Tamou leaves Tigers call in safe hands

[Tigerbuck63]

I'm not enthused about this -,especially if Penrith win the title. I'm yet to see a player at the end of their career make an impact at a club trying to "rebuild" especially if they come from a club who has just experienced a successful year. A forced move - simply to add to the retirement fund. Time will tell if he is an exception.

Good point raised however he has Won a premiership at the cowboys and now a leader within a young pack that are killing the opposition with there play the ball speed and general D in the 1st 20 minutes of games.

A 2 year deal is worth it it lines up with Madge's extension of 1 year and having a player like this will enhance our younger players, he is a NSW origin and Australian player prior as well so there is not much in the game he hasn't achieved.

Right now all a smokescreen i hear the deal was this Panthers offered him a 1 year deal but he wanted 2, Tigers have given him 2 years and if he performs option of another year.

He has changed clubs before but also been loyal to the ones he has played for a Quality leader is what we lack and it does tick a few boxes.

 

[rihannafan1]

Signing Tamou at 31 years old would be a mistake but consistent with our woeful player recruitment and retention record. We need to continue to develop Mikaele and Musgrove to partner Aloiai, who's been great this year. Tamou is no Petro Civoniceva.

I was against the Tamou signing initially, but for $350k per year on a 2 year deal, there is no better option. We're also devoid of leadership in any way which he would bring.

Tamou makes more metres per game than all the players you listed and is a better defender. Realistically, he'd be the first middle forward picked. Aloiai has had his best year ever but his defence was exposed against Souths. Mikaele has been bitterly disappointing and Musgrove has played 4 games in the last 3 seasons.

I think Mikaele and Musgrove are both myths. They remind me of waiting for Ava and Sue.

Mikaele is young. Way too early to call on him. He's bigger than Sue and seems to enjoy the dirty stuff more than Ava.

Musgrove is a myth because he's basically never been on the field.

 

[Tigerbuck63]

Signing Tamou at 31 years old would be a mistake but consistent with our woeful player recruitment and retention record. We need to continue to develop Mikaele and Musgrove to partner Aloiai, who's been great this year. Tamou is no Petro Civoniceva.

I was against the Tamou signing initially, but for $350k per year on a 2 year deal, there is no better option. We're also devoid of leadership in any way which he would bring.

Tamou makes more metres per game than all the players you listed and is a better defender. Realistically, he'd be the first middle forward picked. Aloiai has had his best year ever but his defence was exposed against Souths. Mikaele has been bitterly disappointing and Musgrove has played 4 games in the last 3 seasons.

I think Mikaele and Musgrove are both myths. They remind me of waiting for Ava and Sue.

Mikaele is young. Way too early to call on him. He's bigger than Sue and seems to enjoy the dirty stuff more than Ava.

Musgrove is a myth because he's basically never been on the field.

Musgrove Myth i like that, from what i had seen when he played he went ok and showed he has some experience.
Might be playing for a contract next season.

 

[Guest]

Tamou and Hetherington would uplift our pack. Hopefully the Parra Bopper is half decent

This would be quite a decent coup for the club if we got both.

 

[mike]

Doesn’t sound like he really wants to come here. Sounds like a last option only. This will be a disaster an ageing prop who doesn’t want to be here but has no choice. It’s not going to end well.

Tell me what was his bodylanguage?

Huh?

 

[Guest]

Try to get Hetherington from Panthers, while he is on the field he will show the pack some leadership

Leadership is not why you would bring hetherington over

u want him for grunt lol

You’d take Hetherington all day over Easter island head ..
We need a kick arse Forward with attitude who plays long minutes .
Not another Aloiai 2.0

Gee that's a harsh call against Easter Island...

 

[Spacecub]

Doesn’t sound like he really wants to come here. Sounds like a last option only. This will be a disaster an ageing prop who doesn’t want to be here but has no choice. It’s not going to end well.

You could be right...another member of the WT retirement home....could be packer MK2

 

[happy_tiger]

Doesn’t sound like he really wants to come here. Sounds like a last option only. This will be a disaster an ageing prop who doesn’t want to be here but has no choice. It’s not going to end well.

