Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[The-moP]

matterson was excelling when at the tigers and if i recall he was in the state of origin squad for 2019.He and his manager portrayed the tigers as being at fault and sought a release.
A less than spectacular 2020 for the fellow and now parra want to flick him.
don't think there will be many wests tigers supporters feeling empathy for him.

You watch .. he'll end up back at the Rorters to replace Boyd Cordner once the doctors wont let him play footy anymore and make him retire.

 

[bathursttiger1]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

1 dimensional smaller prop.

We now have a ton better now.

The way that Nathan Brown plays the game I don’t think that he will have a long career as injuries will start to take their toll.

 

[the_third]

matterson was excelling when at the tigers and if i recall he was in the state of origin squad for 2019.He and his manager portrayed the tigers as being at fault and sought a release.
A less than spectacular 2020 for the fellow and now parra want to flick him.
don't think there will be many wests tigers supporters feeling empathy for him.

You watch .. he'll end up back at the Rorters to replace Boyd Cordner once the doctors wont let him play footy anymore and make him retire.

I reckon he burnt that bridges

 

[finnzo]

Brown would be a huge signing watch him tonight every time parra are struggling to get momentum he is sprinting onto the ball and getting a quick play the ball to get there set started

 

[jirskyr]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

Blore showed him up last year big time. PASS

I hate Brown but he's an origin player whereas Blore has played 5 games in first grade off the bench. There is no comparison.

Brown has played 2 Origins total after approx 100 first grade matches. It took him 7 seasons of FG to rack up those 100 matches. Blore barely played a fraction of a season.

However this thread isn't about Brown or Blore in 2020, it's about Brown in 2022. In that case there totally is a comparison, because you have to predict their output in more than a season from now. Blore is 20, Brown is 28. Brown might not play Origin again. Blore's career is mostly in front of him.

Also nothing to say you can't have both Brown and Blore.

Personally I think Brown is on the wane and I think Tigers have already invested pretty heavily in youth in Brown's preferred positions. I'd rather be purchasing a 60-minute prop or a hole-running backrower, if we were going after experienced forwards.

 

[SeanT]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

1 dimensional smaller prop.

We now have a ton better now.

He is a very good player. Would provide an intimidation factor in the squad week in week out which we don’t have today.

I would be worried about how much more his body could take. He has a fair few injuries and is good fo a suspension. His next contract would be his last big one.

No for me. Yes he has certain qualities but hes not what we need at this stage.

Best possible outcome that wont happen is getting Finucane and Chrighton.

I we could get Finucane and and a good winger like Coates we are well on our way.

I think douhie will be our long term 5/8

 

[tig_prmz]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

Blore showed him up last year big time. PASS

I hate Brown but he's an origin player whereas Blore has played 5 games in first grade off the bench. There is no comparison.

Brown has played 2 Origins total after approx 100 first grade matches. It took him 7 seasons of FG to rack up those 100 matches. Blore barely played a fraction of a season.

However this thread isn't about Brown or Blore in 2020, it's about Brown in 2022. In that case there totally is a comparison, because you have to predict their output in more than a season from now. Blore is 20, Brown is 28. Brown might not play Origin again. Blore's career is mostly in front of him.

Also nothing to say you can't have both Brown and Blore.

Personally I think Brown is on the wane and I think Tigers have already invested pretty heavily in youth in Brown's preferred positions. I'd rather be purchasing a 60-minute prop or a hole-running backrower, if we were going after experienced forwards.

Putting the $$$ aside, I still don't see a comparison. Brown is one of the top locks in the game and Blore has still probably played 200 minutes of first grade. We all saw the potential last year but Brown is a seasoned professional who is still only 28. You're assuming Blore will play the entire season.

 

[swag_tiger]

@THE_POM anything news regarding recruitment?

 

[Rowdy12]

Brown would be a huge signing watch him tonight every time parra are struggling to get momentum he is sprinting onto the ball and getting a quick play the ball to get there set started

he doesnt touch the ball until the 4th tackle, any prop will look good doing that

 

[Go_You_Good_Things]

Bbbbut don't strive for a "no Richard heads" policy ?

 

[teddy23]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

Blore showed him up last year big time. PASS

I hate Brown but he's an origin player whereas Blore has played 5 games in first grade off the bench. There is no comparison.

Brown has played 2 Origins total after approx 100 first grade matches. It took him 7 seasons of FG to rack up those 100 matches. Blore barely played a fraction of a season.

However this thread isn't about Brown or Blore in 2020, it's about Brown in 2022. In that case there totally is a comparison, because you have to predict their output in more than a season from now. Blore is 20, Brown is 28. Brown might not play Origin again. Blore's career is mostly in front of him.

Also nothing to say you can't have both Brown and Blore.

