Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

tigermate said:
dont agree but respect your position.

I think our forward pack with the right coach was top 8... Api, Stef, Bateman, Paps, Klem... just poor coaching killed their spirits and they (3 of them) wanted to leave.

Certainly we were on par with the Dolphins squad and look what bennet did with them -- also flanno at the dragons -- both teams nearly made the 8... that's what i think a good coach wouldve done for us. close to making the 8... not two wooden spoons.
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Our squad was not even close to Dolphins. How many origin reps did they have, compared to us?

Question answered.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
The fact Marshall isn’t gone already shows nothing has changed around here.
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That's horeshit mate, he had a bottom 4 roster and zero depth. To climb off the bottom of the ladder in such circumstances would have required a miracle. You're only as good as your cattle, we have upgraded our roster and hopefully more signings to come, judge him in 2025.
 
Robbie's Love Child said:
Yeah Benji is the issue alright, anyone who couldn't excel with Daine Laurie, Douehi, Will Smith, Wakeham, Tamou, Gildart, Peachey, Musgrove, Nofo in their starting squad must be crap. That lineup is so amazing it has finals written all over it.
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I'm not bagging Benji for that.

I'm bagging him for saying in the post game press conference to the spoon bowl where we got spanked by 40 points, that "it's my fault for telling them to throw the ball around, but I'm a rookie coach and still learning" ... what player manager, parent, player or anyone affiliated with the game wants to go to a rookie coach? and also one that one week tells the team to play tight, the next week to play what you see, etc... no consistency.

I'm bagging him for poor game plans that dont get executed, for playing eyes up ad-lib football when the top teams play control field possession kick to the corners and emphasise defense, i'm blaming him for having the worse disciplined team in the comp, i'm blaming him for being exactly what he is -- a rookie coach with no experience that has is too arrogant to step back into an assistant role that is too afraid to put a decent assistant around him for fear of being found out for not having a clue... i'm also bagging him for being in all the training sessions... like what other coach does the drills with the players ALL the time.

I'm bagging him for telling the players that family is the most important thing in the world -- when clearly everyone knows this -- but also NO OTHER COACH says it -- they say FOOTBALL is the be all and end all -- because that's how you win comps. you need complete dedication and committment to winning -- and when you do that, you make more money which feeds your family and youre a better person because youre happy so you're a better family person to be around.

Benji is smoking the peace pipe man.

He's a media kid trying to emulate he's 75yr old 700 game mentor coach who can do that because he has presence, and is respected by players because of his history.

The players DO NOT RESPECT BENJI AS A COACH....

listen to Galvin and others "we want to do it for benji" "benji is a good bloke" -- when players have to defend the coach and say that they want to do it for them because they are a good bloke -- they've lost the respect of the players. players feel sorry for them ---

players do not feel sorry for bennet, cleary, robinson, bellamy -- they respect them.

sorry to be the bearer of bad news.... but honestly LOOK UP!!!! we've won two spoons and got spanked the last game. it's not hard to see.
 
Tom Shines said:
Madge will be under the pump in Brisbane the moment he walks in the door …

The old boys are gunning for him already … he better get off to a good atart…he won’t get a honeymoon period to find his feet..
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Yep, good call.

Alfie Langer released a press statement saying he was going to “reconsider his position.”

If I’m Madge, ideally, Alfie’s time directing play from the middle of the defensive line is over.

But that is, of course, courting more off field controversy.
 
upthetigers said:
That's horeshit mate, he had a bottom 4 roster and zero depth. To climb off the bottom of the ladder in such circumstances would have required a miracle. You're only as good as your cattle, we have upgraded our roster and hopefully more signings to come, judge him in 2025.
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Mate, it’s only a matter of time
 
Tom Shines said:
Madge will be under the pump in Brisbane the moment he walks in the door …

The old boys are gunning for him already … he better get off to a good atart…he won’t get a honeymoon period to find his feet..
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What about the smart arse players that reckon he can't coach.
 
balmain boy said:
Our squad was not even close to Dolphins. How many origin reps did they have, compared to us?

Question answered.
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Actually- I reckon the talent at the Dolphins & the Tigers isn't all that different.

It's the distribution of the squad that is different- Dolphins strengths allow them to compete in different ways to the Tigers.

Other than Hammer, though- there's not a lot of difference in the quality. Most of the name Dolphins players are aged & slowing down. There's a bunch of young guys coming through.

What it proves is that a little bit of a tweak on attitude is the difference between 9th & 17th.

Also- the Dolphins get good metres on early sets- allows their older forwards to catch their breath & contribute more.
 
Tito Santana said:
Gildart was pretty much Bateman before Bateman - junky looking slow shit player - and English too!
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Gildart was bad no doubt about it but we didn't give him a 4 year deal and pay a large transfer fee (250k) and a 650k+ contract p.a to get him either but we did with Bateman that was all on Tim and was endorsed by Lee and the board.Idiots all of them
 
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The Chad said:
Actually- I reckon the talent at the Dolphins & the Tigers isn't all that different.

It's the distribution of the squad that is different- Dolphins strengths allow them to compete in different ways to the Tigers.

Other than Hammer, though- there's not a lot of difference in the quality. Most of the name Dolphins players are aged & slowing down. There's a bunch of young guys coming through.

What it proves is that a little bit of a tweak on attitude is the difference between 9th & 17th.

Also- the Dolphins get good metres on early sets- allows their older forwards to catch their breath & contribute more.
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The difference between us & Redcliffe in 2024 was classy outside backs. Farnworth, the hammer & Bostock had great seasons. Our backs were z-grade.
 
BAGNF05 said:
He did walk out, wonder why??

OP was saying we need an experienced coach. We’ve had plenty of those and kept going backwards.

We need a competitive roster.

Ivan left to go to one.
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I thought Ivan primarily left us in order to coach his kid.

Putting family above all else.

Noble or selfish?
 
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