Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

jirskyr said:
I'll be frank that I cannot consider someone a true Balmain / Wests Tigers man if he pays money to be the main sponsor of another club.

At least Lee H put most of his money into Tigers before any other club sponsorship.
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Laundys original pubs were smack bang in the middle of the Canterbury Bankstown area.
Business decision.
 
Needaname said:
Really. Dragons have multiple options at Centre.
Talk is they will start with Suli and Bird with Lomax at Fullback. But at any stage they needs a change Lomax returns and Bird goes into the forwards.
I’m struggling to see how Corey Allan was getting any first grade time?
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The Dragons will need those players in the halves.

I suspect Bird could go to 5/8 as the Dragons are that desperate. They could then bring Allen to the centers as Lomax wants fullback and will have a sook if he doesn't get it.

Man Moses Suli, what is it with a good player being paired with such a bad attitude.
 
crazycat said:
The Dragons will need those players in the halves.

I suspect Bird could go to 5/8 as the Dragons are that desperate. They could then bring Allen to the centers as Lomax wants fullback and will have a sook if he doesn't get it.

Man Moses Suli, what is it with a good player being paired with such a bad attitude.
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Allan ruptured his ACL
 
Halbrowne61 said:
The Highlanders are not really liked by anyone else, especially when they gravitate down to POM or Lae and introduce their “unique” style of conflict resolution !
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Yea, ah.... Honestly the weird thing about PNG is that you are liked if you are a foreigner.

An Indian priest used to get bashed up, they thought he was from Cimbu (different to Chimbu).
They then learned that he was actually from India and left him alone for a bit. Ok they shot him in the face and he survived, so maybe they gave up.

Coastal people hate Highlanders, highlanders hate coastals, people hate rascals from Moresby and Lae (Lae I heard was getting worse) and everyone hates Sepik's.

Even then a brother will get drunk on 2 beers and kill a family member. But hey if you are a white foreigner you may get robbed but you will be Okay...
 
jirskyr said:
I'll be frank that I cannot consider someone a true Balmain / Wests Tigers man if he pays money to be the main sponsor of another club.

At least Lee H put most of his money into Tigers before any other club sponsorship.
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Yeah nah!!

What club was he Chairman of in 2022???

And somehow noone considered this to be a conflict of interest???

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Spartan117 said:
Im optimistic of the influence the Jarome Luai move will have on recruitment and retention into 2025.
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I'm optimistic that we can recruit less and retain more.... As we should.

Honestly 2015-2023 has been us trying to solve our problems via recruitment, only Api Koroisau has worked out and even then we still came 17th.

With the front row experience + front row talent coming up I am hoping we don't need to recruit more and can develop what we have. I only saw AFB as worth recruiting and with no other game changes on the radar, we can start being more picky.

Our backs, I am hoping we can keep the same 1-5 for a few seasons and let some combinations develop. We don't have a utility, except for maybe Naden.... Really hoping though we can just get consistency in the back line. We just need players who can trust the player next too them. We haven't had an actual team in ages....

Once you have Centers who trust their wingers and vice versa we will start seeing options develop for our halves. This will give Luai/Fainu what they want in 2025, a backline they can use to run into gaps.
 
Magpie_Magic said:
How's Fainu training for the guys that know?

And when does Sezer arrive?

This is key.

Can we build a successful combination.

It's been many years since this club had a successful halves combination.

Any finals fantasies hinge on it.
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I watched him train pre Xmas. Was very vocal in offence and defence in the practice match I saw them play.
 
WestsTigers4VR said:
What are peoples genuine expectations now leading into 2024? For me, around the 12th to 10 would be a huge improvement. I'm not really expecting much and will let the team decide where they finish. But man, there is something different in the air this time. For the past 4 years, I've never expected much, and I usually kept very reserved about my expectations, but now hopefully we can see improvement.
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14th.
People praise the forward pack and 8-13 to be fair is pretty good. The bench however is terrible and this will be telling in many games. Additionally even the starting pack will be weaker than most as soon as the inevitable injuries and suspensions start.
The halves for 24 will most likely be at best inconsistent. An ageing half (who was never a standout) that has spent 4 years out of the game is unlikely to exceed his counterpart in many games. I've higher hopes for Sullivan but he is yet to prove he is of first grade quality. Fainu I think could do a job but even if he shows patches of brilliance it will likely be punctuated with the inconsistency of youth.
Every player in the backline has a question mark over whether they can perform to even a serviceable level.

I don't mean to be all doom and gloom. Despite the above I do think the club is building well and potentially has better times in the not to distant future. I just dont think the better times will be this season. I am however excited to see how some individuals develop and perform in 24 and hope that the youth develops quicker than expected.
 
gregjm87 said:
14th.
People praise the forward pack and 8-13 to be fair is pretty good. The bench however is terrible and this will be telling in many games. Additionally even the starting pack will be weaker than most as soon as the inevitable injuries and suspensions start.
The halves for 24 will most likely be at best inconsistent. An ageing half (who was never a standout) that has spent 4 years out of the game is unlikely to exceed his counterpart in many games. I've higher hopes for Sullivan but he is yet to prove he is of first grade quality. Fainu I think could do a job but even if he shows patches of brilliance it will likely be punctuated with the inconsistency of youth.
Every player in the backline has a question mark over whether they can perform to even a serviceable level.

I don't mean to be all doom and gloom. Despite the above I do think the club is building well and potentially has better times in the not to distant future. I just dont think the better times will be this season. I am however excited to see how some individuals develop and perform in 24 and hope that the youth develops quicker than expected.
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So I’m just confused how you can provide such an excellent summation and then say the club is building well. We still have a long way to go and I think we all need to slow down and reserve judgement just to see how things evolve.
There are a hell of a lot of variables….
 
Halbrowne61 said:
So I’m just confused how you can provide such an excellent summation and then say the club is building well. We still have a long way to go and I think we all need to slow down and reserve judgement just to see how things evolve.
There are a hell of a lot of variables….
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Building well for the long haul, just not the short term.

Lots of young talent coming through. A few experienced heads to help guide them. Cleared out a lot of the dead salaries, with more to go in the not to distant future (Doueihi and Nofo) so we should still have a bit of cap space to retain the young talent should they prove worthy of significant upgrades. This all suggests we are building well for 2-3 years.

You are certainly right in that there are a heck of a lot of variables. The young talent taking the next step up. Retaining that talent from 16 other clubs that will be looking to poach them. Ensuring that all the new and upcoming talents combine well. But at a time when a lot of clubs have many of their better players on their last legs we look well placed to be one of the big improvers in the not to distant future.

Note I'm not predicting premierships or outlandish claims. Just significant improvement on what we have seen the last few years.
 
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