by easytiger Sat Dec 04, 2021 5:27 pm
Jumping Marlin wrote:Koro signing by Tigers doesn’t make a lot of sense to me. Not until 2023. I thought Simpkin was meant to be a future superstar and signed through to ‘24 (same as Koro). If he’s as good as they say, he won’t hang around for 3 years playing back up.
I can only think the Tigers have some hope/feel that there's a chance that Koroisau gets an early release.
In terms of Simpkin, he was 19 when playing this year - and while you could see talent, he didn't look NRL ready just yet (fitness/concentration etc)
I could imagine a dual hooker scenario, Koro starting in '23 with 21yo Simpkin getting some time off the bench (Koro could probably slip into a roving Lock role), then in '24 Simpkin maybe starting and Koro as bench or small Lock.
The Tigers have close to two years to figure out if Simpkin is the real deal before he can go on the open market.
TBH I think it's why the Tigers didn't go for someone like Mahoney who is a four? year signing from '23.