Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

[The Realist]

Tago and tiny always carved up when they were paired up in cup on the same side.

They absolutely carved up in 1st Grade in 2022. Best Centre + wing duo I have seen play for us - perhaps ever. Absolute travesty that Taylan didn't get a Premiership that year, but sometimes fate is so cruel.

 

[The Realist]

Alamoti could easily be as good if not better than Turuva. The guys a huge talent.

I do not like his lateral movement. He seems like a lumbering outside back. Very quick in straight lines, but slow with sudden change in direction.

 

[hindy111]

Do the same job.

Why not release Iongi and Jesse McLean and keep Turuva.

We have a couple of other fullbacks coming thru in reserve .

You have said yourself Casey McLean is a couple of years off NRL. I’m not sure that is true but we have either failed to retain or allowed to leave another fine locally produced NRL quality player for a lousy $50-$100k a season.

If we move May back to the wing next season he is going to be earning $500k which seems odd given so many here promote this notion you can’t overpay for wingers.

Jack Cole is yet to truly provide a convincing argument in NSW Cup he is NRL quality either as a centre or a five eight. Trent Toelau is arguably been playing better and he is just train and trial deal.

I think it is a shame, I really do, to have not retained Turuva For a lousy $150k over three seasons.

Disagree. The club may feel if signed Turuva they'd lose the Mclean brothers who they potentially rate higher. Or that Alamoti is a better talent.
425k for Turuva is a good deal but it also shows what other clubs think of him and his ceiling. Stronger clubs like the Eels and Roosters need wingers. I'm sure they would of matched 425k if they felt he was worth that. Perhaps they see him as a 350k winger like Penrith did.

 

[hindy111]

Also successful clubs set a price. If they buckle then every time another player is looking at extending the manager will know they can milk another 50k.
The fact he didn't go for huge money and went to a poor side says many other NRL clubs didn't think he was worth that amount.

 

[WestyLife]

Also successful clubs set a price. If they buckle then every time another player is looking at extending the manager will know they can milk another 50k.
The fact he didn't go for huge money and went to a poor side says many other NRL clubs didn't think he was worth that amount.

Apparently dragons offered more so it seems likely Api being family had some sway

 

[Blade23]

Also successful clubs set a price. If they buckle then every time another player is looking at extending the manager will know they can milk another 50k.
The fact he didn't go for huge money and went to a poor side says many other NRL clubs didn't think he was worth that amount.

The only ones that got more were Edwards and Martin.

Turuva has informed the club of his intention to join the Tigers next year. We are now in the 10-day cooling off period. I don't see us coming back with a late offer.

 

[Fangs]

The only ones that got more were Edwards and Martin.

Turuva has informed the club of his intention to join the Tigers next year. We are now in the 10-day cooling off period. I don't see us coming back with a late offer.

Anything further on Fish? Or do we pretty much have the story already?

$1.3 million available is the figure being suggested now Turuva is gone.

 

[The Realist]

Apparently dragons offered more so it seems likely Api being family had some sway

Also going along with Luai who is one of his best mates at the club.

 

[Blade23]

Anything further on Fish? Or do we pretty much have the story already?

$1.3 million available is the figure being suggested now Turuva is gone.

Nothing new on Fish.

Less than $1.3. A few upgrades and promotions will swallow a bit of it up.
Still a significant amount left to get a top forward and maybe an upgrade elsewhere.

 

[Blade23]

D

Did the warrior approach Penrith months earlier about a swap with AFB

No.
Asked would be interested in releasing Fish or Leata early. Never said why. I think that was back in November. We said no, and then AFB announced he was leaving a short-time later.

 

[Fangs]

Nothing new on Fish.

Less than $1.3. A few upgrades and promotions will swallow a bit of it up.
Still a significant amount left to get a top forward and maybe an upgrade elsewhere.

Sounds good.

Are they that keen on moving guys like Martin into the middle to find a backrower? David Fifita could do both jobs.

But my guess would be Stefano.

 

[BossleyPanther]

We replaced the best hooker in the game with a plodder (who has a ton of ticker) and came out alright. Turuva is a good player but he's just a winger.
Some of the emotional shit over the last days over him and Nathan's little brother leaving is unbelievable

Yes I was one, I have calm down now. I realised that having so much now to spend on the cap will allow the club to evolve and have some hungry new debuts and players who haven't had Success in the team to push. Be interesting who we sign as a prop.

 

[Blade23]

Sounds good.

Are they that keen on moving guys like Martin into the middle to find a backrower? David Fifita could do both jobs.

But my guess would be Stefano.

Everything is on the table forward wise.

 

[Vic Mackey]

We replaced the best hooker in the game with a plodder (who has a ton of ticker) and came out alright. Turuva is a good player but he's just a winger.
Some of the emotional shit over the last days over him and Nathan's little brother leaving is unbelievable

Yeah agree

Look as a tigers fan im happy about getting Turuva however for the panthers Id expect his leaving to have about as big an impact as Paul Momirovski leaving had

 

[Fangs]

Everything is on the table forward wise.

Even forwards working with Black Money?

Time to send this rumoured signings thread into overdrive. Shaq Mitchell is on his way to Penrith. And welcome back Tyrell Fuimaono.

 

[WestyLife]

Everything is on the table forward wise.

That says they have no idea what's going to happen

 

[The Realist]

Even forwards working with Black Money?

Time to send this rumoured signings thread into overdrive. Shaq Mitchell is on his way to Penrith. And welcome back Tyrell Fuimaono.

There is no vomit react on LU.

 

[betcats]

That says they have no idea what's going to happen

Well given the time frame of Fish leave there not really any good options to plan for right, unless we are planning for 2026. For next year the best that might be available(Stefano, Fifita) I would rate as slightly dubious chances at best given the contract clauses involved. Best we can do for now is look at what we have at the club for next year and try to get them ready and wait and see what shakes out later in the season. Love Fish and love that the club treated him with respect but the reality is its left us with not a lot we can do for now to replace him for next year.

 

[WestyLife]

Well given the time frame of Fish leave there not really any good options to plan for right, unless we are planning for 2026. For next year the best that might be available(Stefano, Fifita) I would rate as slightly dubious chances at best given the contract clauses involved. Best we can do for now is look at what we have at the club for next year and try to get them ready and wait and see what shakes out later in the season. Love Fish and love that the club treated him with respect but the reality is its left us with not a lot we can do for now to replace him for next year.

Yeah it sounds like 2026 is when a lot of contracts are ending.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Yeah it sounds like 2026 is when a lot of contracts are ending.

Will be interesting to see how competitive we are rebuilding the side whilst not having a home ground