Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[sleeve]

Yep...

Chemist must've been closed on the weekend for prescription medicine 🤣

Move one of the best number 9s in the game to the halves..

It's like moving Payne Haas to fullback because he's a good player..

In the event of injury to the halves i said, and a long shot. Completely reasonable, who would you play if AD or Brooks gets injured ? To me the much improved Simkin to hooker, and Api to halves, or Simpkin to the halves and Api as hooker. Depending on form at the time in the event that a half get's injured.
Your overreaction shows a medication problem!

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

MSN

Any moment the roosters fan boys will begin celebrating/furiously justifying Spencer Leinu's signing at under market value. It's good for the game that the talent is so inequitably spread across the league after all.

 

[Tucker]

In the event of injury to the halves i said, and a long shot. Completely reasonable, who would you play if AD or Brooks gets injured ? To me the much improved Simkin to hooker, and Api to halves, or Simpkin to the halves and Api as hooker. Depending on form at the time in the event that a half get's injured.
Your overreaction shows a medication problem!

Really shouldn’t weaken 2 positions to cover for 1.
That said, this scenario is more than likely with this mob.

 

[DJG]

In the event of injury to the halves i said, and a long shot. Completely reasonable, who would you play if AD or Brooks gets injured ? To me the much improved Simkin to hooker, and Api to halves, or Simpkin to the halves and Api as hooker. Depending on form at the time in the event that a half get's injured.
Your overreaction shows a medication problem!

I would promote Wakeham into the halves or Chris Smith after round 11.

Why bother getting a backup half?

Simpkin, if he played the full 80 minutes would be a target for all teams and you'll see us letting through 20 points per a game due to it.

Api himself can only play 60-70 minutes redlined, hence why Simpkin is on the bench.

 

[rusted-on]

MSN

The Roosters must have offered him minimum wage, the Panthers just couldn't match it

 

[ancient_magpie]

I would promote Wakeham into the halves or Chris Smith after round 11.

Why bother getting a backup half?

Simpkin, if he played the full 80 minutes would be a target for all teams and you'll see us letting through 20 points per a game due to it.

Api himself can only play 60-70 minutes redlined, hence why Simpkin is on the bench.

Wakeham played well in the second trial in a decent team.Id have him on the bench instead of simpkin.Im sure wakeham could cover dummy half for 15 or20 minutes which is al Api will need

 

[Camel2281]

Wakeham played well in the second trial in a decent team.Id have him on the bench instead of simpkin.Im sure wakeham could cover dummy half for 15 or20 minutes which is al Api will need

Wakeham did play reasonably in that trial. But Simpkin played well too, probably better than Wakeham did

 

[ancient_magpie]

Wakeham did play reasonably in that trial. But Simpkin played well too, probably better than Wakeham did

Simpkin has never played half or 5/8

 

[dazza65]

The Roosters must have offered him minimum wage, the Panthers just couldn't match it

He had a nice dinner with Robbo...sealed the deal.

 

[Camel2281]

Simpkin has never played half or 5/8

Api has tho

 

[DJG]

Question mark hanging over Tigers; big change Kevvie must see: Verdict on every club

Question mark hanging over Tigers; big change Kevvie must see: Final verdict on every club

www.foxsports.com.au

TIGERS

ENNIS: I really like their recruits and what they’ve brought to the club. Obviously the ‘05 band’s back together - Sheens, Marshall, Farah. They had a good energy about them, they had Chris Heighington, who’s a great connector. He’s a great clubman and he was back running the blue shirt for them at Belmore the other day. So they’ve brought some guys in there that know what success looks like at that club.

And then they’ve recruited guys, like Api Koroisau who I think’s going to be enormous for them, (Isaiah) Papali’i who’s a world-class back-rower, along with John Bateman who I think brings a real unorthodox, unpredictable, ferocious competitive edge to their back row.

My only question mark is ... what Koroisau was able to do for Daly Cherry-Evans at Manly and the pressure he took off him, what he instantly did for Nathan Cleary and Jerome Lui at Penrith. Can Brooks and Doueihi capitalise on what he does in the ruck? If they can and take their opportunities on the back of what he creates, then I think the Tigers certainly climb the ladder.

CRONK: Yeah, I don’t think they play finals but they get up the ladder. They’ll finish 10th, 11th, 12th, something around that mark. I won’t say 9th, Tigers fans.

I liked their performance in the last preseason game. Jeez, they were skilled and athletic. They were passing the ball and that whole mindset that Sheens, Farah and Benji have coached and played with was there to be seen. They were throwing the ball around, backing their skill - the execution of the pass was the best I’ve ever seen from the Tigers.

For them to actually reset the base, I think the example is the Cowboys. They slept and breathed defence, defence, defence all summer, and that’s the thing that’s shot them up the ladder.

Fox Lab predicted finish: 17th

 

[palms]

17th 🤣

 

[bathursttiger1]

17th 🤣

Where do they have the Dragons 1st spot.
What a load of garbage.

 

[earl]

Fox Lab predicted finish: 17th

I like this. Our expectations should be low. Two dud halves backed up by a dud fullback with no quality players in the backline.

I want them to prove me wrong.

 

[PabloX]

Ramien has extended with sharks. I'd chase Iro

 

[LUPO]

Just reported on SEN that Sunia Turuva to Wests Tigers..

 

[bptiger 0]

Any moment the roosters fan boys will begin celebrating/furiously justifying Spencer Leinu's signing at under market value. It's good for the game that the talent is so inequitably spread across the league after all.

So they sign Young last week Leinu this week , yet I don’t see that they have released anyone , the NRL r a joke , because they will not say a thing about the roooters signing players for less money than they could have got else where

 

[Needaname]

Just reported on SEN that Sunia Turuva to Wests Tigers..

Next year signing?
He is API’s cousin though makes no sense unless Panthers are signing Dom for a year and they play to play McClean / May in centres next year over Turuva. Could also mean they are getting pressure to elevate Ilongi into a top 30 spot.

 

[bptiger 0]

Just reported on SEN that Sunia Turuva to Wests Tigers..

So who is this guy , any info

 

[Needaname]

So they sign Young last week Leinu this week , yet I don’t see that they have released anyone , the NRL r a joke , because they will not say a thing about the roooters signing players for less money than they could have got else where

A mile of players have left the roosters in the past year. Most were signed as depth but some may of been on long term larger deals.
They don’t have the same depth of squad as they’ve had in previous years, will be relying on juniors coming good for depth.