Rumours and Stuff

[Gronk]

I haven't seen coinakis play he might be a gun or could be a dud

The conversion rate of Australian Schoolboy reps to NRL players is not perfect but very high. We now have to convince him that his pathway isn’t blocked if he is in fact good enough.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

TDS is only 1 year older then coinakis who isn't even getting a run in flegg. Not a good sign.

He is a long way from being in NRL contention, if at all. Best chance is if Smith is too expensive in a few years when we try to re-sign him, and coinakis becomes our back up. But will he be that good?

 

[Avenger]

TDS is only 1 year older then coinakis who isn't even getting a run in flegg. Not a good sign.

He is a long way from being in NRL contention, if at all. Best chance is if Smith is too expensive in a few years when we try to re-sign him, and coinakis becomes our back up. But will he be that good?

Coinakis is very small. Matt Arthur clone without dad’s footy shorts.

 

[hineyrulz]

Coinakis is very small. Matt Arthur clone without dad’s footy shorts.

So a Huuuuuuuuuuuuuugeeeeee ceiling??

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Joey Lussick “could” end up as good as Cameron Smith then.

I disagree.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Who’s saying we aren’t overpaying him??

We couldn’t attract flies atm, of course we have to over pay to get talent here. But he has massive upside and it’s up to Ryles and his staff to get the best out of him.

You are just pissed because he’s not an utter plodder, because we all know that’s what gets you wet around the wee wee. You miss us signing blokes like Harper, Davey and Lussick.

I said I’m excited about this signing. I never said I was excited about those others. But every team is made up mostly of unexciting signings. This isn’t the UEFA Champions League, it’s the NRL, and the salary cap limits the number of players who can get TDS type money.

 

[King-Gutho94]

So a Huuuuuuuuuuuuuugeeeeee ceiling??

He has been a bit unlucky.

2 wins from his last 24 games in senior footy. Like not many have managed that in the last 12 months or many ever manage that period.

Can't help bad luck i suppose.

 

[lucablight]

I disagree.

You can’t prove it though. Should this particular opinion inherently have any less weight than yours?

 

[85 Baby]

I disagree.

You think he’s already better?

 

[T-Boon]

Our track record with juniors doesn't give me confidence atm. And that's not writing off him or any others of our current crop.

I just want to see it transfer to NRL over a period of time where you see 3 or 4 make it and turn into quality first graders.

Like no club has talk up there juniors for a decade and delivered barely anything like Parramatta.

Will Penisini and Dylan Brown would be the best of the bunch in the past 10 years.

I'd have Sean Russell in ahead of Penisini right now. At least Rusty is heading in the right direction, namely improving in his position.
I think our club needs to identify who the best jnr development lower grade coaches (they would obviously be from Penrith, Melbourne, Roosters) are in the NRL and go out and buy them.

 

[Tiger5150]

I am not sold on TDS hasn't proved his worth yet in the NRL.

Also on Jim's mowing we only seem to sign players that are on the outer of their club. If we spend anymore than 300k a season for him we have over paid.

He was on $400K at Tigers, he is on >$600K at Parra

 

[Tiger5150]

There's something to be said for 'altrusim' as a club benefit. If you get a reputation as a hard arse club that holds players to contracts when they want to leave, it can make it harder to recruit in the future.

*autism

 

[Tiger5150]

TDS reminds me of a young Robbie Farah. There is a reason he is on the nose at the Tigers and it’s not about his footballing ability. I think it will eventually come out.

Bing bing bing....winner winner chicken dinner.

Big but.....he might thrive at Parra. Ill be clear here, he is a very good player and you guys got a very good player and I think he will go well at Parra. Good get.

 

[Tiger5150]

Like any signing it depends on the $. At 650 I would think it’s a poor signing. At 300 then probably decent

its not $300K....north of $600K

 

[lucablight]

Bing bing bing....winner winner chicken dinner.

Big but.....he might thrive at Parra. Ill be clear here, he is a very good player and you guys got a very good player and I think he will go well at Parra. Good get.

I respect your intellectual honesty. A lot of fans of clubs would sh*t on a player and say they’re no good if they left their club. I saw Parra fans saying Da Silva sucks when they thought he’d signed with Manly.

 

[T-Boon]

Was it the Parra game where we saw the defense deliberately giving up scrum penalties (near try line) by not packing in time OR by blatantly breaking the scrum early rather than allow the scrum play (to the frustration of the ref)?
Is this rampant in the league?
What do we glean from this?
Should it not be a catalyst for a wider conversation about coaches and rules?

 

[Glenneel]

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Must have already signed him and cooling off period passed to announce him I guess?

 

[Tiger5150]

Ideally it’ll mean Riley can do more of what he’s good at (kick chase, being a pest, making a bazillion tackles) and TDS same (getting out of dummy half, run pressure, put on a big hit)

TDS didnt leave a job sharing Contract at the Tigers for another one at Parra. This was his major issue at the Tigers. IMO this signing will spell the end of Riley at your club at the end of 26.

 

[Tiger5150]

Must have already signed him and cooling off period passed to announce him I guess?

IMO it must have been set in stone for a while because we need him badly right now with Api, Bula, Luai, Mason all out this weekend.

 

[Avenger]

He has been a bit unlucky.

2 wins from his last 24 games in senior footy. Like not many have managed that in the last 12 months or many ever manage that period.

Can't help bad luck i suppose.

Easily the most hyped junior in recent history. The Greg Drake of his generation.