Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[yeahcaz]

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.

 

[jirskyr]

Great journalism by chammas

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.

 

[jirskyr]

Douehi is going to have a fight on his hands to get the 6 jersey back.

That fight would be overcoming his knee reco?

 

[Aceshigh]

Brooks aint goin nowhere , seems too many on here believe in Santa Claus , get it through ya heads Brooks is here next year

 

[Ultimate Warrior]

Great journalism by chammas

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

 

[tigerman 0]

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

 

[Demps]

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.

 

[Needaname]

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.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

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.

 

[the_third]

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?

 

[the_third]

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

 

[balmain boy]

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.

 

[Guest]

Posts derailing this thread will be deleted.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

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.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

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

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

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

 

[Pbulk]

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

 

[Pbulk]

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.

 

[Lee's fedora]

What about brooks at lock could he fill there and have Hastings and pearce halves combo see how that works out for the first few weeks

 

[cqtiger]

I hope Stefano has a decent character and good principles. All too often these days players (read player managers) break contracts for more dollars.

Ryan Matterson was on a terrific deal as far as the Tigers were concerned. He went for more money but muddied the water with Madge comments. Aloiai much the same and these guys weren’t at the end of their contracts either.

Broncos want to sign Haas on long term deal but he isn’t interested, rumours are that he has been on low money all this time at Broncs and isn’t happy that Fifita and Lodge were paid far more.

Correct me if I’m wrong but I thought Stefano was on a really good deal with us considering he hadn’t played first grade when we signed him. I thought we offered him $500K which was a lot at the time but looking low now.

He should be our marquee player but other clubs would already be putting plans in place to pinch him.