Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[pawsandclaws1]

Posts suggesting Doueihi is the 'main man' don't take into account that Brooks may be playing the role required of him by Maguire.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Once the spin doctors have finished his makeover, CK will provide reports of him walking on Lake Illawarra. And if that doesn't occur it will be Brooks' fault.

You realise that you are basically the anti-thesis of CK, right?

In your opinion which in this case is well wide of the mark.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Once the spin doctors have finished his makeover, CK will provide reports of him walking on Lake Illawarra. And if that doesn't occur it will be Brooks' fault.

You realise that you are basically the anti-thesis of CK, right?

In your opinion which in this case is well wide of the mark.

Everything in CK's opinion is Brooks' fault, in yours it's usually everyone else but.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Once the spin doctors have finished his makeover, CK will provide reports of him walking on Lake Illawarra. And if that doesn't occur it will be Brooks' fault.

You realise that you are basically the anti-thesis of CK, right?

In your opinion which in this case is well wide of the mark.

Everything in CK's opinion is Brooks' fault, in yours it's usually everyone else but.

Non-partisan is my view. The harsh comments directed towards Brooks on this forum are uncalled for mostly.

 

[JC99]

Naden held talks with Barrett yesterday, doggies are keen apparently according to Brent Read

Nice Tigers should learn from signing Jet.We take too many risks with recruitment.

I'd throw money at Staggs but seems unlikely we get him. Honestly I would take Will Hopoate for cheap as well, we need a solid centre who defends well and does his job.

 

[jadtiger]

Looks like naden off to last minute pitch from dogs for more $$$$

All that shows is that the dogs are braindead in recruitment,their problems are in their forwards not backs

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Naden held talks with Barrett yesterday, doggies are keen apparently according to Brent Read

Nice Tigers should learn from signing Jet.We take too many risks with recruitment.

I'd throw money at Staggs but seems unlikely we get him. Honestly I would take Will Hopoate for cheap as well, we need a solid centre who defends well and does his job.

We've lots of young talent coming through like Ogden. Hopoate would block their progression.

 

[JC99]

Naden held talks with Barrett yesterday, doggies are keen apparently according to Brent Read

Nice Tigers should learn from signing Jet.We take too many risks with recruitment.

I'd throw money at Staggs but seems unlikely we get him. Honestly I would take Will Hopoate for cheap as well, we need a solid centre who defends well and does his job.

We've lots of young talent coming through like Ogden. Hopoate would block their progression.

We need two good centres for next year. Sure the kids have talent but you can't have a team of rookies, we definitely need to keep investing in our juniors but you need to sign players from elsewhere too. Ogden isn't even on a development deal at the moment

 

[weststigers]

If Jackson Hastings name was Jonny Neville Nobody Pastings and signed for the same low value, short term contract, would we even be talking about it?

He's 25 and more ready than an 18 year old rookie to offer squad depth at least as a minimum...even if he never plays a game, we'd be spending the same dollars on someone who also would never play a game (if we tried to jag a young half)...non-event so far.

There is only upside...if he flops, he'll sit in reserves. If he's a gun, then it's good business because he plays above his contract value.

I'm more interested in who we replace Packer and BJ with...

 

[Speed2burn]

Once the spin doctors have finished his makeover, CK will provide reports of him walking on Lake Illawarra. And if that doesn't occur it will be Brooks' fault.

You realise that you are basically the anti-thesis of CK, right?

In your opinion which in this case is well wide of the mark.

Everything in CK's opinion is Brooks' fault, in yours it's usually everyone else but.

Non-partisan is my view. The harsh comments directed towards Brooks on this forum are uncalled for mostly.

The comments being used to judge Hastings is comparative to the boring dribble used day in day out by the Brooks bash brigade. Maybe now they realise how tiresome it is

 

[avocadoontoast]

Naden held talks with Barrett yesterday, doggies are keen apparently according to Brent Read

Nice Tigers should learn from signing Jet.We take too many risks with recruitment.

I'd throw money at Staggs but seems unlikely we get him. Honestly I would take Will Hopoate for cheap as well, we need a solid centre who defends well and does his job.

We've lots of young talent coming through like Ogden. Hopoate would block their progression.

