Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tigerballs]

Alright, approaching season's end. How did the rumours stack up? I'll go first:
My first, before the start of the season, was that if it wasn't for the Warriors, Brisbane were certainties for the spoon and Siebold would be the first coach sacked.
My next was Asu, Simpkins and Burton were close to a deal. Asu started with WT a month later, I'm still confident with the other two.

I didn’t realise Simpkins was off contract

wrong simpkins

Got any mail on H Grant or JAC @tigerballs

Harry is available it seems, which means Cam Smith is playing next season. Whether he stays at WT is anyone's guess. No idea about JC but my Souths contact is fairly certain he isn't going there.

 

[Telltails]

Alright, approaching season's end. How did the rumours stack up? I'll go first:
My first, before the start of the season, was that if it wasn't for the Warriors, Brisbane were certainties for the spoon and Siebold would be the first coach sacked.
My next was Asu, Simpkins and Burton were close to a deal. Asu started with WT a month later, I'm still confident with the other two.

I didn’t realise Simpkins was off contract

wrong simpkins

Got any mail on H Grant or JAC @tigerballs

Harry is available it seems, which means Cam Smith is playing next season. Whether he stays at WT is anyone's guess. No idea about JC but my Souths contact is fairly certain he isn't going there.

If true we are about to see just how much Harry Grant is worth - and to who.

 

[supercoach]

Every year is a long year if your are a Tigers supporter, but my feeling next year might be the longest of all....and by long I am not talking duration.
Iam getting a feeling most clubs are building and we are sliding

 

[hsvjones]

Alright, approaching season's end. How did the rumours stack up? I'll go first:
My first, before the start of the season, was that if it wasn't for the Warriors, Brisbane were certainties for the spoon and Siebold would be the first coach sacked.
My next was Asu, Simpkins and Burton were close to a deal. Asu started with WT a month later, I'm still confident with the other two.

Interested in Burton situation as the media has the Dogs are chasing hard ?
If anything happens do you expect in the next week or 2 or after season.

 

[hsvjones]

Alright, approaching season's end. How did the rumours stack up? I'll go first:
My first, before the start of the season, was that if it wasn't for the Warriors, Brisbane were certainties for the spoon and Siebold would be the first coach sacked.
My next was Asu, Simpkins and Burton were close to a deal. Asu started with WT a month later, I'm still confident with the other two.

I didn’t realise Simpkins was off contract

wrong simpkins

Got any mail on H Grant or JAC @tigerballs

Harry is available it seems, which means Cam Smith is playing next season. Whether he stays at WT is anyone's guess. No idea about JC but my Souths contact is fairly certain he isn't going there.

If true we are about to see just how much Harry Grant is worth - and to who.

If he was to become available are we able to have his salary moved around - E.g. Maybe 400k next season and 800k the next 2 years when we have more cap space? I though I read somewhere that it needed to be similar...

 

[hsvjones]

Every year is a long year if your are a Tigers supporter, but my feeling next year might be the longest of all....and by long I am not talking duration.
Iam getting a feeling most clubs are building and we are sliding

I'm the opposite.. I feel we are building nicely considering our Salary cap problems.
The Club knows we are limited so they have invested heavily into youth as they are cheaper and hope we find a few "Diamonds in the Rough" players. Adding someone like Tamou is massive for as as he will help lead all these juniors and by the time his contract is up we will be back under control and able to target player we need in there PRIME...
If we were to somehow pick up JAC I truly believe that will help open the flood gates and players will see we are building into a very good side and want to be apart of it.

 

[JC99]

Alright, approaching season's end. How did the rumours stack up? I'll go first:
My first, before the start of the season, was that if it wasn't for the Warriors, Brisbane were certainties for the spoon and Siebold would be the first coach sacked.
My next was Asu, Simpkins and Burton were close to a deal. Asu started with WT a month later, I'm still confident with the other two.

I didn’t realise Simpkins was off contract

wrong simpkins

Got any mail on H Grant or JAC @tigerballs

Nah I know who he’s talking about the fella from
Cowboys. I thought he was contracted there for 2021 for some reason.

