@hsvjones said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@Tiger_Steve said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

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@jirskyr said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@happy_tiger said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

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@hsvjones said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

What I find amusing is the Tigers Management have said it is a aggressive player market and we are going to be aggressive but we seem to be in the negative… We lose 4 top line starting players and gain LL from Dragons with little experience. This Q&A is going to be fun… Not…

Stay strong jonesy

Everyone is telling Jonesy to do the one thing the club can’t do …stay strong …now that’s irony

Different meaning. Chin up vs being a powerhouse.

The club officials are on a hiding to nothing any way they go. If they are quiet, people complain they don’t inform members and fans sufficiently. If they host a live Q&A, people sneer that the line will drop out and they’ll have nothing good to say anyway. As if every skype conversation with your relatives overseas doesn’t drop out and as if telecom powerhouses like Optus offer flawless service when streaming live events.

Who really gives a toss whether or not Pascoe blows your mind or repeats old stories in the Q&A? Filling supporters with confidence or otherwise has nothing to do with the on-field performances or the reality of the club behind closed doors.

And specific to Jonesy, he’s a much of a worrywart negative nellie as I’ve seen on here recently. It’s the offseason but some folks can’t relax.

Settle down no need to get personal.
I, like most people are just sick of losing and will support club through think & thin… If you think there is nothing to worry about with recruitment then you are better then me (and most likely a lot of others). I have just been saying we have lost 4 starting NRL players and picked up 1 bench player… We have a lot of cash free and yet to sign a quality player that takes us to the next level or even replaces the likes of a Matterson or Marsters etc…
The club has done an excellent job with resigning players that want to be here and will assist to take us to the next level Plus our junior recruitment has been 2nd to none…

My biggest concern and I have had contact with Justin P about this is WHY is our club not able to attract big name players… We have a hell of a lot to offer and cannot understand why we have this trouble.

Fingers crossed we do announce a player/s signings very soon but the longer this goes on the less there is out there to sign.

I am not going to go into a back and forth argument with you or anyone but if you are happy with our recruitment thats fine but for me I feel we have not improved and we cannot blame lack of funds for this.

Out of interest, what did Pascoe say?

And I agree with your post. I think we have every right to question our recruitment record and at this moment, this years is shabby. Might change tomorrow hey!?!?

Without going into details he just clarified a few things for me regarding recruitment but the main thing as we all know is the media is our worst enemy and spreading lies (most likely player agent boosting there players offers)…
We never offered Capewell, Milf, Drinkwater, Brown or Phillip Semi but the media made out we lost out on them / Moylan wanted 4 years so we withdrew interest (very smart decision IMO) / Tetevano wanted too much $$$ etc…

We have so much to offer and we are only a couple of quality players off making finals so fingers crossed.

He blamed the media on our recruitment? I think he needs to have an inward glance.

2019 SEASON REVIEW | Western Suburbs Magpies
Author
Tom Gibbs
Timestamp
Wed 30 Oct 2019, 01:13 PM

The Magpies were left wondering what could have been in 2019 after making a finals appearance last season, and with a 10thplaced finish there is room to improve for Western Suburbs if they are to make a post-season return.

Their 2019 campaign got off to flyer with comprehensive back-to-back wins over the Blacktown Workers and the Warriors by 19 and 38 points respectively, but consecutive victories eluded the Magpies for the rest of the season as a lack of consistency ultimately proved costly.

Having spent most of the season under the tutelage of first-grade veterans Josh Reynolds and Robbie Rochow, there is plenty to look forward to for the young talent in the side such as Tommy Talau, Kane Bradley, Watson Heleta and Oliver Clark.

Their highlight moment
Round 11 v South Sydney Rabbitohs - 30-18 W

HIGHLIGHTS | South Sydney v Western Suburbs Rd 11

HIGHLIGHTS | South Sydney v Western Suburbs Rd 11
While the Magpies’ seven wins were scattered throughout 2019, it was arguably the upset of the season over the second-placed Rabbitohs that was the most satisfying performance for Brett Hodgson’s men.

The Rabbitohs were of the best in the regular season alongside the Dragons, and as Jack Johns crossed over in the opening five minutes the Magpies’ four-game winless streak seemed set to continue.

However, the Magpies were quick to reply through Harrison O’Toole at the 10-minute mark before captain Kauri Aupouri-Puketapu followed up with a try of his own. Luke Garner scored a third before the break to give Western Suburbs an 18-12 lead at half-time.

The best part of the Magpies’ victory was seen in the next 40 minutes as they maintained high intensity on both sides of the ball, holding the Rabbitohs to a solitary 2nd-half try in their 30-18 win.

Simply their best

Watson Heleta

Watson Heleta reaped the rewards of a standout season at centre for the Magpies, earning both the Wests Tigers’ Canterbury Cup Player of the Year and Canterbury Cup Players’ Player awards.

Although it was a disappointing season for Western Suburbs, Heleta remained a constant feature in a line-up that experienced a host of changes in the outside backs as players came in and out of the first-grade side.

The Keebra Park graduate finished the 2019 season with eight tries, four try-assists and six line-breaks with an average 123.4 run metres. After another superb year at the Magpies, Heleta could well be in line for a first-grade debut in 2020.

Room for improvement

Consistency. Despite a strong two-win start in 2019, the Magpies continued to struggle to build any momentum after a victory. They will need to be able to string more results together if they are to secure a top-eight position and go deep into the finals next year.

Western Suburbs will also need to take advantage of their home fixtures next season after a finishing 2019 with a 5-5 record. Each top-eight side produced at least seven wins at home by the end of 2019, proving that building a home fortress can go a long way to future success for the Magpies.

Soward’s season grading

B-

I think Wests were unlucky at different stages of the season but in the end they unvelied some really strong talent, and a prime example if Tommy Talau who has a massive future in the game.

Their top squad is skinny so I imagine some of these guys will make their mark in the NRL soon enough so there’s some promising signs for the Tigers, and Magpies moving forward into 2020 and beyond.

This season grading is the opinion of Jamie Soward, based purely on performance factors throughout the 2019 season, and does not nessecarily reflect the views of NSWRL.

@Tiger_Steve said in Website Updates and Changes:

Sometimes I press the ‘like’ button and the number increases but sometimes it doesn’t. Any reason for this?

I thought that was happening on people who have me as a foe lol