Rumoured & Confirmed Signings - Part 5

[unKwn]

He’s very good. He won plenty of tournaments to get signed.

check his twitch channel out.

It would be a ridiculous gimmick signing, not people in that world do not care about rugby league.

I only remember him playing and streaming in the 2020 lockdown days when the comp was paused. Idk about now

 

[Luke Bowden]

I only remember him playing and streaming in the 2020 lockdown days when the comp was paused. Idk about now

He pretty plays full time in the off season.

 

[Original Name]

Luai is also a professional gamer with “Mind Freak” one of Australia’s biggest e-sports team.

He will have no issues making money outside of footy.

His thing is shooters. Pro gamers like that have a shelf life. It's not like other sports where you can compensate with slowed reflexes by reading body language to predict where things will go to a degree. Say some boxers can go on at a high level to 40 or older but as a pro gamer in that genre you need the reflexes you start to lose when you're in your mid 30s.

 

[Luke Bowden]

His thing is shooters. Pro gamers like that have a shelf life. It's not like other sports where you can compensate with slowed reflexes by reading body language to predict where things will go to a degree. Say some boxers can go on at a high level to 40 or older but as a pro gamer in that genre you need the reflexes you start to lose when you're in your mid 30s.

Yeah thanks, I’m well aware of what it takes.

He plays COD and League, he’ll have a guaranteed revenue stream well into his thirties.

 

[age.s]

His thing is shooters. Pro gamers like that have a shelf life. It's not like other sports where you can compensate with slowed reflexes by reading body language to predict where things will go to a degree. Say some boxers can go on at a high level to 40 or older but as a pro gamer in that genre you need the reflexes you start to lose when you're in your mid 30s.

There's some truth to this, as our reflexes declining with age isn't in question, but its very game dependent. Rapha and Cooler are still at the top of the Quake scene and both are in their mid 30s. I dont know much about COD but with most shooters you need a baseline level of precision, after which factors like strategy/teamwork/comms/leadership become the deciding factors. Most pro gamers retire in their mid/late 20s (or earlier) but there are generally other factors around that, most notably how top heavy the market is and how priorities tend to shift for men coming into that stage of their lives.

A bigger question is whether his chosen game will still be around, you see many pros in their mid/late 30s still playing the game they came up with, but transitioning from one game to another is very hard. Older games like Quake, Warcraft 3, Brood War and DotA all have big players who are considerably older, cause they just kept going.

 

[BossleyPanther]

I like the idea of Laurie coming back to the club if we can't keep Luai or Edwards

 

[Chins get the wins]

I like the idea of Laurie coming back to the club if we can't keep Luai or Edwards

We have a NSW cup fullback

 

[BossleyPanther]

We have a NSW cup fullback

We had have Dylan too

 

[Coast panther]

Always liked Laurie, I think he's a 5/8, be good for a year or so if he wanted to come back

 

[Someone2]

Not sure why that is strange… he’s very good at video games… it’s a massive industry… heaps of cash involved

That’s hilarious

the wannabe gangster is actually a gamer hahaha

 

[Chins get the wins]

That’s hilarious

the wannabe gangster is actually a gamer hahaha

You're a nerd on a footy site like the rest of us champion

 

[Luke Bowden]

That’s hilarious

the wannabe gangster is actually a gamer hahaha

Just a dude that excels at every thing he does.

Just like you are hopeless at everything you do.

Same Same, but different.

 

[Original Name]

That’s hilarious

the wannabe gangster is actually a gamer hahaha

A wanna be gangsta? I think you mistook his "gang sign" for something else mate. W also used as a symbol for people who live in The Area/from The Area. The W obviously represented Greater Western Sydney.

 

[Luke Bowden]

A wanna be gangsta? I think you mistook his "gang sign" for something else mate. W also used as a symbol for people who live in The Area/from The Area. The W obviously represented Greater Western Sydney.

Ummmm…. It actually represents “Win”… he says “Just happy to get the W” all the time..

Thats what he means

 

[age.s]

W, for "Winning a grand final".

 

[Black Diamond]

Ummmm…. It actually represents “Win”… he says “Just happy to get the W” all the time..

Yeah like "W" for the win for flogging Parramatta in 2022 GF

 

[Black Panther]

We have a NSW cup fullback

Iiongi is a much better prospect than Laurie. So yeah, no need for an outside signing for a Fullback if required.

 

[age.s]

I reckon Laurie would be worth a punt irrespective of whether we lose either Dyl or Jarome. He'd come cheap and likely be desperate enough to get out of the hole that is the modern Tigers that he'd play cup. He'd be solid depth in a couple of key positions and maintain performance pressure on both incumbents and kids coming through.

 

[Chins get the wins]

I reckon Laurie would be worth a punt irrespective of whether we lose either Dyl or Jarome. He'd come cheap and likely be desperate enough to get out of the hole that is the modern Tigers that he'd play cup. He'd be solid depth in a couple of key positions and maintain performance pressure on both incumbents and kids coming through.

He's shown to be an unprofessional dickhead and he doesn't have a level of talent to risk that on. Hard pass

 

[Kilkenny]

He's shown to be an unprofessional dickhead and he doesn't have a level of talent to risk that on. Hard pass

Daine Laurie is actually a really nice kid.

I think we have to be really careful around who we recruit with whatever limited funds we may have available so I don’t think fullback is an area we would be spending money on.

Im sure the brains trust have a plan, they need one, with Spencer and Stephen C moving on.