Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[balmain boy]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

He has zero leadership qualities and is realistically a fringe starter. Tamou can be club captain and then add Doueihi and Hastings to the leadership group, and that'll do.

 

[tiger_scott]

Article from https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2022-rugby-league-super-league-england-featherstone-rovers-joey-leilua-contract-wests-tigers/

Joey Leilua's shock admission after signing with UK second-division side Featherstone Rovers
Liam O'Loughlin
NRL discard Joey Leilua has admitted he didn't know Featherstone Rovers were a second-division side, after his attempts to join the Super League were shut down.
The 30-year-old was left unsigned by the Tigers at the end of 2021 after a falling out with head coach Michael Maguire, with no other clubs in Australia willing to sign the bulldozing centre.
Leilua was looking for a move overseas into the Super League, but according to the Samoan international, that was ruined by people bad-mouthing him and his reputation.
In an interview with BBC Sport upon arrival in England, Leilua revealed he was described as a 'bad person' by an unnamed source, as well as not knowing Featherstone's standing in UK football.
“At first, I was trying to come over to different clubs and they wanted me," he said.
"They came back to my manager and my manager said to me that someone had been putting in their ear that I’m a bad person, which I already knew who it was and it’s obviously one person. It was difficult to come over.
“I got a phone call from Brian and Martin to come over here and play – I didn’t know they were second division to be honest. The way they spoke to me, I thought they were first division.
"They spoke to me and convinced me to come over and my wife said to come over and start fresh and enjoy it here. It will be good for the kids, it’s somewhere different.
“It was disappointing that my name was getting tossed around and that I was that type of person that was bad for the club. At the same time, I knew the person I was and I wasn’t going to change.
"Featherstone came along and said they don’t care about what has happened, and that’s why I respect him so much. I can’t wait to repay them the favour they showed me."
Leilua has a wealth of NRL experience, and if he is anywhere near his best, he should dominate the Championship and earn a deal with a Super League outfit.
Quizzed on his potential to dominate for the Rovers, Leilua remained coy but did reveal he hopes to replicate the form he showed at Canberra a few years ago.
“I don’t want to say too much, I’ll just have to wait and see," he said.
"For me, I want to give it my best and hopefully get that form I had three years ago at the Raiders. It was disappointing I didn’t have any form at the Tigers, a lot of things went wrong there, but that’s in the past and I want to leave that behind me.
"Right now, I feel great and after doing boxing, it has made me fit and the lungs have opened up."

I actually feel a bit sorry for him. He has the build to be the best centre in the NRL and now he's over there, playing second division.

 

[tiger_scott]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

He has zero leadership qualities and is realistically a fringe starter. Tamou can be club captain and then add Doueihi and Hastings to the leadership group, and that'll do.

He's not fringe though; he will start all/most games. You may be right about the leadership stuff though, but he may grow into it if given a chance. Doueihi is certainly the captain in waiting, but as he is not playing for half the season, we need someone to start in the role now.

 

[paul wright]

Article from https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/nrl-2022-rugby-league-super-league-england-featherstone-rovers-joey-leilua-contract-wests-tigers/

Joey Leilua's shock admission after signing with UK second-division side Featherstone Rovers
Liam O'Loughlin
NRL discard Joey Leilua has admitted he didn't know Featherstone Rovers were a second-division side, after his attempts to join the Super League were shut down.
The 30-year-old was left unsigned by the Tigers at the end of 2021 after a falling out with head coach Michael Maguire, with no other clubs in Australia willing to sign the bulldozing centre.
Leilua was looking for a move overseas into the Super League, but according to the Samoan international, that was ruined by people bad-mouthing him and his reputation.
In an interview with BBC Sport upon arrival in England, Leilua revealed he was described as a 'bad person' by an unnamed source, as well as not knowing Featherstone's standing in UK football.
“At first, I was trying to come over to different clubs and they wanted me," he said.
"They came back to my manager and my manager said to me that someone had been putting in their ear that I’m a bad person, which I already knew who it was and it’s obviously one person. It was difficult to come over.
“I got a phone call from Brian and Martin to come over here and play – I didn’t know they were second division to be honest. The way they spoke to me, I thought they were first division.
"They spoke to me and convinced me to come over and my wife said to come over and start fresh and enjoy it here. It will be good for the kids, it’s somewhere different.
“It was disappointing that my name was getting tossed around and that I was that type of person that was bad for the club. At the same time, I knew the person I was and I wasn’t going to change.
"Featherstone came along and said they don’t care about what has happened, and that’s why I respect him so much. I can’t wait to repay them the favour they showed me."
Leilua has a wealth of NRL experience, and if he is anywhere near his best, he should dominate the Championship and earn a deal with a Super League outfit.
Quizzed on his potential to dominate for the Rovers, Leilua remained coy but did reveal he hopes to replicate the form he showed at Canberra a few years ago.
“I don’t want to say too much, I’ll just have to wait and see," he said.
"For me, I want to give it my best and hopefully get that form I had three years ago at the Raiders. It was disappointing I didn’t have any form at the Tigers, a lot of things went wrong there, but that’s in the past and I want to leave that behind me.
"Right now, I feel great and after doing boxing, it has made me fit and the lungs have opened up."

