all summer with over $1 million in salary cap space following the release of Ryan Matterson to Parramatta and the medical retirement of Ben Matulino.

As well as landing the Leiluas, Doueihi and Musgrove, the club has re-signed rising youngsters Tommy Talau, Alex Twal and Luke Garner.

Highly rated Eels prop Stefano Utoikamanu is heading to the Tigers on a three-year deal from 2021, though Parramatta has rebuffed attempts to secure an early release for this season.

Further upheaval looms over the next 12 months as coach Michael Maguire reshapes his roster and the likes of Marshall, Chris Lawrence, Elijah Taylor and Chris McQueen come off contract, while Josh Reynolds's future is also clouded by domestic assault charges.

New Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis has found himself in the thick of player negotiations after originally thinking his role was "an honorary position with a couple of speeches a year".

Hagipantelis met Doueihi and his father along with Pascoe for breakfast last weekend as negotiations around the 21-year-old's exit from Redfern ramped up.

The jury will remain out on the Tigers' forays into the market until their bid for a long-awaited return to finals football kicks off in March.

But with the Leiluas offering strike power on their respective edges and Doueihi coverage across several positions as well as another much-needed goalkicking option, the Tigers powerbrokers hope the signings will change perceptions around the club's recruitment.

"When you attract players of that calibre, it will attract other players too," Hagipantelis said.

"It's something we're conscious of. It's a bit of a chicken and egg argument. You want good players but you've got to do well to attract the good players.

"It can be a difficult cycle but I think we've broken through that with these signings and re-signings as well in the talented roster that we've already got.

"It's a very exciting start to the new season."

Pascoe added: "We're a long way from finished with where we want to be as a football club, across the whole organisation. We've made a lot of inroads in the last four years but we've got a long way to go still.

"But I think the perception should be different to what it was a while back. We've got a proud history and a huge supporter base and we want to correlate that with consistent success."

Finally, a well written article that's unbiased and delivers some well written opinion, facts and truth.

Nice job JO.

 

[finnzo]

Has any 1 seen a highlight package of Harry grant

 

[cochise]

Was just having a beer in bar broadway (Sydney cbd) and low and behold the fox trots across the road. I would of thought Bellamy would have those guys in the middle of a rigorous pre season, just thought it was a bit odd.

Storm had their media day today at foxsports!