Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Betterdays22]

Someone I know who is connected to the club reckons we might be signing Will Penisini.
My immediate reaction was I doubt it when he is managed by Isaac Moses.
Although he is not blessed for speed like Jake Averillo, Will Penisini is very strong and aggressive and a top class right centre when he is not injured.
Both of them are injured at the moment, maybe we need to sign both and hope one of them is fit to play each week.

Would get a great get Vicious. Averillo has better utility value but Penisini is a better centre. I do wonder if Rugby is knocking on the door. Strange he hasnt re-signed yet

 

[Dr_Ice]

If Alex Conti is killing it in nsw cup while Mitchell Woods is injured and the dogs need a 7 and Galvin at 6 why don't they try it while they're on the bottom of the ladder??? Conti won't hang around if he can't get a start while in good form, what else can he do ???

What contract is Conti on this year? Is he eligible for NRL?

 

[Ecto-1]

Maths aint mathing for that one...

Spencer has been rumoured to be on the outer there for a while. Doesn’t fit their culture, like May.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

leniu would be awesome fron the bench for us
I would take penisini over averillo, penisini is a solid centre

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Spencer has been rumoured to be on the outer there for a while. Doesn’t fit their culture, like May.

leniu would be awesome fron the bench for us
I would take penisini over averillo, penisini is a solid centre

He reportedly signed there for 800k, how do we get that done unless there's a discount and Averillo has fallen through.

 

[colinbh]

leniu would be awesome fron the bench for us
I would take penisini over averillo, penisini is a solid centre

And Averillo is a solid, fast centre, 5/8 , wing, fullback. Is a good goalkicker as well. No contest really however both would be nice.

 

[innsaneink]

What's the holdup with the Averillo signing and Fainu’s extensions, taking forever it's about time they were done.

FFS what's the problem pull the finger out.

Reportedly signed last Tues....so we are only a week into the cooling off period, maybe weeks end though I'd doubt theyd announce it the day before we play them

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Reportedly signed last Tues....so we are only a week into the cooling off period, maybe weeks end though I'd doubt theyd announce it the day before we play them

That was someone from our forum but the media reported it was done weeks ago, suppose see what transpires in the next week.

Fainu’s is puzzling though, so called love the club and want to stay but still crickets.

 

[innsaneink]

That was someone from our forum but the media reported it was done weeks ago, suppose see what transpires in the next week.

Fainu’s is puzzling though, so called love the club and want to stay but still crickets.

First media reports were the sunday before the public holiday monday...he then signed on the Tues

 

[Tucker]

I also had a dream I was dating Sydney Sweeney

lol I was going to post something similar.
Hank…dreaming about the Wests Tigers?….my man that’s a god damn nightmare.

 

[Buttface]

We got enough halfbacks under contract

Halfbacks?
Ya sure they’re not mostly 6’s?

 

[Buttface]

Wests Tigers Tv rumour in their discord chat about the possibility of Skelton and Spencer Leinu swap. Skelton is not on the injury list anywhere and has not been named in any grade….

I could go for that.

 

[balmain boy]

Ok ?

We had a plethora of halves at the club at the time ( Latu , Galvin and Bud amongst them) … that’s the way it goes sometimes

He wanted to stay. We wanted to keep him but he wanted more we could offer him. So he went to another club, who also couldn't offer him what he wanted and where he was even further down the pecking order.

We should have been able to keep him on a youth and then train and trial deal. That's what he accepted at the dogs. He's easily the best halfback the club has produced in the last decade and we never gave him a chance. And we also never replaced him and our lower grades sides have struggled without a genuine halfback.

He's never likely to be a superstar but he's got a lot of Adam Sezer like skills and could well have a solid career in first grade.

 

[balmain boy]

Agree
Large won the GPS 100 m sprint a cple of years back...hes no slouch..., had the potential to play in another position, at least for the interim..particularly given Luais contract situation
we poorly managed IMO

We suggested that. His family said no. 5/8 or nothing. No willingness to have a crack at fullback or centre.

I can see him turning into a Koula type player if he wants to play outside backs.

 

[batboy]

Would get a great get Vicious. Averillo has better utility value but Penisini is a better centre. I do wonder if Rugby is knocking on the door. Strange he hasnt re-signed yet

You sure
- Penisini been very ordinary for a couple years now…
If Parra are letting him go, there’s a reason for it!!

 

[balmain boy]

Im also beginning to think who is going to lead us into the 2030's.
Very important recruitment coming up
Im thinking blokes like Jake Preston or Hudson young have that leadership in them, respect, they play with a follow me attitude...moreso Young imo
I think they could both develop further into fine leader

Keep dreaming. Those sorts of players will never join us

 

[batboy]

Its a fascinating table
Were 2 points behind the team coming 3rd!!
But a million behind on for and against
Need to keep winning

Sure we’re not 2 points and one less bye?
I haven’t looked… just knew we’d had 2 and some teams hadn’t had any.

 

[balmain boy]

My concern is with all the injuries and poor form to start the year at Melb Suli did not get a look in. Have never seen him play in cup so i dont know anything about him tbh.

He's 19 FFS. Shouldn't even be playing in cup yet

 

[balmain boy]

Logan Brookes & Jack Attard are both better then him. I hope this means we haven't lost Brookes.

Mikey is bigger than them, which means he can play wing or centre. Whereas they're both fullbacks for the foreseeable future until they fill out more.

 

[balmain boy]

We need depth in that backrow spot, but you're right. The current 1st liners are already very good and we can't be doubling up on top line salaries for that position.

We probably need 2 very versatile players that can play centres, lock and backrow. Tallis Duncan, Capewell, Aubusson types on 400k ish each.

And where on earth are we going to find this magical player who can fill that role for us for such a low price?