Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Spartan117]

Wests Tigers have put an offer to Brooks management for $2.3M for the next 3 years including the final year on his current contract. Tiger for life.

This has me so angry.

 

[Goanna57]

And I don't rate Sheens judgement, he had Johnny Cronk and Fitzy in the halves for extended periods, he also used Lawrence, Fulton, Farah as well, I don't trust him one bit when it comes to team selection

And yet with all his bad judgements and poor team selections he is still the only coach in the club’s history to get us into the finals. Strange that must just be luck on his part

 

[Cobarcats]

I don't get these signings by the bulldogs. The word was that the NRL wouldn't register Kikau and Mahoney until they got their cap in order. So either they have offloaded Thompson on the quietor they are signing Pele and Davey on the cheap to cover if they can't fit the other 2 in.

DP it would be cool to be trained or at least be explained in detail how our salary cap works.
If Sheens could tell me what each player is on, their tenure, TPA's and how they rob Peter to pay Paul it would be awesome.
The fact is none of us know the finer details.
What I've just said seems simple to understand but I'm sure there is a lot more to it than that.
Players get so many different types of payments/allowances as well.
I personally would be a dud having a modified pass in mathematics at HSC that sometimes I have difficulty adding up my golf scorecard 🤣
Balancing the salary cap must be a nightmare!
As it stands now I believe we have enough money to sign 2 marquee forwards if they were available eg. Joseph Tapine and Angus Crichton but then we have to shore up players like AD, Laurie, Jacko, Joffa etc.... I've got a headache just contemplating the juggling act.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Paws has stated this the whole time Madge was here and so far he looks correct.

It'll be interesting how we go next year.

I know it's tough making the finals because there are a lot of good teams but I think we have the cattle to compete assuming we get a good run with injuries to our best players.

He wasn't Robinson Crusoe on that subject.

 

[TigerVinnie]

I personally think Brooks needs a new start BUT....also think he has been smothered in a game plan that didn't suit him. A change in coach could do wonders. Definitely not a guarantee. Better cattle and a trusty halves partner in Doueihi might bring out the 2018 player in him.

He's had 5 change of coaches now... Hes also had half a season with Adam next to him last year and that also failed. We need to start putting the blame on the player.

 

[sparci]

He's had 5 change of coaches now... Hes also had half a season with Adam next to him last year and that also failed. We need to start putting the blame on the player.

dw alot of us have been doing that for like 5+ years now

 

[Wagga_Tiger]

He's had 5 change of coaches now... Hes also had half a season with Adam next to him last year and that also failed. We need to start putting the blame on the player.

So if we had taken him out of the team last year we would have played finals?

 

[OzLuke]

DP it would be cool to be trained or at least be explained in detail how our salary cap works.
If Sheens could tell me what each player is on, their tenure, TPA's and how they rob Peter to pay Paul it would be awesome.
The fact is none of us know the finer details.
What I've just said seems simple to understand but I'm sure there is a lot more to it than that.
Players get so many different types of payments/allowances as well.
I personally would be a dud having a modified pass in mathematics at HSC that sometimes I have difficulty adding up my golf scorecard 🤣
Balancing the salary cap must be a nightmare!
As it stands now I believe we have enough money to sign 2 marquee forwards if they were available eg. Joseph Tapine and Angus Crichton but then we have to shore up players like AD, Laurie, Jacko, Joffa etc.... I've got a headache just contemplating the juggling act.

I agree. I see all this conversation about what gets paid when and to who and I'm confused...

 

[Cobarcats]

This has me so angry.

Do you want some of my spare bubble wrap for your stress.
MasterChief Spartan117 of the UNSC Armed Forces, just because you were triumphant in defeating
Escharum, the Jiralhanae War Chief of the Banished, doesn't mean your tough enough to withstand with the continuing high and lows of the Brooks epic saga.

 

[BZN]

Some on here thought Madge was worth sticking with. I think we can all see the change already.

I felt Madge was the right Coach all the way thru, but not now.
It's plain to see there is a different attitude in the whole Team.
I'm sure and certain he worked his guts out and did his very best to improve Our Mob, but his structured ideas just didn't click.
The level he needs to coach at is at the top level of where he is now with New Zealand or Melb. Storm etc and I wish him all the best with that 👍 🙂

 

[SeanT]

This has me so angry.

stupid isn't it. Why won't anyone at HQ listen to the fans for once. We won't get onto top 8 for next 3 years anyway so not sure how this will help anyone.

 

[westy81]

Shows they are clueless.
Imbeciles.

I can see the headlines now tigers miss finals for 14 years straight

 

[SeanT]

I can see the headlines now tigers miss finals for 14 years straight

If Tigers are bottom 8 for next 3 years with Brooks the main playmaker then they won't have many fans left to be honest.

Never seen a place that doesn't use KPIs in their work process 🙄

 

[Le Tiger]

Would be keen to see the breakdown of this Brooks contract. If you get him down to around 500-600k on the cap each year for the next 3 years it's fairly reasonable considering the shortage of halves currently. I could cop him in the squad at a lower salary. Not necessarily happy about it but can cop it 😂

It reminds me of Mbye, he would have been a great utility for $400k a year but we were paying him way too much.

Brooks as a squad player with several players on higher contracts is a much easier pill to swallow than his rumoured current and 2023 salary.

 

[TigerVinnie]

So if we had taken him out of the team last year we would have played finals?

We take Mybe out of the team last year do we play finals? no, but we all still knew not to resign him.

 

[Wagga_Tiger]

We take Mybe out of the team last year do we play finals? but we all still knew not to resign him.

so remove Mbye and Brooks we play finals yeah

 

[kiwitiger]

If Tigers are bottom 8 for next 3 years with Brooks the main playmaker then they won't have many fans left to be honest.

Never seen a place that doesn't use KPIs in their work process 🙄

I think the wests tigers make there kpi quite often. Wests ashfield has one. For the wts to be self sustaining. They don't have to tip money in so everyone is happy...well except the fans because the team is poor. But we dont count unless we pay in advance(members).

 

[TigerVinnie]

so remove Mbye and Brooks we play finals yeah

The argument that Brooks as an individual isn't the soul reason we didn't make finals isn't a valid reason for another contract extension. By that logic we should have kept Mybe, Packer, Reynolds, Blair...the list goes on.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Bloody hell extending Brooks is boneheaded he doesnt even want to be here, use the cap space to frontload him and ship him out. The relationship is toxic we need change, he needs change.

 

[Stevec]

Hoping not to have 3 more years of structured play hit up hit up and kick on the 5th . Want to see half play more instinctive off the cuff plays .