Personally I think Brown is on the wane and I think Tigers have already invested pretty heavily in youth in Brown's preferred positions. I'd rather be purchasing a 60-minute prop or a hole-running backrower, if we were going after experienced forwards.

Nathan Brown’s only 28, if anything for a forward he’s just hitting his prime and would be an asset wherever he goes

As much as I love Blore, would be silly to compare the two as Brown is a rep player who bends the line and gives his team some much needed grunt and aggression while also showing he can be consistent over the period of several seasons while Blore has played only a handful of games and hasn’t had that ability to fully showcase his capabilities and that’s not a knock on him or anything

Brown is basically what Packer should’ve been for us and we were willing to fork out like 600-700k for him....

When Packers contract runs out at the end of the season I wouldn’t mind offering a slightly less deal to Brown to give us that platform and start our sets with a bang bending the line with a fast play the ball to allow players like Stefano, Twal, Blore, Joffa, Luciano and all the rest of the young lads to excel even further using that momentum and make us a more intimidating and aggressive squad

You watch tonight the energy he brings when he takes a hit up and I’m sure you’ll agree

 

[Holman Barnes #1 Fan]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

Blore showed him up last year big time. PASS

I hate Brown but he's an origin player whereas Blore has played 5 games in first grade off the bench. There is no comparison.

Brown has played 2 Origins total after approx 100 first grade matches. It took him 7 seasons of FG to rack up those 100 matches. Blore barely played a fraction of a season.

However this thread isn't about Brown or Blore in 2020, it's about Brown in 2022. In that case there totally is a comparison, because you have to predict their output in more than a season from now. Blore is 20, Brown is 28. Brown might not play Origin again. Blore's career is mostly in front of him.

Also nothing to say you can't have both Brown and Blore.

Personally I think Brown is on the wane and I think Tigers have already invested pretty heavily in youth in Brown's preferred positions. I'd rather be purchasing a 60-minute prop or a hole-running backrower, if we were going after experienced forwards.

Nathan Brown’s only 28, if anything for a forward he’s just hitting his prime and would be an asset wherever he goes

As much as I love Blore, would be silly to compare the two as Brown is a rep player who bends the line and gives his team some much needed grunt and aggression while also showing he can be consistent over the period of several seasons while Blore has played only a handful of games and hasn’t had that ability to fully showcase his capabilities and that’s not a knock on him or anything

Brown is basically what Packer should’ve been for us and we were willing to fork out like 600-700k for him....

When Packers contract runs out at the end of the season I wouldn’t mind offering a slightly less deal to Brown to give us that platform and start our sets with a bang bending the line with a fast play the ball to allow players like Stefano, Twal, Blore, Joffa, Luciano and all the rest of the young lads to excel even further using that momentum and make us a more intimidating and aggressive squad

You watch tonight the energy he brings when he takes a hit up and I’m sure you’ll agree

Russell Packer was 28 when we signed him from St George. He was killing it at the time. Then the injuries kicked in. You always have to be wary of forwards at that age or older. Especially guys with Brown's playing style. They usually have shorter careers for a reason - their bodies are busted. There is yet to be a forward to play 300 games with the kamikaze style of play. Even Jason Taumalolo, arguably the greatest forward we've seen play rugby league, is starting to show signs of wear and tear at 27. There are rumours that he is busted and that's why Payten has opted to reduce his minutes so heavily.

 

[carltonleach]

So was just thinking (which sometimes can be dangerous), does anyone know if hartigan had much to do with volkman or recruiting him as a junior? I know it doesn't exactly mean a hell of a lot but maybe it could be a bit of a helping hand in securing a future star half?

 

[happy_tiger]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

Blore showed him up last year big time. PASS

I hate Brown but he's an origin player whereas Blore has played 5 games in first grade off the bench. There is no comparison.

Brown has played 2 Origins total after approx 100 first grade matches. It took him 7 seasons of FG to rack up those 100 matches. Blore barely played a fraction of a season.

However this thread isn't about Brown or Blore in 2020, it's about Brown in 2022. In that case there totally is a comparison, because you have to predict their output in more than a season from now. Blore is 20, Brown is 28. Brown might not play Origin again. Blore's career is mostly in front of him.

Also nothing to say you can't have both Brown and Blore.

Personally I think Brown is on the wane and I think Tigers have already invested pretty heavily in youth in Brown's preferred positions. I'd rather be purchasing a 60-minute prop or a hole-running backrower, if we were going after experienced forwards.

Nathan Brown’s only 28, if anything for a forward he’s just hitting his prime and would be an asset wherever he goes

As much as I love Blore, would be silly to compare the two as Brown is a rep player who bends the line and gives his team some much needed grunt and aggression while also showing he can be consistent over the period of several seasons while Blore has played only a handful of games and hasn’t had that ability to fully showcase his capabilities and that’s not a knock on him or anything

Brown is basically what Packer should’ve been for us and we were willing to fork out like 600-700k for him....

