Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[liltiger]

Why release Maumalo with no replacement?

Don't know, I was assuming they were ready to elevate someone or sign someone.

 

[liltiger]

Dasilva to 14

Might still not be ready, I know he has huge Wraps on him but better to wait, than throw him in and ruin his development. Not too sure either way.
What about Rue.

 

[KingRobbie]

Might still not be ready, I know he has huge Wraps on him but better to wait, than throw him in and ruin his development. Not too sure either way.
What about Rue.

Da Silva is way too young, still only 17 or 18 now.

I don’t rate Rua.

I don’t rate Simpkin super highly but he’s better than Rua.

 

[Eternal Tiger]

Don't know, I was assuming they were ready to elevate someone or sign someone.

Same. Still asleep at the wheel it seems

 

[Halbrowne61]

Honestly why would he want to stay? He is the weekly whipping boy. Get paid down the south of France and go travelling for a while. Much better idea...

Maybe not so attractive now he’s got a child, imagine in laws etc all in Sydney.

 

[OzLuke]

But it is Brad Arthur.

Compared to our coaches he's a genius

 

[Yossarian]

What ever you may think of Brad Arthur, he is still a father and would be protective of his son.

The question is, would he allow his son to come to the Wests Tigers and commit career suicide?

He probably reckons he's better off playing for Wenty for the next 4 or 5 years.

I don’t buy this theory that it ruins your career. The NRL is full with ex Tigers doing well.

 

[Eternal Tiger]

I don’t buy this theory that it ruins your career. The NRL is full with ex Tigers doing well.

At OTHER clubs

 

[tony soprano]

Might still not be ready, I know he has huge Wraps on him but better to wait, than throw him in and ruin his development. Not too sure either way.
What about Rue.

Yeh probably right. But part of me thinks hos ready.

Rua is developing and improving sure his been told to focus on specific things.

 

[Yossarian]

At OTHER clubs

Uh yeah that was my point.

 

[851]

Not a Great idea 851, we sack the only coach we could get, yet pascoe remains

We could of got Flanagan, and should of got Flanagan

 

[tony soprano]

We could of got Flanagan, and should of got Flanagan

Sheens been away from the club 10 years any coach to fix in one season is a tough ask.

Think their toughness is slowly improving.

 

[liltiger]

Da Silva is way too young, still only 17 or 18 now.

I don’t rate Rua.

I don’t rate Simpkin super highly but he’s better than Rua.

Just curious what we do from here on in, now Douhi is out. I'm assuming Brooks 6, he started playing footy yesterday finally so I'd leave him there, I'd throw Wakeham in and re-evaluate him as our controlling half till round 10. Otherwise I'll give Smith a crack. Whoever it is needs a few weeks he can't just keep playing musical chairs.

 

[liltiger]

Most years we give our coaches less than the allowable 30 players to work with which blows my mind for a team at the bottom. Another example of management harming the football department who they love to throw under the bus.

I can understand 1 spot if u need a position filled and your willing to go look on the market. Just seems were culling guys to continue the clean out. What pisses me off Is it took 5 1/2 rounds to see us play some football, imagine how good we would be going if Sheens started this last year after Maguire left. He would have got rid of who he wanted and targeted the ball player he needed in the off-season. We would be light years ahead of where we are now.

 

[Nonotmeagain]

we also gain bula in round 10

Do you think an untried kid will improve our side that much ? And that's before we find out if he's even competitive at the NRL level.

 

[balmain boy]

I agree. He was on a pre-season T&T contract and now NSW Cup. I believe he is 21 as he was our SG Ball Back of the Year in 2021. Drawn comparisons with Sharks' Talakai due to his small powerful stature.

I hope we persevere with him. He needs to involve himself more which may be confidence thing and can be prone to defensive lapses but we need to remember he's only 21. What I was impressed with yesterday was his footwork & his speed. If he has the determination to succeed and we put the time into him, he could be a very destructive powerful centre moving forward.

His issue has always been laziness. Doesn't get involved, switches off in defence. But the same can be said for our current centres. He's potentially an upgrade on Kepaoa, who is a pretty poor centre though.

 

[OzLuke]

Just curious what we do from here on in, now Douhi is out. I'm assuming Brooks 6, he started playing footy yesterday finally so I'd leave him there, I'd throw Wakeham in and re-evaluate him as our controlling half till round 10. Otherwise I'll give Smith a crack. Whoever it is needs a few weeks he can't just keep playing musical chairs.

I'd throw out the line to other backup halves at other clubs (Trindall for example) and offer them more cash and the opportunity to play every week for the rest of the year with a view to upgrade etc...

 

[balmain boy]

Given the lack of halves in our roster i wonder if Matamua would get any time there? Currently Sheens is doing his best to destroy the kids's future, he's played one match (and a handful of minutes at that) in the last month.
He simply must be playing 80 mins every week in NSW Cup, or at least 30 off the bench in the NRL.

And we wonder why we can't develop younger players.

 

[KingRobbie]

Given the lack of halves in our roster i wonder if Matamua would get any time there? Currently Sheens is doing his best to destroy the kids's future, he's played one match (and a handful of minutes at that) in the last month.
He simply must be playing 80 mins every week in NSW Cup, or at least 30 off the bench in the NRL.

And we wonder why we can't develop younger players.

Agree with your point on game time.

Jake Arthur was 18th man for NRL and still played 80 minutes of Cup right before the game.

 

[izotope]

There should a story in the paper today saying Wests Tigers have successfully applied for cap relief and are actively pursuing options to replace AD. That’s how you give fans hope Pascoe.

Why are we getting cap relief? Pretty sure we would only get it if douehi is medically retired. Other teams are struggling to field 17 players and my understanding is there is no cap relief but approval to play train and trial or development players