Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[jadtiger]

Great to see up and coming young kid from the Upper Hunter in Harry Reid named in Ball squad. Talented Hooker absolute stand out in Laurie Daley Cup for Northern Tigers making Grand Final. Watched him play against Titans scored 3 tries and set up a couple. Defence work outstanding and technique for a young fella is second to none. Definately a fan favourite with the way he goes about his work. Does not shy away from the hard stuff. Great pick up for Wests. Promising future!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dT29yJpw1g

looks an absolute gun. can't wait to see him progress.

Everytime i watch one of these highlights the musical background gets worse.

 

[earl]

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Looks like we have recruited well from QLD with the focus on pathways

The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers.


And yet the majority of the forum are still carrying on like Jason Taylor is running things.

People need to wake up to the fact that this club is indeed doing good things and stop blaming them for the past mistakes.

Maybe the club should communicate a lot better with there stake holders … if this younger talent is on the books TELL us ,explain what’s happening and the direction the club is taking . COMMUNICATION costs nothing it’s easy but the most fundamental resource that organisation do not use effectively.

Still feel it wouldn't matter. Most people are still hung up on Josh Addo Carr etc

I actually met Addo Carr on Cup Day. Lovely fella. Asked him why he didn't come back to the Tigers and he said we didn't want him

But we made an offer?

We wanted him

He was just greedy

Went from wanting to come back to Sydney for family reasons and signing a HOA with us to if you hold out another year the dog's have a bigger offer for me so stuff the family I'm staying in Melbourne for another 12 months on an upgraded offer than joining the dog's for the money they are offering

The version I heard was that the values were about the same. But when he first agreed to go to the Tigers, Storm agreed to a player swap with either Nofo or Talau. Tigers said no way. JAC then felt well if you won't trade for me, clearly you don't want me there that badly.
This would match up with his "they didn't want me line".

At the end of the day glad we didn't pay too much for a winger. He was pretty average for storm in the finals. Not saying he won't turn it around but doubt he was going to be a full back we were hoping for

We did pay too much for a winger though…way too much. I feel sick every time I think of Nofo still being on the wing in 2025

Nofo needed to be done. Shows loyalty.

It was a terrible decision that will haunt us for years.

Dramatic much

Not really. 4 year extension on big money for a player who should be in KOE cup is stupid. Can you see Easts or Melbourne doing that?

Ow the sky is going to fall.

It's not that bad a signing. It's not a good signing either and we shouldn't have done it but it's not the end of the world. It's not even in the ballpark of the J Reynolds signing. It's not even in the ball park of the Mbye signing.

 

[earl]

We’re not gonna sign him. Talk about wasted energy.

We should have this post as an automatic response to signing suggestions on this thread, because most of the time it will true!

People are putting 2 and 2 together and getting 5.

One of the funniest stories on here. It's as good as JAC went to the Dogs because we didn't want him or JAC wanted to leave Melbourne for family reasons.

 

[earl]

Maybe it could be the reports that we wouldn’t release Tommy Talau to secure his release made him feel that WT didn’t want him

I reckon this is nonsense. I reckon JAC lied to your face.

 

[Glenji95]

Maybe it could be the reports that we wouldn’t release Tommy Talau to secure his release made him feel that WT didn’t want him

I reckon this is nonsense. I reckon JAC lied to your face.

He did I know that Tigers wanted him and he was interested but then the Bulldogs offered more money and an extra year he didn’t care about the year he just wanted the money the Bulldogs were offering him from the Tigers if the Tigers matched the money they were offering him he would have signed with us but they weren’t interested as they said they were going in a different direction so that’s why Tigers missed on JAC

 

[Kelce68]

Canterbury, the Wests Tigers and Roosters have been most active in the south east despite the Dolphins, Broncos and Titans ramping up their recruitment of elite local juniors.











The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Marsden SHS’s Chris Faatuhu is a Tigers’ signing.
Marsden SHS’s Chris Faatuhu is a Tigers’ signing.
Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers





















Tigers

Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS)

Dudley Dotoi (Kirwan SHS)

Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS

Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) middle

Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS)

Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS)

Oh, look, some actual signing information. I thought that I'd kept clicking on the 'Brooks' Bashing' or 'Negative Comments about Negative Commenters' threads by accident.

 

[Geo]

Justin Hodges has a medal named after him... what Douchebag of the Year..?

 

[tiger05premier]

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Looks like we have recruited well from QLD with the focus on pathways

The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers.


