Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[happy_tiger]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing

 

[dazza65]

This may be old school and I know Larry was outstanding but watch the 5/8 in this long distance try. He makes it his role to get to the ball to make the last pass. His name is John Sparks former Aust Schools 5/8 he came to the Tigers the same year Jack came to the Magpies. Both were outstanding Wollongong juniors. It is the finesse in the age of. bash and barge that I get a huge boost from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaQC7kc3W0U

Love to have Larry on deck now.....

 

[Tiger5150]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing

Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

 

[hsvjones]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing

Spot on... You ask every coach or ex player and they will say you need a balance and the leadership group is the key.. Look how young Panthers are and clearly there seniors (Tamou included as Capt) are doing a great job mentoring there juniors.. Its a no brainer for me as its not like we are going to sign him for 4 years on 800k...

 

[JD Tiger]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Maybe not definitely required as props, but we need experience somewhere in the forward pack. McQueen, Matulino and Packer were meant to be that role, but they fell short. (Mats is gone now either way.)

 

[happy_tiger]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol

 

[Tarantino65]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol

These guys go good in their systems in successful teams. Rarely will a prop that age move to a weaker club and have the same impact. They’ll bring leadership qualities but someone like Tamou won’t offer a lot on the field for us, and he wants a 2 year deal minimum. Not worth it for me.

 

[Tiger5150]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Maybe not definitely required as props, but we need experience somewhere in the forward pack. McQueen, Matulino and Packer were meant to be that role, but they fell short. (Mats is gone now either way.)

Maybe at the Tigers, but it seems Melbourne, Souths Parra dont need any 33, 34yos anywhere in the pack.

 

[Tiger5150]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol

Tamou is 31....but he isnt playing for us now. If we signing him he will be playing for US at 34, Penrith at 31. They get the good years, we get the bad.

David Gower is a great example, cant get a run at Parra in their young...successful pack.

 

[happy_tiger]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol

These guys go good in their systems in successful teams. Rarely will a prop that age move to a weaker club and have the same impact. They’ll bring leadership qualities but someone like Tamou won’t offer a lot on the field for us, and he wants a 2 year deal minimum. Not worth it for me.

He doesn't have to produce 200 metres and 50 tackles ...he needs to be out there telling the pack where they need to get to by the end of the set .....producing huge hit up when the side is struggling to go forward ...even be strong off the bench for the young fellas and set an example on field and off field with his training and work ethic

 

[hsvjones]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol

These guys go good in their systems in successful teams. Rarely will a prop that age move to a weaker club and have the same impact. They’ll bring leadership qualities but someone like Tamou won’t offer a lot on the field for us, and he wants a 2 year deal minimum. Not worth it for me.

Panthers were not a winning team until this year as they finished below us last year.
We will desperately need experience the next few years as we have a lot of younger players on the books.. he is not the capt of Panthers for nothing. worth the go to me.

 

[happy_tiger]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol


Tamou is 31....but he isnt playing for us now. If we signing him he will be playing for US at 34, Penrith at 31. They get the good years, we get the bad.

David Gower is a great example, cant get a run at Parra in their young...successful pack.

Bro your comparing a Pack with Paulo ....Matterson ...Lane ...RCG ...Nathan Brown to our pack Aloiai , Twal , Mikaele , Lucy Garner ..we maybe win one battle with Lucy over Lane

 

[happy_tiger]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol

These guys go good in their systems in successful teams. Rarely will a prop that age move to a weaker club and have the same impact. They’ll bring leadership qualities but someone like Tamou won’t offer a lot on the field for us, and he wants a 2 year deal minimum. Not worth it for me.

Panthers were not a winning team until this year as they finished below us last year.
We will desperately need experience the next few years as we have a lot of younger players on the books.. he is not the capt of Panthers for nothing. worth the go to me.

Tamou was head and shoulders the leader at Penrith in 2019

 

[Tiger5150]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing

Spot on... You ask every coach or ex player and they will say you need a balance and the leadership group is the key.. Look how young Panthers are and clearly there seniors (Tamou included as Capt) are doing a great job mentoring there juniors.. Its a no brainer for me as its not like we are going to sign him for 4 years on 800k...

Again, look at Parra, Souths, Melbourne, where are the "old" forwards? Leadership doesnt have to = old.

I understand what you and others are saying about Tamou being our "leader", but two years ago (when he was 2 years younger!!) he was rubbish at the Panthers and they wanted him gone. This year he is good in an unbelievable pack that isnt relying on him.

Tamou is EXACTLY the type of purchase that Tigers have made for the last 10 years. He is the next Matulino. We said EXACTLY the same warm fuzzy things about Mats when he came and to his credit I think Mats always put in but guess what? He got old and his old legs didnt have what we needed.

Tigers do need leadership, but we also need strong legs and bodies. Look at Parra, Brown is their leader, NAS at Melbourne or Welch.

If a player is not available that genuinely ticks the boxes of leadership AND performance, then we wait until one does or try to manufacture one from within (ALioia), not have another old player on the books weighing us down. Lets stop making the same mistakes year after year.

 

[Tiger5150]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol

These guys go good in their systems in successful teams. Rarely will a prop that age move to a weaker club and have the same impact. They’ll bring leadership qualities but someone like Tamou won’t offer a lot on the field for us, and he wants a 2 year deal minimum. Not worth it for me.

