tigahhh
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to debut, i know it is but physically he’s worlds apart from the rest of them
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Tucker
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Let’s cool it down a tad.
He hasn’t earned a debut and we aren’t in desperate need for him to debut.
He’s very young, very green. Do it properly.
tigahhh
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he’s gonna debut for the cows game
weststigers
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Why not? He could carve up
Tucker
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Wouldn’t surprise me given our attrocious record at blooding young players.
Really stupid.
They have got hands on the Roosters secret 11 herbs and spices !
tigahhh
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very true but masi’s the exception, not the rule
tigahhh
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does seem like overs
What theory is that based on ?
The figures we are paying or have offered others says Luai is more than 3 times the layer we believe Douehi is.
Galvin more than twice the player we think Doueihi is.
Bud Sullivan one and a half times the player we think Douehi is.
Do them evaluations sound right ?
Form playing in the halves in 2025 certainly do not say so.
tigahhh
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well it depends the position he plays, $500k for a lock that’s played 2 games in that position is a bit of risk
He is not a lock, he’s a 6 or 7 who would be a very good 14 if we have a 6 and 7 who are both playing better than him.
Currently that is not the case.
tigahhh
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he’s not getting a halves position here or at the dragons, they want him as a lock and utility - which at $500k - is a high price
haha That left me in stiches
He’s not worth 200k as a 13, but he’s definitely worth 500k as a 7 or 6.
You say he is not getting the 7 spot here, well why did he get it last weekend if Benji doesn’t see him as a 7 who can help win us games ?
Why did we chase Adam Reynolds if we are so confident Latu is a must selection for us at 7 ?
Why does our team look so much better when Doueihi is playing 7 ?
Why does Luai look so much more comfortable and more composed when Doueihi is playing 7 ?
If we are serious about trying to make the top 8 in 2026 we should be paying Douehi the 500k he is asking for and letting both he and Latu battle it out for our starting 7 position with whoever loses out being our permanent number 14.
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tigahhh
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just going off what benji said in the presser after the game latu is our long term 7, there’s just no rush & we needed more experience for that specific game
they obviously have a succession plan & are sticking to it, even if doueihi is in career best form. if he can jag $500k at the dragons after his injury battles he’d be crazy not to consider it
we still need to upgrade taylan so they are probably prioritising money in the cap to elsewhere
weststigers
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I think we all need to calm down.
He had a great game.
He's had some bad ones in the halves too. This season being one.
It was wet weather footy. I'd like to see him dominate like that for a few more games before making any definitive statements.
As good as he played on the weekend, we now have 1 performance at halfback that you would class as above average. When he played there earlier in the year, it was below average. Let’s just cool the jets a little.
Latu is 20. He will continue to have ups and downs as he develops. That’s why we are looking at short term options, so that he isn’t under pressure to be the man every week while he develops.
Last week was the perfect game for AD to play half. Big body who can ran like an extra forward in the wet and kick long. If he was producing games like that consistently in all conditions he wouldn’t be choosing between 2 contracts with bottom dwellers. Maybe it’s in his best interest to take a 1 year deal and prove that he can.
Calm down, we just finally found the blueprint on how to get our team balance right and be able to comfortably outplay a team who has been sitting at the top of the table all season long and now half our fan base along with Richo are happy to let the most important player on this blueprint walk due to the pittance of an offer we have made.
Honestly we must enjoy finishing outside the 8 every year.
You know what's funny, for the last roughly 18 months when Galvin debuted non stop every opportunity gus would not stop talking on TV or podcasts about Galvin the best junior ever, his going to do this, that and whatever, but now gus has him at the dogs gus won't say a word, on 100 % footy chamas asked the question about a injury, didn't look like gus was going to answer, Emma asked did he get injured during the game, gus said, well he didn't get injured carrying his bag to the game. What a rude, smart ass prick
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