Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[GNR4LIFE]

TIGERS QUEUE FOR BEST CENTRE

Discussions continue between Melbourne and Wests Tigers regarding the potential player swap between Justin Olam and Shawn Blore. Marshall is keen on securing Olam to stiffen his backline immediately. The Tigers will make a play for Bradman Best come November 1. But that is not the only name being linked to the Tigers when the transfer market opens on Wednesday.

Could Dragons centre Moses Suli make a shock return to the Wests Tigers once his current deal finishes up at the end of next season?
St George Illawarra centre Moses Suli (pictured) has indicated he is keen to test the market. His former club the Tigers are interested depending on what happens with Olam or Best.

Suli, 25, made headlines when he signed a record-breaking deal for a teenager at the Tigers in 2017. He played just 16 games for the club before being sacked.

Really don’t see what the appeal is for Suli. He’s already been here and it didn’t work out. Sure he was a teenager, but you could look past that if went on to be a star, or be in the class of Best, but he’s a moderate to average player at best. Lazy and has never lived up to his potential. We aren’t the kind of club who will unlock him either.

 

[vlad]

Really don’t see what the appeal is for Suli. He’s already been here and it didn’t work out. Sure he was a teenager, but you could look past that if went on to be a star, or be in the class of Best, but he’s a moderate to average player at best. Lazy and has never lived up to his potential. We aren’t the kind of club who will unlock him either.

Really don’t see what the appeal is for Suli. He’s already been here and it didn’t work out. Sure he was a teenager, but you could look past that if went on to be a star, or be in the class of Best, but he’s a moderate to average player at best. Lazy and has never lived up to his potential. We aren’t the kind of club who will unlock him either.

Managed by our new best friend , Mario Tartak …

 

[clontarfkid]

Very last player we need is a lazy, error prone,uncomitted, disloyal and dumb as ds player like Suli...up there with Woods for screwing us over when we needed him,and single handedly cost Dragons the match against us with a stoopid pass as clear evidence of his shortcomings

Theyre not the attributes were looking for..talented but...defecient in the areas above that count more

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Very last player we need is a lazy, error prone,uncomitted, disloyal and dumb as ds player like Suli...up there with Woods for screwing us over when we needed him,and single handedly cost Dragons the match against us with a stoopid pass as clear evidence of his shortcomings

Theyre not the attributes were looking for..talented but...defecient in the areas above that count more

He’s the exact kind of player that would become a forum punching bag in no time.

 

[balmain boy]

I could be wrong but isn’t it every team made to use 95% of their cap at least every year???

Yes, but we end up front loading contracts signed late in the year to end up filling out cap for that year
I imagine Twal and possibly the Fainus were getting loaded a bit this year

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Who is Brooks ?

Unfortunately you will probably remember him when he scores a double and sets up 3 more against us in 2024
when they leave they improve
# The Tigers Way

 

[diedpretty]

BENJI’S RUGBY MOVE

Kiwi Super Rugby flyer Solomon Alaimalo could make a surprise crosscode switch after meeting with Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall.

Alaimalo is eyeing a move to the NRL with the Tigers expressing an interest in signing the 27-year-old after having discussions with the club in recent days.

He has been a mainstay for New Zealand’s Super Rugby clubs since making his debut for the Chiefs in 2017. He won the Chiefs’ rookie of the year award after scoring two tries on debut. He also played for the Highlanders.

Alaimalo took some time out in 2021 to deal with depression and anxiety.

He returned to the field this year with the Chiefs having played in their round one Super Rugby game against the Crusaders. Alaimalo played out the rest of the season for Canterbury in New Zealand’s provincial competition with the side losing a semi-final against Taranaki earlier this month.

The Tigers have dabbled with cross-code converts in recent seasons. They handed Triston Reilly an NRL deal after he played for the NSW Waratahs. Reilly made his NRL debut this year.

 

[diedpretty]

 

[Needaname]

unless we are signing a rugby player on a train and trial contract it does seem like there will be a bit of movement in the current squad with the positions maxed out at 30, otherwise how are we going to fit these people in?

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Main takeaways acceleration/ability to maintain speed and support play all things we lack.

 

[tony soprano]

A lot of if and maybes in this week's news.

 

[crazycat]

Yes I do remember haha, fondly, and hatefully lol

Why Hatefully?

All I remember is looking up who was our defensive coach, and crying...

