Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Geo]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play 👀 Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

Don't like his chop...or the 900K price tag..

 

[tonza]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play 👀 Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

I honestly dont think they want him. They have been giving him less time on the field and in the games I have watched he is starting to miss tackles. Not very mobile for the modern game maybe. They were doing the same thing with Tamou before they dropped him on us.

 

[tonza]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play 👀 Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

I certainly would not pay 900k for him and I am keen to pay for quality if it means getting a win Mike.

 

[hsvjones]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play 👀 Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

Not for 900k.... Maybe 500-600k but not concerned if we didn't go for him.

 

[yeahcaz]

The 900k is from French rugby 100%. There’s no way an NRL team is offering that much

 

[avocadoontoast]

He’s a bit of a flat track bully. Good against weaker teams and smaller players but this year the good teams have contained him easily.

 

[clontarfkid]

He’s a bit of a flat track bully. Good against weaker teams and smaller players but this year the good teams have contained him easily.

Its worse than that..he's lazy and only turns up on an ocassional basis,and usually against the weaker teams where he knows he can dominate..
Last thing we need

 

[jadtiger]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play 👀 Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

At 900k he would be a poor purchase even if he was playing at his best,which he isn't.He probably still has nightmares about Stefano after our last game.

 

[TIGERPOWER]


Much disrespect to MCK.
Should've had his own banner.

Lumping him with Plodders & Nuffies is a scummy move...

Honestly, the graphic is good.
MCK in the middle.

About the only one I'd consider to have actually had a go whilst he was here.
The others are all forgettable.

Good luck to him at Souths.
Ultimate 18th man.
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MCK and Brooks are very similar in some ways @Demps
Both have played brilliant games but not enough 'good games'.


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You know things aren’t going well when MCK has won more games for us then our high paid star halfback.

 

[TIGERPOWER]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play 👀 Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

If we were willing to offer TPJ $750k, then I would throw that much at him. I think he’s lazy at the panthers because he has so much quality around him. If he’s willing to push himself and take the lead he would be great for us. Would also be a good perception look for the club in terms of signing someone half decent.

 

[Needaname]

COM

Sorry, breakdown this acronym?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

COM

Sorry, breakdown this acronym?

Centre of mediocrity?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play ? Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

If we were willing to offer TPJ $750k, then I would throw that much at him. I think he’s lazy at the panthers because he has so much quality around him. If he’s willing to push himself and take the lead he would be great for us. Would also be a good perception look for the club in terms of signing someone half decent.

Ask Stefano what he thinks of Kikau

 

[Needaname]

We will eventually sign quality players, when the COM becomes the COE, and when we can prove we’re moving forward in a way that enhances the reputation of everyone connected to the club.
Sacking a coach, a player or the tea lady is not going to turn our fortunes. Gosh, we’re already seen as the graveyard of players and coaches.
We’re also seen as the club where a player can get a regular first grade spot. We need to take full advantage of that and we have been, if you run through our recruiting history? Laurie, Utoikamanu, Doueihi etc. that’s our market while we’re getting our act together.

We had success in the past with signings like that.

Taupau x Austin x Naiqama

We need to keep making those unearthed signings.
Buying Blair, Anasta, Ballin types never worked out.

Play the smart game.

I partially disagree. Older guys with only 1 or two years remaining are ok. But it comes down to a couple of factors, influence, involvement and value.
But assessing each one on what we needed and what they could bring.

Blair; paid too much for him, restructured our squad to fit him in, coach / coaches were unable to utilise him effectively.
Failed with value

Anasta; didn’t pay a lot for him. Problem was he had just finished the past 3 seasons transitioning from a half-5/8 to a ball playing forward at the Roosters (admittedly he was 5/8 in 2012 but only due to losing Carney that year) so the coaches signed him to be our half, even though he was cheap. He was in a position that required a lot of control in our side and he wasn’t up to delivering on that.
Failed with influence

Ballin; Signed when injured and attempting to recover, was cheap but wasn’t able to make the field often enough for it to be worth it. Add Mqueen to that.
Failed with involvement

Packer / Matolino; Bundled together because they pretty much suffered the same fate.
Good leaders, Winners, but the value just did not match the outcome. Paid to be starters and leaders and did that until their bodies could no longer.
Failed with value

Tamou and Grant; also bundled together as they are essentially similar. Tamou is more of a leader where as Grant probably had the age and fitness over him.
Pay wise good value, output wise horrible. And it all stemmed from out of desperation elevating their role in the team. If we were strong enough to sign both Grant or Tamou but play them off the bench, you would get the benefit of leadership, you would get a worker when it’s required at stages of the game, it would be value.
But the moment we signed the big fella we instantly put him on a pedestal and pretty much wrote his script for him. He will becoming the forward leader we needed at the Wests Tigers.
Failed with involvement.

Seems to me when your weighing up signing an old bloke to complement a young side you need to tick all three boxes.

 

[TIGERPOWER]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play ? Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

If we were willing to offer TPJ $750k, then I would throw that much at him. I think he’s lazy at the panthers because he has so much quality around him. If he’s willing to push himself and take the lead he would be great for us. Would also be a good perception look for the club in terms of signing someone half decent.

Ask Stefano what he thinks of Kikau

Pretty sure kikau has terrorised a few of our players over the years. Would rather kikau on one of our edges then garner.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play ? Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

If we were willing to offer TPJ $750k, then I would throw that much at him. I think he’s lazy at the panthers because he has so much quality around him. If he’s willing to push himself and take the lead he would be great for us. Would also be a good perception look for the club in terms of signing someone half decent.

Ask Stefano what he thinks of Kikau

Pretty sure kikau has terrorised a few of our players over the years. Would rather kikau on one of our edges then garner.

It’s all about the price though. He’s worth nowhere near 900. I’d say 650 max.

 

[mikey]

Viliame Kikau is set to be squeezed out of the Panthers, with Penrith unable to match the $900k offers rival clubs are willing to play 👀 Transfer Whispers: bit.ly/38SJYSg

Thoughts?

I think he'd be like his head way from his mates.

 

[Kiama Tiger]

I think we all get too fixated with the price. It is not our job to balance the books. All we need to comment on is whether a player is a good fit for our club. If the club think they can afford him at 900 then they will go for it if they can’t afford him so be it. Remember whatever the media is quoting as a price is usually well off the mark anyway.

 

[gregjm87]

Utoikamanu, Blore, Talau, and Madden all played junior reps together. I wonder if there is any of their teammates from those junior teams that they could help us sign. I believe that was part of the appeal for Butcher, though he eventually re-signed with the Roosters

 

[Guest]

Kikau at 900k? I don't know what the world is coming to. I would say he's better value than the likes of TPJ but I wouldn't go above 800k for Kikau, I think that his realistic pay ceiling.