Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

batboy said:
How is referencing a Winger that finished playing over 50 years ago remotely relevant?

Considering Yow Yeh played 3 Seasons at "Balmain" and finished in 1968 - I very much doubt there is barely anyone that remembers him playing...
Again, I fail to understand the relevance - There's barely even any footage of him.

ps: When another club signs a player you want to keep - It's not considered "Letting them go"
It's considered them Leaving.
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I remember him… I’ll bet plenty of others do too.
 
batboy said:
If I saw (And remembered) Yow Yeh - I'd be 70 odd years old and probably care very little.....
Certainly not enough to be conjuring up imaginary comparisons on an internet forum.
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@batboy, come on now. Comparing players over different eras will always be an imaginary, but they are great discussions. One of the perks of long-term fandom is being able to make such comparisons and a valued contribution in such a discussion.
BB Olaf Prattl - my dad fondly remembers how when Yoh Yeh got the ball everyone in the stands stood up. Benji had that same effect IMO. Electric.
 
bigsiro said:
@batboy, come on now. Comparing players over different eras will always be an imaginary, but they are great discussions. One of the perks of long-term fandom is being able to make such comparisons and a valued contribution in such a discussion.
BB Olaf Prattl - my dad fondly remembers how when Yoh Yeh got the ball everyone in the stands stood up. Benji had that same effect IMO. Electric.
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As did Larry Corowa he was a fan favourite
 
batboy said:
If I saw (And remembered) Yow Yeh - I'd be 70 odd years old and probably care very little.....
Certainly not enough to be conjuring up imaginary comparisons on an internet forum.
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I fit the I saw him play category, and I can assure you I care as much now as I did then. Yow yeh was unpredictable and that’s what made him so exciting. Like Corowa or the Fox.
But you’re right we’ve moved on a lot since “the old days” so now we have most players, all playing the same systems, without much heads up footy.
It’s amazing how we get enthusiastic about current players who play heads up footy eg Munster. What he does was not that uncommon in past eras.
As he says I’m really hard to play with because I prefer unstructed spur of the moment, heads up footy, in fact sometimes I’m not sure what I’m going to do.
To me they are the exciting ones to watch, whatever the team or the era.
And there’s a big difference in trying to win rather than trying not to lose.
Isn’t that what Sheens did in 05, encouraged flair and attack, why else did he trust a rookie, Marshall, to play it as he saw it.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Why not give the Laurie - Doeuihi - Brooks - Hastings - Korisau spine a try next season under the new style of Sheens. If it works, extend Brooks at that time!
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Appreciate your post and the reference to the Player Allowance, but suggesting that we can't get another halfback as good as Luke Brooks? Seriously an inanimate rock would be better.

And Laurie? I'm convinced he is a complete myth. Every time he gets the ball he moves so slowly and plays the ball so slowly - he is a momentum killer. He doesn't chime in effectively in attack and is habitually out of position in defence. He has no versatility and does not belong in first grade.
I'm actually trying to think of a fullback we have had worse than Laurie. He makes Shannon Gallant look like Gary Belcher.
Time to get rid of these liabilities once and for all. They have had enough chance and have already risen to their optimum level of incompetence. That our own fans would reward this by considering extending them doesn't make any sense.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
I fit the I saw him play category, and I can assure you I care as much now as I did then. Yow yeh was unpredictable and that’s what made him so exciting. Like Corowa or the Fox.
But you’re right we’ve moved on a lot since “the old days” so now we have most players, all playing the same systems, without much heads up footy.
It’s amazing how we get enthusiastic about current players who play heads up footy eg Munster. What he does was not that uncommon in past eras.
As he says I’m really hard to play with because I prefer unstructed spur of the moment, heads up footy, in fact sometimes I’m not sure what I’m going to do.
To me they are the exciting ones to watch, whatever the team or the era.
And there’s a big difference in trying to win rather than trying not to lose.
Isn’t that what Sheens did in 05, encouraged flair and attack, why else did he trust a rookie, Marshall, to play it as he saw it.
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Well said I'm 74 and now feel ancient , The heads up footy is why I saw a little something in Madden a little inexperienced maybe but eyes up instinctive plays wheras I feel Brooks is very structured but with fresh coaching I guess no reason he can't revert back to that style I hope .He does have a bit of speed
 
