Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Demps said:
Nick Cotric is off contract.
Must be for an immediate switch.

He's out of form but at his best, very capable.
I'd like to see him return to his best and help us out.
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How long has it been since he’s been at his best? At least since 2020. Our track record for getting players back to their best isn’t exactly stellar.
 
Demps said:
Nick Cotric is off contract.
Must be for an immediate switch.

He's out of form but at his best, very capable.
I'd like to see him return to his best and help us out.
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These are typically the kind of signings that rarely work for the Tigers, I prefer the earlier suggestion of working with the Phins for a swap although might be a hard sell for an immediate with Tupou potentially breaking his foot 😳
 
Demps said:
Nick Cotric is off contract.
Must be for an immediate switch.

He's out of form but at his best, very capable.
I'd like to see him return to his best and help us out.
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I just checked his age .. younger than I thought at 25 …

If they can get him now ..yeah why not.. the season is in the toilet anyway ..

For next year … no… they need something more certain than yet another guy they bring in and hope for the best ..
 
Tom Shines said:
I just checked his age .. younger than I thought at 25 …

If they can get him now ..yeah why not.. the season is in the toilet anyway ..

For next year … no… they need something more certain than yet another guy they bring in and hope for the best ..
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Shinesy - The season is hardly in the toilet. We’re going ok mate.
 
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GCfan said:
These are typically the kind of signings that rarely work for the Tigers, I prefer the earlier suggestion of working with the Phins for a swap although might be a hard sell for an immediate with Tupou potentially breaking his foot 😳
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The backline needs an overhaul..

We saw the likes of Riley and Rua (both top 30) released with a year to run on their contracts.

- AJ Kepoa (off contract) now considered a second rower - shouldn't be offered a new deal.
- Alaimalo (off contract) unlikely to be at the club next year.
- Tupou, off to the Dolphins.

I'd be willing to also let Staines and Naden go early if we could get better players as we've seen what these guys offer.

I'd take Cotric, I'd also see who doesn't make the cut at Dolphins as they have some decent options, too good to be back up.

I also like Valemei at NQ and I'd also be seeing if Fox is an option.
 
Tom Shines said:
Well.. they can win 7-8 games I guess.. as I’ve said all offseason is their ceiling

So if that makes you happy..
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It’s a big improvement on last year if we do. But it’s also another year of no finals which isn’t really acceptable either after nearly 15 years in a competition where half the teams play finals each year.
 
Don Kershane said:
I'd back Klemmer over 50 metres against Cotric.. Too slow off the mark like our current wingers. Taller version of Noffa.
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The complaint is how ineffective the wingers we have currently are.

Brian To'o isn't the fastest winger but his strong carries help the team in each set.

Staines can't take those hit ups because he just gets folded and pushed back.

I like Tupou but he's an incomplete product at the moment and he's leaving anyway.

Backline needs an overhaul and if the Cotric info is true, it makes sense.

1 Bula
2
3
4 Olam
5 Cotric

Just need to improve the other side also
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Sloan, CNK, Taffe, Campbell, Rapana, Kennedy

All players I’d take Bula over. Hell, I’d even take him over Trell on Trell’s 24 form.
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Our attack has been disgraceful for the past 12 months except 2 games at Leichhardt, I wouldn’t say 1 or 2 decent attacking games per season is good enough would you ?
If we keep accepting mediocrity and do not go to the market to look at improving things, we will keep collecting Wooden Spoons.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Sloan, CNK, Taffe, Campbell, Rapana, Kennedy

All players I’d take Bula over. Hell, I’d even take him over Trell on Trell’s 24 form.
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To me Bula is good for 1 game every 15, back to reserve grade for a few weeks would do him no harm, he is consistently out of position and does stuff all in the middle looking for offloads from our forwards
 
GNR4LIFE said:
It’s a big improvement on last year if we do. But it’s also another year of no finals which isn’t really acceptable either after nearly 15 years in a competition where half the team plays finals each year.
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i have already said earlier today they have improved so far this year … off an extremely low base ,, 8 wins in their last 50 games coming into this season is historically bad in the NRL era ..

But they have still scored over 17 points only once in six games ..thats not going to get you a lot of wins …
 
Vicious said:
Our attack has been disgraceful for the past 12 months except 2 games at Leichhardt, I wouldn’t say 1 or 2 decent attacking games per season is good enough would you ?
If we keep accepting mediocrity and do not go to the market to look at improving things, we will keep collecting Wooden Spoons.
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Well, we did go to the market. We have some dude coming next year, but I’m blanking on his name...I’ll have to google it.
 
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TYGA said:
Looking ahead to players off contract this year we need to be active for under the radar players. Our best signings were players on the cusp at other clubs looking for an opportunity.

2024
Trey Mooney, James Schiller, Kayal Iro, Preston Riki.
2025
Israel Leota, Xavier Willson, Tula Tuphua, Leo Thompson, Tyrone Munro.
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Still a good shout in April, 2024.

Is Kayal Iro realistic?
He's been next man up at the Sharks forever and only gets his chance when there's an injury.

James Schiller is not an option.

The rest of the list are all solid though.
 
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