If he passes a medical Kurt Mann will be a Tiger in 2027.
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Small, old part time forward. Feels like Jack Bird mk2.
Small, old part time forward. Feels like Jack Bird mk2.
The counter argument is that Mann has a better injury track record and is likely to be bench and backup, replacing the likes of Hope or Murray.
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Gee the way Frizell has started, he’d fit right in at Concorde 👍
Gee the way Frizell has started, he’d fit right in at Concorde 👍
Even my wife said today that they are having trouble putting that guy (Frizell) on the ground. He still looks pretty strong.
Small, old part time forward. Feels like Jack Bird mk2.
The counter argument is that Mann has a better injury track record and is likely to be bench and backup, replacing the likes of Hope or Murray.
The only way I could see such a signing being worthwhile is a cup contract with back up for first grade when injuries strike, but you make him club captain and give him mentoring responsibilities to our young blokes.
@mac_tiger Looks like another incoming of Dads army recruits under the guise of mentoring the young guys … honestly does this club ever want to be more than a losing laughing stock . These guys are coming because that’s it folks no one decent is signing , the coaching staff including the head coach are amateurs who would want to be apart of that ! Then add in HBG scary don’t you think !
@mac_tiger Looks like another incoming of Dads army recruits under the guise of mentoring the young guys … honestly does this club ever want to be more than a losing laughing stock . These guys are coming because that’s it folks no one decent is signing , the coaching staff including the head coach are amateurs who would want to be apart of that ! Then add in HBG scary don’t you think !
Indeed.
There’s nothing wrong with targeting experience but I’d like that to be blokes in their late 20s with 100 games under their belt, not fellas in their mid 30s who should be finishing in England. I have plenty of respect for what Kurt Mann has achieved, but WT doesn’t need to provide a retirement bonus.
@mac_tiger Looks like another incoming of Dads army recruits under the guise of mentoring the young guys … honestly does this club ever want to be more than a losing laughing stock . These guys are coming because that’s it folks no one decent is signing , the coaching staff including the head coach are amateurs who would want to be apart of that ! Then add in HBG scary don’t you think !
Indeed.
There’s nothing wrong with targeting experience but I’d like that to be blokes in their late 20s with 100 games under their belt, not fellas in their mid 30s who should be finishing in England. I have plenty of respect for what Kurt Mann has achieved, but WT doesn’t need to provide a retirement bonus.
I guess Averillo and Brailey fall into that category of being experienced but not over the hill.
Mann will just have to be a wait and see proposition, but he is experienced depth and versatile.
I would still maintain overall that we were more than competitive when at full strength and it was injuries, suspensions and Luai exit that derailed things.
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Mann's age is a bit of a worry, but he played origin as recently as 2025.
He's the sort of signing that we need to be making to bolster the depth. Whether he's the exact guy we need is another thing, but his experience and versatility ticks the boxes. Frizell another in the same boat.
We were signing these dads army guys as starting players recently. They're now coming on board as back up players to offset a very young and inexperienced first line team.
It's the backline that needs a bit of polish in terms for starters.
The Wests Tigers are set to land highly rated fullback David Bryenton on a two-year deal from 2027, @espnausnz can reveal.
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Kurt Mann has passed his medical and will be announced soon.
Tyson Frizell apparently coming to the Tigers in 2027 as well.
Daily Telegraph.
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Kurt Mann has passed his medical and will be announced soon.
Tyson Frizell apparently coming to the Tigers in 2027 as well.
Daily Telegraph.
Frizell will be good for our front row