We need two good centres for next year. Sure the kids have talent but you can't have a team of rookies, we definitely need to keep investing in our juniors but you need to sign players from elsewhere too. Ogden isn't even on a development deal at the moment

Only problem with Hopoate is he's sooo slow, and our backline is full of slugs as it is.

 

[JC99]

If Jackson Hastings name was Jonny Neville Nobody Pastings and signed for the same low value, short term contract, would we even be talking about it?

He's 25 and more ready than an 18 year old rookie to offer squad depth at least as a minimum...even if he never plays a game, we'd be spending the same dollars on someone who also would also never play a game if we tried to jag a young half...non-event so far.

There is only upside...if he flops, he'll sit in reserves. If he's a gun, then it's good business because he plays above his contract value.

I'm more interested in who we replace Packer and BJ with...

Packers position doesn't really need replacing we seem pretty good on forwards, maybe another young guy there with potential. Centre is definitely an area that needs looking at.

Will Hopoate, Hymel Hunt, Sebastian Kris, Josh Morris, Tesi Niu, Tom Opacic, Adam Pompey, Brad Parker, Billy Smith, Enari Tuala are all off contract. Some are better options than others, personally I'd take Pompey, Hopoate and Kris for sure.

 

[JC99]

Naden held talks with Barrett yesterday, doggies are keen apparently according to Brent Read

Nice Tigers should learn from signing Jet.We take too many risks with recruitment.

I'd throw money at Staggs but seems unlikely we get him. Honestly I would take Will Hopoate for cheap as well, we need a solid centre who defends well and does his job.

We've lots of young talent coming through like Ogden. Hopoate would block their progression.

We need two good centres for next year. Sure the kids have talent but you can't have a team of rookies, we definitely need to keep investing in our juniors but you need to sign players from elsewhere too. Ogden isn't even on a development deal at the moment

Only problem with Hopoate is he's sooo slow, and our backline is full of slugs as it is.

Yeah he's definitely slow, he's a good defender and has good hands though. Definitely not perfect though. I'm a big fan of Seb Kris and Adam Pompey

 

[Holman Barnes #1 Fan]

If Jackson Hastings name was Jonny Neville Nobody Pastings and signed for the same low value, short term contract, would we even be talking about it?

He's 25 and more ready than an 18 year old rookie to offer squad depth at least as a minimum...even if he never plays a game, we'd be spending the same dollars on someone who also would also never play a game if we tried to jag a young half...non-event so far.

There is only upside...if he flops, he'll sit in reserves. If he's a gun, then it's good business because he plays above his contract value.

I'm more interested in who we replace Packer and BJ with...

Halves go at a premium. Even young halves like Tom Dearden, Jake Clifford and Brodie Croft require $300K minimum to get them to your club. Broncos reportedly paid $400K for Croft, who has been a flop for them. The reported $400-500K for Hastings is good business.

 

[avocadoontoast]

Naden held talks with Barrett yesterday, doggies are keen apparently according to Brent Read

Nice Tigers should learn from signing Jet.We take too many risks with recruitment.

I'd throw money at Staggs but seems unlikely we get him. Honestly I would take Will Hopoate for cheap as well, we need a solid centre who defends well and does his job.

We've lots of young talent coming through like Ogden. Hopoate would block their progression.

We need two good centres for next year. Sure the kids have talent but you can't have a team of rookies, we definitely need to keep investing in our juniors but you need to sign players from elsewhere too. Ogden isn't even on a development deal at the moment

Only problem with Hopoate is he's sooo slow, and our backline is full of slugs as it is.

Yeah he's definitely slow, he's a good defender and has good hands though. Definitely not perfect though. I'm a big fan of Seb Kris and Adam Pompey

Really good defender and safe as houses. Just really slow. I'm concerned by the lack of quality players off contract and our roster heading into 2022.

 

[JC99]

Naden held talks with Barrett yesterday, doggies are keen apparently according to Brent Read

Nice Tigers should learn from signing Jet.We take too many risks with recruitment.

I'd throw money at Staggs but seems unlikely we get him. Honestly I would take Will Hopoate for cheap as well, we need a solid centre who defends well and does his job.

We've lots of young talent coming through like Ogden. Hopoate would block their progression.

