Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Tiger Stripes said:
And lets not forget Joe Ofahengaue.
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Hey, were crazy (to re-sign players and then drop them straight after).

Newcastle don't seem to have that kind of crazyness.

yes they have 6 halfbacks (at one point). I don't know why.

What we did with Joe O makes no sense. That said, we were not winning with him.
 
The Wests Tigers are poised to land the signing of Cronulla’s Royce Hunt as they move to fill the void of prop Stefano Utoikamanu.
Hunt has met with Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall and the club is growing increasingly confident that the Sharks power forward will be on their roster next season.

Hunt is believed to be weighing up a three-year offer as Benji Marshall continues his rebuild of the club.

Hunt is on-contract at the Sharks for 2025 and has been given permission to look for another club for 2026 and beyond.

The Tigers deal would require Hunt securing an early release from Cronulla for 2025, which is expected to be ratified as negotiations intensify this week.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
The Wests Tigers are poised to land the signing of Cronulla’s Royce Hunt as they move to fill the void of prop Stefano Utoikamanu.
Hunt has met with Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall and the club is growing increasingly confident that the Sharks power forward will be on their roster next season.

Hunt is believed to be weighing up a three-year offer as Benji Marshall continues his rebuild of the club.

Hunt is on-contract at the Sharks for 2025 and has been given permission to look for another club for 2026 and beyond.

The Tigers deal would require Hunt securing an early release from Cronulla for 2025, which is expected to be ratified as negotiations intensify this week.
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probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.
 
jrtiger said:
probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.
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Which is why i’m sitting here wondering is a 3 year deal for a guy who’s averaging 24 minutes a game this season a smart idea? unless it’s like a 2 year deal with a MO which would be better
 
jrtiger said:
probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.
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I kind of agree with what a lot of people were saying on here tbh, he played good for like 3 weeks then has gone back to his usual. Plays like 20 mins a game & still runs out of puff, hopefully he works on his fitness.
 
jrtiger said:
probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.
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Like any signing it comes down the cost to determine if it’s a good signing or not.
I’m a fan of the impact Royce Hunt can provide, but he’s clearly shown he cannot keep it up for long periods and only plays 30-40 minutes per game at best.
This being the case surely our top offer would be no more than 500k per season ?
I value his team mate Oregon Kaufusi much higher given he demonstrates he can play much longer minutes and is capable of similar impact.
 
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jrtiger said:
probably the best front rower currently on the market and someone we had to pursue given the dearth of quality currently amongst our middles.

another opportunistic signing similar to Skelton, but the biggest question is whether he's able to evolve his game from being an impact type to a starting calibre enforcer. there can be no question about his ability, but it's the added responsibility which makes me wonder.
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If we to secure Royce Hunt plus an all-effort experienced middle like Kobe Hetherington or Corey Horsburgh, that would be huge for our progress.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
Which is why i’m sitting here wondering is a 3 year deal for a guy who’s averaging 24 minutes a game this season a smart idea? unless it’s like a 2 year deal with a MO which would be better
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it’s not like he can’t play above 30 minutes, but if we’re going to extract value out of him we’re going to have to try and build his motor. Richo doesn’t do options, which is probably a good thing.
 
Juice said:
I kind of agree with what a lot of people were saying on here tbh, he played good for like 3 weeks then has gone back to his usual. Plays like 20 mins a game & still runs out of puff, hopefully he works on his fitness.
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I actually think with what else we have in our front row then around 30 mins is fine for us - first 15 mins then 15 mins in 2nd half. Twal, Klemmer, Pole, Fainu all big minute players
 
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