Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Odessa]

What happened??

But after reading how he hurt his girlfriend as a 19 year old he has a history

 

[Odessa]

But what got the sponsor P!as more then anything was that he had no remorse

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Question

Who would people pick over bula or Nick meaney to play fullback?

Walsh

 

[crazycat]

Yes - SHITE!!

no not Shite.

Shite is our Wing defense, our centers who offer next to nothing.

The Abysmal forward pack performance of 2022, and surprising lack of impact in 2023..

Laurie in 2022 was one of the few highlights. 2023 he hasn't been particularly shite for a team of Shite.

 

[Halbrowne61]

He violently destroyed a major sponsors property he destroyed another person's property he almost injured a few bystanders on a Bender

I think he had 18 months to go on his contract Manly did not say boo no compensation payment from the warriors no nothing just there is the door he was playing great football at the time as well either lose the sponsor or lose the player ASAP

Thanks O, all in all a nasty business, especially coming on top of the assault charge.
Another case of young and stupid I guess, certainly seems settled now over the ditch, well at least from a footy perspective.

 

[gregjm87]

Question

Who would people pick over bula or Nick meaney to play fullback?

If it was for right now only with no regard for the future, easily Meaney. But, if it is to be part of the side for the next 5 years, easily Bula.

 

[Halbrowne61]

If it was for right now only with no regard for the future, easily Meaney. But, if it is to be part of the side for the next 5 years, easily Bula.

Especially as Meaney's a competent goal kicker as well.

 

[The Chad]

We don't have the roster spots available to recruit a new backline. Re-signing Staines & adding Sezar & Sullivan fills the tin.

We need the likes of Naden, Nofa, To'a, Reilly, Feledy etc to step up & be counted. Particularly the older guys. Naden, Nofa & To'a playing consistently good football fixes our outside back issues.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Bulldog struggles - Gould says rebuild is more difficult than imagined.

 

[Roar_Power]

We don't have the roster spots available to recruit a new backline. Re-signing Staines & adding Sezar & Sullivan fills the tin.

We need the likes of Naden, Nofa, To'a, Reilly, Feledy etc to step up & be counted. Particularly the older guys. Naden, Nofa & To'a playing consistently good football fixes our outside back issues.

Our existing backline isn't just going to turn a corner. They are second tier players at their position and will continue to play like this until we upgrade. Hopefully Feledy gets a shot...

 

[tony soprano]

We don't have the roster spots available to recruit a new backline. Re-signing Staines & adding Sezar & Sullivan fills the tin.

We need the likes of Naden, Nofa, To'a, Reilly, Feledy etc to step up & be counted. Particularly the older guys. Naden, Nofa & To'a playing consistently good football fixes our outside back issues.

We screwed then.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Bulldog struggles - Gould says rebuild is more difficult than imagined.

I think we fully understand that sentiment !

 

[Blocker1963]

Bellamy at the storm shows that when you have your spine with great quality players, the players around that just have to be well coached. They have a history of players not wanted from other clubs being well coached to perform at the highest level, something we severely lack, for me coaching has been the big issue the past 1 and a half seasons.

 

[Telltails]

Our rebuild started years ago with the same problems. It appears that depending on who you favour and who you don't will determine what excuses you will or wont give to those who have failed previously to turn things around, and those who continue to.
It starts and finishes with the quality of the players and we can't compete with clubs that can attract the ones we need. With the same squad if Maguire got these results he would have carried all the blame but Sheens and Benji get a pass because we can't blame another coach because we have to pretend to justify it as a decision to move forward, even though we havnt.

 

[Red88_Tiger]

Bellamy at the storm shows that when you have your spine with great quality players, the players around that just have to be well coached. They have a history of players not wanted from other clubs being well coached to perform at the highest level, something we severely lack, for me coaching has been the big issue the past 1 and a half seasons.

Are you saying we’ve had a spine of great quality??

 

[diedpretty]

Been a total waste of money, absolute dud, yet joffa is running around in an eels team, if anyone can figure this joint out please tell me

Thats about all Joffa is doing - running around - he doesn't do much more.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

The next Munster, Hughes or Pappenhuyzen and the next JWH, Suaali or Manu will not be produced from the Storm or Roosters' juniors. WTs has every chance of producing a few top line players from our junior ranks. Our strength is the junior districts and we have proven in the past we can produce. This is where we differ from these clubs and we need to continue to improve on the improvements we have already made in our Pathways. We won't buy our way out of the NRL cellar but we can produce the players we need to improve and at the same time deny the top echelon juniors clubs like the Storm and Roosters' require to remain strong.

 

[hsvjones]

Question

Who would people pick over bula or Nick meaney to play fullback?

Bula for me as he will be special.

 

[Lestronge]

Our rebuild started years ago with the same problems. It appears that depending on who you favour and who you don't will determine what excuses you will or wont give to those who have failed previously to turn things around, and those who continue to.
It starts and finishes with the quality of the players and we can't compete with clubs that can attract the ones we need. With the same squad if Maguire got these results he would have carried all the blame but Sheens and Benji get a pass because we can't blame another coach because we have to pretend to justify it as a decision to move forward, even though we havnt.

I just think for years we were trying to copy other teams cultures because ours wasn’t built around intestinal fortitude . It just didn’t work , and the players who signed early in 10s like teddy and Moses and co thought they were getting flamboyant , do what you want tigers . But it was poor man’s roosters , and poor man’s Melbourne with a sprinkling of Cleary and potter pissing off our captain at the time .
I know we are losing , but the team seems to actually have harmony , and for the most part want to be here . Most didn’t sign for the money , ala , Canterbury , as Canterbury outbid us on just about every player .
Seriously , with a half who could find in the in goal , and another who could attract defenders , with their running game , we would have won more games than we lost .
Teams just slide off us on their own line , because they don’t believe the ball players are going to offer much . Which is why there’s been so much space for Daine Laurie lately .
They will have to compress a little , of which I bet the dolphins do , and we will have joy on the edge this week .
If that happens I feel it proves my point . Brooks is great in the mid field coming back into tired defenders retreating off a quick play the ball . But close to the line he has zero deception , and is very predictable . And this is from someone who rates brooks .
Even guys like Laurie , cogger , madden offer more deception close to the line . None of which are better footy players , I’m 💯 just taking red zone attack . Which with the way we get down field so quickly and easily , we have to fix . We fix that and this team honestly could be a huge Bolter next year . We repeat this year and it’s spoon time . It’s really that simple IMO .

 

[nrlsurvivor]

Tigers are set to farewell their departing players on the weekend. Will be interesting to see who is on the list. According to zero tackle Blore won’t be departing with the Tigers now keen to keep him.