And yet the majority of the forum are still carrying on like Jason Taylor is running things.

People need to wake up to the fact that this club is indeed doing good things and stop blaming them for the past mistakes.

Maybe the club should communicate a lot better with there stake holders … if this younger talent is on the books TELL us ,explain what’s happening and the direction the club is taking . COMMUNICATION costs nothing it’s easy but the most fundamental resource that organisation do not use effectively.

Still feel it wouldn't matter. Most people are still hung up on Josh Addo Carr etc

I actually met Addo Carr on Cup Day. Lovely fella. Asked him why he didn't come back to the Tigers and he said we didn't want him

At the price he was asking...

Can only take a man at his word

Well did you ask him to explain what he meant by that. It’s a half sentence really.

I said why'd you go to the Dogs and not come back to the Tigers? His response was 'Mate, they didn't want me' Didn't want to keep pushing. Maybe the offer talk etc was media beat up

Maybe it could be the reports that we wouldn't release Tommy Talau to secure his release made him feel that WT didn't want him

Not having a go at you but maybe TT was offered but refused to go

He is contracted to us not storm

 

[jadtiger]

Justin Hodges has a medal named after him... what Douchebag of the Year..?

More like Douchebag of the Century

 

[GNR4LIFE]

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Looks like we have recruited well from QLD with the focus on pathways

The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers.


And yet the majority of the forum are still carrying on like Jason Taylor is running things.

People need to wake up to the fact that this club is indeed doing good things and stop blaming them for the past mistakes.

Maybe the club should communicate a lot better with there stake holders … if this younger talent is on the books TELL us ,explain what’s happening and the direction the club is taking . COMMUNICATION costs nothing it’s easy but the most fundamental resource that organisation do not use effectively.

Still feel it wouldn't matter. Most people are still hung up on Josh Addo Carr etc

I actually met Addo Carr on Cup Day. Lovely fella. Asked him why he didn't come back to the Tigers and he said we didn't want him

But we made an offer?

We wanted him

He was just greedy

Went from wanting to come back to Sydney for family reasons and signing a HOA with us to if you hold out another year the dog's have a bigger offer for me so stuff the family I'm staying in Melbourne for another 12 months on an upgraded offer than joining the dog's for the money they are offering

The version I heard was that the values were about the same. But when he first agreed to go to the Tigers, Storm agreed to a player swap with either Nofo or Talau. Tigers said no way. JAC then felt well if you won't trade for me, clearly you don't want me there that badly.
This would match up with his "they didn't want me line".

At the end of the day glad we didn't pay too much for a winger. He was pretty average for storm in the finals. Not saying he won't turn it around but doubt he was going to be a full back we were hoping for

We did pay too much for a winger though…way too much. I feel sick every time I think of Nofo still being on the wing in 2025

Nofo needed to be done. Shows loyalty.

It was a terrible decision that will haunt us for years.

Dramatic much

Not really. 4 year extension on big money for a player who should be in KOE cup is stupid. Can you see Easts or Melbourne doing that?

Ow the sky is going to fall.

It's not that bad a signing. It's not a good signing either and we shouldn't have done it but it's not the end of the world. It's not even in the ballpark of the J Reynolds signing. It's not even in the ball park of the Mbye signing.

Idk how you can complain about Noffa when we have the NRL’s invisible man in Musgrove. He’s contracted for 3 more years. Let that sink in.

 

[avocadoontoast]

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Looks like we have recruited well from QLD with the focus on pathways

The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers.


And yet the majority of the forum are still carrying on like Jason Taylor is running things.

People need to wake up to the fact that this club is indeed doing good things and stop blaming them for the past mistakes.

Maybe the club should communicate a lot better with there stake holders … if this younger talent is on the books TELL us ,explain what’s happening and the direction the club is taking . COMMUNICATION costs nothing it’s easy but the most fundamental resource that organisation do not use effectively.

Still feel it wouldn't matter. Most people are still hung up on Josh Addo Carr etc

I actually met Addo Carr on Cup Day. Lovely fella. Asked him why he didn't come back to the Tigers and he said we didn't want him

But we made an offer?

We wanted him

He was just greedy

Went from wanting to come back to Sydney for family reasons and signing a HOA with us to if you hold out another year the dog's have a bigger offer for me so stuff the family I'm staying in Melbourne for another 12 months on an upgraded offer than joining the dog's for the money they are offering

The version I heard was that the values were about the same. But when he first agreed to go to the Tigers, Storm agreed to a player swap with either Nofo or Talau. Tigers said no way. JAC then felt well if you won't trade for me, clearly you don't want me there that badly.
This would match up with his "they didn't want me line".

