Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Jedi_Tiger]

You are a real piece of work, I have supported Wests/Wests Tigers longer than you have been alive, you really have no idea what you are talking about with statements like that, the forum was a much better place until people like you dragged their sorry butt in

I've been supporting wests tigers since inception and Balmain long before that.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

We all want the Tigers to do well… only thing is we can see the common denominator why we haven’t for the past 9 years … Mr Luke Brooks.

glad you want wests tigers to do well
Expect you to be applauding Brooks in 2023 and beyond then

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

FACT;- Hastings is gone !--get over it. FACT;- Brooks is playing in the halves in 2023. --love it or leave it- suck rocks. FACT;- AD will not get $900,000 or an extended contract. FACT; - there are few if any halves on the market better then Brooks at this time. Fact ;- Sheens will not keep anyone that does not benefit the club, including Brooks, Fact;- this is a good time for the Tigers, sensible signings, money in the cap, juniors coming through, and big money from off contract players in 2024. Enjoy while you can.

true Hastings is Gooooone

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

On the Knights forum the general consensus is that Klem will be dearly missed but Hastings is a much bigger need for them. So we're obviously still getting a good player in Klemmer if that's how the Knights fans are feeling

interesting on the Knights forum about Joey

 

[CloudyGlock]

You realise he only had problems at one club.
The last clubs he has been to loved him.. as did their fans.

Remind me again why the Roosters let a young gun with a surname Hastings go early?

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Remind me again why the Roosters let a young gun with a surname Hastings go early?

Roosters - attitude
Manly - DCE
Left Salford early to get better deal with Wigan (fair enough)
Wigan - left to get a shot back at nrl (fair enough)
Tigers, but he left here to play 7 and more cash so that is fair enough

Really only 2 clubs were due to falling out with club or players

 

[Magpies1969]

Hastings from all reports is Knights bound so let's move on.

It will be interesting with the World Cup and players starting pre season later what impact this will have on early round games in 2023.

I hope Big Joe O is sole captain in 2023.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Hastings from all reports is Knights bound so let's move on.

It will be interesting with the World Cup and players starting pre season later what impact this will have on early round games in 2023.

I hope Big Joe O is sole captain in 2023.

he won't play 80 though so you need 2 or a vc

 

[sleeve]

Attacking can mean a lot of things.

It means we score more points. To clarify I don’t really look at last year because Hastings didn’t play halfback all that much - it’s just my personal opinion - as is this whole argument and I respect if you have a different one.

I think with Hastings we score more points as a team.

And I think with Hastings we win more games. ( easiest way to think about this is who do you think would win in a game - Api/Hastings or Api/Brooks.

People who continue to pull up stats about Brooks ability whether it be a bit attack or defense moss the point - it’s about winning games as a team and as the half back he takes a resonable piece of accountability for that.

That’s my point - apologize if the words I chose in the previous post didn’t articulate that properly.

17 players, what is reasonable? I would say all 17 are accountable.

 

[tigerballs]

Something people said about Dale Finucane at the Sharks.. "he upgraded our game".

What concerns me is our front row needs an upgrade, someone who will help them train better. I think Tamou could have been that but he can't carry the pack himself. Tamou working with Martin and Isaah and all those Penrith young players worked well for him. It did not happen here, and I don't get that.

We need to have a good hard look at the WT as to why Tamou and our pack did not fire. All attention seems ot be on 1-7. Without go-forward as we saw last year..... WE are dead. We had Nathan Cayless, a great player and we had Tamou with our pack. We were steamrolled. Why?

I would've liked to see Tamou go around again next year with the boys we've signed up.

 

[loklok]

he won't play 80 though so you need 2 or a vc

Think Luke Brooks should be captain handles pressure well

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

You are a real piece of work, I have supported Wests/Wests Tigers longer than you have been alive, you really have no idea what you are talking about with statements like that, the forum was a much better place until people like you dragged their sorry butt in

i could have worded it better mate

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Think Luke Brooks should be captain handles pressure well

probably shouldn't be but who else besides Joffa and Brooks ?

 

[hsvjones]

I love what Lee H said about Sheen's comment to him..
Sheen said you will not recognise this team in 2023 and it's fair to say he is well and truly on the way to making that a true statement....
This is the best clean out we have every had and makes for a very exciting future.

Glass HALF FULL guys... We are not all going to like every decision made but overall we can all agree we have ungraded pretty much all players this off season that have left.

 

[TrueTiger]

‘You will not recognise us’: Tigers’ huge recruitment call as big Sheens promise revealed

‘You will not recognise us’: Tigers’ huge recruitment call as big Sheens promise revealed

www.foxsports.com.au

We have seen and heard this many times....
SHEENS...2023....""TALK THE TALK....MAKE SURE YOU WALK THE WALK""

 

[tigerman 0]

I would've liked to see Tamou go around again next year with the boys we've signed up

In what world would that be good

 

[loklok]

probably shouldn't be but who else besides Joffa and Brooks ?

Probaly be one of those 5 captain set ups

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Probaly be one of those 5 captain set ups

gosh hope not lol

 

[Holman Barnes #1 Fan]

I agreed with that post. He was our most complete half. You are correct though in that he is a running 6 who can do some good stuff with the ball and he has a decent all round kicking game.

He just isn't a gun half and he is not even really an organizing 7.

I think at best he can be a role player in a gun team.

The problem is to many on here view him as being a gun player when he isn't. Neither is Hastings or Doueihi or Laurie.

Brooks is nowhere near a complete player. I wonder if the narrative around him would change if he was on less money.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Attacking can mean a lot of things.

It means we score more points. To clarify I don’t really look at last year because Hastings didn’t play halfback all that much - it’s just my personal opinion - as is this whole argument and I respect if you have a different one.

I think with Hastings we score more points as a team.

And I think with Hastings we win more games. ( easiest way to think about this is who do you think would win in a game - Api/Hastings or Api/Brooks.

People who continue to pull up stats about Brooks ability whether it be a bit attack or defense moss the point - it’s about winning games as a team and as the half back he takes a resonable piece of accountability for that.

That’s my point - apologize if the words I chose in the previous post didn’t articulate that properly.

All good mate. I get it but struggle with the logic. Everyone has a view.

On face value we looked better in some ways with Hastings leading but as I watched the games a few more times I also actually thought he contributed alot to why we weren't a success as well.

In 22 we came last, had our least successful year of wins & points scored by a mile. I just can't see how anyone can honestly say in an attacking structure Hastings will add more value than AD/Brooks in the halves. In other aspects sure Hastings does, just don't see it attacking wise.