Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[earl]

Why does recruitment feel no different to the last 10 years?

It feels a lot better to me. Api and IP plus Klemmer and hopefully Bateman. I should add on Bateman I do have concerns but we need an edge backrower and there have been some positive reports about his form in the world cup.

We will have 4 new players coming into our pack who would make most teams in the NRL.

 

[earl]

The recruitment will be justified or criticised by round 10 or so.....weve done nothing on the Park yet

I don't know how confident people are but none of it matters until we start winning games.

 

[twentyforty]

The recruitment will be justified or criticised by round 10 or so.....weve done nothing on the Park yet

Precisely! I’m giving it until round 15.
The thing is though, we sacked a perfectly good coach who was able to sign 2 gifted GF forwards 12 months ago on a wing and prayer hope that things would improve.
We’re getting close to the end of November, we’re back at training.
We’ve injected a “massive amount of DNA” into the club which “has been working aggressively and diligently “ behind the scenes on a “very forensic” recruitment plan, and coupled with the enormous cap space as you can imagine my expectations went through the roof, but all I see is us picking the low hanging fruit once again.
I don’t want to get too scientific but was the DNA injection better than a total lobotomy? 🤔😂

 

[cktiger]

From CCTW's post this is interesting -

The player unhappy with the Hastings decision is not Laurie.

Hastings will play 7, receive a contract increase and the club afforded him an opp. to return to the NRL. Is the player unhappy because Hastings has been "treated" this way or he wants the same treatment?

It’s most probably Brooks 🤣

 

[jadtiger]

Klemmar was wanted. The fans didn't want him to go.

Pap and API? Fair dinkum

That was Madge's recruitment (Paps and Api) and the best recruitment we have made in many years.Klemmer is also decent recruitment and we nee more at that level

 

[The Chad]

Next season, for all intent & purpose, won't be judged by the board as a success or failure imo.

Sheens is in place to install culture & systems while getting Benji up to speed. The results, while I'm sure EVERYONE involved will want them to be good, are probably the secondary goal to the long term success.

I'm not talking with any authority, but I imagine just being more competitive, improvement in individual performance & a clear plan for player progression will be considered a success, more than getting a 50% win ratio etc.

 

[earl]

It’s most probably Brooks 🤣

It probably is. He may have even signed a contract that means he will be on reasonable dollars for the next 3 seasons whereas he would have earned much more coin over the next 3 years if the Tigers had let him go to Newcastle.

 

[2041]

Which require a coach to release him, Which that coach won't do - And doesn't change what I said.

Also a totally different situation this time around with a 23 year old kid told he wasn't required by the club and had his contract offer pulled - to a 28 year old rep player signing with another club...

You think?

Mate I was joking. I even put /s at the end so no-one would miss it.

 

[earl]

Next season, for all intent & purpose, won't be judged by the board as a success or failure imo.

Sheens has already created the situation where his tenure won't matter in relation to him keeping his job assuming something drastic doesn't occur.

The problem is I bet we've blown a big chunk of our cap and we don't have any gun players in our outside backs or spine excluding Api. We are going to need to recruit or develop some players to compete for the comp which we should be aiming for.

It's going to be an interesting couple of years. I can't wait for the season to start.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Where exactly has our recruitment improved?
We have signed Klemmer and Staines, both unwanted at their respective clubs.

Staines walks straight into our side. Will probably be our quickest player (not knowing actual speeds). He’s an improvement.

If we sign woods I will agree with you.

 

[2041]

we sacked a perfectly good coach

At the very, very least you have to acknowledge it's possible Maguire wasn't a "perfectly good" coach. Identifying what was wrong with the Tigers last year doesn't have to be an either or - it's possible that other things were bad AND Maguire wasn't any use. I guess time will tell: if you're right I imagine he'll be snapped up by another club in due course and go on to be very successful. I have my doubts but I've been wrong before.

all I see is us picking the low hanging fruit once again.
I don’t want to get too scientific but was the DNA injection better than a total lobotomy? 🤔😂

I'd be interested to hear who you think the Tigers should have signed. Because you're sort of restricted in who you can sign to (a) players that are available and (b) no-one. Have a look here: https://leagueunlimited.com/news/37529-2023-nrl-player-movements/ Which club would you say is picking up all the players we've missed out on? Because it looks to me like there are about 6-10 genuinely high-profile player moves and we've done two or perhaps three of them. Do you think the Dragons (Liddle, Musgrove and Nick Lui-Toso) feel they've recruited better than the Tigers? How about the Knights (Jack Hetherington, Tyson Gamble, Jackson Hastings and Adam Elliott)? Souths (none)? Or the Storm (Tariq Sims, Joe Chan, Eliesa Katoa and Aaron Pene)?

 

[Rusty]

It feels a lot better to me. Api and IP plus Klemmer and hopefully Bateman. I should add on Bateman I do have concerns but we need an edge backrower and there have been some positive reports about his form in the world cup.

We will have 4 new players coming into our pack who would make most teams in the NRL.

ALL teams...

 

[Tim Sheens]

Where exactly has our recruitment improved?
We have signed Klemmer and Staines, both unwanted at their respective clubs.

Could have kept Musgrove and Peachey instead?

 

[Yossarian]

What's the difference between this and how we got in cap trouble with farah.

We put it in writing and told everyone we were doing it.

 

[liltiger]

Unless he kicks stones like he did with us…..

Still couldn't see the media or NRL putting pressure on Parra to release him like they did with us.

 

[liltiger]

Depends on if Brad arther wants an excuse to put junior in a year earlier

I didn't think of that, good point.

 

[liltiger]

You realise we were usually kicking on the last from within our own 40, right?

Agree, but who's responsibility is it for the halfback to be able to kick from further down the pitch.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Going off the most recent update from @CCTW specifically about Blore and Talau, would not surprise me if in the early stages of the season at least, we go with Bateman assuming he signs and either Blore or Talau in the backrow. Papali'i at 13 give the kid (Matamua) a bit more time to develop and bring him along slowly. Papali'i speculated he wanted to play through the middle anyway.

 

[tony soprano]

Going off the most recent update from @CCTW specifically about Blore and Talau, would not surprise me if in the early stages of the season at least, we go with Bateman assuming he signs and either Blore or Talau in the backrow. Papali'i at 13 give the kid a bit more time to develop and bring him along slowly. Papali'i speculated he wanted to play through the middle anyway.

Yeah could be some surprises there the way the 30 squad is looking.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Great update, thanks. Don’t think Bateman will be announced this week. The club has been feeding us one re-signing/new signing/release p/week. Matamua following that trend.

There is the transfer fee, being released from his current club, perhaps a visa, relocating his family. Do they intend to remain in Australia after rugby league.? There is a lot to consider and arrange for Bateman (and WTs) than signing a contract.