Reading this thread is like waiting for the drought to break. Keep looking at weather site and sceptical of any forcast. Got to work on the fact we are one day closer than yesterday

Isn’t jrey a cleanskin.
Think you guys are dreaming to believe he’s done something bad enough that would negate his contract

Noffa doesn’t owe the club as the club doesn’t owe noffa anything.
We really can’t offer money on sentiment imo just fair value.
Benji and Farah got overs to stay which didn’t help the club any. Most other clubs have players like this sign for less.
If noffa leaves that’s his choice. Only hope if it happens that it all goes down with integrity

Watched the fox video. Seemed setup to imo

I have it on good authority that I have no idea but I would prefer wighten over LM.

Happy Xmas to all.
Don’t get stuck in the chimney

@Lauren said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Not sure where to post link, as idk if the Latrell thread still exists, but find his comments in article could be useful or constructive for club recruitment and management.

The 23-year-old, who is aiming to extend his deal at Redfern, spoke in detail for the first time about his meeting with the Cowboys - something that was arranged as he was en route to Cairns for a holiday - and his Taree coffee date with Tigers coach Michael Maguire.

While he was tempted by the country lifestyle the Cowboys offered, Mitchell said the Tigers tabled a deal worth north of $1m a season.

"It was big money - we’re talking big money - but I said to myself, ‘If I go there, will I be happy and the player I want to be?’,’’ Mitchell said.

"People will see I’m on over $1m … I didn’t need that pressure yet, with the money side [of things]. I thought, ‘Souths are keen, I’ll take a pay cut and go and play with them, challenge myself and play with some elite players’.

"The Tigers had Benji [Marshall] and good players. But they didn’t have the foundation. They played good this year and it was grouse to see.

But they didn’t have your Cody Walkers and Adam Reynolds, boys who have played together for years - the three players in the spine (along with Damien Cook) have played for four or five years already.

"Benji was in and out [of the halves], Luke Brooks was in and out, they [the Tigers] just couldn’t find that balance. I was like, ‘I can’t go there yet’. If there was an opportunity later on, maybe.

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https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/i-had-a-bit-of-bias-against-them-why-latrell-mitchell-benched-blues-20201104-p56be3.html

Challenge myself and play with some elite players?? Challenge would of been taking tigers offer

I’d like to see mbye and BJ change sides. The left is generally the best attacking side so I would have strike centre there and defensive centre on right

@wokesmoke said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@twentyforty said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@wokesmoke said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@twentyforty said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

If we are 6/2 after our first 8 games, would that validate our recruitment drive?

No, a finals spot would. Tigers have started well last couple years only to be found out later in the season.

Smoke, what does that say about the roster?

Depth. Essentially for 2 years tigers have had 2.5 mil sitting on the sidelines (reynolds,Packer,matulino,mcqueen) + Pascoe fine. Hard to compete when playing 3 mil disadvantage to other teams.

Matulino didn’t sit on the side line like the other 3

@Tiger-Tragic said in If Madge fails.....:

@Red88_Tiger said in If Madge fails.....:

I don’t blame Madge. If the players don’t buy in to what he is doing then see you later I say

One of them did, Ryan Matterson. All of Souths eventually did too.

Where there’s smoke?

The cycle of coaches will never end if we offload Madge. The culture of players killing our coach needs to stop. Board needs to back Madge. If players aren’t prepared to be professional they need to move.
Would you have kept Matterson??

@tigerbuck63 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@happy_tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@pawsandclaws1 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

There are rumours the Sharks are interested in Dufty. interestingly he was down at a Cronulla Cafe the other day with a young lady.

Elle McPherson ??

I still prefer the sister Mimi and recall seeing the video on the boat many years ago from a friend in advertising that managed to get a copy.

If the boat is rocking i would be knocking… lol

Why not have both

@speed2burn said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@red88_tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Who was the main hooker when brooks got dally m. Farah or liddle

I can’t remember hey. Reading back on 2018 it says Liddle played 13 games so I would say he played a pretty big part of it but I think most were off the bench

Thanks. My memory is like a sieve

Who was the main hooker when brooks got dally m. Farah or liddle

Cows definitely sounds plausible. McGuire has a history winding people up

@balmain-boy said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@tigerbuck63 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

As reported by the MOLE without revealing the club does any forum members have an insight to which club and the incident that occurred.

RIFTS REMAIN FROM CLUB’S FIERY PRESO NIGHT
One NRL club has some major healing to do before the start of the comp, after a fiery end-of-season presentation night a couple of months back.

Things got heated between both coaching staff and players as the beers flowed after a frustrating season on and off the field.

It’s been anything but smooth sailing in the months since and some rifts remain unresolved.

Unless the ‘vibe’ improves in coming weeks, the club could face a long season.

You’d say Broncos and Dragons are most likely. Cowboys a possibility too.

Sharks ??

@finnzo said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Only reason I can see dragons going after Andrew is because cam has said he doesn’t want to renew his contract there that is the only logical explanation

The people who are most resistant to change are generally of the belief that things don’t need changing. Their captain was firmly in McGregors camp may be a premeditated move. Only speculating though

@jadtiger said in Benji Marshall:

@Earl said in Benji Marshall:

@happy_tiger said in Benji Marshall:

@Swordy said in Benji Marshall:

He can get his $150k in marketing and promotions for the Tigers. No one would begrudge that.

But he wants to play. Some people are just intent on playing and good luck to him. Thats his choice.

But there is no need to try and crucify the WT’s whenever we don’t meet his needs or wants

I think he is a bit of a sook. I really like him. He has given this club so much. Last year though his defense was terrible. I’d be happy for him to play Reggies only if he desperately wants to play but I don’t want him anywhere near the first grade team. We need to move on.

It would be a poor move imho in having Benji playing reggies with us.The media would start agitating for him to play first grade especially if we were not playing well.As a club we dont need that criticism and media attention.
The docile dogs would be his best bet if he wants to continue in Sydney as his brother is there and he would be helping a team of cellar dwellars,sure it would be behind an impotent pack of forwards but he would still be getting first grade games there he wont anywhere else

And would most likely have josh Jackson beside him

@Elderslie_Tiger said in Player Dramas in the NRL Off-Season (Silly Season):

@diedpretty said in Player Dramas in the NRL Off-Season (Silly Season):

@Elderslie_Tiger said in Player Dramas in the NRL Off-Season (Silly Season):

@bathursttiger1 said in Player Dramas in the NRL Off-Season (Silly Season):

Mitch resigns as Knights captain, he keeps his contact, the girl he texted now no longer employed by the Knights, seems like she gets punished more than Mitch.

If she had stayed at the Knights how uncomfortable would it have been for her at least by leaving things should settle a lot quicker for her.

Whaaaat? - so she has to quit over that lowlife - I hope the NRL investigate whatever payout they made as being part of their salary cap.

She didn’t have to quit but how difficult would it have been for her if she had stayed put your self in her place would you have stayed?

Newcastle has many low supporters . Wouldn’t mind betting she left for fear of backlash from them

Tigers 7th. Parra drop to 13th by rd 19 and johns gets ridiculed for poor coaching of Moses

@jai_donaldson said in Madge's plans for Halves:

@weststigerman said in Madge's plans for Halves:

I think the time is right for Madden to step up if either AD or Brooks in particular go down injured or have form issues.

My only concern is his defence, but he looks to have bulked up a bit so that will help.

Mates of mine who are massive Knights fans often say we bagged a good one with him. Apparently Andrew Johns was filthy with Newy for letting him go and has massive wraps on him.

Joey rated Moses aswell