good judge on the other forum
saying we are looking at taylan may if he can get his contract re registered with nrl.
He also seems to think latu fainu as a 13 for 2025 and Bateman will not be back I 2025
he also seems to think Stefano to Penrith
perhaps that opens up too to Tigers
Interesting re May, and Bateman is 100/1 to ever be seen at Concord again.
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How about we just make it easier and I make this my last post on the forum forever?So you don’t want to take the bet then?but I don’t think we’ll get the spoon if Benji is gone. I think we’ll improve. I think we will if he remains for the year. Tbh I’m happy to not post in 2026 regardless of the result because I’m not really enjoying watching or discussing wests tigers anyway.No qualifications… It’s a simple bet. I’m up for it are you?Youre on. But only if Marshall stays coach.I’ll make a bet with you. If we get the spoon next year (2025) I won’t post anything on the this forum for the whole of 2026. If we don’t get the spoon next year you won’t post anything on this forum for the whole of 2026. Still want to take the bet?@mike if we get the spoon again next year are you still sticking with the plan? Galvin will be gone then too.
Avo out.
I hope that’s not the case
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but I don’t think we’ll get the spoon if Benji is gone. I think we’ll improve. I think we will if he remains for the year. Tbh I’m happy to not post in 2026 regardless of the result because I’m not really enjoying watching or discussing wests tigers anyway.No qualifications… It’s a simple bet. I’m up for it are you?Youre on. But only if Marshall stays coach.I’ll make a bet with you. If we get the spoon next year (2025) I won’t post anything on the this forum for the whole of 2026. If we don’t get the spoon next year you won’t post anything on this forum for the whole of 2026. Still want to take the bet?@mike if we get the spoon again next year are you still sticking with the plan? Galvin will be gone then too.
Gents, let’s have good conversation without the betting. Judging any coach is not an exact science, we all have our own way of looking at this game, that is the beauty of it.
Please be true about Bateman not coming back, the game has passed him by unfortunately.
I’d go higher than that, I’d blow any other club out of the water for this guy. You don’t need high impact prop if u can get To’o. Plays 80 mins at high level, doing what some props can only do for 30 minutes & 20 minutes stints. Post contact is awesome. He’ll get things rolling. Good outside backs who can follow what he does & your pack only needs to work hard from that point. But I doubt very, very much the Panthers would let him go, they know what he means to them.There could be something in this To’o talk.
What would you pay him?
I'd pay him 700k best yardage winger in the game and had a hell of a good origin series and if he comes to Concord he get to be with his mate luai
Ivan has been blessed with a very strong pipeline of talent, especially wingers and centres, oddly what they seem to always have to go to market for are forwards, so other than Nathan and Edwards the reality is they need to spend the vast majority remaining on forwards, they lost Critta and have not missed a beat...when they are on they look a better team than when he was playing with them. So whilst I'm a bit skeptical that they would let To'o go, it does make some sense....only if they have made a play for Stef, or someone similar that may be looking to move.I’d go higher than that, I’d blow any other club out of the water for this guy. You don’t need high impact prop if u can get To’o. Plays 80 mins at high level, doing what some props can only do for 30 minutes & 20 minutes stints. Post contact is awesome. He’ll get things rolling. Good outside backs who can follow what he does & your pack only needs to work hard from that point. But I doubt very, very much the Panthers would let him go, they know what he means to them.There could be something in this To’o talk.
What would you pay him?
I'd pay him 700k best yardage winger in the game and had a hell of a good origin series and if he comes to Concord he get to be with his mate luai
Still the burning question is WHY would he come here?There could be something in this To’o talk.
What would you pay him?
Ivan has been blessed with a very strong pipeline of talent, especially wingers and centres, oddly what they seem to always have to go to market for are forwards, so other than Nathan and Edwards the reality is they need to spend the vast majority remaining on forwards, they lost Critta and have not missed a beat...when they are on they look a better team than when he was playing with them. So whilst I'm a bit skeptical that they would let To'o go, it does make some sense....only if they have made a play for Stef, or someone similar that may be looking to move.I’d go higher than that, I’d blow any other club out of the water for this guy. You don’t need high impact prop if u can get To’o. Plays 80 mins at high level, doing what some props can only do for 30 minutes & 20 minutes stints. Post contact is awesome. He’ll get things rolling. Good outside backs who can follow what he does & your pack only needs to work hard from that point. But I doubt very, very much the Panthers would let him go, they know what he means to them.There could be something in this To’o talk.
What would you pay him?
I'd pay him 700k best yardage winger in the game and had a hell of a good origin series and if he comes to Concord he get to be with his mate luai
Something has happened with Stephen Crighton. He always looked like he was going to be a superstar, incredible athlete etc but never really lit up. This season at the dogs he has really started to fulfill that promise. i wonder if it is coaching? Extra responsibility away from the Clearys etc?
Its obvious Ivan structures the attack and playing style of the team around Nathan (and it has worked) however smothers the rest of the skilled players in the team....look how good Jerome was when the shackles were removed, even when Nathan was injured he was putting 7's in that would mimic Nathans style, they had some success, mainly off their defence however did not dominate in attack, they both got injured so he was finally forced to play Jerome at 7 and we saw what he has and we also saw Penrith dominate in attack. this is one of the main reasons i believe Jerome has decided to move on.Ivan has been blessed with a very strong pipeline of talent, especially wingers and centres, oddly what they seem to always have to go to market for are forwards, so other than Nathan and Edwards the reality is they need to spend the vast majority remaining on forwards, they lost Critta and have not missed a beat...when they are on they look a better team than when he was playing with them. So whilst I'm a bit skeptical that they would let To'o go, it does make some sense....only if they have made a play for Stef, or someone similar that may be looking to move.I’d go higher than that, I’d blow any other club out of the water for this guy. You don’t need high impact prop if u can get To’o. Plays 80 mins at high level, doing what some props can only do for 30 minutes & 20 minutes stints. Post contact is awesome. He’ll get things rolling. Good outside backs who can follow what he does & your pack only needs to work hard from that point. But I doubt very, very much the Panthers would let him go, they know what he means to them.There could be something in this To’o talk.
What would you pay him?
I'd pay him 700k best yardage winger in the game and had a hell of a good origin series and if he comes to Concord he get to be with his mate luai
Something has happened with Stephen Crighton. He always looked like he was going to be a superstar, incredible athlete etc but never really lit up. This season at the dogs he has really started to fulfill that promise. i wonder if it is coaching? Extra responsibility away from the Clearys etc?
This is not about money, he is already the highest paid winger, he is unhappy that his mates will not be at Penrith next season. This has been an issue since around the origin period.Still the burning question is WHY would he come here?There could be something in this To’o talk.
What would you pay him?
It is 100% To'o reps pushing this.
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