At the end of the day glad we didn't pay too much for a winger. He was pretty average for storm in the finals. Not saying he won't turn it around but doubt he was going to be a full back we were hoping for

We did pay too much for a winger though…way too much. I feel sick every time I think of Nofo still being on the wing in 2025

Nofo needed to be done. Shows loyalty.

It was a terrible decision that will haunt us for years.

Dramatic much

Not really. 4 year extension on big money for a player who should be in KOE cup is stupid. Can you see Easts or Melbourne doing that?

Ow the sky is going to fall.

It's not that bad a signing. It's not a good signing either and we shouldn't have done it but it's not the end of the world. It's not even in the ballpark of the J Reynolds signing. It's not even in the ball park of the Mbye signing.

Idk how you can complain about Noffa when we have the NRL’s invisible man in Musgrove. He’s contracted for 3 more years. Let that sink in.

In my defence I complain a lot about Musgrove too.

 

[tiger05premier]

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/26-seq-junior-stars-going-the-other-way-to-sydney-nrl-clubs-like-the-roosters-bulldogs-and-wests-tigers/news-story/f70fd2363af84ed341dcd74879d1f9e1%3famp

Looks like we have recruited well from QLD with the focus on pathways

The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers.


And yet the majority of the forum are still carrying on like Jason Taylor is running things.

People need to wake up to the fact that this club is indeed doing good things and stop blaming them for the past mistakes.

Maybe the club should communicate a lot better with there stake holders … if this younger talent is on the books TELL us ,explain what’s happening and the direction the club is taking . COMMUNICATION costs nothing it’s easy but the most fundamental resource that organisation do not use effectively.

Still feel it wouldn't matter. Most people are still hung up on Josh Addo Carr etc

I actually met Addo Carr on Cup Day. Lovely fella. Asked him why he didn't come back to the Tigers and he said we didn't want him

But we made an offer?

We wanted him

He was just greedy

Went from wanting to come back to Sydney for family reasons and signing a HOA with us to if you hold out another year the dog's have a bigger offer for me so stuff the family I'm staying in Melbourne for another 12 months on an upgraded offer than joining the dog's for the money they are offering

The version I heard was that the values were about the same. But when he first agreed to go to the Tigers, Storm agreed to a player swap with either Nofo or Talau. Tigers said no way. JAC then felt well if you won't trade for me, clearly you don't want me there that badly.
This would match up with his "they didn't want me line".

I've heard all that too

There were many stories going around

He was the one though who stated the recent deaths in family members had him wanting to come home

So we finally stand up to a club and say no to a swap and he spits it and says we didn't want him?

Sounds like an excuse to me to back out of the deal for more money elsewhere

If family mattered that much he would've put up more of a fight on compassionate grounds

In the end the storm upgraded his offer for his final year with them which he had been sulking about as it was signed years ago and he thinks he was now worth more and he surely took a bigger offer at dog's

Funny how all complaints about going home to be closer to family disappeared from the face of the planet once his storm deal was upgraded and he had his deal with the dog's waiting for him

Mate he was still under contract at the Storm. Maybe he is a better bloke than Matterson or Aloiai and has some honour. Storm wanted to be compensated for his early release. We wouldn't come to the party. I respect the guy for honouring his contract and not kicking stones to get out and score some more cash. You can't have it both ways

Yes he was still contracted but he wanted out and couldn't get what he wanted

Maybe we offered players but the players wouldn't go

We will never know

But we have him the chance to come to Sydney

We didn't hit them up

We didn't have to offer anything

He still signed that HOA than found a way to get around it when a better offer came along

He cried to the storm that he wanted out because relatives were dying ( I think some were suicide?) and that he wanted to get back close to them

Than better offers came along and the storm upgraded him to stay one more year and we haven't heard boo about his family needs ev e r since

 

[tiger05premier]

Maybe it could be the reports that we wouldn’t release Tommy Talau to secure his release made him feel that WT didn’t want him

I reckon this is nonsense. I reckon JAC lied to your face.


