Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[coivtny]

I would be interested to know if he would be eligible for medical retirement after a few more concussions if he was to sign a contract with a new club. I guess his issues with concussion are existing therefore excluding him from medical retirement?

Yeh, I'm not sure about the rules around medical retirement. I just hope he puts his long-term health in front of the $.

 

[HUNT 101]

Would be keen on Radley. He's someone players don't want to run at.

Ball playing lock, who runs hard, hits hard and has played plenty of hooker so can give Api a spell too.

Only contingency would be for the club to investigate if his previous concussions would rule him out of a future medical retirement due to concussions. If NRL clears it then I would be all in.

I'd Give him a miss, to many head knocks,ageing player it would be a retirement pay , he wouldn't give his absolute all week in week out .👎

 

[Odessa]

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Would be keen on Radley. He's someone players don't want to run at.

Ball playing lock, who runs hard, hits hard and has played plenty of hooker so can give Api a spell too.

Only contingency would be for the club to investigate if his previous concussions would rule him out of a future medical retirement due to concussions. If NRL clears it then I would be all in.

Does he play much these days? He's on a downward spiral could be the worst player to ever wear a Tiger's jersey

 

[Tiger Tarl]

Who's Radley's player agent?

 

[boonboon]

Who's Radley's player agent?

Sam Ayoub

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

pre existing condition at time of signing - wouldn't that disqualify that possibility?

Zero chance the NRL wouldn’t support a medical retirement for concussion regardless of his history. Imagine the headlines that would get and uproar from the RLPA + everyone.

 

[vlad]

Wiil Kennedy still unsigned for next year
Could be an option if Bula doesn’t want to stay

 

[rugbygoated]

I think we are one of the more difficult to predict teams for whether or not we improve next year.
You made some fair points in that our squad is essentially the same plus KPP and the side was very fortunate with injuries this year. So it's entirely possible if we are sitting middle of the pack or worse as far as injuries go we will regress next year. Particularly as I agree there is plenty of reasons to expect more from some of the other lowly ranked teams.
However there is a lot of potential for natural development in individuals across our best 17, Bula, Skelton, Taylan May, all 3 Fainus, Pole. I'm less confident but it is possible that we see more consistency from Toa plus who knows if Doueihi can turn himself into a capable 13 (if that is the plan). Enough individual improve will lead to a significant team improvement. I've more faith in some of the above than others, and I'm certainly not predicting we will suddenly look like top 8 material but next year is not without hope.

I honestly think the Luai/Fainu/Doueihi problem would be fixed easily if Luai just dug his heels in and had a proper crack at 7. He is still a good player but he was in very bad form both at 7 and 6. He had a disrupted season with galvin overtaking him, then heath mason for a few weeks, then latu, doueihi, and then latu again. He looked his best next to AD understandably playing as a running 6 acting instinctively. AD is the best stable option for the next year to get the boys home in games we should win, luai is probably the one who should be stepping up but is simply not doing enough, and latu's selection at 7 will be good for the future of the club long-term but hurt us short-term in closing out games rather than how sides like the Storm have eased in Jonah Pezet for example.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Always fascinates me how a club will cut a player loose for something like this, yet another club will be happy to swoop right in. So for the all the clubs who will show interest, would they not most likely sack the player too? So why is signing a player who has just been sacked for it different? Do clubs just not want players to be caught while they are contracted to them?

 

[TheEnz]

Always fascinates me how a club will cut a player loose for something like this, yet another club will be happy to swoop right in. So for the all the clubs who will show interest, would they not most likely sack the player too? So why is signing a player who has just been sacked for it different? Do clubs just not want players to be caught while they are contracted to them?

This is more about Politis' big mouth, there is no real need to sack him, a warning would have sufficed, however Uncle Nick wanted to have a go at Souths and the Broncos and now he has been cornered.

 

[rugbygoated]

What’s the address

A few of us will be living in his house

 

[happy_tiger]

Wiil Kennedy still unsigned for next year
Could be an option if Bula doesn’t want to stay

My biggest concern with Kennedy is he tends to let a few bombs bounce ...apart from that he wouldn't be the worst signing

 

[Rusty]

This is more about Politis' big mouth, there is no real need to sack him, a warning would have sufficed, however Uncle Nick wanted to have a go at Souths and the Broncos and now he has been cornered.

First tree shaken....

 

[Wezt]

Respect to Politis

 

[diedpretty]

pre existing condition at time of signing - wouldn't that disqualify that possibility?

I think its a bit more of a grey area than that and one that hasn't been explored yet - with physical injuries such as shoulders, knees etc its a bit more cut and dried that an injury existed. How does the Nrl prove that an injury existed from the number of concussions received? Does 1 concussion suggest a pre existing injury or is there a magic number of concussions that defines a definite injury.

 

[Enmore_Tiger]

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Respect to Politis

So his position is sacked if you organise the gear (and end up in the media)? Because clearly multiple used.

 

[hank37w]

Nowhere near as many as VR unless my memory is way off.

You've probably had too many concussions. 🤣

 

[hank37w]

I could also see him going to the Rabbitohs but the optics would be so bad for the club if they have multiple junkies in their team

They would also have the 2 most sin binned players in Latrine and Radley. 🤣

 

[Odessa]

So his position is sacked if you organise the gear (and end up in the media)? Because clearly multiple used.

Teddy was part of the group does he get cut as well ?

 

[Rusty]

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Does he play much these days? He's on a downward spiral could be the worst player to ever wear a Tiger's jersey

Played an average of 19 games for the last 4 years

Concussion history...