Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tigger19]

Lomax has been trying to call Madge but keeps getting his voicemail

 

[Curaeus]

No doubt the club has already been in touch with player agents to see who's available. Read a while ago Sheens was involved in this. Now Madge's immediate future has been sorted, I'd expect at least some of these discussions to result in new signings. Sims, Elliot and Scott might all be decent pickups at the right price. Sims, apparently has no agent and conducts his own contract negotiations. Sounds like the kind of guy we need.

Sims Wife is his agent.

I like that we will not have to argue with some middleman who's really only interested in a big payday for himself

 

[BAGNF05]

Sims is an obvious choice for our young pack.
Now there's only a few teams left you can bet some skittles will start falling ... there might even be a few surprise departures from our ranks.

Origin back rower, let’s just hope he brings a will to win if we could land him.

 

[BAGNF05]

We could really do with Tariq Sims, the bloke is a winner , trains hard and leads by example ,Elliott i believe could be an asset but so could Peachey also who can cover multiple positions and maybe round off with Curtis Scott and a bit of front loading .

Tariq - yes - but people are thinking he is past his prime? He played origin this year..

as for Peachy.. do we really need another ball hog?

Close to MOM if I recall

 

[BAGNF05]

So just wondering, if we still can’t get any big signings to come, are we still blaming Madge or will it be Sheens?

I think the chance for big signings are over, we missed them all, there isn't anyone exciting left available as far as I understand?

Or do you mean 2023

I think the only big signing that was missed was Matt Burton, he has a big future ahead of him. And he reportedly only went to Dogs to follow Barrett. Not to many others signed up for other clubs this year that would be considered big signings that would've justified their huge salaries IMO.

Im not sold on Burton being a future star .. there is just something about him that doesnt sit well. Yes he looks ok in this current Penriff side, but so do most players including Eisenhuth. Burton at this stage of his career is putting 110% every week by going 100 miles an hour at everything and throwing his body into every tackle .. this is what most new comers call .. I must impress syndrome .. !!

Yes you want you players playing at 110% if they can .. but there are a lot wise players out there who will play at their hardest when the time is required .. poor young Burton is gonna bust himself playing for a less stronger team like the Dogs next season and wont look half as energised or good as he does now.

It's like a lot of Melbourne players take them out of the Storm team and dont look half as good. So i hope im wrong and Burton goes on to prove me wrong .. but good luck to the kid.

Burton is a child prodigy and has always lived up to the hype - my contacts in Dubbo have known he would reach the heights he already has before he got to Penrith but probably just sooner than they expected.

I'll be extremely surprised if he doesn't kill it at Belmore.

Penrith seems to have a hold on Dubbo future stars - clearly their program identifies the talent early.

Single handedly won an NRL game this year. I forget who they beat. Superstar.

 

[weststigerman]

We need a culture change and while statistically Sims doesn't look a massive improvement on what we currently have, we need some leadership so I'd be keen if the price is right.

 

[mike]

We could really do with Tariq Sims, the bloke is a winner , trains hard and leads by example ,Elliott i believe could be an asset but so could Peachey also who can cover multiple positions and maybe round off with Curtis Scott and a bit of front loading .

Tariq - yes - but people are thinking he is past his prime? **He played origin this year..**

as for Peachy.. do we really need another ball hog?

That’s the only time he plays well. Terrible performances for the Dragons. Tells me he needs a strong team around him, that’s not the Wests Tigers. He’s not the type of player that would move the squad forward.

 

[BAGNF05]

We need a culture change and while statistically Sims doesn't look a massive improvement on what we currently have, we need some leadership so I'd be keen if the price is right.

He is different to what we have in that he loves the collision and he would get up and smash opposition halves. If he instils that in others great signing. Injury or suspension are a big risk though. I’d risk it.

 

[Tiger Tarl]

Now the coaching stuff is sorted, can we have Lomax, please?

 

[BAGNF05]

We could really do with Tariq Sims, the bloke is a winner , trains hard and leads by example ,Elliott i believe could be an asset but so could Peachey also who can cover multiple positions and maybe round off with Curtis Scott and a bit of front loading .

Tariq - yes - but people are thinking he is past his prime? **He played origin this year..**

as for Peachy.. do we really need another ball hog?

That’s the only time he plays well. Terrible performances for the Dragons. Tells me he needs a strong team around him, that’s not the Wests Tigers. He’s not the type of player that would move the squad forward.

Was playing well enough to put good players out of a blue jersey. We don’t have the luxury of waiting for a Murray, Yeo, Martin.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

would roll the dice with Curtis Scott and Roberts
Sign Tariq Sims if you can for 650k
Sign Peachey
Sign Woods

 

[Spartan117]

would roll the dice with Curtis Scott and Roberts
Sign Tariq Sims if you can for 650k
Sign Peachey
Sign Woods

Sims - Yes,

Scott - Unsure

Peachey - To expensive for a utility style player (been there, hurt real bad)

Woods - Note even for $1 on principle

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

would roll the dice with Curtis Scott and Roberts
Sign Tariq Sims if you can for 650k
Sign Peachey
Sign Woods

Sims - Yes,

Scott - Unsure

Peachey - To expensive for a utility style player (been there, hurt real bad)

Woods - Note even for $1 on principle

Woods will assist the club sign him better than what we have

 

[tigerman 0]

Woods isn’t effective in the 2021/22 game.
His stats might be ok but they don’t always tell the whole story.
And he proved himself to be a douche to the club so its a no from me.

Id love Sims and Scott. Tapau would be great.
Not sure about Elliot.
Lomax would be a dream.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

As much as I dislike Woods, it would be funny to see him come crawling back

 

[tigerman 0]

As much as I dislike Woods, it would be funny to see him come crawling back

Would it be worth it?!

 

[jrtiger]

Woods would be another Tamou. not worth it. better off throwing the chequebook at Junior Paulo for 2023 and trying to secure an early release.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

As much as I dislike Woods, it would be funny to see him come crawling back

Would it be worth it?!

We’re screwed either way. Might as well at least get a laugh out of it.

 

[Needaname]

would roll the dice with Curtis Scott and Roberts
Sign Tariq Sims if you can for 650k
Sign Peachey
Sign Woods

On SEN morning glory a couple of weeks back (I was just catching up) reports that he was asking for a big figure were made up.
What happened (according to A Webster) is he approached the club and just asked about what their plans are for 23 and whether that included him it. He didn’t talk money or anything but they gave him an answer pretty quickly siting the salary cap position and having no room for him in it. He replied he would be happy to take less to stay so then they told him he was too old. The club has generated a story saying he wanted 700+ and that’s not correct apparently.
Very much a Benji Marshall scenario.

 

[BAGNF05]

Unless we can put a ‘plod no pay’ clause in, no more Woodsy’s