Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Tiger-ferret]

Also mentioned we picked up 3 wooden spoons

He’s a visionary

 

[jirskyr]

We’re on an 8 match losing streak early-ish in his first year as a head coach. You’d think he might want to spend some time working to improve.

The Storm also have a bye, I wonder if Bellamy is off on a holiday?

Cmon, how petty and shallow a comment is that, questioning whether or not he's got the work ethic to improve performances just because he's taking a break.

The bloke signed on as Head Coach of the wooden spooners, could have sat back doing his cushy media job, and then you question that he is somehow uncaring or uncommitted to turning things around.

 

[balmain boy]

Buzz alert- he just said on 360 that stefano is not happy at the club. He wants to win a premiership and will most likely move on!
Doesn’t look promising

There are very few people who would know what's going on there. Buzz is most definitely not one of them...

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

We’re on an 8 match losing streak early-ish in his first year as a head coach. You’d think he might want to spend some time working to improve.

The Storm also have a bye, I wonder if Bellamy is off on a holiday?

Do you really think Richo would go yeah have a weekend off if it wasn’t normal?

It’s called a bye for a reason to give players & coaching staff a weekend break.

Bellamy headed to QLD.

Bennett during the bye periods often heads up to his farm.

As a rookie coach Benji should have a break to freshen up. His head will be spinning. Not as though he would be running coaching drills etc anyway over the weekend… the players won’t be turning up….

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

We’re on an 8 match losing streak early-ish in his first year as a head coach. You’d think he might want to spend some time working to improve.

The Storm also have a bye, I wonder if Bellamy is off on a holiday?

Do you honestly think training for an extra week is going to change any results?

They have been training and working harder over the last 8 weeks to change results and hasn’t worked so why would another week change anything?

Under the rpla agreements byes were setup to give players the weekend off to rest/recover/step away. So what would Benji actually coach?

When things go wrong people tend to go into bunker/disaster mode which creates panic, over analyzing and over working on the wrong things - you tend to find more people try to solve crap which creates confusion. The 2nd panic steps into things the players will switch right off & flood gates will open. Instead of having a pause, taking a step back, remaining calm and not panicking to focus on a different way to attack things.

 

[weststigers]

What’s his greatest strength? I’d say we expected he would use his speed to turn half chances into tries when we paid good money for him. He sees space at the moment and cringes. Needs to be dropped to score a few braces/hat tricks & regain some confidence.

I think his speed is overestimated. He's not Saab or Hamiso quick. Those guys actually do turn half chances into chances.

My go to benchmark is whether he would be first choice at another team....the answer for Staines would be no.

Don't get me wrong, he's ok...but literally a fringe first grader that can do a job if injuries hit. That's exactly how Penrith used him.

 

[weststigers]

Interesting looking at the Blues lineup and thinking who Madge would recruit if he stayed here.
1. Dylan Edwards (Penrith Panthers)
2. Brian To’o (Penrith Panthers)
3. Stephen Crichton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
4. Joseph Sua’ali’i (Sydney Roosters)
5. Zac Lomax (St George Illawarra Dragons)
6. Jarome Luai (Penrith Panthers)
7. Nicholas Hynes (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
8. Jake Trbojevic (c) (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
9. Reece Robson (North Queensland Cowboys)
10. Payne Haas (Brisbane Broncos)
11. Liam Martin (Penrith Panthers)
12. Angus Crichton (Sydney Roosters)
13. Cameron McInnes (Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks)
14. Isaah Yeo (Penrith Panthers)
15. Haumole Olakau’atu (Manly Warringah Sea Eagles)
16. Spencer Leniu (Sydney Roosters)
17. Hudson Young (Canberra Raiders)
18. Matt Burton (Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs)
19. Luke Keary (Sydney Roosters)
20. Mitchell Barnett (Warriors)

We see the Boom centers in Crichton and Suaalii. Clearly Madge would have gone for Lomax.
Yet no Center reserves or back reserves. It's Halfbacks and Halves with Keary, Burton as reserves to Hynes/Luai. I would have gone for Latrell as a utility (or at least a utility somewhere).

Otherwise it's a very thuddy front row. I am surprised Cameron McInnes is in there. I believe Madge would have recruited the same Tigers front row we have now, judging by the origin selections.

Not surprised that none of our team made the cut. Also None of our ex players I believe are in this list.

Am I a prick for being happy that no Tigers were selected?

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

What’s his greatest strength? I’d say we expected he would use his speed to turn half chances into tries when we paid good money for him. He sees space at the moment and cringes. Needs to be dropped to score a few braces/hat tricks & regain some confidence.

You have seen how bad our nsw cup is performing right?
Zero chance he would regain his confidence and grab a bunch of tries in reggies.

