Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[TSP]

Just with Bird, I think it’s a pretty good sign for us that players or managers are at least picking up the phone to make enquiries.

I’d be at least interested in dragging negotiations out with him at this point. See what else we can get.

He’s probably got more cons than pros but better than a finger in the eye.

Bateman won’t be coming back, best to get any separation anxiety over and done with now.

 

[Needaname]

Take out the key words. The deal has stalled, yet to accept ... hint hint Bird is not interested.

Either that or Dragons aren’t kicking in any.
Anyone know his option with the dragons was valued at. I reckon 500-550.

 

[Needaname]

Using the Tigers as a Floatie to inflate his price....

Didn't the Knights just get his brother over from NZ Union, Leo is the one they wanna keep - They want the Saifitis gone.... Inflated contracts not much output...

Yes. It’s just likely that he doesn’t want to go into the 25 season on 175k given he is now a NZ international and the Knights are moving on Safiti.
They are pushing them for an upgrade if they are keen on extending him.

 

[Camel2281]

& I forgot Faataape...

You also left Turuva out of your starting side. He's a walk up start

 

[Camel2281]

Wonder where Kyle Feldt is going. Would much rather him as a backup than Staines

Anyone who wants Feldt here isn't a Tigers fan. He can never be forgiven

 

[Camel2281]

The last guy that stuck around for a rebuild never got the team to help him get there - and was made a scapegoat.

😇

TBF though - I see a lot more hope in our squad in the next 2 or so years, hopefully Galvin sees that too.

That last guy also took so much out of the salary cap we couldn't recruit much around him. And he served up trash and choked in every clutch moment

 

[Oldman]

The biggest thing I got out of Richo today was we offload a few more players & sign 2-3 players...

We don't have 3 spots currently...

I am interested in Bird in how that changes the look of the back line.

Is Bird the utility we want? Or an outside back. What's the mean for Douiehi?

FB: Bula/Turuva/Mason

Wing: Skelton/Staines/L Laulilii

Centres: Olam/Douiehi/To'a/Bird*

NSW Cup: Feledy, Naden, Lobb...

NRL:

1. Bula
2. Skelton
3. Bird*
4. Olam
5. Staines
6. Galvin
7. Luai
9. Korosaui
13. L Fainu
14. Douiehi

NSW CUP:

1. Mason
2. Lobb
3. To'a
4. Feledy
5. L Laulilii
6. Naden
7. Sezer
9. Da Silva
13. Matamua
14. Hope (the new QLD cup player)

Sullivan to go?

Douiehi could be the odd man out?

Do you think we brought Turuva to play reserve grade ?

 

[Oldman]

I don’t think Roosters are as keen on Walker as people presume. The chip and chase is hardly the “Roosters way”.

I’ll have to disagree with you on this one BAGNFO5,
I think Billy.Slater will have him in the QLD side next year and the Roosters will do everything to keep him.

 

[JB9918]

Do you think we brought Turuva to play reserve grade ?

Haha another one...

Do we really need Bird?

Gotta be back row/experience/utility.

 

[Moh]

That last guy also took so much out of the salary cap we couldn't recruit much around him. And he served up trash and choked in every clutch moment

Oh? That's a new one. Wasn't aware he was in charge of managing our cap.

Choking at clutch moment has been our club mantra, it ain't just one guy man. Just like it won't be one guy who'll get us out of it.

But anyway. He's moved on and playing finals football and we're in the same place we have been for over a decade.

Galvin is a star, but he too will get found out if we don't get legit first grade runners outside him.

 

[Spartan117]

No it’s just winning , when u got much better players at certain clubs that’s the difference.
For example, soccer players join clubs like Chelsea , Manchester city , arsenal, knowing full well that they may not get much game time , but they get big wages and win trophies 🏆, there’s no culture there , it’s all money driven

How do you explain the Melbourne Storm???

I guess we will disagree.

Long live the pencil pushers

 

[BAGNF05]

I’ll have to disagree with you on this one BAGNFO5,
I think Billy.Slater will have him in the QLD side next year and the Roosters will do everything to keep him.

Rumour is he’s unhappy with the Roosters offer.

 

[TSP]

Haha another one...

Do we really need Bird?

Gotta be back row/experience/utility.

