Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[weststigers]

Train and trial deal.fir the remainder of the year.

Apart from him saying something stupid the I don't see much risk.

Just watched his Japan rugby highlights - certainly has dropped a yard of pace, but an absolute gun in the air and hard to tackle. Not sure how he'd go with the speed of the game, but I reckon he could still hold his own physically.

As a Herbert style signing that fills in for centre, wing and fullback to get us through to the end of the year, there's no harm having him on a train and trial with the Magpies and backup for first grade.

 

[weststigers]

Billy Walters looking for a contract, can cover 6,7,9,13

Good option to replace Hope

 

[liltiger]

Billy Walters looking for a contract, can cover 6,7,9,13

He was one of our best under Madge, id jump on him and take him back in a heartbeat, always put in and never looked out if place whether we had him playing at 6 or at 9. A great utility player.

 

[Fish88]

Good option to replace Hope

I'd take Walters for a backup, short term contract over Hope any day.

 

[wstigers11]

Izzy is doing a medical at the Club as we speak

 

[Tom Shines]

I’m hoping that Benji is doing whoever Folau’s manager is a solid to bring one of his other players to the club,,,

 

[Betterdays22]

Billy Walters looking for a contract, can cover 6,7,9,13

Would absolutely take Walters, vast improvement on Hope. You would think he would be a handy pick up for the Bears or PNG though

 

[Wezt]

A 37 year old rugby convert is certainly not what we need…

 

[Tom Shines]

Just watched his Japan rugby highlights - certainly has dropped a yard of pace, but an absolute gun in the air and hard to tackle. Not sure how he'd go with the speed of the game, but I reckon he could still hold his own physically.

As a Herbert style signing that fills in for centre, wing and fullback to get us through to the end of the year, there's no harm having him on a train and trial with the Magpies and backup for first grade.

Hell awaits you brother

Repent!

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Train and trial deal.fir the remainder of the year.

Apart from him saying something stupid the I don't see much risk.

If he is the best we can do on a train and trial deal at 37/38 & hasn’t played the game for 16yrs of so - it says alot about what this club focus is & skill sets in the talent positions of the club.

 

[tigers_alive_05]

I look.for things like this...but its really hard to gauge.

I noticed last week we seemed.to be laughing and mucking around a bit in the warm up while the dogs seems intent focussed and serious...it had me a bit concerned....but as we know we.won that

Penrith seem to be ultra professional ...melbourne.

I remember 05 how we'd run out for games laughing smiling and happy...it seemed to me to be not the time and place for that

Some.of the pod guys go to training often ie nearly all the time...ive asked a few times is what they dish up on sundays sililar to taining?
Its baffling to me.how we can go from the defealnsive resolve we showerld against the dogs to the pathetic.embarrasing display yesterday

Id also question if our assistant coaches are the BEST men fir the job because its one helluva coincidence theyre all old benji teammates if they are

I’ve said this now for a while about our assistant coaches. They’re Benji’s mates, He’s not threatened by them, he’s comfortable with them. I remember when Sheens had Steve Folks (premiership winning coach) as our high performance coach, that was during the 2010,11 era and we looked great.

 

[Fish88]

Re Folau would much rather us chasing an actual current NRL or fringe player to help with depth. Seems like a waste of time.

 

[weststigers]

Hell awaits you brother

Repent!

You seem really worried about his religious beliefs? Last time I checked it was a free country...although that seems to be changing fast

 

[user118245]

Re Folau would much rather us chasing an actual current NRL or fringe player to help with depth. Seems like a waste of time.

Major waste of time, hope Averillo deal has passed its cooldown cause of how big a joke this is

 

[weststigers]

Re Folau would much rather us chasing an actual current NRL or fringe player to help with depth. Seems like a waste of time.

Who? Most years, something drops out of the tree around this time, but doesn't seem like much around this year.

I dare say, most on here would complain regardless of who we signed.

 

[Tom Shines]

You seem really worried about his religious beliefs? Last time I checked it was a free country...although that seems to be changing fast

It’s not up to me to decide ….

Didn’t they run him out of his town during his last job for “speaking up?”

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Would absolutely take Walters, vast improvement on Hope. You would think he would be a handy pick up for the Bears or PNG though

Billy Walters or Tyson Smoothy

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Man, we love signing a PR nightmare, re: Folau.

 

[weststigers]

It’s not up to me to decide ….

Didn’t they run him out of his town during his last job for “speaking up?”

He hasn't said boo since - I really don't see the issue. It was at the height of woke - bad timing more than anything. Since then the Manly guys refuse to where the pride jersey, but that seemed to be ok.

I really don't want to spark this debate up again though - it's old news and frankly a storm in a tea cup.

 

[Tom Shines]

He hasn't said boo since - I really don't see the issue. It was at the height of woke - bad timing more than anything. Since then the Manly guys refuse to where the pride jersey, but that seemed to be ok.

I really don't want to spark this debate up again though - it's old news and frankly a storm in a tea cup.

What ? The Manly thing was massive and derailed their season!

I don’t recall at ithe time it being a “Storm in a teacup” with the Folau incident.. He hasn’t had a platform since …are we gunna give him one now …