The reality is, we are at all time low and it is going to be insanely difficult to attract new signings. This means we ARE going to have to pay ridiculous overs to get people. Trouble is once you start paying overs, very quickly our cap is screwed for another 5-10 years ago.
For this reason, I think we need to be VERY selective about who we chase because we are going to have to pay big bucks for anyone. For this reason, I wouldnt throw the kitchen sink at Nikora, despite the fact I'd love him here. You just dont screw your cap for a 2rf.
Obviously if we are going to throw inflated cash its 1, 7, 8 and maybe a good 13. The rest will have to be filled with the best of the dross we have here and hope for a junior diamond in the rough.
I'd aggressively pursue Reece Walsh and a quality prop.
We are not going to sign anyone whist its "business as usual" here. We need to make big changes and make a song and dance that we have made big changes. This should mean board changes and a new coach.
Next coach has to be a recruitment coach who can bring players with him. Ciraldo Ofcourse but we are a terrible club for an unproven NRL coach. A much as I hate saying Flanno fits the bill. A few sharkies floating around that could be brought together (bird, Holmes).
Next coach has to be a recruitment coach who can bring players with him. Ciraldo Ofcourse but we are a terrible club for an unproven NRL coach. A much as I hate saying Flanno fits the bill. A few sharkies floating around that could be brought together (bird, Holmes).
Nope
In memory of Geoff Chisholm (1965-2022)
Panthers take nibble at Garner
Ivan Cleary could reunite with one of his former
Wests Tigers players next year. The Herald
understands the Panthers met up with back-
rower Luke Garner during the week about the
prospect of linking with the premiers in 2023.
Garner, who was handed his NRL debut by Cleary
at the Tigers in 2018, is off contract and the
Panthers are looking out for a replacement for
Canterbury-bound forward Viliame Kikau.
From the Herald.
Panthers take nibble at Garner
Ivan Cleary could reunite with one of his former
Wests Tigers players next year. The Herald
understands the Panthers met up with back-
rower Luke Garner during the week about the
prospect of linking with the premiers in 2023.
Garner, who was handed his NRL debut by Cleary
at the Tigers in 2018, is off contract and the
Panthers are looking out for a replacement for
Canterbury-bound forward Viliame Kikau.From the Herald.
Garner would be mad not to take that opportunity if it presented.
Wests Tigers Podcast - Talking everything Wests Tigers!
Panthers take nibble at Garner
Ivan Cleary could reunite with one of his former
Wests Tigers players next year. The Herald
understands the Panthers met up with back-
rower Luke Garner during the week about the
prospect of linking with the premiers in 2023.
Garner, who was handed his NRL debut by Cleary
at the Tigers in 2018, is off contract and the
Panthers are looking out for a replacement for
Canterbury-bound forward Viliame Kikau.From the Herald.
Garner would be mad not to take that opportunity if it presented.
I agree, just look at Matt Eisenhuth.
From SMH…
Tuilagi is bound for Manly on a three-year deal after Sea Eagles football manager Scott Fulton paid a visit to the 23-year-old’s western Sydney home on November 1 last year, the first day he could officially negotiate with the Samoan powerhouse.
So bloody frustrating that he was contracted to us and we stalled on negotiating a new deal/let him become a free agent.
I guess when you look at it from the players point of view you understand .....the 13th place team that hasn't made finals in 10 years may not want me .....but the the side that has the Dally M player of the year and a SOO half back and made the preliminary final is interested in me ......it really isn't a decision is it ...you just do it
Panthers take nibble at Garner
Ivan Cleary could reunite with one of his former
Wests Tigers players next year. The Herald
understands the Panthers met up with back-
rower Luke Garner during the week about the
prospect of linking with the premiers in 2023.
Garner, who was handed his NRL debut by Cleary
at the Tigers in 2018, is off contract and the
Panthers are looking out for a replacement for
Canterbury-bound forward Viliame Kikau.From the Herald.
Garner would be mad not to take that opportunity if it presented.
Tough decision ...play for the premiers or stay with the team coming last that isn't going anywhere and is mocked merciliessly ......
Good luck to Garner if an opportunity presents. I don’t think he is part of our long term planning, being shuffled around a lot of late.
Panthers take nibble at Garner
Ivan Cleary could reunite with one of his former
Wests Tigers players next year. The Herald
understands the Panthers met up with back-
rower Luke Garner during the week about the
prospect of linking with the premiers in 2023.
Garner, who was handed his NRL debut by Cleary
at the Tigers in 2018, is off contract and the
Panthers are looking out for a replacement for
Canterbury-bound forward Viliame Kikau.From the Herald.
Garner would be mad not to take that opportunity if it presented.
Tough decision ...play for the premiers or stay with the team coming last that isn't going anywhere and is mocked merciliessly ......
What about the Madge factor?
Panthers take nibble at Garner
Ivan Cleary could reunite with one of his former
Wests Tigers players next year. The Herald
understands the Panthers met up with back-
rower Luke Garner during the week about the
prospect of linking with the premiers in 2023.
Garner, who was handed his NRL debut by Cleary
at the Tigers in 2018, is off contract and the
Panthers are looking out for a replacement for
Canterbury-bound forward Viliame Kikau.From the Herald.
Garner would be mad not to take that opportunity if it presented.
Tough decision ...play for the premiers or stay with the team coming last that isn't going anywhere and is mocked merciliessly ......
What about the Madge factor?
