WT Player Recruitment & Retention for 2020

[McQueen_Magic]

3 Chris McQueen
4

Can't see the logic in keeping Momorovski when you have Joey L, Mbye and Talau already fighting for centre positions, particularly if Benji goes around.

 

[tigerbenji]

Talau has big wraps on him, would rather see him play a bit of CC before we use him in First grade.

 

[Russell]

3 Chris McQueen
4


Can't see the logic in keeping Momorovski when you have Joey L, Mbye and Talau already fighting for centre positions, particularly if Benji goes around.

The logic is - imo he is a better centre.

 

[happy_tiger]

With everything going on , I would have thought crunching the 2021 Salary Cap figure would be a very high priority

 

[Guest]

3 Chris McQueen
4


Can't see the logic in keeping Momorovski when you have Joey L, Mbye and Talau already fighting for centre positions, particularly if Benji goes around.

The logic is very simple, the Tigers are hanging onto him and extending his contract.

 

[TheDaBoss]

3 Chris McQueen
4


Can't see the logic in keeping Momorovski when you have Joey L, Mbye and Talau already fighting for centre positions, particularly if Benji goes around.

The logic is very simple, the Tigers are hanging onto him and extending his contract.

offering him a ambassador position as well?

before making him a life member

 

[crazycat]

3 Chris McQueen
4


Can't see the logic in keeping Momorovski when you have Joey L, Mbye and Talau already fighting for centre positions, particularly if Benji goes around.

The logic is very simple, the Tigers are hanging onto him and extending his contract.

I get where you are coming from McQueen_magic.
were strong in:
Center (3 that can fill+ momo)
5/8 (3 that can fill)
Were weak in:
Forwards
Second row
Hooker (we maybe have one in Liddle. OR he may always be injured).
Fullback (Corey T is great for a cheapie filling in.... We need a fullback. Maybe Doueihi is the dude but we haven't seen it.).
Were okish in:
Winger. (2x with Jennings and Nofo).

Sure we can move BJ to the forwards, maybe lock. But it would be better to keep him in the center or wing as he can do an occasional run to ease workload on our forwards.
Likewise we can move Mbye (why?) from center to Fullback, but he can't stop players. He can be there infront of them but he can't stop them. Mbye is his strongest in the center.

We have so overhired in the centers.

In fact our entire strategy, I don't know what were doing. It's like were aiming for the "big 17 + 5". Newcastle instead sharpshoots for big forwards like Tyson Frizzle and David Klemmer on top of Geurra and Saififi then you have a pretty fearsome forward pack. No one likes being pummled weak after weak.

Maybe Frizzle wasn't an option for us. But if forward or second row talent isn't first priority for our recruiters we won't get past 8th.

 

[TheDaBoss]

3 Chris McQueen
4


Can't see the logic in keeping Momorovski when you have Joey L, Mbye and Talau already fighting for centre positions, particularly if Benji goes around.

The logic is very simple, the Tigers are hanging onto him and extending his contract.

I get where you are coming from McQueen_magic.
were strong in:
Center (3 that can fill+ momo)
5/8 (3 that can fill)
Were weak in:
Forwards
Second row
Hooker (we maybe have one in Liddle. OR he may always be injured).
Fullback (Corey T is great for a cheapie filling in.... We need a fullback. Maybe Doueihi is the dude but we haven't seen it.).
Were okish in:
Winger. (2x with Jennings and Nofo).

Sure we can move BJ to the forwards, maybe lock. But it would be better to keep him in the center or wing as he can do an occasional run to ease workload on our forwards.
Likewise we can move Mbye (why?) from center to Fullback, but he can't stop players. He can be there infront of them but he can't stop them. Mbye is his strongest in the center.

We have so overhired in the centers.

In fact our entire strategy, I don't know what were doing. It's like were aiming for the "big 17 + 5". Newcastle instead sharpshoots for big forwards like Tyson Frizzle and David Klemmer on top of Geurra and Saififi then you have a pretty fearsome forward pack. No one likes being pummled weak after weak.

