Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[jirskyr]

Tupou - 18 games, 22 try causes, 27 line break causes, 22 errors, tackle efficiency - 56%

Nofa - 14 games, 12 try causes, 12 line break causes, 11 errors, 73% tackle efficiency

Brian To'o- 18 games, 6 try causes, 18 line break causes, 15 errors, 66% tackle efficiency.

Seems Nofas defence this year isn't far off Too the best winger in the game in the best defensive side in the game

Not saying Nofa is great but the vitriol he gets on here is silly.

But Nofo has been playing for 10 years and gets paid twice what those young Tigers backs get.

 

[Kaito]

His loyalty has to be considered since he stuck solid during Issacs and Benny's attempt to first destabilise the club. The club lacks one team players and if we are to pursue a pathways approach it is an important signal to aspirants that we look after our own.

If his time is up perhaps the club could consider an ambassadorial role with junior pathways which could be a win win.

Great post on a contentious topic MM. Thats
definitely something that was considered when
he was offered the contract, & Parra + other
clubs were circling. We lost our 'big 4' and
didn't want to lose a Campbelltown junior,
now top try scorer for the club. I'm willing to
cut the club and him some slack on this one

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

Ch9 earlier had a lead in story about Nathan Cleary wanting to convince Luai to stay a Panther.

I think the only thing the highest paid player at the club could say to convince him is that he will take a pay cut himself if it helps Luai stay.

What else could he say? Money isn't important.. while making the most.

 

[Kaito]

But Nofo has been playing for 10 years and gets paid twice what those young Tigers backs get.

He's earnt his crust. Others need 2 follow suit

 

[jirskyr]

He's earnt his crust. Others need 2 follow suit

I honestly expect Nofo to produce the kind of football like Daniel Tupou - reliable metres, good try-scoring capacity, football smarts, very solid defence, quality clubman / representative / mentor.

Obviously he's not at his physical peak, but Nofo, like Tupou, should be an automatic and very reliable selection until he decides to retire.

But he's not, he's mentally not there. He drifts in and out of games. He still makes defensive howlers. He's extremely droppable and nobody questions the coach when that happens.

For a bloke to score 100 tries for Tigers and still be fairly unpopular, it says a lot. He's like the total opposite of Chris Lawrence, and we can talk about the positive legacy that Rowdy now has.

 

[boonboon]

Given Nofa's defensive stats are almost exactly the same as Tupou then you'll be happy then and both produced fairly similar in attack too although Noffa has more tackle breaks and effective offloads but slightly less meters and line breaks

 

[Kaito]

I honestly expect Nofo to produce the kind of football like Daniel Tupou - reliable metres, good try-scoring capacity, football smarts, very solid defence, quality clubman / representative / mentor.

Obviously he's not at his physical peak, but Nofo, like Tupou, should be an automatic and very reliable selection until he decides to retire.

But he's not, he's mentally not there. He drifts in and out of games. He still makes defensive howlers. He's extremely droppable and nobody questions the coach when that happens.

For a bloke to score 100 tries for Tigers and still be fairly unpopular, it says a lot. He's like the total opposite of Chris Lawrence, and we can talk about the positive legacy that Rowdy now has.

Fair assessment as usual jirskyr. I may be a bit
too emotionally invested. He does something
good I bless him, something bad, I curse him!

 

[Tito Santana]

I honestly expect Nofo to produce the kind of football like Daniel Tupou - reliable metres, good try-scoring capacity, football smarts, very solid defence, quality clubman / representative / mentor.

Obviously he's not at his physical peak, but Nofo, like Tupou, should be an automatic and very reliable selection until he decides to retire.

But he's not, he's mentally not there. He drifts in and out of games. He still makes defensive howlers. He's extremely droppable and nobody questions the coach when that happens.

For a bloke to score 100 tries for Tigers and still be fairly unpopular, it says a lot. He's like the total opposite of Chris Lawrence, and we can talk about the positive legacy that Rowdy now has.

Chris Lawrence - the king of a dropped crash ball. The king of every game trying to go blind side from dummy half and and getting tackled out on second tackle.

I got kicked off here years ago because I was happy he was retiring in. Good bloke, but no worth the coin.

I actually reference him a lot when dealing with people at work. Great bloke but overpaid in their role.

Mmmm.

Arriba!

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Tupou - 18 games, 22 try causes, 27 line break causes, 22 errors, tackle efficiency - 56%

Nofa - 14 games, 12 try causes, 12 line break causes, 11 errors, 73% tackle efficiency

Brian To'o- 18 games, 6 try causes, 18 line break causes, 15 errors, 66% tackle efficiency.

