Rumours and Stuff

[Soren Lorenson]

You can see these players all not being at the Tigers by seasons end..

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Who cares. 5 nobodies from a nobody club.

 

[Tiger5150]

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#standards

 

[Tiger5150]

You can see these players all not being at the Tigers by seasons end..

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Latu & Mason will still be there, Saukuru & Tumeth will be gone. Fa'atape is on a development contract

 

[T.S Quint]

Strip our spoon!

It's only fair!

Cheaters should be punished, by having their illegally-won trophies stripped from them!

But we still get to claim it though, right?
Like the Storm do with their stripped premierships.

 

[T.S Quint]

#standards

Nothing wrong with having standards. Especially when you want to free up some salary cap space.

 

[Delboy]

Nothing wrong with having standards. Especially when you want to free up some salary cap space.

Well, we can take one of our junior rep trialists back to ease pressure on the Tigpies cap, what was the name- Galvin

 

[JokerEel]

Nothing wrong with having standards. Especially when you want to free up some salary cap space.

My thoughts exactly

 

[King-Gutho94]

#standards

Gus has tipped you blokes to make the 8.

Wouldn't surprise me tbh.

Though i think you blokes finishing 9th though for old times sake would be great for the game.

 

[Legal Eel]

Gus has tipped you blokes to make the 8.

Wouldn't surprise me tbh.

Though i think you blokes finishing 9th though for old times sake would be great for the game.

I actually still think they will be bottom 4

with the exception of Luai, I don’t see the blokes they bought as standard setters - in fact I see them as the type of guys who will turn it up or get “injured” if the tigers have a bit of a tougher run

just my opinion

 

[Tiger5150]

Well, we can take one of our junior rep trialists back to ease pressure on the Tigpies cap, what was the name- Galvin

Sorry , we look after our own
#developmentclub

 

[Tiger5150]

Gus has tipped you blokes to make the 8.

Wouldn't surprise me tbh.

Though i think you blokes finishing 9th though for old times sake would be great for the game.

Mate I'd sign up for 9th right now

 

[Tiger5150]

I actually still think they will be bottom 4

with the exception of Luai, I don’t see the blokes they bought as standard setters - in fact I see them as the type of guys who will turn it up or get “injured” if the tigers have a bit of a tougher run

just my opinion

I think 9th - 12th but with better days ahead.

 

[Legal Eel]

I think 9th - 12th but with better days ahead.

I think 11th is their ceiling - just out of proper top 8 contention - but to be honest, tehre are a host of teams (most actually) that could finish anywhere from 4th to 17th

 

[84 Baby]

Latu & Mason will still be there, Saukuru & Tumeth will be gone. Fa'atape is on a development contract

Lucky Latu will still be there given that could’ve meant the chop for Sione too. That would’ve been 3 players you lovingly nurtured away from their evil junior clubs to then leave in the space of a year after all the development you instilled in them.

 

[84 Baby]

I think 11th is their ceiling - just out of proper top 8 contention - but to be honest, tehre are a host of teams (most actually) that could finish anywhere from 4th to 17th

I think outside Smugs and Scum, any other team making or missing 8 won’t surprise me

 

[Gronk]

Poor Gus

 

[Gazzamatta]

I think 9th - 12th but with better days ahead.

Thoughts on Benji?
My opinion is it will all be about Benji but what would I know. Decent roster. No excuses.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Poor Gus

Unless his real target is the other one.

 

[JokerEel]

Poor Gus

Gus will spin it.

Paps never wanted to go to the Dogs with a 1 year deal he must see a better club looking at him in 26

 

[Johnny88]

Ryan Papenhuyzen set to re-sign with Melbourne Storm despite a desperate bid from Phil Gould’s Bulldogs​

Canterbury supremo Phil Gould has made a secret trip to Melbourne in a desperate last-ditch attempt to poach Ryan Papenhuyzen from the Storm, a move which is set to prove futile.

Canterbury football boss Phil Gould has failed to pull off a Ryan Papenhuyzen heist after making a secret trip to Melbourne to poach the Storm superstar.
This masthead can reveal Gould made a furtive southern sortie on Wednesday, but the Storm have staved off the Canterbury supremo’s last-ditch bid as the 2020 Clive Churchill Medallist prepares to ink a one-year extension.
The Bulldogs were regarded as front-runners to secure Papenhuyzen’s signature and this masthead understands ‘Gus’ Gould travelled to Melbourne as the battle for the fullback’s signature intensified.
While Canterbury have interest in Papenhuyzen, Gould has yet to formally table a deal, with the Bulldogs football chief instead wanting to gauge the flying fullback’s intentions before deciding whether to make an offer.
Gould’s trip to Melbourne is evidence of Canterbury’s determination to lure Papenhuyzen to Belmore, but the Storm empire has struck back in a bid to ensure the champion custodian stays loyal.

The Bulldogs were hoping Gould’s visit to Melbourne could help seal the poaching deal, but the Storm remain quietly confident Papenhuyzen will commit to the club.
The Storm are open to a three-year extension Papenhuyzen, who is likely to ink a one-year deal for 2026, mindful Melbourne have outstanding young gun Sua Fa’alogo applying pressure in the battle for the No.1 jumper.
It is understood the Bulldogs had the funds to blow the Storm out of the water, with Canterbury having around $1.6 million free in the salary cap to help fund a Papenhuyzen heist.
But even the mastery of Gould’s famous motivational pitches appear to have been foiled by the Storm, who are expected to announce Papenhuyzen’s retention in the coming days.

“I want to win premierships,” Papenhuyzen told Triple M radio.
“I know my career has only got so long in it. You want to be in the best environment where you have got that growth mindset and you have a good roster.
“I am weighing up all those things at the moment. Melbourne definitely do have that, for sure. But we’ve just had a couple of people leave lately and I’m sort of waiting to see who we can get in those positions to fill in.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/ryan-papenhuyzen-set-to-resign-with-melbourne-storm-despite-phil-goulds-desperate-bulldogs-bid/news-story/b739590222a271d5d313460784854368?amp&nk=6a9244618b66f1c59bb10d94431c5dd4-1732083082