Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[LeichhardtTiger]

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Nah, classy only for me 😉

Applause for the claws 🙌👏🙌👏🙌👏

 

[Demps]

Man been a supporter of this club for most likely a longer time than u, maybe u should follow Moses to pawa!

Maybe so, but we're all on the same team.

🐯

( Parra, yuck. Gronks)

 

[weststigerman]

Is Bateman the same player he was when he left the NRL?

His stats look pretty ordinary in a comp where Lolohea is leading the man of steel (Dally M equivalent).

 

[WESTTIGERS1234]

I don't know what to believe in any more there is a brand new rumour everyday I just hope sheens knows what he is doing cause we cant make any mistakes this off season in terms of recruitment

 

[Alltheway]

Maybe so, but we're all on the same team.

🐯

( Parra, yuck. Gronks)

I know, just having a lend!

 

[Halbrowne61]

What’s the go re ex Raider John Bateman and the WT.
Rumour thrown out there by Hooper but no real follow up.
Anyone in the know ?

 

[OzLuke]

D brown

Mr dummy and run every single play? no thanks

 

[sparci]

so he’s been compromising the side by playing injured all year…

lol, by leading run metres almost every game yeah ok

 

[Cobarcats]

What’s the go re ex Raider John Bateman and the WT.
Rumour thrown out there by Hooper but no real follow up.
Anyone in the know ?

It was hinted by hoops that shifty is chasing bateman. Wishful think mate.

 

[SeanT]

Hooper warning

The Wests Tigers have made an inquiry with Wigan about the prospect of bringing 2019 Dally M Backrower of the Year John Bateman back to the NRL in 2023.

In a move unrelated to Isaiah Papali’i having second thoughts about switching from Parramatta to Concord next year, Tigers director of football Tim Sheens has confirmed the club has made the approach.

The catch is going to be Bateman is under contract with Wigan until at least the end of 2024 and for now the Warriors have blocked the Tigers move.

Bateman was one of the standout backrowers in the NRL the year the Canberra Raiders made the grand final in 2019 before his tenure in the national capital soured over a contract stalemate with the Green Machine.

Bateman then returned home to the UK at the end of the 2020 NRL season after inking a four-year deal with Wigan through until the end of 2024.

The Raiders were forced to pay a $250,000 transfer fee to Bradford to bring Bateman to the NRL the first time around but the one bonus with transfer fees to English clubs is they aren’t included in the NRL clubs salary cap.

The Bateman approach is creative thinking from Sheens trying to look outside the square and devise recruitment ploys aimed at overhauling the Wests Tigers roster.

The Tigers have made some recruitment moves this week by re-signing Brent Naden, Asu Kepoa and Starford To’a but the real recruitment space where they need to get busy is the re-signing of Adam Doueihi.

Doueihi is easily the Tigers best player, a local junior and the type of leader the Wests Tigers need to build the club around.

With Sheens and Benji Marshall now having control of the steering wheel at least it won’t be left to dithering management types to make another misguided mistake.

The issue with Doueihi is he’s going to be a free agent as of November 1 and you can guarantee rival clubs are going to be getting the queue to try and convince the five-eighth to switch allegiances.

The Tigers need to sharpen their pencil and try and get a long-term deal done now prior to the stronger clubs being able to table a deal.

The Melbourne Storm have already had one crack at getting Doueihi on loan for the remainder of this year and with uncertainty surrounding the future of Cameron Munster the Tigers five-eighth would make an ideal replacement.

Our best player... Fair dinkum that's not saying much. Not sure where Douhies best position is. Doubt there would be heaps of teams after him.

Bad journalism as usual.

 

[Merlot]

It was hinted by hoops that shifty is chasing bateman. Wishful think mate.

getting excited until hoops name got mentioned,bugger

 

[Halbrowne61]

Our best player... Fair dinkum that's not saying much. Not sure where Douhies best position is. Doubt there would be heaps of teams after him.

Bad journalism as usual.

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[Garrry]

I don't know what to believe in any more there is a brand new rumour everyday I just hope sheens knows what he is doing cause we cant make any mistakes this off season in terms of recruitment

Mistake #1 will be if tiger's allow papalii to play elsewhere after tigers let go 3 forwards

 

[tony soprano]

Our best player... Fair dinkum that's not saying much. Not sure where Douhies best position is. Doubt there would be heaps of teams after him.

Bad journalism as usual.

Hey bro. U don't think there's not a hot market for slow centres, who can't defend that think they are a five-eighth?

 

[Demps]

Nofos replacement.
Already kitted up and ready to play.

His name is also cleared. 👌🐯

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

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Nofos replacement.
Already kitted up and ready to play.

His name is also cleared. 👌🐯

is that Fitzgibbon?

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Is Bateman the same player he was when he left the NRL?

His stats look pretty ordinary in a comp where Lolohea is leading the man of steel (Dally M equivalent).

Saw him play couple of games of late …. he’s not the player that he was at the Raiders.

 

[Demps]

is that Fitzgibbon?

Yessir

 

[balmain boy]

Yessir

Fitzgibbon still lives with Laurie. Wonder whether he'll get a look in at nswu cup next season.
Though I'd prefer to have Hill and Scolari on the wings personally

 

[weststigerman]

Going to take a stab and guess Talau as the next re-signing probably til ‘24.