When Packers contract runs out at the end of the season I wouldn’t mind offering a slightly less deal to Brown to give us that platform and start our sets with a bang bending the line with a fast play the ball to allow players like Stefano, Twal, Blore, Joffa, Luciano and all the rest of the young lads to excel even further using that momentum and make us a more intimidating and aggressive squad

You watch tonight the energy he brings when he takes a hit up and I’m sure you’ll agree

Russell Packer was 28 when we signed him from St George. He was killing it at the time. Then the injuries kicked in. You always have to be wary of forwards at that age or older. Especially guys with Brown's playing style. They usually have shorter careers for a reason - their bodies are busted. There is yet to be a forward to play 300 games with the kamikaze style of play. Even Jason Taumalolo, arguably the greatest forward we've seen play rugby league, is starting to show signs of wear and tear at 27. There are rumours that he is busted and that's why Payten has opted to reduce his minutes so heavily.

Taumalolo's back is stuffed

He been carrying the Cowboys since 2019

 

[tig_prmz]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

Blore showed him up last year big time. PASS

I hate Brown but he's an origin player whereas Blore has played 5 games in first grade off the bench. There is no comparison.

Brown has played 2 Origins total after approx 100 first grade matches. It took him 7 seasons of FG to rack up those 100 matches. Blore barely played a fraction of a season.

However this thread isn't about Brown or Blore in 2020, it's about Brown in 2022. In that case there totally is a comparison, because you have to predict their output in more than a season from now. Blore is 20, Brown is 28. Brown might not play Origin again. Blore's career is mostly in front of him.

Also nothing to say you can't have both Brown and Blore.

Personally I think Brown is on the wane and I think Tigers have already invested pretty heavily in youth in Brown's preferred positions. I'd rather be purchasing a 60-minute prop or a hole-running backrower, if we were going after experienced forwards.

Nathan Brown’s only 28, if anything for a forward he’s just hitting his prime and would be an asset wherever he goes

As much as I love Blore, would be silly to compare the two as Brown is a rep player who bends the line and gives his team some much needed grunt and aggression while also showing he can be consistent over the period of several seasons while Blore has played only a handful of games and hasn’t had that ability to fully showcase his capabilities and that’s not a knock on him or anything

Brown is basically what Packer should’ve been for us and we were willing to fork out like 600-700k for him....

When Packers contract runs out at the end of the season I wouldn’t mind offering a slightly less deal to Brown to give us that platform and start our sets with a bang bending the line with a fast play the ball to allow players like Stefano, Twal, Blore, Joffa, Luciano and all the rest of the young lads to excel even further using that momentum and make us a more intimidating and aggressive squad

You watch tonight the energy he brings when he takes a hit up and I’m sure you’ll agree

Russell Packer was 28 when we signed him from St George. He was killing it at the time. Then the injuries kicked in. You always have to be wary of forwards at that age or older. Especially guys with Brown's playing style. They usually have shorter careers for a reason - their bodies are busted. There is yet to be a forward to play 300 games with the kamikaze style of play. Even Jason Taumalolo, arguably the greatest forward we've seen play rugby league, is starting to show signs of wear and tear at 27. There are rumours that he is busted and that's why Payten has opted to reduce his minutes so heavily.

Taumalolo has played nearly 200 games whereas Brown has played 100.

28 year old NSW blues forward with 100 games under his belt. Chances are he is going to be in high demand. I know there is more to it than that but Brown is unfortunately a very good player. Blore may potentially be that but there are 100 kids who could potentially be that. But there is only a handful of forwards with rep experience, 100+ games and age on their side.

 

[JC99]

Warriors managed to sign Broncos highly rated rookie Reece Walsh, assuming as a replacement for RTS. 3 year deal for him at Warriors, could be a real big loss for broncos.

 

[851]

**Surprise surprise**
Slimey Eels facing another contract fight.
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/nrl/parramatta-secondrower-ryan-matterson-has-been-offered-to-rival-clubs/news-story/e2c6b561ed3cfafe083cf171f6bb2f0a

Parramatta secondrower Ryan Matterson has been offered to rival clubs

Rival clubs have expressed interests in Ryan
Matterson as Parramatta brace for a fight for the secondrower.

I hope he leaves Parra after an ugly played out contract drama, then all their whinging supporters who tried to bag our club can get a real dose of Matto karma

 

[Newtown]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

Blore showed him up last year big time. PASS

I hate Brown but he's an origin player whereas Blore has played 5 games in first grade off the bench. There is no comparison.

Brown has played 2 Origins total after approx 100 first grade matches. It took him 7 seasons of FG to rack up those 100 matches. Blore barely played a fraction of a season.

