Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[liltiger]

King_sirro, Liltiger and others are 100% correct.

First steps Matter!
When there is no salary cap, people will say we would get around the salary cap. Ofcourse, but the competition is far far fairer.
People say making the salaries public may quell fan anger, not that much. Making salaries public makes it easy to go "hey you are roarting the cap".

People oppose First steps because first steps make the second steps easier.

Make the salaries public and when SBW says he is getting 900k and he publicly has 700k, suddenly the club gets audited.

When dealing with Corruption, Exposure is the best medicine.

Light is without question the best Disinfectant. My point also is the N.R.L cannot just let it slide. Every team would have fans going through every opposition teams numbers to make sure they stack up. So if the N.R.L didn't keep the teams honest opposition fans will.

 

[TurnStyle]

I was actually thinking this yesterday when watching the game. Hastings just points. He advertises where the next play is going just to sell himself as an organiser. He needs to learn to organise but be inconspicuous as much as possible. I remember Brooks field goal against Souths last year and how obvious Hastings made it known Brooks was kicking. I thought then that this guy is self salesmen.

I like him and hope he goes reasonably well, but I can see how he gets people off side. There is a slight fakeness to him.

Great post @king_sirro

Never saw anything disingenuous, but then as I said, he was easy to like as a fan. You have no way of really knowing character; It's why it's interesting to hear about people meeting sports people and saying "in real life...".

Pointing thing is funny. It used to drive me crazy the way Benji would motion for a player to head back inside! Also looked like he was quickly waving off a fart... 🤪

 

[jadtiger]

Great post @king_sirro

Never saw anything disingenuous, but then as I said, he was easy to like as a fan. You have no way of really knowing character; It's why it's interesting to hear about people meeting sports people and saying "in real life...".

Pointing thing is funny. It used to drive me crazy the way Benji would motion for a player to head back inside! Also looked like he was quickly waving off a fart... 🤪

That was Plan B from Benji

 

[dazza65]

JH no longer occupies any space in my psyche. He’s gone and no longer a WT so doesn’t exist for me. I definitely don’t wish him any ill will but I also don’t “hope he kills it” - simply don’t care. Especially when he plays WT.

 

[supercoach]

I was actually thinking this yesterday when watching the game. Hastings just points. He advertises where the next play is going just to sell himself as an organiser. He needs to learn to organise but be inconspicuous as much as possible. I remember Brooks field goal against Souths last year and how obvious Hastings made it known Brooks was kicking. I thought then that this guy is self salesmen.

I like him and hope he goes reasonably well, but I can see how he gets people off side. There is a slight fakeness to him.

I said when we let him go that I thought the club played the right card. Last year when he first came on , clubs would rush up on him and that allowed him to ball play. By mid season clubs just hung off him because they knew he was not going to do them for speed and he would just slow the attack down and make things ultra predictable. No one could doubt his effort or passion and he was not terrible, just think he Became very predictable

 

[Telltails]

Im not prepared to be too critical of Hastings or Newcastle before we have thrown a ball considering we have to face them next week. They have made us look inept too many times even when they are not going much better themselves.

 

[Tito Santana]

That's clear to see.

Anything else

Yeah I got a few things out of him. Said the off load of Musgrove was the sale of the century. Didn’t want to chew his ear off because I’m assuming every other supporter would. Anyhow, worth raising but nothing you already knew eh Tony.

 

[bathursttiger1]

Randomly met with a VERY senior rep from the Tigers last night. Apparently the morale out there is the best it has been in 10 years. Said Kent and Rothfield love to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

Kent hates the Tigers with passion as far as I’m concerned he is just another Parra flog, and he just likes to cause trouble for us.

 

[gallagher]

Kent hates the Tigers with passion as far as I’m concerned he is just another Parra flog, and he just likes to cause trouble for us.

Parra fans think he hates them.

 

[gallagher]

Im not prepared to be too critical of Hastings or Newcastle before we have thrown a ball considering we have to face them next week. They have made us look inept too many times even when they are not going much better themselves.

I'm the same. Hastings isn't the best half in the game but I think he was the best at our club. We'll see soon enough.

 

[cktiger]

Would of been a good 13 but not worth dealing with his personality

So you know him personally?
Nah… didn’t think so.

 

[Speed2burn]

Im not prepared to be too critical of Hastings or Newcastle before we have thrown a ball considering we have to face them next week. They have made us look inept too many times even when they are not going much better themselves.

Newy might have a couple out next week, Brailey for a spear tackle and Ponga for concussion(?)

 

[Telltails]

Newy might have a couple out next week, Brailey for a spear tackle and Ponga for concussion(?)

Think Pongha will be just fine - maybe not Tyson F.

 

[Speed2burn]

Think Pongha will be just fine - maybe not Tyson F.

Forgot about frizzell, he looked like he was in Disney land

 

[Kaito]

Think Pongha will be just fine - maybe not Tyson F.

Tyson should be an out for next week
V tigers seeing he failed his HIA test ...
They'll have few other fitness concerns

 

[TurnStyle]

Kent hates the Tigers with passion as far as I’m concerned he is just another Parra flog, and he just likes to cause trouble for us.

Haven't seen much nrl360 this year, but I have found Hooper speaks about WT as though he is a jilted ex 15 year old girl. Just seems to sink the boot in at every slightest opportunity.

Again, only see and read, and don't know him, but he comes across as a complete tool.

 

[twentyforty]

Pretty sure he went to Knights for more $$$ good luck to him but he is to slow to break the line in the NRL

I doubt he’s too slow? I saw him come from behind to tackle a warriors outside back.
I’ve seen a few halves move slowly to give a false impression? I think he can move when he has to.

 

[bathursttiger1]

Haven't seen much nrl360 this year, but I have found Hooper speaks about WT as though he is a jilted ex 15 year old girl. Just seems to sink the boot in at every slightest opportunity.

Again, only see and read, and don't know him, but he comes across as a complete tool.

Kent was the one to start stirring the pot about Sheened and Benji not seeing eye to eye on NRL 180.

 

[twentyforty]

Randomly met with a VERY senior rep from the Tigers last night. Apparently the morale out there is the best it has been in 10 years. Said Kent and Rothfield love to make a mountain out of a mole hill.

VERY senior rep huh?
That sounds like Tim, he’s 73 this year? Or Ronnie?

 

[BrissieTiger67]

Great post @king_sirro

Never saw anything disingenuous, but then as I said, he was easy to like as a fan. You have no way of really knowing character; It's why it's interesting to hear about people meeting sports people and saying "in real life...".

Pointing thing is funny. It used to drive me crazy the way Benji would motion for a player to head back inside! Also looked like he was quickly waving off a fart... 🤪

Maybe Michael Ennis in real life is the next dalai lama