Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[isaaktigers]

I’ve read a few articles about Benji saying “bad pass” towards Damien Cook, or yelling at his brother in the All Stars game to “pass him the ball when he wants it”.

I’m glad Benji is gone, countless times he thinks he can take it on himself, but he forgets it’s a team sport.

Any person new to a team, or league that watched Benji throughout their life would feel “happy” or “obliged” to pass it to him because it’s “Benji”.

An example of this is Harry Grant passing it to Benji every single time, even tho you had Brooks there screaming out for the ball so many times, I know for a fact if I was in a team without a pre-season and slotted in, I would pass it to the old buck…

Either way - it’s Brooks year and I know by looking at Liddle and the way he acts, will be that he passes quick out from DH to Brooks ALL the time.

Maybe he needs the Nathan Cleary effect where he needs to touch the ball atleast once every set to get a feel of the ball and feel like HES in charge.

Re-posting, needs to be said, has a “swear” word in there - refers to the title of the article

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/coupler.foxsports.com.au/api/v1/article/amp/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-benji-marshall-sprays-damien-cook-passes-out-of-dummy-half-south-sydney-rabbitohs-wayne-bennett/news-story/89574bae4cd5a5dc8068bdd61505da3e

 

[Cairnstigers]

Who's this Aloiai bloke people have mentioned

 

[will1999]

Who's this Aloiai bloke people have mentioned

who's Aloiai?

 

[balmain boy]

Tigers have signed Tom Amone effective immediately.

If we were interested in him, and he was uncontracted, why didn't we have him on a train and trial deal?

Why have Eden Smith training and trialling well only to overlook him for someone we haven't seen first hand.

All for a position we have more cover than anywhere else on the field. Doesn't make a lot of sense

 

[Cairnstigers]

Who's this Aloiai bloke people have mentioned

who's Aloiai?

That's what I'm asking
Who is he
A myth ?

 

[Holman Barnes #1 Fan]

I’ve read a few articles about Benji saying “bad pass” towards Damien Cook, or yelling at his brother in the All Stars game to “pass him the ball when he wants it”.

I’m glad Benji is gone, countless times he thinks he can take it on himself, but he forgets it’s a team sport.

Any person new to a team, or league that watched Benji throughout their life would feel “happy” or “obliged” to pass it to him because it’s “Benji”.

An example of this is Harry Grant passing it to Benji every single time, even tho you had Brooks there screaming out for the ball so many times, I know for a fact if I was in a team without a pre-season and slotted in, I would pass it to the old buck…

Either way - it’s Brooks year and I know by looking at Liddle and the way he acts, will be that he passes quick out from DH to Brooks ALL the time.

Maybe he needs the Nathan Cleary effect where he needs to touch the ball atleast once every set to get a feel of the ball and feel like HES in charge.

Re-posting, needs to be said, has a “swear” word in there - refers to the title of the article

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/coupler.foxsports.com.au/api/v1/article/amp/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-benji-marshall-sprays-damien-cook-passes-out-of-dummy-half-south-sydney-rabbitohs-wayne-bennett/news-story/89574bae4cd5a5dc8068bdd61505da3e

Benji comes across as a bleephead in that article. A lot of people are seeing it as "older player ensuring high standards are maintained". From my point of view, he is setting a negative tone in the team and also setting standards he can't keep himself. Of course when he messes up, very few will have the balls to have a go at him. He knows this.

It's like in cricket if a young bowler bowled a legside wide then had Adam Gilchrist spray him. The bowler knows he bowled a bad ball. He didn't mean to. You achieve nothing by going at him. Only thing that can happen is decreased confidence. That bowler isn't going to bite back at GIlchrist, he's a legend. Of course please don't take this as me comparing Benji to Gilchrist. Gilly was a great bloke.

 

[Cairnstigers]

Tigers have signed Tom Amone effective immediately.

If we were interested in him, and he was uncontracted, why didn't we have him on a train and trial deal?

Why have Eden Smith training and trialling well only to overlook him for someone we haven't seen first hand.

