Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[compensate]

Anyone hear Kevin Naiqama coming back to the Tigers?

Where did you hear this ? Lol
He's coming back to Oz.

https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2021/08/05/statement-kevin-naiqama/?fbclid=IwAR27QnC4hXK2FpIa4EOkI9o-xBJ19lA7rLH_wIL_e4lwW0QfAJm5qYiIh2c

It says nothing about him joining the Tigers…

 

[cochise]

Does anyone know how decisions are made on recruitment at the club? I know there is a committee but is it Hartigan who makes recommendations to the committee? Who’s on the committee? Why are we hearing Sheens is emailing managers?

Sheens will make final call on all recruitment.

I don’t think that’s wise tbh.
I would prefer to see a committee of an uneven number whereby the voting power is of equal value and a majority count is required to lock in a decision. I respect Sheens standing in the game but I’m not sure we should give anyone of our recruitment staff hierarchy over another. Would make for more balanced decisions.

No one tells Sheens what to do trust me.
There’s no point having balanced decision making when Sheens is one of the best talent identifiers in the game. We have seen what our current recruitment looks like. Between Sheens, Maguire you are covered. Hartigan has done well with juniors only.

Then he probably shouldn't have taken a job where he wasn't the head

 

[Demps]

Anyone hear Kevin Naiqama coming back to the Tigers?

Where did you hear this ? Lol
He's coming back to Oz.

https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2021/08/05/statement-kevin-naiqama/?fbclid=IwAR27QnC4hXK2FpIa4EOkI9o-xBJ19lA7rLH_wIL_e4lwW0QfAJm5qYiIh2c

It says nothing about him joining the Tigers…

I don't think it'd be an option.
Good luck to Kev though.

Be the best on field for any local comp park footy teams.

Real attacking threat.

 

[compensate]

Anyone hear Kevin Naiqama coming back to the Tigers?

Where did you hear this ? Lol
He's coming back to Oz.

https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2021/08/05/statement-kevin-naiqama/?fbclid=IwAR27QnC4hXK2FpIa4EOkI9o-xBJ19lA7rLH_wIL_e4lwW0QfAJm5qYiIh2c

It says nothing about him joining the Tigers…

I don't think it'd be an option.
Good luck to Kev though.

Be the best on field for any local comp park footy teams.

Real attacking threat.

He’s been carving up in the super league

 

[Demps]

Anyone hear Kevin Naiqama coming back to the Tigers?

Where did you hear this ? Lol
He's coming back to Oz.

https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2021/08/05/statement-kevin-naiqama/?fbclid=IwAR27QnC4hXK2FpIa4EOkI9o-xBJ19lA7rLH_wIL_e4lwW0QfAJm5qYiIh2c

It says nothing about him joining the Tigers…

I don't think it'd be an option.
Good luck to Kev though.

Be the best on field for any local comp park footy teams.

Real attacking threat.

He’s been carving up in the super league

Yeah I bet...
He's a gun for any comp... except NRL.

 

[Ultimate Warrior]

Anyone hear Kevin Naiqama coming back to the Tigers?

Where did you hear this ? Lol
He's coming back to Oz.

https://www.saintsrlfc.com/2021/08/05/statement-kevin-naiqama/?fbclid=IwAR27QnC4hXK2FpIa4EOkI9o-xBJ19lA7rLH_wIL_e4lwW0QfAJm5qYiIh2c

It says nothing about him joining the Tigers…

Thank god!

 

[jadtiger]

Does anyone know how decisions are made on recruitment at the club? I know there is a committee but is it Hartigan who makes recommendations to the committee? Who’s on the committee? Why are we hearing Sheens is emailing managers?

Sheens will make final call on all recruitment.

That would be a poor decision imo,his track record in purchasing players was sketchy at best

 

[JC99]

Does anyone know how decisions are made on recruitment at the club? I know there is a committee but is it Hartigan who makes recommendations to the committee? Who’s on the committee? Why are we hearing Sheens is emailing managers?

Sheens will make final call on all recruitment.


That would be a poor decision imo,his track record in purchasing players was sketchy at best

His recruitment and retention was pretty bad before he left. Let him keep an eye out for talent but no way he has the final say - that would be hartigan.

 

[Tore85]

Does anyone know how decisions are made on recruitment at the club? I know there is a committee but is it Hartigan who makes recommendations to the committee? Who’s on the committee? Why are we hearing Sheens is emailing managers?

Sheens will make final call on all recruitment.


That would be a poor decision imo,his track record in purchasing players was sketchy at best

His recruitment and retention was pretty bad before he left. Let him keep an eye out for talent but no way he has the final say - that would be hartigan.

No back ended contracts pleeease

 

[cochise]

Does anyone know how decisions are made on recruitment at the club? I know there is a committee but is it Hartigan who makes recommendations to the committee? Who’s on the committee? Why are we hearing Sheens is emailing managers?

Sheens will make final call on all recruitment.


That would be a poor decision imo,his track record in purchasing players was sketchy at best

His recruitment and retention was pretty bad before he left. Let him keep an eye out for talent but no way he has the final say - that would be hartigan.