He doesn't have to produce 200 metres and 50 tackles ...he needs to be out there telling the pack where they need to get to by the end of the set .....producing huge hit up when the side is struggling to go forward ...even be strong off the bench for the young fellas and set an example on field and off field with his training and work ethic

NO NO NO NO NO!!!!

That is the LAST thing Tigers need. We arent good enough to have that luxury. Our 7 should be telling them where to be at the end of the set and we arent good enough to have a prop pulling out a big run now and then or off the bench, or inspirational at training.

We need all of our pack at peak performance.

My god I cant believe we are looking to drag ourselves out from where we are with players that arent at their best.

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Tamou for 2 years with an option for a 3rd year in our favour is really becoming a no brainer in my opinion

James Hooper reporting that Tamou is our main target but we need to turf Reynolds or Packer to make it happen. Which means we're no chance:joy:

Scoop? It's not logical. Why waste money on his retirement pen? We can use the money on Flegler.

Because we are searching for a forwards leader and they don’t come with a signing of a. 20 year old rooking.

 

[Tiger5150]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol


Tamou is 31....but he isnt playing for us now. If we signing him he will be playing for US at 34, Penrith at 31. They get the good years, we get the bad.

David Gower is a great example, cant get a run at Parra in their young...successful pack.

Bro your comparing a Pack with Paulo ....Matterson ...Lane ...RCG ...Nathan Brown to our pack Aloiai , Twal , Mikaele , Lucy Garner ..we maybe win one battle with Lucy over Lane

EXACTLY....EXACTLY!!!!!

So what kind of pack do we aspire to be? A pack that needs to have a 33/34yo limping around (not Parra) or a pack where each player i operating at peak performance?

We are not good enough to have a good pack? WE dont deserve it?

For mine Aloiai, Twal, Mikaele, McIntyre, Lucy have the potential to equal certainly Lane & Paulo.

 

[Tiger5150]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing


Where are the 34yo props at Melbourne, Souths, Parra?

Tamou is 31 for starters as is Jesse Bromwich .....David Gower is 34 ......JWH is 31 ....stay away from those 31 year olds lol

These guys go good in their systems in successful teams. Rarely will a prop that age move to a weaker club and have the same impact. They’ll bring leadership qualities but someone like Tamou won’t offer a lot on the field for us, and he wants a 2 year deal minimum. Not worth it for me.

Panthers were not a winning team until this year as they finished below us last year.
We will desperately need experience the next few years as we have a lot of younger players on the books.. he is not the capt of Panthers for nothing. worth the go to me.

Tamou was head and shoulders the leader at Penrith in 2019

And complete rubbish in 2018. Which do you reckon we get when he is 33 or 34?

 

[jag]

There is no value in signing up old players like Tamou. This is what has caused massive problems year after year. We need forwards with experience that eat up the metres around age of 24 to 26 like Cameron Welsh. We don’t need old legs in our pack we need younger guys that actually run very hard creating impact and field position which we sadly lack.

 

[hsvjones]

Tamou is a must have. Ticks all the boxes we need.


Yep, Tamou ticks all the boxes for a Tigers signing. Old? tick. At the end of his career? Tick. Cant get a starting spot at his current club? Tick. Needs a final end of career payday? Tick.

Sounds like a Tiger to me.

haha that made me laugh 🙂

he does indeed tick all those boxes.

I'm confused .....why does he wear the 8 jersey every week if he is off the bench


Not sure. Maybe because he has the (c) next to his name? He was listed to start against us, wearing 8 but came off the bench. I dont watch all of their games.

I know last year Panthers fans wanted to get rid of him.

Panthers fan ...Blue Mountains ....Inbredville .....enough said


Turns out that Tamou is a mate of mines BIL and is apparently a quality bloke. Still the wrong kind of signing for mine.

Who lead the forwards then ...may as well have all the superstar juniors with no leaders ...hang on ...another club doing that think they are based in SEQ ...how are they doing

Spot on... You ask every coach or ex player and they will say you need a balance and the leadership group is the key.. Look how young Panthers are and clearly there seniors (Tamou included as Capt) are doing a great job mentoring there juniors.. Its a no brainer for me as its not like we are going to sign him for 4 years on 800k...


Again, look at Parra, Souths, Melbourne, where are the "old" forwards? Leadership does have to = old.

I understand what you and others are saying about Tamou being our "leader", but two years ago (when he was 2 years younger!!) he was rubbish at the Panthers and they wanted him gone. This year he is good in an unbelievable pack that isnt relying on him.

Tamou is EXACTLY the type of purchase that Tigers have made for the last 10 years. He is the next Matulino. We said EXACTLY the same warm fuzzy things about Mats when he came and to his credit I think Mats always put in but guess what? He got old and his old legs didnt have what we needed.

Tigers do need leadership, but we also need strong legs and bodies. Look at Parra, Brown is their leader, NAS at Melbourne or Welch.

If a player is not available that genuinely ticks the boxes of leadership AND performance, then we wait until one does or try to manufacture one from within (ALioia), not have another old player on the books weighing us down. Lets stop making the same mistakes year after year.

Mate you are correct and I agree..
I was looking at it like a last resort if we couldn't get a younger version etc... If we cannot get someone I do still think its a risk worth taking for 2 years as next year is looking like the same as the last 9 years unfortunately. I would rather have Tamou there with the young guys instead of a Packer or nothing..