Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tony soprano]

Anyone see the panthers GF content it’s pretty good

 

[tony soprano]

https://www.penrithpanthers.com.au/news/2021/01/02/the-finals-charge-episode-3/

 

[diedpretty]

I've seen 2 seperate articles regarding our most likely line-up for '21 and both omitted Zane Musgrove. I reckon he'll be in the top 17 and will acquit himself really well. I liked the energy and aggression he showed in limited games last year and think he's gonna bring good go-forward off the bench to keep us rolling up the middle. Hopefully he doesn't suffer the same misfortune injury-wise.
Overall I like our pack, but their conditioning and fitness levels need to be well up on last year for them to reach their true potential.
Top 8 here we come!

Musgrove is a good shot of starting next to Tamou I reckon... those two would go well together.

Should definitely be in the 17 - I would think it would be out of him and Twal to start if we use Joe O as lock. Madge might want to have 2 good defenders in the middle to start which would give Twal the edge over him.

 

[compensate]

Where’s Milky with a team list when you need him?

Think milky has grown up and left us and been taken over by everything wests tigers or whatever their handle is

What have I done?

 

[compensate]

Anyone see the panthers GF content it’s pretty good

And has that got anything to do with a signing, suggestions and rumours thread? Take this somewhere else. Cheers

 

[frullens]

Anyone see the panthers GF content it’s pretty good

And has that got anything to do with a signing, suggestions and rumours thread? Take this somewhere else. Cheers

Given 95% of this thread is hypotheticals, lamenting or general banter, maybe it needs to be renamed as a 'WT community page'

And start a new thread only for strong rumours for the select few who actually have some goss

 

[avocadoontoast]

Anyone see the panthers GF content it’s pretty good

And has that got anything to do with a signing, suggestions and rumours thread? Take this somewhere else. Cheers

To be fair there hasn’t been anything on signings or rumours for about 20 pages

 

[TheDaBoss]

Anyone see the panthers GF content it’s pretty good

And has that got anything to do with a signing, suggestions and rumours thread? Take this somewhere else. Cheers

To be fair there hasn’t been anything on signings or rumours for about 20 pages

taken over by finance

a pom post of some sorts would fix the thread back

heck unban smoking gun

 

[frullens]

Just to clarify I enjoy the general banter on this thread**. This is my go to thread to feel part of the forum community. Really was heartwarmed reading the recent discussion on forumers wellbeing and how we are all here for eachother.

**possibly excluding very specific discussions such as financial planning

 

[innsaneink]

Imagine reading every post in this thread... I click on 'go to last post read' and then I see there's another 30 or 40 odd pages to the end, which I then skip

 

[Magpieger]

Surely we can comment on the "think about considering the possibilty of maybe giving some thought to the possibility of considering thinking about weighing-up the pros and cons of toying with the idea of maybe considering the possibility of giving some thought to potential signings".... Riiight???

 

[JC99]

Anyone see the panthers GF content it’s pretty good

And has that got anything to do with a signing, suggestions and rumours thread? Take this somewhere else. Cheers

To be fair there hasn’t been anything on signings or rumours for about 20 pages

taken over by finance

a pom post of some sorts would fix the thread back

heck unban smoking gun

Feels like an eon since there’s been any sort of news about Tigers signing. It is the holidays I guess but it’s very boring 🙁

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

for about 20 pages

typo - for 20 years! - there I fixed it.

 

[Cairnstigers]

Anyone see the panthers GF content it’s pretty good

And has that got anything to do with a signing, suggestions and rumours thread? Take this somewhere else. Cheers

To be fair there hasn’t been anything on signings or rumours for about 20 pages

taken over by finance

a pom post of some sorts would fix the thread back

heck unban smoking gun

Feels like an eon since there’s been any sort of news about Tigers signing. It is the holidays I guess but it’s very boring 🙁


 

[Tim Sheens]

Can real estates kick goals

Come one dude . A lot of guys have been pouring their heart out the last couple of days . It’s a little bit insensitive to be like “the moaning about your life forum “ is over there . I’m sure guys writing and moaning about never signing Pearce or Whoever , can wait a day or 2, so guys can get stuff off their chest .
Holidays can be a rough time . Shows some class mate

Start a thread, I mean we have threads here for UFC, Dad Humor, Coronavirius, Mechanical, etc. If blokes want a thread to share and "pour their hearts out" as you put it, they can start one. I'm sorry if that sounds insensitive but this got awfully confusing with emotional experiences, Mybe, Pearce and Mansour.

I am happy to read and take in any fellow forumer's outpouring in any thread at any time and encourage everyone to do so whenever they feel the need as I am sure the majority of us would rather be able to help our brothers and sisters with a sympathetic ear at least and many an empathetic one at the expense of a few extra minutes of our time.

Not having a shot at you personally and only hope that all in life is well for you so no support is needed, but should you or others feel like getting something off your chest or require some solace in a safe space, know that in general it is almost always able to be found here without judgement.