We need two good centres for next year. Sure the kids have talent but you can't have a team of rookies, we definitely need to keep investing in our juniors but you need to sign players from elsewhere too. Ogden isn't even on a development deal at the moment

Only problem with Hopoate is he's sooo slow, and our backline is full of slugs as it is.

Yeah he's definitely slow, he's a good defender and has good hands though. Definitely not perfect though. I'm a big fan of Seb Kris and Adam Pompey

Really good defender and safe as houses. Just really slow. I'm concerned by the lack of quality players off contract and our roster heading into 2022.

Think outside backs are the big concern. A quality second rower would be real nice too but hopefully Blore kills it and solves that problem. Nowadays you have to sign players well in advance otherwise you risk them going elsewhere.

 

[weststigers]

If Jackson Hastings name was Jonny Neville Nobody Pastings and signed for the same low value, short term contract, would we even be talking about it?

He's 25 and more ready than an 18 year old rookie to offer squad depth at least as a minimum...even if he never plays a game, we'd be spending the same dollars on someone who also would also never play a game if we tried to jag a young half...non-event so far.

There is only upside...if he flops, he'll sit in reserves. If he's a gun, then it's good business because he plays above his contract value.

I'm more interested in who we replace Packer and BJ with...

Halves go at a premium. Even young halves like Tom Dearden, Jake Clifford and Brodie Croft require $300K minimum to get them to your club. Broncos reportedly paid $400K for Croft, who has been a flop for them. The reported $400-500K for Hastings is good business.

Correct - when the average cap/player amount sits at around $350K, $400ish is a steal.

Already our recruitment team has shown they can pick talent. I trust the decision.

 

[avocadoontoast]

Naden held talks with Barrett yesterday, doggies are keen apparently according to Brent Read

Nice Tigers should learn from signing Jet.We take too many risks with recruitment.

I'd throw money at Staggs but seems unlikely we get him. Honestly I would take Will Hopoate for cheap as well, we need a solid centre who defends well and does his job.

We've lots of young talent coming through like Ogden. Hopoate would block their progression.

We need two good centres for next year. Sure the kids have talent but you can't have a team of rookies, we definitely need to keep investing in our juniors but you need to sign players from elsewhere too. Ogden isn't even on a development deal at the moment

Only problem with Hopoate is he's sooo slow, and our backline is full of slugs as it is.

Yeah he's definitely slow, he's a good defender and has good hands though. Definitely not perfect though. I'm a big fan of Seb Kris and Adam Pompey

Really good defender and safe as houses. Just really slow. I'm concerned by the lack of quality players off contract and our roster heading into 2022.

Think outside backs are the big concern. A quality second rower would be real nice too but hopefully Blore kills it and solves that problem. Nowadays you have to sign players well in advance otherwise you risk them going elsewhere.

Will be flamed for it but i'd bring back Woodsy on the cheap to be honest. I know he's widely maligned on here but he's still a quality forward imo. Also concerned about lock but perhaps Hastings solves that problem. Outside backs are our biggest concern. We need a good winger and at least one centre.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

If Jackson Hastings name was Jonny Neville Nobody Pastings and signed for the same low value, short term contract, would we even be talking about it?

He's 25 and more ready than an 18 year old rookie to offer squad depth at least as a minimum...even if he never plays a game, we'd be spending the same dollars on someone who also would never play a game (if we tried to jag a young half)...non-event so far.

There is only upside...if he flops, he'll sit in reserves. If he's a gun, then it's good business because he plays above his contract value.

I'm more interested in who we replace Packer and BJ with...

looks like we will miss Naden, how many backs to dogs need good grief

 

[tigerap]

If Jackson Hastings name was Jonny Neville Nobody Pastings and signed for the same low value, short term contract, would we even be talking about it?

He's 25 and more ready than an 18 year old rookie to offer squad depth at least as a minimum...even if he never plays a game, we'd be spending the same dollars on someone who also would never play a game (if we tried to jag a young half)...non-event so far.

There is only upside...if he flops, he'll sit in reserves. If he's a gun, then it's good business because he plays above his contract value.

I'm more interested in who we replace Packer and BJ with...

looks like we will miss Naden, how many backs to dogs need good grief

Naden wont go to the Dogs!