All for a position we have more cover than anywhere else on the field. Doesn't make a lot of sense

We all know Maguire likes his big men to lead from the front
Loosing Blore and Musgrove already has lightened us up front
Maguire doesn't want to take any chances
He wants our pack to dominate
If Amone does come then we have alot of big forwards to cover suspension and Injury
Question is now with two spots left, what position and who are we looking at
I still like Fitzgibbon
A bit raw but I think we'll worth the gamble
Last spot can wait a little

 

[Speed2burn]

Tigers have signed Tom Amone effective immediately.

If we were interested in him, and he was uncontracted, why didn't we have him on a train and trial deal?

Why have Eden Smith training and trialling well only to overlook him for someone we haven't seen first hand.

All for a position we have more cover than anywhere else on the field. Doesn't make a lot of sense

We all know Maguire likes his big men to lead from the front
Loosing Blore and Musgrove already has lightened us up front
Maguire doesn't want to take any chances
He wants our pack to dominate
If Amone does come then we have alot of big forwards to cover suspension and Injury
Question is now with two spots left, what position and who are we looking at
I still like Fitzgibbon
A bit raw but I think we'll worth the gamble
Last spot can wait a little

Case in point Tuki and Stefano, both were hitting like trucks on Saturday like they wanted to hurt the opposition. I think Madge will expect physicality from the get go, we might not win every game but each team we play will feel sore and sorry the next day

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Tigers should be going absolutely all out for Reynolds.
He is an organiser, excellent kicker and one of the leagues best goal kickers. What an influence he could be.
He is one of the very few class halfbacks out there.

He wont leave Souths, nor should he. Just agitating for more than a 1 year deal.

If AR was 28 or so I would agree but at 31 and commanding top dollar I think it would be prudent to pass.

I understand your logic however there aren't many organising halves in the comp and we don't have one, unless AD proves to be, but in the one game I have seen him in that position he seems to me like a dangerous/try assisting half that would slot in nicely alongside someone like Adam Reynolds. I'd take him at age, even with all the issues we have had signing old players before.

Mate , I have to say , on what planet is brooks not an organising half ? More directly , do you actually know what that means? It’s not a billion try assists , and miracle plays . It’s marching the team down the field , controlling tempo , and getting through your sets .
That is literally what he was doing last year . To the point of giving Early ball to out of position mbye , and Luci , to get a head of steam up . It lead to really bad stats , a lack of confidence , a somehow none existent short kicking game , and generally no creativity. What you and the writer of that article in the other thread are actually asking for , is a creative half .
Of which I think most agree with you. But there is a distinction, and people need to understand it .

On what planet? Was he really that strong at marching the team around and controlling the tempo. Really? =p

He was the previous 2 and a half years . And the last 5 games after we told benji thanks but no thanks I’m not going to debate this . My point is , I see that comment all the time , I saw it last pre season prior to last season . I saw it in April . And it’s just not factually true . And I thought if the goal is to play to the posts , then that’s exactly what he did . Once again what you define as “control the team “ is not actually what it is . What your talking about is creating .
The past 5 mins of the Canterbury game in which we went down the field and he kicked it to AD to win the game , is what controlling the team is.
He was barking at the pigs and dummy half . Screaming where to position the play , and set it up perfectly for that kick , which Madge said , that they planned that exact scenario and trained for it.
That’s literally what controlling the team is .
Like setting up for a field goal the whole game .
It’s not throwing no look passes to the winger and drifting across field into the space where your centre is. That garbage gets you 17 try assists , but loses the game . There’s a reason we lost less games than previous years and it wasn’t because Luke brooks try assists were 3.
And that the storm roosters and sharks have dominated the last 10 years . It’s controlled football and field position . And attacking tired defenders .

Seriously , Michael gilllet used to control the play , and we’d win or lose 14-12 . Every singly game .
That’s literally what it means . And that’s why brooks played like garbage last year . That’s all he did . He didn’t play “eyes up” or creative football . Which is what you’re taking about .

Who was playing DH at that stage of the game?

Exactly

 

[Deleted member 3518]

Seriously , Michael gilllet used to control the play , and we’d win or lose 14-12 . Every singly game .
That’s literally what it means . And that’s why brooks played like garbage last year . That’s all he did . He didn’t play “eyes up” or creative football . Which is what you’re taking about .

Michael Gillet was one of my favourite players, but he had one good season and was rubbish after that. We lost a lot more of those game than we won, and we never made the finals with him there so not sure what the point of the comparison is (two players who both play halves and don't take their team to the finals?).