You had a crack and I thought “fair enough”

I’m still holding out for some willing alpha forwards to push the pack.

And assistants who can unlock the inner footy players in the squad.

A lot of footy players think they are underpaid and the power of club loyalty is not what it used to be.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

DT reporting Bird talks have stalled…good…I don’t rate him

 

[balmain boy]

This is true and in a perfect world we do offload him, but the cupboard is virtually bare in regards to decent or better NRL centres, especially ones that play on the right side.
The only half dec t NRL centre I can see available is Reimis Smith. I can’t say I’m really a fan of his, but he’s a big, tall body, faster than average and is a decent be Pugh defender.
Taking all that into consideration he is probably a player we should be looking at signing for 2025.

I have zero doubts there are better centres than him in NSW/Qld cup willing to play for minimum wage. Every other club finds these types of players, we have to do the same.

 

[balmain boy]

The biggest thing I got out of Richo today was we offload a few more players & sign 2-3 players...

We don't have 3 spots currently...

I am interested in Bird in how that changes the look of the back line.

Is Bird the utility we want? Or an outside back. What's the mean for Douiehi?

FB: Bula/Turuva/Mason

Wing: Skelton/Staines/L Laulilii

Centres: Olam/Douiehi/To'a/Bird*

NSW Cup: Feledy, Naden, Lobb...

NRL:

1. Bula
2. Skelton
3. Bird*
4. Olam
5. Staines
6. Galvin
7. Luai
9. Korosaui
13. L Fainu
14. Douiehi

NSW CUP:

1. Mason
2. Lobb
3. To'a
4. Feledy
5. L Laulilii
6. Naden
7. Sezer
9. Da Silva
13. Matamua
14. Hope (the new QLD cup player)

Sullivan to go?

Douiehi could be the odd man out?

Wow, those two team lists are about as bad as we could hope for in our nightmares

 

[weststigers]

If a deal could be done it would be perfect to allow our emerging players to grow.
Players such as Matamua, Tumeth, Kit, Sukkar, Faagatu, Saukuru and Feledy could all potentially become much better players if playing Qld Cup for Easts Tigers.

I think it's fantasy stuff to think players will just move to QLD on beer money for our benefit. Some of these guys still live at home with parents. Who is going to shoulder their rent and moving expenses? They already play KOE Cup...why would they move to play Q Cup?

 

[weststigers]

Fair enough, but if it works for Melbourne Storm, no reason it could not also work for us ?

Mate...the Storm have no NSW Cup team like us. The Q Cup sides ARE their feeder sides. They share the NS Bears with the Roosters too. There is no feeder comp in Melbourne so they have to. It's a false equivalency.

 

[weststigers]

Nothing in that vid got me excited....

Can't listen to the rap music that plays in all the videos. When did these guys all become gangsters?

 

[weststigers]

The biggest thing I got out of Richo today was we offload a few more players & sign 2-3 players...

We don't have 3 spots currently...

I am interested in Bird in how that changes the look of the back line.

Is Bird the utility we want? Or an outside back. What's the mean for Douiehi?

FB: Bula/Turuva/Mason

Wing: Skelton/Staines/L Laulilii

Centres: Olam/Douiehi/To'a/Bird*

NSW Cup: Feledy, Naden, Lobb...

NRL:

1. Bula
2. Skelton
3. Bird*
4. Olam
5. Staines
6. Galvin
7. Luai
9. Korosaui
13. L Fainu
14. Douiehi

NSW CUP:

1. Mason
2. Lobb
3. To'a
4. Feledy
5. L Laulilii
6. Naden
7. Sezer
9. Da Silva
13. Matamua
14. Hope (the new QLD cup player)

Sullivan to go?

Douiehi could be the odd man out?

I reckon Bird solves the 13 issue for a couple of seasons. We haven't really had a regular there and it's always someone playing out of position. Bird covers us for lock, second row and centres which helps a lot when reshuffles are required. That way you can free up Pole and Seyfarth out of lock and they can come off the bench/start in their usual positions.

14 will be Latu I'd say.

From there you need to add a prop and second rower.

I dont think we'll be able to release enough players to make room for more signings than that. Would be awesome to add a centre or winger with Turuva strengthening the weakest position depending on who is signed. Bird will not be picked at centre. Doueihi a slim chance there, but otherwise its reserves for him.