The Rumours Thread

[Dragon David]

Tigers confirm ugly divorce as Nofoaluma shown door after explosive Benji accusations

Tigers confirm ugly divorce as Nofoaluma shown door after explosive Benji claims

www.foxsports.com.au

Looking like this guy wont be at the Tigers in the not too distant future but going from how he has been, his attitude will definitely not be a good thing for our club so I say that we don't go for him if he becomes available. He is a hard to tackle type winger and close to the line virtually always scores. May not be too good though defensively. Somebody can look up his stats.

 

[Victoire]

No Nofoaluma

 

[justadragon]

No way on the money that he would want .

 

[Walpole]

Tigers confirm ugly divorce as Nofoaluma shown door after explosive Benji accusations

Tigers confirm ugly divorce as Nofoaluma shown door after explosive Benji claims

www.foxsports.com.au

Looking like this guy wont be at the Tigers in the not too distant future but going from how he has been, his attitude will definitely not be a good thing for our club so I say that we don't go for him if he becomes available. He is a hard to tackle type winger and close to the line virtually always scores. May not be too good though defensively. Somebody can look up his stats.

Would have been a good pick up about 5 years ago.

 

[TheRev]

I mean we do have unlimited funds for Nofo on a short-term deal, but sounds like the kid is truly off the deep-end, and im not sure a new club will be enough to turn him around.

Just get frustrated when these other clubs keep finding ways to offload the guys they dont want to keep.

 

[Crush]

I'd take Nofoaluma, why not, hes a good winger.
30 years old, got a couple of good years ahead of him.
We're cashed up aren't we?

 

[redVinme]

I'd take Nofoaluma, why not, hes a good winger.
30 years old, got a couple of good years ahead of him.
We're cashed up aren't we?

To the "why not".

He has a shit attitude. Is only gonna get slower and tackles as well as Sloan last year.

We don't need another rav. We need someone fast, I'd rather see what Finau can do unless they are truly worried about spending up to the cap.

 

[Illusion]

To the "why not".

He has a shit attitude. Is only gonna get slower and tackles as well as Sloan last year.

We don't need another rav. We need someone fast, I'd rather see what Finau can do unless they are truly worried about spending up to the cap.

True we do need fast wingers that can go 100m and score ....... The last winger I can think of was Morris .......

 

[possm]

True we do need fast wingers that can go 100m and score ....... The last winger I can think of was Morris .......

The wing position is a spot where we should be blooding our bright young juniors. I believe Sloan would be very effective on our left wing.

 

[Crush]

True we do need fast wingers that can go 100m and score ....... The last winger I can think of was Morris .......

Ideally yes, but are we in a position to pick and choose?
Our incumbent winger other than Rava is Fegai.
Would we rather Fegai or Nofoaluma?
Anyways, Nofoaluma ain’t coming so no point going into it too deeply.
What id do to have a young Ricky Walford or Martin Offiah again!

 

[redVinme]

True we do need fast wingers that can go 100m and score ....... The last winger I can think of was Morris .......

Nene could, he just never got the ball.
Dragons have either had big and strong or small and fast players for what feels like 10 years. How we can't find/develop a winger with pace blows my mind.

 

[Dragon David]

Nene could, he just never got the ball.
Dragons have either had big and strong or small and fast players for what feels like 10 years. How we can't find/develop a winger with pace blows my mind.

This is it. Why do we have recruitment when they just don't get or put in the right players for each position? Brett Morris and Jason Nightingale were complimentary for each other as wingers, Gasnier and Cooper likewise in the centres and then we had Boyd at the back. They were in their rightful positions. How hard is it to recruit these type of players or bring in some youth that have similar capabilities which would improve weekly as the season progresses.

Nightingale was good to score particularly close to the line - so we have Rava who can do the same, are Suli and Lomax able to do what Coops and Gasnier did? I hope upon hope that Sloan can be much improved under Flanno this year and the following years if we re-sign him. The other wing spot we do need someone with a ton of speed and power. To me it is a must.

 

[justadragon]

I'd take Nofoaluma, why not, hes a good winger.
30 years old, got a couple of good years ahead of him.
We're cashed up aren't we?

I'd rather not have him in the way of someone like Finau, invest in him i reckon.

 

[Dragon David]

I'd rather not have him in the way of someone like Finau, invest in him i reckon.

Yes, while these kids are young and "inexperienced", we don't know how they will be if they are not tried and persevered with. They might flounder but they might also be winners which helps with their confidence. The good players started from the bottom and eventually excelled. As one of my uncles said to me once - confucius said that man start at bottom of ladder before getting to the top and this applies to our good young ones. There are those that just have natural aptitude for the game who can think in a split second to do some amazing thing and have a footy brain but they are few in comparison with those numbers playing NRL.

Flanno can see the talent we have and he will be using several of these young ones this year - I hope.

 

[Harry Bath]

Nene could, he just never got the ball.
Dragons have either had big and strong or small and fast players for what feels like 10 years. How we can't find/develop a winger with pace blows my mind.

We developed Saab before Manly poached him, he is big and fast

 

[kit66]

We developed Saab before Manly poached him, he is big and fast

And Rueben Garrick who should have been the natural successor to Nightingale.

 

[Crush]

I'd rather not have him in the way of someone like Finau, invest in him i reckon.

I’d rather have both at our club.
Finau is still yet to play NRL right? Besides one match where he got injured, we can’t be relying on rookies.
Anyway, I haven’t heard much talk about Finau in our plans for 2024, if it ain’t Corey Allan, which it won’t be now, we are probably looking at Fegai or maybe Sloan/Lomax

 

[Dragon David]

I’d rather have both at our club.
Finau is still yet to play NRL right? Besides one match where he got injured, we can’t be relying on rookies.
Anyway, I haven’t heard much talk about Finau in our plans for 2024, if it ain’t Corey Allan, which it won’t be now, we are probably looking at Fegai or maybe Sloan/Lomax

I cannot see Lomax on the wing but definitely can see Sloan there for a couple or more times this year. It depends on whether or not Lomax is good enough at fullback and his replacement in the centres being just as good as Lomax if not better.

 

[Ben_Kusto_magic]

Thoughts on Tamale to start on the wing? If Flanno goes with his Lomax /Sloan mid game positional swap idea, you have Tamale switch to centre and Sloan wing. Corey Allan would have suited this role perfectly

 

[carltonsouth79]

Media articles seem to suggest Bird will be a centre this year. If so, likely Lomax at FB and Sloan on the wing? Have to say I wasn’t impressed with the games I saw Bird play at centre last season but perhaps his lack of mobility down to injury and he will be better for 2024