What ? That’s my point . That’s what a game manger is without quality around him , and not much else to offer . I think brooks has the game manger stuff sorted, he just drifts in and out of form for the eyes up creative half play. And I was pointing out that what what people think they’re complaint about isn’t what it is .

 

[balmain boy]

Tigers have signed Tom Amone effective immediately.

If we were interested in him, and he was uncontracted, why didn't we have him on a train and trial deal?

Why have Eden Smith training and trialling well only to overlook him for someone we haven't seen first hand.

All for a position we have more cover than anywhere else on the field. Doesn't make a lot of sense

We all know Maguire likes his big men to lead from the front
Loosing Blore and Musgrove already has lightened us up front
Maguire doesn't want to take any chances
He wants our pack to dominate
If Amone does come then we have alot of big forwards to cover suspension and Injury
Question is now with two spots left, what position and who are we looking at
I still like Fitzgibbon
A bit raw but I think we'll worth the gamble
Last spot can wait a little

I don't see how signing someone as our 7th-8th top prop helps us too much. Depth but highly unlikely to see much first grade.

And we still only have 3 fit back rowers

 

[WT2K]


 

[the_third]


There is a sporting partnership agreement according to an article on foxsports. Surely he can get a visa like everyone else then.

 

[the_third]


Love the attribution

 

[Fade.To.Black]

As expected, Crichton extends Panthers stay till 2023

Wonder how much he cost them? Considering other clubs were supposedly sniffing around for $750k or thereabouts. Panthers must be running low on cash to re-sign all of their young guns surely? Might be time for an audit.

 

[The_Patriot]

8. Tamou
(10). Twal.
(13) Ofehengaue
.....................

(15) Utoikamanu
(16) Musgrove /Amone /Packer.

Guess Maguires intentions are becoming clear. Wants a power game.

Amone is a good signing and at the very least offers the reserve grade team good depth in the position.

 

[Harvey]

8. Tamou
(10). Twal.
(13) Ofehengaue
.....................

(15) Utoikamanu
(16) Musgrove /Amone /Packer.

Guess Maguires intentions are becoming clear. Wants a power game.

Amone is a good signing and at the very least offers the reserve grade team good depth in the position.

Surely Mikaele is above Amone

 

[Spartan117]

Surely Mikaele is above Amone

TM was insignificant in 2021.

So much size and speed, so much potential.

Sometimes I feel these guys need to look in the mirror and recognise the gifts the have been given.

This guy can be anything he wants.

 

[Magpie1969]

Surely Mikaele is above Amone

TM was insignificant in 2021.

So much size and speed, so much potential.

Sometimes I feel these guys need to look in the mirror and recognise the gifts the have been given.

This guy can be anything he wants.

I think with Tamou and Big O in our pack and injury free Twal I believe the others will step up. I see Amore signing as pushing Packer out the door. MCK also needs a big season.

 

[Spartan117]

Tigers have signed Tom Amone effective immediately.

If we were interested in him, and he was uncontracted, why didn't we have him on a train and trial deal?

Why have Eden Smith training and trialling well only to overlook him for someone we haven't seen first hand.

All for a position we have more cover than anywhere else on the field. Doesn't make a lot of sense

We all know Maguire likes his big men to lead from the front
Loosing Blore and Musgrove already has lightened us up front
Maguire doesn't want to take any chances
He wants our pack to dominate
If Amone does come then we have alot of big forwards to cover suspension and Injury
Question is now with two spots left, what position and who are we looking at
I still like Fitzgibbon
A bit raw but I think we'll worth the gamble
Last spot can wait a little

Case in point Tuki and Stefano, both were hitting like trucks on Saturday like they wanted to hurt the opposition. I think Madge will expect physicality from the get go, we might not win every game but each team we play will feel sore and sorry the next day

When Madge won the GF with souths the team was staked with size.

This is what hes building for the next few years

Investing in youngish forwards first makes a ton of sense. Its where we have almost always lacked.

I think we will stun more than a few twams this year.

If they pencil a tigers game as a difficult round and no longer a gimme in 2021, then im very happy.

We are building nicely with the best off-season ever.