Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[wstigers11]

Are they still paying for him in 2027?
If so we would obviously be keeping him for Salary Cap reasons alone.

Yeah mate. They paid $150k this year & same next year

 

[Tom Shines]

What about Da Silva and Luke Laulilli?
Both exceptionally good young talents who should both still be with us, but that’s another story.
Regardless our coaching did not hinder their development except for the times when Benji kept them sitting on the bench for no valid reason.

I was Da Silva’s biggest fan here and they decided to keep 33 yr old Api and move on from him ! 95 per cent of the board here said it was a good call …

Luke is not a first grader..yet …so I’ll reserve judgment

look at Solo …he has been here for years and looks totally lost in defence …what have they been teaching him ? Not much

 

[tonza]

Hopefully Doueihi gets punted.

 

[Tiger Tarl]

club will talk to seb kris this week, i heard it was for a train and trial deal

a good source told me also that a david riolo client was shopped to the club to gauge intrest
if i look at the roster at titan sports, burton is the only one that makes sense, think we will have a sniff if it makes it to nov 1

skelton has an offer from parra

That's interesting. I heard something about a potential "big name" player sniffing around but was hoping it was a prop (like Moses Leota).

That being said, Burton playing right centre with Turuva outside and KPP inside. And May playing left with Samuela inside and Averillo outside... A lot of experience and punch there. Plus Burton has a boot on him... Very interesting.

 

[Betterdays22]

Lachie Galvin, Talyn Da Silva, Luke Laulilli, Tino Tavana, Solo Saukuru, Tony Sukkar, Ethan Roberts.

They have also done a decent job in developing Sione Fainu, Fonua Pole and Jahream Bula prior to their first grade debuts. Sione in particular they did a great job with through the pathways.

 

[Fish88]

Burton centre and fill in five eight yes please

 

[wstigers11]

Luke is not a first graders..yet …so I’ll reserve judgment

Tupou has been better than Luke was for us IMO and I really like Luke

 

[Tom Shines]

Tupou has been better than Luke was for us IMO and I really like Luke

Tupou has exceeded my expectations…he might have fixed his hands problem ,,..if that is the case i would rather have him over Luke

 

[Vicious]

Would you drop api for da silva felt like that is what was being asked

An improving 21y.o Da Silva scoring tries nearly every game he plays or an ageing and solid g Korisau.
No contest, Da Silva will be far the superior player in 2027 and beyond.
I do think Haywood is potentially better than Da Silva, but that is no guarantee and it would have been nice to have both of them playing in tandem for a couple of years.

 

[Vicious]

Yeah mate. They paid $150k this year & same next year

So what are we paying him, 200k?
If that is again the case for 2027, it certainly is good business from a Salary Cap point of view.

 

[wstigers11]

So what are we paying him, 200k?
If that is again the case for 2027, it certainly is good business from a Salary Cap point of view.

$50k - considering he’s a back up that went on to win us games this year yeah good business

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Tupou has exceeded my expectations…he might have fixed his hands problem ,,..if that is the case i would rather have him over Luke

I feel he could cover centre as well if we get hammered with injuries again, do we really need Seb Kris, on the fence.

 

[Tom Shines]

They have also done a decent job in developing Sione Fainu, Fonua Pole and Jahream Bula prior to their first grade debuts. Sione in particular they did a great job with through the pathways.

The 2 forwards have developed … post being promoted to the NRL … they were very raw at first at NRL level when they debuted … this is my point … most guys we debut are raw as hell…

Bula was at his best form when he debuted .,

 

[Vicious]

Tupou has exceeded my expectations…he might have fixed his hands problem ,,..if that is the case i would rather have him over Luke

I’d prefer Luke, but I rate him higher than most.
In saying that I don’t mind Junior Tupou as a player, I liked him before he left us as well.
You would assume Makasini takes our left wing spot for the start of next season, but it should be a very good battle between the 2 of them to get the spot,

 

[wstigers11]

I feel he could cover centre as well if we get hammered with injuries again, do we really need Seb Kris, on the fence.

Depends on $$ for me, if he’s cheap sure. Hard to get experienced NRL depth nowadays

 

[Vicious]

I feel he could cover centre as well if we get hammered with injuries again, do we really need Seb Kris, on the fence.

I’m 50/50 on the possibility of us signing Sebastian Kris.
He can be a bit underwhelming at times, but he is a very strong and good ball runner, has a fair bit of speed and decent under attacking and defensive high balls when his mind is on the job.
I know Patrick Herbert has had some good games for us, but Sebastian Kris is a Ferrari in comparison to him.
For the right price I think Sebastian Kris would be a great addition to our team, he is equally at home playing centre or wing, has also played a bit of fullback at NRL level and has scored 50 NRL tries, he is no dud and is only 27y.o so is far from over the hill, he should actually be in his prime if he gets himself in the right frame of mind.

 

[Aceshigh]

Burton is a class act, in the centres not at 5/8. Kris is a fringe NRL player. We can do better. There is much to be gained from having a big centre combination in Burton and Doueihi. Both are skilled, one a left footer and the other a right footer.

I think Tiny will have one of the centre spots

 

[Bellend]

I was Da Silva’s biggest fan here and they decided to keep 33 yr old Api and move on from him ! 95 per cent of the board here said it was a good call …

Luke is not a first grader..yet …so I’ll reserve judgment

look at Solo …he has been here for years and looks totally lost in defence …what have they been teaching him ? Not much

Need Coaching staff and system needs a revamp big time.

 

[Vicious]

2 players who at this point of time seem to be a good possibility us signing with us if we are keen are Ronald Volkman and Sebastian Kris.
I believe they would contribute to making us a much more formidable attacking lineup.
Both are far from rock solid defensively, but first and foremost we need backs who can help us core points and these 2 would certainly do that.
IF we had these 2, I would play Volkman at 5/8 alongside Latu Fainu at halfback and I would have Sebastian Kris somewhere on our right alongside Jake Averillo and I don’t think it would matter too much which one of them played right centre and which one of them played right wing.

 

[Betterdays22]

The 2 forwards have developed … post being promoted to the NRL … they were very raw at first at NRL level when they debuted … this is my point … most guys we debut are raw as hell…

Bula was at his best form when he debuted .,

Mate Sione Fainu was pretty poor when he arrived in the pathways, nothing like the pedigree of his brothers and he was far from a certainty to play first grade. The club did a great job getting him there and he has continued to develop into a strong first grader.

I know what you're saying but these guys debuted in the spoon seasons. You simply aren't debuting fully actualised NRL players when your NRL squad is so weak.