Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Mighty_Tiger said:
Fafita would take over Woods & Tamou if had to choose.
This year - 18 games averaging 67mtrs 98% tackle efficiency, 19 offloads in 20mins a game.
If we want some mongrel & improve our defensive structures Fafita has been very solid doing his bench role this year for the Sharks.

Pole, Stef and Papa need some older heads to help them. Api can't lead by himself.
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No doubt we need at least 1 "hard head" in the pigs probably 2.
 
batboy said:
That's not true mate.... At all!!

They grew up out Blacktown way and went to Griffith because they were in a bit of trouble and it was only gonna get worse.
Went down to Griffith and really came good... Got themselves contract with the Tigers and came back....
Fifita is a good guy, Bit of a boisterous bonehead at times - But a genuinely good guy....

I just said he'd be not good for the culture because he's a VERY LOUD Larakin,
At the end of his career.... I just can't see it as the right time for either of us
- We're in a delicate position... If we were Parra or someone like - He'd be great for the squad.

But we've got a heap of young blokes and him coming back for one last Rodeo with that kind of presence / personality could be fatal for some of the young blokes.
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Yeah idk man, this guy who told me had no reason to lie...

He told me he played in Joel Thompson's years and he couldn't get a start at any of the local clubs.

Obviously this is coming from a hometown hero who never got a contract But he said the fifita bros were very disliked around town.
 
We are still clutching at straws rummaging thru all the leftovers that can't get contract extensions .That is exactly what we've done for years Matlino ,Ballin, Packer ( that one was 950 k ) , even Tamou was not a shadow of his former self . We somehow got some great signings Hastings ,Api ,Papalii and even Gildardt might have been good if taught defence . Lets not go back to picking up the scraps because our reputation makes it difficult to get prime recruits . Quality only .Fix our image ,Recruit some stars in Nov for 2024 and beyond ,Bring forward some of our promising 19-21 year olds . Let's change the formula
 
Earl said:
Brooks has the best all round kicking game in our team. Hastings has a more accurate kicking game closer to the line. AD has the best bomb but his overall kicking game is all over the place.

I'm not sure where you play Hastings. I don't know if I like him playing at 13 all season for 80 minutes per game.
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I don't know if Hastings likes playing at 13 all season for 80 minutes per game.

This could really be a major issue in whether he decides to stay, especially after Madge was shown the door.
 
jadtiger said:
You are missing or deliberately avoiding one of the main issues that i raised,it is not just the fact he is 71 it is the fact he has not coached in the NRL for a DECADE.
No club wanted Sheens when we sacked him as a coach and after he coached in the UK and was sacked there on 2 occasions nobody wanted him there either.
For the record since you asked i am 69 years of age and have followed football since unlimited tackle back in the dragon's era of 11 consecutive premierships what about you?
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He was the Australian coach from
2009 to 2015.

Then he managed Salford Red Devils, ( not coach )
then he coached two clubs Hull then vikings, sacked from Hull, because team to low on table, and quit vikings because no support in trying to improve player roster.

And now we find him back at Tiggers,
As a Club Admin Manager.
And through circumstances he has
no control over,
He becomes a Coach Tutor for two years.

Then Benji will take over at the wheel.

AND BY THE WAY,
TIM IS RECOGNISED AS THE SECOND BEST COACH BEHIND ONLY
WAYNE BENNETT,

HE HAS, AS A COACH TAKEN OUT 4 PREMIERSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA.

ONLY COACH TO ATTAIN 600 PLUS GAMES IN AUSTRALIA,

WON COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS IN THE YEARS OF 1984 1990 2005.

COULD NOT FIND A BETTER QUALIFIED COACH TO LOOK AFTER OUR TEAM AND TRAIN BENJI.

AND YOU MADE A STATEMENT,
NO OTHER CLUB IN ENGLAND WANTED HIM, WHAT A STUPID STATEMENT,
WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS OUT FROM ???

We should be greatfull the man has agreed to help our club out in its time of need When we could not find anyone to do the job, he offered to step in and help out, people should be thanking him for trying to help solve the problem.

AND BY THE WAY I AM 76, USED TO GO TO BIRCHGROVE OVAL. LONG LONG TIME AGO.
 
Dennisspicer1 said:
He was the Australian coach from
2009 to 2015.

