Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tito Santana]

I rarely see Nicho Hynes kick long or either of the two Storm or Rooster halves
It is an ideal skill but not a dependable skill for a team. If it was the Sharks and Roosters would always be playing off the back foot.
You mention Brooks. He can kick at times, long but rarely consistently. He also has to put everything into the kick just to get it going. Watching Luai kick, he tends to strike the ball more effortlessly.
He can kick the ball out for touch for decent meters, something our former super boot never managed!

Our kicking game with Brooks was horrendous. Whoever is saying he is good obviously has no idea….

 

[bptiger 0]

Not at 85kgs and 195cms..cld be Matt Groat 2.0..Need to manage his talent
Needs to build up a bit,and also play agaist men in reggies to prove his legitimacy for NRL
Wont be close to consideration for round 2 hopefully

I think I am right , Mann from the broncos was 19 when he came into 1st grade and look how good he has gone , like benji says old enough good enough

 

[Don Kershane]

What are the chances of all the round 1 games being a draw and Wests Tigers being top of the table. 🙂

NRL will find a way to deduct us 2 points for refusing to reschedule our second round match to Port Moresby.

 

[jrtiger]

I’m a Brooks fan, I don’t believe he was near as bad as most supporters made him out to be.
But he’s gone I’ve moved on and if we are being fair dinkum, most of Brooks long kicks found opposing players on the full, very rarely found space.
We would be better off if shorter kicks find the grass, rather than long kicks constantly finding opposing players on the full.
Also his attacking kicks and high balls such as cross field kicks were generally either too long or misdirected, very rarely give our own players a reasonably opportunity to contest the high ball.

definitely found players far too often, again not up for debate. but he could kick a ball longer than our current halves, that's all I was saying. his kicking game was never up to scratch, especially his short kicking, but he could kick a ball long when he opted to.

anyway, enough of that. all of our current and future halves are a marked improvement on him, but will have to work overtime on their long kicking game, as none of them (in my view) have shown they can hit a ball like say a Cleary, Reynolds, Burton, Moses etc. no doubt they will be working overtime already to rectify that.

 

[Vicious]

What can I say...?
Groat was 110kgs..but mostly flab unfortunately.Wasnt ready for the toughness of the NRL ..got smashed out of the game,despite his bulk
Do u think Galvins body shape wont be targeted?Risk is thrown to the wolves too early without the resilience to withstand the inevitable..and loses his confidence
and lost forever

If he plays NRL in 2024 of course he would be targeted as are any younger players stepping up to NRL.
I have complete confidence if and when he plays NRL that Benji and the coaching staff who see him almost every day will know if he’s ready or not.

 

[gregjm87]

What are the chances of all the round 1 games being a draw and Wests Tigers being top of the table. 🙂

Pretty sure that would put us in last place. From memory when the for/ against is the same then the most points scored sits in the higher position.

 

[rusted-on]

Pretty sure that would put us in last place. From memory when the for/ against is the same then the most points scored sits in the higher position.

2 points for the bye, a draw gives everyone else 1 point. It would never happen, but if it did we we would be first 🙂

 

[Camel2281]

fair enough, as am I. it’s just that in terms of a long kicking game our halves for 2024 and beyond have some work to do.

I'd happily sacrifice a bit of distance for more accuracy. Never seen a half kick straight to the fullback on the full more often than Brooks

 

[gregjm87]

2 points for the bye, a draw gives everyone else 1 point. It would never happen, but if it did we we would be first 🙂

Oh right. I'm an idiot

 

[Dennisspicer1]

What are the chances of all the round 1 games being a draw and Wests Tigers being top of the table. 🙂

They have signed him as a 1/2 back - he'll play .1/2 back and they'll find someone else with a longer

So we probably won't be in the 8 after the bye, points for and against, and or a draw might relegate us into 9th.

