John Bateman #268

[AmericanHistoryX]

Bateman to Rabbits????

Bateman no guarantee to make Tigers return as mystery continues

He will reportedly finish 2024 with Warrington before returning to the NRL.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[tig_prmz]

Cheerios Johnnay!

Wrong signing for the wrong job at the wrong time. We need leaders in senior positions. Even with Api who has been a wonderful signing doesn't seem that much of a leader to me. Definitely one of the best leaders we have had for a while but I don't know how much he pushes the boys to get the best out of them.

In terms of players coming here and not performing as well as before or players leaving and getting better at other teams, I am again putting down to not having good leaders. Of all the people that have left us and improved Aloiai, Matterson, Woods, Papenhuyzen, Papali'i, JAC, Brooks etc, I can't think of even one of them who has shown good leadership at their clubs. Tedesco is a clear exception and possibly up until this SOO, even Moses wasn't considered a good leader at Parra.

We need to hire senior players who aren't afraid of getting on the younger players' bad sides. Those who are relentless with their taining even if they don't perform that well in the games.

Tamou to me was a great signing but it just never worked out.

I'd give Luai co-captaincy and see if he can get the best out of these guys.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Api is an exception. Good point tig_prmz

 

[Needaname]

No money for Bateman to remain at Warrington next year. So it’s a short term deal unless things change.

 

[Tom Shines]

No money for Bateman to remain at Warrington next year. So it’s a short term deal unless things change.

He won’t be back here …so I’m not particularly concerned where he ends up

 

[Tito Santana]

The way Bateman has carried on makes him look like a [This word has been automatically removed]. He can’t take criticism?

 

[Tigerdave]

Just as an aside to this, I hate the media, I mean truly detest.

Somehow, they are able to disregard Bateman's poor form and lack of discipline and have the nerve to ask "what's going on at the club?"

Pretty sure when Latrell was playing crap, the media focused on him rather than the Bunnies.

 

[Vicious]

Just as an aside to this, I hate the media, I mean truly detest.

Somehow, they are able to disregard Bateman's poor form and lack of discipline and have the nerve to ask "what's going on at the club?"

Pretty sure when Latrell was playing crap, the media focused on him rather than the Bunnies.

💯 some of them wouldn’t know if their backside was on fire.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Oh. Wait.. there's more. From the media.
World is dying. Dont say they didn't warn us..... I mean, why warn the reader and not the people who have the big bucks... that control the media and put this shit in it....

https://www.news.com.au/technology/...w/news-story/978ca70e9a34062c8ee849661b67ed1e

 

[The_Patriot]

I could care less he has gone. I could care less how he has been playing.

The real issue for me is why do we have trouble with these type of guys and it always ends in tears. I dont buy the spin the club puts on this so called rebuild/ new era. Same old problems.

We move from one player drama to the next. It cant be ALL the players. Its the club!

Nothing will change anytime soon if the playing group is still fractured and not all players are buying in.

Maybe its up the club to do a better job of selling them a better future.

 

[magpies forever]

If you got someone who works hard and is reliable in the Tom Eisenhuth mould (Former storm, current Dragons) in place of Bateman we'd be far better off, don't necessarily need to have a gamebreaker there, I think Samuela is developing into that role, just need someone who will do their job with minimal fuss or mistakes

I thinkk we really dropped the ball (yet another one) in not going hard for Nathan Brown as a filler in.

 

[Vicious]

I thinkk we really dropped the ball (yet another one) in not going hard for Nathan Brown as a filler in.

He’s the exact type of player we need.
No other players around who run onto the ball off the back fence, have a bit of playmaking in their game and generally tackle with aggression.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I could care less he has gone. I could care less how he has been playing.

The real issue for me is why do we have trouble with these type of guys and it always ends in tears. I dont buy the spin the club puts on this so called rebuild/ new era. Same old problems.

We move from one player drama to the next. It cant be ALL the players. Its the club!

Nothing will change anytime soon if the playing group is still fractured and not all players are buying in.

Maybe its up the club to do a better job of selling them a better future.

That could be the problem. They are selling them a better future... and when they buy into it.. it doesn't exist.......

 

[Tito Santana]

He’s the exact type of player we need.
No other players around who run onto the ball off the back fence, have a bit of playmaking in their game and generally tackle with aggression.

Plenty of knobs on here were against it. Those people remain knobs

 

[Halbrowne61]

I thinkk we really dropped the ball (yet another one) in not going hard for Nathan Brown as a filler in.

I thought you meant the ex St George coach ! Now what’s happened to him ?

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Wasn't Tallis but Crawley

Funny that he says that when he only has a career because his brother is the boss, while he is crap at his job. He wrote the worst article today on Bateman going to Souths, where his source was "trust me bro."

 

[Halbrowne61]

Plenty of knobs on here were against it. Those people remain knobs

Hi, one of the knobs here. When it was discussed earlier he was at Parra and showing nothing, agree that Seibold and the shift to Manly have done wonders for him but stand by my original comments.
Especially as I’m not sure coming back to our circus would have motivated him as much.

 

[The Chad]

A few mentions of Tom Eisenhuth on here lately.

Funny. Matt Eisenhuth fills in for Yeo on a semi regular basis & never puts a foot wrong. Nobody bemoans his loss. Great defensive player. Just does his job.

We could do with both Eisenhuth's.

 

[Halbrowne61]

A few mentions of Tom Eisenhuth on here lately.

Funny. Matt Eisenhuth fills in for Yeo on a semi regular basis & never puts a foot wrong. Nobody bemoans his loss. Great defensive player. Just does his job.

We could do with both Eisenhuth's.

A few mentions of Tom Eisenhuth on here lately.

Funny. Matt Eisenhuth fills in for Yeo on a semi regular basis & never puts a foot wrong. Nobody bemoans his loss. Great defensive player. Just does his job.

We could do with both Eisenhuth's

Not for me thanks.
I’m actually warming to the Horsburgh and Hetherington show, rip a few heads off and make people scared about facing the Tigers. May as well try that coz playing nice guys isn’t working.
By the way I can’t include Klemmer in that coz he’s now softer than melted ice cream.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

He won’t be back here …so I’m not particularly concerned where he ends up

As long as we aren’t subsidising him for ‘25 and ‘26