Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Newtown]

If there is a chance to get Papali from the Eels, we need to make that happen. NAS and Papali for 23 and that’s a start.

It's more than a start, it would be a bonanza.

 

[DJG]

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.couriermail.com.au/questnews/sport/26-seq-junior-stars-going-the-other-way-to-sydney-nrl-clubs-like-the-roosters-bulldogs-and-wests-tigers/news-story/f70fd2363af84ed341dcd74879d1f9e1%3famp

Looks like we have recruited well from QLD with the focus on pathways

The Wests Tigers have six of the best – Queensland schoolboys merit prop Herman Tofaeono (Keebra Park SHS), 2021 joint Justin Hodges medallist Chris Faatugu (Marsden SHS), outstanding Wavell No. 13 Junior Taungatua (Wavell SHS), middle forward Mou Taumaletila (Marsden SHS) and utility Kienan Tempest (Marsden SHS) who is a David Stagg clone.

Throw in brilliant Kirwan SHS outside back talent Dudley Dotoi from Far North Queensland and you have a bag full of good kids headed to the Wests Tigers.


And yet the majority of the forum are still carrying on like Jason Taylor is running things.

People need to wake up to the fact that this club is indeed doing good things and stop blaming them for the past mistakes.

Maybe the club should communicate a lot better with there stake holders … if this younger talent is on the books TELL us ,explain what’s happening and the direction the club is taking . COMMUNICATION costs nothing it’s easy but the most fundamental resource that organisation do not use effectively.

Still feel it wouldn't matter. Most people are still hung up on Josh Addo Carr etc

I actually met Addo Carr on Cup Day. Lovely fella. Asked him why he didn't come back to the Tigers and he said we didn't want him

But we made an offer?

We wanted him

He was just greedy

Went from wanting to come back to Sydney for family reasons and signing a HOA with us to if you hold out another year the dog's have a bigger offer for me so stuff the family I'm staying in Melbourne for another 12 months on an upgraded offer than joining the dog's for the money they are offering

The version I heard was that the values were about the same. But when he first agreed to go to the Tigers, Storm agreed to a player swap with either Nofo or Talau. Tigers said no way. JAC then felt well if you won't trade for me, clearly you don't want me there that badly.
This would match up with his "they didn't want me line".

At the end of the day glad we didn't pay too much for a winger. He was pretty average for storm in the finals. Not saying he won't turn it around but doubt he was going to be a full back we were hoping for

We did pay too much for a winger though…way too much. I feel sick every time I think of Nofo still being on the wing in 2025

Nofo needed to be done. Shows loyalty.

It was a terrible decision that will haunt us for years.

Serious question. Why do you come on the forum?

It seems you feel all of the clubs decisions are wrong and that we will get the spoon next year. It can't be fun to come here every day to argue about how bad the club is - particularly in the off season when we won't get any answers until next year. Just wondering where the enjoyment in coming here to do that comes from?

I come on the forum for two reasons.

1) I’ve been a fan of the team for almost 40 years and have contributed a huge amount of time and support during my time as supporter. As I explained yesterday that gives me the right to say what I please
2) I’m voted in the top 5 negative posters and I need to maintain my ranking.

On to your last point, I get very little enjoyment out of watching the tigers get flogged every week. Perhaps that should be a sign of frustration rather than apathy, which you seem to have?

We're all fans of the club and yes, it's an open forum so you can do what you like.

For me, when I feel no hope for the club I try to stay away from the NRL media and the forum - which was around the time that Ivan decided to screw the club while screwing the salary cap at the same time. It's certainly not apathy, but a way to manage my own mental health. I currently have some hope for the future of the club, more so than I did back then.

I was just curious of what makes you wake up and want to jump on the forum in the off season and try to convince people that there is no hope for the future.

I was saying similar things last offseason. I think @DJG-Tiger actually started an account to have a crack at me about it. Funnily enough we ended up being much worse in 2021 than even I thought.

I don’t think all hope is lost for the future, things will have to turn around eventually if we do the right things. I think Sheens is a good appointment because he at least gives us some sort of identity. But our recruitment has been woeful and 2022 isn’t going to be a good year. What we do now to strengthen our position for 2023 and beyond is all that matters this off-season.