 

[WestsTigers4VR]

I’m actually gonna back the 360 bunch for once lol. They’re not wrong in that when you’ve lost 8 games in a row and already had questions about how much work a coach is putting in that going on holiday seems questionable, on the flip if we were doing better it’s a non question.

The Stefano one could be or could not be true but I’m not gonna say it isn’t, I think Stefano has been pushed and challenged quite a bit this year by Benji and I don’t think he is up for it. He seemingly only wants to do the tough stuff when he wants, not when it’s needed. I think in his mind if he is gonna do the tough stuff he wants a reassurance that it’s gonna be repaid. No point bashing his body if his team is gonna let him down. At least at Penrith if he does it it’s gonna be paid with a win. But I’m jus assuming here.

 

[crazycat]

Am I a prick for being happy that no Tigers were selected?

Nope.

Glad were not selected for Origin at all.
Now lets win a few games guys.

 

[DrewPeacock]

That is David Naufoloma.
You have disguised him by photoshopping blonde hair onto him but I can tell.

Speaking of, he is a free agent because he got sacked by his english club, heart wasnt in it I guess.

Oh is it really? I didn't recognise him

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Apparently both Junior Nsemba (Wigan) & Matty Nicholson (Warrington) had big games in the Super League on the weekend. Maybe because Richo was watching!!! Any regular SL watchers wish to compare the two?

Nicholson has signed with the Raiders (according to Chammas).

 

[Todd Packer]

Apparently both Junior Nsemba (Wigan) & Matty Nicholson (Warrington) had big games in the Super League on the weekend. Maybe because Richo was watching!!! Any regular SL watchers wish to compare the two?

Nicholson's a good buy for Canberra.
Nsemba isn't the type of player we need. He's a lot like Garner. He'll run a good line once or twice a match but does bugger all otherwise. Defensively he's a grabber. Think David Klemmer in defence.

 

[hank37w]

Steve's son is Tane, yes

Thanks for that.

Do you think he has given Rugby Union away in favour of League permanently or do you think he is just testing the water to see if he can make the transition successfully?

When I saw the mention of a player by the name of Edmed I thought it must have been another younger son or relative.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Cmon, how petty and shallow a comment is that, questioning whether or not he's got the work ethic to improve performances just because he's taking a break.

The bloke signed on as Head Coach of the wooden spooners, could have sat back doing his cushy media job, and then you question that he is somehow uncaring or uncommitted to turning things around.

All that is probably true, but the optics aren’t good when you do something like that. He had to know people would be into him

 

[weststigerman]

Do you really think Richo would go yeah have a weekend off if it wasn’t normal?

It’s called a bye for a reason to give players & coaching staff a weekend break.

Bellamy headed to QLD.

Bennett during the bye periods often heads up to his farm.

As a rookie coach Benji should have a break to freshen up. His head will be spinning. Not as though he would be running coaching drills etc anyway over the weekend… the players won’t be turning up….

I didn’t say it wasn’t normal or a planned thing. I said it’s not a good look when we’ve just lost 8 in a row.

It brings more negative attention to the club who we don’t need while we’re trying to recruit players.

 

[weststigerman]

Cmon, how petty and shallow a comment is that, questioning whether or not he's got the work ethic to improve performances just because he's taking a break.

The bloke signed on as Head Coach of the wooden spooners, could have sat back doing his cushy media job, and then you question that he is somehow uncaring or uncommitted to turning things around.

That’s a weak response. You didn’t answer my question about Bellamy or any of the other top coaches for that matter.

It doesn’t matter what I think of him, if the media are aware of his Fiji trip and he’s not getting results it doesn’t make him or the club look good.

I’ve made my point.

 

[Todd Packer]

The game Nsemba just played on the weekend he touched the ball 3 times in the first half. There were 2 soft cock runs and a try where he bumped off a halfback.
You need a pack good enough to do his work and carry him for the flashes of good play he produces. We don't have that.
I hope Richo isn't looking at outside backs over there. I would say the best winger in Super League at the moment is Abbas Miski.

 

[boonboon]

That’s a weak response. You didn’t answer my question about Bellamy or any of the other top coaches for that matter.

It doesn’t matter what I think of him, if the media are aware of his Fiji trip and he’s not getting results it doesn’t make him or the club look good.

I’ve made my point.

Bellamy is holidaying in QLD. Wayne is held up at his farm on bye weeks not at work

 

[Telltails]

A week off is a week off. If anyone thinks a coach's head is not in the game during the season despite the scenery I think they are fooling themselves. This is probably as much about looking out for the coaches family and loved ones who are very much impacted by the demands placed on being married/ partnered to a FG coach.