Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Snoz]

Many familey links to the tigers. Good footballer, could fill in anywhere, has speed and a football brain.

Connor Tracey would be a typical Sheens-type signing. Think Elford and Whatuira

 

[The SHADOW]

🔮 st eelers are on fire
we could be circling BH n CR

 

[clontarfkid]

I still don't understand how clubs can keep signing players for following seasons when they will be over the cap .it's just not right .no way should we help the dogs at all

Unless it helps us more

 

[finnzo]

Been thinking for us to have a successful year next year Adam doughi is going to have to a cracking year Maby we should send him to America to see that specialist latrell seen it certainly wouldn’t hurt

 

[The SHADOW]

Good suggestion 6 months 2 late

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Stephen Crichton looks to be heading to Dogs with ciraldo

 

[supercoach]

Been thinking for us to have a successful year next year Adam doughi is going to have to a cracking year Maby we should send him to America to see that specialist latrell seen it certainly wouldn’t hurt

Trell went to a hamstring guru, as far as I know AD has knee issues not Hamstrings

 

[tony soprano]

Trell went to a hamstring guru, as far as I know AD has knee issues not Hamstrings

That's like sending a Toyota camery to a Ferrari shop.

 

[tony soprano]

Stephen Crichton looks to be heading to Dogs with ciraldo

It's all about who the player managers are with these coaching scum.

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

Stephen Crichton looks to be heading to Dogs with ciraldo

Unless it's Christian Crichton, I'm not sure how they'll fit him under the cap...

 

[bptiger 0]

Yea the only thing that makes sense is everyone else in that squad is on 200k or less .
Which doesn’t make any real sense because most of thier signings the last 4 years were desperation signings . They’ve been paying overs for a long time .
So how they’re under the cap is anyones guess really .

So they have JAC 650,000, Thompson 750,000 Pangai 650,00 Jackson 600,00Flanagan 350,00 Allen 350,000 I don’t know if these are correct but that’s what’s been said that’s 3,350,00 million of there cap for 6 players , so that leaves 290,000 for each of the remaining 24 players 🤔🥴

 

[GNR4LIFE]

So they have JAC 650,000, Thompson 750,000 Pangai 650,00 Jackson 600,00Flanagan 350,00 Allen 350,000 I don’t know if these are correct but that’s what’s been said that’s 3,350,00 million of there cap for 6 players , so that leaves 290,000 for each of the remaining 24 players 🤔🥴

Doesn’t quite work like that.

 

[Asu Kepaoa's #1 Fan]

The issue with Laurie is his defence . Everyone talks about line breaks etc , but his defence as in positioning and ability to organise the line makes it impossible to keep him .
There’s a reason our kick diffusion is the worst in the nrl .
If we are going to run a ball playing 13 it really negates what Laurie is good at , especially if the sweeping and linking is done by the opposite side half. By the time Laurie / fullback gets the ball he’s only operating in the far channel , usually 3 on 2 but over like 5m of total width .
What he doesn’t do , is support around the ruck . So many times I’ve watched joffa especially get his arms free , to see no one there .
From what I’ve seen of Staines what he provides , is what we lack .
But like I said this is all dependant on playing a ball playing 13:

Laurie lets the ball bounce so much. It's embarrassing. He's a big reason why our sets always get off to poor starts, and why we struggle to maintain field position.

 

[bptiger 0]

Doesn’t quite work like that.

Just doing some rough sums

 

[Newtown]

Laurie lets the ball bounce so much. It's embarrassing. He's a big reason why our sets always get off to poor starts, and why we struggle to maintain field position.

Wests Tigers can find another position for Laurie which is not fullback but a back up half spot.

 

[Tiger913]

Is Staines really that much of an improvement at fullback? Surely the club might be a chance at jagging Jayden Campbell or the Hammer Tabuai-Fidow who can't get a start at their current clubs, Toddy P owes us a favour

I’d rather we didn’t sign Staines it’s not worth it

 

[supercoach]

Penrith look like they may be forced to free a few players and we are linked to the fringe first grade. Same every year, we buy players hoping we may be able to turn them into world beaters…with zero success. Just hope our pathways system delivers half a dozen pots of gold, because we are doomed other wise

 

[balmain boy]

Anyone been following Josh Feledy? How is this young fella coming along. Signed to our top 30 from 2023.

He's on a development contract next year. Possibly first grade in 2024 at the earliest

 

[king_sirro]

I see Staines in the Dylan Edwards mould. Will slowly improve in the role and end up having a decent sized fullback with a high workrate, just lacking a touch of class.

I'd rather Garrick, Hammer or Niu, but I can picture Staines doing well. No doubt he has learnt to play much more physical in the past 12 months and he will get a but thicker over the next few years. His passing game is better then you would expect too.

 

[jirskyr]

Stephen Crichton looks to be heading to Dogs with ciraldo

How are they going to work that? S Crichton is not available until 2024 and I don't see Panthers agreeing to release him early.

Bulldogs cannot even officially approach (announce) Crichton until Nov 2022.