Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

TigerVinnie said:
So Dogs fans can be the worst type of supporter for the last 25 years but cry when the equivalent of a middle finger is given back to them. 🤣🤣

Ill admit the Naden video is just brain dead stupid to film but really...we are offended by this?
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Club is apparently preparing a statement about the gestures. Fair dinkum players won't be able to change their facial expressions soon in case it is deemed offensive lol
 
Tigerbenb said:
Cmon lads no more Galvin chats, keystrokes, wasted time. It’s done and dusted , move on, closure complete. Lets have a positive week in this little forum, life, spring in the step for tomorrow- the Monday

Tigers , that’s what we are here for
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I almost felt a bit sorry for Dogs (almost): not only did they have to explain why they were out-muscled and out-disciplined by one of the lower sides (Dogs had not yet lost to a team in the bottom 9 of the comp) but they had to spend half the press conference talking about Lachie Galvout and why he was basically invisible for the match.
 
Weeks after signing a new contract with the Wests Tigers for the 2026 season,Charlie Murray has reportedly been made available and offered to multiple teams, casting doubt over his future.

One of the feel-good stories of the season at the Wests Tigers, Murray made his NRL debut just under two months ago after being brought down to Sydney at the beginning of the year on a train-and-trial contract.

 
batboy said:
Surely you’re not for real?
One was a send off because the attacker was hit high with force, the other wasn’t because the attacker slipped into the contact.
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That would be fine if that was the consistent approach and all the fans and commentators could be on board.

But that's not how it's consistently applied.

We can all easily think back to the obvious case of Suaalii in Origin where Reece Walsh slipped and Suaalii levelled him. Walsh didn't slip as much as May did yesterday, but there were definitely extenuating circumstances.

I was of the understanding in 2025 that head contact with the shoulder was personally punishable (i.e. not just a penalty) in all circumstances, not just based on a sliding scale of how much of an accident it is.

You can easily make another argument that Seyfarth made accidental contact and the guy he hit was not seriously injured, so he should have stayed on, but Crichton knocked his opponent into yesterday and should have gone off.

Personally I would make an argument that the punishment should match the HIA outcome. If you hit a guy high, not a clear accident, then if he goes off for an HIA you go off as well. Maybe even extend it as far as: if he doesn't come back on, neither do you. HIA assessment is independent now, right, so it can't be gamed by the clubs. When they stop play to remove a guy for HIA from illegal contact, the offender goes off too and can't return until the HIA 15 min period has ended.
 
TigerSkins05 said:
That hand gesture is gonna land us in trouble again with the NRL .. The NRL has been rocked by revelations fans of one club were targeted by highly offensive hand gestures from players in a fiery match on Sunday.

(from news.com.au)

After Jarome Luai put Samuela Fainu through the line to score a try to put the game beyond doubt with just 10 minutes to go, Tigers players erupted in celebration, taunting the usually rowdy Dogs fans who had been shocked into silence.

During the celebrations, Tigers players Samuela Fainu, Latu Fainu, and Brent Naden were seen making a symbol with their hands, as other players waved and gave the claw to Canterbury supporters.

Despite looking innocent enough, news.com.au can reveal the celebration was actually an offensive gesture known as ‘the Khod’.

Wests Tigers players have come under fire for a ‘disgraceful’ taunt in their shock 28-14 upset win over the Bulldogs.

But one moment in particular rubbed Bulldogs fans the wrong way.

After Jarome Luai put Samuela Fainu through the line to score a try to put the game beyond doubt with just 10 minutes to go, Tigers players erupted in celebration, taunting the usually rowdy Dogs fans who had been shocked into silence.

During the celebrations, Tigers players Samuela Fainu, Latu Fainu, and Brent Naden were seen making a symbol with their hands, as other players waved and gave the claw to Canterbury supporters.

Despite looking innocent enough, news.com.au can reveal the celebration was actually an offensive gesture known as ‘the Khod’.

But the ‘Khod gesture’ which is done by pointing a straight hand to the sky and wiggling the middle finger down towards the palm, translates to “f*** you”.