Seems Nofas defence this year isn't far off Too the best winger in the game in the best defensive side in the game

Not saying Nofa is great but the vitriol he gets on here is silly.

excuse my ignorance. What constitutes a try cause?

 

[king_sirro]

Chris Lawrence - the king of a dropped crash ball. The king of every game trying to go blind side from dummy half and and getting tackled out on second tackle.

I got kicked off here years ago because I was happy he was retiring in. Good bloke, but no worth the coin.

I actually reference him a lot when dealing with people at work. Great bloke but overpaid in their role.

Mmmm.

Arriba!

Pillock

 

[tiger05premier]

I think the only thing the highest paid player at the club could say to convince him is that he will take a pay cut himself if it helps Luai stay.

What else could he say? Money isn't important.. while making the most.

It's ok for the Clearys to try talk players into taking unders to stay at the club

Nathan is the reason the rest have to take unders

 

[Odessa]

Chris Lawrence - the king of a dropped crash ball. The king of every game trying to go blind side from dummy half and and getting tackled out on second tackle.

I got kicked off here years ago because I was happy he was retiring in. Good bloke, but no worth the coin.

I actually reference him a lot when dealing with people at work. Great bloke but overpaid in their role.

Mmmm.

Arriba!

You obviously didn't watch to much of Lawrence you should go back and watch a few games of his

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Ch9 earlier had a lead in story about Nathan Cleary wanting to convince Luai to stay a Panther.

Jerome is a genuine chance of coming here some are trying to make him Api.

Penrith missed him last night.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

Jerome is a genuine chance of coming here some are trying to make him Api.

Penrith missed him last night.

I don't know if the club should sign Luai, I have said many times I can't seem to get a good read on his game. I have also pointed out that Luai has won over 80% of his games without Nathan Cleary. Cleary meanwhile is closer to 50% without Luai.
If we do sign Luai, he will be our highest paid player. I think the positive in that though is that is what he wants, he wants the recognition that he can do it at that level and it's not he who needs Cleary, but Cleary that needs him.

 

[supercoach]

I think the only thing the highest paid player at the club could say to convince him is that he will take a pay cut himself if it helps Luai stay.

What else could he say? Money isn't important.. while making the most.

Penrith can always do a fiddle by paying Ivan more because it’s outside the cap and Jaw junior less and diverting funds to the wantabe gangster

 

[Magpie_Magic]

I don't know if the club should sign Luai, I have said many times I can't seem to get a good read on his game. I have also pointed out that Luai has won over 80% of his games without Nathan Cleary. Cleary meanwhile is closer to 50% without Luai.
If we do sign Luai, he will be our highest paid player. I think the positive in that though is that is what he wants, he wants the recognition that he can do it at that level and it's not he who needs Cleary, but Cleary that needs him.

Agree there are some aspects to his game I don't like.

But he takes on the line and passes late which would fix many of our backline probs.

Plus, with Api and himself the hope is more would follow of similar calibre.

 

[BZN]

I think the only thing the highest paid player at the club could say to convince him is that he will take a pay cut himself if it helps Luai stay.

What else could he say? Money isn't important.. while making the most.

And isn't it amazing how often people that have lots of $$$$$$$ say $$ aren't important 😏.
Conversely, there's people like me that have very few $$ 🙁 and say $$$$$$$ are bloody important.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Most of the people knifing Nofa are Brooks fan boys, maybe that says something

I was a fan of both but not unconditionally.

Don't like giving our boyz away lol.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

And isn't it amazing how often people that have lots of $$$$$$$ say $$ aren't important 😏.
Conversely, there's people like me that have very few $$ 🙁 and say $$$$$$$ are bloody important.

Yup, one who springs to mind is Tallis who is probably the most outraged one when a player wants more money... you know, the guy who got forced to sit out for a season because he tried to skip town on a contract to get a bigger one.

Geeze you would think Gordy was a saint who played purely for the love of the game & just signed whatever reasonable contract was put in front of him based on his outrage at Payne recently.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

Agree there are some aspects to his game I don't like.

But he takes on the line and passes late which would fix many of our backline probs.

Plus, with Api and himself the hope is more would follow of similar calibre.

I also think he could make the transition to 7. He is the one who leads that team when Nathan is out, I am pretty sure they are just in charge of their sides anyway tbh. So he would just be going from leading one side of the field to both.. a far smaller leap than going from someone who isn't a leader to being "handed the keys" to the team.