Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Tiger Stripes said:
Every year we get a great rugby union prospect.
Every year they are flops. Waste of space and time trying to convert them.
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Be nice if we get one that’s fit and firing and on their way up.
Not someone that showed something eons ago and is looking to recapture that form.

Theme for most of our recruitment actually.

Not saying you shouldn’t take a risk on these blokes, some teams do and it pays off; but the Tigers can’t afford to gamble with talent.
Need to pay sound money for sure things and build from there.
 
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Needaname said:
Be nice if we get one that’s fit and firing and on their way up.
Not someone that showed something eons ago and is looking to recapture that form.

Theme for most of our recruitment actually.

Not saying you shouldn’t take a risk on these blokes, some teams do and it pays off; but the Tigers can’t afford to gamble with talent.
Need to pay sound money for sure things and build from there.
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Yeah Alaimalo looked tezz
 
Todd Packer said:
9 are reporting that Lechhardt is dead as of the end of next year. The council is shutting it down.
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The same thing was said several years ago. It's just Darcy putting pressure on the state government to chip in funds for the redevelopment.

There are no real OHS issues at the ground.
 
Galvin looked miles ahead of the rest of the squad and it was his debut. He made a few errors but tried his guts out, apart from api he seems to be the only player we have that can play with some vision.
 
It seems all about confidence to me . The Dolphins ran onto the field happy and had confidence in each other as though the previous week didn't happen.. I wonder if having Farah around the younger guys scares them a bit as he seems a bit stern most of the time.
 
Telltails said:
I just think you have to be realistic about the capabilities of this current squad and the unlikelihood of Benji being the bloke with the magic wand - assuming he will be the next person who fans are most likely to target.
There are too many individuals that are contributing to the failure on the field to expect one person off the field to fix it - especially when the teams that we oppose are all better, and week in week out expose our weaknesses.

We can compete for parts of games but can't defend our errors against stronger faster teams. If we don't get a fair share of possession and field position we will lose.
All comes back to roster - retention and recruitment which our club consistently for years has failed at, and still there are a number of players being paid too much money for output. Recipe for failure.
Brooks in a good system not a different player just got a better team around him. It's always been a bigger problem than anyone person can fix no matter who you target as most likely.
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Agree re being realistic.

But our biggest issue is we lack intent & purpose.
We are a robotic team. We go through the motions & that’s it.

When we make an error and can’t defend right after it is about our defensive mindset intent which is stay on the line, conserve energy, ball watch & arm grab rather than move up aggressively & attack the players in our tackles.

We are a very unfit team mostly made of pillows that would prefer to jump on beds than tackle on the footy field.
 
Tiger Stripes said:
He let 2 bombs bounce [someone else's comment] and I seen one the week before. Not a good attribute for a fullback.
He used to be half, maybe a move from fullback is needed?
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He has bad instinctive traits for a fullback IMO
Has speed & some good attacking instincts which we are in dire need of however.

Maybe a bench middle support style player might his position longer term if he can defend.
 
We shall swap Twal and Seyfarth for 2-3 hard running props, as one pillow "look, I always gain negative meters" prop that never offloads is too many for our team!
 
Todays game is based on power, speed, skill, athleticism and experience. We just don’t have the right mix to be able to mix it with most teams. It would not matter who was coach if they had the present roster at their disposal.

It’s certainly not all gloom, because there are the likes of Bula, Galvin,TDS, Steff and the Finau’s. We need to be very smart in our recruitment and target areas we are poor in , like big young athletic backrowers and powerful outside backs.

Its a very long and slow process to climb off the floor to near the top
 
Mighty_Tiger said:
Agree re being realistic.

But our biggest issue is we lack intent & purpose.
We are a robotic team. We go through the motions & that’s it.

When we make an error and can’t defend right after it is about our defensive mindset intent which is stay on the line, conserve energy, ball watch & arm grab rather than move up aggressively & attack the players in our tackles.

We are a very unfit team mostly made of pillows that would prefer to jump on beds than tackle on the footy field.
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I don't know if they are unfit, but if you are challenged for size and speed before you run on then you almost have to play mistake free footy to compete. All teams show signs of fatigue when they are doing more defending than the opposition but find energy when there is a momentum shift. Unfortunately for us the momentum is rarely with us.
 
batboy said:
I'd be shocked if Galvin didn't have 3 times the involvements as Tupou....
Don't know I've seen a player as disengaged in the game as Tupou, he looks like he'd rather be anywhere else...
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In SuperCoach, he averages 10-15 points a game. I know SC stats are meaningless in regards to performance, but to score 10-15 points over 80 mins shows you have had virtually no involvement.
 
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liltiger said:
Galvin looked miles ahead of the rest of the squad and it was his debut. He made a few errors but tried his guts out, apart from api he seems to be the only player we have that can play with some vision.
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it is a major concern when you got an 18 yr old making his debut who plays with more confidence then more than half the team
 
Tom Shines said:
it is a major concern when you got an 18 yr old making his debut who plays with more confidence then more than half the team
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Give him time and it'll be knocked out of him soon

Poor kid,watching him run across field looking for someone to hit a gap, to realise no one was
willing and get smashed. Incredible.

He can hold his head high.
 
das tigers said:
Give him time and it'll be knocked out of him soon

Poor kid,watching him run across field looking for someone to hit a gap, to realise no one was
willing and get smashed. Incredible.

He can hold his head high.
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he will probably keep up his hope until Luia arrives next year …

Jarome is going to need to be a mix of Superman and Jesus Christ though to make much difference …. No pressure mate
 
supercoach said:
Todays game is based on power, speed, skill, athleticism and experience. We just don’t have the right mix to be able to mix it with most teams. It would not matter who was coach if they had the present roster at their disposal.

It’s certainly not all gloom, because there are the likes of Bula, Galvin,TDS, Steff and the Finau’s. We need to be very smart in our recruitment and target areas we are poor in , like big young athletic backrowers and powerful outside backs.

Its a very long and slow process to climb off the floor to near the top
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Koroisau and Pole say hi ;)
 
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