It is a gesture that NRL superfan Jean-Claude Bitar has shown fans and players on social media, teaching people how to flip off people the Lebanese way.

“So what you’ve got to do is put your hand up like you are giving them a high five. Then put this finger down (the middle finger) and point it at them and go ‘Khod’,” Bitar says in one clip.

And after the Tigers flipped the script on the Dogs, several Tigers players decided to give Canterbury fans the ‘Khod’.

Naden and the Fainu brothers both were seen holding their hands up while moving their middle fingers downwards, right in front of Bulldogs supporters.

Camera shots from behind showed several Dogs fans also doing the ‘Khod’ back at the players, while others reverted to flipping them off the traditional way.

The NRL is reportedly aware of the incident and will address the situation on Monday.
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What a load of rubbish , anyone ever stood next to these mad dogs supporters , they say things that u can’t repeat , again it’s protect the Muslim supporters but don’t ever pick what they say to anyone next to them , piss weak media crap
 
Vicious said:
It’s an easy solution, re-sign Doueihi as our regular 7, Latu to develop while being our regular number 14, so he’s still playing valuable NRL minutes every week and keeping the pressure on Doueihi and Luai to perform.
I could be wrong, but I don’t think Latu has a big ego and I think he’s happy to bide his time as our regular number 14 and help our team progress in the right direction.
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I don’t get how Latu is going to “develop” as a half by playing a different postion ? Either play him there or play him somewhere else with a longer term strategy in mind …
 
TigerSkins05 said:
Despite looking innocent enough, news.com.au can reveal the celebration was actually an offensive gesture known as ‘the Khod’.

But the ‘Khod gesture’ which is done by pointing a straight hand to the sky and wiggling the middle finger down towards the palm, translates to “f*** you”.

It is a gesture that NRL superfan Jean-Claude Bitar has shown fans and players on social media, teaching people how to flip off people the Lebanese way.

“So what you’ve got to do is put your hand up like you are giving them a high five. Then put this finger down (the middle finger) and point it at them and go ‘Khod’,” Bitar says in one clip.
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Oh no,.. outrageous..lol

Nothing will happen
 
crazycat said:
That really pissed me off.

I mean sure, both shots were high and called right. But why do we get 10 in the bin and the dogs get a penalty?

It did not hurt us, in the end it boosted our points differental for what it's worth. Still made no sense.
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What's worse is we essentially lost 2 players Sayfarth for 10 and May for the rest of the game. They lost the guy Sayfarth hit who came back and were sweet.
 
Okie dokie so our Alex's have both been in trouble with the judiciary.

Seyfarth because its his 3rd charge and whatever he gets a 3 match suspension for dangerous head high contact to a player who is falling down slowly.

Twal for some random tripping offence I missed

AND GUESS WHAT

Crichton gets absolutely nothing. Not a fine, nothing.

Also worth noting Crichton gave May a Cat 1 concussion, but I'm pretty sure (could be wrong) Seyfarth did not to whoever he hit.

Nothing to see here........
 
TopTiger said:
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They should fight the charge and try and lose.

Wins all round; Seyfarth removes all prior loading and we don't have to see him on the field for the rest of the year!

In the fair dinkum stakes, to have him cop that charge and Crichton zero is just the NRL protecting their own call.

Slipping or not, Crichton engaged in moderate to high force contact as he crouched and launched into May aggressively, which would've been a great shot... if May didn't slip. But we've been told all along that the onus is on the defending player, considering the conditions, maybe he should've shown more care for what could happen with a tackle like that.

Seyfarth's force was less, despite having no excuses and getting him flush, but with less impact.

Sua'ali'i on Walsh in Origin last year showed that slipping means zero.

So it seems hard to argue that Crichton hasn't been lucky, particularly in direct comparison to Seyfarth's charge, both on and off field.

If it is just the case that the officials have since adjusted to allow for more leniency in the case of a falling player, and this is a permanent and consistent change to how they're judged moving forward, then I can live with that.
 
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