We have to make room for all the guys beating down the doors to play under him! 😆
Wests Tigers Podcast - Talking everything Wests Tigers!
Panthers take nibble at Garner
Ivan Cleary could reunite with one of his former
Wests Tigers players next year. The Herald
understands the Panthers met up with back-
rower Luke Garner during the week about the
prospect of linking with the premiers in 2023.
Garner, who was handed his NRL debut by Cleary
at the Tigers in 2018, is off contract and the
Panthers are looking out for a replacement for
Canterbury-bound forward Viliame Kikau.From the Herald.
Garner would be mad not to take that opportunity if it presented.
Tough decision ...play for the premiers or stay with the team coming last that isn't going anywhere and is mocked merciliessly ......
What about the Madge factor?
We have to make room for all the guys beating down the doors to play under him! 😆
Ahhh I get it ....players want to sign but are too scared of being trampled to death in the ensuing melee ...makes sense when you think about it
Panthers take nibble at Garner
Ivan Cleary could reunite with one of his former
Wests Tigers players next year. The Herald
understands the Panthers met up with back-
rower Luke Garner during the week about the
prospect of linking with the premiers in 2023.
Garner, who was handed his NRL debut by Cleary
at the Tigers in 2018, is off contract and the
Panthers are looking out for a replacement for
Canterbury-bound forward Viliame Kikau.From the Herald.
Garner would be mad not to take that opportunity if it presented.
I agree and previously I have not been worried about losing Garner, but at the current state of the club and the shallow depth we have at 2rf we are no certainties to replace him.
Here is a rumour I heard from a physio at cronulla who knows some info at the knights. He thinks Ponga is definitely going to Dolphins and Munster to fullback at Newcastle. Interesting if true
A renegotiation of the final year of Brooks contract and extension to make him a one Club 300+ game player in the cards
Lol they'd be lucky to keep 1000 members if that happened.
Don't be too sure..
‘Why would I listen to what they say?’ Brooks wants to be a Tiger for life
Embattled Tigers playmaker Luke Brooks has declared his desire to remain a one-club player after coach Michael Maguire moved the halfback to five-eighth for the Easter Monday clash with Parramatta.
Maguire and Brooks are the two figures under the most pressure at Wests Tigers as they seek their first win of the season, and the former has responded by shifting the latter out one position.
It’s a move Brooks and Maguire agreed would best allow recruit Jackson Hastings to run the team’s attack upon his return from suspension on Monday, as the Tigers desperately search for some spark.
Until Ken Maumalo - who has also been dropped - scored an intercept try against the Sharks, Maguire’s men went almost 200 minutes of football without crossing the line.
“For us to improve, we need to play a bit more footy,” Brooks said on Wednesday.
“I felt like on the weekend we weren’t playing enough footy, and not throwing enough at the Sharks. We became a bit predictable. We want to get back to what suits us and our style of play, and that’s playing a fair bit of footy.”
Brooks is far from the only problem at the Tigers, but his shift to No.6 leaves him staring down a scenario in which he won’t feature in the club’s best 17.
Adam Doueihi - arguably the Tigers’ best player - is expected to return from a knee injury halfway through the season.
While Daine Laurie has hardly set the world on fire at fullback and Doueihi could wear the No.1 jersey if Brooks’ form improves, his best position is five-eighth.
“I guess if it was to happen it would happen, but no,” Brooks said when asked if he had considered the possibility of being dropped.
Rather than worry about making the Tigers’ team upon Doueihi’s return, Brooks declared he would love to remain at the club and help turn around their torrid time at the bottom of the ladder.
The playmaker also denied he requested a release to the Knights during the summer.
“I’ve got this year and next to go at the Tigers. I’m committed, and anyone who knows me know that if I’m here I’m going to be fully committed,” he said.
“It would be great for me to do that, but it’s also a business. And it doesn’t happen very often.”
Together, Brooks and Maguire have become punching bags for the Tigers’ critics.
The 27-year-old has long steered well clear of social media, and has no time for any pundit in the media that hasn’t played the game at the highest level.
“I’m off all socials, and all that stuff. It’s hard to stay away from it in this day and age, but I do my best to not listen to any of it,” Brooks said.
“That’s their jobs, to sell newspapers and get TV ratings. And I guess if it’s on me, it’s going to be on me. It is what it is. It’s part of the game.
“I’ve learnt to not worry about it. A lot of people that are writing stuff, they’ve never played the game. They’re adding their two cents, but why would I listen to what they say?
“The only opinions that matter to me are the people at this club. That’s all that matters.”
One opinion Brooks values is Maguire’s, and the coach has asked the playmaker to run the football like he did against the Warriors three weeks ago, when he played his best match of the season to date.
That night, Brooks finished with 145m from his 20 runs.
“That’s something I’ll have to think about. Being a one-club player is a massive thing, and it’s pretty rare these days.
Brooks insists that was the start of his shift to second receiver, though 34m from five runs against the Sharks and 56m from 10 runs against the Titans suggest otherwise.
“That’s the thing Madge and I spoke about - getting what works for me [right and] playing my best footy. That’s running the ball. So, yeah, I guess that’s the thought behind it - get me running a bit more,” he said.
“It was a conversation we both agreed on. If it’s going to help our team, I’m all for it.
“It’s tough at the moment. We’re not getting the results, but everyone is still positive. I’m staying positive, and I’m just blocking out the outside noise.”
