Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Batmans Parents]

Hodgson is a massive risk for eels

Yep. Good player when he was healthy but glad we didn’t get him considering he’s done the ACL in both knees and he’s 33.

Had a pretty bad debut for the Eels as well so looks like bullet dodged

 

[Tucker]

Sure. And we select a better team in a trial, one of them gets a season-ending injury and you see if we should be trying to win every game.

We should be trying to win every game that means something.

You can get a season ending injury at training.

 

[Tucker]

It was a trial, with mostly young guys wanting to impress thinking they need to stand out - hence defenders running out of the line, no shape with the ball. Clearly nervous teens trying to look good playing against a better team.

We were never trying to win, it was about putting those young guys into an occasion they have never had before so if they are called up later in the year they will be less overcome by the sense of occasion because they have played at a game in a big stadium, against some stars with a few people in the crowd before.

That makes no sense. When they get called up, they will be playing alongside our best players who will direct them. If we wanted to see how they would go, we should have sent some of our leaders with them. That way we could judge how they take instruction in the heat of battle, under game conditions. Whether they can implement what they have learned all off season under high stress and fatigue is vital intel.
As it was, they got nothing out of that trial.

 

[Batmans Parents]

And of course posters on this forum have input into the Club's recruitment. That's recruitment 101.

No surprise you’d make one of your usual deflection attempts considering you were one of the biggest opponents of signing Hynes.

Just a few examples of your many dumb tales about Hynes that we can add to your growing pile. Try to deflect and lie your way out of these:

Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

(/post/1364914)"] (/post/1364866)"] (/post/1364854)"] (/post/1364846)"] (/post/1364763)"] (/post/1364608)"] (/post/1364572)"] (/post/1364569)"] (/post/1364558)"] On Today’s post game 2MMM interview with Nicho Hyens he said he had no offers for next year. Sounded like the Broncos would like him...

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“Laurie is a better fullback than Hynes.
Doueihi is a better centre and 5/8 than Hynes.
Both the above players don't have Papenhuyzen, JAC, Munster, Hughes, Smith and Grant in their team”

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(/post/1373413)"] I'm convinced the second coming of J.C. with the ability of Meninga, Raper, Thurston and Cam Smith wrapped into one could be available to us for $25 a season and people on this forum wouldn't want him. Can't kick goals..

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“He's no speedster. You want us to have the slowest halves combination in the NRL?”

Plenty more where they came from.You really have NFI about identifying talent, do you?

 

[twentyforty]

Anyone know if we’re still chasing Fletcher Baker? He comes off the bench for the chooks today.

 

[fainty]

Are we there yet?!

 

[twentyforty]

Are we there yet?!

Where do you think we’re going?

 

[Alltheway]

No surprise you’d make one of your usual deflection attempts considering you were one of the biggest opponents of signing Hynes.

Just a few examples of your many dumb tales about Hynes that we can add to your growing pile. Try to deflect and lie your way out of these:

Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

(/post/1364914)"] (/post/1364866)"] (/post/1364854)"] (/post/1364846)"] (/post/1364763)"] (/post/1364608)"] (/post/1364572)"] (/post/1364569)"] (/post/1364558)"] On Today’s post game 2MMM interview with Nicho Hyens he said he had no offers for next year. Sounded like the Broncos would like him...

weststigersforum.com

“Laurie is a better fullback than Hynes.
Doueihi is a better centre and 5/8 than Hynes.
Both the above players don't have Papenhuyzen, JAC, Munster, Hughes, Smith and Grant in their team”

Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

(/post/1373413)"] I'm convinced the second coming of J.C. with the ability of Meninga, Raper, Thurston and Cam Smith wrapped into one could be available to us for $25 a season and people on this forum wouldn't want him. Can't kick goals..

weststigersforum.com

“He's no speedster. You want us to have the slowest halves combination in the NRL?”

Plenty more where they came from.You really have NFI about identifying talent, do you?

Argument over nothing, as usual. He ‘Hynes’ was never going to come to the wooden spooners with the guppies offering him a contract. From Melbourne to us? Never going to happen! So who cares who said what #irrelevant.

 

[rihannafan1]

You can get a season ending injury at training.

You can get a season ending injury in the shower. This is starting to sound like a VB ad. Matter of fact I've got it now.

 

[Batmans Parents]

Argument over nothing, as usual. He ‘Hynes’ was never going to come to the wooden spooners with the guppies offering him a contract. From Melbourne to us? Never going to happen! So who cares who said what #irrelevant.

The argument wasn’t about club recruitment and this is a forum so deal with it. Just because an argument makes you uncomfortable doesn’t make it any less credible. I know you want an echo chamber where everyone talks about how great the club is and how Nofo is the best winger to ever play the game but most people have a brain and working pair of eyes.

The argument was that when Hynes was available, we had a group of posters, who also happen to be Brooks personal band of arse kissers, on here who downplayed Hynes ability, said we had players here who were better than him, called him slow and that he would not succeed outside Melbourne. Repeat pattern of behaviour.

 

[Tucker]

Argument over nothing, as usual. He ‘Hynes’ was never going to come to the wooden spooners with the guppies offering him a contract. From Melbourne to us? Never going to happen! So who cares who said what #irrelevant.

That is beside the point.
Certain posters are criticising posts made about our terrible depth posing smug diatribes about lack of options and ignorance towards the player market. There is some comedic value in the fact these same posters were dead against us recruiting genuine talent when it was available as it would have affected the selection of their favourites.

 

[Tucker]

You can get a season ending injury in the shower. This is starting to sound like a VB ad. Matter of fact I've got it now.

So what is your point?
Let them all hit round 1 completely cold but with no injuries?
Have you played contact sport before?

 

[barnzee]

I still cannot fathom there were people on here who said we shouldn't have chased Nicho Hynes when he was coming off contract 18 months ago, especially the blokes saying he was slow

I thought you would have worked out by now mate , that a lot on here have very little idea what their looking at

 

[Blaze]

Awesome, another day of “I’m better than you” posts… how exciting.

 

[coivtny]

Awesome, another day of “I’m better than you” posts… how exciting.

How true. I’ve never spent less time on the forum than I have lately. Still some great posters but there’s a lot of dross too.

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Where do you think we’re going?

Stop Making Sense we're on the road to nowhere ... actually I think we'll be just fine. The Stef effort in the 2nd half gives me hope that the senior players are primed for a big year. 9th is looking in the bag! 🥃 🐯🏉🤣

 

[tigertragic]

Wouldn’t have been hindsight. A number of people on here wanted those guys and were shouted down.

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and none of those players wanted to be coached by Madge obviously

but obviously AK and Ice did 🤔

 

[twentyforty]

Awesome, another day of “I’m better than you” posts… how exciting.

Yes but with a twist...it’s the pee high club playing yes but.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

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but obviously AK and Ice did 🤔

like JAC and Latrell didnt

 

[Tucker]

Awesome, another day of “I’m better than you” posts… how exciting.

Awesome, another poster sulking about people posting opinions on a forum….how predictable.