He did I know that Tigers wanted him and he was interested but then the Bulldogs offered more money and an extra year he didn’t care about the year he just wanted the money the Bulldogs were offering him from the Tigers if the Tigers matched the money they were offering him he would have signed with us but they weren’t interested as they said they were going in a different direction so that’s why Tigers missed on JAC

Thanks for that info mate

Cleared up a lot of crap from other posters on here

 

[earl]

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/26-seq-junior-stars-going-the-other-way-to-sydney-nrl-clubs-like-the-roosters-bulldogs-and-wests-tigers/news-story/f70fd2363af84ed341dcd74879d1f9e1%3famp

Looks like we have recruited well from QLD with the focus on pathways

The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers.


And yet the majority of the forum are still carrying on like Jason Taylor is running things.

People need to wake up to the fact that this club is indeed doing good things and stop blaming them for the past mistakes.

Maybe the club should communicate a lot better with there stake holders … if this younger talent is on the books TELL us ,explain what’s happening and the direction the club is taking . COMMUNICATION costs nothing it’s easy but the most fundamental resource that organisation do not use effectively.

Still feel it wouldn't matter. Most people are still hung up on Josh Addo Carr etc

I actually met Addo Carr on Cup Day. Lovely fella. Asked him why he didn't come back to the Tigers and he said we didn't want him

But we made an offer?

We wanted him

He was just greedy

Went from wanting to come back to Sydney for family reasons and signing a HOA with us to if you hold out another year the dog's have a bigger offer for me so stuff the family I'm staying in Melbourne for another 12 months on an upgraded offer than joining the dog's for the money they are offering

The version I heard was that the values were about the same. But when he first agreed to go to the Tigers, Storm agreed to a player swap with either Nofo or Talau. Tigers said no way. JAC then felt well if you won't trade for me, clearly you don't want me there that badly.
This would match up with his "they didn't want me line".

At the end of the day glad we didn't pay too much for a winger. He was pretty average for storm in the finals. Not saying he won't turn it around but doubt he was going to be a full back we were hoping for

We did pay too much for a winger though…way too much. I feel sick every time I think of Nofo still being on the wing in 2025

Nofo needed to be done. Shows loyalty.

It was a terrible decision that will haunt us for years.

Dramatic much

Not really. 4 year extension on big money for a player who should be in KOE cup is stupid. Can you see Easts or Melbourne doing that?

Ow the sky is going to fall.

It's not that bad a signing. It's not a good signing either and we shouldn't have done it but it's not the end of the world. It's not even in the ballpark of the J Reynolds signing. It's not even in the ball park of the Mbye signing.

Idk how you can complain about Noffa when we have the NRL’s invisible man in Musgrove. He’s contracted for 3 more years. Let that sink in.

You are going to love this. I have Musgrove in our top team next year. A big rampaging prop.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/26-seq-junior-stars-going-the-other-way-to-sydney-nrl-clubs-like-the-roosters-bulldogs-and-wests-tigers/news-story/f70fd2363af84ed341dcd74879d1f9e1%3famp

Looks like we have recruited well from QLD with the focus on pathways

The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers.


And yet the majority of the forum are still carrying on like Jason Taylor is running things.

People need to wake up to the fact that this club is indeed doing good things and stop blaming them for the past mistakes.

Maybe the club should communicate a lot better with there stake holders … if this younger talent is on the books TELL us ,explain what’s happening and the direction the club is taking . COMMUNICATION costs nothing it’s easy but the most fundamental resource that organisation do not use effectively.

Still feel it wouldn't matter. Most people are still hung up on Josh Addo Carr etc

I actually met Addo Carr on Cup Day. Lovely fella. Asked him why he didn't come back to the Tigers and he said we didn't want him

But we made an offer?

We wanted him

He was just greedy

Went from wanting to come back to Sydney for family reasons and signing a HOA with us to if you hold out another year the dog's have a bigger offer for me so stuff the family I'm staying in Melbourne for another 12 months on an upgraded offer than joining the dog's for the money they are offering

The version I heard was that the values were about the same. But when he first agreed to go to the Tigers, Storm agreed to a player swap with either Nofo or Talau. Tigers said no way. JAC then felt well if you won't trade for me, clearly you don't want me there that badly.
This would match up with his "they didn't want me line".

At the end of the day glad we didn't pay too much for a winger. He was pretty average for storm in the finals. Not saying he won't turn it around but doubt he was going to be a full back we were hoping for

We did pay too much for a winger though…way too much. I feel sick every time I think of Nofo still being on the wing in 2025

Nofo needed to be done. Shows loyalty.

