@Bathursttiger2 said in Matterson unhappy at Tigers?:

@Spud_Murphy said in Matterson unhappy at Tigers?:

@balmain-boy said in Matterson unhappy at Tigers?:

@Sart0ri said in Matterson unhappy at Tigers?:

I don’t see how a player swap can be done in the NRL, all the other team can do is release a player early but only if he signs with us. Why would the Titans want to swap Arrow for Matterson anyway? Arrow is currently the better player, they can’t be that desperate to save cap money.

The package deal sounds more likely, they can have Matterson only if they sign Packer, Reynolds or someone else Madge would like to release. The Tigers player would also have to agree to the deal, would we have to pay some of their contract?

The player being released for the swap will have a great bargaining position.

The titans would swap Arrow for Matterson if they knew that arrow was definitely leaving in 2021. If arrow leaves they’ll have a hard time replacing him as they’re a laughing stock. If he’s going and they can guarantee a replacement that’s a long term win for them. Because in 2021 they have Matterson, rather than neither which is what will happen if they don’t agree

They can’t force Arrow to come here if he doesn’t want to. I don’t know who the he’ll we’ll end up with but I’m guessing they won’t be as good a player as Matterson was for us. Unfortunately we are stuck between a rock and a hard place - keeping Matterson will cause team disharmony, letting him go elsewhere doesn’t guarantee us getting a decent player in return.

Arrow has stated that he is interested in moving to Sydney so that his wife can get more work as a model.

Sydney yes, but that doesn’t mean he wants to play for the Wests Tigers. Plenty of other more attractive options in Sydney.

@balmain-boy said in Matterson unhappy at Tigers?:

@Sart0ri said in Matterson unhappy at Tigers?:

I don’t see how a player swap can be done in the NRL, all the other team can do is release a player early but only if he signs with us. Why would the Titans want to swap Arrow for Matterson anyway? Arrow is currently the better player, they can’t be that desperate to save cap money.

The package deal sounds more likely, they can have Matterson only if they sign Packer, Reynolds or someone else Madge would like to release. The Tigers player would also have to agree to the deal, would we have to pay some of their contract?

The player being released for the swap will have a great bargaining position.

The titans would swap Arrow for Matterson if they knew that arrow was definitely leaving in 2021. If arrow leaves they’ll have a hard time replacing him as they’re a laughing stock. If he’s going and they can guarantee a replacement that’s a long term win for them. Because in 2021 they have Matterson, rather than neither which is what will happen if they don’t agree

They can’t force Arrow to come here if he doesn’t want to. I don’t know who the he’ll we’ll end up with but I’m guessing they won’t be as good a player as Matterson was for us. Unfortunately we are stuck between a rock and a hard place - keeping Matterson will cause team disharmony, letting him go elsewhere doesn’t guarantee us getting a decent player in return.

These blokes are always found to be ‘not guilty’, the courts never really take these cases seriously.

@WT2K said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Wonder what’s next for this club…

https://twitter.com/woodward_curtis/status/1184431519453966336?s=19
Can’t say much at the moment but Wests Tigers/Magpies are about to get bent over big time. Story to follow.

What’s new, we are always being bent over.

@Russell said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@Jimmy said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Everyone needs to calm down we are not in the bad of a situation team wise, we hv lost fonua, both robbies and masters
Masters will be replaced by lomax
1 Robbie for Walters
2 Robbie for Musgrove
Fonua?
Also regarding the Matto situation if we are to obtain arrow that’s a fantastic result

Our back 5 is not that bad based on paper
1.Mbye ( if in form he’s a great ball player and d organiser
2.jennings (great kicking option due to his height)
3.lomax
4.momo
5.nofo (attacking weapon)
Depth:thommo, talau

Based on 2019 form it’s avg. imo
1.thommo
2.lomax
3.momo
4.mbye
5.nofo
Depth. Talau and Jennings

All in all if Madge can get the best out of his players with the aditions of lomax, Walters, Musgrove and arrow we are in a prime position to make the top 4

@Jimmy said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Everyone needs to calm down we are not in the bad of a situation team wise, we hv lost fonua, both robbies and masters
Masters will be replaced by lomax
1 Robbie for Walters
2 Robbie for Musgrove
Fonua?
Also regarding the Matto situation if we are to obtain arrow that’s a fantastic result

Our back 5 is not that bad based on paper
1.Mbye ( if in form he’s a great ball player and d organiser
2.jennings (great kicking option due to his height)
3.lomax
4.momo
5.nofo (attacking weapon)
Depth:thommo, talau

Based on 2019 form it’s avg. imo
1.thommo
2.lomax
3.momo
4.mbye
5.nofo
Depth. Talau and Jennings

All in all if Madge can get the best out of his players with the aditions of lomax, Walters, Musgrove and arrow we are in a prime position to make the top 4

Surely you jest - "Jennings (great kicking option due to his height)"

If we did (and who knows) get Lomax, it would not be to play on the wing.

Sorry Jimmy but that’s the funniest thing I’ve read in years!

