Left hand combination of Papi, Olam and Sivo would be special.
That combination would be VERY special in defence. They would leak 1000 points a game.
Herald now reporting the deal is done
Turuva to join Wests Tigers in 2025
By Michael Chammas, Billie Eder and Adrian Proszenko
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Panthers winger Sunia Turuva has agreed to terms to join the Wests Tigers, informing Penrith team-mates on Thursday of his decision to leave the club at the end of the season.
Turuva will join the Tigers in 2025 on a three-year deal worth $1.3 million. The Fijian international knocked back an offer from the Dragons.
Sunia Turuva celebrates a try.CREDIT: NRL PHOTOS
Turuva is first cousins with Tigers captain Api Koroisau and also has a strong relationship with incoming recruit Jarome Luai.
The Dragons’ offer was between $400,000 and $600,000 per season, with position incentives built into the contract.
~450k a year. Seems ok price. He has speed and strength, something we lack a bit of. I still worry he is small
My mate is a Panthers fan and he’s incredibly angry he’s leaving. lol.
That’s a good signMy mate is a Panthers fan and he’s incredibly angry he’s leaving. lol.
Good news if the Turuva signing is true. Fixes one of our issues for 2025. Still need at least one, possibly two, high-quality wingers, a lock forward and Impact bench forward.
~450k a year. Seems ok price. He has speed and strength, something we lack a bit of. I still worry he is small
I share your concern about his size (particularly in our team which all seems small) but having said that, Penriths back three were incredible making ground last week and none of them are big or tall.
Happy enough at that price. Interesting chat re him playing centre.
I agree about his height, but that's more proof that WT's and Benji are gaining credibility in the players market.
I agree about his height, but that's more proof that WT's and Benji are gaining credibility in the players market.
there is definitely a snowball effect these days given the salary cap limits how much more you can pay a player. Recruitment wins mean someone like Stef is more likely to stay and demand less money. We now have a decent core of panthers players, some obviously strong juniors coming through and a pack that competes in yardage. It’s now left to think about whether our 13 is currently inside the club (Latu, Galvin) or whether we need to recruit. Hopefully some of the kids compete for the outside back positions. I still would like to see Sione in first grade to see how he has come along since last year as he could definately add some balance to the proper rotation. It would not shock me if we paid Bateman to go back to England if we end up going in a different direction at lock.
I agree about his height, but that's more proof that WT's and Benji are gaining credibility in the players market.
there is definitely a snowball effect these days given the salary cap limits how much more you can pay a player. Recruitment wins mean someone like Stef is more likely to stay and demand less money. We now have a decent core of panthers players, some obviously strong juniors coming through and a pack that competes in yardage. It’s now left to think about whether our 13 is currently inside the club (Latu, Galvin) or whether we need to recruit. Hopefully some of the kids compete for the outside back positions. I still would like to see Sione in first grade to see how he has come along since last year as he could definately add some balance to the proper rotation. It would not shock me if we paid Bateman to go back to England if we end up going in a different direction at lock.
Wouldn't shock me if this was Bateman’s last year with us.
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The thing I love most about Turuva's signing is it leaked an hour before it was announced and not 10 mins after he came on the market. Great player with great acceleration from a standing start, his height does not overly concern me as he looks to have a decent vertical jump, and is pretty safe under the high ball.
