Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[NT_Tiger]

Anything to flog his law firm

With the emphasis on flog

 

[Harvey]

Anything to flog his law firm

We might be a chance if he chases an ambulance transporting an injured NRL player

 

[Odessa]

Lee is suggesting just now - in a public forum on SEN, that we are about to embark on a very aggressive recruitment drive after the previously aggressive recruitment drive netted us rejection from 3 very experienced halfbacks, also very publicly.

KEEP MY CLUBS NAME OUT YO GOD DAMN MOUTH, LEE!

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But how would he know he says every third week he has nothing to do with recruitment

 

[gallagher]

I assume aggressive recruitment means paying massive overs for bog ave average players.

 

[weststigerman]

I assume aggressive recruitment means paying massive overs for bog ave average players.

That would be correct. Think Josh Reynolds and BJ Leilua.

 

[gallagher]

That would be correct. Think Josh Reynolds and BJ Leilua.

Reynold's is being considered

 

[426Tlgerland]

Reynold's is being considered

Please don’t I’m eating my dinner , that nearly had it back on the plate , no way he come back

 

[old_man_tiger]

I assume aggressive recruitment means paying massive overs for bog ave average players.

I thought it meant starting meetings like this "you better xxxxxxx sign today you stupid xxxx or I'm gonna shove this pen up your xxxxxxxx xxx". "No you can't call your xxxxxxx manager. SIGN"

 

[hsvjones]

Sen app, podcasts, vossy and brandy and you'd find it.

Cheers mate found it..
Sounds promising but as we all know it's not done until its announced and it's the Tigers.

 

[hsvjones]

I thought it meant starting meetings like this "you better xxxxxxx sign today you stupid xxxx or I'm gonna shove this pen up your xxxxxxxx xxx". "No you can't call your xxxxxxx manager. SIGN"

That's GOLD...
Maybe its needed TBH

 

[Bula]

Aggressive recruitment with no recruitment

He's going to swap the fedora for a very scary deerstalker.

 

[liltiger]

Does anyone have a link to Lee interview today to listen to? I cannot find it and need a laugh

Wests Tigers Chairman shuts down reports of upheaval of coaching positions

The Wests Tigers will remain committed to their original plan.

www.sen.com.au

 

[crazycat]

Aggressive recruiting? It's the Joker! We need the batman light! Caped crusader, save us!

Bloody AutoCorrell! we said Batman, not Bateman.

 

[bathursttiger1]

Lee seems to have his heart in the right place...but also seems to have zero idea about footy.

"about to embark on a very aggressive recruitment drive"....

In July 2023...when hardly a soul is left to sign.

He likely does not even know that.

Only problem is he had his foot in his mouth.

 

[tony soprano]

Cheers mate found it..
Sounds promising but as we all know it's not done until its announced and it's the Tigers.

Thinking probably wants to focus on the under 19 SOO this week.

 

[bathursttiger1]

I think that is a high exaggeration.

Yes Dogs outbid Tigers in certain situations, but losing out on a signature is not necessarily about being out-manoeuvred, it may simply be a matter of price. I personally think, and I said this in the past 2 seasons, that Dogs are repeating the mistakes the Tigers made when Ivan joined 2017 and we signed several mid-tier players on high salaries. Those salaries weighed us down long-term and the incoming coach had different ideas that he couldn't properly execute until those contracts were shed.

History has proven that Dogs signed a turkey with TPJ, though we have no idea how he may have performed at Tigers, the non-speculative data available says signing TPJ was actually a loss to the Dogs (and a predictable loss).

It remains very much to be seen whether Ciraldo can in fact coach first grade and he's signed to a big long-term deal, i.e. they are stuck with him (same as Tigers with Benji, to be fair).

2023 Dogs have now recruited some very significant players - Burton, Mahoney, Kikau, TPJ, JAC... but it's not currently working out for them in any meaningful progression.

The ace up the sleeve for the Dogs is Phil Gould, who is very shrewd and has a lot of clout in the game, both media and off-football ops. However Phil Gould alone isn't a panacea and he does not create rapid success everywhere he is employed.

On the other hand, Dogs appear to have very shallow juniors depth, and the juniors they have blooded, the likes of Averillo, Biondi-Odo, Alamoti, are alarmingly average. In that regard I think Tigers are advantaged with stronger juniors and a dedicated Pathways Team.

Since Dogs last played finals 2017, their average table position is 13th and ours is 12th. Currently obviously we are last and they are slightly ahead of us 15th, one of their 5 wins coming at our expense (i.e. we win that game and we are both on 4 wins all year).

So are the Dogs ahead of us by available measures of on-field success? Yes certainly, they are marginally ahead. They lost by a slightly less horrific margin last weekend, against an arguably far less dangerous side.

Are they "so far ahead of WT"? No I don't think there's much basis to make such a claim. But as I said, I've been arguing against Bulldogs comparisons for about 2 years now. The Dogs are still yet to do anything particularly impressive with all the strategy changes they've made and money they've spent. I think they have a thoroughly unimpressive team.

Lastly, and this is not the argument you are making, but it's part of the overall conversation about the Bulldogs nonetheless - if fans are measuring success by marginal advantages over the worst team in the comp (us) then they are setting a horrendously low bar. I think Bulldogs fans are a million miles off where they want to be, and they are not thinking about the Tigers when judging progress.

Gus said on 100% last night that the Tigers were 3-4 years ahead of the Dogs as far as settling up a pathway development for juniors.
He said that’s how you get a “cellar dweller” off the bottom.
He was positive about where we are heading.

 

[tony soprano]

Gus said on 100% last night that the Tigers were 3-4 years ahead of the Dogs as far as settling up a pathway development for juniors.
He said that’s how you get a “cellar dweller” off the bottom.
He was positive about where we are heading.

Probably because they signed fartagain.

 

[Tom Shines]

Again I agree , but the club offered him the money , just like if ur boss offered u 2 times more , would u knock it back . I doubt it

Pointless argument you have now… this started when I suggested they move on from him and pay half the price of his future two years under contract … this is the deal that was agreed I get it … but my point is that he is so useless you would pay another club half his wage to take him off our hands

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Gus said on 100% last night that the Tigers were 3-4 years ahead of the Dogs as far as settling up a pathway development for juniors.
He said that’s how you get a “cellar dweller” off the bottom.
He was positive about where we are heading.

I reckon that’s code for I’m eyeing off your jnrs

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Phil Gould on 9 News refused to nominate a timeframe for the completion of the rebuild at the Bulldogs. He did say there was at least another two years of pain at the club. He also supported the coach.