Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[earl]

I don’t think it’s not giving them a chance, I have seen them both play. Outside of a couple good games early in the year, Hastings has been disappointing and AD showed 6 isn’t his best position. Both would be best served at lock imo

My take is the lock position for both of them won't work. They just aren't big enough to do the hard stuff in the middle.

You are entitled to your opinion. When I state give them a chance I mean give them a chance in the halves for an extended period.

Your opinion and my opinion are just theories or BS if you like. You need to see what happens if they are given a chance and then reevaluate. That is what I mean by give them a chance.

 

[OzLuke]

I think they can both bust the line. Just give it a little time. I know patience isn't Tigers fans strong suit and I can understand that but we need to give these guys a chance.

Writing them off without giving them a chance for a while to me is madness.

I agree with this, and this is where Laurie should be reading the play and getting to the holes that AD and JH create....

 

[earl]

What's this rubbish mate?

I think it was his career mate. I'm not even joking. Some of us are corporate dweebs and some of us are stand over men.

 

[Westsboi2019]

Player manager Mario Tartak visited today, anybody know why?

 

[TheDaBoss]

Player manager Mario Tartak visited today, anybody know why?

They managed Lucy and a few players
Schuster, Luke Thompson just to name a few

 

[Buttface]

What's this rubbish mate?

He reckoned he had no morals, I was pointing out what people with no morals do. I think it was in amongst the crap about lodge yesterday.

 

[Buttface]

What's this rubbish mate?

Deleted.

 

[Bones]

They managed Lucy and a few players
Schuster, Luke Thompson just to name a few

Any coaches on their books?

 

[weststigerman]

Manly have a pretty slow halves combination and they're doing a lot better than us without arguably the best player in the NRL.

 

[TheDaBoss]

Any coaches on their books?

Jamie Soward lol

 

[Stevec]

Sheensey you say you can't recruit till coach appointed. Well our roster and depth is dreadful. When you have a pack running out of gas after 50 mins with little go forward and our cup side getting thrashed most weeks and now Lucy gone ,Mikalae gone , kelma and garner almost gone ,Twal out for season.as is blore ,Steph coming back from injury .The situation is desperate. Really stupid to leak the 5 year Ciraldo deal .
Appoint Morris or Noddy and RECRUIT NOW unless your saying we will accept our first spoon this year and do better next year? If so that is a lot more pain from your long suffering fans.

 

[TrueTiger]

I agree with this, and this is where Laurie should be reading the play and getting to the holes that AD and JH create....

I still think Hastings will get better as his foot injury heals....dont know how bad it is and maybe he is carrying it to get us through the season...someone on here said he wears a moonboot through the week....gee thats tough and try and stay fit as well...training then on goes the boot...it may never heal at this pace...I recall Benji had a hell of a time running when with us because he had "turftoe"very painful apparently,but I dont know the extent of Hastings injury...

 

[Cobarcats]

Sheensey you say you can't recruit till coach appointed. Well our roster and depth is dreadful. When you have a pack running out of gas after 50 mins with little go forward and our cup side getting thrashed most weeks and now Lucy gone ,Mikalae gone , kelma and garner almost gone ,Twal out for season.as is blore ,Steph coming back from injury .The situation is desperate. Really stupid to leak the 5 year Ciraldo deal .
Appoint Morris or Noddy and RECRUIT NOW unless your saying we will accept our first spoon this year and do better next year? If so that is a lot more pain from your long suffering fans.

Cavalry is on da way 👍

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Not our news but a reliable poster on the Sharks' forum reporting the Dolphins want Lachie Miller.

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Player manager Mario Tartak visited today, anybody know why?

Probably for some of our younger Harold Matthews and SG Ball boys. I know Crown Sports (his company) manage quite a few of the Wests Harold Matthews Championship team (Jordan Miller, Laulili brothers, along with the likes of incoming Feledy for a few examples).

Would be nice if he is coming out for a player like Junior Amone though! Haha

 

[Wiz]

Not our news but a reliable poster on the Sharks' forum reporting the Dolphins want Lachie Miller.

It could impact us in terms of getting Kade Dykes. If Miller leaves the Sharks I imagine it will be more difficult to prise Dykes away from the Sharks.

 

[weststigerman]

It could impact us in terms of getting Kade Dykes. If Miller leaves the Sharks I imagine it will be more difficult to prise Dykes away from the Sharks.

I think the Dykes talk stopped when we sacked Maguire.

I don't think we're signing anyone until we get a coach and find out who they want.

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

I'm gobsmacked - Just read on Fox League that a St Gregory's Campbelltown Junior Front rower Jack Burrows has joined Parramatta ... but not from The West Tigers pathways but rather via St George. Hmm the clue to my smacked gob, is in the name of his school - St Gregs at CAMPBELLTOWN! WTF? Does anyone know how this kid ended up a Dragon?

 

[Camel2281]

I thought Matamua was extremely impressive. Good size, good leg speed, played the middle link man role well (passes out the back were spot on), and I saw him show a step, fend and offload all in the one play. All of this was combined with a high work rate in attack and defence. IMO he’s shaping up as the perfect 13 in our team from 2024 once Joffa’s contract ends after the 2023 season (he may well get a taste of first grade in 2023). I watched him play the Sharks in Flegg at Shark Park this year. The team got smashed that day (38 to 6?) and he had 4 knock ons by my count but what really impressed me that day was his work rate. He was in everything. I saw him take 2 hit ups in a set on multiple occasions.

I thought Tumeth was solid without being spectacular. Happy not to pass judgement on him until he gets a bit of match fitness back. You can tell he’s a real goer though, an attribute we need in bucket loads.

He also spent the second half out of position at centre after the starting centre fractured an eye socket

 

[Camel2281]

Anything like this team?
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A huge portion of that initial Melbourne storm team were the Hunter Mariners team from Super League that got folded and Melbourne brought in