When we starting doing good things I’ll be as positive as anyone, but I’m not going to say how well things are tracking when they’re not. You’d have to be wearing some really rose tinted glasses to think were in good shape.

Yep, I was on the forum browsing for years before I decided to make an account to say the same things the posters before, but really its just frustration out of the club making us all break it sometime down the track.. so really, I have no hard feelings against @avocadoontoast , because I am exactly the same as him posting rants about our team somewhere down the track..

All I can say is things are building behind the scenes, young fresh kids coming in that will make us competitive in a few years time.

I always go back to this..

If we're always in the Media being in the bottom 8 for 10 years.. Imagine the clicks the media will get when we start getting into the 8, deep into the finals and eventually winning the finals haha.. So many Wests Tigers fans out there, but only the really passionate people that judge the club for EVERYTHING are on here...

So really, when it comes to the finals.. lets all get a section together organised by someone so we can all meet and cheer on the Tigers in the finals!


That sounds great, who's nursing home will we organise to meet at, for those of us still alive that is? Ha Ha Ha!!!

Maybe a hospital bay we can all meet in :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:

 

[Spartan117]

Warriors don’t seem to have a cap…

Nor the Bulldogs, Nor the Rosters, Nor the Rest......

 

[Jimmy Cash]

Great to see up and coming young kid from the Upper Hunter in Harry Reid named in Ball squad. Talented Hooker absolute stand out in Laurie Daley Cup for Northern Tigers making Grand Final. Watched him play against Titans scored 3 tries and set up a couple. Defence work outstanding and technique for a young fella is second to none. Definately a fan favourite with the way he goes about his work. Does not shy away from the hard stuff. Great pick up for Wests. Promising future!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dT29yJpw1g

 

[Spartan117]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

 

[Glenji95]

Seems that Mahoney will sign on with Eels again, hopefully that pushes Papalili out as they wont be able to afford him.

Would you place him in Luch's position, and leave Luch on the bench?

Or leave Garner off..

Feeling for Blore though.. really want him to be in the team somewhere next year.. looking fit!

@DJG-Tiger the more players they resign the more will be forced out however I do expect them to now try for Papal”II and possibly Matterson with Niukore leaving for the Warriors they still have to try for Gutherson otherwise they have no Fullback and not sure who’s on the market Fullback wise for 2023 but if we are serious about making a play for Paapal”II we have to make that play soon

 

[tony soprano]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

 

[Camel2281]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

He left because Jason Taylor told him he wasn't going to be chosen in first grade in front of Jordan Rankin. I don't blame him for leaving

 

[sparci]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

BAHAHAHA yea okay champion, see whether the mediocrity at this club will take you anywhere. What JAC would of brought is bigger than his onfield performance. Watch the improvement of culture at the dogs... oh wait I just read you'd rather pay nofo, yeah good day smart fella ahahahah

 

[cochise]

Great to see up and coming young kid from the Upper Hunter in Harry Reid named in Ball squad. Talented Hooker absolute stand out in Laurie Daley Cup for Northern Tigers making Grand Final. Watched him play against Titans scored 3 tries and set up a couple. Defence work outstanding and technique for a young fella is second to none. Definately a fan favourite with the way he goes about his work. Does not shy away from the hard stuff. Great pick up for Wests. Promising future!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dT29yJpw1g

I watched the match at Aberdeen, where is he from mate?

 

[tony soprano]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

He left because Jason Taylor told him he wasn't going to be chosen in first grade in front of Jordan Rankin. I don't blame him for leaving

He's a bulldog now don't get the point still talking about him

 

[tony soprano]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

BAHAHAHA yea okay champion, see whether the mediocrity at this club will take you anywhere. What JAC would of brought is bigger than his onfield performance. Watch the improvement of culture at the dogs... oh wait I just read you'd rather pay nofo, yeah good day smart fella ahahahah

Good stuff champion keep reminiscing about a Bulldogs player.