Maybe Frizzle wasn't an option for us. But if forward or second row talent isn't first priority for our recruiters we won't get past 8th.

Some of the weak spots u mentioned are strengthened a bit with the talent we do have comming thru

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[Russell]

How have we over hired in the centres - who are they?

We have Momo and BJ - what other centres do we have? aprat fron Cini in lower grade

Mbye was a FB, Talau is a 5/8, Jennings is a winger - they all can fill in as a centre.

We really only have 2 centres, that were bought as centres.

 

[Guest]

How have we over hired in the centres - who are they?

We have Momo and BJ - what other centres do we have? aprat fron Cini in lower grade

Mbye was a FB, Talau is a 5/8, Jennings is a winger - they all can fill in as a centre.

We really only have 2 centres, that were bought as centres.

Correct. Anyone thinking otherwise has no clue.

 

[happy_tiger]

How have we over hired in the centres - who are they?

We have Momo and BJ - what other centres do we have? aprat fron Cini in lower grade

Mbye was a FB, Talau is a 5/8, Jennings is a winger - they all can fill in as a centre.

We really only have 2 centres, that were bought as centres.

Correct. Anyone thinking otherwise has no clue.

Mbye is a utility , hasn't really proven himself in any position

 

[TheDaBoss]

Joseph Manu should be on our cards then

 

[Cairnstigers]

So next year we have 11 spots to fill and we have the following off:

Offer new contract
1 Benji Marshall (Resign cheap if he wanted)
2 Oliver Clarke (Resign cheap only)

Let Go
1 Alex Seyfarth
2 Chris Lawrence
3 Chris McQueen
4 Dylan Smith
5 Elijah Taylor
6 Matt Eisenhuth
7 Paul Momo (we don't need him with BJ and Talau)
8 Rob Jennings
9 Sam Mcintyre

From those 9, the only ones who are going to give us much cap value are ET (500k) Jennings (300k) and McQueen (450k). Plus we get the 300k cap back from our penalty. As i see most of the others on pretty minimal contracts and we could really only replace them with minimum contracted players.

So from that, we can probably afford two decent players at that 500k-600k mark, and the rest will have to be up and coming players/value players/potential signings/discarded players on the cheap

Seyfarth won't be going anywhere, neither will Momirovski.

What about Nofoluma
Can he be added to the list please
Can we let him go
Please

 

[McQueen_Magic]

How have we over hired in the centres - who are they?

We have Momo and BJ - what other centres do we have? aprat fron Cini in lower grade

Mbye was a FB, Talau is a 5/8, Jennings is a winger - they all can fill in as a centre.

We really only have 2 centres, that were bought as centres.

Correct. Anyone thinking otherwise has no clue.

I am sorry? No clue?

Talau may be a "5/8", but he is playing centre in CC, and has been for a while, so I think its clear where the plans to use him are.

Mbye is a utility, and people might say he is a FB, but he is not even in the discussion when it comes to FB at the moment. He spent a fair bit of time at centre last year, as well as some time for Qld. I don't think Madge gets rid of Momorovski if he wasn't confident we had enough quality in the centres to cover him for this year.

BJ is a centre. Yes, RJ is a stop gap solution.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Harry Grant story on 9 now.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Harry Grant story on 9 now.

Positive story, wants to win and it was suggested he will be the qld SOO hooker this year.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Final spot updated with Shawn Blore being contracted to our top 30 (source: NRL.com)

 

[tigerbenji]

Wonder if Packer has started running @ training yet ?.

 

[TheDaBoss]

Final spot updated with Shawn Blore being contracted to our top 30 (source: NRL.com)

if he debuts before say Smith, Mclntyre or Seyfarth hopefully that gives them some motivation to push fforward

 

[JC99]

Wonder if Packer has started running @ training yet ?.

Apparently he has. Still not full training but running without pain for the first time in over a year