No back ended contracts pleeease

As long as Hartigan is here that sort of stuff won't be happening.

 

[BirchgroveTigers]

If Fiji Silktails get promoted from Ron Massey to NSW Cup next year would love to see Naiqama captain them. He'd kill it and pretty sure his older bro Wes is their coach

 

[rihannafan1]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/raiders/nrl-2021-curtis-scott-canberra-raiders-kokomos-assault-cases-green-machine-star-charged/news-story/90a9ba34b4db4f1c6bfb365871397c55

Last paragraph 🙄

There is no more accurate source than Fox Sports, after all.

 

[ATown]

Don’t think Brandon Smith is coming, even if the tigers threw a million at him. If he is willing to come to a Sydney team it will be roosters, 750-800 k on the books plus cash under the table, their is no way he chooses us.

Sad but true.(Metallica version)

 

[JD Tiger]

Don’t think Brandon Smith is coming, even if the tigers threw a million at him. If he is willing to come to a Sydney team it will be roosters, 750-800 k on the books plus cash under the table, their is no way he chooses us.

I reckon might come to us, if we paid him $1.2m a year for maybe 3 years. That's what I reckon we'd have to pay to get him.

 

[Balmainian]

Does anyone know how decisions are made on recruitment at the club? I know there is a committee but is it Hartigan who makes recommendations to the committee? Who’s on the committee? Why are we hearing Sheens is emailing managers?

Sheens will make final call on all recruitment.


That would be a poor decision imo,his track record in purchasing players was sketchy at best

Just to think about he’s track record.
03
In his first year he blooded local juniors Farah,Gibbs,Hiegninton and Halatau.....and he also brang in our mate Benji Marshall that year.
I’d say he had a good eye for talent.
04
Scott prince Pat Richards and Brett Hodgson
Enough said!
05
Wins a comp
06
Taniela Tuiaki,Kieth Galloway and Blooded Chris Lawrence
07
08
Quiet roster changing years as he had a stable competitive team
09
He brings in Ellis and Liu and Dwyer

10
Andrew Fifita gets a shot and he brings Big Lote.

Just name a few.
He had some duds in their too mind you.
But what he did was create a core of long term capable players to compete at a level we haven’t seen since.
I think your a little off with your perception of his track record.

 

[frullens]

Don’t think Brandon Smith is coming, even if the tigers threw a million at him. If he is willing to come to a Sydney team it will be roosters, 750-800 k on the books plus cash under the table, their is no way he chooses us.

I reckon might come to us, if we paid him $1.2m a year for maybe 3 years. That's what I reckon we'd have to pay to get him.

I think he's worth spending big money on, not just for his footy but also because he will change and drive the culture of the team.

He's an out and out competitor- which is what we lack and desperately need.

I don't think there's another marquee player we could or would want to get.

 

[Russell]

Does anyone know how decisions are made on recruitment at the club? I know there is a committee but is it Hartigan who makes recommendations to the committee? Who’s on the committee? Why are we hearing Sheens is emailing managers?

Sheens will make final call on all recruitment.

I don't think that would be even close to correct.

 

[Curaeus]

I reckon Tedesco left us because he wanted to win a comp and didn't believe he'd ever do it with WT and I think Smith would knock us back for the same reason. Roosters would be specials to sign him if he ever leaves the Storm.

 

[tigerap]

I reckon Tedesco left us because he wanted to win a comp and didn't believe he'd ever do it with WT and I think Smith would knock us back for the same reason. Roosters would be specials to sign him if he ever leaves the Storm.

Agree...Many people forget Isaac Moses and how he had the club by the gonads for many years...In fact many blame the CEO and others for the clubs failures over the last 10 years, I don't disagree, but throw that scum Isaac Moses in the mix, he was the one who rallied all his media buddies with the media talk if you want to win a comp the WT is not the place to be - and unfortunately it has stuck to us like mud

 

[Tigers_Tale]

Does anyone know how decisions are made on recruitment at the club? I know there is a committee but is it Hartigan who makes recommendations to the committee? Who’s on the committee? Why are we hearing Sheens is emailing managers?

Sheens will make final call on all recruitment.


That would be a poor decision imo,his track record in purchasing players was sketchy at best

Just to think about he’s track record.
03
In his first year he blooded local juniors Farah,Gibbs,Hiegninton and Halatau.....and he also brang in our mate Benji Marshall that year.
I’d say he had a good eye for talent.
04
Scott prince Pat Richards and Brett Hodgson
Enough said!
05
Wins a comp
06
Taniela Tuiaki,Kieth Galloway and Blooded Chris Lawrence
07
08
Quiet roster changing years as he had a stable competitive team
09
He brings in Ellis and Liu and Dwyer

10
Andrew Fifita gets a shot and he brings Big Lote.

Just name a few.
He had some duds in their too mind you.
But what he did was create a core of long term capable players to compete at a level we haven’t seen since.
I think your a little off with your perception of his track record.

Completely Correct, and he also had the next wave of Tiger talent coming through the lower grades, Woods and Marsilla already had played First Grade, then there was Tedesco, Sironen, Koroibete, Nofa, Brown, Brooks in lower grades.