Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

BlackWhiteGold said:
Ultimately the Will Craig top 30 deal is the poor contract we're shackled to due to the previous Sheens/Pascoe/Lee regime.

Godinet & Taupau-Moors on T&T onto dev deal in '27 is a step in the right direction for the club giving contracts to unproven 18yos.

Getting Bunty on a dev deal is tremendous value but probably with some sort of guarantee or KPIs to meet to be elevated.

Interested who our full compliment of T&Ts are now. I'd say Peter Taateo is one of them after forgoing a NRL contract with Raiders in '26 to join us mid-season last year.
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I don't think so.
Craig was seen signing a new contract a few months ago. If it were already done he wouldn't need to sign anything new.

This all sounds incredibly off, and different to the previous roster lists that were put out.

There is just no reason it logic to Craig. If he is there pay him out and release him immediately.

Given almost the entire club is on holidays bar the membership team this all just sounds very strange and incorrect
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Ultimately the Will Craig top 30 deal is the poor contract we're shackled to due to the previous Sheens/Pascoe/Lee regime.

Godinet & Taupau-Moors on T&T onto dev deal in '27 is a step in the right direction for the club giving contracts to unproven 18yos.

Getting Bunty on a dev deal is tremendous value but probably with some sort of guarantee or KPIs to meet to be elevated.

Interested who our full compliment of T&Ts are now. I'd say Peter Taateo is one of them after forgoing a NRL contract with Raiders in '26 to join us mid-season last year.
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I don't think so.
Craig was seen signing a new contract a few months ago. If it were already done he wouldn't need to sign anything new.

This all sounds incredibly off, and different to the previous roster lists that were put out.

There is just no reason it logic to Craig. If he is there pay him out and release him immediately.

Given almost the entire club is on holidays bar the membership team this all just sounds very strange and inci
tigahhh said:
craig upgrade is an old sheens deal mate. disasterous stuff surely there’s a way to move him on
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Then why did he sign a new contract a month or two ago if the deal was done by sheens years ago?
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
I was taken aback by this roster list from what we believed to be happening.

Firstly, Will Craig. I wish nothing but the best for the kid and hope he can prove me wrong but a top 30 contract, really??? This will bring an end to the Tim Sheens regime contracts.

And Godinet & Taupau-Moors. On some quick research, it looks like the club never announced either on development contracts for next year (that I can source), only that they are secured at the club.

Taupau-Moors - https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2025/02/14/wests-tigers-lock-in-pathways-talent/
Godinet - https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2025/03/07/pathways-prospect-extends-til-2027/

It seems it may be Zero Tackle speculating via unnamed sources ...

Godinet - https://www.zerotackle.com/wests-tigers-lock-in-teenage-sensation-until-2027-219512/
Taupau-Moors - https://www.zerotackle.com/exclusiv...ers-forward-lands-maiden-nrl-contract-218972/

So not sure what sort of contracts they are on for 2026, maybe T&T or just pathways contracts leading to Dev deals in '27.

Hopefully the club can clarify all very soon.
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Yeah nice mate.

As I said the only stunner is Will Craig, which I also assume is a backend Sheens deal, but as Bunty Afoa is a Development deal then still at 28 for Top 30 & 6 Development spots clarified.

Doesn't change the need for a middle & a back.

Plus there is usually movement throughout the year.
 
tigahhh said:
hard to see benji & richo giving him a top 30 deal when he’s been playing ron massey cup this year unless they were bound to.
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Craig posted something on socials but we all believed it was a new contract with his management.

He is paying $1.01 to not be here in 2027. Last year we carried a few extras (Tumeth, Matamua...) just a reminder from where we came from #spoonville
 
balmain boy said:
I don't think so.
Craig was seen signing a new contract a few months ago. If it were already done he wouldn't need to sign anything new.

This all sounds incredibly off, and different to the previous roster lists that were put out.

There is just no reason it logic to Craig. If he is there pay him out and release him immediately.

Given almost the entire club is on holidays bar the membership team this all just sounds very strange and incorrect
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Who knows BB! It is very strange especially given he was shifted to Ron Massey Cup halfway through the season. Hopefully some of it makes sense over the coming months as the roster takes more shape.
 
Keon has publicly come out today saying he’ll be testing the open market come November 1st and has also stated he’s a prop moving forward (hoping to attract the same $ as others)

Rabbits cap surely taking an hit after looking at their roster especially after the Fifita addition.

He can play 80mins at prop similar to Terrell. The combination of those two as our starting middles would be scary.

I think with the recent KPP addition on our right edge, all we’re missing is a dominant middle to partner May and he fits that criteria perfectly. I genuinely believe he’d complete our team. Don’t forget the Richo link with South Sydney and having played alongside Benji as well.

My question to fellow forum members is if you’d guarantee Keon’s signature…. would you offer a $1 million a season deal to get it over the line.

My answer….. YES.
 
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