Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tiger_one]

Well, seems like a lot of wishin' and hopin' but not much else.
The Brooks rumour from Radio SEN comes to nothin' - poor Brooks if he ever reads this forum.
Those in the know know. and we're left hangin'.
And come to think of it, who was or when was the last player signing that actually took the WT to a truly competitive, regular Top 8 team?

 

[pawsandclaws1]

If we do end up letting Brooks go to the Raiders i hope we are balls deep in on Hynes say 1 or 6 the rest depends on you. He gets the 1 Laurie goes to 6 but personally for me i would leave Laurie at 1 and use Hynes at 6 Hastings 7 Doueihi can stay at 3 Bj can head back to Oporto.

Those three players are slow. Where is the spark to come from?

 

[tony soprano]

I think Brooks would do pretty well at Raiders, he needs a change of scenery. Don't see it happening though.

I would like to see him go, he would be great in a decent side, and the the dimwits on this forum may see their ineptitude.

Lol

 

[finnzo]

Really hope we can land Issako would be the first (big name) signing we have landed
Put big name in brackets because he still isn’t top of the league level

I would say Joffa, Tamou, JTJ, BJ are all bigger names than Isaako.

I'm not saying they are all better players, but just they are bigger names with all playing SOS.

Yeah that’s fair to say

 

[tony soprano]

Why is everyone thinking that Gildart is a walk up starter?

He is depth at this stage.

We’re not really brimming with quality centres.

Add Gildart to that pile...hope he kills it tbh, but I doubt we've uncovered a superstar there.

Every time Talau has played centre, he's gone well. Unfortunately, he's judged on his wing performances which are rocks and diamonds. I think he'll go well at centre this week.

I'm interested to see how Roberts goes on the wing too. He certainly has the speed. Hands might be an issue as well as under the high ball. Time will tell.

The problem I have with Talau is the things that make him an average winger, like his tendency for handling errors, aren’t going to suddenly go away just because he shifts 1 man in.

I hope he proves me wrong and takes the opportunity.

He’s issue is his school boy plays such as around the back flick pass to the opposing team to score, dropping the ball constantly, or in defence rushing for an intercept missing it and attacking team scores or instead of tackling Mitchell try a reverse tap back for Mitchell to get out of goal and score that same set. The list goes on for this..... really shows how much the club has no clue. Gets promoted to centre ? Where’s the I’m done thread

 

[Guest]

Hynes asked Kevvy "If I join Broncos where do you see me in 5 years and what type of footballer can you help me become?" Kevvy apparently replied "Um ahhh I dunno tbh".

Doesn't surprise me. I've never rated Kevvy as a coach. Anyone could have coached that Maroons team to success which is why he looks so out of his depth at the Broncos

Apparently he came across as real nuff that offered no insight into the clubs direction and how Hynes could help them get there.


That’s strange because Adam Reynolds has the opposite view.

Here's a lesson on idiots.
When an idiot is speaking to another idiot everything the idiot says will make perfect sense.

It requires a non idiot to identify idiocy.

You're welcome.

 

[rihannafan1]

I was reminded this morning that we could have got Alex Johnson from Souths for this season had we paid a reasonable amount (these are his words in the media I'm going off).

He would come in handy about now.

 

[Camel2281]

A good mate of mine is Hynes' cousin and advised he's very unlikely to end up at Broncos despite all the media speculation about them being the front runners. Apparently after magic round he met with Kevvy and Kevvy completely dropped the ball trying to entice him to join.

Hynes asked Kevvy "If I join Broncos where do you see me in 5 years and what type of footballer can you help me become?" Kevvy apparently replied "Um ahhh I dunno tbh".

I see that question from Hynes showing a person with a level of drive, character and intelligence that I don't think we have enough of. The concern wasn't "How much cash" it seems he's more worried about being the best player he can be. Sign of a winner in my book

I'm sorry but almost everyone asks questions like that, he may have even been spoon-fed by his manager. It's hearsay from this thread and parctically meaningless about the real-life Nicho Hynes.

I guarantee you that most league players would not ask those questions. If they did Kevvie would have a stock answer

 

[Cairnstigers]

In what way is netball relevant to this thread? ?

