Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Droppy05 said:
Because he does the work in coaching with results to back it up. What had Benji done, still wet behind the ears as a coach and no results. He should be putting in 10 hours a day to compete with the other first grade coaches. Apprentices don't get or take the same leave as their masters.
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Apprentices don't get or take the same leave as their masters. - Under NSW law and the relevant Award they do.
 
Vicious said:
Liam Martin runs the ball kamikaze style and is a genuine attacking threat and menace to his opposition every time he gets the ball.
The way Liam Martin runs the ball compared with John Bateman is worlds apart.
Kalomatangi is a big unit and a quality player with super human strength which makes him so effective, but he too has started to stop and jink rather than running hard like he used to.
Souths and the Eels are nearly as ineffective on their edges as what we are and guess where they finished ?
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Neither played semi finals this year or last.
 
Iron Fist said:
Fa’agatu is a #13. Has been used as a prop in lower grades. Similar stature to Hetherington, but has some ball playing skills. Doesn’t have the engine though which is the knock on Fa’agatu. WT have several players if his stature and most likely shopping him for more a bigger player, and NRL ready prop.
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Give him a chance.

Guy is 20, shows some promise. .. Although

What skills can be developed and what cant?

Lacks the engine.. Stamina. Can we build that? or will that always be the case?

AD is Tackle shy, always has been, always will be.

A prop that could play center at a stretch. That is exactly what we need.
 
rugbygoated said:
Really happy dogs didn't win. The feel good media story about them all year has concealed how protected by the refs they are. They also play grubby and get away with it. Mahoney, Burton and Kikau all grubby. Crichton a deadset milker
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Crichton's a grub as well, saw him blowing out his nose on the field during the game and thought, imagine having that filthy snotty nose being jammed in your mouth by that filthy milking grub. 🤮

Glad they lost even if it was to Manly and that was a Manly team with Turbo as a passenger which made the Doggies loss even more satisfying.

I prefer to view it more as a Doggies loss than a Manly victory. 🤣
 
rugbygoated said:
Most neutrals hate the bulldogs and their fans especially. They are the worst at the ground, getting to and from games, and in their own neighbourhoods. They act like they are the best fans when their stadiums are empty when they are doing badly, and all of a sudden their bandwagons show up packing out the joint when they're doing well
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It’s the shit that goes with them winning that’s the issue . It’s no coincidence that the rise in form , has also led to a rise in incidents directly or indirectly related to them both at the games and in certain areas .
I remember going to a wests v bulldogs game in the 2000s (I can’t remember what year , and from the other side of the stadium Australia watching some bloke (with his kids next to him) get bashed by 3-4 fans.
I also remember going to watch tigers v bulldogs at what is now the GWS giants home , and there was just groups of people walking around trying to not just cause trouble , but inflict some real damage . I think the tigers won or almost won from memory , and it was NOT safe leaving the ground that day .
Unfortunately with the change in this teams fortune will be a change in crowd behaviour . The nrl really needs to be on top of this
 
TSP said:
All the same, selling out spoon bowl, regardless of anything else this this season is a pretty good feeling for the tragic rank and file.

Behind the scenes, I’m sure the club would have viewed this extraordinary sell-out in a very positive light.

What it seemed to represent is that the faith was still there notwithstanding the troubles.

We had some recent indications the side was picking up, so it was a shame we got badly beaten. Those following our fortunes more closely wouldn’t have actually bet on us.

I don’t think the fair weather fan is a bad thing per se, it just means they don’t have the same emotional investment and get less bounce back than the harder core when we win. Besides, we need their cash.

If you swing to another club because of success, I guess you’re more attracted to success than the club and it’s machinations.

This is an interesting era in the clubs life, finally getting the office in some kind of order but waiting patiently for outcomes.

The clubs in the finals, such a miserable, uninspiring lot. We get to see how some of our recruits are going, that’s about it.
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That wasn’t our first grade side though . That whole backline was KOE at best . And lo and behold where did we struggle ? The backline . Plus I don’t want to keep harping on , but some guys who were leaving not name Isaiah , honestly shouldn’t have been on the field that day .
If you don’t have 17 committed players and you’re already fielding a team that is behind in quality , that’s what you get .
Feledy will be a good footy player when he is 25 , but man in those 5 years is he going to require some real patience , both from the club and him personally . He has a lot of holes he needs to fix
 
rihannafan1 said:
I would hope Faagutu is not sent back to Brisbane. He was our best Flegg player this year, he's young, he's not in our 30 and his best years are well ahead of him.

You'd wanna send a top 30 guy and they are reportedly looking for an older head. Bateman, Klemmer or Twal fits the bill although why they'd go there is unclear. Broncos don't need Staines or Naden.
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100% keep Faagutu.
Broncos do not need another player. They have the whole state under lock and key.
 
Lestronge said:
That wasn’t our first grade side though . That whole backline was KOE at best . And lo and behold where did we struggle ? The backline . Plus I don’t want to keep harping on , but some guys who were leaving not name Isaiah , honestly shouldn’t have been on the field that day .
If you don’t have 17 committed players and you’re already fielding a team that is behind in quality , that’s what you get .
Feledy will be a good footy player when he is 25 , but man in those 5 years is he going to require some real patience , both from the club and him personally . He has a lot of holes he needs to fix
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Some good points and I very much agree.

I still think Benji should have shown more resolve with senior players earlier on instead of this “ truth telling” business.

They simply picked up that he was more bark than bite.

And it’s been thrashed to death here, but the general consensus of the wrong message being sent re mid season overseas holiday. Then he demands players get down and dirty.

It has the stench of hypocrisy.

Even if prodding a Fijian starfish with a stick is important to him, he has to count on the fact that players are an emotional and highly strung lot. Very sensitive young men in the spotlight.

Anyway, hopefully it’s a learning for him and the retained senior players.

Sometimes the impression can be as important as the substance. Whether we would have actually played better if he didn’t go, we will never know, but we know we struggled when he did take off.
 
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What is the situation with Tim Johannssen. I was impressed by his debut and thought he showed promise.

Lock positio is up for grabs in 2025

2025 Backline

Bula
Shelton
Bird
Olam
Turuva
Galvin
Luai
 
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Lestronge said:
It’s the shit that goes with them winning that’s the issue . It’s no coincidence that the rise in form , has also led to a rise in incidents directly or indirectly related to them both at the games and in certain areas .
I remember going to a wests v bulldogs game in the 2000s (I can’t remember what year , and from the other side of the stadium Australia watching some bloke (with his kids next to him) get bashed by 3-4 fans.
I also remember going to watch tigers v bulldogs at what is now the GWS giants home , and there was just groups of people walking around trying to not just cause trouble , but inflict some real damage . I think the tigers won or almost won from memory , and it was NOT safe leaving the ground that day .
Unfortunately with the change in this teams fortune will be a change in crowd behaviour . The nrl really needs to be on top of this
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Would it be racist to say it's the some of the middle eastern elements of their fan base that are the major source of the problem.
 
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