Worst Signing in Wests Tigers History

[HowDugWT]

As the news slows down and everyone is grasping at possible rumours and signings, I was thinking we could have a little fun thinking of the worst tigers signings in history.
The first ones that come to mind are:
Adam Blair who basically did nothing at the club despite playing well at his previous and next club after the tigers
Matt Ballin who played 3 games in 2 years
BJ Leilua who is as dumb as they come
Braith Anasta who was pretty much already retired then in hindsight bags the club at all possible times

There is plenty to choose from so drop down below who your worst signing is ...
There is plenty to choose from

 

[Demps]

Luke Brooks

 

[jadtiger]

As the news slows down and everyone is grasping at possible rumours and signings, I was thinking we could have a little fun thinking of the worst tigers signings in history.
The first ones that come to mind are:
Adam Blair who basically did nothing at the club despite playing well at his previous and next club after the tigers
Matt Ballin who played 3 games in 2 years
BJ Leilua who is as dumb as they come
Braith Anasta who was pretty much already retired then in hindsight bags the club at all possible times

There is plenty to choose from so drop down below who your worst signing is ...
There is plenty to choose from

The main criteria for me is how much the player cost us and the length of the contract compared to what they deliver on the field.Unfortunately we have a very long list of frauds,i nominate Packer and Reynolds

 

[guywolf]

Surely Adam Blair is up there given how much we paid and how much he underperformed.

 

[jrtiger]

it's Adam Blair.

we lost a lot of our DNA and culture when we offloaded Gibbs, Fifita and Ryan, with Heighington heading out the door the year after. we never got it back. he was David Fifita at the Titans before David Fifita.

in addition, the way Sheens trained his players never worked with Blair. he's from the Bellamy school of "all intensity at all times."

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Jason Taylor.

 

[tigers.]

Josh Reynolds or Moses Mybe have my vote

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Matt Balin
closely followed by
Adam Doueihi

 

[tigers.]

If we are going way back Owen Craigie and Ryan O'hara have to be mentioned

 

[Odessa]

There has been so many hard to choose

It's almost as hard to answer as when someone who doesn't have kids ask you which child do you love the most

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Depends which end of the scale you wanna go. If you are talking about big naming signings that were overpaid and did nothing, probably either Blair, Reynolds and Packer. If you want to go the other way, players that just did nothing, then there loads. Matt Ballin, Sam Harris, Jason Cayless, Nick Graham. Those are just off the top of my head. You can go either end of the scale and make a compelling argument. Pick your poison.

 

[tigers.]

Depends which end of the scale you wanna go. If you are talking about big naming signings that were overpaid and did nothing, probably either Blair, Reynolds and Packer. If you want to go the other way, players that just did nothing, then there loads. Matt Ballin, Sam Harris, Jason Cayless, Nick Graham. Those are just off the top of my head. You can go either end of the scale and make a compelling argument. Pick your poison.

Sam Harris is a name I forgot . Did absolutely nothing in a west tigers jersey. Rugby player from memory?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Sam Harris is a name I forgot . Did absolutely nothing in a west tigers jersey

Who would have thought that out of all our big name signings for 2006, Keith Galloway would be the one who had the most success. Never saw anything in him at the Sharks. Was just a big lug. The more established recruits like O’Hara, Lolesi and Harris fell by the wayside

 

[tiger_one]

🍿🍿

 

[jadtiger]

Jason Taylor.

As a coach he was by far the worst

 

[Bula]

The Peach rotted on the ground.

 

[InBulaWeTrust]

Tim Sheens in 2023

 

[Yossarian]

Got to be Adam Blair. We've had worse in terms of value/performance but his signing derailed a long-term premiership challenging team. What could have been with Fifita et al still at the club. One club heroes like Rhino and even Beau Ryan...

In terms of dud buys, Josh Reynolds, Anasta, Graham, Ballin, Buettner... It's a crowded field.

 

[weststigerman]

Russell Packer.

At least Blair held a position in the top 17 regularly.

Pick any of Cleary’s signings really. Reynolds, Mbye, McQueen there are plenty to choose from.

Only one I remember being decent for more than a year was Corey Thompson.

 

[weststigerman]

Tim Sheens in 2023

If you’re including coaching, he’s my pick as well along with the automatic Benji ascension.