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Wighton will play centre. If we get anyone from Souffs it will be a fringe first grader just like when we snapped up Doueihi when they signed Latrell.
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Agreed. The powers that be will probs sign Blake Taafe to a $600K a season multi-year deal. I'm not opposed to signing him BTW, just not on that money. We should never of signed Doueihi on that amount of coin.
But we will end up signing an overweight perpetual bludger like schuster on a mammoth 5 yr deal
True,true true and true
Unfortunately Hastings is not a 7, he's a lock according to Sheens.
But but but Sheens has won so many premierships??
Has all the skills......but his motivation for the sport is clearly gone and has for the last two years. When some players get their first big contract, motivation can tend to disappear.
Fabulous player who we could only dream about luring to the concord train wreck.He’s a souths junior they have one heck of a squad & the heavy hitters involved with souths have enormous capacity to arrange 3rd party agreements.Hence we have buckleys of attaining someone of CG’s calibre.Anyway our overhelming priority is to find an astute game managing half with an IQ > a peanut.
Let’s get a quality 7 first up, then start looking at what else we need.
But we’ve got Brooksy
Yep third party agreements make an absolute mockery out of the salary cap, maybe Leumeah Fish and Chip shop will stump up for a few hamburgers and a bag or two of chips a week to get us over the line.
Can only hope we can see some decent signings again under this bloke.Manly bracing for Tigers player raid as Fulton leaves Sea Eagles nest
By Michael Chammas
Updated April 30, 2023 — 5.21pm first published at 5.01pm
Manly are bracing for the Wests Tigers to launch a raid on some of their biggest names after long-time recruitment manager Scott Fulton signed a deal to join Wests Tigers immediately.
Fulton, the son of Manly legend and NRL immortal Bob Fulton, has been head-hunted by the Tigers after his role at the Sea Eagles was diluted over the summer.
Fulton, whose sister Kristie Fulton was moved on from her administration role at the club last year, once called the shots when it came to recruitment and retention at Manly but the club has moved to a different model under new chief executive Tony Mestrov.
While Manly didn’t stand in Fulton’s way, the move could come back to bite the Sea Eagles. The Wests Tigers have already begun asking questions about the future of five-eighth Josh Schuster, who was involved in an altercation with NSW Cup player Dean Matterson — the younger brother of Eels forward Ryan Matterson — at training last week.
Schuster is contracted until the end of 2024 but question marks over his future surfaced last week following comments from skipper Daly Cherry-Evans.
“I have been playing long enough to see so many people at this club not maximise their opportunity,” Cherry-Evans said.
“That is rugby league mate – if you’re not willing to work hard enough, if you’re not willing to sacrifice, you just don’t last long. He is at a crossroads early in his career but it can be a real positive.
“This doesn’t have to be a negative for him – spending some time away to get his body right, this could be a defining moment where he takes off to that level we all know he can.”
Making matters difficult for Manly is the fact they’ve gone to war in recent months with leading player agent Mario Tartak, who is extremely close to Fulton.
Manly locked horns with Tartak over the future of rising star Viliami Fifita and were in a tug-of-war for his services with St George Illawarra before they eventually released him to the Dragons.
Tartak and Fulton worked together on luring a number of players to the Sea Eagles, particularly those from western Sydney.
They include Schuster, Jason Saab and Haumole Olakau’atu. Like Fulton, Tartak’s stranglehold on the club has been diminished under the Mestrov regime.
Talk of Fulton’s potential departure has been doing the rounds for a couple of months and he has now signed a deal to oversee recruitment and retention at the Wests Tigers alongside Warren McDonnell.
McDonnell, who was brought back to the club by close friend Tim Sheens last year despite being moved on by chief executive Justin Pascoe on two separate occasions, will focus on the pathways at the Wests Tigers, with Fulton to look after NRL.
How Tigers almost came unstuck in final minutes against Panthers after Tim Sheens’ tape tip
The Wests Tigers coach asked his players to wear strapping on their wrists to provide extra grip in torrential rain at Bathurst. It almost backfired on David Klemmer at a crucial point in the game.www.smh.com.au
Manly bracing for Tigers player raid as Fulton leaves Sea Eagles nest
By Michael Chammas
Updated April 30, 2023 — 5.21pm first published at 5.01pm
Manly are bracing for the Wests Tigers to launch a raid on some of their biggest names after long-time recruitment manager Scott Fulton signed a deal to join Wests Tigers immediately.
Fulton, the son of Manly legend and NRL immortal Bob Fulton, has been head-hunted by the Tigers after his role at the Sea Eagles was diluted over the summer.
Fulton, whose sister Kristie Fulton was moved on from her administration role at the club last year, once called the shots when it came to recruitment and retention at Manly but the club has moved to a different model under new chief executive Tony Mestrov.
While Manly didn’t stand in Fulton’s way, the move could come back to bite the Sea Eagles. The Wests Tigers have already begun asking questions about the future of five-eighth Josh Schuster, who was involved in an altercation with NSW Cup player Dean Matterson — the younger brother of Eels forward Ryan Matterson — at training last week.
Schuster is contracted until the end of 2024 but question marks over his future surfaced last week following comments from skipper Daly Cherry-Evans.
“I have been playing long enough to see so many people at this club not maximise their opportunity,” Cherry-Evans said.
“That is rugby league mate – if you’re not willing to work hard enough, if you’re not willing to sacrifice, you just don’t last long. He is at a crossroads early in his career but it can be a real positive.
“This doesn’t have to be a negative for him – spending some time away to get his body right, this could be a defining moment where he takes off to that level we all know he can.”
Making matters difficult for Manly is the fact they’ve gone to war in recent months with leading player agent Mario Tartak, who is extremely close to Fulton.
Manly locked horns with Tartak over the future of rising star Viliami Fifita and were in a tug-of-war for his services with St George Illawarra before they eventually released him to the Dragons.
Tartak and Fulton worked together on luring a number of players to the Sea Eagles, particularly those from western Sydney.
They include Schuster, Jason Saab and Haumole Olakau’atu. Like Fulton, Tartak’s stranglehold on the club has been diminished under the Mestrov regime.
Talk of Fulton’s potential departure has been doing the rounds for a couple of months and he has now signed a deal to oversee recruitment and retention at the Wests Tigers alongside Warren McDonnell.
McDonnell, who was brought back to the club by close friend Tim Sheens last year despite being moved on by chief executive Justin Pascoe on two separate occasions, will focus on the pathways at the Wests Tigers, with Fulton to look after NRL.
How Tigers almost came unstuck in final minutes against Panthers after Tim Sheens’ tape tip
The Wests Tigers coach asked his players to wear strapping on their wrists to provide extra grip in torrential rain at Bathurst. It almost backfired on David Klemmer at a crucial point in the game.
