Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

@avocadoontoast said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458323) said:
@jrtiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458317) said:
@avocadoontoast said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458298) said:
@jrtiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458291) said:
even without Doueihi, we have Madden, Hastings, Brooks and potentially Laurie to play 6 if we keep Dillon and Madge wants to reshuffle. we don't need Pearce. recruitment targets should still be a front rower, backrower and centre.

I still think we should get another half for next year. Hastings is an unknown quantity and i'm not sure what the future holds for Brooks. Taylor at $250k is a low risk, high upside proposition.

I'd honestly rather Taylor over Pearce. i'm not saying we should go out and sign him, but I feel there's far more upside to Ash Taylor than Mitchell Pearce.

Me too. I've never been a big fan of Pearce and he's not getting any younger. Taylor at $250k is worth the punt.

Inconsistent lazy player don't think what we need
 
@tony-soprano said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458329) said:
@avocadoontoast said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458323) said:
@jrtiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458317) said:
@avocadoontoast said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458298) said:
@jrtiger said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458291) said:
even without Doueihi, we have Madden, Hastings, Brooks and potentially Laurie to play 6 if we keep Dillon and Madge wants to reshuffle. we don't need Pearce. recruitment targets should still be a front rower, backrower and centre.

I still think we should get another half for next year. Hastings is an unknown quantity and i'm not sure what the future holds for Brooks. Taylor at $250k is a low risk, high upside proposition.

I'd honestly rather Taylor over Pearce. i'm not saying we should go out and sign him, but I feel there's far more upside to Ash Taylor than Mitchell Pearce.

Me too. I've never been a big fan of Pearce and he's not getting any younger. Taylor at $250k is worth the punt.

Inconsistent lazy player don't think what we need

Change of scenery might do him the world of good.
 
@demps said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458320) said:
@yeahcaz said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458318) said:
@demps said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458309) said:
@yeahcaz said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458297) said:
@pbulk said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458275) said:
Pearce is not coming next year, he is staying at Newcastle unless the situation within the club deteriorates (still some angst from last years off field issues). We aren't losing Brooks either. Fairly confident the season will start with Brooks at 5/8 and either Madden or Hastings at 1/2. Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

Oh rubbish to the Doueihi thing. I don’t believe that for a second

Haha..

Was a weird post eh.
1+1 = 3

AD is injured, out.

Need a 6... sure, Brooks.
7? Only likely candidates...
Hastings or Madden.

These guys will keep our best player out of his preferred position.

I don't think so.

Because he’s out for so long I’m pretty sure Brooks will stick around but to imply that Doueihi would struggle to get back into the 6 jersey is just plain stupid tbh. Say AD is back in round 5, Brooks and Hastings would have to steer us to 4 wins and play like an origin pairing.

Too farcetched.

No guarantees Pearce stays at Newy either.

I would take Junior. Club needs to shaft Brooks regardless of injuries/outgoings.
 
@wt2k said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458199) said:
Great journalism by chammas
![20210829_203518.jpg](/assets/uploads/files/1630233348344-20210829_203518.jpg)

Just for the record Mitchell Pearce is good mates with both Blocker's kids and Siro's kids, and also very tight with the Foran brothers who he went to school with... and newsflash Junior Junior not currently playing for Manly or Warriors or Souths, or waterpolo (Aidan Roach played rep water polo).

What a load of bollocks baloney. Fast becoming the new James Pooper this bloke.
 
@pbulk said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458275) said:
Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

That fight would be overcoming his knee reco?
 
@jirskyr said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458341) said:
@wt2k said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458199) said:
Great journalism by chammas
![20210829_203518.jpg](/assets/uploads/files/1630233348344-20210829_203518.jpg)

Just for the record Mitchell Pearce is good mates with both Blocker's kids and Siro's kids, and also very tight with the Foran brothers who he went to school with... and newsflash Junior Junior not currently playing for Manly or Warriors or Souths, or waterpolo (Aidan Roach played rep water polo).

What a load of bollocks baloney. Fast becoming the new James Pooper this bloke.

I’d take Pearce
 
@pbulk said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458275) said:
Pearce is not coming next year, he is staying at Newcastle unless the situation within the club deteriorates (still some angst from last years off field issues). We aren't losing Brooks either. Fairly confident the season will start with Brooks at 5/8 and either Madden or Hastings at 1/2. Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

Ha wait did you just suggest our best player might not get his spot back? I had to read it twice.
Outrageous statement
 
@tigerman-0 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458357) said:
@pbulk said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458275) said:
Pearce is not coming next year, he is staying at Newcastle unless the situation within the club deteriorates (still some angst from last years off field issues). We aren't losing Brooks either. Fairly confident the season will start with Brooks at 5/8 and either Madden or Hastings at 1/2. Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

Ha wait did you just suggest our best player might not get his spot back? I had to read it twice.
Outrageous statement

Fictional tales, my friend.
 
@tony-soprano said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1457977) said:
@needaname said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1457911) said:
@birchgrovetigers said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1457790) said:
Tbh think we really need a starting prop to partner Stefano and a left centre before anything else.

If your basing that off this game I thought Mikalee was excellent at prop our problem was he was replaced with a hybrid prop / backrower whom after 100 games should play with more intent but doesn’t. Since he got dropped from origin he has gone backwards at a rate of knots. Really needs to do some soul searching over the off season or he’ll be lining up next to Musgrove for Wests in the front row next year.
Side note; Re sign Amone!

Yeah needs to run straight more and lazy on defence

How come keen on amone did little today

He only got 13 mins which I found odd but he puts himself in the contest. His a different body shape to our other forwards which is handy and wouldn’t cost much coin. His one in my opinion we should continue to build with. Strong defence and is fast for a forward.
 
