Where's all this Burton talk coming from?
Everyone's cracking it at WT if they want to leave because Madge was sacked
But then hoping players follow Cilardo?
As I understood it was Sheens sacked madge now so the new coach could make the call on contracts for the spine. You'd think between Brooks, AD, Hastings and Madden the new coach would pick 2 as 6 and 7.
If be loving up Hastings and AD as priority
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I’m not sold on Burton as a half tbh. I want to see Hastings and Doueihi team up and see how they go.
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I’m not sold on Burton as a half tbh. I want to see Hastings and Doueihi team up and see how they go.
Did you see Burton today? His kicking game is incredible. He has amazing ability to weight the ball. And he’s a big body and quickish. He’s a great 6.
I’m not sold on Burton as a half tbh. I want to see Hastings and Doueihi team up and see how they go.
Did you see Burton today? His kicking game is incredible. He has amazing ability to weight the ball. And he’s a big body and quickish. He’s a great 6.
Didn’t see him today, just going off a few games he’s played previously for the Dogs in the halves and I was left a bit underwhelmed.
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I’m not sold on Burton as a half tbh. I want to see Hastings and Doueihi team up and see how they go.
Did you see Burton today? His kicking game is incredible. He has amazing ability to weight the ball. And he’s a big body and quickish. He’s a great 6.
Didn’t see him today, just going off a few games he’s played previously for the Dogs in the halves and I was left a bit underwhelmed.
Burton's kicking game was on point. It's always been important and probably now more than ever.
Compared to Brooks who can't seem to find the sweet spot on most of his kicks...
Michelle Bishop reporting Luciano released immediately
Yep, looks like it’s happening.
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We absolutely definitely haven't written off this season, no siree....
Out of favour Panthers winger Charlie Staines has reportedly approached the Tigers about a club switch to play fullback.
The Sydney Morning Herald reported Staines’ management made a phone call to the Tigers to gauge their interest in signing their client as a fullback for 2023.
Staines is not off-contract until the end of 2023 at Penrith, but has fallen out of favour after the emergence of Taylan May when Brian To’o was injured early in the year.
May was leading the NRL try-scorers tally and switched wings when To’o returned, with Staines dropping to reserve grade where he has played ever since.
However, it appears the Tigers are not interested in Staines as a fullback and are in discussions with Daine Laurie, another former Panthers player to extend his stay at the club.
21-year-old Staines burst onto the scene as a 19-year-old in 2019 scoring four tries on debut and six in two games and scored 14 in 21 games in Penrith’s premiership season in 2021.
However, Staines has struggled to cross the stripe this year and has scored just two tries in nine games, while his path to a spot in his preferred position of fullback at Penrith is blocked by Dylan Edwards.
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This is the latest in a long line of dumb dumb decisions.
We get absolutely nothing in return except a small saving on the salary for the rest of the year and we send a message to our other two back rowers signed elsewhere for next season that all they need to do to be granted a release is to down tools. The two of them are average at the best of times so if they decide to stop putting in?
And who plays back row if either of them go down injured.
Mikale and Leilua being released is a good thing in my opinion but only IF you have something in the works to replace and upgrade. This has all the marks of a marquee signing coming up but...it is the Tigers, so probably not.
https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2022/06/14/luciano-leilua-granted-early-release/
I am angry about this. I do not see the point in doing this other than to be nice to LL. Significantly weakens our team and squad. Stupid decision. Hope the club announces something that indicates why they might have done this.
