Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[bptiger 0]

He's 18...

He will be 19 next year 🥴

 

[The-moP]

In regards to the Warriors this weekend is the biggest case of missing a Johnson since John Wayne Bobbitt

hahaha .. very very funny .. love it .. 👍 🤣 👍

Least they found the last missing Johnson and stitched him back on with a few more inches .. Shaun will be over 6 feet tall by the time they fix him back up .. ;-) ;-)

 

[Buttface]

I don’t understand some of our fan’s criticism of Stef.
I do agree that we ideally would like him getting deeper and charging onto the ball at high speed more often, but he’s only 23 which is still very young for a quality NRL prop and players of his physical stature do not grow on trees.
He’s a vital part of our team and our rebuild, we desperately need to keep him long term.

Stef is gunna be “top o’ the props” in the next couple of seasons.
Blore will be the type of bloke that will ruin us every time we play against him if we let him go. Seyfarth, maybe not so. I know who I’d be keeping.

 

[gregjm87]

We should never have guaranteed him an NRL spot. Most dev contracts shouldn't result in Nrl deals, players should need to earn that contract. Expert for the most elite juniors who you have to take that gamble on. He's a talented kid but still but a standout at NRL level.

Hell provide more value then Saukuru though

I agree with this to some extent however it was said on here that the rules around poaching players signed to non-top 30 contracts are different to those who have a top 30 contract. With this in mind I understand why most development contracts have NRL deals attached to them. Just need to be better at whom we identify as worthy of such a contract.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Can’t see him as a 1st grade player , his defence is terrible, just lacks something

Thrown in the deep end thats for sure.

 

[Tucker]

It worked with Fittler and Daley

True.
That’s elite company.

 

[Tom Shines]

It worked with Fittler and Daley

Let’s hope we have the next Fittler or Daley in our squad then… but considering both those guys were looking comfortable in first grade at age 18 … I would suspect that this is not the case…

 

[balmain boy]

Got a feeling Shaun Blore is off to the dogs

He's under contract next season. The question has been whether we'll extend him for 2025, and he still has to earn that

 

[TigerLove]

Turpin to the Dogs next year! Gee's there recruitment seems all over the place with no real target of key players in positions.
I'd be more worried right now being a dogs fan then us even with back to back spoons.

 

[851]

Size and does have some speed but 4 knee recos. This from 2019:

TAUTAU MOGA

How does a fella push for the Fastest Man tag after four knee reconstructions?

“Amazing,” Shirvington said. “Not only his coming back from four reconstructions, but coming back as one of the game’s fastest players this year.

“And who knows? Maybe he was going to be a 38km/h runner until the surgery. Perhaps that has brought him back to the pack. But my guess is forced professionalism has a lot to do with it.”

Forced professionalism?

“After a reconstruction, your professionalism tends to go up,” the Olympian said. “Suddenly you’re being forced to do things like manage diet better, and undertake countless rehab exercises you’d never usually bother with. I think that has a lot to do with his now balancing that power-to-weight ratio really well.”

Shirvington said reconstructions could also improve sprint times, surprisingly, by tightening a knee joint.

“Which sounds weird when you’re talking about moving faster,” he said. “But in a lot of ways, the stiffer your joint the better you transfer power through to the ground.

“So those reconstructions, they could actually be giving Moga a transference of power he didn’t have before.”

Yet everyone wants to write Doueihi off after 3 reco's

 

[tony soprano]

Turpin to the Dogs next year! Gee's there recruitment seems all over the place with no real target of key players in positions.
I'd be more worried right now being a dogs fan then us even with back to back spoons.

Development club

 

[teddy23]

Turpin to the Dogs next year! Gee's there recruitment seems all over the place with no real target of key players in positions.
I'd be more worried right now being a dogs fan then us even with back to back spoons.

Their recruitment strategy seem to be pretty obvious - recruit players from good systems and hopefully they buy into what Ciraldo is trying to do at the dogs and create a positive hard working environment.

Unfortunately, the players they're signing or looking at this year are the rejects of those teams that might not actually change on-field results and are pretty ordinary. Jaemon Salmon, Blake Taafe, Connor Watson, Drew Hutchinson, Siosiua Taukeiaho all come from strong systems however personally don't think they'll change much in terms of their ladder position from this year.

They did this last year but with talented players and it hasn't changed much if not made things worse - Burton, Mahoney, JAC and Kikau so something must be wrong with Ciraldo's coaching or beyond that within the club. If/when this fails and the dogs are in the same spot next year - expect Ciraldo sacking reports being thrown around.

