Michael Maguire leaves club
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gallagher
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The only hope I'm getting out of this review is that its someone qualified this time around.
Mighty_Tiger
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Who are these players he has helped developed over the last 4yrs?
hobbo1
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Is that the bloke who can’t open his car ?
I'm in the keep Madge camp, I think the teams improved a fair bit this year, even if we haven't gotten the results. I believe we are on the cusp of success, but I'm only just a fan so don't have any inside knowledge of Madge, or how the team trains. I'll support the recommendation made by Sheen's and trust the direction he sets, if Madge survives I'll be happy, if he has to go then so be it.
Soon the tumbrils will be rolling and the knitting will be starting.
NO mate he hasnt had a fair go at all,he has had a crap fight to sort out after Cleary and his crap recruits,no salary cap to work with,no decent depth,plenty of youth to get to NRL level and all you want is your favourite coach to come in so we dont have Madge...
Plenty have admitted that the team played well when 1/2 the side was ressies because of injuries,funny how some of the top players come back in and we get flogged...
Maybe you should look at them and not the coach for some one to bag...
oldschooltiger
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If the club is serious and they want players to come. They will need to make a statement. When they sack Madge they will need to sack someone from the front office. Even though Brooks has been playing well at 5/8 I would tap him on the shoulder as well as Noffa.
But in saying this i have no confidence in them.making the right decision.
But in saying this i have no confidence in them.making the right decision.
i think you should understand that he was saying he finally had cap money to buy those 2 for next year,dont worry about the roster now a few of them are pretty well paid for NO RESULTS...
tony soprano
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Who knows mate it's like firing Santa
pawsandclaws1
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Well we've gone 9th, 11th, 13th , now in 15th and phew with the Dolphins entering we can hit 17th.
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It probably sinks home to a few that they are not good enough.
Now that we had the money we got Papa and Kori, the std of players Madge wants and deserves.
Current players improve or go.
If Madge doesn't get results with a better roster, it's goodbye to him.
weststigerman
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That’s the problem. If he is gone I want to know who made the call.
If it’s Sheens I can probably accept it, but if it’s what the clowns on the board want who have zero idea I will not.
Now you know what it's like talking to Brooks sympathisers 😂😂
Bye Madge
Bye Brooks
Onwards and Upwards.
Peace and Love ✌️🌈
hobbo1
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Fold the joint
Fainu Brothers
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Mate don't think it's Sheen's doing. The writing has been on the wall for a while
supercoach
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Pretty much how I see it. Without been privy to what is going on behind the scenes it’s hard to make a judgment but going on what I have seen a patched up team do this year gives me hope. Sheens has been around football long enough to make a fair call so I will go with his call
jirskyr
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Tigers players are often disappointing, that's my TLDR hot take.
But OK
Laurie is very capable but not zippy enough for his small frame. Still, the basis is there for a Brett Hodgson-style fullback.
Nofo has an ego beyond his abilities or standing in the game, but he can do dirty metres and finish a try. 2022 probably his best season, before concussion, since he got the Dally M winger.
Brent Naden - I like him a lot. He's like a super-powered gronk, and I mean that in an affectionate way. I liked him at Penrith too, a really up-beat player and it doesn't hurt that he's 9 ft tall.
Tyrone Peachey - like Owen Craigie Mark II; not at all a reference to his indigenous background, rather that he is so talented and yet highly prone to brain explosions.
Junior Tupou - he is as green as the Leichhardt Oval hill, but if he can build on his already large frame, could be a real weapon in a few years. Absolute liability in defence right now but that can be fixed.
Brooks - much maligned. He can play but never at a sufficiently successful level to please people, and it's been such a long time now, he'd have to be Andrew Johns reincarnated from here on out to lose his reputation. I'd still love to see him given a go in a good side, a la Melbourne Storm. I feel sorry for the guy because I've seen far worse footballers with better reputations because of the club they are at.
Hastings - he's a keeper and the gamble has paid off. Exactly the type of organiser and leader Tigers need. Does not appear to be a line break or try assist machine, but if the team can stay solid around him, he'll direct them and set standards.
Aussie Jim - I think the ability is still there for a 1-year extension, but he's got to be playing at this 2022 best every week, no more of this in-and-out stuff where he goes missing sometimes.
Simpkin - probably going to have an NRL career, but struggles with the workload of a modern hooker.
Zane Musgrove - he either disappears or clobbers someone; I can't quite decide. I think he should come off the bench but I assume that will happen when Stefano is fit. He's on a long-term deal so we'll need to figure out how to use him, and at times he can be a real weapon. He needs to head more into JWH enforcer territory, which is why the bench is his best usage
Garner - sometimes good, sometimes absent. Hard to say just what Penrith will get.
Luch - he's good more often than not, been a bit disappointing of late. Opponents know to gang-tackle him, and he's not going to be effective in a beaten forward pack. Still, one of the few guys in our side you can throw early ball and he'll still be a handful
Joffa - middling lock but I think he's getting better. He did play Origin and that wasn't a fluke - it is a capability he does have.
Twal - I think he was injured last year, he's so much better this year. Just an honest unit and tackling machine. Needs dynamic props to support him.
Stefano - still a hot prospect despite a slow return from ankle injury. He'll get there. One of the nicest kids I've ever met; he can be a true icon of the club if he stays long-term.
Blore - another nice young fellow, I was perhaps surprised to see how engaged he was with fans and not just staring at his phone, hoping not to be noticed. Hard to say what he's really capable of without playing regular footy.
AJ Kepaoa - might make it. Again injury hurts, but he's a physical specimen. I'm not sure about his football head wrt positioning.
Gildart - bust, but worth a try. Just too small physically to compete in the NRL, and I think he's discovered that footwork is not enough. Centres at this level are killers. Would not be at all surprised if he asks for a release by the end of the year.
Maumolo - strapped like an old trotter but gee the guy knows how to find the line in 2022. Does dirty carries and can leap - it's just a matter of him being fit, the rest of the ability is there.
Mikaele - doesn't have the motor to make it in the NRL and he knows it; that's why he's gone to England.
Madden - I don't see it myself; which I've stated a number of occasions. A capable backup for sure, but I think he will be found out if he starts every week, and I think oppositions would start to target him heavily in defence.
Seyfarth - really commendable effort but just lacks power or dynamism. If he raced honey down a hill, the honey would win.
Starford To'a - only a few rounds in, I think he's got ability. Needs to be kept in one position so he can develop his game, because he looks like a centre more than anything, but they keep moving him around due to injuries.
Kelma - I think he's being found out, though it's a little sour grapes as well. Highly dynamic in attack earlier in the year, but when asked to increase his minutes and do more defence, he's fallen right away. Those power forwards always struggle when asked to increase their minutes, and it's key for the backrow to achieve good minutes, so it remains to be seen whether Kelma is capable of it. But clearly he's blunted heavily in offence when asked to do any decent amount of defence. Very Garner-ish style in that way.
Junior Pauga - won't make it, but he tries.
Liddle - gets worn down in defence, and then his passing goes to shit. But he battles long, I can't dislike the bloke.
Nu Brown - barely played, but he's nuggety and reasonably skillful. A good backup.
Doueihi - he's a weapon, love the guy, so long as his knees hold up. Probably the only true 1-1 line attack weapon we have, i.e. can just tuck it under his arm and barge through the line without being set up.
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