Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[clontarfkid]

More DNA

...from losing WTs teams 5-10 years ago when these players were at their peak!Woods and Brown barely NRL standard these days,as evidenced by bench warming their respective teams recently who are quite willing to release them
Throw in Frizell and Bateman and we'll have a "dads army" forward pack matched only by the Dolphins,whom we'll undoubtedly be wrestling with for the spoon!
In the meantime management distracts itself with attention seeking headlines making ridiculous offers to Munster and Moses who were never gonna come here..and punting our best leader in Hastings !
Feels a bit like Benjis hail Mary passes to the 8th row...all or nothing..usually ending up the latter
Unless Sheens has UK offerings,were going backwards from 16th!

 

[liltiger]

Sheens is waiting for Newcastle to approach him re: Brooks, Newcastle are waiting for the Tigers to release him.....sounds like a Mexican standoff......

I'd say it's because of the size of his contract, assuming the thought would be the more it looks like we need him the more the Knights are willing to chip in to take him.

 

[tiger05premier]

If it was needed to land Klemmer's signature, I would be ok with Woods on a 1 year deal only.

The reason being that there is unlikely to be many other big names come available for 2023 than what you already see/hear rumoured and Woods signing wouldn't impact 2024 recruitment. Klemmer is a massive upgrade and I reckon we need to do what we can to land him (even if it means bringing Woods back for a year).

Add in Bateman to round out the 30 man squad and I would be happy that we made excellent moves heading into 2023! Bateman plays a style of footy that I reckon will suit Sheens and would be ideal for the next 2 seasons while some of young 2nd rowers find their feet moving towards the NRL.

I understand this means we won't have a spot open in our 30 man roster when the season begins, but realistically we always end up waiting for the deadline and filling with development players or train and trialists anyway.

Would be nice off signing Sharon for 2 year meant landing klemmer for 2023 and Spencer for 2024

 

[loklok]

I'm not over the moon with reports Woods is coming back but isn't this a 1yr gig?
I would rather have Woods giving it his all that having Zane Musgrove who was a big disappointment for me.

Woods giving his all ....yea right

 

[tony soprano]

madge won a premiership paws

The players won that one.

 

[cktiger]

The players won that one.

… and our ‘players’ ran last.

 

[tony soprano]

… and our ‘players’ ran last.

Yep. No surprises there

 

[gallagher]

...from losing WTs teams 5-10 years ago when these players were at their peak!Woods and Brown barely NRL standard these days,as evidenced by bench warming their respective teams recently who are quite willing to release them
Throw in Frizell and Bateman and we'll have a "dads army" forward pack matched only by the Dolphins,whom we'll undoubtedly be wrestling with for the spoon!
In the meantime management distracts itself with attention seeking headlines making ridiculous offers to Munster and Moses who were never gonna come here..and punting our best leader in Hastings !
Feels a bit like Benjis hail Mary passes to the 8th row...all or nothing..usually ending up the latter
Unless Sheens has UK offerings,were going backwards from 16th!

I think you've summed up the situation well.

 

[tony soprano]

...from losing WTs teams 5-10 years ago when these players were at their peak!Woods and Brown barely NRL standard these days,as evidenced by bench warming their respective teams recently who are quite willing to release them
Throw in Frizell and Bateman and we'll have a "dads army" forward pack matched only by the Dolphins,whom we'll undoubtedly be wrestling with for the spoon!
In the meantime management distracts itself with attention seeking headlines making ridiculous offers to Munster and Moses who were never gonna come here..and punting our best leader in Hastings !
Feels a bit like Benjis hail Mary passes to the 8th row...all or nothing..usually ending up the latter
Unless Sheens has UK offerings,were going backwards from 16th!

No one really knows what's going on with recruitment.

The inns and outs has been good and think your overall assessment is based on having a hissey fit over Hastings.

 

[sleeve]

Tigers KPI's @ contracts end, Were you an improvement to the side? --- Goodbye !

 

[Tom Shines]

Hey all... I don’t have time to read through all the waffle…

Can someone please summarise all the confirmed signings since Nov 1 ( Christmas Day for the fans apparently ..)

Many thanks

Tom Shines

 

[Glenji95]

Would be nice off signing Sharon for 2 year meant landing klemmer for 2023 and Spencer for 2024

No way signing Sharon for 2 years is a good deal. It’s not even good giving him a deal at all, but if he does get a deal it’ll be 1 year only. While I agree getting Leniu for 24 would be good, think he’s keen on staying at Panthers.

 

[Odessa]

Hey all... I don’t have time to read through all the waffle…

Can someone please summarise all the confirmed signings since Nov 1 ( Christmas Day for the fans apparently ..)

Many thanks

Tom Shines

No one but there has been good banter and a little comedy

 

[Harvey]

I can’t believe no one wants to join us. We are the ultimate boys club.

Crap, past it, no relative experience, unemployed for a decade? It doesn’t matter, if you are part of the boys club there is always a job for you here.

 

[Harvey]

Further in the same article Matt Doorey to the Eels. While having no backrowers under contract, we are chasing an over the hill player that walked out on this club before being rejected by 3 more.

 

[Glenji95]

Further in the same article Matt Doorey to the Eels. While having no backrowers under contract, we are chasing an over the hill player that walked out on this club before being rejected by 3 more.

Papali’I? We do have a backrower under contract and I think we’ve got Bateman just not announced yet.

 

[earl]

Unless Sheens has UK offerings,were going backwards from 16th!

Bateman who from all reports is just as bad. We appear to be going backwards at warp speed.

We've had Madge signings of IP and Api and now we have Sheens signings - Woods, Bateman and potentially Brown.

It's a disaster.

It doesn't seem at all professional.

 

[Kaito]

Don't think Sharon is joining us,
Would say it's another beat up

Nothing to offer and is signed
With dragons for 2023 on peanuts.

The whole Klemmer/woods angle
Is bullshit. Same with the Hastings/
Bateman not getting along angle.
I call bullshit on these bum journos

 

[earl]

We wouldn’t be able to sign Sualli, Fifita or Nanai. Unfortunately Woods is a realistic target.

This is a black and white argument. Woods isn't a realistic target if we want to be a better club.

If you can't get those guys then get someone else. Give a gun junior a 3rd party contract.

Why waste extra money on a player who is barely a first grader and screwed the club over ? It's stupid.

It seems completely incompetent.

 

[Glenji95]

This is a black and white argument. Woods isn't a realistic target if we want to be a better club.

If you can't get those guys then get someone else. Give a gun junior a 3rd party contract.

Why waste extra money on a player who is barely a first grader and screwed the club over ? It's stupid.

It seems completely incompetent.

If you want a better club I agree Woods isn’t that signing, but its a player we can attract because hardly anyone wants to come to Tigers. We got extremely lucky with Api and Papali’I.