https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2021/02/07/wests-tigers-secure-daine-laurie-effective-immediately/

@wt2k said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@speed2burn said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-parramatta-eels-reed-mahoney-hoops-james-hooper-nrl-premiership/news-story/ead0400e9869455e16445c48bc566678

Not official yet but seems most likely

Hope they lose Paulo too. That would be bloody hilarious

I also noticed Hooper mentioned the WestsTigers doing a possible swap with the Cow’s for Luki or Nanai…

Another prime example of lazy reporting and trolling this forum for information.

Nothing to see here…Fake news day for the terminally bored and self proclaimed sports reporter… I think we’re all aware of the realities of our situation…And Madge is the right man to do the job, so let’s hope his got a really big broom.

Rothfield on the phone when he clearly got his wires mixed up.

Adam just showed all the pessimists out there what he has to offer this club.

I don’t get this need to constantly compare talented young players who have just broken into the Nrl to those of the past/present. It just puts an air or a label of expectation on them.

Just ask Luke Brooks how it played out for him with the Nrl media constantly comparing him to Andrew Johns, those comments pretty much set Luke up to fail in his career because he was labelled.

So I would say let Daine find his own path and be his own man - after all it’s got him this far…

The naysayers obviously haven’t even been bothered to even take a look into how much Jackson Hastings has changed his life around since he left Australia.

In my book any person that can openly admit their faults/weaknesses and most importantly their passed mistakes and indiscretions and they grow and mature from that point, deserves a second chance.

And especially when he has the backing of the people in the know who have employed him over the years in the Super League have nothing but glowing references on the man and his character.

What a sad world we live in to be judging people on what they did when they were wet behind the ears.

@everything-wt said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Doueihi is the only one I notice showing some emotion. Ofahengaue is always walking around smiling and laughing with former teammates after a loss. Annoys the daylights out of me when you travel hours to the game and the players don’t give a rats about the result

Disagree on your surmise of Ofahengaue his always 1 of the first to congratulate and pump our players up that I’ve noticed.

The Peach has arrived!!!

@dgilly said in Wests Tigers sign Apisai Koroisau for 2023:

@tigerlily said in Wests Tigers sign Apisai Koroisau for 2023:

@dgilly said in Wests Tigers sign Apisai Koroisau for 2023:

Why is everyone so hyped? He’ll be 30/31 when he plays for us and will happily collect his retirement pay. We will also inevitably lose Simpkin who is a future star and only 20 years old. Can’t wait to watch Simpkin kill it for the Dolphins in 3 years while Api (who by all accounts is a poor character) is proving to be another Blair, Tamou, Packer, Mbye

Do you know which team we support?

Just enjoy the fact that for once the WTs are finally making some decisive moves in the player market…

And if you have actually followed Api’s career you’ll find his a much better player now!, then at any other point in his career, so, who cares how old he is?…Age is just a number.

@dgilly said in Wests Tigers sign Apisai Koroisau for 2023:

Why is everyone so hyped? He’ll be 30/31 when he plays for us and will happily collect his retirement pay. We will also inevitably lose Simpkin who is a future star and only 20 years old. Can’t wait to watch Simpkin kill it for the Dolphins in 3 years while Api (who by all accounts is a poor character) is proving to be another Blair, Tamou, Packer, Mbye

Finally some good news coming in for us long suffering fans what an exciting signing by WTs.

Happy we got Api!

Well the Flipper’s finally have their first signing.

@wt2k said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@speed2burn said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2021-parramatta-eels-reed-mahoney-hoops-james-hooper-nrl-premiership/news-story/ead0400e9869455e16445c48bc566678

Not official yet but seems most likely

Hope they lose Paulo too. That would be bloody hilarious

I also noticed Hooper mentioned the WestsTigers doing a possible swap with the Cow’s for Luki or Nanai…

Another prime example of lazy reporting and trolling this forum for information.

@gnr4life said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

Things are getting interesting at the Dolphins. They’ve missed out on half a dozen big names, and all that’s left is Brandon Smith and Kalyn Ponga. Who’d have thought three weeks into being free to sign players for 2023, that we’d have made a bigger impact than them.

On the news tonight they said that the dolphins would be making some big signing announcements in the coming week.

@batboy said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

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@leichardt99 said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@batboy said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@kingrobbie said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@batboy said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@cktiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@sleeve said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@demps said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@gnr4life said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@tigersj said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

This is probably going to sound negative, and may be unpopular, but in my mind when I take off my orange and black (and white) glasses for a minute and look realistically at our spine I can’t see how anyone can say that on current form (“potential” aside - just form) we are good enough.
Just put Halfback aside (lord knows there has been plenty said about Brooks) and Hastings is an unknown quantity.
Laurie, as much as I like the guy, is way off the top fullbacks in the game at the moment and needs to improve many areas of his game to get near them. His support play, his positional play, his D, even his passing game are all only average at best.
AD is the same, a long way to go to be a great 5/8. Love the guy, don’t get me wrong, but has much work to do and his injury will hamper his development.
Liddle is way off the best hookers, and in my mind probably has the least chance of getting there. I’ve already posted my thoughts on him and my disappointment if we miss out on getting Hodgson.

So, what’s the answer - obviously our half needs to stand up, but we also really need a quality hooker and we really need our fullback and 5/8 to step up to the next level if we want to compete with the best.