Then he managed Salford Red Devils, ( not coach )
then he coached two clubs Hull then vikings, sacked from Hull, because team to low on table, and quit vikings because no support in trying to improve player roster.

And now we find him back at Tiggers,
As a Club Admin Manager.
And through circumstances he has
no control over,
He becomes a Coach Tutor for two years.

Then Benji will take over at the wheel.

AND BY THE WAY,
TIM IS RECOGNISED AS THE SECOND BEST COACH BEHIND ONLY
WAYNE BENNETT,

HE HAS, AS A COACH TAKEN OUT 4 PREMIERSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA.

ONLY COACH TO ATTAIN 600 PLUS GAMES IN AUSTRALIA,

WON COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS IN THE YEARS OF 1984 1990 2005.

COULD NOT FIND A BETTER QUALIFIED COACH TO LOOK AFTER OUR TEAM AND TRAIN BENJI.

AND YOU MADE A STATEMENT,
NO OTHER CLUB IN ENGLAND WANTED HIM, WHAT A STUPID STATEMENT,
WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS OUT FROM ???

We should be greatfull the man has agreed to help our club out in its time of need When we could not find anyone to do the job, he offered to step in and help out, people should be thanking him for trying to help solve the problem.

AND BY THE WAY I AM 76, USED TO GO TO BIRCHGROVE OVAL. LONG LONG TIME AGO.
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I get both sides of the argument. But no experienced coach wanted to coach us. Rookie coaches are knocking us back. That's the position 10 years of bad decisions get you. What we are doing now is what we should of done from 2013 or we should of signed a experienced coach to replace Sheens back then. Hindsight is a wonderful thing.
 
Lauren said:
I'm sure you'll come around when we line up Woods, Fifita and Taupau.
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Fifita's knee seems to be ok now 🤔 I know he wears a guard but the knee doesn't seem to be bothering him that much. He's playing reasonable minutes.
He would be better than James T wouldn't he?
 
Dennisspicer1 said:
He was the Australian coach from
2009 to 2015.

Then he managed Salford Red Devils, ( not coach )
then he coached two clubs Hull then vikings, sacked from Hull, because team to low on table, and quit vikings because no support in trying to improve player roster.

And now we find him back at Tiggers,
As a Club Admin Manager.
And through circumstances he has
no control over,
He becomes a Coach Tutor for two years.

Then Benji will take over at the wheel.

AND BY THE WAY,
TIM IS RECOGNISED AS THE SECOND BEST COACH BEHIND ONLY
WAYNE BENNETT,

HE HAS, AS A COACH TAKEN OUT 4 PREMIERSHIPS IN AUSTRALIA.

ONLY COACH TO ATTAIN 600 PLUS GAMES IN AUSTRALIA,

WON COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS IN THE YEARS OF 1984 1990 2005.

COULD NOT FIND A BETTER QUALIFIED COACH TO LOOK AFTER OUR TEAM AND TRAIN BENJI.

AND YOU MADE A STATEMENT,
NO OTHER CLUB IN ENGLAND WANTED HIM, WHAT A STUPID STATEMENT,
WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS OUT FROM ???

We should be greatfull the man has agreed to help our club out in its time of need When we could not find anyone to do the job, he offered to step in and help out, people should be thanking him for trying to help solve the problem.

AND BY THE WAY I AM 76, USED TO GO TO BIRCHGROVE OVAL. LONG LONG TIME AGO.
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Watch the BP Dennis 😻
 
Api is the right type of signing. Happy to lead the team and can still play NRL at a good level. The team and the young blokes need that sort of example.

We don't need Woods or Fifita or Tamou - they're done. Employ them as trainers or coaches if they set training standards so well. We need players who can actually impact an NRL game still.

We don't need the ace up the sleeve players like Peachey. They're a luxury good teams can afford (but usually avoid). You'd be better off with toilers like Ray Stone or Seyfarth, albeit not in significant roles.

Outside of that you want the senior and junior blokes who have a passion for their team, not just money, and the club needs to support them. Guys like Twal. In this sense they should keep Brooks. When the going gets tough these guys will still turn up and support the club. Nofa said he cared but realistically the $$ say otherwise.

Maybe none of it matters. The people making the recruitment and coaching decisions have been so abysmal that it is out of anyone's control.
 
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