Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

BlackWhiteGold said:
Nothing new in it ...

Former Penrith young gun Jack Attard has hit the ground running at Concord after officially kicking off his Wests Tigers career this week.

The schoolboy whiz kid, and the Tigers’ Jahream Bula insurance policy, reported for day one of pre-season alongside Panthers teammate Mavrik Geyer.

Both featured for Penrith’s NSW Cup side last year but back rower Geyer will be pushing for a bench spot in Round 1.

Attard, one of the most promising fullbacks in the game, defected from Penrith to join Benji Marshall’s side on a three-year deal.

The signing coup is all the more crucial given Bula’s uncertain future at the club. Bula, who has an option to remain at the Tigers in 2027, became a free agent on November 1 and can field offers from rival outfits.

Attard is still eligible for Jersey Flegg (under-21s) in 2026 but will rocket up the fullback ranks if Bula moves on from the club.

But Attard isn’t the only teen sensation reporting for their first NRL pre-season under Marshall.

He joined forwards Pheonix Godinet and Christian Taupau-Moors, who are both eligible for NRL debuts in 2026 and will be pressing their cases over the summer.

Rising rake Jared Haywood also reported for his first full pre-season.

The highly rated dummy-half has risen up the hooking pecking order after the exit of Tallyn Da Silva.

Heamasi Makasini, who made his debut last season, is expected to see plenty more first grade in 2026 after graduating from Newington College.
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The future is looking very bright
 
Tim Sheens said:
Latu certainly gets in some weird positions defensively, with a technique verging on dangerous looking at times when he gets so low to the ground. Still, apart from a lone(?) penalty from recollection, that odd style has been nearly as effective as his pretty well front on just under the ball hits, that regularly put big forwards on their arse.

I note that @Merlot has previously referenced the Fainu's mother talking about him being the the most talented, but susceptible to injury when growing up. On that, he was tough enough to play with a shoulder needing reconstruction without showing it, so hopefully he can turn it around like say Benji and Tedesco did.
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hey you get offa my cloud ,lol . unless its some degenerative thing we stick by him.
Kid is smart tough , grew up outwitting his brothers to avoid getting smashed ,loves the contact
 
balmain boy said:
Absolutely laughable.
If a team is on a roll it's currently practically impossible to stop that momentum. You can go 10-15 mins without touching the ball. By which point you're so exhausted your game falls to pieces.
See Samoa yesterday after Klein cheated them out of contention.
If the team on the back foot gets the ball it at least gives them an opportunity to fight back, get field position, pin they're opponents down the other end etc.
In most sports when one team scores the other team gets the ball. Or it's a 50/50 contest.
Time for fewer blow outs given the rising disparity in talent on rosters
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way the "team roster " is not policed this day n age , i think its a dumb idea for nrl management to put it forward as a way of sparking up constant interest n clicks , worse is them thinking it may 'help the game flow'. over n out
 
Tigerstigerstigers said:
We need one top class forward and we’ll be playing finals. I really hope we get nas. If he plays half the games but is the difference in 2-3 games to last year, and we don’t repeat Lachie gate, we’ll be finals bound.
Without that extra forward I think it will be same same maybe a spot or two up if the team sticks together, but that’s it
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and a top line center please Santa.
 
balmain boy said:
Absolutely laughable.
If a team is on a roll it's currently practically impossible to stop that momentum. You can go 10-15 mins without touching the ball. By which point you're so exhausted your game falls to pieces.
See Samoa yesterday after Klein cheated them out of contention.
If the team on the back foot gets the ball it at least gives them an opportunity to fight back, get field position, pin they're opponents down the other end etc.
In most sports when one team scores the other team gets the ball. Or it's a 50/50 contest.
Time for fewer blow outs given the rising disparity in talent on rosters
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Yea, Look Samoa lost. But Klein did give them a raw deal.
 
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