Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[earl]

I posted this earlier but look at the conundrum now facing the club. We're imo in no position to be trading players.

Doueihi - 6 games back from second ACL - good player but a risk.
Hastings - a 13 but long rehab and outcome to be determined.
Madden - good player still learning but unsigned.
Brooks - good player and signed.

It goes like this Paws.

1. Doueihi - by a mile.
2. Hastings - a different player to Doueihi but pretty important.
3. Brooks - miles off Hastings
4. Madden - pretty close to Brooks.

 

[earl]

Idk a few jurnos think Brooks has had enough

How many trades like this have happened in the NRL ? Can anyone think of any ?

I can think of Grant for Momo for 1 year and letting Momo go early for Laurie. These trades were nothing like Brooks 3 year contract to somewhere.

Now Brooks is being offered a 3 year contract. You can't even talk with players until November prior to the last year of their contract.

It just looks like the club has decided the 3 halves approach is where they want to go and they want Brooks in the team.

 

[Demps]

How many trades like this have happened in the NRL ? Can anyone think of any ?

I can think of Grant for Momo for 1 year and letting Momo go early for Laurie to also go Laurie. These trades were nothing like Brooks 3 year contract to somewhere,

Now Brooks is being offered a 3 year contract. You can't even talk with players until November prior to the last year of their contract.

It just looks like the club has decided the 3 halves approach is where they want to go and they want Brooks in the team.

We're letting Nofo and Oli play elsewhere.

 

[earl]

We're letting Nofo and Oli play elsewhere.

This proves my point. They aren't trades. We are giving players away we currently don't want.

We have also apparently offered Brooks a contract to keep him here for 3 years on reasonable dollars.

Maybe I'm reading the situation incorrectly. I have no inside info.

From listening to Sheens this is a way to decrease Brooks salary to more reasonable levels for next year and retain him to play a game where we have 2 running halves (one on each side) and Hastings managing the middle of the field.

 

[Calbremic]

They read the forum and write shit in the paper example below -
Tigers knock back Klemmer trade
17:09
Wests Tigers deny they are in trade negotiations with Newcastle over axed prop David Klemmer.
Klemmer has been dropped by the Knights this week, who said it was punishment for yelling at a trainer, but rumours are circulating the Hunter club is trying to offload the former Origin star.
One suggestion was Klemmer could go to the Tigers, in exchange for halfback Luke Brooks.
But Sydney Morning Herald journalist Christian Nicolussi tweeted incoming Tigers coach Tim Sheens denied that was an option.

He also denied he would coach us again too lol

 

[Demps]

This proves my point. They aren't trades. We are giving players away we currently don't want.

We have also apparently offered Brooks a contract to keep him here for 3 years on reasonable dollars.

Maybe I'm reading the situation incorrectly. I have no inside info.

From listening to Sheens this is a way to decrease Brooks salary to more reasonable levels for next year and retain him to play a game where we have 2 running halves (one on each side) and Hastings managing the middle of the field.

Yep.

In Sheens we trust
🤣😅

 

[tigerballs]

It goes like this Paws.

1. Doueihi - by a mile.
2. Hastings - a different player to Doueihi but pretty important.
3. Brooks - miles off Hastings
4. Madden - pretty close to Brooks.

Did you watch the game last week?

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Wonder if there is anyone else we would trade with

a much better option for us would be a swap for Josh Papalii 🙏

 

[earl]

Did you watch the game last week?

Yep. Do you think differently ?

 

[The SHADOW]

LOL what the hell

Josh Reynolds returns to the dogs on a 1 year deal

I thought this was a joke, I’m glad its not.
Gus is the joke. CC first signing , or MP last.
yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

 

[pawsandclaws1]

It goes like this Paws.

1. Doueihi - by a mile.
2. Hastings - a different player to Doueihi but pretty important.
3. Brooks - miles off Hastings
4. Madden - pretty close to Brooks.

The reason for my listing was to highlight WTs is not in a position to consider swapping any player, let alone a half.

I attached no priority as to which player is more valuable.

I see a role for all players at WTs.

Sad to say for Hastings, the WTs will have to wait to see how he recovers. Note Sheens views Hastings as a 13 only.

 

[1eyedmel]

We are stupid for entertaining the idea of extending Brooks but it will be interesting to see what his decision will be. If he thinks he is a great halfback like some on here do, then one would think he will move on to another club. If he stays even on a reduced wage then I think that would say a lot. He knows he is overpaid, he is not up there with most of the other halves in the comp and will stay knowing that he won't be playing reserve grade here.

 

[tiger_one]

We are stupid for entertaining the idea of extending Brooks but it will be interesting to see what his decision will be. If he thinks he is a great halfback like some on here do, then one would think he will move on to another club. If he stays even on a reduced wage then I think that would say a lot. He knows he is overpaid, he is not up there with most of the other halves in the comp and will stay knowing that he won't be playing reserve grade here.

Is this like the case with Chris Lawrence, who re-jigged his contract to stretch over a longer time to benefit the club?

 

[1eyedmel]

Just read that 4 other clubs are interested in signing Madden. Penrith, Newcastle, titans and cronulla. We need to get this sorted urgently, being reported he will make a decision in the next week or so on his playing future.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

We are stupid for entertaining the idea of extending Brooks but it will be interesting to see what his decision will be. If he thinks he is a great halfback like some on here do, then one would think he will move on to another club. If he stays even on a reduced wage then I think that would say a lot. He knows he is overpaid, he is not up there with most of the other halves in the comp and will stay knowing that he won't be playing reserve grade here.

I support Brooks but am happy to let Sheens, Marshall and Farah determine his future. Why aren't you able to accept the decision of the independent arbiter on Brooks' future? Is it the realisation that he is actually very good and you and the others are wrong?

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Just read that 4 other clubs are interested in signing Madden. Penrith, Newcastle, titans and cronulla. We need to get this sorted urgently, being reported he will make a decision in the next week or so on his playing future.

At Cronulla the supporters are of the view he wouldn't even be acquired for depth and this is his manager attempting to drum up business. At Penrith it is a dead end. And who would want to be at the Titans and Knights with the ongoing coaching dramas?

 

[Cobarcats]

At Cronulla the supporters are of the view he wouldn't even be acquired for depth and this is his manager attempting to drum up business. At Penrith it is a dead end. And who would want to be at the Titans and Knights with the ongoing coaching dramas?

Sheenius will sort it out.

 

[tony soprano]

Is this like the case with Chris Lawrence, who re-jigged his contract to stretch over a longer time to benefit the club?

Yep

 

[Demps]

Did Foxleague jump the gun ?

 

[bptiger 0]

Just read that 4 other clubs are interested in signing Madden. Penrith, Newcastle, titans and cronulla. We need to get this sorted urgently, being reported he will make a decision in the next week or so on his playing future.

This makes no sense, he would be in the same position with all them teams as he is here , these rumours are put out by his manager to get him a upgraded contract here .