Chipofftheoldblock
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Bit like every season with the tigers....gets worse every season.
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Shame someone chucked an extra year on his contract to fight off all the other teams going after him 🤣🤣
The Chad
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balmain boy
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How many on here have actually ever watched Webster Mansfield play?
People just throw names around that they haven't heard before and say they're crap without even bothering to do any kind of due diligence...
In my view he shouldn't be on an NRL contract this year, development contract is where he's currently at ability wise. Highly talented local youngster with a good frame but had a few issues with injury and covid didn't help his development. Reminds me of Brad Takarangi. IMO He's more likely to make it in the NRL than say Tumeth, and I'd much rather keep him over Kepaoa, Nof, Simpkin...
People just throw names around that they haven't heard before and say they're crap without even bothering to do any kind of due diligence...
In my view he shouldn't be on an NRL contract this year, development contract is where he's currently at ability wise. Highly talented local youngster with a good frame but had a few issues with injury and covid didn't help his development. Reminds me of Brad Takarangi. IMO He's more likely to make it in the NRL than say Tumeth, and I'd much rather keep him over Kepaoa, Nof, Simpkin...
The Chad
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So he's a centre? We need them.
balmain boy
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Started out as a centre but moved into the back row. He's got those long arms and when he runs hard can be tough to stop. A line breaking back rower isn't something we have a lot of.
And he's a proud Campbelltown boy too.
I like that we are going for Olam....BUT in my opinion who ever is in the halves or centres this year have to play consistently and hopefully stay fit and on the field,to many times over the years we have chopped and changed people around and this leads to instability and confusion..
Pick the best in their positions and keep them there for stability all season,that way they get to know each others game and you cant get better than players all being on the same page...eg last year Api made breaks and no one backed him up or knew what to do...
just saying...I have little interest atm until Benji proves he is an NRL qualified coach and the squad he has has reasonable depth,otherwise more of the same...Im still paying my membership and HOPING LIKE HELL we have a better year...
Anyway,all the best to the team,trainers and coaches,have a great preseason and Xmas... GOD bless all of us...
Pick the best in their positions and keep them there for stability all season,that way they get to know each others game and you cant get better than players all being on the same page...eg last year Api made breaks and no one backed him up or knew what to do...
just saying...I have little interest atm until Benji proves he is an NRL qualified coach and the squad he has has reasonable depth,otherwise more of the same...Im still paying my membership and HOPING LIKE HELL we have a better year...
Anyway,all the best to the team,trainers and coaches,have a great preseason and Xmas... GOD bless all of us...
GNR4LIFE
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I can give you a as long as my arm of players that have been talked up who never even made their debut. Talking about juniors is text book grain of salt stuff, yet so many expectations get on put them. And no one ever learns from it. They just move on to the next SG Ball or Flegg star.
Sorry guys Olam is cooked. I can identify the exact moment Olams magic stopped. It was a game against Manly . He was taking the ball up in his usual flat out manner & he got BUSTED BIG TIME by Olkau'atu. I have never seen Olam busted like that before. You could seriously see his courage disappear & it never returned & i believe it never will. Bellemy saw the same .Check that game out & every game he played after that. You will
see what I mean.
see what I mean.
GNR4LIFE
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That happens too. Stuart Broad used to a be really solid lower order batsman. Then he took a nasty hit to the helmet that shook him so much he was never the same batsman again.
tony soprano
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Think his been playing with injury past recent seasons. But agree it's a risky swap where WT usually get the short end of the stick
Tigers_Wests
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Coach selections and interchange during games didn't help him last year either. Needs a good year playing close to 80 most weeks. Hoping Aaron Payne is the coach to give him that opportunity.
GNR4LIFE
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Before thinking Olam is a coup from a top 4 side, you have to wonder why Bellamy is prepared to let him go mid contract. When you are behind Reimis Smith in the pecking order, that’s not a good sign. It feels like BJ Leilua all over again.
Good post man.
Agree with it all.
Saw him in the trial and a few cup games.
Also some fleg games a while ago.
He's big in person, could see him really filling out even more and having an imposing build.
He's a local lad from Claymore & as you said, I could also see him having a better career than Tumeth.
@Kaito knows too.
Two sides to the coin though.
The emergence of Warbrick & Falogo, you simply cannot keep them all.
Reimis is a handy player too.
Their backline isn't their issue.
WestsEffTheRest
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None of them are centres
Damn the idiot Chairman who over-ruled the coach and ensured we resigned the useless bum when the football department were happy to see the back of him!!
TigerLouis
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There's a whisper that Naden's surgery will delay his start to the new season.
Buttface
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Yeah I didn’t say he was crap, and I replied to Demps with almost exactly what you said. Shouldn’t be in the nrl top 30 right now. Actually looks like you copied what I said for that part of your post or didn’t see my reply?
I Didn’t mean to upset you.
Anyway TBH the only ones on that list I really wanna get rid of is Flippers and Simplekin, but no-one wants them. Our roster management is so poor we now have no spots left to buy NRL ready players that we need now. Then when you look at the young blokes who haven’t debuted in the nrl yet at 22 you start being ruthless with your top 30. I have since noticed Jordon Miller is also in the 30. We have a very young top 30 and I think some of these young blokes could have come through reserve grade and our roster would be in better shape.
