Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Issy approached Benji to see if he would be interested. Never a good thing when it's the player doing the approaching like was the case with Jack Bird which was a dud signing.
 
mtd#2 said:
Apparently we have one of the biggest nurserys in the game, but our pathway systems are trash. All we have to show for it is Douhei and Makasini.. the Laulillis are leaving and Seyfarth isnt starting. Tedesco, Moses, JAC, Woods, Pappenhauyzen, Fifita, Koribete.. all crap players the club didnt need. How in the hell did we let Cooper Clarke slip through the cracks? And isnt Alex conti a junior too?

Meanwhile at Penrith, I think almost 20 of the top 30 come from their junior pathways - thats not including the dozens of players they have lost the last 5 years.

Look at the crop of forwards the stgeorge Illawarra system is bringing through. Coachman's x 2, Stewart, Egan, Loko..

The Wests Tigers must be really unlucky?
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Is it our pathways system or greedy player agents?

Tedesco, Moses, Woods, Fifita, Koribete... All signed with us, all left for Player agent dramaz.

JAC, Pappen's, Cooper Clarke, yea that's where we need to ask what happened. In Pappen's case, we blocked for Tedesco and yea that was the right decision. Tedesco is the better player. With hindsight, you would have kept Pap's knowing Teddy would leave.

JAC we know his Grandfather told him to go with the best coach, Bellamy. We can't change that.

Cooper Clarke? What on earth happened there. Is it true that he was ready to sign?
 
Vicious said:
It’s not helping the Broncos much, we are in front of them on the ladder.
If we don’t have any scouts, where are we getting the intel on the young players we are recently signing from Qld and NZ ?
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Here is a list of who our talent identifiers have contracted, A lot from QLD.
Interesting to see their progress and our success rate of identifying talent-future talent pans out.
WT signed - Michael Busby – Hooker/half, Rockhampton 17-yrs – 2026

WT signed – Jakyea Tehuia – 2RF, Brisbane, 18yrs?

WT signed – Ryder Huth – 5/8, fullback, Qld, Jersey Flegg 17-18yrs? ***

WT signed – Alex Futialo – Prop. 18yrs [StGeorge 2024 HM player of year] 2026

WT signed – Bryce Blatch – 2RF Minto Oaks U15 yrs, Captain – 2026, 27, 28

WT signed - Leti Samuelu [big 2RF/Lock] looked good R2

WT signed – James Merriott – half - QLD - Jersey Flegg age

WT signed – Danny Gabrael a tall lanky centre from the Dogs [KOE age]

WT signed – Bailey Smith – half - Jersey Flegg ***

WT signed – Siaosi VATUVEI – Narellan centre - 3 yrs to 2028

WT signed – Jackson Stanton 3 yrs to 2028

WT signed – Jaxson Speechley. U17 H Matt -hooker 3yrs, 2027 - 28 - 29

WT signed – Lorima Cosgrave – hooker - 2027 - 28

WT signed – Jerome Cosgrave – 2RF 2027 – 28 – 29

WT signed – Glassie Glassie - Centre 2027 – 28

WT signed – Apakuki Ma’afu – 2RF [Balmain HM] 2027 - ?

WT signed – Harry Perry - 2RF QLD-18 yrs, 194cm, 96 kg
 
Vicious said:
You obviously didn’t watch the video where this information come from the horses mouth, so it’s no point continuing this conversation.
The comment was that we have previously wasted far too much money on unproven young players and a decision was made to no longer do that as far too much money gets wasted and they are staying for the wrong seasons if it’s all about money.
I can tell you it’s very necessary as money talks and you cannot fit every young player with plenty of potential on a Development or Top 30 contract.
Stupidity at its finest.
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I have no idea who or what video you are talking about. Share a link so I can understand your coded message?

Whilst you do that, ill go along with your statments about junior talent..... So what about he proven NRL quality players we have lost? Tedesco and Moses? Benji who was pushed out far too early?
 
weststigers said:
You'll be right mate...don't get so worked up. Disagreement doesn't always mean hate.

Dropping a heavy label like "hateful bigot" completely nukes any chance of a productive conversation. It’s the ultimate irony....trying to oppose a view you find hostile by immediately escalating to maximum hostility.

Be kind...even to those you disagree with. And don't be woke...it makes you weak. Doesn't get you laid and makes men needlessly emotional. An emotional man is an erratic and dangerous man. Don't get thrown off centre so easily.

This is not about gay people. This is about how you've reacted to an instagram post, from someone you don't know because you don't agree with it. Newsflash...if you talk to someone long enough, you'll find things you don't agree with..some of it abhorrent. It shouldn't make you so upset.
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So it's got nothing to do with the fact that Kade Evans is only the second NRL player to come out as Gay after Ian Roberts?

Or that Kade revealed he was very close to suicide due to the crap people say.

Nothing wrong with saying a guy like Folau is off his rocker and were glad he isn't coming here. Were a club, we have values, we can say those values. Glad Folau is 100% not a part of our club and what we stand for.
 
mtd#2 said:
I have no idea who or what video you are talking about. Share a link so I can understand your coded message?

Whilst you do that, ill go along with your statments about junior talent..... So what about he proven NRL quality players we have lost? Tedesco and Moses? Benji who was pushed out far too early?
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Ill take "who is Jason Taylor for $200?"
 
mtd#2 said:
I have no idea who or what video you are talking about. Share a link so I can understand your coded message?

Whilst you do that, ill go along with your statments about junior talent..... So what about he proven NRL quality players we have lost? Tedesco and Moses? Benji who was pushed out far too early?
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I don’t keeo track of access to the links of club related videos, but the one I am referring to was not all that long ago and was well publicised and discussed at the time on this forum, so I assume there should be a few people more tech savvy than I am who can re-post iit ?
As for losing Tedesco, Moses , Woods etc that was a disaster that we still haven’t recovered from, but we are talking more than 5 changes of coaches, recruitment managers/ football department decision makers since that happened.
 
Vicious said:
I don’t keeo track of access to the links of club related videos, but the one I am referring to was not all that long ago and was well publicised and discussed at the time on this forum, so I assume there should be a few people more tech savvy than I am who can re-post iit ?
As for losing Tedesco, Moses , Woods etc that was a disaster that we still haven’t recovered from, but we are talking more than 5 changes of coaches, recruitment managers/ football department decision makers since that happened.
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So you can basically only do something once? Then it's up to others to verify your unidentified and vague source that you can't find? How are we supposed to find it then?
 
Vicious said:
I don’t keeo track of access to the links of club related videos, but the one I am referring to was not all that long ago and was well publicised and discussed at the time on this forum, so I assume there should be a few people more tech savvy than I am who can re-post iit ?
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Why are you being cryptic? Who was in it? What was said?
Vicious said:
As for losing Tedesco, Moses , Woods etc that was a disaster that we still haven’t recovered from, but we are talking more than 5 changes of coaches, recruitment managers/ football department decision makers since that happened.
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We've had 9 coaches in 14 years. Who is responsible for the instability?
 
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