Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Cobarcats]

We have a top 30 for 2023. The cap for 2023 is $12.1mil. In order to be cap compliant we must have spent at least 95% of that cap. So with the increase, the most we could have left over is 600K. Say we move on one of Brooks/Doueihi and sign the other at 600K. That gives us 1.7Mil (1.1Mil + 600K). We spend 1.4Mil on Moses there is 300K. Of the remaining off-contract players only Staines and Laurie would be significantly above minimum wage. We can probably move one on and retain the other. Assuming the retained player isnt after an increase there is maybe another 500K to play with.
Leaves us 800K - for recruitment, less anything required to upgrade any of the younger players.

Can you help me with my fantasy coach team? 🙂

 

[cktiger]

I’ve studied body language for 25 years and watched the MM interview on CH9 sports segment tonight….if you look closely when he speaks about Brooks, his face lights up….Brooks has spoken about their joint desire to play together again….it’s this contract now or never..

Big problem is Moses is a winner and Brooks a loser.

 

[crazycat]

I think that when the Eels offered Brown the $ and length of contract that they did not view Moses as the main enforcer of the team moving forward. I think Mitch knows this and he will be the immediate star and probably the highest paid NRL player in the game should he sign with the tigers. The Eels have mishandled the halves contracts if they wanted to keep them both.

Have they mishandled, or just handled?

They have Dylan Brown and Jakob Arthur. Brad Arthur wants his son at Halfback, Eels are looking at Nathan Cleary going "wow we have one half up an coming in Arthur"...

In fact I reckon were reading the whole situation wrong. Moses knows the writing is on the wall, he has been a money whinger and Brad Arthur ain't keeping him over his son. Parra probably regret offloading Mahoney, although this makes sense now as they want an experienced hooker to give a good start to their halves.

Could the Tigers be getting pumped? Was Moses always on the Chopping block at the eels? if not 2023 then 2024 or 25?

 

[BAGNF05]

Big problem is Moses is a winner and Brooks a loser.

Until the games get significant. Then Moses is the loser and Brooks we wouldn’t know.

 

[gregjm87]

Can you help me with my fantasy coach team? 🙂

lol, just saying. Best case scenario we sign maybe one other decent player if we commit that much cap to Moses.

 

[TCL]

how will he help further recruitment when we have so much cap tied to him. There will be no space left for further recruitment.

Same way the other successful clubs do it.

 

[gregjm87]

Same way the other successful clubs do it.

which successful club is paying massive overs for their halfback?

 

[cktiger]

Until the games get significant. Then Moses is the loser and Brooks we wouldn’t know.

History says Moses has at least got to the pointy end and played Origin.
Brooks… zilch.

 

[palms]

Have they mishandled, or just handled?

They have Dylan Brown and Jakob Arthur. Brad Arthur wants his son at Halfback, Eels are looking at Nathan Cleary going "wow we have one half up an coming in Arthur"...

In fact I reckon were reading the whole situation wrong. Moses knows the writing is on the wall, he has been a money whinger and Brad Arthur ain't keeping him over his son. Parra probably regret offloading Mahoney, although this makes sense now as they want an experienced hooker to give a good start to their halves.

Could the Tigers be getting pumped? Was Moses always on the Chopping block at the eels? if not 2023 then 2024 or 25?

Good theory but I don't think so. If Parra weren't keen on Moses they simply wouldn't offer him another deal, especially not in the vicinity of $mil +

 

[Pascoes_barber]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1622858591857217537

He touches his nose in this clip, which everyone knows is a clear sign of either hiding a secret or lying.

Or an itchy nose.

 

[Pascoes_barber]

Are people getting the pubic hair removal ads that I’m seeing in the forum tonight? Ads for Barenuts and Nutdust. WTF.

Just use clippers mate, no need for special products.

 

[Hmm]

Being off work from surgery and broke cause I’m a casual full time is worth it to be able to stay up to date with the fun that is this forum 😂😭😂

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Being off work from surgery and broke cause I’m a casual full time is worth it to be able to stay up to date with the fun that is this forum 😂😭😂

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

You could always join The Greens , if you haven't already, full-time casual. Get well and truly soon.

 

[balmain boy]

how will he help further recruitment when we have so much cap tied to him. There will be no space left for further recruitment.

You do realise that what we're offering Moses is the same % of the cap that Brooks is taking this season....
Still plenty of room for big money players ..

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Moses isn’t just about cash (of course it will be a factor in someways) otherwise he would’ve signed last year. He has had million $$ offer on the table for over 2mths now. That indicates something else is at play be it the 3rd party deals, other player agreements, club cap arrangements etc.

As to the argument about players taking cuts etc that comes if you get success but even then those clubs still have high profile earning players that are in the $1m club. Let’s be real the cap over the next 5yrs is projected to increase, it just jumped 25% this year alone. There are going to be at least 20 million $$ players within 3yrs signed on club deals. Moses on current form is deserving to be in that class.

part of the delay is Isaac telling the club they need to offer Brooks an extended contract, Isaac wants both his players sorted.

 

[Fingers83]

Nope. Was called back as a forward pass

Wrong. He scored a try on the left hand touch line inside 5 minutes. It was a set play from a scrum

 

[Odessa]

Moses body language was all Wests Tigers on fox tonight 🤔

I am thinking how does he give off a missing tackles vibe in body language

 

[TCL]

which successful club is paying massive overs for their halfback?

All successful clubs are paying overs for someone in their squad. It will be a spine player who has the ability to change a game.
Parra are offering him a sizeable sum, as are the bulldogs. We got the spoon last year and haven’t cracked the 8 in a long time so it isn’t unreasonable to think that we have to go a little bit harder to get him. The thought would be that if we land him we may not have to pay overs to get others.
got to start somewhere and I can’t see a better half available atm.

 

[PabloX]

Just use clippers mate, no need for special products.

Or the old back, sack and crack