Nobody will want to sign with us after tonight. It’s going to make recruitment so hard.
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@helmesy Need halves this is a typical Tigers upgrade .. Bula has talent but not ready .. I would have upgraded Will Smith immediately and punted Brooks .
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if he’s not 1 next week the coaching staff have lost it completely. AD and Brooks shouldn’t see first grade for us ever again.
@helmesy Need halves this is a typical Tigers upgrade .. Bula has talent but not ready .. I would have upgraded Will Smith immediately and punted Brooks .
I agree, we need a solution to the halves problem. Smith is worth a try, can’t be any worse than Brooks. We could even put Starford at fullback.
Go and get Dean Hawkins from Souths
Weekes as a 6
Pay a huge transfer for welsby
2024 spine
9. Api
7. Hawkins
6. Weekes
1. Welsby
Daine Laurie and his manager have reportedly met with Phil Gould to discuss a potential move to the Bulldogs.
Not having a go at you Joel, but IMO the club needs to not be concerned about what other clubs do and make clear decisions about what we need to do. IMO Laurie is almost a the level of utility back. Too small for centre or modern winger. Not good enough at fullback and not a half.
Also cant see Bulldogs splashing out big for him with Crichton going there
Bula added to the Wests Tigers ‘team’ page.
if he’s not 1 next week the coaching staff have lost it completely. AD and Brooks shouldn’t see first grade for us ever again.
If the coaching and recruitment staff let Bula debut without signing an extended Contract they have lost it completely. No way he should debut before he signs up for at least 2-3 years.
Daine Laurie and his manager have reportedly met with Phil Gould to discuss a potential move to the Bulldogs.
Not having a go at you Joel, but IMO the club needs to not be concerned about what other clubs do and make clear decisions about what we need to do. IMO Laurie is almost a the level of utility back. Too small for centre or modern winger. Not good enough at fullback and not a half.
Also cant see Bulldogs splashing out big for him with Crichton going there
He’s a back up player who can do a job. Just let him go. We need to continue cutting the players not in the future.
@the-last-ronin yep, I agree....we have little to offer as far as backs are concerned.
I like Naden and Junior T but the rest are not athletic enough, not fast enough and not intimidating enough.
We need marquee backs that can seal the wins.
As Gordie said the other night about Moses demanding to be the highest paid ½ in the game....he hasn't yet won a premiership and until he delivers then what Parra were offering fits the bill. Yeh he kicked the winning golden point goal the other night but he's not a winner in the mould of Munster, Teddy, etc so the $ fit.
AD asking 800k, ya joking. Laurie, well you don't even rate as a cash cow in my team atm. Noffa can buzz off too and keep Junior T.
Next year I'm hoping for a marquee back and lets see how Josh Feledy goes when he's eligible rd 10 🤔
Clean out? That implies a leadership decision? There is none at WT.Daine Laurie and his manager have reportedly met with Phil Gould to discuss a potential move to the Bulldogs.
sounds like the clean out is just getting started.
It's more likely to be players trying to escape the embarrassment of the Sheens/Marshall/McDonnell era before they suffer too much reputational damage.
About the biggest decision this club has ever made is whether to re-sign Brooks.
I reckon they want to, but how do you sell it to the fans when we’re going this bad?
For Brooks sake I think he should take the UK offer and get away from us. It’s a romance that has turned sour.
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