I know nothing at all about Laurie so I will temper my enthusiasm until I get to see him in action.

I do know that Momo undertook a relocation to the Storm to assit the Harry Grant season at the Tigers in 2020. I thought that was selfless and decent on his part.

I’m disappointed that he couldn’t return to the Tigers and be a part of a better 2021 season. I hope his move to the Panthers is financially and professionally better for him and his immediate future.

No doubt, he learnt a lot under Bellamy and his systems and I wish him every success in his future.

@jedi_tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@jadtiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@jedi_tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@jadtiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@jedi_tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@elderslie_tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@tigerwest said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@jadtiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

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@davey_farrell said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

im hoping for that. isaako would be nice

Stgeorge would need to pay full freight now to get McCullough
I dont see Broncos releasing McCullough and Isaako
They are very thin as it is
Brisbane would need someone in return
And not just walters

If I were the Dragqueens, I’d go hard for Walters, he can play 9…and would stick it up the broncos for playing hardball for McCollough

Drags need a player NOW not half way through the season,so i just can’t imagine them chasing him.

Have they got anyone we could use?

Maybe look at a swap for Simpkin this year (experience) if they are confident Liddell is OK?

Didn’t do Harry any harm.

With all the hype around Simpkin it would not be worth the risk to let him play somewhere else he will probably play FG at some stage of the season and if he’s as good as they say will have to be upgraded to make sure we keep him.

would you stand in Liddles way if the dragons offered him a contract from 2022 could he be released early. I do think we need him though but could we cover with simpkins and Mmbye with Laurie at fb

Why would you release our number 1 hooker?We dont have another in the club except for someone who is potentially good but has not played a minute of FG football

because he probably won’t be our number 1 hoomer mid year and he is not signed for 2022
if the dragons came knocking for Liddle 2022,

@jadtiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@jedi_tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

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@jadtiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@tigerap said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@cairnstigers said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@davey_farrell said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

im hoping for that. isaako would be nice

Stgeorge would need to pay full freight now to get McCullough
I dont see Broncos releasing McCullough and Isaako
They are very thin as it is
Brisbane would need someone in return
And not just walters

If I were the Dragqueens, I’d go hard for Walters, he can play 9…and would stick it up the broncos for playing hardball for McCollough

Drags need a player NOW not half way through the season,so i just can’t imagine them chasing him.

Have they got anyone we could use?

Maybe look at a swap for Simpkin this year (experience) if they are confident Liddell is OK?

Didn’t do Harry any harm.

With all the hype around Simpkin it would not be worth the risk to let him play somewhere else he will probably play FG at some stage of the season and if he’s as good as they say will have to be upgraded to make sure we keep him.

would you stand in Liddles way if the dragons offered him a contract from 2022 could he be released early. I do think we need him though but could we cover with simpkins and Mmbye with Laurie at fb

Why would you release our number 1 hooker?We dont have another in the club except for someone who is potentially good but has not played a minute of FG football

I dont think liddle will be number 1 hooker by mid year and he is not signed beyond 2022 if the dragons came knocking potentially yes

I honestly believe he will be our number 1 hooker this year,imo it would be a very short sighted idea to release him he has been good for us on the field

fair enough Jad
it will be interesting to see if the dragons or dogs come looking for Liddle for 2022
I think if we keep liddle and don’t play simpkins we will lose him to another club end of 2022

You are a perennial Liddle critic. I wish you could resist just once in a while.

I completely disagree with your assessment of Jacob Liddle. I think he is a star.

But, given our history, it won’t be the only thing we disagree upon. Go Jacob!!!

I’ve liked what Elijah Taylor has brought to the side from the bench in the last two games. He is obviously there to stiffen the defence once the prop rotation takes effect, but he has been very effective in doing it. I have much respect for him.

@TheDaBoss said in Maguire Signs Until End of 2023:

Best offseason ever

I think it’s shaping that way. Earlier non-extension of Marshall contract; the release of, in my opinion, a “divisive” character in Aloiai (I think I can get away with “divisive” but I really mean " seriously weird"); Reynolds’ departure to UK; signing of Roberts (hopeful more than confident); Joe O signing (confident more than hopeful); the maturity and stability that a forward leader like Tamou can bring; recognition and roles for Robbie and Chrissy with the club; and now the contract extension for Maguire, all makes me feel that better days are ahead for us at WT.

Obviously, it’s early days and we can expect improvement as the combinations gel (I hope).

Apart from a Garner brain-snap, a lazy Mikaele goal line defence effort and nothing at all from Packer, our forwards were solid against one of the best packs in the NRL.

Williams and Wighton were way too classy and composed by comparision to Brooks and Mbye. Hopefully the return of Doueihi in Rd 2 will help Brooks.

Barring injuries, I think Storm, Roosters, Panthers and Raiders ( …maybe Souths) are a class above the rest and will feature deep into the finals.

Tigers?? … I dunno. Might be 50/50 chances against the rest and could snag enough wins to make 8th? But my pre-Round 1 enthusiasm has been dented a bit.

