Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tigerwould]

Aren’t we all coaches on this forum ?

Fantasy coaches

 

[The-moP]

No but it would feel rather homely for him, bit less populated and fire crackers galore 😂

I live in Canberra .. and sorry firecrackers have been gone for a few years now .. unless you are referring to all the brothels here as firecrackers .. lol

 

[weststigerman]

Bit hard to blame Sheens for that. He was touting Braith as a replacement for Ellis when he was signed. It was Potter who played him in the halves.

Sheens definitely signed him to play in the halves: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/6667589/Braith-Anasta-signs-with-Wests-Tigers

 

[tigerballs]

Why then .. shit attitude?
Overweight?
He’s cooked imo
No more plodders

Players were told not to hang around with Hayne and he went to the pub with him and started punching on. Blokes an idiot.

 

[Masterton]

Sheens definitely signed him to play in the halves: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/6667589/Braith-Anasta-signs-with-Wests-Tigers

Hmmm. Maybe even Anasta's manager didn't know why we signed him. He also played his first 4 games at second row (Milky was half), but maybe that was Potter's work.

Anasta's manager Greg Willett said he had been in talks with the Tigers for a couple of weeks, who view the former NSW Origin representative as an ideal replacement for departing back-rower Gareth Ellis.

NRL: Anasta signs with West Tigers - NZ Herald

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www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

Bateman’s partner and youngest child have since already moved back to Australia.

 

[Masterton]

Maybe just maybe with the sheens playing back fiddle after Madge left, he saw a side from Hastings that he didn’t like?!? As I have said in another post. Where there’s smoke there’s fire.

I remember for years there was a rumour that Benj and Robbie hated each other, and everybody on the forum would say, "where there's smoke there's fire". Sometimes there isn't.

 

[WT2K]

Knights jurno for those that don't know

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

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don't know if Barry toohey is writing for the Newcastle Herald next year

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

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This makes me very disappointed. Jacko couldn’t have done any more for WT this year and he’s being potentially f****ed off. It doesn't set a good example for the squad in terms of how passion, pride and commitment are rewarded. Can’t believe they’ve made me this cross in the bloody off-season. To just punt him really really hurts my inside. Just hoping it's all BS.

 

[WT2K]

don't know if Barry toohey is writing for the Newcastle Herald next year

Think he's retired (could be wrong)

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Think he's retired (could be wrong)

think so but he would know anything up there that was happening.
He was one journo who never really pushed the Brooks to Newcastle

 

[hobbo1]

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Reads like it’s all shiddin & pissin

 

[Camel2281]

All I read is 9 years…. 9 years this, 9 years that…

9 years ago, in 2014 brooks was a 19 year old kid, with 1 NRL game under his belt - yet it was his team, and he’s the leader?

The year after that he was 20, with 22 games under his belt - his team and he’s the leader? Really??

Year after that, he’s 21 - with 46 games under his belt…

1 year of development with a senior half (Braith Anasta - 2014 version) as his mentor…

If I told you tomorrow, we’re buying a 21 year old halfback, that’s played 40 odd games - that is going to Lead to the promised land, you’d tie me to the train tracks - and well within your rights… it’s a kid with no experience…

Games 50-100 is where he should be making something of a stamp as a player… whattaya know, almost wins the dally m, halfback of the year…

Form has been indifferent the last few years, as has the team as a whole - the quality of the squad has declined to the point where we’ve gone from a bottom 4 side to a bottom side…

But yeah - 9 years - no finals - all 1 blokes fault.

Luke Brooks is the most unsuccessful player in Rugby league history. Fact

 

[hobbo1]

Luke Brooks is the most unsuccessful player in Rugby league history. Fact

Did he even make a NSW city side ?

 

[Pascoes_barber]

Did he even make a NSW city side ?

He's that bad they cancelled City vs Country forever.

 

[Tigersmurf]

Luke Brooks is the most unsuccessful player in Rugby league history. Fact

Why, because he hasn't won a comp?

Neither did Wayne Pearce.

 

[Telltails]

I remember for years there was a rumour that Benj and Robbie hated each other, and everybody on the forum would say, "where there's smoke there's fire". Sometimes there isn't.

Even when they both denied it people still didn't believe them.

 

[Glenji95]

Why, because he hasn't won a comp?

Neither did Wayne Pearce.

Try not playing any finals footy. If you looked up failure in the NRL, his picture would be the first one to come up. Pearce actually played finals and represented Australia and NSW in Origin. Brooks has been nothing but a failure.

 

[TurnStyle]

Just a few thoughts.

• If it's actually true about Doueihi managing himself and really asking for $900k per season then he needs to go for a career HIA. Did his acl at the worst possible time contract wise and needs to win the Dally M next year for that to be anywhere near realistic. I think he seriously needs help from a grown up.
• Is there something I've missed re Hastings? He has been great for the tigers and to me has seemed to be nothing less than a great player and leader, plus he's only 26?! Is he a negative influence on the squad? Divisive personality? Just seems like a good guy to me as well and I'm pretty bemused by how the club seems to be treating him.
• Does anyone think the tigers are going to get anything more out of Klemmer than the Knights? Apart from cap space I don't see much else to be excited about by swapping Hastings for him and I doubt this would free up much in any case.