balmain boy
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Apparently he's still a week away after the bye..., 😔
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan
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While I don't believe the Lomax rumour, he did try to have a Brad Arthur get-out clause in his contract. He 100% would've activated it had it been in his contract. Seems like BA was a big draw card for him going there. He was also a WT fan growing up with Benji being his favourite player 👀
Darty the winger
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Does anyone know what happened to our jersey Flegg coach ? Balmain SG ball coach is named as interim coach ??
Tito Santana
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OMG Seyfarth has been put on standbye by Daley!!!
Outstanding work, TAHger!!
TSP
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Fair enough.
Do you have any faith in the review or do you think its a marketing exercise like me?
As for Latu, good to hear hes coming back, but i doubt he is the answer at the moment.
I think we need a lift in existing players.
And on a more positive note, and to give Benji his due, the recovery from the Storm did appear. It was a profound turnaround and he got a lot right.
TSP
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If we hadnt made some kind of form and effort comeback, the sky would have fallen in.
We must be some kind of chance v Panthers.
Kind of grudge match.
We must be some kind of chance v Panthers.
Kind of grudge match.
Sorry mate, I’m the original Claws & Claws 1 for many many years now. Go Weststigers!
ancient_magpie
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That proves Daley's lost the plot.
No mate. Terrell is a man of his word.
I hope he is angry about missing out on Origin and goes crazy in our next game.
weststigers
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What is the obsession with player swaps? They virtually never happen.
We fill a 30 player squad each year. Whoever we let go gets replaced eventually. If you want to argue about the quality of those replacements, then that's another discussion.
weststigers
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I think Taylan has to be on his way soon. It's an easy win for us for a player that will play above his contract value.
The media stories are coming out now about how he is over his issues and wants to be a good person etc. this is the dance they play to paint the right picture.
There's no way the media writes a story on him if he wasn't about to sign somewhere.
TSP
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I think so too.
Buttering up the league public for his re-emergence.
A bit like Mam who found out the hard way what ordinary folk think about dangerous driving.
Its a wonder the club let him get into that state in the first place.
People knew he was acting the gangsta, as probably did Taylan's circle.
At least the Panthers knew. Nate was a bit of a gangsta, couldnt get the look though.
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crazycat
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Yea, one of the calls we got wrong was Olam. Which blocked a path here for Lomax.
Had we got Luai + AFB, ok big big ask but say we got both of them punting anyone else in our front row. Then signed Lomax it would be interesting... Lomax definately has defensive issues, but the guy can score.
Brent Rwad on Triple M just stated Api’s manager is wanting confirmation if we are re-signing him past 2026 and says he believes we will offer him an extra 2-3 years and says that will likely mean we lose Da Silva, possibly an early release at the end of this year.
Api will be 33 while in the final year of his current contract in 2026, so if we extend him it means we are re-signing him as a 34-36 year old
Ready also thinks we will release Galvin before June 30 this season and does not think we will receive another player in return.
He also mentioned Adam Reynolds clearly wants to remain in Brisbane, that along with his recent dip in form meaning there is not much interest in him from Wests Tigers.
All this being said and done, do we think re-signing Api and losing Da Silva is the right decision? I know Api was great for us again last Sunday, but it’s not his attack that is the problem, he is a target for opposing teams defensively due to his lack of size and that will not get any easier as he gets older. As much as Api has been great for us, I would be prioritising Da Silva and letting an ageing Api sign with the Perth Bears.
Api will be 33 while in the final year of his current contract in 2026, so if we extend him it means we are re-signing him as a 34-36 year old
Ready also thinks we will release Galvin before June 30 this season and does not think we will receive another player in return.
He also mentioned Adam Reynolds clearly wants to remain in Brisbane, that along with his recent dip in form meaning there is not much interest in him from Wests Tigers.
All this being said and done, do we think re-signing Api and losing Da Silva is the right decision? I know Api was great for us again last Sunday, but it’s not his attack that is the problem, he is a target for opposing teams defensively due to his lack of size and that will not get any easier as he gets older. As much as Api has been great for us, I would be prioritising Da Silva and letting an ageing Api sign with the Perth Bears.
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Speculation, Brent.
Tucker
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TDS is home grown talent that we are actually in the process of developing. One of the very few success stories from our pathways. We can’t let him go.
Api was brilliant the other night but that speed will only lessen. His defence will only worsen. If we get another year and a half out of him at that level, I’ll be happy.
balmain boy
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It's guaranteed that Ready wouldn't have a clue what's happening at WT. Perhaps only what an agent says.... And of course Api's agent wants to know what the plans for him are. But at his age there's zero chance he gets a 3 year deal. A 2 year deal on less money with the agreement that he transitions towards a bench role as Talyn progresses
Jolls
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Maybe, but the issues in attack are pretty easy to see and fix. Galvin is trying to leant in FG and it isn't working. He has gone from passing too early to digging too far into the line and passing to players already in heavy traffic. He will eventually get there but the place to practice is in reggies. Soem goes for his penchant for running sideways - it cramps that attack - at least when Toa was gettign early ball he could make something of it.
Our centres and ingers, for the most part, aren't our defensive issue. It is our middle that has gone to sleep over the last three weeks, the pressure and chase have dropped right off and the result is staring us in the face.
You have hit the nail on the head in relation to having long periods without posession - which in this day and age really sucks the juice out of teams. If lack of energy is the outcome of having to do too much defence in succession then we need to identify the cause - this comes down to our own errors and poor kicking game. These can also be addressed; however, I keep coming back to the same point - if we could do it for the most part over eight weeks why have the wheels fallen off in the last three? Resolve that and I think we turn it around.
finnzo
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We need to keep both. Slowly transition TDS into having more minutes than Api.