@the_third said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Addo Carr and grant for momorovski and Liddell would work for me

No way. IMO, Liddle is a keeper for WT. A genuine talent who has not had his chance to shine yet. Great kid too.

I don’t know why, after all these years of the highs and lows of being a diehard WT member and fan, but last night’s defeat by the Titans is really affecting me. I think it’s the lowest of all lows I’m feeling at the moment. I can usually dismiss it pretty quickly and get over the ridiculous decisions and plays that get us beaten, but, seriosuly …leading by 12 and then 10 with the game seemingly under control, we manage to lose in the last minute of play …!!! I’m going to need a running jump and a mini-tramp to be any chance of getting back on this horse, I can tell ya.

I’m not sure about the technical issues that were a pain for those who tried to watch it live. I just watched it on the website.

I must admit I was intrigued by the interaction between Pascoe and Maguire. It seemed to be mutually respectful and that can’t be a bad thing for the stability of the club.

For mine, they seemed to be clear about expectations of future success and respectful of the diverse parts of the WT family. I found it positive, confident and affirming.

@pawsandclaws1 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

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@TSupps05 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

The dogs just offer players 100k+ more than they are worth, we have come out and said we will not be paying overs anymore which will shoot us in the foot a couple times.

Because we have been burnt in the past… We just need to pick better and we have the staff now to do this unlike Cleary’s recruitment.
need to get the first one over the line and if that means an extra 100k then so be it… Make it happen

It is not just that. Barret is “a player’s coach”. The Turbo bros love him and player’s talk. A lot of coaches like Cleary and Barret treat each player differently.

Madge is one way…10000% and intense.

That works for Bellamy as you get grand finals and glory.

But not many people want that intensity. Madge will only attract a certain type of player…and that means we need to be patient. LL, AD want Madge’s style, but not everyone does. Bennet gives blokes a week off…everyone is his best mate…

Do you know any of this to be true directly, or all hearsay? I’m not a fan of making grand statements about the personalities of people you’ve never met, nor even had second-hand information about.

Benji said it on 360…I am presuming he knows what he is talking about.

“From a guy like Madge (Maguire) who only knows one way of, ‘we’re going to train as hard as we can, we’re going to get as fit as we can and it doesn’t matter what it takes to get to that, we’re going to build mental toughness’… and I really enjoyed that,” the New Zealand star added.
"But I think what’s happened now is the generation has changed where I think the kids are a little bit different these days where individually people need different types of training, or different types of understanding.
"Some people don’t handle tough love, and understanding that is probably the biggest challenge that Madge is going to have for next year."

Thank god he’s gone

Is Benji suggesting Maguire is inflexible?

The exit of Marshall from 2021 is a significant change for the club in a POSITIVE direction. A season of Doueihi at 6 and Brooks at 7 (barring injuries) will bring the most stable, coachable and infuential halves pairing the club has had in more than a decade.

Sure, a signing or two in other key positions would help, but, no Marshall defensive inconsistency and predisposition for the “glory play”, is a great start to a better year in 2021.

@frullens said in Harry Grant:

Benji on 360 said you can tell Harry comes from a good system, he’s very professional

Not a great reflection on the WT system

Hardly a great reflection on Benji for that matter. He was a marquee player and senior leader that should have shaped those “systems” he talked about. But then, how could he when the squad knew he was a turnstyle in defence and was intent on the selfish miracle play to make up for his deficiencies?

He should just retire while has has some semblance of integrity.

@mike said in RIP Tommy Raudonikis:

@tiger-tragic said in RIP Tommy Raudonikis:

@mike said in RIP Tommy Raudonikis:

@cochise said in RIP Tommy Raudonikis:

@mike said in RIP Tommy Raudonikis:

There is a shot of me on the nine news. Chuffed.

Ill have to have a look for you later

Of me is probably a bit liberal. In the crowd in the stand… lol

Ohhhh no. Liberal??? i’m outta here

hahahahah is that all it takes?

Pretty much, yeh.

@mike said in RIP Tommy Raudonikis:

@cochise said in RIP Tommy Raudonikis:

@mike said in RIP Tommy Raudonikis:

There is a shot of me on the nine news. Chuffed.

Ill have to have a look for you later

Of me is probably a bit liberal. In the crowd in the stand… lol

Ohhhh no. Liberal??? i’m outta here

@mike said in RIP Tommy Raudonikis:

There is a shot of me on the nine news. Chuffed.

I’m not sure how to respond. I admire and respect you for the quality of your comments on here but then you seem to tell me that you watch Nine News?

That’s not sitting well with me.

As The Boss so eloquently wrote; “Lord, have mercy on a man who doubts what he’s sure of”

@facepalmer said in A star is born...:

I just hope we don’t break the kid. His young and his body is not fully developed yet, and 80 minute NRL in the middle with the likes of Asofa-Solomona and Junior Paulo running at you is about as hard as sport gets for anyone. I would be inclined to limit his minutes and/or give him scheduled weeks off. Particularly given the drop off to Liddle isn’t going to be tremendously bad at this point, if at all really. We shouldn’t feel the need to play him for 80 every week that’s for damn sure. Simpkin is an asset for the future as much as he can help us on the field right now.