I actually feel a bit sorry for him. He has the build to be the best centre in the NRL and now he's over there, playing second division.

His attitude has always been his major problem,for his sake i hope he can change it because when he finishes football i can not see many options for him

 

[Newtown]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

Have their been any NRL wingers who have captained a side on a long term basis?

 

[Demps]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

He has zero leadership qualities and is realistically a fringe starter. Tamou can be club captain and then add Doueihi and Hastings to the leadership group, and that'll do.

He's not fringe though; he will start all/most games. You may be right about the leadership stuff though, but he may grow into it if given a chance. Doueihi is certainly the captain in waiting, but as he is not playing for half the season, we need someone to start in the role now.

Twal said in the podcast Nofo is great for the energy, always gets the guys fired up, always talking.... we only see what we see on TV.

He'd be a better option than Brooks... and Tamou.

 

[Demps]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

Have their been any NRL wingers who have captained a side on a long term basis?

Can only think of centres like Croker and Jamie Lyon.

 

[Newtown]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

He has zero leadership qualities and is realistically a fringe starter. Tamou can be club captain and then add Doueihi and Hastings to the leadership group, and that'll do.

He's not fringe though; he will start all/most games. You may be right about the leadership stuff though, but he may grow into it if given a chance. Doueihi is certainly the captain in waiting, but as he is not playing for half the season, we need someone to start in the role now.

Twal said in the podcast Nofo is great for the energy, always gets the guys fired up, always talking.... we only see what we see on TV.

He'd be a better option than Brooks... and Tamou.

 

[Newtown]

The only winger captain I can find was Brett Morris who captained Roosters in his last match.

 

[diedpretty]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

Have their been any NRL wingers who have captained a side on a long term basis?

Warren Boland was a good captain at Wests in the early 80s. Plus i think wingers are a lot more involved in the game than they were in those days.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Traditionally wingers are too far away from the action to take on the role. That’s why very few have captained their club. But these days, wingers are more important and more involved then they have been previously, so why not.

 

[Merlot]

traditionally wingers n fullbacks were considered the drummer;s of the band,b4 it all went pc .lol

 

[batboy]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

He has zero leadership qualities and is realistically a fringe starter. Tamou can be club captain and then add Doueihi and Hastings to the leadership group, and that'll do.

He's not fringe though; he will start all/most games. You may be right about the leadership stuff though, but he may grow into it if given a chance. Doueihi is certainly the captain in waiting, but as he is not playing for half the season, we need someone to start in the role now.

Twal said in the podcast Nofo is great for the energy, always gets the guys fired up, always talking.... we only see what we see on TV.

He'd be a better option than Brooks... and Tamou.

You're not related to him are you Demps?
Seriously - He would have the Lowest Football IQ in our squad I'd reckon...
Even in general he's not the sharpest tool in the shed....
If he's captain - I'd give up.

 

[tony soprano]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

He has zero leadership qualities and is realistically a fringe starter. Tamou can be club captain and then add Doueihi and Hastings to the leadership group, and that'll do.

He's not fringe though; he will start all/most games. You may be right about the leadership stuff though, but he may grow into it if given a chance. Doueihi is certainly the captain in waiting, but as he is not playing for half the season, we need someone to start in the role now.

