Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[weststigers]

Well, as long as he is playing first grade, in a winning team, with his mates then they will all stay for a little while at least..

Sorry mate, but for a player that can command $700k+ as a half, they are not going to want to take $500k as a centre.

In any case, we need to find a way to have both Fainu and Galvin on the field and around the ball.

 

[Tito Santana]

Kane has killed it in preseason, one if the best trainers. Has moved from wing to the backrow - very deserved spot.

Blore metrics are improving in training probably 2-4 weeks away from the standards they have which says abit about Wests Tigers training.

Regardless if Blore was here he would be starting 17 every week.

Love dems mad trainers like Bradley and Seyfarth.

 

[weststigerman]

Agree

The kid wants to play 6

He doesn’t have the frame for 13 bc he’s too young.

He would be wasted as an Isiah yeoh who just digs into the line

He would probably leave if he was forced to play in the middle bc it would mean more tackling and possibly shorten his career

Like - everyone needs to stop trying to be a tim sheens !

Hastings wanted to play 7 and not lock so he left and the knights make the finals lol.

Leave the kid in the halves where he will be happy and is the most effective

If we need a lock - go and buy one!

And if latu wants to leave bc he can’t get a slot then he leaves

I think we could put latu in the centers like matt burton was at Penrith and in 3 yrs time - we can sell luai to someone else for his last two years and have galvin and latu as the halves

We only needed luai for 3/4 yrs

We got stitched up on the 5 th year and we can move him on if the juniors are better at that time

Sounds like you’ve already picked a favourite out of Latu and Galvin. No double standards in that post.

 

[gregjm87]

It’s all opinions about 18 year olds.

Well yeah but was wondering if it was Misty's opinion or if he knew of any club plans to develop Galvin into a 13.

 

[Mistymuzzle]

I’m guessing it’s a bit hard to find a club being let go 3 days into pre season. Most clubs would have their squads ready to go

uh huh...that must be it

 

[Mistymuzzle]

Hastings wanted to play 7 and not lock so he left and the knights make the finals lol.

Where is Hastings playing this week?

Luai will be first picked in the halves each week next year, Latu & Galvin will be fighting for 6/utility/lock/resting Api.

 

[Kaito]

Latu will force his way in somewhere once he's back.

Bud will be lucky to see out the season in my opinion.

Hooked after 45 odd minutes in the first game, yikes.
If he doesn't perform off the bench this Saturday
& Latu gets through KOE unscathed, Bud will be hard
pressed 2 get that 14 jersey back off of young Latu
provided he got a look in. If not it'll probably be Jake

 

[Mistymuzzle]

Opinion or have you heard something?

Galvin, Sullivan and Fainu have their future in their hands and its the hunger games at Concord.

 

[batboy]

NSW cup player of the year for magpies, and we send him on his way.
Wasn’t given enough game time, and when he was in those three games, he played good. Haven’t seen anyone hit holes the way he does for the tigers for a while

Was then replaced by Justin Olam, a proven winner…

Where’s the problem?

 

[stephen]

I get the size as a concern he is 10kgs under Murray & 20kgs under Yeo/Hopgood etc

Reality is we have the roster we have and we just need to get these kids playing in their position whilst we uplift other areas around them.

Agree on the load but even him at lock for 50-60mins would be a launchpad for him and better than anyone else we have on the books as a lock if he can handle the week to week runnings.

I’m focusing more on 25 than 24 results as think this year is a clear development focus year as such getting people into their 25 positions & combos is important jump starting it this season rather than next.

Need to play a style & game plans that suit the talent we have. I'm sure Galvin will fill out more yet, but we still need more firepower in front to make use of the type of 13 he might become. As for control issues, we'll potentially have 3 alpha footballers (Luai, Fainu, Galvin) all keen to steer the ship. Pay 'em enough & give them all enough input & we can make it work.

 

[stephen]

thinking Galvin has the shape to play ball playing 13
13 Galvin
9. Api
6. Latu Fainu
7. J Luai
1. Bula

we make the semis with that spine

Be a nice problem for us to have for once. Trying to work out how to fit all the talent in.

 

[stephen]

Galvin would need to move to Lock or an edge. I wouldn't be tempted to shift him to centre, mainly because he won't see enough ball. He would then offer cover for the halves during games or injuries/suspensions.

Latu isn't as versatile. I think you can have all 3 on the field in this structure.

The issue is that halves get lots of money, so would be be willing to sit at 13?

I reckon you pay your best players accordingly, regardless of position. The bigger issue might be satisfying their ambitions to run the team.

 

[Gazman]

Is a bud for Hastings swap on the cards 😂

 

[Qwertyrick]

Was then replaced by Justin Olam, a proven winner…

Where’s the problem?

Josh feledy, Charlie stains, doughi, there’s a couple players that could have gone before him lol anyways, we gonna get another spoon so who cares haha. There’s a reason Craig let olam leave Melbourne!

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Having a laugh about Hastings having a sook being dropped. Lol.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

he would make the Wests Tigers starting 17… I’ll give you the tip

Easily.. he’d run harder than some as well.

 

[tigermate]

Where is Hastings playing this week?

Luai will be first picked in the halves each week next year, Latu & Galvin will be fighting for 6/utility/lock/resting Api.

We would’ve been in the 8 last year with hastings at 7, api at 9, brooks at 6.

See how long he stays out of the team for before claiming one week as a point of justification lol

 

[BAGNF05]

We would’ve been in the 8 last year with hastings at 7, api at 9, brooks at 6.

See how long he stays out of the team for before claiming one week as a point of justification lol

Nah JH is a bit of a myth. Last year was all KP and the coach has basically just admitted that having signed Cogger and given him 2 weeks.

 

[Yossarian]

Where is Hastings playing this week?

Luai will be first picked in the halves each week next year, Latu & Galvin will be fighting for 6/utility/lock/resting Api.

If Latu comes on I can see Galvin as a ball playing lock. I was impressed by his defending on Saturday.

 

[BZN]

I just think you have to be realistic about the capabilities of this current squad and the unlikelihood of Benji being the bloke with the magic wand - assuming he will be the next person who fans are most likely to target.
There are too many individuals that are contributing to the failure on the field to expect one person off the field to fix it - especially when the teams that we oppose are all better, and week in week out expose our weaknesses.

We can compete for parts of games but can't defend our errors against stronger faster teams. If we don't get a fair share of possession and field position we will lose.
All comes back to roster - retention and recruitment which our club consistently for years has failed at, and still there are a number of players being paid too much money for output. Recipe for failure.
Brooks in a good system not a different player just got a better team around him. It's always been a bigger problem than anyone person can fix no matter who you target as most likely.

Unless Benji gets hit with a lightning bolt miracle pretty soon from the Big Fella up there in the sky, we're going to come last 'again'.

I just don't get it, as Benji said he would pick the blokes to play that showed their best at training.
But when they get out on the field to play that 'best' evaporates.
No blood and guts, no determination, wont jump for the ball and back away from tackling the big blokes.

As @innsaneink said "it's depressing", boring and just plain embarrassing now to be a WT fan.
I wouldn't be surprised if WT set a new record of being the only team since the inception of R.L. in Aust. to be the only team to come last 3 years in a row.

From the eight games Balmain Tigers, Wests Magpies and WT played last weekend, we won either 1 or 2 games, with the points scored against us being either 3 or 4 times as many as we scored.

I wonder if there is one single person out there that is rich enough [or stupid enough maybe] to become a 'member' of WT if next weekend's game [or games] is another debacle?