Stefano Utoikamanu extends until 2025..

[BZN]

Any tiger fan who posts a negative comment today after hearing news like this should have their armpits infested by flees.
Our pack is shaping up to be an awesome one.
Maybe this year won't be as bad as the journos predict.
Tigers, Tigers, Tiggaaaarrss

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[Magpie_Magic]

Imagine if this guy gets some mongrel into his game.

His still only cruzin.

 

[hammertime]

Are there any decent senior props out there that we can get to partner him after next year?

Bring Tapau back? Or getting a bit old?

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Are there any decent senior props out there that we can get to partner him after next year?

Bring Tapau back? Or getting a bit old?

Tapau's still got it.

Probably the mongrel were missing.

 

[Tigers4ever]

Great news for the Club. Stefano is a wonderful player for us. Go the Wests Tigers!!!!!

 

[Spartan117]

Now we build the club around him

He Needs some more help

 

[finnzo]

I look at lukeThompson as the perfect front row pairing with him

 

[Tigerwould]

You can never have too many quality props. However with Papali’i reported desire to play in the middle in 23 and LL going to the Cows I think the focus should be on a quality edge forward.

 

[KH1988]

Now we build the club around him

He Needs some more help

Agree - he needs another prop to step up so we don't burn him out using him as a battering ram

 

[paul wright]

I look at lukeThompson as the perfect front row pairing with him

I look at Thompson as one of the worst possible partners he would be overpaid and constantly suspended.We need an experienced bloke who would be on the field not off it

 

[Demps]

You can never have too many quality props. However with Papali’i reported desire to play in the middle in 23 and LL going to the Cows I think the focus should be on a quality edge forward.

Garner might bail to Manly too..

So our second rowers are Blore and Kelma...
Seyfarth can play there too.

Got a few lads on development deals at the moment who play second row.

Bray Guyan is the real one we should be watching.
Lock / 2RF with a lot of footy smarts.
Big future.

 

[Demps]

I look at lukeThompson as the perfect front row pairing with him


I look at Thompson as one of the worst possible partners he would be overpaid and constantly suspended.We need an experienced bloke who would be on the field not off it

Twal, Stef, Papaliii...


Offa, Mikaele and Tamou more than likely all gone for 2023.

Christian Manaima is a prospect who'll be in cup this year...

Think we'll need to recruit a prop or two and keep an eye on Fonua Pole. ?

 

[the_third]

I look at lukeThompson as the perfect front row pairing with him


I look at Thompson as one of the worst possible partners he would be overpaid and constantly suspended.We need an experienced bloke who would be on the field not off it

Twal, Stef, Papaliii...

and Musgrave.

agree we need some kids to step up and also recruit

 

[Speed2burn]

I look at lukeThompson as the perfect front row pairing with him


I look at Thompson as one of the worst possible partners he would be overpaid and constantly suspended.We need an experienced bloke who would be on the field not off it

Twal, Stef, Papaliii...

and Musgrave.

agree we need some kids to step up and also recruit

Musgrove needs to show something this year or be given the flick imo

Still got that potential tag on him

 

[the_third]

I look at lukeThompson as the perfect front row pairing with him


I look at Thompson as one of the worst possible partners he would be overpaid and constantly suspended.We need an experienced bloke who would be on the field not off it

Twal, Stef, Papaliii...

and Musgrave.

agree we need some kids to step up and also recruit

Musgrove needs to show something this year or be given the flick imo

Still got that potential tag on him

yea agree but he's signed for years (for better or worse...) so he will be around next year.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Something that’s gone unmentioned is his try scoring ability. 6 tries in 21 games for a rookie prop is something else. Compare that to Twal whose scored none in nearly 90. That’s freakish. I’d hope he’ll just keep ascending this year and not get caught in second year syndrome. Who was the player he steamrolled in of the last games last year? Think it was a Panthers player. Dude is an absolute monster.

 

[jirskyr]

I just heard out of his mouth that he had learned a lot of senior players in the club. I think we can put to bed this idea that he needed different leaders.

We don't need to buy experience or anything like that. We need a squad that has the talent to win the comp.

No no no it was all from those 4 days he spent with Dale Finucane.

 

[Speed2burn]

I look at lukeThompson as the perfect front row pairing with him


I look at Thompson as one of the worst possible partners he would be overpaid and constantly suspended.We need an experienced bloke who would be on the field not off it

Twal, Stef, Papaliii...

and Musgrave.

agree we need some kids to step up and also recruit

Musgrove needs to show something this year or be given the flick imo

Still got that potential tag on him


yea agree but he's signed for years (for better or worse...) so he will be around next year.

Ah yep true forgot he was on a long-ish contract. Hopefully we start to get some value out of him

 

[Glenji95]

I look at lukeThompson as the perfect front row pairing with him


I look at Thompson as one of the worst possible partners he would be overpaid and constantly suspended.We need an experienced bloke who would be on the field not off it

Twal, Stef, Papaliii...

and Musgrave.

agree we need some kids to step up and also recruit

Musgrove needs to show something this year or be given the flick imo

Still got that potential tag on him

We resigned him till 2024 last year so I doubt another team will be willing to take him just yet

 

[Glenji95]

You can never have too many quality props. However with Papali’i reported desire to play in the middle in 23 and LL going to the Cows I think the focus should be on a quality edge forward.

Biggest one available is Angus Crichton but I highly doubt he’ll leave the Roosters there were rumours he’s already resigned for another 2 years but Roosters haven’t officially announced it yet the next biggest one would be Tyson Frizell but that one would only happen if he doesn’t activate his player option for next year at the Knights