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Post by Fumper27 » 09 Oct 2018, 11:44

mart0042 wrote:I think we've made a non fed /foreign signing otherwise we could keep jy as we are short in the outside backs.

DP says they're don't be much changing assist from 2/3."looking at our squad, we are not losing any first 17 players. Unlike the other teams, so we must be doing something right.
Apart from Jake Webster???

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Post by Tigerade » 10 Oct 2018, 18:15

Here is something that I have recently been thinking about. I was totally against having a marquee signing and Cas Tigers (along with Leeds) are probably the most unlikely clubs to have one. We've been making a good profit over the last couple of years so it might just be the time to see if it could work for us.

Myself, I would be looking at a Captain and loose forward. It was rumoured that we were looking at Gareth Ellis when he finished his stint in Australia. Paul Gallen was also a target I am lead to believe. Move Milner back into a shared hooking role with Macca and bring in someone in the mould of O'Loughlin or Wilkin. Who is available though ?

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Post by Fumper27 » 10 Oct 2018, 19:12

Tigerade wrote:Here is something that I have recently been thinking about. I was totally against having a marquee signing and Cas Tigers (along with Leeds) are probably the most unlikely clubs to have one. We've been making a good profit over the last couple of years so it might just be the time to see if it could work for us.

Myself, I would be looking at a Captain and loose forward. It was rumoured that we were looking at Gareth Ellis when he finished his stint in Australia. Paul Gallen was also a target I am lead to believe. Move Milner back into a shared hooking role with Macca and bring in someone in the mould of O'Loughlin or Wilkin. Who is available though ?
Everyone was after Gaz Ellis when he came back from Oz
Were we really after Gallen???
Macca is an 80 minute player now so moving Milner would be a waste
Erm, Wilkin is available!!

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Post by Tigerade » 10 Oct 2018, 20:39

Everyone was after Gaz Ellis when he came back from Oz
Were we really after Gallen???
Macca is an 80 minute player now so moving Milner would be a waste
Erm, Wilkin is available!!
Ellis - We were in a 3 horse race with Hull FC and Leeds for Ellis.
Gallen - We got as far as agreeing terms but he backed out when Cronulla gave him a deal.
Wilkin - I was thinking more like the player of 6 or 7 seasons ago but not the John Wilkin of 2018. Signed for Hull KR for 2019 apparently.

The main aim of my idea was to bring in a new marquee wage paid captain and, loose forward looks like a position we have tried to fill in the near past but with no success. When/who was the last out an out L/F number 13 who played for the Tigers ? Bartrim ? Nikau ?

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Post by Spanishtiger » 10 Oct 2018, 21:02

Bart rim was signed to be and to the best of my recollection was a hooker. If milner is such a let down at 13 how come he's in the England squad?

For me we need a quality centre, failing that a full back and move PM to 3.

FWIW the best LF I ever saw play for Cas was Nikau. By a million miles. But the game has changed, IMO Foster is made for 13 in this day and age, can alternate between centre and prop.

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Post by Fumper27 » 10 Oct 2018, 21:07

Tigerade wrote:
Everyone was after Gaz Ellis when he came back from Oz
Were we really after Gallen???
Macca is an 80 minute player now so moving Milner would be a waste
Erm, Wilkin is available!!
Ellis - We were in a 3 horse race with Hull FC and Leeds for Ellis.
Gallen - We got as far as agreeing terms but he backed out when Cronulla gave him a deal.
Wilkin - I was thinking more like the player of 6 or 7 seasons ago but not the John Wilkin of 2018. Signed for Hull KR for 2019 apparently.

The main aim of my idea was to bring in a new marquee wage paid captain and, loose forward looks like a position we have tried to fill in the near past but with no success. When/who was the last out an out L/F number 13 who played for the Tigers ? Bartrim ? Nikau ?
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Wasn’t Bartrim a 9??

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Post by Swagger » 10 Oct 2018, 21:50

Bartrim was a 9 yes.

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Post by Tamworth Tiger » 11 Oct 2018, 00:30

Spanishtiger wrote:Bart rim was signed to be and to the best of my recollection was a hooker. If milner is such a let down at 13 how come he's in the England squad?

For me we need a quality centre, failing that a full back and move PM to 3.

FWIW the best LF I ever saw play for Cas was Nikau. By a million miles. But the game has changed, IMO Foster is made for 13 in this day and age, can alternate between centre and prop.

As they say though, opinions are like ring pieces, everyone has one!!!
I probably go back further. I really reated Nikki but he wasn’t as good as either Malcolm or Steve Norton who left Cas to nail down a permanent LF role which he did superbly both for Hull FC and GB

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Post by Spanishtiger » 11 Oct 2018, 00:49

I can only comment on what I've seen Tamworth, when I started watching Cas Knocker had just left and Sir Malcolm was playing on one leg. Still class though, as indeed was Norton at Hull.
On another note I've bumped into Mr Reilly a couple of times on visits back and can honestly say that you couldn't wish to meet a nicer, more approachable bloke. Even though he is a genuine RL superstar.

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Post by tigerfeat » 11 Oct 2018, 07:32

Two centres from nrl looking for a move to super league Ken sio tho I don't know what money he would want but a good player and taane Milne a powerhouse Fijian played in last year's world cup but sacked by West tigers for a drug offence looking for a super league club to give him a chance
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Post by heritage1926 » 11 Oct 2018, 08:06

Taane Milne is a massive prospect in Australia, he's just a bit of a wild child. The only thing is, once you set a precedent of sacking a player for misuse of drugs, can you really sign another who's been banned?

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Post by tigerfeat » 11 Oct 2018, 08:08

Not know mate somebody will take a chance on him that is for sure he would be a wrecking ball in s.l
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Post by fords » 11 Oct 2018, 08:18

tigerfeat wrote:Two centres from nrl looking for a move to super league Ken sio tho I don't know what money he would want but a good player and taane Milne a powerhouse Fijian played in last year's world cup but sacked by West tigers for a drug offence looking for a super league club to give him a chance

Sio is a winger isn't he

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Post by tigerfeat » 11 Oct 2018, 08:22

Yeah winger sorry ...
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Post by heritage1926 » 11 Oct 2018, 08:34

Sio was massive for Hull KR, I also remember him going over a few times against us. Question is though, with him being an Australia, do we really use a quota spot on a winger? Saying that, I would of loved to of had Junior Vaivai, he'd of been a perfect fit in the centre for us, KR have done well to tie him down.

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Post by HuddsTigers » 11 Oct 2018, 12:47

heritage1926 wrote:Sio was massive for Hull KR, I also remember him going over a few times against us. Question is though, with him being an Australia, do we really use a quota spot on a winger? Saying that, I would of loved to of had Junior Vaivai, he'd of been a perfect fit in the centre for us, KR have done well to tie him down.
If he's first team then surely the position is irrelevant when it comes to overseas spots? I think if we're talking about it being wasted on a back-up player or squad player then it's a fair point.
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Post by Spanishtiger » 11 Oct 2018, 15:24

Nobody minded Carney or Solomona taking a quota spot.

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Post by Dazzyb » 11 Oct 2018, 21:35

Expect Hardaker to be in that squad .. probably on a probation basis

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Post by fords » 12 Oct 2018, 05:55

Dazzyb wrote:Expect Hardaker to be in that squad .. probably on a probation basis
Cas squad ? Id be suprised ....

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Re: Next Year's Squad

Post by gateman » 12 Oct 2018, 09:38

we keep hearing not to expect many signings for the comming season, lossing Jake will leave a big hole Minikin and Foster have been muted that will they be able to fill Jakes big boots, lets hope so,

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