Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Odessa]

AI bs...just spam rubbish

There was an article on it

 

[Odessa]

Which young props would they be?

Roberts
Broederlow
Taupau-Moors
Duncombe
Godinet second row

I think eash could play 15 minutes rotation one week up 4 weeks down

I know you are going to pull it apart but they have got to get a taste at some point and I think 15 minutes would be a starting point

 

[TigerBurnsy]

Very uninspiring footballer

A bit one note

 

[lathami]

Fair call here. If Critter is over a mill, and Latu is on 500 as a utility playing reduced minutes, IMO the sweet spot for Avarillo and what he brings at centre is bang on 650/700.

What averillo on $700k bang on for a centre?? May and Maka would be on big coin now armadillo on $700k Latu we I’ll leave. Don’t see the hype with mbye mark 2!

 

[SeanT]

Averillo not fast? He's one of only a handful of players in the comp that once clear wont be caught.

Really? Seen him a couple of times and he's quicker than a few but didn't notice that much pace. He has had some good runs with the Dolphins because Katoa gives the backline so much space to work. Averillo and Farnsworth get the ball with the defenders still a few metres away. Bit different when the centre gets it with a defender on them everytime. Not saying he is bad
Just don't see the reason why we are spending the reportedly 600k a season. The Tigers must think Maraksini wont be ready fully until 2028. Who knows.

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

What averillo on $700k bang on for a centre?? May and Maka would be on big coin now armadillo on $700k Latu we I’ll leave. Don’t see the hype with mbye mark 2!

Come on man, what are you whingeing about, who would you prefer at right centre, him or Toa.

Obviously paid for what we desperately needed.

 

[innsaneink]

There was an article on it

Yeh i know...it was crap

 

[Leck]

Jake's stats this year, before he broke his hand:

- Games: 7
- Tries: 6
- Line breaks: 6
- Tackle efficiency: 91.4%
- Avg metres per game: 176 m
- Fantasy points (avg): 50

Hopefully true stats will silence the whingers on this forum.

 

[Odessa]

Jake's stats this year, before he broke his hand:

- Games: 7
- Tries: 6
- Line breaks: 6
- Tackle efficiency: 91.4%
- Avg metres per game: 176 m
- Fantasy points (avg): 50

Hopefully true stats will silence the whingers on this forum.

The fantasy points that's a new one question is that Super Coach or NRL Fantasy because they score differently

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I think he’s a better version of Moses Mbye

agree

 

[mtd#2]

Same subject..Latu has had 4 years to justify his $$...complicated by Samuelas rsigning...but not seen anything yet from Latu
He was a wonderful junior blah blah..but how long do u wait to see that transition ...?

Latu is a different situation to most. He has only played 30 NRL games since 2024 and most of those have been off the bench. Compare that to galvin who has played 57 games and started all of them.

We shouldn't give up on Latu and i doubt the club will. He and Samuela will resign when the time is right. Whenever asked, latu talks about how much he wants to repay the club - its refreshing.

 

[king_sirro]

Not quite sure those facts are related
Not sure Averillo is worth that $$ tbh
Thats the core issue here
Wld have thought weve splashed Luais cash well and truly by now..
Open minded,but on performances so far unconvinced Averillo is worth any where near that
Same subject..Latu has had 4 years to justify his $$...complicated by Samuelas rsigning...but not seen anything yet from Latu
He was a wonderful junior blah blah..but how long do u wait to see that transition ...?

What $$ is Latu looking to justify? Curious to know how you know how much he is on

 

[Mystery]

Don’t understand the criticism of the Averillo signing. While not a rep quality player he is a good NRL player and is exactly what we need, a right centre who is exceptionally fast. Defense is not his strong suit but he brings speed and also has a bit of a kick.

 

[user118245]

The fantasy points that's a new one question is that Super Coach or NRL Fantasy because they score differently

SuperCoach more attacking based scoring from what I understand, also much higher scores.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Have we signed the kid ? Nothing from the club yet that I have seen so far, let’s wait and see , get through the panthers game this weekend then see what happens , if he has singed I’m good with it for sure , but nothing confirmed yet

 

[rihannafan1]

Try $2.75m for 4 years , that’s actually nearly $700, no wonder he signed !
And I wonder if Richo would have paid that ?

You'll always wonder what Richo would have done, right? He may have. He threw a million dollar offer ar Galvin.

 

[gregjm87]

Fair call here. If Critter is over a mill, and Latu is on 500 as a utility playing reduced minutes, IMO the sweet spot for Avarillo and what he brings at centre is bang on 650/700.

Crichton reportedly on 850 not over a million

 

[king_sirro]

Latu is a different situation to most. He has only played 30 NRL games since 2024 and most of those have been off the bench. Compare that to galvin who has played 57 games and started all of them.

We shouldn't give up on Latu and i doubt the club will. He and Samuela will resign when the time is right. Whenever asked, latu talks about how much he wants to repay the club - its refreshing.

I wonder if those who continually bang on about Latu negatively realise the guy has not had one single game playing in the position he has played his entire life. Let me say that again....Latu Fainu has not had one single game in Tigers colours in the position he has played his entire life. Let that sink in......his treatment has been disgraceful.

The same guys bang on about his price tag despite having no clue what he has been on across his 4 years. They see 500k reported and take it as gospel when we know he hasn't been on anything close to 500k a year.

 

[king_sirro]

Crichton reportedly on 850 not over a million

Reportedly....in NRL journo terms, reportedly mean take anywhere between 100 to 200k off

 

[gregjm87]

We're in new territory with two expansion teams inflating the player market when there is already increased demand and a shortage of quality players. I'm pleased we've been able to sign a well-performed NRL player from a well-performed club in competition with a number of teams. This comes on the tail of re-signing a number of critical players for our future including Bula.

Expansion teams should not greatly nfluence the price of Averillo if his motivation for leaving Dolphins was wanting to move back to Sydney.