Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[hank37w]

Sloan, CNK, Taffe, Campbell, Rapana, Kennedy

All players I’d take Bula over. Hell, I’d even take him over Trell on Trell’s 24 form.

You know the old saying, form is temporary, class is permanent.

When it comes to being a shit person he is a class above.

 

[TonyTiger]

Nick Cotric is off contract.
Must be for an immediate switch.

He's out of form but at his best, very capable.
I'd like to see him return to his best and help us out.

No thanks .. he also rejected our advances previously

 

[851]

I’ve been harping on about Gagai for those exact reasons. Olam & Gagai in the centres for the next 2 seasons before 2 of Makasini, Laulilii, Feledy, Saukuru, Large, Willett or Mason slot in ✅✅ Another NRL ready middle like Trey Mooney to then take Klemmer’s spot. Feel Samuela Fainu could be our backrow-in-waiting & think Lachlan Broederlow (our Flegg) could be a bolter next 2 years.

I said before we signed the Fainu brothers that Sam was a gem, and a backrower not a prop

 

[Milky]

No thanks .. he also rejected our advances previously

For the rest of the season with club option for next wouldn’t be bad

Beggars can’t be choosers. Neither we, nor he, can afford to be picky

 

[Suzie-Q]

Didn’t he make 30 tackles and missed 0, Do you want to tell me how many Ice and Bateman missed today.

Not sure if Olam had the best game today either. Was a hard watch.

And I’m allowed to miss an ex player - seems like all my favourites go down to Melbourne

I don't have a favourite any more. They retire with concussion, or leave ☹️as much as I am happy with Olam, I miss Blore, too. And I hate that he's going to excel at the storm.

 

[hank37w]

I said before we signed the Fainu brothers that Sam was a gem, and a backrower not a prop

Was it you or someone else that said that the Brother you really want to get is not Latu but Samuela.

From what I have seen so far that seems pretty well right, the initial impression of him being a bit of a clown and ill disciplined has changed rapidly and he looks to be a serious footballer which is very impressive at such a young age.

Of course I am not writing off Latu, hopefully he just needs time to get fully fit and get some game time.

Mean while Sione's form, from what little time he has had, seems to have improved and he looks to have benefited from having his brothers around.

 

[851]

Any chance we can find a genuine elite lock prospect? I think one thing our forwards need and don't have is a guy with a short ball at the line who can get the receivers noses through the line for a quick play the ball, but also with the games sense and physicality to hold the ball and get a quick ptb of his own if the defence hold off him.
I dont think the forwards are doing enough but I think they are on a hiding to nothing just hitting it straight up off a half or Api.

I would put Latu at lock to sharpen our attack

 

[KCTiger2]

I would put Latu at lock to sharpen our attack

Would love to see him there but idk if his body can handle 80 mins in the middle just yet

 

[851]

Would love to see him there but idk if his body can handle 80 mins in the middle just yet

We can play him for 30, then bring him back on around 55 minutes, we just need another option in attack

 

[clontarfkid]

We can play him for 30, then bring him back on around 55 minutes, we just need another option in attack

I'd like to see a bit more of him playing 80 mins in Reggie's to understand what he offers and how we can best use him
Looks like he cld benefit from some match fitness tbh

 

[stephen]

I would put Latu at lock to sharpen our attack

From what we've seen so far, he'll stand his ground in defence. Might be the best way to get him into the side at the moment.

 

[Snidest 0]

Would love to see him there but idk if his body can handle 80 mins in the middle just yet

Of course it can't!

Do you also seriously expect him to make hard yardage carries as a middle forward @851 - as all the other small locks in the comp like Cotter and McInnes do?

Does anyone remember the Titans game last year where he played lock to add some variety - but got steamrolled by Tino???

Lock has NEVER been a position to just ball-play - and while it did become an extra prop in the last 15 years - I welcome the skill back into the position.

BUT those skilled locks over the years were also big and hardened forwards who could hit and make hard yards - with the current top crop of Yeo - Radley - Carrigan - Murray proving my point!

Latu can fill in at lock to add some ball-playing - but starting him there and expecting him to spark our attack is fairytale stuff!!

 

[Tom Shines]

But our current wingers are worse then Toa or Naden

No they aren’t … they are just as bad

you just haven’t seen Toa for a month and forgot how bad he actually is

 

[cktiger]

Something is brewing at the Dolphins with Bostocks stock continuing to rise I doubt he doesn’t have a wing spot locked down next year and Issako isn’t going anywhere. They also have Farmworth and Averillo in centres so I’m unsure where the dolphins would play Tupou.

I reckon it’ll be Averillo to make way - I’d offer Dolphins a straight swap and they can get him a season early and we could give Averillo FG football. Seems a win win.

Is this the way to Averillo? 🤣

 

[weststigerman]

No they aren’t … they are just as bad

you just haven’t seen Toa for a month and forgot how bad he actually is

To’a was average with his tackling and passing. On the wing he’ll do a lot less of both.

He is quicker than Tupou and decent at catching bombs.

I don’t see a better option on the wing. Lobb is too slow and ineffective for yardage gain.

 

[diedpretty]

One or two seconds quicker play the balls over an entire game adds up to losing the ruck, and the ensuing problems that creates

I counted a lot of the PTBs from the time player hit the deck to heeling the ball...penrith consistently beat us for 80 mins

Penrith created a lot of their own problems today they were off

1 or 2 seconds is a bit of stretch - according to NRL stats it was .16 of a second average difference over the game.

 

[boonboon]

To’a was average with his tackling and passing. On the wing he’ll do a lot less of both.

He is quicker than Tupou and decent at catching bombs.

I don’t see a better option on the wing. Lobb is too slow and ineffective for yardage gain.

Toa has a signicantly better tackle % at centre then either of Olam or Naden. Fully fit Toa is our 2nd best centre

 

[426Tlgerland]

I think we need to buy 3 solid first graders , we’re are not quite there yet to compete each week specially against teams like Panthers , Storm , Broncos , Our reserve grade side got pumped as well , I didn’t see the game but I don’t think we have players ready to step up or oust current first graders .
Wing , Centre , prop / Back rower combo

 

[Tom Shines]

To’a was average with his tackling and passing. On the wing he’ll do a lot less of both.

He is quicker than Tupou and decent at catching bombs.

I don’t see a better option on the wing. Lobb is too slow and ineffective for yardage gain.

Toa is not average … he is very below average in fact ..: he has never done anything outside of one game … which is in fact a bigger indictment as it shows he has ability but never uses it …

He is part of the problem and not the solution .. get rid of him

 

[Milky]

We can play him for 30, then bring him back on around 55 minutes, we just need another option in attack

Wiser option would probably be starting Pole, bring on Latu at 20 mins and then again at 60 mins

Can’t start Latu, he would be the smallest starting lock in the game and at his age could do some real damage