 

[cochise]

Can real estates kick goals

Come one dude . A lot of guys have been pouring their heart out the last couple of days . It’s a little bit insensitive to be like “the moaning about your life forum “ is over there . I’m sure guys writing and moaning about never signing Pearce or Whoever , can wait a day or 2, so guys can get stuff off their chest .
Holidays can be a rough time . Shows some class mate

Start a thread, I mean we have threads here for UFC, Dad Humor, Coronavirius, Mechanical, etc. If blokes want a thread to share and "pour their hearts out" as you put it, they can start one. I'm sorry if that sounds insensitive but this got awfully confusing with emotional experiences, Mybe, Pearce and Mansour.

I am happy to read and take in any fellow forumer's outpouring in any thread at any time and encourage everyone to do so whenever they feel the need as I am sure the majority of us would rather be able to help our brothers and sisters with a sympathetic ear at least and many an empathetic one at the expense of a few extra minutes of our time.

Not having a shot at you personally and only hope that all in life is well for you so no support is needed, but should you or others feel like getting something off your chest or require some solace in a safe space, know that in general it is almost always able to be found here without judgement.

Agree with this whole post but the last line especially mate, this is one of the least judgmental places I have ever been associated with.

 

[crazycat]

Michael Tannous looks promising,plus another couple,but as yet to young,.Then we have to keep them as all other clubs will swoop as we have done.Madden may be given a try,and i think Laurie would be great but until we get another FB that will be his position.We all hope Douiehi works out in the long run.

I am bullish on Tannous, much more so than Madden. Seems to have an air of arrogance about his play which is what a good half needs.


I like the look of Michael Tannous as well. Plays very direct with speed. Looks well balanced on his feet and has a great side step. Still young. Not sure what’s happening with reserve grade this year. He is named in the Balmain 2021 SG Ball team but was doing pre season with The NRL extended squad. I’m guessing 2022 at the earliest for NRL?


Madden is in the Top30 and a possibility for R1 depending on trial form. He will have to grab whatever opportunities in NRL with both hands as Tannous will be competing for a halves spot in 2022.

SG Ball age has increased to under 19’s this year. I’m guessing it’s because of how all the lower grades have been disrupted with COVID.

Development players for 2021 are Kelma Tuilagi, Reece Hoffmann, William Kei.
You’d imagine Tannous would get a development contract in 2022. Or if Walters moves to Brisbane, Hoffmann might get a 2021 Top 30 spot and Tannous a dev spot this year as we are thin in the halves. With 3 spots in the Top 30 still vacant anything could happen.

Interested to get your take on his strengths and weaknesses? Have you watched him in the junior ranks?


Sorry, I don’t have any great insight into his strengths and weaknesses. I do know a lower grade coach that is impressed by his game. I did notice from online videos of his games that he has plenty of speed and a great step. 2020 was very limited for live footy viewing.
[link text](https://youtu.be/2it97_GRM7g)

Thanks for that clip, he looks like a good prospect. Plenty of speed, a good step and he likes to play physical by the looks of it. Good signs.
Had to laugh at the bloke he passed the ball to at 2.11........he must of thought it was an away game that bloke?

It’s only junior footy of cause......but it does highlight how well balanced he is at speed and how direct his natural game is. Obviously there is a lot more than that to make it as an NRL half. Hopefully reserve grade happens this year and he can step up from SG Ball.
Looking forward to watching Madden in the trails this year. I think he played in last year trials against Penrith or the Warriors but didn’t impress from memory.

Madden played in the Penrith trial.


How did he look to you? I seem to remember he wasn’t near Brooks level. However Brooks regressed throughout 2020. Brooks did have a bad back in 2019 and 2020 which I think he has now gotten on top of.

He played about as good as his forwards let him. Iirc we got thumped by about 30+ and there were no real standouts

I can't agree more

If our forwards don't set a platform. We go nowhere. When we vs'd Parra you could tell Both teams just took such a thumping. I think us and Parramatta lost our next 3 games.
If we don't have the forwards, expect the same in future.

Case in point why madge signed James Tamou. You need an old head in there that has experienced it all telling the young kids to keep their heads up

I tended to think that the Tamou signing was to take the role that Packer should have filled, but for one reason or another he failed to raise to the occasion or he just doesn't have the respect of his team mates. Plus Tamou is playing good football too.

I agree. Packer was actually playing Great Football at the Dragons when we signed him. Infact the Dragons seemed to be a fringe 8 team with him. After loosing Packer they went down.

What I don't get is why that never translated into anything for us. Packers best year for us so far has been his first. He was bitter that Ivan Cleary left, this seemed to take all heart out of the player.

Arguably Matalino has done more for us on the field. I can only think maybe Packer wasn't ready to lead a forward pack and played off others. At least with Tamou he lead Penrith and should know what to expect.

 

[Spartan117]

@Cairnstigers


Thankfully this is a fake.... please say it is

Not happy, this gave me a Jrey vibe...

 

[Spartan117]

When are the WTs back to training etc in 2021?

 

[sleeve]

NRL is in Limbo at the moment,but it appears a lot of clubs will be cleaning out their rosters this year,and the fight to secure secure players for 2022 will be intense.Not just the Tigers wil be cashed up.If we thought it was a rollercoaster the last few mths,with LM,JAC,CHEESE,MANSOUR,MacInnes,Laurie coming eary or not,AS THE OLD SAYIN G GOES-- WE AIN'T SEEN NOTHING YET!