I don't think Tim Sheens reads your posts mate!
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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earl
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You are right. I'm hopeful we get another couple coming through that can prove themselves first graders. I think it's a concern though that two of the juniors that look likely in Matamum and the Queensland kid are both locks and we are also looking to play Hastings at lock.
earl
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I have massive problems with these types of comments. Those character traits are awesome but my 11 yo son is a competitive fighter. He'd bring those traits to the game. He'd also get smashed.
Kleemer can play but he isn't a rep quality prop right now and it all depends on cost. Bateman apparently isn't performing in the ESL and he would cost a lot of money.
Are these guys good enough for us ? Tamou had all of these character traits that we supposedly require and would have cost a lot less.
Yep, and all the previous coaches who were going to turn his game around ... and failed.
earl
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I just said the same thing. This line of argument has been proven wrong over and over and over and over .... again.
I want guys who can rip and tear and don't cost too much and if they cost a fortune then I expect guys like IP.
earl
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It's a problem but not a big deal. It's only a problem for next season. I don't have a massive problem with his salary over the course of his career and he has consistently been on the park and consistently been one of our best players.
The issue is he hasn't been good enough to get us to the finals. Neither was Tedesco.
Let’s be fair, Matamua ran exactly the same line as Kickau did, Moses just managed to make his dive more effective in his game vs us.
earl
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The funny thing is Brooks is our best kicker. He has the best long kicking game plus a decent short kicking game plus the ability to put it up for guys who can jump for it.
Hastings is better with shorter kicks closer to the line but it's close. Doueihi's bombs are great but inconsistent.
Brooks isn't a great general kicker either but he isn't that bad.
pawsandclaws1
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I don't believe there is any reason for concern if Matumua and Faagutu are pushing for the 13 jersey in the near or medium future.
Teddy had the talent but all we seemed to do was throw him the ball and expect magic. The only issue I have with Luke is we've been throwing him rep halfback money for no results. Whether that's him or the team or the coaches fault bears no input. Only fall guys are the coach and the play makers.
We either build the team around him, or let him go.
Imo the decision should have been made years ago.
He's obviously got talent, but it's been wasted at the tigers.
I think the club should have parted ways a few years back with him. I don't have a hate brooks agenda, I respect and love every player who has worn a tigers jersey in battle, except anasta. He can get [This word has been automatically removed]ed
earl
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If we don't play them because we have Hastings it is an issue.
pawsandclaws1
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We have Hastings until end of 23 (at this stage) which should fit nicely especially with Matamua's development.
May the best man win.
Which is why it’s funny hearing people ask for Hastings to go back to 7. He kicked the ball probably 1/4 of the time Brooks did when he was alongside him.
My personal opinion is Doueihi could be our best kicker has the leg strength, ability to position himself in the line to kick but he is just too inconsistent, and then there is that feeling that he would just make such a good centre if he really truely focused on that.
Brooks did nail a lot of his close attacking lobs for the edges last season. Either way neither of them have the ability to play on the back foot but at the same time neither does Moses (as we saw in his GF game).
Be interesting to see how they go in the World Cup. I’m also curious to see if Doueihi gave up his favoured right side for Moses because we all saw how crap Parramatta were when Arthur switched he and browns sides in 2021.
A Lauiitii. In my humble opinion.
bathursttiger1
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I thought that there was talk about Prince wanting to join our coaching staff.
He said that he would love to work under Sheens again, I don’t know if it was true or just a rumour.
Cleary did it when he was 18 back in 2016 so yeah he could’ve done it. If Cleary could so could’ve Brooks. Taylor was shit no argument there but if an 18 year old Cleary could do it so could’ve Brooks at 22.
It’ll be Knights. Only other team that could possibly come knocking is Parra and that’s if they lose Moses.
851
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I have said it before, it is not hate, it's called insanity doing the same thing over and over hoping for a different result.
Like I tried explaining to the other bloke, just because a team pays that amount doesn't make a player worth it, was Packer worth $800k, was Reynolds worth $900k, no they weren't, but we paid it. is Fifita worth $1.1million no he isn't but the Titans paid it, Penrith over payed for RCG, Blake and Mansour, then had to pay to have them play somewhere else.
Not only have we over payed for Brooks for quite a while, we have gotten no return on that money, so why go again and hope for a different result, I thought we are supposed to be learning from our mistakes
