Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[earl]

What you see as a problem, could be what Sheens sees as a legitimate option.

Api controls.
The forwards do the hard stuff and two running halves just run the ball ... electric.

I honestly don't think we've seen an AD x Brooks combo in its full power yet.

Sheens in his interview stated how Brooks didn't have to the controlling half. I get sick of hearing how it's his team and how he has to control the game. That isn't his go.

AD is a runner.

 

[Odessa]

What you see as a problem, could be what Sheens sees as a legitimate option.

Api controls.
The forwards do the hard stuff and two running halves just run the ball ... electric.

I honestly don't think we've seen an AD x Brooks combo in its full power yet.

I read your comment about AD X Brooks full power yet and for some unknown reason I was thinking of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers do they come together to make some big creature or something could AD and Brooks do that on the field ?

 

[Camel2281]

We weren’t getting the spoon until Sheens decided to tank 2022.

I wouldn’t be judging our recruitment for this year until there are results on the field.

I thoroughly disagree. Madge was taking us nowhere

 

[crazycat]

But Naden can play centre and adds strike,Toa and Tupou are young and with a better coaching side, will improve, Stains if not succesfull at fullback will be on one wing , or even centre. I made an error and said Talau, when i meant Tupou. But they are all young ,and thrown in the deep end, in a poor side. Toa and Tupou with the right coaching,and better side may surprise.

I like Toa, but I see him as Wing/Fullback and backup Fullback at that.

Coaches should hire against what they do best. I.e. Todd Payten is a Prop and he trains Props. Hiring Townsend was exactly what the Cows needed and Payten's weakness.

 

[Camel2281]

Sheens in his interview stated how Brooks didn't have to the controlling half. I get sick of hearing how it's his team and how he has to control the game. That isn't his go.

AD is a runner.

Problem is Brooks wants to be a halfback and controlling the team is the halfback's primary job

 

[sleeve]

I think with a better coaching squad,and the addition of class players, this team be a different model . The trials won't tell us a lot, it will take a few games to work out who gels. But i'm confident the halves with Api and our new forwards will be far better.

 

[cktiger]

100% if Brooks wants to chase the dollars it won't be at wests tigers it would be some other club

Good. 🤣

 

[old_man_tiger]

There are 34 starting centres in the NRL, and we have 4 or so blokes who would struggle to make that position in any other club fighting it out. I think Doueihi, Naden, Aj and Toa are ok at best, Naden occasionally tackles, but gee these 4 can have a shocker on their day.

Hoping for a young gun to kick on a year early.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I would say he does have the makings of a varsity athlete.

No doubt he could be a barbie model if he wanted too as well

 

[earl]

Problem is Brooks wants to be a halfback and controlling the team is the halfback's primary job

Brooks to me doesn't come across as a prima donna and if you listen to what Sheens stated in that interview Sheens doesn't believe the halfback is that important. I agree with Sheens in that the pressure should be on a bunch of players rather than one.

I think the point you make is the difference between my opinion on Brooks and people that hate him. I don't view Brooks as being the guy to control the team and I think other players need to do more. It's not an excuse for Brooks. It's about in my opinion having realistic expectations on Brooks ability.

 

[gregjm87]

I think Api and Brooks will be running off each other, and AD will be feeding our edge forwards in Paps and Bateman, - just a thought !

AD has never fed an edge forward. He is a very good power runner and has a reasonable left to right cut out pass.

 

[sleeve]

Problem is Brooks wants to be a halfback and controlling the team is the halfback's primary job

You don't think Cameron Smith controlled Melbourne ? Fulton, Manly? Farrah Wests Tigers ? Ellias the Balmain Tigers ? Munster ? I could give you 20 who had other then half backs, controlled the side.

 

[Masterton]

We weren’t getting the spoon until Sheens decided to tank 2022.

I wouldn’t be judging our recruitment for this year until there are results on the field.

I thoroughly disagree. Madge was taking us nowhere

I think both these statements are true.

 

[Camel2281]

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You don't think Cameron Smith controlled Melbourne ? Fulton, Manly? Farrah Wests Tigers ? Ellias the Balmain Tigers ? Munster ? I could give you 20 who had other then half backs, controlled the side.

I think Cooper Cronk controlled Melbourne, Gary Freeman also did that for Balmain. I'm not old enough to have watched Fulton

 

[bathursttiger1]

Young Arthur

NO NO NO

 

[happy_tiger]

‘The best I’ve ever seen’: Inside Sheens and Marshall’s Tigers revolution

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[crazycat]

There are 34 starting centres in the NRL, and we have 4 or so blokes who would struggle to make that position in any other club fighting it out. I think Doueihi, Naden, Aj and Toa are ok at best, Naden occasionally tackles, but gee these 4 can have a shocker on their day.

Hoping for a young gun to kick on a year early.

Yep.

It seems we have good players coming up like Feleny and co...
But our current Center stocks other then Naden and maybe Staines are really Meh. Both Naden and Staines are more inclined to the wing.

Doueihi needs to really shape up or ship out 2023.

Like I was saying above, having a top shelf centre can mean your backs are organised and have structure to fend off an attack. Our pack is big and should stop people from going through the middle. 2022 taught us that defence is needed.

 

[crazycat]

Good points. I'm worried about our attack in relation to the players that we have.

I am kinda not.

Nofo can cross the try line. We saw that with Samoa.

Laurie definitely can cross, Brooks has a few tries in him...

Api is kinda key here and I expect him to give good ball to Brooks and AD...

Plus you have Charlie Staines around who often scores double.

If Sheens + Benji cannot make a team score. I don't know what else we can do.

Defence is my big worry.

 

[SeanT]

Yep.

It seems we have good players coming up like Feleny and co...
But our current Center stocks other then Naden and maybe Staines are really Meh. Both Naden and Staines are more inclined to the wing.

Doueihi needs to really shape up or ship out 2023.

Like I was saying above, having a top shelf centre can mean your backs are organised and have structure to fend off an attack. Our pack is big and should stop people from going through the middle. 2022 taught us that defence is needed.

Naden still can't tackle.

1-7 wouldn't make a top 8 side.

 

[Tito Santana]

I am kinda not.

Nofo can cross the try line. We saw that with Samoa.

Laurie definitely can cross, Brooks has a few tries in him...

Api is kinda key here and I expect him to give good ball to Brooks and AD...

Plus you have Charlie Staines around who often scores double.

If Sheens + Benji cannot make a team score. I don't know what else we can do.

Defence is my big worry.

General rule of thumb is if you can keep the middle tight then the rest should be able to handle itself. We’ve got some great experienced forwards now which should assist this.

Let’s face it though our backs aren’t superstars.
Regardless, I’d be going something like this:

Brooks
Laurie

Maumalo
Naden
Douhei
AJ

Staines