 

[sparci]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

BAHAHAHA yea okay champion, see whether the mediocrity at this club will take you anywhere. What JAC would of brought is bigger than his onfield performance. Watch the improvement of culture at the dogs... oh wait I just read you'd rather pay nofo, yeah good day smart fella ahahahah

Good stuff champion keep reminiscing about a Bulldogs player.

Im not champion, but you keep being satisfied by Nofoaluma, you bright fella

 

[Jimmy Cash]

Great to see up and coming young kid from the Upper Hunter in Harry Reid named in Ball squad. Talented Hooker absolute stand out in Laurie Daley Cup for Northern Tigers making Grand Final. Watched him play against Titans scored 3 tries and set up a couple. Defence work outstanding and technique for a young fella is second to none. Definately a fan favourite with the way he goes about his work. Does not shy away from the hard stuff. Great pick up for Wests. Promising future!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dT29yJpw1g

I watched the match at Aberdeen, where is he from mate?

He played 1st Grade for Singleton as a 17 year old. Tough Kid

 

[barra]

Great to see up and coming young kid from the Upper Hunter in Harry Reid named in Ball squad. Talented Hooker absolute stand out in Laurie Daley Cup for Northern Tigers making Grand Final. Watched him play against Titans scored 3 tries and set up a couple. Defence work outstanding and technique for a young fella is second to none. Definately a fan favourite with the way he goes about his work. Does not shy away from the hard stuff. Great pick up for Wests. Promising future!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dT29yJpw1g

Wow - what doesn't he have!
Very advanced for his age - certainly looks a great prospect.

 

[cochise]

Great to see up and coming young kid from the Upper Hunter in Harry Reid named in Ball squad. Talented Hooker absolute stand out in Laurie Daley Cup for Northern Tigers making Grand Final. Watched him play against Titans scored 3 tries and set up a couple. Defence work outstanding and technique for a young fella is second to none. Definately a fan favourite with the way he goes about his work. Does not shy away from the hard stuff. Great pick up for Wests. Promising future!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dT29yJpw1g

I watched the match at Aberdeen, where is he from mate?

He played 1st Grade for Singleton as a 17 year old. Tough Kid

Ew a Greyhound. Good luck to him!

 

[Bones]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

BAHAHAHA yea okay champion, see whether the mediocrity at this club will take you anywhere. What JAC would of brought is bigger than his onfield performance. Watch the improvement of culture at the dogs... oh wait I just read you'd rather pay nofo, yeah good day smart fella ahahahah

Is this the same guy that was recently charged with firearms offences and breaching COVID protocols? Yeah sounds like a real leader of culture ?

Where is the club taking you?

 

[Eyeofthetiger 0]

This guy is just winger

Yes JAC is a winger,

But **he is the best Winger in the Game** and was willing to come here when very few weren't.

**I feel this was bungled** and his recruitment would have gone along way to giving the WTs legitimacy as a decent club that is on the way up.

Cry me a river, he's a turncoat who left us and then dogged us a second time 4 the Bulldogs. Id rather give the money to nofo who displays loyalty. Instead people just want to put crap on nofo and talk about how we missed jac. So typical

BAHAHAHA yea okay champion, see whether the mediocrity at this club will take you anywhere. What JAC would of brought is bigger than his onfield performance. Watch the improvement of culture at the dogs... oh wait I just read you'd rather pay nofo, yeah good day smart fella ahahahah

Is this the same guy that was recently charged with firearms offences and breaching COVID protocols? Yeah sounds like a real leader of culture ?

Where is the club taking you?

Rather JAC any day over Nofo. But anyway, that ship has sailed. What happened to the so called Cotric and Lomax rumours?

 

[Eyeofthetiger 0]

Also, @CCTW if your around, anything further to the Spencer Leniu rumour?

 

[jrtiger]

Great to see up and coming young kid from the Upper Hunter in Harry Reid named in Ball squad. Talented Hooker absolute stand out in Laurie Daley Cup for Northern Tigers making Grand Final. Watched him play against Titans scored 3 tries and set up a couple. Defence work outstanding and technique for a young fella is second to none. Definately a fan favourite with the way he goes about his work. Does not shy away from the hard stuff. Great pick up for Wests. Promising future!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dT29yJpw1g

looks an absolute gun. can't wait to see him progress.