Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[getagrip]

I thought Tigers always rated Tupou. Yes he had some clangers in him (mostly handling if I recall correctly) but he was very young when he was here. Always had good carries in my opinion. He hasn’t kicked on at Phins or Chooks but I think he has potential from what I saw of him during his time here. I am ok with it for the right price and not top 30.

Agree. Also think he has built up a bit. Whether this does him any good remains to be seen.

 

[happy_tiger]

Lot of IFS in our latest bunch of signings

Never a good sign if the word IF is the first thing you say about their signing

 

[TigerTone]

Of course he does. It’s called negotiation.

It’s up to the club to decide if they want to accept that and sign him.

He’s already on a guaranteed top 30 contract for the next 18 months for the Roosters. He could just choose to stay.i didnt think of that.

Fair enough , i didnt take his current contract situation in to account.

 

[tiger_one]

Lot of IFS in our latest bunch of signings

Never a good sign if the word IF is the first thing you say about their signing

Champion @happy_tiger
"If" what you say is true........
Remember George Michael : You gotta have faith ........

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Hope we get Tyrone May for next year, he'd be great for our squad, versatile....Also The 4th Fainu to round things up....

 

[Betterdays22]

If bennett couldn't get anything out of Schuster there's no way Marshall will, and Toupo leaves here, struggles at the dolphin, then same at Easts, so our genius of a coach think he's a must to get back here, any wonder we are a bottom 4 roster year after year

Benji must be a seriously good coach then having to manage a "bottom 4 roster"

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Lot of IFS in our latest bunch of signings

Never a good sign if the word IF is the first thing you say about their signing

Averillo is a quality NRL signing. Tupou, Schuster and Dunster are relatively low cost. Every team has to balance the budget and fill out their rosters from the mid 25s to 30. Their is a lot of upside to their signings if they perform.

 

[happy_tiger]

Averillo is a quality NRL signing. Tupou, Schuster and Dunster are relatively low cost. Every team has to balance the budget and fill out their rosters from the mid 25s to 30. Their is a lot of upside to their signings if they perform.

IF

 

[Telltails]

If bennett couldn't get anything out of Schuster there's no way Marshall will, and Toupo leaves here, struggles at the dolphin, then same at Easts, so our genius of a coach think he's a must to get back here, any wonder we are a bottom 4 roster year after year

Benji not paying him anything to find out and how much did the Dolphins pay Tupou to discover they had better - it's called cap management.

 

[clontarfkid]

Eels offered Xerri Averillo money, but he preferred to take less to play in Melbourne …

So wld I...so long as Bellamy stays around in some capacity
Storm doing a good job of rebuilding their backline

 

[innsaneink]

Weve had a lot of very underwhelming players in our time...junior T is one if them...granted my memory aint the best but i dont remember him

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Weve had a lot of very underwhelming players in our time...junior T is one if them...granted my memory aint the best but i dont remember him

Had one or two games where he looked like a star. One might have been a Good Monday game. Outside of those couple, bleh. And hasn’t kicked on at all since leaving. Not sure how a switch will magically flick now.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Weve had a lot of very underwhelming players in our time...junior T is one if them...granted my memory aint the best but i dont remember him

My recollection is the club wanted to retain him at a certain price. The offer from Redcliffe was significantly larger from memory which the club was not prepared to match. The market seems to have corrected his value and if he is signed, it will be a figure the club is prepared to accept.

 

[full80]

Cub ..think we missed the bottom 4 last year …just

Surely you aren’t too worried about Schuster ? He is a powerball ticket maybe …but he isn’t going cost the club much …

Not saying it is going to happen but Shuster was hyped up at a very young age. Sometimes experiencing what life is like after football (or the thing you wanted to do with your life) can be a powerful wake up call. His future is in his own hands, which is how I bet any athlete wants it to be.

 

[Odessa]

Weve had a lot of very underwhelming players in our time...junior T is one if them...granted my memory aint the best but i dont remember him

I will never for get the Fox team wank fest over him during the Parramatta game it had nothing on the Galvin creamings

 

[wstigers11]

Suli Pole was pushed up to Cup today for Storm, scored a barge over try. He’s such a big unit

 

[weststigers]

People saying its only a KOE cup signing theres nothing to lose

This is our depth we are talking about....weve seen how poor that is this year, I think we should be treating our depth signings as important as our top grade signing.
Are these just names to make up a quota?

Schuster and Dunster are train and trial/NSW Cup.

Trying to get Tupou on development deal.

None of those would take up a top 30spot, but they add to depth with no obligation. I think it's a pretty smart way to operate.

If any of these guys prove they are better, then there is room to move them into the top 30. If not there are spots available to sign players if something pops up.

Not much out there at the moment, but always movement in the off season.

 

[supercoach]

The game is getting quicker every year and you need players with speed, acceleration and big engines, that’s why I have my doubts on Schulster making a successful return to the NRL…but happy to be proven wrong

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Suli Pole was pushed up to Cup today for Storm, scored a barge over try. He’s such a big unit

True but on the flip, he had a poor miss on his line for the Bears’ last try. But would add size & strength to our club roster that’s for sure.

 

[Spacecub]

Weve had a lot of very underwhelming players in our time...junior T is one if them...granted my memory aint the best but i dont remember him

Im pretty sure he was a nightmare under the high ball, having said that he'll be in good company here