You could be right...another member of the WT retirement home....could be packer MK2

He has always played well from one club to the next ...his Cowboys form transferred to his Penrith form ...it will all come down to how much we are paying him

If it is around that 450 -500 k mark he is a good signing

 

[hobbo1]

Doesn’t sound like he really wants to come here. Sounds like a last option only. This will be a disaster an ageing prop who doesn’t want to be here but has no choice. It’s not going to end well.

You could be right...another member of the WT retirement home....could be packer MK2

He has always played well from one club to the next ...his Cowboys form transferred to his Penrith form ...it will all come down to how much we are paying him

If it is around that 450 -500 k mark he is a good signing

Maths was never your strongest point
500k
Lmao

 

[happy_tiger]

Doesn’t sound like he really wants to come here. Sounds like a last option only. This will be a disaster an ageing prop who doesn’t want to be here but has no choice. It’s not going to end well.

You could be right...another member of the WT retirement home....could be packer MK2

He has always played well from one club to the next ...his Cowboys form transferred to his Penrith form ...it will all come down to how much we are paying him

If it is around that 450 -500 k mark he is a good signing

Maths was never your strongest point
500k
Lmao

Did he steal the last sausage sanga before you at Bunnings in Valley Heights

 

[hobbo1]

Doesn’t sound like he really wants to come here. Sounds like a last option only. This will be a disaster an ageing prop who doesn’t want to be here but has no choice. It’s not going to end well.

You could be right...another member of the WT retirement home....could be packer MK2

He has always played well from one club to the next ...his Cowboys form transferred to his Penrith form ...it will all come down to how much we are paying him

If it is around that 450 -500 k mark he is a good signing

Maths was never your strongest point
500k
Lmao

Did he steal the last sausage sanga before you at Bunnings in Valley Heights

He wouldn’t dare ..
No more plodders

 

[WT2K]

Another 48 hrs folks via David Riccio

Wests Tigers have finally landed a major scalp with the signing of former Test and premiership-winning prop James Tamou.

The leader of Penrith’s pack, Tamou has agreed to join the Tigers on a two-year deal, which is expected to be formally announced within the next 48 hours.

Hugely respected both on and off the field, Tamou’s experience and success at the highest level of the game will be pivotal to the Tigers desperate ambition to be considered a premiership force.

With 263-games worth of NRL experience, Tamou can reach the 300-club with the Tigers, having made his debut for North Queensland in 2009.

The 2015 premiership-winning prop with the Cowboys is an important and relieving signing for the Tigers who have missed out recently on Latrell Mitchell, Kurt Capewell, Jai Arrow, AJ Brimson and Matt Moylan.

With Penrith’s focus on retaining their rich young crop of talent, Tamou had been weighing-up an offer from St George-Illawarra, but knocked back the approach to link with the Tigers.

 

[OzLuke]

Hetherington would be our Brown type....smash the ball up, lots of big hits.....

mixed with brain snaps and suspensions.....

I'd like him in our pack

 

[weststigerman]

Haha 48 hours again

 

[JC99]

Journos love a good 48 hours

 

[bptiger]

Tamou confirmed

 

[Needaname]

Tamou confirmed

By?

 

[hobbo1]

Tamou confirmed
By?

Facebook lol

 

[Geo]

Doesn’t sound like he really wants to come here. Sounds like a last option only. This will be a disaster an ageing prop who doesn’t want to be here but has no choice. It’s not going to end well.

You could be right...another member of the WT retirement home....could be packer MK2

He has always played well from one club to the next ...his Cowboys form transferred to his Penrith form ...it will all come down to how much we are paying him

If it is around that 450 -500 k mark he is a good signing

Maths was never your strongest point
500k
Lmao

Did he steal the last sausage sanga before you at Bunnings in Valley Heights

He wouldn’t dare ..
No more plodders

Happy can't tell the difference between Dean Young and Jeremy Smith..

So maybe he thinks we are signing James Taumalolo..or Jason Tamou

 

[Needaname]

Tamou confirmed
By?

Facebook lol

Oh thanks heaven for that.