Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[hsvjones]

How do you guys like this now
6 AD
7 LB
13 JH

IF the forwards do there job this works and works very well.. Its a triple threat

We need to invest into forwards with mongrel moving forward.

 

[The SHADOW]

Staines Woods and Brown are all playing reserve grade...why bother?
And after Lauries stellar performance today,Staines mite just be superfluous

surely we don’t need these guys

 

[Tiger913]

I dont want Woods in any sort of role at the Wests Tigers !! horrible decision if its true, i hope its just journo click bait.

 

[TSupps05]

Staines is young quick and pretty good depth, for fullback and wing. He won't be on huge coin and has the opportunity to improve and grow... don't see how this is a bad signing.

 

[tigre]

I dont want Woods in any sort of role at the Wests Tigers !! horrible decision if its true, i hope its just journo click bait.

I hope it's just click bait too. WT shouldn't even contemplate bringing him back.

 

[Leichardt61]

Staines is young quick and pretty good depth, for fullback and wing. He won't be on huge coin and has the opportunity to improve and grow... don't see how this is a bad signing.

Pressure on Laurie to keep his spot and vice versa can only be good for the team.

 

[tigre]

Seems to be a bit of smoke around Staines tho. Both DT and SMH have been running with it for a while now.

 

[hsvjones]

I would be happy to take Brown at the right price. Maybe him and Blore can make a goof combo

 

[GCfan]

Staines is young quick and pretty good depth, for fullback and wing. He won't be on huge coin and has the opportunity to improve and grow... don't see how this is a bad signing.

I think you’d be surprised on what kind of money he’d be paid to come here. Wouldn’t be small

 

[jirskyr]

These stories only serve to suggest Benji is clutching at straws to recruit….not a good look….why would Moses and Tedesco leave their successful clubs to join a struggling club….especially when money is not a factor in their decisions

I'm personally amazed the lengths the Storm are allegedly going through to try and patch up their backline.

A club puts all their investment in their top-tier players, they lose a few key players to injury, then rather than digging into their deeper ranks like other clubs do, they start asking around the clubs out of finals contention if they can borrow someone half-decent.

I'd tell them to get stuffed. Or Tigers can ourselves spend 99.9% of the salary cap on the Top 22 players and then ask for temporary swap deals when a few injuries test our depth.

 

[Viking Warrior]

Seems to be a bit of smoke around Staines tho. Both DT and SMH have been running with it for a while now.

Warren Macdonnell loves him, Panthers will make it hard for us though they always scrap over players.

 

[GarryOwen]

Staines is young quick and pretty good depth, for fullback and wing. He won't be on huge coin and has the opportunity to improve and grow... don't see how this is a bad signing.

We have a squad full of "depth" players. We need proven FG quality, and we have limited roster spots.

 

[diedpretty]

The original piece is from Weidler...

The Roosters were seeing red after hearing a whisper that James Tedesco is on Wests Tigers’ hit list. They were even told new Tigers assistant and Tedesco’s former teammate Benji Marshall had sent a text message to Teddy to tell him of his intent to lure him back to the Tigers. Marshall has reportedly sent a similar text to Eels half and another former Tigers star, Mitchell Moses. I checked with Tedesco’s management and they said there has been no contact from Marshall or the Tigers.

Good. It's about time we started getting under the skin of the so called elite clubs. Hope we annoy a few more

 

[clontarfkid]

I'm personally amazed the lengths the Storm are allegedly going through to try and patch up their backline.

A club puts all their investment in their top-tier players, they lose a few key players to injury, then rather than digging into their deeper ranks like other clubs do, they start asking around the clubs out of finals contention if they can borrow someone half-decent.

I'd tell them to get stuffed. Or Tigers can ourselves spend 99.9% of the salary cap on the Top 22 players and then ask for temporary swap deals when a few injuries test our depth.

Didn't get overwhelmed with support from Storm early in season when we had half our backline missing...
Rub of the green..

 

[BAGNF05]

How do you guys like this now
6 AD
7 LB
13 JH

No doubt there’s more points in us but only if our forwards play well.

 

[Nimbus]

Interesting that Hastings is supposedly off with some of the playing group. Could this be the same playing group that has just not seriously put in for a number of years and now Hastings is calling them on it - he is the best leader we have had since Scott Prince / no he is not the best player but the best player stopped being the best leader since about Under 10s - we have desperately needed a tough demanding leader for a long time

 

[tony soprano]

Interesting that Hastings is supposedly off with some of the playing group. Could this be the same playing group that has just not seriously put in for a number of years and now Hastings is calling them on it - he is the best leader we have had since Scott Prince / no he is not the best player but the best player stopped being the best leader since about Under 10s - we have desperately needed a tough demanding leader for a long time

SP was a leader with they playing group too

 

[liltiger]

From Bulldog Ritchie

I keep hearing Wests Tigers are ready to make a splash in rugby league’s player market over the next week.

Multiple sources are claiming the club is poised to sign Panthers winger Charlie Staines while also ready to announce Aaron Woods from the Dragons on a one-year deal.

After a 12-month stint, his homecoming, Woods could then possibly shift into a front office job at the Tigers.

And Parramatta’s Nathan Brown continues to be linked with Wests Tigers. Don’t be surprised if that move is also announced shortly.

The wait has been agonising but maybe, just maybe, good times lie ahead for Tim Sheens, Benji Marshall and Wests Tigers.

Cheers Tigre thanks for the post, must be Staines he was speaking about

 

[liltiger]

I'm personally amazed the lengths the Storm are allegedly going through to try and patch up their backline.

A club puts all their investment in their top-tier players, they lose a few key players to injury, then rather than digging into their deeper ranks like other clubs do, they start asking around the clubs out of finals contention if they can borrow someone half-decent.

I'd tell them to get stuffed. Or Tigers can ourselves spend 99.9% of the salary cap on the Top 22 players and then ask for temporary swap deals when a few injuries test our depth.

This x 1000.
We're suffering now to build our nursery for sustained success, the Storm have brought tradesmen around a great spine while neglecting their pathways for instant success, now they have a injury crisis they want another teams players to just fill the gap. Bugger that. Every team goes through injury crisis at times deal with it, they should have brought in better depth, why should they be bailed out, let their 1.5 million a year coach, teach a prop to play fullback. Otherwise what's the point of a top 30. So we get 30 of our own players and 55 from a combo of other teams just Incase our depth gets hit.

 

[balmain boy]

This is the "ferrari" we should be chasing for our future fullback role! Benji style steps in there!

Unfortunately he is contracted until end of 2024 at the Storm, but will be stuck behind Papenhuyzen when he returns next year. Fonua Pole must be mates with him, as he posted highlights on his instagram.

I've seen him play against Balmain in SG Ball and WT in Flegg. He's a little Matty Bowen. Real livewire, not huge but a solid build. Scoring tries, kicking goals and field goals. Setting up his team mates too. Top prospect, mat even get a look with pap out for the season