Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[TigerNeddyK]

A lot of that has to do with the Pantherisation of NSW that Freddy implemented. Instead of coaching them differently not like a club team, he copied Ivan's homework and got a C minus. A big part of NSW halves struggling (Cleary, Luai) is Yeo getting in the way and doing too much ball-playing. Cody Walker played with Cameron Murray in game 3 and it opened him up a lot more than Yeo at first receiver. Same argument could be used for Cleary who has been underwhelming in the tight Origin games so far. He tends to get the plaudits in the games where NSW dominate forwards and backs but goes missing in deciders. I don't think Luai will get picked by Madge as he is the scapegoat for last year's series despite being one of our better players in game 1 and tried hard in game 2, but Teddy will still somehow get picked despite being the main reason we lost the first two games

Ffs Madge will have Brooks , Talau and most likely Jackson Hastings in the run on and I’d say Moses Mbye if he wasnt already a qld player… I’ve never been so disappointed in a coaching appointment since Jason Taylor was signed for the Tigers at the start of the dark times, of Pascoe Empire

 

[Champ1]

He didn’t hire Taylor.

Sorry my typo…re-hired him… extending his contract after the mess he had made up to that point. That’s actually worse.

 

[tigertragic]

It sits between ours, Parramatta and St George.
Don’t be surprised to see him recruit from the surrounding territories slowly building out their junior catchment area.

Gus once said the ‘Roosters’ were one of the best development clubs. This was based on the fact they steal others best local juniors and then ‘develop’ them. Bulldogs will do the same.

 

[Bones]

Have you forgotten that Gus created the Panthers system?

The thing is you can both develop juniors and try to build a team for today. It’s just our bunch of incompetent clowns wanted to convince us otherwise which in my mind was always just an excuse to fail for another 2-3 years and stay in a job.

 

[jadtiger]

The thing is you can both develop juniors and try to build a team for today. It’s just our bunch of incompetent clowns wanted to convince us otherwise which in my mind was always just an excuse to fail for another 2-3 years and stay in a job.

It is very easy to see how you could come to that conclusion,our board redefined the meaning of both incompetent and inept

 

[hank37w]

You’re always going to back the coach, Especially publicly.

Hopefully no more shit like there are 3 things that are certain in life, death, taxes and the coach being here next year.

Don't know about anyone else but I've had enough of that shit and hopefully won't ever see it here again or at least any time soon.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Sorry my typo…re-hired him… extending his contract after the mess he had made up to that point. That’s actually worse.

He didn’t do that either. Taylor was sacked three games in to his third season. He was never extended.

 

[teddy23]

If that is your stance now then we are agreed...but thats not what you said originally and thats what I responded to.

"Ricoh won’t have much say in regards to anything recruitment orientated - it has/will be a clear message that Benji has full control in regards to who comes in and out of the squad.
If Benji believes Luai/AFB fits the vision of what he’s trying to build then it’ll remain that way."

I don’t see how that quote above suggests that I wasn’t implying that Benji should have full control in who comes in/out of the team?

Richo shouldn’t have much say in the players we bring into the club as Benji has a specific plan on what style of football he wants this team playing and there may be a disconnection there.

However, the financial side and how that deal gets done should be handled by the experts aka Shane Richardson and co.

 

[2041]

The thing is you can both develop juniors and try to build a team for today. It’s just our bunch of incompetent clowns wanted to convince us otherwise which in my mind was always just an excuse to fail for another 2-3 years and stay in a job.

I've got a challenge for you: show me a single example from any point over the past decade where Tigers management have said they're not trying to put a good team on the park at the present time and are only focused on the future. I bet you can't.

The club has done a crap job of building competitive rosters - that much is patently obvious. But at no stage has this been because the current roster is being sacrificed for some idea of future pay off. We've hardly produced and juniors of any quality since Moses and Tedesco, for one thing.

 

[Bones]

I've got a challenge for you: show me a single example from any point over the past decade where Tigers management have said they're not trying to put a good team on the park at the present time and are only focused on the future. I bet you can't.