 

[crazycat]

good points except Sullivan and Sezer hav not played so Sullivan has not had the slightest chance to outperform Sezer .. kind of bugs me how Posters here are already writing Sullivan off ,, he is a STAR junior, he came here to play Attacking footy and has been putting in big time at training .. he is a natural half , tough and skilful as is Latu Fainu from what I have seen , and Galvin has all the necessary attributes to play almost anywhere except prop and Hooker .. if they were all to hit their straps and play to their potential then we have 10 spots to play all of them in .. If Sullivan fires then he could easlily push Galvin and Latu into the centres with and Luai in the halves .. a really good 5/8 can always make a good centre and Vise Versa , especially if they have size and pace .. Wighton is an example of this , Jamie Lyon used to be able to do it as did Laurie Daley and Brad Fittler and also a 5/8 can play lock similar to Greg Bird and Scott Hill Jim Dymock , Jason Smith etc etc … a good Footy player can play anywhere , and Benji will pick the best 17 and I am absolutely here for it !! 🥰😙😁

I agree, You get some players who can switch from 5/8 to center and back. Have that versatility in them.

Why not move one of:
Fainu, Sullivan, Luai or Galvin to center.

or that 14th bench spot. Ben Barba owned that for the sharks and dogs.

Look we can't have 2 halfbacks, so one will have to be dominant. I was really worried we would get 4 great players for 2 positions. Meh, let it be a meritocracy and whomever doesn't perform go those extra spots.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Our kicking game with Brooks was horrendous. Whoever is saying he is good obviously has no idea….

Brooks should have been turned into a hooker 6 years ago , he found not steer the ship but he could defend , Robbie should have had him as his next in line then we would have gone and purchased a proper 1/2 , but I’m not a coach and non of them tried him at honker so who knows

 

[clontarfkid]

Brooks should have been turned into a hooker 6 years ago , he found not steer the ship but he could defend , Robbie should have had him as his next in line then we would have gone and purchased a proper 1/2 , but I’m not a coach and non of them tried him at honker so who knows

Interesting thought...but he still had no vision or judgement of where the opportunities are,so we'd probably have done a mediocre job there as well

 

[ShanghaiCharlie]

I think I am right , Mann from the broncos was 19 when he came into 1st grade and look how good he has gone , like benji says old enough good enough

Burton similar size, shape at 19 to Galvin and debut season was in the centres I think. Handled first grade from Day 1. If he has the mental capacity and skill he will handle it. Better to spend at least half a season in Reggie’s at least though… centres is a good way to introduce him to first grade.

Love to see Doeuhie put on 5kg and ball play in 13 as well…

 

[Roar_Power]

Burton similar size, shape at 19 to Galvin and debut season was in the centres I think. Handled first grade from Day 1. If he has the mental capacity and skill he will handle it. Better to spend at least half a season in Reggie’s at least though… centres is a good way to introduce him to first grade.

Love to see Doeuhie put on 5kg and ball play in 13 as well…

I reckon Galvin will debut in the centres.

 

[rugbygoated]

Yeah he's really going to have to up his game if he wants to live up to the high standards set by Luke f-ing Brooks. Come on, man.

I know what you mean but I think he was referring to the length of the kick, not the quality of the kick. Luke has kicked some balls into Petersham and Camden during games

 

[Leck]

Our kicking game with Brooks was horrendous. Whoever is saying he is good obviously has no idea….

It was one of his strengths. His weakness was game management and creativity around the ruck.

 

[king_sirro]

You don't want to bulk Galvin up too much. I remember both Trent Barrett and Brad Fittler were much better players when they had less bulk. Keep him lean but strong. If he naturally grows well that's when you consider a move from 6, but until then he is a 6 and treat him as one I say.

 

[happy_tiger]

What are the chances of all the round 1 games being a draw and Wests Tigers being top of the table. 🙂

Imagine the bloody odds on that .....

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Imagine the bloody odds on that .....

I’d give you 100 million to 1