twentyforty
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I think there’s a BBQ with his name on it in the storeroom at the CoM.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Best squad on paper
So balanced across the team, with good depth.
Hard to match.
We still owe him two more years at whatever ludicrous sum he was given when we were scared Parra might take him off us - 600k per, was it? No-one's taking that contract. If we're lucky we'll be able to shift him and only cover half of it in freight.
It's the same with the people saying "oh well Bateman will want to go back to the UK before his deal is up". Not if it means walking away from half his money he won't. On 800k a year, again, if we manage to have him off the books in 2026-27 and only have to pay half that we'll have done bloody well.
Long story short: giving long contracts to ageing players or because we're in a panic continues to kill us.
We need to sign two backs that can start sets powerfully. The forwards are being over worked. Nofa is done in the NRL. Tupou is strong but he’s the only one that can bring it out of our end with force. Bula is a gun but he’s a glider slices through best used in attacking positions and defence. If we don’t solve the issue we will get rolled by teams with powerful backs.
Fallen Angel
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Tupou is lazy. No work rate
You reckon that can change through some targeted training and proper coaching?
He has everything it takes to be a star except the mental application
rihannafan1
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He's 21 and has come on a lot from last year. I'd expect the same next year, especially with a better player inside him. We really need some decent centres.
earl
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earl
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I requested a feature on this forum to delete all posts that mention him.
We are getting somewhere though. Hastings has been so overrated because the Brooks lovers (the guys who talk about him all the freaken time) want to talk about Hastings as a proxy to Brooks.
It's onto Clune now because it's obvious that Hastings isn't very good.
Hopefully we get to the stage where the Brooks lovers don't talk about Brooks anymore. Give it another 10 years.
earl
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It's the Brooks lovers. They can't stop. He is going to Manly dudes.
Just as a note my avatar is a Manly jersey but I'm not supporting Manly or Brooks. I'm supporting Latu Fainu. One of the juniors coming to the Tigers to lead us to the finals.
earl
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Sheensy got us some overpaid forwards though.
Players that can create via themselves win games. The Broncos are flying and Reynolds has had a lot of games off the park.
The idea that it's all on the halfback simply doesn't hold up to reality.
earl
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Fixed. Thank You.
Tom Shines
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Agree… I was watching the Knights yesterday…look at their wingers and centres compared to ours… great try scorers, skills, strength, pace and most important of all - confidence…
Compare to our passive plodders out in the backs… The Tigers are giving away such a disadvantage regardless of how well Api and the other forwards play
Wildcat777
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I guess Tigers lost over the weekend and still trying to blame Brooks. Lol Was a funny read whilst sitting on the WC.
Tom Shines
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Lacks confidence particularly under the high ball…
Improve his defence and attitude and commit him to the centers
teddy23
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Gagai is playing like a Roosters centre version of Latrell lately - he may be the best centre in the league this year he looks seriously good.
Tom Shines
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Hastings straight back into the Knights team when fit
I think after they hit the cellar , they needed him to get everyone into the right positions , advice , tactical nous etc . Now that the info has rubbed off and sunk in , then his overall Wins above replacement have dropped jot because he has , but because others around him have risen .
He was always IMO the smartest half going around , and very tough . I never rated him skills wise on the level of others around him.
My point is , I think if he retired tomorrow , then that club would be fine . Without him coming to that club , they’re no where fast IMO. He’s lifted that team so much .
weststigerman
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Why are we still talking about Hastings and Brooks? Their respective performances over the last 2 years clearly show management made the wrong call. Knights were 14th last year and now they are 5th while we have gone further backwards.
Hastings has left, Brooks is about to leave. It's time to move on with the new breed of Sullivan and Fainu assisted by Sezer.
Hastings has left, Brooks is about to leave. It's time to move on with the new breed of Sullivan and Fainu assisted by Sezer.
Tom Shines
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What else should we be talking about?
Their fantastic on field performances, or where they should keep their growing wooden spoon collection?