Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Blocker1963]

This club has a million bigger problems than a second rower who rips in every week.

Did you watch the Newcastle game, head down and not rippping in, yeah the club has a million problems, but signing a 4 year deal for a player that any team know what he does, name a player from another club that provides less, Kolomtangi, Jake T, Martin, Nikora, the list goes on.

 

[earl]

Ray Hadley just defended Fulton on air, called for Sheens to be sacked and said Fulton should be allowed to buy whoever he wants and Benji should basically just accept it.

I agree with this approach. The coaching team should be responsible for coaching the team but recruitment should be via a different team. Sure the coaching team should have input but they shouldn't be managing all of those responsibilities.

 

[oldschooltiger]

Glad Ray Hadley is now running our club. Can someone remind me what he’s done except AM radio?

You left out Taxi driver.

 

[gallagher]

Ray Hadley just defended Fulton on air, called for Sheens to be sacked and said Fulton should be allowed to buy whoever he wants and Benji should basically just accept it.
We've created a monster.

This is gonna be fun

 

[Tom Shines]

I have no doubt his emphasis this off-season would have been the backs. Seems the club might struggle with that now with our new recruiting guy and Benji not speaking. Whoever disrupted this 5 year plan after 7 weeks needs to be moved on.

I find it amazing how the Warriors have overhauled their backline in one offseason with pretty much unwanted no names

 

[weststigerman]

I agree he can’t pick AJ again. I’d have him in reserve grade. He doesn’t have options though and it’s why I’m not slamming coaches on here. They never do.

The halves are much more concerning.

Who was responsible for releasing Maumalo?

It's been poor roster management all round, particularly the halves.

 

[Tom Shines]

NZL internationals? No names?

Who are they?

 

[Demps]

His knee was cooked and he hasn’t played firsts since!

Yeah, no good.

Sadly... neither are AJ, Naden and Talau.

Starford = hot and cold.
Nofo = depends what mood he's in.

Worst backline in the NRL.

Bula = Great prospect
Tupou = High cieling.

 

[Tom Shines]

His knee was cooked and he hasn’t played firsts since!

I actually agree with decision to move on Maumalo

 

[Todd Packer]

This is what happens when you scoop a Manly turd out of the toilet and add it to your soup.

 

[Kelce68]

Yeah, no good.

Sadly... neither are AJ, Naden and Talau.

Starford = hot and cold.
Nofo = depends what mood he's in.

Worst backline in the NRL.

Bula = Great prospect
Tupou = High cieling.

Starford is a victim of trying to do too much because of the lack of creativity around him in my opinion.

Would be a revelation with a creative five-eighth inside him.

 

[Tom Shines]

Four internationals in their backline and one on the bench.

One is their halfback and they have one of the most dominant front rowers in the game.

They have over achieved this year but their squad is stronger than ours by a mile.

DWZ and Johnson were there last year when they were still struggling

Metcalf, Nicoll Klokstad aren’t bad pickups last offseason

 

[Tom Shines]

No doubt they have improved but they were internationals so it’s obvious the potential is there. See Demps earlier post about our backs. Can’t turn water into wine.

Metcalf is an Australian?

Pompey and Berry unknowns before this year..

DWZ and Montoya have improved out of sight this season

You probably won’t want to hear this.. but their new coach ( Wests Tigers reject) might have had a hand in their improvement

 

[mikey]

I hear what you are stating but I don't see this as a massive issue or even close to it. The noise in the SMH about player managers contacting the club because they don't trust Benji and Sheens though to me is untenable.

If true - no argument. But maybe and it's just maybe, they are whinging because Benji and Sheens don't go for their shennanigans (still doesn't excuse them for their crud decisions and results this year though).

 

[mikey]

This is what happens when you scoop a Manly turd out of the toilet and add it to your soup.

Gave it a thumbs up just because you almost got me to throw up in my mouth :0

 

[earl]

If true - no argument. But maybe and it's just maybe, they are whinging because Benji and Sheens don't go for their shennanigans (still doesn't excuse them for their crud decisions and results this year though).

It's a fair point but I'll counter with stakeholder management with player managers is a critically important component of recruitment and retention. If they can't do that they shouldn't be in that role.

 

[Tom Shines]

Johnson, DWZ, Klokstadd, Montoya and Dylan Walker all played international footy.

Don’t compare to our backs.

I know we let their coach go. Only adds to my argument that coaches aren’t the issue here.

We acquired 4 internationals too last off season

Personally,,, their international status is irrelevant… they have all been acquired over the last 2 seasons .. i wonder if we tried to acquire them?..,

And good coaches improve playerrs… see DWZ and Montoya who were playing a lot of NSW Cup before they got over there ,,

 

[Tom Shines]

We won 3 out of 4 games in a month including beating two top four sides. I’d call that improvement.

We then lost two of our most important players and our admin shit the bed.

so what ?

we lost 8 games before that and have done nothing since…

 

[Tom Shines]

A. We lost 7.

B. We don’t have a spine.

It’s not coaching.

Its more than 1 reason, and coaching is on that list

 

[weststigerman]

His knee was cooked and he hasn’t played firsts since!

He's been playing QLD Cup. Has barely missed a game, Titans just have a better roster than us. He would have been better than having Kepaoa on the wing.

Should have finished the year with us.