That said, when Kidwell left we were far FAR worse in defense.
Yes things were not good under Mick Potter. Jason Taylor was a nightmare that did not teach our kicker "HOW TO KICK"
Cmon Jason, you were second to Hazem "magic" el Mazri and Darryl Harrigan when he was playing. One of the best boots and you did not pass that skill on.

Cleary it was a new squad, but yea haven't seen us really muscle up in defense in ages. In fairness it always used to be a "mad Scramble" then a muscle.

 

[Vicious]

Main takeaways acceleration/ability to maintain speed and support play all things we lack.

Should go well as a winger to start with.
Also Declan Casey would be handy as a back up in the outside backs, with potential to grab an NRL starting spot if the others are not playing well enough.
Casey is tall, with decent speed and decent size and has shown ability to break tackles, he’d be a handy acquisition.

 

[Flippedy]

Very last player we need is a lazy, error prone,uncomitted, disloyal and dumb as ds player like Suli...up there with Woods for screwing us over when we needed him,and single handedly cost Dragons the match against us with a stoopid pass as clear evidence of his shortcomings

Theyre not the attributes were looking for..talented but...defecient in the areas above that count more

Yep another Joey Leilua. Hope we’ve learned and stay away.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Yep another Joey Leilua. Hope we’ve learned and stay away.

We are desperate…only reason why we are chasing him…desperation is ingrained in the WT for years

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Should go well as a winger to start with.
Also Declan Casey would be handy as a back up in the outside backs, with potential to grab an NRL starting spot if the others are not playing well enough.
Casey is tall, with decent speed and decent size and has shown ability to break tackles, he’d be a handy acquisition.

Why don’t we sign Stains before this guy

 

[GNR4LIFE]

A lot of if and maybes in this week's news.

200k posts in this thread hasn’t taught us much.

 

[Vicious]

Why don’t we sign Stains before this guy

Nothing to say we are not still te-signing Staines.
I’d say Declan Casey would be on a second tier or possibly a train & trial deal, not top 30.

 

[The Chad]

If the rumours are true- looks like the club & fans see the same issues.

Centres & wingers abound in the rumours now- Declan Casey & Alex Lobb are both likely KOE type signings, but provide depth & get an opportunity to push for better at this club.

The rugby kid Alaimalo looks good- big, elusive, seems to have a consistant pace & can break tackles. You'd expect he would be looked at as a Top 30 if he was to come over. Most likely a winger that can play fullback, yeah?

Staines- if what I hear is right- is still in discussions. Then the recent JAC rumours floating as well.

Then we have Olam, Best (2025) & Suli on the radar as well.

There's a lot of smoke on Olam for a little while now, and Blore has been named a few times as the target. This could be a pretty strong rumour.

I have little doubt there are still moves to be made. Simpkin is still one of the most likely to move on. I look at the rosters & I think Parramatta makes the most immediate sense. Maybe the Dragons. Maybe even the Roosters. Blore is trade bait for both the Storm & Bulldogs apparently.

If Blore goes for Olam, Simpkin moves on Staines re-signed, we only need to move one player on to get Benji's rugby guy. I'd say the outside backs would be addressed with those 3 moves.

Wasn't there a small link with Tumeth to Souths at one point? Could be the 3rd guy to move.

Then to target Best & Luia in 2025...

 

[Kaito]

Why Hatefully?

All I remember is looking up who was our defensive coach, and crying...

That said, when Kidwell left we were far FAR worse in defense.
Yes things were not good under Mick Potter. Jason Taylor was a nightmare that did not teach our kicker "HOW TO KICK"
Cmon Jason, you were second to Hazem "magic" el Mazri and Darryl Harrigan when he was playing. One of the best boots and you did not pass that skill on.

Cleary it was a new squad, but yea haven't seen us really muscle up in defense in ages. In fairness it always used to be a "mad Scramble" then a muscle.

Totally, really bad choice of words bro. I beleive
Kidwell was really good, he's done well 4 himself
since leaving the club, who can forget that shot
on willy mason too!! Spot on with that JT remark
Also - JT learnt from Halligan @ norths, as
You mentioned. New coach @ the dogs God help.
Lol. I genuinely beleive D is just application and
'want', No matter who's coaching...our club is
in such a dire position, Easy to be a bit slack I
suppose. Hodgo has been very lucky too getting
the job in the UK and with Eddie he's done shit
F all. Really looking forward 2 our rise up the table