However this thread isn't about Brown or Blore in 2020, it's about Brown in 2022. In that case there totally is a comparison, because you have to predict their output in more than a season from now. Blore is 20, Brown is 28. Brown might not play Origin again. Blore's career is mostly in front of him.

Also nothing to say you can't have both Brown and Blore.

Personally I think Brown is on the wane and I think Tigers have already invested pretty heavily in youth in Brown's preferred positions. I'd rather be purchasing a 60-minute prop or a hole-running backrower, if we were going after experienced forwards.

Nathan Brown’s only 28, if anything for a forward he’s just hitting his prime and would be an asset wherever he goes

As much as I love Blore, would be silly to compare the two as Brown is a rep player who bends the line and gives his team some much needed grunt and aggression while also showing he can be consistent over the period of several seasons while Blore has played only a handful of games and hasn’t had that ability to fully showcase his capabilities and that’s not a knock on him or anything

Brown is basically what Packer should’ve been for us and we were willing to fork out like 600-700k for him....

When Packers contract runs out at the end of the season I wouldn’t mind offering a slightly less deal to Brown to give us that platform and start our sets with a bang bending the line with a fast play the ball to allow players like Stefano, Twal, Blore, Joffa, Luciano and all the rest of the young lads to excel even further using that momentum and make us a more intimidating and aggressive squad

You watch tonight the energy he brings when he takes a hit up and I’m sure you’ll agree

Russell Packer was 28 when we signed him from St George. He was killing it at the time. Then the injuries kicked in. You always have to be wary of forwards at that age or older. Especially guys with Brown's playing style. They usually have shorter careers for a reason - their bodies are busted. There is yet to be a forward to play 300 games with the kamikaze style of play. Even Jason Taumalolo, arguably the greatest forward we've seen play rugby league, is starting to show signs of wear and tear at 27. There are rumours that he is busted and that's why Payten has opted to reduce his minutes so heavily.

Taumalolo's back is stuffed

He been carrying the Cowboys since 2019

His hand is stuffed to.

 

[happy_tiger]

Nathan brown off contract this year..... option?

Blore showed him up last year big time. PASS

I hate Brown but he's an origin player whereas Blore has played 5 games in first grade off the bench. There is no comparison.

Brown has played 2 Origins total after approx 100 first grade matches. It took him 7 seasons of FG to rack up those 100 matches. Blore barely played a fraction of a season.

However this thread isn't about Brown or Blore in 2020, it's about Brown in 2022. In that case there totally is a comparison, because you have to predict their output in more than a season from now. Blore is 20, Brown is 28. Brown might not play Origin again. Blore's career is mostly in front of him.

Also nothing to say you can't have both Brown and Blore.

Personally I think Brown is on the wane and I think Tigers have already invested pretty heavily in youth in Brown's preferred positions. I'd rather be purchasing a 60-minute prop or a hole-running backrower, if we were going after experienced forwards.

Nathan Brown’s only 28, if anything for a forward he’s just hitting his prime and would be an asset wherever he goes

As much as I love Blore, would be silly to compare the two as Brown is a rep player who bends the line and gives his team some much needed grunt and aggression while also showing he can be consistent over the period of several seasons while Blore has played only a handful of games and hasn’t had that ability to fully showcase his capabilities and that’s not a knock on him or anything

Brown is basically what Packer should’ve been for us and we were willing to fork out like 600-700k for him....

When Packers contract runs out at the end of the season I wouldn’t mind offering a slightly less deal to Brown to give us that platform and start our sets with a bang bending the line with a fast play the ball to allow players like Stefano, Twal, Blore, Joffa, Luciano and all the rest of the young lads to excel even further using that momentum and make us a more intimidating and aggressive squad

You watch tonight the energy he brings when he takes a hit up and I’m sure you’ll agree

Russell Packer was 28 when we signed him from St George. He was killing it at the time. Then the injuries kicked in. You always have to be wary of forwards at that age or older. Especially guys with Brown's playing style. They usually have shorter careers for a reason - their bodies are busted. There is yet to be a forward to play 300 games with the kamikaze style of play. Even Jason Taumalolo, arguably the greatest forward we've seen play rugby league, is starting to show signs of wear and tear at 27. There are rumours that he is busted and that's why Payten has opted to reduce his minutes so heavily.

Taumalolo's back is stuffed

He been carrying the Cowboys since 2019

His hand is stuffed to.

From signing autographs

When the white anter is finished he will hopefully sign his autograph on a piece of paper from the WT's .....

 

[JC99]

Funny thing about broncos losing Walsh.... us wanting him for Walters would've been a bad deal for them but now they've got an even worse deal losing him and getting no one 😂 should've brought your son back Kevvy!