@demps said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458309) said:
@yeahcaz said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458297) said:
@pbulk said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458275) said:
Pearce is not coming next year, he is staying at Newcastle unless the situation within the club deteriorates (still some angst from last years off field issues). We aren't losing Brooks either. Fairly confident the season will start with Brooks at 5/8 and either Madden or Hastings at 1/2. Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

Oh rubbish to the Doueihi thing. I don’t believe that for a second

Haha..

Was a weird post eh.
1+1 = 3

AD is injured, out.

Need a 6... sure, Brooks.
7? Only likely candidates...
Hastings or Madden.

These guys will keep our best player out of his preferred position.

I don't think so.

AD isn’t our best player, Stefano is.

That aside AD needed an off season to focus on his defensive weakness which is huge as well as combinations which is just as important. He doesn’t have that & at this rate may have even longer on the sidelines than 1st expected.

I doubt Madge has even had a talk about next years starting combination let alone what they will be once AD is back. Pre season, injuries and form at the time will drive a decision.
 
@davey_farrell said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1456726) said:
some good suggestions there, i wouldnt mind Curtis Scott, someone with a bit of mongrel and show a bit of passion

Sign him and Elliot. Throw in Pearce…what could go wrong?
 
@yeahcaz said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458297) said:
@pbulk said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458275) said:
Pearce is not coming next year, he is staying at Newcastle unless the situation within the club deteriorates (still some angst from last years off field issues). We aren't losing Brooks either. Fairly confident the season will start with Brooks at 5/8 and either Madden or Hastings at 1/2. Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

Oh rubbish to the Doueihi thing. I don’t believe that for a second

Someone will get 10 weeks to work out a combination in the halves
 
Anyone on here seriously not think Pearce would comfortably be our best half next season? He'd be a mile ahead. We'd lose pace with him but gain smarts. He's not perfect but how many times has he failed to guide his team to the finals? If we could get him with Knights chipping in it would put less pressure on other players to do the organising.

Cheekam would be a massive fail if we re-signed him on an NRL contract. Give him a NSW cup deal, sure, but really he's a hopeless centre and a weak backrower. Not NRL standard in either position. Would rather have Ogden covering centre, or Tuilagi in back row. Garner becomes the utility.
 
@balmain-boy said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458390) said:
Anyone on here seriously not think Pearce would comfortably be our best half next season? He'd be a mile ahead. We'd lose pace with him but gain smarts. He's not perfect but how many times has he failed to guide his team to the finals? If we could get him with Knights chipping in it would put less pressure on other players to do the organising.

Cheekam would be a massive fail if we re-signed him on an NRL contract. Give him a NSW cup deal, sure, but really he's a hopeless centre and a weak backrower. Not NRL standard in either position. Would rather have Ogden covering centre, or Tuilagi in back row. Garner becomes the utility.

Hi BB, at this stage in his career it is a big no thanks from me, Madden did well yesterday and with the influence of Sheens I believe he has the potential to become a good NRL half. I enjoyed his passing and kicking yesterday and it is refreshing to see a young fellow have a dig. Tamou also spoke pre-game about how enthusiastic he is and how hard he works.
 
Andrew Voss on SEN this morning was discussing Mitchell Pearce coming to the Tigers he seems to think the story has some legs now Douhie injured, Pearce to partner Brooks in halves.
If that is the case that leaves Hastings as a hooker or a lock
 
@demps said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458363) said:
@tigerman-0 said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458357) said:
@pbulk said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458275) said:
Pearce is not coming next year, he is staying at Newcastle unless the situation within the club deteriorates (still some angst from last years off field issues). We aren't losing Brooks either. Fairly confident the season will start with Brooks at 5/8 and either Madden or Hastings at 1/2. Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

Ha wait did you just suggest our best player might not get his spot back? I had to read it twice.
Outrageous statement

Fictional tales, my friend.

assuming he comes back the same player he may not mate.
Pearce and Brooks pairing woukd be good with Hastings at lock or 14
Douhie may be the answer to our centre problem he can replace MCK
 
@yeahcaz said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458297) said:
@pbulk said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458275) said:
Pearce is not coming next year, he is staying at Newcastle unless the situation within the club deteriorates (still some angst from last years off field issues). We aren't losing Brooks either. Fairly confident the season will start with Brooks at 5/8 and either Madden or Hastings at 1/2. Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

Oh rubbish to the Doueihi thing. I don’t believe that for a second

He is coming back from an ACL reco and we saw the best work our halves have done all year yesterday. Eventually he probably will be good enough to take back the 6 jersey, but if a Brooks/Madden combo goes well again next week and then continues for the first 4-6 rounds next year then when he comes back it'll be in the centres
 
@demps said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458309) said:
@yeahcaz said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458297) said:
@pbulk said in [Signing Suggestions & Rumours](/post/1458275) said:
Pearce is not coming next year, he is staying at Newcastle unless the situation within the club deteriorates (still some angst from last years off field issues). We aren't losing Brooks either. Fairly confident the season will start with Brooks at 5/8 and either Madden or Hastings at 1/2. Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

Oh rubbish to the Doueihi thing. I don’t believe that for a second

Haha..

Was a weird post eh.
1+1 = 3

AD is injured, out.

Need a 6... sure, Brooks.
7? Only likely candidates...
Hastings or Madden.

These guys will keep our best player out of his preferred position.

I don't think so.

We've all seen what Madge thinks of preferred positions, if Doueihi in the centres is what's best for the club that's what he will do. Brooks 5/8, Madden 1/2, Doueihi in the centres.
 

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