Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[innsaneink]

Tino said he wants to go to a contender. Zero chance he lands here

NRL open market november 1: Tino Fa’asuamaleaui Gold Coast Titans

He's finally confirmed his intentions.

sportnation.nz

And some here have major meltdowns over a nuffie "facebook journo" posting BS about Bula.
Imagine the drama Bula saying what Tino is.
Got me atuffed how.dogs aren in the picture....i guess backstabbing over at belmore is quite a thing these days

 

[TigerBurnsy]

Why, he will be 29 and entering the twilight of his career, prefer taking a chance on a younger prospect if Bula doesn't stay.

I think his injuries have cooked him over the last few years too

 

[Nonotmeagain]

NRL open market november 1: Tino Fa’asuamaleaui Gold Coast Titans

He's finally confirmed his intentions.

sportnation.nz

And some here have major meltdowns over a nuffie "facebook journo" posting BS about Bula.
Imagine the drama Bula saying what Tino is.
Got me atuffed how.dogs aren in the picture....i guess backstabbing over at belmore is quite a thing these days

The Titans won't lose much if he goes but they'll have a lot of $$ to play with and the prospect of Bellamy being there in some capacity would be enticing

 

[Savvy]

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Well either this guy has insane inside knowledge or rugby league journalism has taken a fall off yet another cliff.

I just saw this....... when did this happen?

 

[Kelce68]

I reckon he'd be paying near even money to land back at Melbourne unfortunately.

I can't see them being able to host Stef, Harry, Eli and Tino in the same pack from a cap POV.

 

[Kelce68]

I just saw this....... when did this happen?

Lazy writers.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

I can't see them being able to host Stef, Harry, Eli and Tino in the same pack from a cap POV.

That probably leaves Easts, remember players go there for less and they always have room under the cap.

Plus, the added attraction of linking under Uncle Nick, what a guy.

 

[jirskyr]

They're claiming he's best friends with Galvin.

!? 🤔

I just like the part where Bulldogs fans think it's a good idea to build their "premiership-winning" team with a bunch of Tigers debutants.

There seems to be some kind of narrative with fans of other clubs that Tigers have lots of good players, who would do better if they simply were at better clubs. They must think Tigers are full of Tedescos who just need to switch clubs to find that elite gear.

They obviously haven't been watching too closely the past 10 years.

 

[jrtiger]

I can't see them being able to host Stef, Harry, Eli and Tino in the same pack from a cap POV.

NAS and Kami gone + Papenhuyzen effectively out the door. that's a fair stack of cash. their centres aren't up to scratch tho I spose.

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

I reckon he'd be paying near even money to land back at Melbourne unfortunately.

Gut feeling Liam Henry will be a target for us come Nov 1. Panthers will prioritise Lindsay Smith and Henry is really coming of age now as a middle and will be better value on the cap especially with a Terrell extension factored in.

 

[jirskyr]

nah… cap is the young’s slang for “lies” 🤣

Hey man I only just found out what "sigmas" and "six-seven" is, don't ask me to learn more youth slang.

 

[jirskyr]

Tino Fa’asuamaleaui will test the open market

The Dragons, Bulldogs, Storm, and Bears are expected to be among the frontrunners to sign Tino.


RICHO PLEASEEEE

I asked for it months ago, LETS GO

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Hey man I only just found out what "sigmas" and "six-seven" is, don't ask me to learn more youth slang.

Are they so smart that after finishing school they go on to create another language.

Nah it just looks like dribble to me.

 

[jrtiger]

Gut feeling Liam Henry will be a target for us come Nov 1. Panthers will prioritise Lindsay Smith and Henry is really coming of age now as a middle and will be better value on the cap especially with a Terrell extension factored in.

completely agree. he's priority 1 for mine.

 

[tigahhh]

Gut feeling Liam Henry will be a target for us come Nov 1. Panthers will prioritise Lindsay Smith and Henry is really coming of age now as a middle and will be better value on the cap especially with a Terrell extension factored in.

still find the harry hassett situation odd. looks like he’ll possibly go to broncos on a t&t - not sure why we didn’t look at him over geyer.

 

[liltiger]

If Bula goes, i just hope the Club going forward just ban any dealings with Isaac Moses. The guy is a prick.

Is he the manager of our young second rower coming through Godinet.

 

[fainty]

I don’t think we get Tino, maybe not even chase him…but it may open up a door for a player to leave a club that may be interested in Tino. Maybe something will fall from the tree?

 

[Tom Shines]

Geez ..$1.5m for Tino … I like him but that would be crazy money for him…

I don’t think we get Tino, maybe not even chase him…but it may open up a door for a player to leave a club that may be interested in Tino. Maybe something will fall from the tree?

Unfortunately I think the favourite to get Tino will be Perth … no one getting squeezed out from there…

 

[Lestronge]

dumb question

Why did we punt her?

Aaliyah Bula

The Telstra Women's Premiership profile of Aaliyah Bula including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.

www.weststigers.com.au

I mean if she wanted to play and train, surely we could have let her take a spot in the womens 30?
That said, happy if the club says "she is not up to standard". Ok punt her. If she is player 31 or weaker, sure.

But she seemed to show promise and surely we could have carried 1x person on the roster. Ofcourse if she was a troublemaker, punt her.

The club came last all 3 years in the competition, after being highly competitive in the Harvey Norman which forced the issue to get us a spot in wnrl .
Shit decisions have been made around recruitment and retention , and tokenism top 30 roles , if given out , are indicative of the apathy and lack of care factor the club has given the wnrl.
I’m glad the club has finally realised it needs to level up to be competitive in that comp , instead of the “ happy to get a run” culture that had infected the woman’s teams, which really in my opinion , is flow on from the shit culture the rest of the club has been trying to bin , since richo took over .
The fact the parramatta eels are valued more than the wests tigers as an asset , is ridiculous. The club needs to be professional in every aspect , and that includes not giving token top 30 to wives who unfortunately aren’t up to the grade .
In my opinion give her a run with the Harvey Norma girls , stand out at that level , and she will have her top 30 contract. Of which she would have earned ,and full credit to her.
It’s the right message to her , the other girls , the wider club , and ultimately the fans .

 

[Charred]

Thank you @tigahhh for earlier translation of Bula's response. Can anyone translate Terrell's response?

Bala is an Indigenous word originating from Torres Strait Islander Languages meaning “brother”. From what I know it’s basically used to denote someone is Indigenous but also a brother (friend/mate) such as in this context.
This is similar to the Awabakal term “Koori” frequently used by South-East Australian Indigenous people for “person/Indigenous person”.

Reamy is just nickname for Jahream

Yesir is a typo of yessir. I don’t really know how to define it other than it’s similar to saying things like “let’s go”, “come on”.