Wests Tigers 2016 Thread

Milchcow wrote:I don't understand how this can be the case for so many clubs so often (and especially this early in the season. The Tigers haven't even used that many players yet. They've used 25 players - which is a fair bit for 8 rounds, but how many are outside the top 25*? And has it really put them into trouble?

Its ridiculous that clubs aren't allowed to play players in first grade for salary cap reasons, yet its perfectly fine for them to have them as part of the club earning a salary.

Why can't they work out a way of combining the 2 caps completely such that its always OK for contracted players to play first grade. Genuine question
Is it because of differences in NSW cup and QLD cup? 
It makes no sense to say that its perfectly OK for the Tigers to pay (for example) Rod Griffin a salary, and have him part of the organisation, but just ban him from actually playing first grade.

And how come its always the same clubs that run into trouble. Brisbane have to field almost an entirely second string team at least once a year during origin. Why do they never have 2nd tier issues. Is it because their 2nd tier cap has the same magical properties their top tier cap does?


*Tigers website doesn't actually list their top 25 squad. They have 34 players in their "first grade" profiles section. Used 24 players form their plus JJ Felise from U20s

bluetige wrote:
And by the way, the Tigers top 25 are;

Josh Addo-Carr, Jack Buchanan, Tyler Cassel, Michael Chee-Kam, Manaia Cherrington, Josh Drinkwater, JJ Felise, Asipeli Fine, Dallas Graham, Jordan Grant, Rod Griffin, Dene Halatau, Delouise Hoeter, Justin Hunt, Chris Lawrence, Jack Littlejohn, Billy McConnachie, Nathan Milone, Chance Peni, Bayley Sironen, Sauaso Sue

bluetige wrote:
And by the way, the Tigers top 25 are;
Teddy
Noffa
Kev
Simona
Rankin
Moses
Brooks
Sue
Sirro
Lawrence
Woods
Farah
Grant
Ava
Aloiai
Cherrington
Chee Kam
Buchanan
Halatau
Lovett
Ballin
Hunt
Edwards
Littlejohn
Drinkwater

Your Name wrote:Thanks to ol mate John Smith our next game is against a Hoppaless Bulldogs in about 3 weeks time.

Honeysett wrote:

I thought he got given permission from the church to play?

Krump wrote:
Say what?

Pieman wrote:So, IMO, the Tigers need to get rid of either Brooks or Moses. 1, they cant afford to keep both, and 2 - Both of them play better without the other.

The first round - Moses was brilliant.
It carried into the second round and he was great untill Brooks settled back in and the calls were split between both.

That is a coaching issue not  player issue

They have to let one go (IMO Brooks is a better player and defender) than Moses, I would be getting rid of moses and picking up a good defensive 6 who is ok.

Like Anasta?

If they let Moses go - then they can pick up another good prop/back rower.

That's the only upside of letting either one of them go, going off our history though it'd be the wrong one.

Pieman wrote:for the rest of the year with Moses at #14 to play a bit of hooker

Krump wrote:

Anasta wasnt that bad at the Tigers I reckon. But no, not like Anasta. Someone who doesnt think they are a superstar.
Yes, the coaching plays a part in it, but I still think they play better without the other there.

Yes, fair point on picking the right one.

I do think that the tigers will have to let one of them go eventually anyway.
Best case scenario (this is all hypothetical) Both Books and Moses kick into gear and become brilliant halves in their own right. They become the next DCE and Foran pairing. They both command a million a year - along with Tedesco, and Woods will be one of the top earners at prop too.

One of the halves will have to go because they cant afford to pay all four - IMO they are better off letting one of them go now and concentrating on building a better side instead of focusing on a few players.

Your Name wrote:

That's just takin the piss

Your Name wrote:Ballin is still on the books next year, surely JT would have to give him the #14 to save face.