It is unpopular, but I have been saying this for months. 2022 is looking like more misery. There are signs 2023 could be better though, if we had 2 or 3 more big names to go along with big Pap

2022 is another building year.

Hopefully some heat from 2023 onwards.

Honest comments re Laurie and AD. Both tried hard and there form was spasmodic ,and both would not be in the FB or halves positions in the other sides. Some fans greatly overestimate there ability.

Funny then…nearly all my mates who follow other teams think they’re our best two players.

That’s how bad it is…
The 3rd choice fullback for the Premiers - Is our best player.

Laurie is solid, The way people blow him up shocks me…
He may have potential, He may have speed (I’ve not seen it)
He’s a decent fullback, But he’d be in the bottom 4 in the comp.
Storm have 3 better Fullbacks than him in the Top 30.

We’ll need to be aiming a lot higher than Daine at FB
if we ever want to give it a shake.

He’s only 22.

I see a lot of promise and think he’s our long-term FB option going forward if he recovers well from his leg injury.

That’s fine… I see reality.
I like Daine, And see the good he does do - But there’s plenty he doesn’t.

He’s a shadow of the Players around his age…
Brimson, Paps - Even Jayden Campbell showed more in a fist full of games than I saw from Laurie’s season.
Even Ponga is only 23 and been at it for years.

Unless he’s improves out of sight in immediate future, He’s not taking us anywhere…
No matter how much love that is out there for him.

Christ a couple harsh critics when the kids come here without any preseason with us, still managed blow away Mbye to secure fullback and has been running through brick walls for us ever since. Laurie’s got a bright future and is only going to improve from here.

Agreed. Some genuine guys with no clue on this forum. Laurie is a gun. Don’t know what more you can ask of him. Quality player and whole hearted.

Back up around the ball a bit more, Actually, A LOT more.
More urgency in defence… Don’t worry - There’s plenty more.
He doesn’t enough hunger or urgency for NRL for mine…
Those things aren’t taught - They’re there.

He might come good, I hope he does…
I just don’t see him in the Top 3/4 of the comp as far as the #1 Jersey.

The only one I’d would agree with you on your little list there is Daine’s back-up does need to improve which I’m sure will be addressed in a full pre season with the WTs the other’s you listed I definitely don’t agree with.
@Kul you really need to fix this glitch with quoting I find it’ so frustrating which I’m sure turns off a lot of forum members from having their say as they cannot be bothered chasing the send arrow.

@batboy said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@demps said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@batboy said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@kingrobbie said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@batboy said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@cktiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@sleeve said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@demps said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@gnr4life said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@tigersj said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

This is probably going to sound negative, and may be unpopular, but in my mind when I take off my orange and black (and white) glasses for a minute and look realistically at our spine I can’t see how anyone can say that on current form (“potential” aside - just form) we are good enough.
Just put Halfback aside (lord knows there has been plenty said about Brooks) and Hastings is an unknown quantity.
Laurie, as much as I like the guy, is way off the top fullbacks in the game at the moment and needs to improve many areas of his game to get near them. His support play, his positional play, his D, even his passing game are all only average at best.
AD is the same, a long way to go to be a great 5/8. Love the guy, don’t get me wrong, but has much work to do and his injury will hamper his development.
Liddle is way off the best hookers, and in my mind probably has the least chance of getting there. I’ve already posted my thoughts on him and my disappointment if we miss out on getting Hodgson.

So, what’s the answer - obviously our half needs to stand up, but we also really need a quality hooker and we really need our fullback and 5/8 to step up to the next level if we want to compete with the best.

It is unpopular, but I have been saying this for months. 2022 is looking like more misery. There are signs 2023 could be better though, if we had 2 or 3 more big names to go along with big Pap

2022 is another building year.

Hopefully some heat from 2023 onwards.

Honest comments re Laurie and AD. Both tried hard and there form was spasmodic ,and both would not be in the FB or halves positions in the other sides. Some fans greatly overestimate there ability.

Funny then…nearly all my mates who follow other teams think they’re our best two players.

That’s how bad it is…
The 3rd choice fullback for the Premiers - Is our best player.

Laurie is solid, The way people blow him up shocks me…
He may have potential, He may have speed (I’ve not seen it)
He’s a decent fullback, But he’d be in the bottom 4 in the comp.
Storm have 3 better Fullbacks than him in the Top 30.

We’ll need to be aiming a lot higher than Daine at FB
if we ever want to give it a shake.

He’s only 22.

I see a lot of promise and think he’s our long-term FB option going forward if he recovers well from his leg injury.

That’s fine… I see reality.
I like Daine, And see the good he does do - But there’s plenty he doesn’t.

He’s a shadow of the Players around his age…
Brimson, Paps - Even Jayden Campbell showed more in a fist full of games than I saw from Laurie’s season.
Even Ponga is only 23 and been at it for years.

Unless he’s improves out of sight in immediate future, He’s not taking us anywhere…
No matter how much love that is out there for him.

I’m not disagreeing with you…

I’m in two minds when it comes to Laurie…

1, I’m hoping he improves and become one of the top level fullbacks like you’ve mentioned

2, I’m thinking he holds the spot until Logen Dillon is ready who could definitely become as good as the top tier players

I also think Dillon looks far more likely to me…
And Hope Daine is on the up,
I think Dillon has a far higher ceiling though.

I really don’t know how you can compare someone we haven’t seen in first grade against someone that has?

Well! This is all very confusing I have to say…