Around the Grounds

[Haffa]

Leo Thompson is on fire.

 

[aqua_duck]

Leo Thompson is on fire.

Watching him help lead the haka and then his impact coming off the bench, you can tell his confidence has gone to another level.

 

[Yosh]

Did the Doggies sign our recruitment officer from a few years back. How come they signing all the available hardworking yet talentless utilities on the market?

 

[Apey]

They want Brodie Jones?

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Did the Doggies sign our recruitment officer from a few years back. How come they signing all the available hardworking yet talentless utilities on the market?

Theyre playing Monopoly

Buying all the utilities

 

[ryan.a87]

Thoughts on Tigers signing Luai?

Over the last 2 years they release Hastings and Brookes….then spend overs on a half who is mid at best

 

[Yosh]

Thoughts on Tigers signing Luai?

Over the last 2 years they release Hastings and Brookes….then spend overs on a half who is mid at best

Mid? Really?

 

[Woody90]

Thoughts on Tigers signing Luai?

Over the last 2 years they release Hastings and Brookes….then spend overs on a half who is mid at best

Meh. He’s not as bad as most make out but he’s also unlikely to be what they need to make a significant difference. Good on them though for attracting an established half from a premiership team. We know more than anyone how difficult that is when you’re down the bottom.

To be honest I was hoping Cleary would go to the Tigers. I know it would never happen but showing he can dominate out of a good system is the one thing that Im not that convinced of about him yet when you compare him to the likes of Johns.

 

[mozza91]

Meh. He’s not as bad as most make out but he’s also unlikely to be what they need to make a significant difference. Good on them though for attracting an established half from a premiership team. We know more than anyone how difficult that is when you’re down the bottom.

To be honest I was hoping Cleary would go to the Tigers. I know it would never happen but showing he can dominate out of a good system is the one thing that Im not that convinced of about him yet when you compare him to the likes of Johns.

His inept performances at Rep level also indicate he’s several tiers below Joey too.

 

[Burwood]

Wests signing Luai feels nearly identical to them signing Reynolds back in 2018.

 

[Knight Tales]

Luai is exactly what Tigers need. The overs tag is purely designed to create un-rest. Three premierships. Was always a gun. I really hate when a player’s talent is somehow related to their assumed personality traits.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

The bloke's a grub but he's definitely talented. I think he's more than enough to get the Tigers back up around the 8.

Apparently they may have now signed Justin Olam for this season too

 

[Yosh]

The bloke's a grub but he's definitely talented. I think he's more than enough to get the Tigers back up around the 8.

Apparently they may have now signed Justin Olam for this season too

Two good players from two great systems. Both are also high effort players who have a record of winning. Seems like a good bet on their part.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

They’re paying for Batman but getting Robin. Luai is a good player but let’s see if he can lead the team around the park. He doesn’t have a world class forward pack to dominate the opposition and he doesn’t have Cleary to direct things now so it’ll be a big test for him.

Olam is a good player too. Smart signing.

 

[Dr Dr Gimedanews]

assumed personality traits.

Indeed , and manufactured by the Fox to stir the red neck viewership. Without question James Hooper has been the major antagonist.

The bloke's a grub

want to see grub go watch the game in the 70's and 80's. Luai is placid a choir boy.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Indeed , and manufactured by the Fox to stir the red neck viewership. Without question James Hooper has been the major antagonist.


want to see grub go watch the game in the 70's and 80's. Luai is placid a choir boy.

Modern day grub

 

[Dr Dr Gimedanews]

Modern day grub

is that you James Hooper ?

 

[Zoidberg]

I’d call him a dickhead not a grub. Seems to think his shit doesn’t stink and acts like people should idolise him.
I don’t think he is worth more than $1m a season but I guess the Tigers had to make that offer to get him. Can’t see him making the Tigers much better than a fringe top 8 team with more good signings around him.

 

[Apey]

A big but probably necessary signing for them. The $$$ is the Tigers surcharge just like our own, the length of contract would be my biggest concern.

 

[ColdWetPanther]

I think Luai is a good get for them, but if they are stepping into Olam’s contract (c $500k a season for the next 3 years) for a guy who was dropped from a really bad Storm 3/4 line last year, this is just like the Tigers of old. The retirement home of the NRL.