Fainu Bros

[Tigerm]

 

[Tigerm]

Ok, I'll play the devil's advocate, is this a smoke screen to get Jock Madden involved and to save face by not including Latu.
Is this official from the tigers? It could be an old quote from the original shoulder injury.
I guess the fact that he's not in the trial match might ring true.
I'm peeved off with this. The guy needs NRL experience now!

He's only just 20, he has time to do everything he wants to be.
We finally have depth, may the best player get the gig in all positions, IMO.

 

[Nutz]

He's only just 20, he has time to do everything he wants to be.
We finally have depth, may the best player get the gig in all positions, IMO.

How long have we signed him?

 

[Tigerm]

How long have we signed him?

According to ZT, both him and Sam are signed until the end of '27 season, but they have just signed Sione till the end of '29.

 

[Nutz]

According to ZT, both him and Sam are signed until the end of '27 season, but they have just signed Sione till the end of '29.

We'll I'm currently flying at 25k ft heading to Hobart so I trust your info is right Tm

 

[Tigerm]

We don't hear this too often, nice though.

 

[Tiger05]

We don't hear this too often, nice though.

It's good right. Let's see what happens but it's good when players want to be at the club.

Benji deserves some credit. I've always liked him but he is a little bit of an emotional bitch at times. I think that passion though can be good in certain situations.

 

[Tigerm]

 

[Tiger05]

Sione Fainu inks three-year contract extension

The Wests Tigers are excited to announce that Sione Fainu has signed a contract extension, keeping the damaging forward at Concord until the end of the 2029 NRL season.

www.weststigers.com.au

It's a 3 year extension so I assume it's the same dollars as what has been mentioned.

Well done Tigers.

I'm bumping my own post but I think Sione has been our best middle forward this year and he is absolutely killing it.

He gives us impact. I thought Pole was fantastic for us on the weekend but when Sione came on he had more of an impact.

This guy is delivering well above his pay packet. It's awesome to see.

 

[Tigerm]

I'm bumping my own post but I think Sione has been our best middle forward this year and he is absolutely killing it.

He gives us impact. I thought Pole was fantastic for us on the weekend but when Sione came on he had more of an impact.

This guy is delivering well above his pay packet. It's awesome to see.

Yep, I thought he was very good last season as well.

 

[Tiger05]

Yep, I thought he was very good last season as well.

He was killing it and he has continued that on this season. Samuela has been real good as well. I really hope we get to see a lot of Latu this season.

 

[Tigerm]

Typical young bloke, thinking they can run through brick walls. Hahaha

 

[Tigerm]

His time will come.

 

[Fordy20]

Surely converting him to a lock or utility is madness. Game managing halves are rare as hen's teeth and given Jock Madden is our only other adequate option, can we really afford to be screwing around with this kid's development just to wedge him into first grade?

 

[The Charlatan]

Surely converting him to a lock or utility is madness. Game managing halves are rare as hen's teeth and given Jock Madden is our only other adequate option, can we really afford to be screwing around with this kid's development just to wedge him into first grade?

This needs to be managed carefully.

AD and Luai are our halves for this season. Madden has shot out of the gates as soon as the chance was offered and offers something crucial that neither AD or Luai have and that's a great kicking game.

In an ideal world, AD and Luai are firing, Latu and Madden are playing 80 every week in reggies so that Latu can learn alongside a traditional half. Latu's kicking game needs a lot of work and I'd think he'd benefit playing alongside Madden.

If we're working on the premise that the best 17 takes the field every week, Madden is an instant inclusion IMO at the expense of AD or Luai (and let's face it, our million dollar man is absolutely not playing Cup for Madden so AD is the one to move, and I feel Madden would complement Luai well.) So do you send AD back to Cup? He's been involved in 3 wins this year from four games. Does he get his nose out of joint and does it cause disruption?

If Latu is the long term answer in the halves, he should be playing in the halves. Coming back from injury it's probably OK that's he's playing 15-20 minute stints to get some miles in the legs but eventually his development has to take preference and he should be playing 80 minutes in cup in the 6 next to Madden/AD/whoever it may be.

 

[Tiger05]

This needs to be managed carefully.

Agreed.

If we're working on the premise that the best 17 takes the field every week, Madden is an instant inclusion IMO at the expense of AD or Luai (and let's face it, our million dollar man is absolutely not playing Cup for Madden so AD is the one to move, and I feel Madden would complement Luai well.) So do you send AD back to Cup? He's been involved in 3 wins this year from four games. Does he get his nose out of joint and does it cause disruption?

If we have the best 17 on the park every week I think Latu is the no 14.

If Latu is the long term answer in the halves, he should be playing in the halves. Coming back from injury it's probably OK that's he's playing 15-20 minute stints to get some miles in the legs but eventually his development has to take preference and he should be playing 80 minutes in cup in the 6 next to Madden/AD/whoever it may be.

I think we need him in first grade. He gives us some spark off the bench.

AD and Luai are more running halves and Madden gives us that more consistent structured play maker. I think they have to figure out if you move AD to the centres or the bench or do they leave Madden out. Luai is coming straight back in when he is ready. It sounds like AD was promised the 7 spot this season.

It's going to be interesting how this plays out.

 

[Tigerm]

He's back and in form.

 

[Tigerm]

I have always like this idea of an extra half playing in the 13 jumper, playing each side of the ruck, it will send the defence into a spin.
We now have that opportunity, with Latu and/or Doueihi (him for me) playing that role IMO.

 

[Nutz]

I have always like this idea of an extra half playing in the 13 jumper, playing each side of the ruck, it will send the defence into a spin.
We now have that opportunity, with Latu and/or Doueihi (him for me) playing that role IMO.

More like two ⅝s in the old conventional ways. Usually creating a deeper reciever and a swinging gate.

 

[gordsy]

Lots of people say I want to be a one club player and then leave as soon as they see one dollar more.
Players are like women, never believe it'll be forever and act accordingly.