Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Vicious]

No …I expect him to stay here

Exactly he won’t get that money anywhere else, he’s going nowhere.

 

[Tito Santana]

Id

950k… do you think Moses is leaving anything on the table ?

I actually open to pulling his contract.

 

[Vicious]

He’s desperate mate.
He made panic buys in Gutho & Cook, don’t want to go into it too much but he’s often on the nose with his poly players, and I think he’s under a bit of pressure this year

Yes he gets offside with players as he expects and demands high intensity.
When was the last time you saw Bula play with high intensity?

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Moses wanted Galvin there. Anyway not going to argue with people. Just passing on info and whilst not set in stone, likely Bula goes to Dragons is what I've been told

Not meaning to argue sorry. Just naturally cynical when it comes to managers. Always appreciate info cheers.

 

[Tom Shines]

Exactly he won’t get that money anywhere else, he’s going nowhere.

Perth would pay it …but given there is literally no media about him headed there …he mustn’t want to move there

 

[wstigers11]

Yes he gets offside with players as he expects and demands high intensity.
When was the last time you saw Bula play with high intensity?

No his blind spot for his son has caused issues in that squad.

 

[Vicious]

Perth would pay it …but given there is literally no media about him headed there …he mustn’t want to move there

The chances are they promised Nick Meaney his favoured fullback position to get him to sign with them.
Sean Russell left centre, Harry Newman right centre, Luke Laulilli on one wing and I would not be surprised if they headhunt Jeral Skelton as their other regular starting winger, particularly if we don’t include him in our starting line up,
Do you reckon Perth Bears would take To’a off our hands if we offered him to them ?
I doubt it.

 

[weststigers]

That’s a mistake by Bula if he decides that.

Happy to take Sloane as backup and let him and Attard fight it out next year or whenever he is off contract.

 

[Jolls]

There has been plenty of talk about the junior players we have coming through. Although this paints a good picture I think many believe that they are ready now to play NRL. I personally think this could be the start of something positive if we invest in our pathways model.

Having said that I think that we (certainly on this forum) are over-valuing our 'elite' juniors and not signing the hardened veterans we need to stop the rot. That is easy to say - but until we up our on field performance and table position this will be a big battle for us as we will be pinning our future on players on the way down and those on the way up withough having the necessary hardened core to make it all work.

It is a chicken and egg problem though - and the key to it is having the draw cards to bring in the players who are FG proven and starting to hit their straps. Benji and Richo have enabled us to improve in this area but we still need to develop a critical mass of peak level veterans to carry and develop the junior talent and enough elite players to keep us in the top 4 on a regular basis.

This isn't happening overnight and our performances to date have been underwhelming. To get there though we need to stay the course and turn our developing players into that hardened core and maintain them. So while we talk about pathways and how important that aspect is (as it gives us cap space), probably more importaint is our retention plan.

 

[weststigers]

No his blind spot for his son has caused issues in that squad.

I feel sorry for Kyle - he also looks a bit lost without his old man though.

 

[Tom Shines]

Do you reckon Perth Bears would take To’a off our hands if we offered him to them ?
I doubt it.

I think Toa is on his way to a medical retirement … probably the Tigers will be stuck with him the rest of the year though …

I don’t think Toa would agree to go there in any event … would you move to Perth for the same money ?

 

[Wezt]

Exactly who we need

 

[jrtiger]

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throw the chequebook.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Hope the mail is off, but i'm hearing Bula is leaning towards the Dragons, relationship between Moses and Flanno being the key.

Why would Bula base a decision to leave because Moses and Flanno are bosom buddies, not trying to shoot the messenger but that would be a really braindead decision not putting himself first.

 

[weststigers]

There has been plenty of talk about the junior players we have coming through. Although this paints a good picture I think many believe that they are ready now to play NRL. I personally think this could be the start of something positive if we invest in our pathways model.

Having said that I think that we (certainly on this forum) are over-valuing our 'elite' juniors and not signing the hardened veterans we need to stop the rot. That is easy to say - but until we up our on field performance and table position this will be a big battle for us as we will be pinning our future on players on the way down and those on the way up withough having the necessary hardened core to make it all work.

It is a chicken and egg problem though - and the key to it is having the draw cards to bring in the players who are FG proven and starting to hit their straps. Benji and Richo have enabled us to improve in this area but we still need to develop a critical mass of peak level veterans to carry and develop the junior talent and enough elite players to keep us in the top 4 on a regular basis.

This isn't happening overnight and our performances to date have been underwhelming. To get there though we need to stay the course and turn our developing players into that hardened core and maintain them. So while we talk about pathways and how important that aspect is (as it gives us cap space), probably more importaint is our retention plan.

Fair comment, but I would say we look far more balanced in terms of the has-been to straight from SG Ball ratio.

We have some pretty established and well performing first graders around the mid 20's mark all in their prime.

Previously we were talking about guys who'd played Origin 5 years prior to signing with us and they were considered marquee signings.

 

[Leck]

I think people are going to be surprised about PNG … they will attract players … the tax free dollars is a considerable incentive for some to go there

PNG ranks #2 globally in crime and murder as of 2025, ahead of South Africa, Afghanistan, and Brazil. Players and their families would be housed in compounds or gated communities, which I cannot see as a healthy environment for mothers and their children.

This was a political payoff influenced by China’s growing presence in the Pacific.

 

[Wests Tigers]

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Good contingency if Fonua leaves, would want him even if Fonua stays tho

 

[bptiger 0]

BP - the risk of acquiring malaria is very real. The threat from the Anopheles mosquito (female), the vector, is constant. Plasmodium Vivax, which is one of four types of malaria, results in symptoms reoccurring every 48 hrs - high fever, following by spine tingling shivering. You get to recognise the symptoms and anticipate the onset of an attack. The PNG Govt has a national malaria plan to eliminate malaria by 2030.

Paws , I still think the NO shopping for the wife’s is worse than ur list , lol 🤔😳🥴

 

[AdelaideTiger]

Bizarre from Bula is dragons interest is true, although if we have some success early on, can imagine this changes a bit. Alot riding on the first 6 weeks

 

[bptiger 0]

The club has gone really quite on bula and the longer it’s goes the more it seems like he’s on his way .
If he leaves , I would put him in the grub category as Galvin , sheens gave him a start from nowhere , and the coaches have stuck with him , just like the grub Galvin was given a chance then sh*** on the club