@Newtown said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@bptiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@Yossarian iam not sure about others on the forum, but i am just about over with the way our club is been run. are retention over the last 4-5 years has been woeful to say the least, to let masters to walk and also let matterson pick and chose if he plays when he has a contract for the next two years. why don’t we just let them all walk and we just play in the reserve grade comp. the club needs to grow a set and start telling these players who is in charge. we will be lucky to not get the spoon next year IF THINGS KEEP GOING THE WAY THERE GOING. i really thought things would improve when we signed madge, but again all are club gets is heartache, cant see any TOP signings coming, i hope there is a silver lining but things look dire.

This is mid October and clubs are not allowed to sign new players until 1st November at earliest. Hold onto your horses until then. I am sure that Lomax will be a Wests Tiger as will Musgrove. The way I see things there will also be at least two more quality signing before the end of the year.

Seriously? What makes you so sure about this Newtown? Lomax is a quality player, we don’t usually win the race for those types of players.

@Curly_Tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@Bathursttiger2 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@GNR4LIFE said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@Curly_Tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

One man might know have the Luke Thompson inside word, any word @THE_POM?

How bout letting him post when he’s ready.

I think that the insinuation was because Thompson is a Pommie and The POM even though the POM is not English.

Got it, I’ll make sure I flag it clearly next time around

Don’t worry about it mate, you can say whatever you like as long as your post isn’t deliberately offensive to anyone.

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@momo_amp_medo said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

In Telly today there was a rumour post with a teaser Q:-
Which two rep stars could be part of a tree club shuffle…?.

Have a guess to win a prize!

Rey Rey > Titans
Matto > Titans
AJ Brimson > Tigers
Jai Arrow > Sharks

That works. You’re in the game!

That cronulla mob amaze me, I heard on the radio yesterday that they had signed Ramien but the NRL wont register the contract till they offload someone…is their policy buy buy and buy and worry about it later

Ramien is training with the Sharks and is living in Caringbah. Now that opens the door for another club to apply pressure on that rotten mob to release Xerri!

I cant see Xerri being released they are trying to offload Fifita,no way would i want him to come back here

Yeah I know but it would be fun to put the Sharks under pressure since they can’t register the contract.

To get the players they want the sharks practically need to offload two of fifita, Moylan and dugan without paying a cent to any of them. They’re already over the cap for next season and need to offload players just to sign ramien, mulitalo, Kennedy and possibly upgrade xerri.

Havent they resigned Kennedy? edit yes they extended him til end of 2020. I also thought Mulitalo was already under contract? I’ve mentioned it before but I’d happily take Sione Katoa off their hands

Katoa has been overtaken by Mulitalo and lost confidence. He would only block the progression of our younger players.

he wouldnt block anyone as he wouldnt get picked if he didnt deserve it. would be our quickest back by a mile, certainly worth a shot, particuarly if cronulla will pick up some of the tab

We each have our own views on players. Katoa would block a position in CC for one of our younger players with potential to play NRL. Katoa is quick off the mark but loses pace rapidly, is not big nor does he have that drive to win. Watch Scolari play and you can see he wants to succeed. There is a huge difference between the two,

If we were to somehow get rid of Jennings then katoa could replace him in our 30. I rate scolari but he’s still at least a year away from first grade. Katoa is an improvement on Jennings.

I’m not sure about Bradley on the wing, he needs a good off-season and if he can bulk up a bit then maybe he can stay as a winger. He needs more size to play in the back row too. We won’t go into next season with both Lee Silva and scolari starting on the wings in CC. Think scolari has another year of eligibility in Flegg, Lee Silva will be too old for flegg I think.

Mate, a dead dog is an improvement on Jennings. Nobody would take him, even if we offered to pay full freight.

Maybe we should try the dead dog.

Or a cardboard cut out of Joey Manu

@Jimmy said in Captain?:

100 percent benji…problem is who will cpt when he’s gone? Brooks? Hmmmmm

Corey Thompson

@gallagher said in Great article re Roosters Salary Cap:

@fibrodreaming said in Great article re Roosters Salary Cap:

@The_Patriot said in Great article re Roosters Salary Cap:

I could care less for the salary cap talk. What the Roosters do well is release players who are not great value to the club. They dont pay overs for bit players. They then identity and recruit who add to the style of play and culture they are trying to achieve.

I used to think that too, but I’m not so sure anymore.

A couple of seasons ago there were some quite authoritative articles in the press concerning how much Easts were paying their players - not the marquee players but other squad members. They went into specifics, but unfortunately I have forgotten the details. I do remember that the articles raised some eyebrows at the time because it was claimed that many of their regulars were being paid substantially less than what one would expect their market value to be.

The obvious conclusion was that these players were in receipt of good TPAs. But, it appears not, because last year the NRL released official figures re TPAs by club and, to everyones amazement, Easts TPAs were middle of the pack.

So, that led me to conclude that either; (a) the bulk of the squad are happy to play for significant unders, which is possible; or, (b) their players are in receipt of other sources of money that does not have to be reported to the NRL, which I think is more likely.

The problem for the NRL is the lack of transparency around players remuneration. Until that is resolved, the NRL and Easts will continue to have a credibility problem.

But $350k was enough for Matterson to go from the premiers to a club that rarely makes the 8. I think they pay alot of their younger blokes bugger all.

Not anymore!