The club has done a crap job of building competitive rosters - that much is patently obvious. But at no stage has this been because the current roster is being sacrificed for some idea of future pay off. We've hardly produced and juniors of any quality since Moses and Tedesco, for one thing.

Tim Sheens said as much in his first interview when he took over as coach.

We have also released several players who would still be in our top 13 over the last few years only to end up signing no one. It’s always freeing up space for next year, but next year never came.

 

[kade7]

Hi All,

the mail has stayed the same with Jerome
dogs are looking to offload RFM and JAC to sign him and a middle

the relationships with ciraldo / critta / burton / kikau / salmon are all too strong especially when a longer deal is at play

still more to play out / no offer has been formally made by the dogs

 

[SeanT]

Hi All,

the mail has stayed the same with Jerome
dogs are looking to offload RFM and JAC to sign him and a middle

the relationships with ciraldo / critta / burton / kikau / salmon are all too strong especially when a longer deal is at play

still more to play out / no offer has been formally made by the dogs

They will go for him but there slary cap would be a mess. Gould might be a talker but like Des Hasler, his cap management is rubbish.

 

[WT46]

Hi All,

the mail has stayed the same with Jerome
dogs are looking to offload RFM and JAC to sign him and a middle

the relationships with ciraldo / critta / burton / kikau / salmon are all too strong especially when a longer deal is at play

still more to play out / no offer has been formally made by the dogs

We’ll get JAC

 

[teddy23]

Hi All,

the mail has stayed the same with Jerome
dogs are looking to offload RFM and JAC to sign him and a middle

the relationships with ciraldo / critta / burton / kikau / salmon are all too strong especially when a longer deal is at play

still more to play out / no offer has been formally made by the dogs

Wouldn’t that mean Dogs would have to offload both RFM and JAC to even lodge an offer as they can’t make an offer without having the $ in the cap first - cause if that’s the case then that gives us a massive advantage.

 

[FrodoTBaggin]

Wouldn’t that mean Dogs would have to offload both RFM and JAC to even lodge an offer as they can’t make an offer without having the $ in the cap first - cause if that’s the case then that gives us a massive advantage.

The Dogs top 30 is actually full, so I'd guess this would have to do more with roster space than cap management.

 

[Buttface]

We’ll get JAC

NO thanks.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

Wouldn’t that mean Dogs would have to offload both RFM and JAC to even lodge an offer as they can’t make an offer without having the $ in the cap first - cause if that’s the case then that gives us a massive advantage.

RFM wants to stay, so does JAC, but we know Gus has a way of getting what he wants…they can afford Jerome for 2025, not 2024, which they are not interested in

 

[ConePuncher]

hey guys just heard from my mate mike who works at newscorp, some of you might remember he had some early mail on peachy jumping ship.

anyway met up for a few off the wood and he relayed the below:

- luai and his management apparently teeing up another meeting at belmore. who knows what this could mean.
- tupou and links to the dolphins have not gone away. mike couldn't tell me if he was signing there or purely driving up his price at WTs but mike seemed to think he was happy at WTs from what he has heard (lunches with some prominent slimeball journos and managers).

mike's a diehard sharks fan (c.unt lol) but doesn't mind benji so always has an ear to the ground. hopefully not on the money with these rumours after the good week we've just had.

 

[Needaname]

Gus once said the ‘Roosters’ were one of the best development clubs. This was based on the fact they steal others best local juniors and then ‘develop’ them. Bulldogs will do the same.

Gus has already said that about the Bulldogs.

 

[jirskyr]

Hi All,

the mail has stayed the same with Jerome
dogs are looking to offload RFM and JAC to sign him and a middle

the relationships with ciraldo / critta / burton / kikau / salmon are all too strong especially when a longer deal is at play

still more to play out / no offer has been formally made by the dogs

Weird, SMH put an article out today that RFM is back in the fold and "all is forgiven".