 

[JC99]

Harry would be able to get a lot more money at other clubs compared to WT if he doesn’t stay at Melbourne. Wouldn’t surprise me if he went to titans

 

[tigerballs]

Alright, approaching season's end. How did the rumours stack up? I'll go first:
My first, before the start of the season, was that if it wasn't for the Warriors, Brisbane were certainties for the spoon and Siebold would be the first coach sacked.
My next was Asu, Simpkins and Burton were close to a deal. Asu started with WT a month later, I'm still confident with the other two.

Interested in Burton situation as the media has the Dogs are chasing hard ?
If anything happens do you expect in the next week or 2 or after season.

We might get grasscut because we are trying to get him for 2022. I suppose that's JR money available but who knows whether the good ol' backender will change his mind.

 

[hsvjones]

Harry would be able to get a lot more money at other clubs compared to WT if he doesn’t stay at Melbourne. Wouldn’t surprise me if he went to titans

Titan or Broncos to be honest.. Near the surf and family.
I do also think he likes Madge and knows what we are building here so that would help as well for us.

 

[Sully]

I wonder when / if the club is going to announce any Re-signings ?
Other clubs are all over it and if we wait for Nov 1st other clubs can jump in and poach the good ones. We are losing a few so would expect something

We are trying not to announce any signings so not to disturb our finals series ??

Imagine our players having to get off the couch to read who we signed when watching Sharks v Panthers play in the finals.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

I hope we are still looking to sign Hetherington, Staines and
hopefully Drinkwater.

 

[bbobb]

It seems the only talent out there at the moment are journeymen type players. I think we should keep our powder dry if we can’t get what we want. Talks of Rapana, Sailor and others do not exactly fill me with excitement.

I like Shuster. Knights rolled the dice with Ponga and offered a kid with massive potential a huge contract and it’s worked. Maybe we need to do the same? He certainly has been a catalyst for lots of good stuff happening

 

[jrtiger]

It seems the only talent out there at the moment are journeymen type players. I think we should keep our powder dry if we can’t get what we want. Talks of Rapana, Sailor and others do not exactly fill me with excitement.

I like Shuster. Knights rolled the dice with Ponga and offered a kid with massive potential a huge contract and it’s worked. Maybe we need to do the same? He certainly has been a catalyst for lots of good stuff happening

we had a red hot crack at Schuster last year before Manly held onto him. I'm sure we would be asking questions again if he comes onto the market, but I really don't think Dessie is stupid enough to let him walk out the door for Foz.

that said though something has to give at Manly. DCE, Cust, Schuster, Croker and Walker all on their books. Foran heading there would almost certainly squeeze someone out. probably Walker to the dogs, but I mean maybe Schuster walks.

 

[JC99]

Manly chasing Hetherington according to Brent Read. They’ve got a lot of cash to spend after the release of AFB and will definitely want to replace him.

Warriors chasing him but he wants to stay in Sydney, bulldogs after him as well. No mention that we are chasing him but we do have plenty of props for next season.

 

[tony soprano]

It seems the only talent out there at the moment are journeymen type players. I think we should keep our powder dry if we can’t get what we want. Talks of Rapana, Sailor and others do not exactly fill me with excitement.

I like Shuster. Knights rolled the dice with Ponga and offered a kid with massive potential a huge contract and it’s worked. Maybe we need to do the same? He certainly has been a catalyst for lots of good stuff happening

What position is he tho bit big for halves.

I get the sense dez is off him.

 

[Spartan117]

Better than Reynolds and Walters

IF Kevvie gets the Broncos Gig, Kevvie Jr will go to Brisbane when contract is up.

Fitting for a player that I Actually like and I rate higher than Jrey

 

[barnzee]

Might be a few Queenslanders follow kevvie to the broncos

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Throw plenty at Schuster
hopefully Mmbye heads to broncos to join kevie

 

[diedpretty]

So how legit do we believe this article is with having staggs and JAC in the lineup?
(yes this is my first comment)

Considering it is titled Wests Tigers Dream lineup, not very likely. Its like the dream if I won lotto.

Its a pretty poor dream lineup - considering you can just put in anyone you want i'm sure most on here would come up with a better dream team.