It was a terrible decision that will haunt us for years.

Dramatic much

Not really. 4 year extension on big money for a player who should be in KOE cup is stupid. Can you see Easts or Melbourne doing that?

Ow the sky is going to fall.

It's not that bad a signing. It's not a good signing either and we shouldn't have done it but it's not the end of the world. It's not even in the ballpark of the J Reynolds signing. It's not even in the ball park of the Mbye signing.

Idk how you can complain about Noffa when we have the NRL’s invisible man in Musgrove. He’s contracted for 3 more years. Let that sink in.

You are going to love this. I have Musgrove in our top team next year. A big rampaging prop.

If he can ever stay fit, he probably is in the best 17. Big if though based on the last 2 years.

 

[tony soprano]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

BAHAHAHA yea okay champion, see whether the mediocrity at this club will take you anywhere. What JAC would of brought is bigger than his onfield performance. Watch the improvement of culture at the dogs... oh wait I just read you'd rather pay nofo, yeah good day smart fella ahahahah

Good stuff champion keep reminiscing about a Bulldogs player.

Im not champion, but you keep being satisfied by Nofoaluma, you bright fella

Wrong forum ow intelligent one you speak like a dog's fan.

 

[tony soprano]

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Looks like we have recruited well from QLD with the focus on pathways

The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers.


And yet the majority of the forum are still carrying on like Jason Taylor is running things.

People need to wake up to the fact that this club is indeed doing good things and stop blaming them for the past mistakes.

Maybe the club should communicate a lot better with there stake holders … if this younger talent is on the books TELL us ,explain what’s happening and the direction the club is taking . COMMUNICATION costs nothing it’s easy but the most fundamental resource that organisation do not use effectively.

Still feel it wouldn't matter. Most people are still hung up on Josh Addo Carr etc

I actually met Addo Carr on Cup Day. Lovely fella. Asked him why he didn't come back to the Tigers and he said we didn't want him

But we made an offer?

We wanted him

He was just greedy

Went from wanting to come back to Sydney for family reasons and signing a HOA with us to if you hold out another year the dog's have a bigger offer for me so stuff the family I'm staying in Melbourne for another 12 months on an upgraded offer than joining the dog's for the money they are offering

The version I heard was that the values were about the same. But when he first agreed to go to the Tigers, Storm agreed to a player swap with either Nofo or Talau. Tigers said no way. JAC then felt well if you won't trade for me, clearly you don't want me there that badly.
This would match up with his "they didn't want me line".

At the end of the day glad we didn't pay too much for a winger. He was pretty average for storm in the finals. Not saying he won't turn it around but doubt he was going to be a full back we were hoping for

We did pay too much for a winger though…way too much. I feel sick every time I think of Nofo still being on the wing in 2025

Nofo needed to be done. Shows loyalty.

It was a terrible decision that will haunt us for years.

Dramatic much

Not really. 4 year extension on big money for a player who should be in KOE cup is stupid. Can you see Easts or Melbourne doing that?

Ow the sky is going to fall.

It's not that bad a signing. It's not a good signing either and we shouldn't have done it but it's not the end of the world. It's not even in the ballpark of the J Reynolds signing. It's not even in the ball park of the Mbye signing.

Idk how you can complain about Noffa when we have the NRL’s invisible man in Musgrove. He’s contracted for 3 more years. Let that sink in.

You are going to love this. I have Musgrove in our top team next year. A big rampaging prop.

If he can ever stay fit, he probably is in the best 17. Big if though based on the last 2 years.

Spot on.

 

[sparci]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

BAHAHAHA yea okay champion, see whether the mediocrity at this club will take you anywhere. What JAC would of brought is bigger than his onfield performance. Watch the improvement of culture at the dogs... oh wait I just read you'd rather pay nofo, yeah good day smart fella ahahahah

Good stuff champion keep reminiscing about a Bulldogs player.

Im not champion, but you keep being satisfied by Nofoaluma, you bright fella

Wrong forum ow intelligent one you speak like a dog's fan.

funny thing is, you speak like a typical tigers fan, enjoy nofos defensive reads in 2025, provided you'd rather write him cheques for showing loyalty. Please for gods sakes lmao

 

[tiger05premier]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

I feel greed made his mind up

 

[JD Tiger]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

I feel greed made his mind up

Totally, and he felt it was okay to play us to push his price up like his mate Fatrell did.

Hope we don't sign Cotric, as that would ease the Dogs troubles.