Wests Tigers 2014 Signings/Losses

[Milky]

**Losses:** Big T (Waratahs) & Ben Murdoch Masila (Panthers)

**Gains:** Brenden Santi (Parramatta Eels, mid season, 2015)

**Re-Signed:** Manaia Cherrington (2016), Delouise Hoeter (2016), David Nofoaluma (2017), Curtis Sironen (2017), Aaron Woods (2017)

**Off Contract:** Braith Anasta, Michael Bullock, Jarred Farlow, Asipeli Fine, James Gavet, Marika Koroibete, Cory Paterson, James Tedesco, Bodene Thompson, Andrew Vela

 

[Muffstar]

Is Koro on the move as well. I thought I read something on the Forum about him leaving ?

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

There are a few we need to lock up straight away

 

[Flippedy]

Need to re-sign Tedesco, Gavet and Thompson in that order asap!

 

[alexaki]

So we sign Santi before Gavet?? Must only mean we have room in our cap for Gavet…bloody better be the case

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[Tiger8989]

Isnt big Ava off contract also??

I thought he was - if so he would be a priority in my opinion.

Goes under the radar but is a gun.

 

[Luke]

The obvious ones we need to re-sign are Tedesco and Gavet. After that I would say Thompson and Koroibete (need him to take over Richards when he retires).

 

[VanillaThunder]

How's Hoeter shaping up? From the relatively little I saw of him last year he did pretty well, any chance of a future in first grade when Patty goes?

 

[Milky]

Isnt big Ava off contract also??

I thought he was - if so he would be a priority in my opinion.

Goes under the radar but is a gun.

No one knows for sure, people go off zerotackle but they haven't got a source which states he is off contract, it is just a guess. In his interviews he makes it as if he will be here next year 100%.

How's Hoeter shaping up? From the relatively little I saw of him last year he did pretty well, any chance of a future in first grade when Patty goes?

I am not 100% sure but I believe he is injured at the moment.

 

[balmain boy]

Hoeter is still recovering from surgery at the start of the season. Was supposed to be due back mid season.

I think we'll find Santi is purely on a NSW Cup contract . Like players such as Hitchcox, Bullock etc. The NSW Cup side signs players solely for their use, with no real consideration of first grade potential. It's almost as if he's signed with Balmain Ryde Eastwood than Wests Tigers if that historical reference makes it easier to understand.

They aren't on NRL contracts but could be included under the second tier salary cap if they develop and are wanted to play NRL.

Players like Ava, Gavet etc are all NRL players and as such must have NRL contracts.

So i doubt signing Santi would have any impact on our ability to re-sign our NRL players.

 

[tig_prmz]

am i the only one who believes every club should have a list of their top 25 players and when they're off contract on their website?

it puts an end to all the speculations and gives the fans a better idea of the club's future. fans in the nrl are so blinded by the nrl and the clubs i believe. there is no transparency- which not only leads to speculations but also cheating imo.