batboy said:
Appreciate that....
I don't really get the interest in looking back -That far especially
There were some decent teams over the years, Hard to really get off on those highs from back then when there's the lows from last week right there.
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Memories are wonderful, beit footy, females, mates, travel.
Part of you is where you’ve come from and where you’ve been and what you’ve experienced.
Nothing better than drifting off in your mind to relive a Yow yeh or a Corowa or a Marshall or a ( please insert) our new star !
Important to live for today and tomorrow but nice to look back.
Believe me, you’ll understand one day !
 
Stevec said:
Well said I'm 74 and now feel ancient , The heads up footy is why I saw a little something in Madden a little inexperienced maybe but eyes up instinctive plays wheras I feel Brooks is very structured but with fresh coaching I guess no reason he can't revert back to that style I hope .He does have a bit of speed
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Well I’m 70 so not far behind. I feel revitalised since I got on this forum. It’s only since June but was following for a few years before that
Lots of like minded people who all love WT.
Thanks to all, young and old, for everything on WTF.
 
batboy said:
Really.... I'm better than half done and I don't yet.
Each to their own....

My point was the bloke being discussed - I would be suprised if 5% of the people here saw him play....
Like comparing him to Dally Messenger...
Seems irrelevant to me.
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Doesn’t mean the older white tribal elders on here can’t regale you with stories of our Dreamtime !
When you say your half done does that mean 35 ( three score and ten) or 50 ( aiming for a century).
 
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Halbrowne61 said:
I fit the I saw him play category, and I can assure you I care as much now as I did then. Yow yeh was unpredictable and that’s what made him so exciting. Like Corowa or the Fox.
But you’re right we’ve moved on a lot since “the old days” so now we have most players, all playing the same systems, without much heads up footy.
It’s amazing how we get enthusiastic about current players who play heads up footy eg Munster. What he does was not that uncommon in past eras.
As he says I’m really hard to play with because I prefer unstructed spur of the moment, heads up footy, in fact sometimes I’m not sure what I’m going to do.
To me they are the exciting ones to watch, whatever the team or the era.
And there’s a big difference in trying to win rather than trying not to lose.
Isn’t that what Sheens did in 05, encouraged flair and attack, why else did he trust a rookie, Marshall, to play it as he saw it.
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Win or lose next year I’m excited to see that sort of football again.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Memories are wonderful, beit footy, females, mates, travel.
Part of you is where you’ve come from and where you’ve been and what you’ve experienced.
Nothing better than drifting off in your mind to relive a Yow yeh or a Corowa or a Marshall or a ( please insert) our new star !
Important to live for today and tomorrow but nice to look back.
Believe me, you’ll understand one day !
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I think @batboy is trying to say that drifting off to relive 50+ year old memories about old players is, objectively speaking, not relevant to the signings, suggestions and rumours thread. He is not saying it’s not worth it to do so…Just that it’s in the wrong filing cabinet, so to speak.

Perhaps start your own thread to discuss players of the past? There seems to be enough of you willing to discuss together.
 
weststigers said:
I think @batboy is trying to say that drifting off to relive 50+ year old memories about old players is, objectively speaking, not relevant to the signings, suggestions and rumours thread. He is not saying it’s not worth it to do so…Just that it’s in the wrong filing cabinet, so to speak.

Perhaps start your own thread to discuss players of the past? There seems to be enough of you willing to discuss together.
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I understand what you, and he, are trying to say but maybe, just maybe we can learn a few things from the past to apply in the future.
Isn’t that why we study history ?
Perhaps the relevance is the type of player we speak of, rather than the actual player.
Happy to take your advice and perhaps we should have a memories thread.
Go Tigers !
 
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Halbrowne61 said:
I understand what you, and he, are trying to say but maybe, just maybe we can learn a few things from the past to apply in the future.
Isn’t that why we study history ?
Perhaps the relevance is the type of player we speak of, rather than the actual player.
Happy to take your advice and perhaps we should have a memories thread.
Go Tigers !
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Or what types of players should we recruit thread.
 
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