Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[tigahhh]

I’m impressed with how Sione is going at edge …they have changed their game plan the last couple of weeks and played a bit wider…he has played a part in that and I have liked the results .. I want that to continue and KPP can spend some time finding his way into the starting side …

ah got ya. love Sione has become such a fan favourite.

 

[Tito Santana]

Get them on development contracts ? Replace like for like

Tavana is a gun.

 

[mtd#2]

8. May
9 API
10. Pole (he'll be back to his best next year)
11. Samuela
12. KPP
13. Sione

14. Latu (comes on for Sione)
15. Twal
16. Seyfarth
17. TBC - a fit Royce.. or we sign Spence when the roosters release him in the off season 🤑

 

[liltiger]

For me, it’s a bit anti climactic being the last round. It’s not like if he plays well, we’ll see him back up the next week. He might not even play round 1 next season. In saying that, it’s good that he’s getting a shot.

Shows him what hes working toward in the offseason.

 

[Enmore_Tiger]

ah got ya. love Sione has become such a fan favourite.

And he's getting in faces.

 

[watersider]

a lot didn’t want to stay under him unfortunately

Why not?

 

[Muffstar]

8. May
9 API
10. Pole (he'll be back to his best next year)
11. Samuela
12. KPP
13. Sione

14. Latu (comes on for Sione)
15. Twal
16. Seyfarth
17. TBC - a fit Royce.. or we sign Spence when the roosters release him in the off season 🤑

Not sold on KPP yet. Hopefully he will change that perception.

 

[Canadian Club]

Not sold on KPP yet. Hopefully he will change that perception.

KPP really has been a victim of the system/team he plays in. If you watch how he played in the Super League, it's very different to how the Knights used him. His offloading ability has been completely underutilised at Newcastle and it seems like hes been told not to. Benjis play style and encouragement to create second phase play will hopefully unlock KPP.

He may not become a superstar, but at the very least he should and will improve under Benji. Hes also only 24 years old so he's not yet at his prime.

 

[Camel2281]

What’s wrong with that ?

He'd be our best 2nd rower. Sione goes back into the middle rotation

 

[Tom Shines]

He'd be our best 2nd rower. Sione goes back into the middle rotation

Rubbish he is our best … let’s see him earn a starting spot instead of handing hin one now when he is still at another club not doing much with them

 

[Muffstar]

KPP really has been a victim of the system/team he plays in. If you watch how he played in the Super League, it's very different to how the Knights used him. His offloading ability has been completely underutilised at Newcastle and it seems like hes been told not to. Benjis play style and encouragement to create second phase play will hopefully unlock KPP.

He may not become a superstar, but at the very least he should and will improve under Benji. Hes also only 24 years old so he's not yet at his prime.

Thx mate.

 

[TheEnz]

Possibly, but the point is we now have a roster imbalance while we have Sanuela Fainu, KPP, Mavrik Geyer, Tony Sukkar and Solomone Saukuru all as specialist edge back rowers in our top 30 and Ethan Roberts and Phoenix Godinet as specialist edge back rowers on our development list.
We now have too many edge back rowers and not enough middles, so you would assume there is some type of playing roster movement on the horizon.

Mav is only 1yr and Roberts looks more like a middle to me.

 

[Vicious]

Rubbish he is our best … let’s see him earn a starting spot instead of handing hin one now when he is still at another club not doing much with them

Whether he’s our 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th best second rower is debatable, but it’s near certain Benji didn’t sign him with the intention of coming off the bench.

 

[Rusty]

The Wests Tigers are on the hunt for a new NRLW coach in 2026, with Brett Kimmorley calling it quits after three years

Coach Adel anyone...

 

[TYGA]

KPP is a good signing he’s a walk up starter at right edge back row he will play well outside AD or Latu and inside Toa.

Best case scenario we can sign another starting prop have Sione and Pole off the bench. Move on from Bird and Hunt and recruit a tough ball playing lock that can play hooker if required like Kurt Mann, Donoghue, Max Plath. Throw in an experienced outside back for cover like Phil Sami while we are at it.

Asking a bit much but that would be a strong squad.

 

[batboy]

The NRLW has not been prioritised and there is no way Kimmorley got the players he wanted.

I don’t think he’s a great coach but he’s been absolutely set up for failure, twice.

* 3 Times?

 

[Tom Shines]

Whether he’s our 1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th best second rower is debatable, but it’s near certain Benji didn’t sign him with the intention of coming off the bench.

Things can change… I doubt AD was signed to be the 7 last season either but that’s where he ended up …Are you watching the Fainu boys these past few weeks ?

 

[Merlot]

Mav is only 1yr and Roberts looks more like a middle to me.

i got a good hunch about Mav . Doubt he wants to leave Sydney ,and knows he is running out of time on easy street , .

 

[Modman]

Mav is only 1yr and Roberts looks more like a middle to me.

I think it's pretty clear Geyer is here for the year before going over, I watched him carefully and think he has the attributes bit doesn't go looking for the action as often as he should but although people say we haven't developed many players I think young Samuela shows we can so the fact he's playing for his future and a fresh club I think hel surprise and I think Roberts will grow into a unit thst will help our middle

 

[Modman]

The 3 you have mentioned are surely headed for the exit door.
Lobb has shown some improvement this season, but you would think his position is essentially being taken be Tino Tavana.

Lobb is not a first grader unfortunately. Nice bloke but Reggie's at best is home