Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[happy_tiger]

Thanks for posting. My immediate thought is Souths are aware WTs has signed a second row forward.

Hopefully Kelomatangi

 

[Dennisspicer1]

Sorry if this has already been mentioned.Daily telegraph reporting the Sharks got an apology from the NRL because they should have been awarded a golden point penalty because the ref and the bunker did pick up Alex Seyfarth was not square.Nobody cares when the same stuff happens to us every week

Did we get an apology for our after fulltime loss against North QLD.

I FORGET.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Did we get an apology for our after fulltime loss against North QLD.

I FORGET.

We owed about 1,001 apologies from just the past 5 years alone.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I’ve noticed a couple of NRLW players have re-signed the last couple of days. These aren’t the big re-signing announcements that Richo was pontificating about on Graham’s Pod is it?

 

[pawsandclaws1]

I’ve noticed a couple of NRLW players have re-signed the last couple of days. These aren’t the big re-signing announcements that Richo was pontificating about on Graham’s Pod is it?

The article on the page over advises the signings are from rival clubs.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

I’ve noticed a couple of NRLW players have re-signed the last couple of days. These aren’t the big re-signing announcements that Richo was pontificating about on Graham’s Pod is it?

Your humour is improving G, you are in danger of becoming a funny guy.

 

[Ecto-1]

I’ve noticed a couple of NRLW players have re-signed the last couple of days. These aren’t the big re-signing announcements that Richo was pontificating about on Graham’s Pod is it?

Richo said they external signings not current player upgrades.

 

[Tigerstigerstigers]

We owed about 1,001 apologies from just the past 5 years alone.

We have been ripped that many times that I wouldn’t be bothered if we won a game totally on a wrong refs call .
Suits me

 

[Stevec]

Roosters don't seem to want Dom Young ATM
Big ,Tall ,Fast could be handy right now ?

 

[upthetigers]

I bet my left nut sack that Da Silva stays.

So if you lose it does that mean half a baby will pop out?

 

[BunganHead Tiger]

Roosters don't seem to want Dom Young ATM
Big ,Tall ,Fast could be handy right now ?

Unfortunately, Big, Tall, Fast, doesn't seem to fit the Wests Tigers mould!

 

[Tim Sheens]

Hopefully Kelomatangi

He'll do.

 

[BunganHead Tiger]

I’ve noticed a couple of NRLW players have re-signed the last couple of days. These aren’t the big re-signing announcements that Richo was pontificating about on Graham’s Pod is it?

Think you may be 'skirting' around the peripheries there GNR.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Seyfarth knows how to run the lines as we have seen, it is the halves issue to draw in the defender and put them through. I look forward to when Latu is back and we can see him do more of the below.

Yes he did wrong foot Brooks for those who want to keep laying the slipper in , however Brooks was not a bad defender

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Latu's deception, lateness and quality of the ball had the whole edge flummoxed that night.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

While I agree that there are better players out there that we should be looking at he is what we have. The problem is that Galvin isn't using him right. If Seyfarth can't make holes you have to put him in them and that my friend is the responsibility of the playmaker.

Galvin is not an edge, but when he swings around off Luai, Luia straightens the play to engage the inside shoulder of a defender and then the pass is held up long enough for Galvin to hit the gap to try an enable a break/half break or offload. If you look at the first try agaisnt Cronulla last week it was done perfectly - the defender turns in as he straightens, Galvin gets hit as he hits the line and the ball is passed to Sam F in the clear. This doesn't happen on the other edge.

So what should be happening, to support Seyfarth to support him, is either:

• Galvin straightens/right foot step to engage the inside shoulder of the defender and dig into the line delivering the ball flat, at the ad line; or
• Seyfarth is deeper and given a target to run at (eg opposition 5/8) and Galvin shifts the player left; or right by fading/step and delivers an off the hip pop to put him into the gap; or
• uses Seyfarth as decoy and fires a face ball or double pump to give Toa more time; or
• at worst case, if there are no options, he delivers the ball early so Seyfarth can be monstered by his larger opposition (ie do what he is doing now).

This is a shared problem on that edge. Seyfarth may not be running the best lines, or have his timing quite right, but at the same time Galvin isn't doing his job of creating options for him. If Galvin wants the big $ for being a playmaker he needs to be doing the basics of his role for his edge.

I'll give him credit; he is giving his outside backs good ball but they are making the most of it mainly through their strength and skill not though Galvin's cunning. He is also all over the park - but I would prefer more quality from him than quantity. He still has a lot to learn before he is worth anywhere near $1M a season. He will only get the money based on potential - not output.

Galvin has a run for himself first mentality and often runs into the gap of those closest to him
He then plays at the line
Because he’s crabbed this eliminates his closest option more often than not
If he learns to identify changing his line to set up others then he will be worthy of a top half salary

 

[Tim Sheens]

Galvin has a run for himself first mentality and often runs into the gap of those closest to him
He then plays at the line
Because he’s crabbed this eliminates his closest option more often than not
If he learns to identify changing his line to set up others then he will be worthy of a top half salary

Exactly. That is why Lachlan only excels and cuts up defences when he straightens, and sadly not too often.

He throws a good next pass to capitalise on space provided by others, just needs to remember that he can create it himself by simply crabbing less.

 

[Canadian Club]

Roosters don't seem to want Dom Young ATM
Big ,Tall ,Fast could be handy right now ?

No thanks. Easily the worst defender in the NRL.

 

[GarethEllis94]

Because he's an average first grader at best!!

And we have better yong prospects than to have that unfit lump take up any cap $$

Joffa hit him that hard in 2022 that we got penalised for a totally legal tackle!

Told ya

 

[user118245]

Roosters don't seem to want Dom Young ATM
Big ,Tall ,Fast could be handy right now ?

Have seen some Penrith fans wanting him, they must like it at bottom of the ladder

 

[Dr_Ice]

Unfortunately, Big, Tall, Fast, doesn't seem to fit the Wests Tigers mould!

But the terrible reads in defence does