Twal said in the podcast Nofo is great for the energy, always gets the guys fired up, always talking.... we only see what we see on TV.

He'd be a better option than Brooks... and Tamou.

You're not related to him are you Demps?
Seriously - He would have the Lowest Football IQ in our squad I'd reckon...
Even in general he's not the sharpest tool in the shed....
If he's captain - I'd give up.

Why not, tamou no Einstein.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

Have their been any NRL wingers who have captained a side on a long term basis?

Warren Boland was a good captain at Wests in the early 80s. Plus i think wingers are a lot more involved in the game than they were in those days.

Thanks for posting this about Boland. Balmain junior, Wests Captain. He was a great Captain. Let's hope Nofoaluma has it in him as well.

 

[tony soprano]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

He has zero leadership qualities and is realistically a fringe starter. Tamou can be club captain and then add Doueihi and Hastings to the leadership group, and that'll do.

He's not fringe though; he will start all/most games. You may be right about the leadership stuff though, but he may grow into it if given a chance. Doueihi is certainly the captain in waiting, but as he is not playing for half the season, we need someone to start in the role now.

Twal said in the podcast Nofo is great for the energy, always gets the guys fired up, always talking.... we only see what we see on TV.

He'd be a better option than Brooks... and Tamou.

Also mentioned nofo up and down. He'd have to cut out the down part.

 

[Demps]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

He has zero leadership qualities and is realistically a fringe starter. Tamou can be club captain and then add Doueihi and Hastings to the leadership group, and that'll do.

He's not fringe though; he will start all/most games. You may be right about the leadership stuff though, but he may grow into it if given a chance. Doueihi is certainly the captain in waiting, but as he is not playing for half the season, we need someone to start in the role now.

Twal said in the podcast Nofo is great for the energy, always gets the guys fired up, always talking.... we only see what we see on TV.

He'd be a better option than Brooks... and Tamou.

You're not related to him are you Demps?
Seriously - He would have the Lowest Football IQ in our squad I'd reckon...
Even in general he's not the sharpest tool in the shed....
If he's captain - I'd give up.

We're talking about Nofo, yeah?

I feel you think I'm talking about Twal.
All the words are relative to Nofo as well tho.

Haha, idk.

 

[Merlot]

who could we rope in or who will step up 2 compliment Stef.a JWH missile or a Thomas M on angry pills, Musgrove enjoys time suspended.a good book end to share the workload might get him over the line then pinning the clubs fortunes on his shoulders

 

[pawsandclaws1]

who could we rope in or who will step up 2 compliment Stef.a JWH missile or a Thomas M on angry pills, Musgrove enjoys time suspended.a good book end to share the workload might get him over the line then pinning the clubs fortunes on his shoulders

Sione Tupou is a very good young prop. He runs hard and hits hard. Pole also is a very talented young prop, great step, drive and hits hard.. Last year against the Dragons at Corrimal, the Dragons No 13 was having a big game. Both Tupou and Pole combined in a huge tackle. You could hear it distinctly from the sidelines. It rocked the No 13 badly.

 

[batboy]

Noffa has got 1 wing spot sewn up and is on the field for the full 80 each week. Has been at the club for his whole career, so ticks a few boxes to be captain. Might not be a bad option actually. A 10 minute a game prop or an introverted halfback are probably not the answer either, so why not give him a crack?!

He has zero leadership qualities and is realistically a fringe starter. Tamou can be club captain and then add Doueihi and Hastings to the leadership group, and that'll do.

He's not fringe though; he will start all/most games. You may be right about the leadership stuff though, but he may grow into it if given a chance. Doueihi is certainly the captain in waiting, but as he is not playing for half the season, we need someone to start in the role now.

Twal said in the podcast Nofo is great for the energy, always gets the guys fired up, always talking.... we only see what we see on TV.

He'd be a better option than Brooks... and Tamou.

You're not related to him are you Demps?
Seriously - He would have the Lowest Football IQ in our squad I'd reckon...
Even in general he's not the sharpest tool in the shed....
If he's captain - I'd give up.

We're talking about Nofo, yeah?

I feel you think I'm talking about Twal.
All the words are relative to Nofo as well tho.

Haha, idk.

Na... We're on the same page.
At least Twal can string a sentence together....