Netball player wear skirts
So do some of the wests tigers players

You can't run with the ball in hand in netball
Neither can some of the wests tigers players

I struggle to watch a full game of netball
I struggle to watch a full wests tigers game

There are only 7 players in a netball team
About the same amount of players who actually play for wests tigers on game day

A similar amount of points are concerned in netball and a wests tigers team

There are many comparisons
Should I go on

Ok

I enjoy watching wests tigers lose as much as I like watching netball

Every time a player gets the ball they stop running
So do wests tigers players

Wests Tigers players should get paid the same amount as Netball players

Netball players can't tackle either

Netball players can't kick goals neither can we

Netball players only play for 60 minutes
So do Tigers players

Is that enough

Thanks for the upvote Everything WT
At least you have a sense of humour unlike others

Some people need to lighten up a little
If you can't have a little humour in your life, what is the point of living

Smile people
Don't get so offended with a little harmless humour
By the way
My wife's niece has been playing for the Qld Firebirds for about 4 years now
If anyone should be giving me the down vote it's her

 

[Camel2281]

If we do end up letting Brooks go to the Raiders i hope we are balls deep in on Hynes say 1 or 6 the rest depends on you. He gets the 1 Laurie goes to 6 but personally for me i would leave Laurie at 1 and use Hynes at 6 Hastings 7 Doueihi can stay at 3 Bj can head back to Oporto.

Those three players are slow. Where is the spark to come from?

Mate Hynes is not slow. Watch Melbourne's game last week. The amount of times he beats blokes to go through the line is unbelievable. His top end over say 70m might not be top end but he has great acceleration

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

If we do end up letting Brooks go to the Raiders i hope we are balls deep in on Hynes say 1 or 6 the rest depends on you. He gets the 1 Laurie goes to 6 but personally for me i would leave Laurie at 1 and use Hynes at 6 Hastings 7 Doueihi can stay at 3 Bj can head back to Oporto.

Those three players are slow. Where is the spark to come from?

You just need to be quick between the ears sometimes the speed should be outside of them and behind them in Laurie. Just where has Brooks being quick gotten us exactly?

 

[WT2K]

courier mail saying Hynes is seeking a 3 year deal worth around $1m.

 

[JD Tiger]

courier mail saying Hynes is seeking a 3 year deal worth around $1m.

Done, I'd pay him 1.2m

 

[Guest]

courier mail saying Hynes is seeking a 3 year deal worth around $1m.

Bargain. Sign him now!

 

[Newtown]

Why is everyone thinking that Gildart is a walk up starter?

He is depth at this stage.

We’re not really brimming with quality centres.

Add Gildart to that pile...hope he kills it tbh, but I doubt we've uncovered a superstar there.

Every time Talau has played centre, he's gone well. Unfortunately, he's judged on his wing performances which are rocks and diamonds. I think he'll go well at centre this week.

I'm interested to see how Roberts goes on the wing too. He certainly has the speed. Hands might be an issue as well as under the high ball. Time will tell.

The problem I have with Talau is the things that make him an average winger, like his tendency for handling errors, aren’t going to suddenly go away just because he shifts 1 man in.

I hope he proves me wrong and takes the opportunity.

He’s issue is his school boy plays such as around the back flick pass to the opposing team to score, dropping the ball constantly, or in defence rushing for an intercept missing it and attacking team scores or instead of tackling Mitchell try a reverse tap back for Mitchell to get out of goal and score that same set. The list goes on for this..... really shows how much the club has no clue. Gets promoted to centre ? Where’s the I’m done thread

But Benji said he was the next big thing,

 

[pawsandclaws1]

If we do end up letting Brooks go to the Raiders i hope we are balls deep in on Hynes say 1 or 6 the rest depends on you. He gets the 1 Laurie goes to 6 but personally for me i would leave Laurie at 1 and use Hynes at 6 Hastings 7 Doueihi can stay at 3 Bj can head back to Oporto.

Those three players are slow. Where is the spark to come from?

Mate Hynes is not slow. Watch Melbourne's game last week. The amount of times he beats blokes to go through the line is unbelievable. His top end over say 70m might not be top end but he has great acceleration

He's no speedster. You want us to have the slowest halves combination in the NRL?

 

[Guest]

If we do end up letting Brooks go to the Raiders i hope we are balls deep in on Hynes say 1 or 6 the rest depends on you. He gets the 1 Laurie goes to 6 but personally for me i would leave Laurie at 1 and use Hynes at 6 Hastings 7 Doueihi can stay at 3 Bj can head back to Oporto.

Those three players are slow. Where is the spark to come from?

Mate Hynes is not slow. Watch Melbourne's game last week. The amount of times he beats blokes to go through the line is unbelievable. His top end over say 70m might not be top end but he has great acceleration

He's no speedster. You want us to have the slowest halves combination in the NRL?

Another one of those players that are fast enough and good enough for Melbourne but not good enough by a long chalk to play for the incredibly successful Tigers.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

I was reminded this morning that we could have got Alex Johnson from Souths for this season had we paid a reasonable amount (these are his words in the media I'm going off).

He would come in handy about now.

Didn’t he also sign with souths for less than we offered.
Thought it was between us and Melbourne both offers pretty much the same
Source my memory reading on here so probably unreliable