@garry Obviously Benji has not got the pulling power he thought .
@garry agree it would be ridiculous but typical Wests Tigers
blore will make a big impact next year wherever he plays.
Blore is great, I love the bloke, but centre is one position we have virtually zero depth. Naden is a front foot player, Feledy is a kid, kepaoa is a utility, tupou has potential but hasn’t played much centre, nothing in the immediate future for the juniors coming through. We have massive depth in back row. It’s a deal you do to attempt to balance the squad and Blore will be great but we have 2x rep 2RF and better prospects at lock. I do the trade.
Blore is great, I love the bloke, but centre is one position we have virtually zero depth. Naden is a front foot player, Feledy is a kid, kepaoa is a utility, tupou has potential but hasn’t played much centre, nothing in the immediate future for the juniors coming through. We have massive depth in back row. It’s a deal you do to attempt to balance the squad and Blore will be great but we have 2x rep 2RF and better prospects at lock. I do the trade.
Olam is done and is sitting on a contract until the end of 2026
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Blore is great, I love the bloke, but centre is one position we have virtually zero depth. Naden is a front foot player, Feledy is a kid, kepaoa is a utility, tupou has potential but hasn’t played much centre, nothing in the immediate future for the juniors coming through. We have massive depth in back row. It’s a deal you do to attempt to balance the squad and Blore will be great but we have 2x rep 2RF and better prospects at lock. I do the trade.
Olam is done and is sitting on a contract until the end of 2026
how much are Melbourne paying?
Aaron Payne former cowboy and Townsville coach will be joining the club as nsw cup coach while also assisting with NRL(as nsw cup coaches generally do).
@mickb I think the forgotten fainu is better than blore already , and with Sione in the squad now , along with Miller , with Kit And Faagatu waiting in the wings as development players , unfortunately for Blore it’s a case of waiting a little too long. Because the biggest predictor of the future is the past . And with Blore he’s injury prone , and wants to play on an edge , but doesn’t have the lateral movement for it . As harsh as that is .
We know what we have with blore , and it’s real harsh to say , but we obviously are looking around for better .
It’s like an NFL team who drafted a top 5 quarterback for him to go 14 wins 16 losses in his first 2 seasons . I mean he’s fine , but is there better out there ? I’m looking at you Browns with Baker !!
Not defending this by the way , the grass is not always greener . I’m just explaining the cold hard logic .
@mickb I think the forgotten fainu is better than blore already , and with Sione in the squad now , along with Miller , with Kit And Faagatu waiting in the wings as development players , unfortunately for Blore it’s a case of waiting a little too long. Because the biggest predictor of the future is the past . And with Blore he’s injury prone , and wants to play on an edge , but doesn’t have the lateral movement for it . As harsh as that is .
We know what we have with blore , and it’s real harsh to say , but we obviously are looking around for better .
It’s like an NFL team who drafted a top 5 quarterback for him to go 14 wins 16 losses in his first 2 seasons . I mean he’s fine , but is there better out there ? I’m looking at you Browns with Baker !!
Not defending this by the way , the grass is not always greener . I’m just explaining the cold hard logic .
I like Blore, but you have sold me. Im confident that between Sam Fainu, Miller, Kit & Faagatu, one of them will exceed Blore who has had moments but never a full game of "oh yeah there he is".
Blore is great, I love the bloke, but centre is one position we have virtually zero depth. Naden is a front foot player, Feledy is a kid, kepaoa is a utility, tupou has potential but hasn’t played much centre, nothing in the immediate future for the juniors coming through. We have massive depth in back row. It’s a deal you do to attempt to balance the squad and Blore will be great but we have 2x rep 2RF and better prospects at lock. I do the trade.
Olam is done and is sitting on a contract until the end of 2026
the club should be enquiring about blore fir Meaney or take blore and nofo or no deal
Meaney became a quality player in the Melbourne system and having Bellamy as coach. He will now be traded at an inflated price as a result. There is zero similarity between the Melbourne system and coach and that which is offered by WT. Zero.@jedi-tiger no way would Melbourne agree to that. Meaney is a quality player
@mercy-rule he was a pretty good player at Dogs but he’s developed really well under Bellamy. I thought he was one of the storms best players in ‘23.
Not saying he’d be the same player outside of Melbourne but his worth to Melbourne at this point in time would be higher than Blore imo.
Olam would just be a typical tigers signing. Busted player on a long contract
Olam has fallen off a cliff in the last year or so. I have zero trust in WT being the club that can turn him around.
I'm actually ok with Blore being traded for something, given he's had so many injury issues and missed so much football in crucial development years.
But yeah, not sure that Olam is the answer there.
@jedi-tiger no way would Melbourne agree to that. Meaney is a quality player
don't know how much quality Meaney is, he may be as others have said a player made to look pretty good in the Melbourne system