Tuimoala Lolohea Signs with WT

[Baze]

https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/867197175654105088

To slow Brent, beat you to it :smiley:

 

[tiger05premier]

https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/867197175654105088

To slow Brent, beat you to it :smiley:

Any other news on who we are after Baze?

 

[jirskyr]

https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/867197175654105088

To slow Brent, beat you to it :smiley:

He's probably following you, these guys don't get all scoops by themselves.

 

[WT2K]

https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/867197175654105088

Time for Ivan to get him into shape.

Send him to the sand dunes at kurnell

Or make him do the city2surf next year.

He can push the team bus

 

[Baze]

https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/867197175654105088

To slow Brent, beat you to it :smiley:

Any other news on who we are after Baze?

Not much coming out on my end at the moment. Mahe Fonua looks to be done which has been well reported, other than that most of the recent news has been regarding Liddle and Mcilwrick who will both re-sign. I suspect the club is talking to a few players and also waiting to see what players are forced out elsewhere due to salary cap constraints.

Peter Hiku is one to look out for but he hasn't been given the final word by Penrith as to whether or not he will be released. Penrith seem to be shopping a few players but stalling on making a final decision on who will go.

 

[tiger05premier]

https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/867197175654105088

To slow Brent, beat you to it :smiley:

Any other news on who we are after Baze?

Not much coming out on my end at the moment. Mahe Fonua looks to be done which has been well reported, other than that most of the recent news has been regarding Liddle and Mcilwrick who will both re-sign. I suspect the club is talking to a few players and also waiting to see what players are forced out elsewhere due to salary cap constraints.

Peter Hiku is one to look out for but he hasn't been given the final word by Penrith as to whether or not he will be released. Penrith seem to be shopping a few players but stalling on making a final decision on who will go.

Thanks
Good to hear the 2 hookers are staying

 

[Spartan117]

The way I see it with Lolohea we are getting a reserve grader with a ton of potential, so it is a pretty big punt. Expecting very little for the first month or so but would like to think by the end of the season he has shown us something to suggest he could be a goer in 2018.

We have had some luck with reserve graders in the past, Austen and Tapau were both reserve graders/bench NRL players when we signed them and they have carved out pretty good NRL careers

We had a ton more go the other way Coach, and kicking on whentey leave the Tigers

I like the optimism though

 

[taner_m8]

Tui Lolohea is 99.9% coming. read this

http://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/news/tui-lolohea-wests-tigers-contract-new-zealand-warriors-nrl/1r3tui71wj24l1eiu572atwjz5

 

[innsaneink]

ive never seen 55 pages on an unconfirmed reserve grader before….you new blokes are getting the hang of this

 

[Tacky]

I went to the Warriors vs Roosters game last year and thought Tui had a lot of talent. He has been playing in one of the most inconsistent teams for his whole career, I'm really excited to see what Ivan can do with him.

RTS stole the show but, Tui's contribution is undeniable.

[media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ya7y6cIf5E[/media]

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

the anticipation is killing me ..lol

just imagine if he turns out to be a flop .. what a waste of 55 pages and endless hours on we wasted

 

[FreddyK]

Tacky - thanks for the upload. Lolohea certainly showed some pace against Easts there is also a video of Fonua outpacing Barba albeit in 2014\. It will be a nice change adding some size with pace in the backs. Loving the way Ivan is building the team … and culture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzlCFCPZwd0

 

[Tacky]

Tacky - thanks for the upload. Lolohea certainly showed some pace against Easts there is also a video of Fonua outpacing Barba albeit in 2014\. It will be a nice change adding some size with pace in the backs. Loving the way Ivan is building the team … and culture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzlCFCPZwd0

I really don't know what to expect from Fonua. He could be anything.

 

[Club_Sandwich]

the anticipation is killing me ..lol

just imagine if he turns out to be a flop .. what a waste of 55 pages and endless hours on we wasted

You mean like the Jamal Idris thread?

 

[supercoach]

The way I see it with Lolohea we are getting a reserve grader with a ton of potential, so it is a pretty big punt. Expecting very little for the first month or so but would like to think by the end of the season he has shown us something to suggest he could be a goer in 2018.

We have had some luck with reserve graders in the past, Austen and Tapau were both reserve graders/bench NRL players when we signed them and they have carved out pretty good NRL careers

We had a ton more go the other way Coach, and kicking on whentey leave the Tigers

I like the optimism though

Your right mate and I am pretty negative bloke by nature when it comes to the Tigers, maybe its just wishful thinking, but he might just make the grade

 

[2041]

The way I see it with Lolohea we are getting a reserve grader with a ton of potential, so it is a pretty big punt. Expecting very little for the first month or so but would like to think by the end of the season he has shown us something to suggest he could be a goer in 2018.

We have had some luck with reserve graders in the past, Austen and Tapau were both reserve graders/bench NRL players when we signed them and they have carved out pretty good NRL careers

We had a ton more go the other way Coach, and kicking on whentey leave the Tigers

I like the optimism though

I can't think of many that have been taken from the Tigers reggies and proved to be good. Addo-Carr I guess, but that was more of a contract cock up than a talent-based oversight.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

People Speak so Highly of him. I am hoping I am wrong about him.

I want people at MY club who love it as much as I do.

What's to say he won't?

It's nicto see that there's still people around that still believe that when players say " I love the Club" , they really mean it…...the most over used and, the most flexible comment in the history of sport!!!!

No different to marriage. A lot of "I love you's" today but divorced in 6 months.

Lol.

 

[tigerap]

https://twitter.com/brentread_7/status/867197175654105088

To slow Brent, beat you to it :smiley:

Any other news on who we are after Baze?

Not much coming out on my end at the moment. Mahe Fonua looks to be done which has been well reported, other than that most of the recent news has been regarding Liddle and Mcilwrick who will both re-sign. I suspect the club is talking to a few players and also waiting to see what players are forced out elsewhere due to salary cap constraints.

Peter Hiku is one to look out for but he hasn't been given the final word by Penrith as to whether or not he will be released. Penrith seem to be shopping a few players but stalling on making a final decision on who will go.

A rumour going around we are making a serious play for Agnatius Paasi….

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

If LoLo cost the sort of money that was bandied around, and wasn't it for three or four years. ? He had better be a lot more than a reserve grader when he gets here.im not sure about the length of the contract.
For some reason the Warriors don't think he's that good, even at a lower price

 

[Nelson]

If LoLo cost the sort of money that was bandied around, and wasn't it for three or four years. ? He had better be a lot more than a reserve grader when he gets here.im not sure about the length of the contract.
For some reason the Warriors don't think he's that good, even at a lower price

The balance of this year and two further years is the word going around.