 

[hsvjones]

Their recruitment strategy seem to be pretty obvious - recruit players from good systems and hopefully they buy into what Ciraldo is trying to do at the dogs and create a positive hard working environment.

Unfortunately, the players they're signing or looking at this year are the rejects of those teams that might not actually change on-field results and are pretty ordinary. Jaemon Salmon, Blake Taafe, Connor Watson, Drew Hutchinson, Siosiua Taukeiaho all come from strong systems however personally don't think they'll change much in terms of their ladder position from this year.

They did this last year but with talented players and it hasn't changed much if not made things worse - Burton, Mahoney, JAC and Kikau so something must be wrong with Ciraldo's coaching or beyond that within the club. If/when this fails and the dogs are in the same spot next year - expect Ciraldo sacking reports being thrown around.

Their recruitment strategy seem to be pretty obvious - recruit players from good systems and hopefully they buy into what Ciraldo is trying to do at the dogs and create a positive hard working environment.

Unfortunately, the players they're signing or looking at this year are the rejects of those teams that might not actually change on-field results and are pretty ordinary. Jaemon Salmon, Blake Taafe, Connor Watson, Drew Hutchinson, Siosiua Taukeiaho all come from strong systems however personally don't think they'll change much in terms of their ladder position from this year.

They did this last year but with talented players and it hasn't changed much if not made things worse - Burton, Mahoney, JAC and Kikau so something must be wrong with Ciraldo's coaching or beyond that within the club. If/when this fails and the dogs are in the same spot next year - expect Ciraldo sacking reports being thrown around.

Good to see media on there backs more considering the players they have signed.
I think we are in better shape then them even though we got the WS.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Here is my unqualified coaching & key football appointments for ‘24 🤣 Too much time on my hands today.

Head Coach Benji Marshall
Asst Coach John Morris
Asst Coach Craig Sandercock
Asst Coach Gareth Ellis
Director of Football Matthew Betsey
Football Manager Robbie Farah
Head of Pathways Brett Kimmorley
Nsw Cup Coach Brett Hodgson
Jersey Flegg Coach Robbie Mears

Sandercock who we are linked with has a relationship with Morris & also Fultons.

Sandercock a welcome addition to Sharks coaching staff

A man with an impressive coaching resume in the NRL and in the English SuperLeague, Craig Sandercock has been a welcome addition to the Sharks coaching staff ahead of the 2020 season

www.sharks.com.au

 

[loklok]

Their recruitment strategy seem to be pretty obvious - recruit players from good systems and hopefully they buy into what Ciraldo is trying to do at the dogs and create a positive hard working environment.

Unfortunately, the players they're signing or looking at this year are the rejects of those teams that might not actually change on-field results and are pretty ordinary. Jaemon Salmon, Blake Taafe, Connor Watson, Drew Hutchinson, Siosiua Taukeiaho all come from strong systems however personally don't think they'll change much in terms of their ladder position from this year.

They did this last year but with talented players and it hasn't changed much if not made things worse - Burton, Mahoney, JAC and Kikau so something must be wrong with Ciraldo's coaching or beyond that within the club. If/when this fails and the dogs are in the same spot next year - expect Ciraldo sacking reports being thrown around.

If thinks don't improve after 12 rounds in 24 .ciraldo will be gone

 

[rihannafan1]

Got a feeling Shaun Blore is off to the dogs

What makes you feel like that?

 

[Yossarian]

Too early to write off Feledy. He's just turned 19 and he's played a few open aged games. He's got a teenager body, limited experience and was defending in a terrible defensive line. We'll know a lot more about his prospects in 2024.

 

[crazycat]

Stefano is heavily chased by Canterbury and have even offered him a contract. Up to Stef what he wants to do

Like honestly?

Stefano Utoikamanu

The NRL profile of Stefano Utoikamanu including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.

www.weststigers.com.au

He is doing okay. But I wouldn't break the bank to keep him.

 

[Betterdays22]

Bulldogs and Tigers look to be taking two different approaches in regards to filling up squad spots. Dogs after fringe first graders from strong clubs to develp their "culture" of hard workers. Tigers have tried to fill spots with promising juniors from within to create a sense of loyalty and identity. Interesting considering all the garbage Gus was talking about being a development club. Interesting to see who comes off best (although i'd argue that as it stands Bulldogs have a much better first 13 when all fit).

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Seems like Gus is just throwing darts hoping to hit a bullseye, look at the kid they got from the Broncos. They hyped him as the next best thing paid a big transfer fee for him and now have binned him off. They just seem so haphazard with their recruiting i can see it all ending spectacularly for them, i just don't know whether thats in a good or a bad way.