Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Rock Hopper Steve]

NRL will definitely make sure they are competitive.

How will they do that if the other 17 clubs ask, please explain why they're getting favours, anyway how is their recruiting going so far are they knocking it out of the park.

 

[weststigerman]

Perth Bears will finish higher up the NRL competition ladder than we will in 2027, mark my words.

Maybe consider supporting them seeing as you love opposition teams and players so much.

 

[Wezt]

How will they do that if the other 17 clubs ask, please explain why they're getting favours, anyway how is their recruiting going so far are they knocking it out of the park.

So far they have Toby Sexton, Liam Henry, Tyran Wishart, Luke Smith, Emarly Bitungane (T&T), Judah Rimbu (T&T) and Harry Newman signed up for 2027

 

[Vicious]

So far they have Toby Sexton, Liam Henry, Tyran Wishart, Luke Smith, Emarly Bitungane (T&T), Judah Rimbu (T&T) and Harry Newman signed up for 2027

Not a bad list, particularly a halves pairing of Sexton and Wishart

 

[balmain boy]

plus Luke Luaali will be putting his best foot forward and my Smokey is Tavana to force his way in by end of season, kids got freakish talents.. I think Madden will have an important role at some point as well and think he’s underrated around here.

Backline should be covered. It’s the middle forwards that worry me. We really do need Pole to have a big season.

My tip is neither will be at the club in 2027

 

[Vicious]

Maybe consider supporting them seeing as you love opposition teams and players so much.

Not my fault that most rival NRL clubs spend their salary cap more wisely than what Wests Tigers do.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

So far they have Toby Sexton, Liam Henry, Tyran Wishart, Luke Smith, Emarly Bitungane and Harry Newman signed up for 2027

Henry, Wishart good starts hope they didn't dent the cap too much which I expect will happen anyway as they fill the squad deeper.

My concern is that will happen as they try and coax players to move to the other side of the country to the point the depth will bite at the back end of the 30.

Couple of key injuries and they will be in worse trouble than us in the past.

 

[balmain boy]

Our quality of junior recruit from out of our junior areas needs to improve. The Raiders can pull the Martin bros from the Far South Coast. Finucane, Elliott and the young Shark second rower who is the nephew of John Morris are all from the Far South Coast. The Knights second row forward is also from the South Coast. We need to look hard for those tough country forwards

They go to Canberra because it's not a big bustling city, it's a medium sized country town, like Newcastle. If they're not ready to move to the city then we have no chance, if they are we face competition from all the other clubs

 

[balmain boy]

Question mate Tavana is he really any good ? Because I have only seen him a few times and maybe he belongs in a circus with some of those finishing plays

Does he do the hard work out of the back end like Skeleton because I don't know if Skeleton will be here or in Perth in 27

Pole started great got injured and I think when he came back was still injured

Luaali i like him but is 6/7 choice

He's great in the air. Does freakish things. Has a real knack for the try line. But he's also small, not very fast. Flick passes are great when they come off, is that a reliable skill? Can't make the hard yards off the line.

He's got some X factor which is much needed, if he works really hard this off season maybe he can kick on and improve every pay of his game. Balls in his court

 

[pawsandclaws1]

plus Luke Luaali will be putting his best foot forward and my Smokey is Tavana to force his way in by end of season, kids got freakish talents.. I think Madden will have an important role at some point as well and think he’s underrated around here.

Backline should be covered. It’s the middle forwards that worry me. We really do need Pole to have a big season.

Good post.

 

[balmain boy]

My mail has been consistent from the start and doesn’t seem like it’s changed regardless of this whole rollercoaster.

Bula wants to be at the club long term.

Tigers want to keep him at the club long term.

All the other stuff will work out - I reported on here before that Tigers want to make Jahream a Tiger for life. So expecting not only the option being taken up but also a hefty extension too.

Just hoping we can add a starting calibre middle forward before round 1 next year and I genuinely believe we’ll do special things.

There's been no circus. Both parties want the same thing. Comes down to how much he'll get paid. The talks have only just started really, hopefully finished soon

 

[balmain boy]

Lussick to the Panthers.
Hetherington to the Storm.

Good enough for those top tier clubs.

Know who our message board experts reckon they are not good enough for though?

That be the Tigers.

They both have high quality players already, plodders fill gaps. We have little quality, so the plodders are more prominent.
Pretty simple stuff

 

[Tito Santana]

We need a second hooker urgently.

 

[Odessa]

They both have high quality players already, plodders fill gaps. We have little quality, so the plodders are more prominent.
Pretty simple stuff

This is it you need a few plodders not a team full

You have plodders to fill the gaps and average out some cap to help the super stars

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Question mate Tavana is he really any good ? Because I have only seen him a few times and maybe he belongs in a circus with some of those finishing plays

Does he do the hard work out of the back end like Skeleton because I don't know if Skeleton will be here or in Perth in 27

Pole started great got injured and I think when he came back was still injured

Luaali i like him but is 6/7 choice

Only seen Tavana a few times as well, but he didn't catch my attention as a standout to me. Gets raves on here but I must have missed these top performances.
I thought with his height and physicality he would have been a better fullback, but Logan Brookes had a few blinders in the first few games, so Tavana was put on the wing. And they were the last "blinders" from Brookes that I got to see? Tavana was our fullback in last year's trial.

 

[Lestronge]

Not a bad list, particularly a halves pairing of Sexton and Wishart

A guy who wasn’t offered an nrl contract and a backup , who failed at his first club , and whilst I agree has improved immensely , he is definitely benefitting from the storm push ..

 

[batboy]

They both have high quality players already, plodders fill gaps. We have little quality, so the plodders are more prominent.
Pretty simple stuff

It’s like they don’t recognise those clubs also have more than 0.5 origin players and some top tier internationals making up half their starting 17.

The players discussed are a very small portion of the overall talent at the good teams - being a much larger percentage of the talent here, won’t make them better players.

It’s also like they’ve not been paying attention the last decade or so - with our Naiqamas, Rankins, Mbyes and Klemmers.

My tip is neither will be at the club in 2027

I also don’t think Luke will make it in the NRL, he doesn’t have enough about him to compete with the modern day wingers. And he won’t be protected, like he could be in 1-2 of the top clubs.
He’s basically a smaller version of a Nofoaluma type player… I like the kid, just don’t see a world where he’s an NRL Winger.
Might make it as a back up fullback and finish his career with 20-30 games?

 

[Tiger Stripes]

So he’s never been fit and motivated until just now?
That’s A concern in itself.

Trying to keep Bunty off the bench. That's his motivation.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Only seen Tavana a few times as well, but he didn't catch my attention as a standout to me. Gets raves on here but I must have missed these top performances.
I thought with his height and physicality he would have been a better fullback, but Logan Brookes had a few blinders in the first few games, so Tavana was put on the wing. And they were the last "blinders" from Brookes that I got to see? Tavana was our fullback in last year's trial.

Have learnt not to get to excited in the past of young players coming through the grades until they stand and deliver in 1st grade.

Been so many talked up and don't make it, not being negative it's nice to here about them coming through but won't get my hopes up

That said Makasini looks promising, let's hope this is the start of many more so that we can be independent and not have to go to market, it's a pain.

 

[Halbrowne61]

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Only an opinion L, that’s partially what forums are for - respect your colleagues, even if they have a different opinion.