Liddle should really be a fixture on the pine much like he was last year when Grant took over, and be starting every three or so games.

I’m honestly not even that concerned if we ran Liddle and Mbye both on the bench. The speed of the game and frequency with which teams are carrying an extra person for no reason makes me inclined to think 3 forwards isn’t really needed. Particularly if Twal is the 13 and can go into the prop rotation after Mbye comes on at 13. Then you just need Musgrove and another forward that we can cycle between Mikaele, Garner, Blore, Chee Kam, Amone, Seyfarth depending on the need/suspension/injuries/round etc. Obviously always keep a versatile forward in the 18 jersey.

Ok, Ok, I’m going to call it. I’ve had enough of people who can’t get “he’s” and “his” correct. This has become too common in these posts of late. I’ve had the proverbial gutful.

@jc99 said in Jackson Hastings set for NRL return with Tigers:

Tamou had no idea about the Hastings news when asked on Monday, but he was happy to hear about the half’s pending arrival.

“I think that is great for the club moving forward,” Tamou said.

“Jackson has gone really well over in the Super League in the last couple of years.

“Obviously coming through the Roosters juniors, he has definitely got something there that I think will be important to this club.

“Having those couple of years of experience over in the Super League will be important to him, and just to bring his attacking prowess to this team will be important.”

Can Tamou, our captain, tell us what “coming thorugh the Roosters juniors” has to do with Hastings’ benefit to WT?

He’s (Tamou) been here 5 minutes and already feels safe to make comparisons with the Roosters systems and those of WT. Seriously?

@851 said in Dan Ginane:

@gnr4life said in Dan Ginane:

Is there a worse play by play man in the game? I know Voss gets a lot of hate, and I can kinda understand why people would dislike him, but this guy is next level. Has a real bad habit of being condescending to the lower team when they are playing a heavyweight, which he was doing deluxe last night.

Also can’t stand the way he reacts when a star player makes a player. Has a tendency to change his tone to a “of course he did that, cos he’s that good”

Last week it was him Blocker, and Tallis probably the worst trio ever.

He’s absolutely horrendous

Matt Nable and Ray Hadley are way worse

I’d never lower myself to listen to Ray Hadley ever, but that Matt Nable guy is serious cringe. I quickly reach for the mute button when his promos come on Fox. Vomitous, awful wankery.

@the_third said in Game Charges v Souths:

@tig_prmz said in Game Charges v Souths:

3 separate INTENTIONAL discretions. These were not done in the heat of the moment, the last out at Garner was vindictive, the hit on Nofoaluma was WAY after he had kicked it- VINDICTIVE and I guess the knee sliding was laziness.

Funny thing is we got absolutely no benefit in that at all.

All because he had “family problems”

What a joke. If Wayne kered he would have taken him off

Of course media pushing that story.

“If Wayne kered” almost slipped through to the keeper, but I’m happy to acknowledge its brilliance. lol

I think we’re missing the point; one that I think is basic and concerning for the supposed “fairness” of rugby league.

Peter V’Landys is a powerful, autocratic idiot.

HE decides that, according some spurious “fan feedback” that we need to have things like a 2-point field goals, repeat sets instead of penalties or scrums, and, most recently that the refs should use the sin-bin or send offs more.

And then it falls to the leadership and management of referees to respond to those calls of PVL to ensure consistency of implemenation of PVL’s thought bubbles by the refs. And, guess what?? It doesn’t happen on the field or in the bunker.

Peter V’Landys and his unfettered power and lust for adulation and kudos has screwed rugby league as we have known it. The basis for all this inconsistency and capacity for refs to have greater authority and influence over the outcomes of games needs to be sheeted home to PVL.

The rugby league we know and love will be better off without him. He’s an atrocity.

@happy_tiger said in Gerrard Sutton:

@izotope said in Gerrard Sutton:

@happy_tiger said in Gerrard Sutton:

@innsaneink said in Gerrard Sutton:

lil pipsqueak

I must be getting old …again apart from the final call …which was the video ref …I thought we got a pretty even game …maybe I need to see OPSM Monday morning …maybe my tangerine ,balck and white sunnies need replacing

I agree, for once felt the luck run with us.
Feel the latrell kick should of been a penalty however.

But he can’t call what he doesn’t see …he was following play 15 metres downfield

hmmm…maybe a second referee on the field may have noticed it though?

@imback said in Live Game Thread *Spoilers*:

Listened to the game.

Sounds like we got dudded a few times.

Is Simpkin as good as Grant?

I think Simpkin is on a par with Liddle. I don’t think he did anything other than what Liddle has been doing. Comparisons beyond that are very premature. I think we’re lucky to have both of them.