BAGNF05
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Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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No thanks.
clontarfkid
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Dont waste a gram of oxygen on either of them.
Dufty is a proven shocker,wheras Laurie isnt fully proven at that level just yet..only needs a few more games to confirm the obvious.Plus his heart isnt in the joint
We also need better centres and wingers..Kenny and Nofa are both slow and lazy....Gildart looks like a fair reserve grader,JTJ washed up..Talua and AJ is all weve got ..both a little flawed but young.
But for mine,a decent no1 who can organise the defence,back up line breaks,and demostrate some leadership and is the very highest highest priority
Ive written Brooks off btw
stryker 69
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Where did you hear this?
Batmans Parents
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Don’t bother with the clown. He thinks we have “many good players”.
Very good friend of mine who’s got inside knowledge of the club he’s actually met Pascoe a few times (hates his guts btw) and his sources too all saw Pascoe talking with Tamou and Roberts without Madge’s knowledge Madge only found out after they signed but I think he knew Roberts a bit earlier as he was spotted in the cafe with him
stryker 69
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You pulling our leg?
Nah mate I wouldn’t pull your leg on this kind of stuff
He knew we signed him but originally Daine wasn’t supposed to come until this year he was surprised when he saw him at the club training as he had no idea that they swapped him and Momo around early to get him last year perhaps I should have been more clear but Madge was shocked still when he was at training when he wasn’t expecting him until this year
stryker 69
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Yeah I thought that was a pretty public negotiation
Wasn’t supposed to come until this year we originally did sign him for this year not last year
clontarfkid
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Being handed the custodian role against a rampaging Sharks was a poisoned chalice to say the least...and regardless ,he wasnt great under the high ball.
..and btw...Laurie wld have been a disaster under those bombs that every other team can produce but apprently not WTs
But havent written him off at all...think we shld be considering him as a centre only..which we desperately need
stryker 69
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Well if fully accurate, that’s embarrassing and a terrible lack of corporate communication. Don’t they have meetings?
Yep - It was in the sport section for weeks we were negotiating a swap with Momers
clontarfkid
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Agree.Madge right on top of things as usual...and Sheens /Pascoe doing it by themselves
Little wonder were a mess
balmain boy
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Our squad is very weak, but we should still be doing better and should have won half our matches so far.
If most of our players are playing at 80-90% of their best week in week out we'd win 7-8 games a season. The problem is our players are currently playing at 30-40% of their actual abilities, and you won't win a game while playing that poorly. It's absolutely apparent that Madge cannot bring the best, or even half of the best out of our players. And therefore a caretaker coach should be installed ASAP until the end of the season. If that person does wellWith a decision on the 2023 coach to be made at a later date.
I'm happy if Cayless takes over for the rest of the season, he's been around the NRL for a long time and been an assistant for a while. With Sheens to help oversee things and input from Gardiner and co too. Or if Morris is happy to take up the option of half a season with us, and the opportunity to showcase what he can do (and if he does well get to the front of the line for 2023) then i'd be happy with that too.
Fainu Brothers
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Talent lost under Madge’s watch:
Ryan Matterson - not everyone’s cup of tea. But the one and only year he was here nearly made the 8 and he had his best season in NRL.
Luciano Leilua - arguably our best forward. Reckons he loves Madge and one of the few players who has improved. Massive offer from Cowboys but why wasn’t he locked away on a better deal earlier.
Kelma Tuilagi - Killed it in NSW cup last year and was only given a 1 year extension for 22. Manly swooped. If you watched cup games last year he was scoring a lot tries and a handful for opposition teams. Not sure why he wasn’t offered minimum 2 year deal.
Benji Marshall - Moved on from the club. Again we didn’t improve at all. If anything went backwards.
Josh Mow my lawn Aloai - he was a tough player, had an error in him but offers a lot more than what we have currently.
Not sure what we can do to turn this around. This ship has sunk to new lows.
Ryan Matterson - not everyone’s cup of tea. But the one and only year he was here nearly made the 8 and he had his best season in NRL.
Luciano Leilua - arguably our best forward. Reckons he loves Madge and one of the few players who has improved. Massive offer from Cowboys but why wasn’t he locked away on a better deal earlier.
Kelma Tuilagi - Killed it in NSW cup last year and was only given a 1 year extension for 22. Manly swooped. If you watched cup games last year he was scoring a lot tries and a handful for opposition teams. Not sure why he wasn’t offered minimum 2 year deal.
Benji Marshall - Moved on from the club. Again we didn’t improve at all. If anything went backwards.
Josh Mow my lawn Aloai - he was a tough player, had an error in him but offers a lot more than what we have currently.
Not sure what we can do to turn this around. This ship has sunk to new lows.
Wouldn't matter who the coach is if we have a team that as you suggest are playing 30%,- 40% of their ability. If that doesn't emphasise why good players don't want a bar of us I don't know what does.
