Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Nope,pretty sure we have the one spot left

More if those unfit fatties get the boot

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Hopefully a wake up call for Latu. Playing the past year (and prior to that) with dodgy hamstrings, the club would want him as fit as possible to try and minimise the injury risk.

 

[BAGNF05]

Hopefully a wake up call for Latu. Playing the past year (and prior to that) with dodgy hamstrings, the club would want him as fit as possible to try and minimise the injury risk.

Especially when you’re being paid a fortune on potential.

 

[Hbom]

No idea.

That's only one reported so far.

5 in total.

2 to front board for multiple breaches.

Latu one of the 5.

Where was this reported please?

 

[jadtiger]

2025 Draw Debrief: Round 1 goes off with a bang

The opening round of the 2025 season kicks off at the magnificent Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas and concludes with a blockbuster showdown between the Storm and the Eels.

www.nrl.com

At least we are getting a game in the first round this year.I had nightmares about us being given the bye again

 

[bptiger 0]

Where was this reported please?

I don’t think they will go hard on him in case they upset samual

 

[Tom Shines]

Prediction - Tigers will be one of the 4 teams in Vegas Round 1 in 2026…

Lot of the forum will head over there to watch them..

 

[Spartan117]

I think the Dogs are dangerously close to regressing.

They have great defence and fitness.

Overachieved in 2024.

I hope they regress.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Weidlers’s SMH column today:

Oh brother​

Rising star Latu Fainu is one of five players who received a breach notice from Wests Tigers for his fitness not being up to scratch when he returned for pre-season training. He was poor in a time trial and will need to explain himself.

The problem for the Tigers is twofold with Fainu. First, he has been getting mixed messages, with some at the club telling him not to worry about it. Secondly, the Fainu brothers – Latu and Samuela signed long-term deals with the Tigers in 2023, joining Sione, who had signed the year before – are significant figures in the joint venture’s plans to turn the club around. And if you upset one you risk having an issue with all three of them. The Tigers are only focused on standards, however.

 

[JB9918]

Where was this reported please?

Combination of Read & Weidler. Both articles on this chain. That was just a summary.

 

[Tom Shines]

Sam seems really fit … needs to take little brother for a few training runs with him …

 

[Kaito]

Prediction - Tigers will be one of the 4 teams in Vegas Round 1 in 2026…

Lot of the forum will head over there to watch them..

That would be amazing. Tigers in LA

 

[rugbygoated]

Papenhuyzen is excellent if fit - which is a massive "if" at this stage.
Burton is ok but hardly a game changing creative force.
Mahoney is a tackling machine with almost no attacking spark.
Hunt might have a year left as a better than average NRL half, but his form in 2024 suggests he also might not.

If you'd rather have that than Bula, Galvin, Luai and Koroisau (with Da Silva and Latu Fainu in reserve) for 2025 and 2026 you need your head examined. You'd take Papenhuysen, obviously, but it would be a gamble. I wouldn't swap any of the others and in fact I'm not absolutely sure I wouldn't take our third half over their best.

You wouldn't take burton over fainu? Crazy

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Weidlers’s SMH column today:

Oh brother​

Rising star Latu Fainu is one of five players who received a breach notice from Wests Tigers for his fitness not being up to scratch when he returned for pre-season training. He was poor in a time trial and will need to explain himself.

The problem for the Tigers is twofold with Fainu. First, he has been getting mixed messages, with some at the club telling him not to worry about it. Secondly, the Fainu brothers – Latu and Samuela signed long-term deals with the Tigers in 2023, joining Sione, who had signed the year before – are significant figures in the joint venture’s plans to turn the club around. And if you upset one you risk having an issue with all three of them. The Tigers are only focused on standards, however.

Weedler putting the boot into the Tigers!...typical...bet if it were the Dogs he would not have reported it

 

[Tom Shines]

You wouldn't take burton over fainu? Crazy

the Dogs two best players are not Spine Players …Kikau and Crichton … I’d take either of those

 

[hank37w]

That would be amazing. Tigers in LA

More likely LA LA Land. 🤣

 

[Tito Santana]

Weidlers’s SMH column today:

Oh brother​

Rising star Latu Fainu is one of five players who received a breach notice from Wests Tigers for his fitness not being up to scratch when he returned for pre-season training. He was poor in a time trial and will need to explain himself.

The problem for the Tigers is twofold with Fainu. First, he has been getting mixed messages, with some at the club telling him not to worry about it. Secondly, the Fainu brothers – Latu and Samuela signed long-term deals with the Tigers in 2023, joining Sione, who had signed the year before – are significant figures in the joint venture’s plans to turn the club around. And if you upset one you risk having an issue with all three of them. The Tigers are only focused on standards, however.

No one is bigger than the club and I am a passionate Sam Fainu fan.

I thought Latu looked a little bit lard arse this year. Good. Lose some weight fat boy!

 

[Tito Santana]

Weedler putting the boot into the Tigers!...typical...bet if it were the Dogs he would not have reported it

The guy has his head so far up Gould’s clacker it’s pathetic.

I see him around Bondi walking his cat. What a loser.

 

[tigermate]

Weidlers’s SMH column today:

Oh brother​

Rising star Latu Fainu is one of five players who received a breach notice from Wests Tigers for his fitness not being up to scratch when he returned for pre-season training. He was poor in a time trial and will need to explain himself.

The problem for the Tigers is twofold with Fainu. First, he has been getting mixed messages, with some at the club telling him not to worry about it. Secondly, the Fainu brothers – Latu and Samuela signed long-term deals with the Tigers in 2023, joining Sione, who had signed the year before – are significant figures in the joint venture’s plans to turn the club around. And if you upset one you risk having an issue with all three of them. The Tigers are only focused on standards, however.

I’m more concerned about mixed messages within

That is so tigers

Some coaches saying don’t worry

Others being hard

We need consistency in messaging or players will lose respect if the whole coaching department in no time

 

[Tom Shines]

Next media “rumours” no doubt will be Latu is unhappy and other teams are about to swoop,,,and take his brothers with him …