Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[jrtiger]

It's great to have some internal jostling for positions. Matamua v Laulilii for the starting lock position long-term.

I hope Matamua can put in a huge off-season & pre-season to primarily build up his tank but also to keep increasing his strength.

Honestly if he does this, he can have a 'break out' year. If he learns to use his size in both attack & defence coupled with his link & ball-playing skills, he can be a real weapon!

One thing I noticed against Manly when he was on, was the speed & length of his passes (can't remember if it was both directions though).

Matamua needs to develop some mongrel, which can't be coached and is typically in you from a young age. he's very skilful but his lack of mongrel will hurt him long term. Kit on the other hand has mongrel in droves, plus has the skill. I know who my money is on to become our long term 13 out of the two of them.

Siotame Havea and Denzel Schaafhausen-Mino are also going to cause some selection headaches down the line.

 

[bptiger 0]

'If you don't agree with my opinion, you're blind'.

Quality rebuttal.

We also got Sullivan and Sezer as well as the Fainus

We also got Sullivan and Sezer as well as the Fainus

maybe on Staines who knows?

Come on that’s 1 player who they are trying to low ball him anyway , he came her as the great white hope but had really done bugger all

 

[earl]

For me I think last year showed that ice and Bateman do not work as the starting second row pairing.

Not good enough and we have to stop the excuses like blaming the halves. These guys are top dollar signings and they didn't deliver.

 

[earl]

Think kit is the man

I was real impressed by him. He had an impact at NRL level.

 

[italian_stallion]

Might be late to the party but just saw an article saying Aitasi James is gone?? Is this confirmed?

Fresh Manly raid escalates Tigers feud

'There has been little love lost'

wwos.nine.com.au

 

[PabloX]

Can we please recruit Tristan Sailor. He's obviously a first grader and won't cost too much. He has six try assist from four games. I can't believe there's talk of going to the super league

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

That would be too intelligent . Wouldn't work.

 

[Camel2281]

Not good enough and we have to stop the excuses like blaming the halves. These guys are top dollar signings and they didn't deliver.

I disagree to an extent. Backrowers are so reliant on their halves to be effective in attack.

 

[earl]

I disagree to an extent. Backrowers are so reliant on their halves to be effective in attack.

I'm not the guy who is going to blame other players for little Jimmy's performances. They didn't do enough. I don't think Klemmer and Stef did enough either.

Api managed to do plenty.

Added:- I hope they have better performances next year. I don't want another crappy season.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Some very important changes to salary cap guidelines for 2024, from AAP story.

• clubs will have 10 days to up the ante and try and keep players once they receive offers from rivals before a transfer can be ratified by the NRL.
• players will no longer be able to shift clubs after June 30.
• clubs will be able to field supplementary players outside their top 30 at any point in the season without an exemption from 2024 (not just after Round 10).
• players developed by clubs with less than six matches of experience in state cup or the NRL will no longer be able to be approached by rivals until after round six of the final year of their contract.
• All other players can be approached from November 1 during the final 12 months of their contract.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Lachlan Galvin player of match in National Schoolboys Final & Peter Sterling Medal winner for top schoolboy player of 2023.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Some very important changes to salary cap guidelines for 2024, from AAP story.

• clubs will have 10 days to up the ante and try and keep players once they receive offers from rivals before a transfer can be ratified by the NRL.
• players will no longer be able to shift clubs after June 30.
• clubs will be able to field supplementary players outside their top 30 at any point in the season without an exemption from 2024 (not just after Round 10).
• players developed by clubs with less than six matches of experience in state cup or the NRL will no longer be able to be approached by rivals until after round six of the final year of their contract.
• All other players can be approached from November 1 during the final 12 months of their contract.

Excluding Roosters of course

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

• clubs will be able to field supplementary players outside their top 30 at any point in the season without an exemption from 2024 (not just after Round 10).

So I take this as meaning that Development contract players and Train & Trial contract players are eligible for selection from Round 1 2024.

 

[Tom Shines]

Lachlan Galvin player of match in National Schoolboys Final & Peter Sterling Medal winner for top schoolboy player of 2023.

If the NRL ever moved to become an under 18s comp… the Tigers would kill it …

He is up for grabs in November for 2025…. Might have a bit of competition to keep him

 

[Tucker]

Yessir. New jerseys this year. Looking forward
to what they come up with. We could put the
Madge & Brooks era behind us. Fresh new start!

LOL new jerseys is the least of our concerns.
We have about 50 and only 2 are worth owning.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

But the news jerseys could help us player better. And more sales for General Lee.

 

[Kaito]

LOL new jerseys is the least of our concerns.
We have about 50 and only 2 are worth owning.

I'm a balmain boy originally but I'm keen to see
an all black jersey with a white chevron & splash
of orange. I haven't bought a jersey in 10+ years
lmao. Just keen on a change, over these ones

 

[tiger_one]

But the news jerseys could help us player better. And more sales for General Lee.

And what about the caps? 😉

 

[Tucker]

But the news jerseys could help us player better. And more sales for General Lee.

That would be a good protest.
Dont buy the club's new gear.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I'm a balmain boy originally but I'm keen to see
an all black jersey with a white chevron & splash
of orange. I haven't bought a jersey in 10+ years
lmao. Just keen on a change, over these ones

There is a Wests similar style jersey worn by Tuiaki in his highliights. I thought it looked great as did the matching Balmain similar jersey that year. Nothing wrong wth a little history for both Wests and Balmain.