I dunno
This crap has been going on for far too long
Players come here and turn to mud, we move em on and get new and its rinse and repeat
I dont think the problem is the players
Its the club
Weve been career killers for a long time
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This crap has been going on for far too long
Players come here and turn to mud, we move em on and get new and its rinse and repeat
I dont think the problem is the players
Its the club
Weve been career killers for a long time
Rock Hopper Steve
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Hard to believe anything until 3 or 4 media report it then it could have some legs
GNR4LIFE
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I think you can’t judge the way Stef played for that very reason. A lot popping champagne corks at his departure. You can’t properly judge a players form in our jersey
Tim Sheens
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The legs are up and running to club medicals and managers office. Klemmer would have played on Sunday or against the eels if he wasn't already gone bar dotting i's and crossing t's.
upthetigers
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Teddy was elite at the tigers. If you're elite it will show at any club. Stef is a peaheart if you don't see that you're bloody blind Freddy. He should have never played Origin.
GNR4LIFE
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Alright. We’ll see if that translates this year.
Tucker
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Teddy was great for us.
He became elite after he left.
upthetigers
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I agree he improved when he left but he was still bloody good for us.
watersider
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To an extent but mbye, Reynolds, mautulino, maumalo, tamou, packer, Bateman, Klemmer were all bought past their best and the ones who left in the past haven't gone on to do anything. Is it our club ruining players or us just buying duds? It's probably a bit of both. Papalii was in his prime, but his attitude was obvious even before he eventually joined us.
But we saw.... Very rarely mind you... What Stef is capable of it's just the coaching here is unable to get him.... And all of them.... To get as close to their best consistently.
It's a never ending cycle of trying to.find the right players and balance meanwhile other clubs are competing while we're trippining over ourselves
Tucker
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What about Api?
Is he not included?
Ice . Eisenhuth , Bateman , Tupou is apparently the front runner in Redcliffe. There’s heaps .
We are/were shit because we couldn’t put it all together because Everytime we made a plan and it got hard they’d pivot to a new plan . It was never really the players IMO.
I will say this , because it’s written by Brent reed , that’s a fair chance this might be fairly spot on to true . He has the club on speed dial since Richo got into power .
Chammas was besties with Lee and Justin . That’s why he always had our mail in the past . Not so much now , he needs to muck rake , like all the end of year stuff .
Klemmer moving was fairly predictable. The reporting is if he plays 13 games he triggers a 700k extension. Was never going to happen at his age. Slowed down and fairly ineffective albeit solid defensively. Pole, Hunt, May, Twal, Seyfarth are superior options. A second rower and or a centre is a must for this squad.
crazycat
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A very fair point Tucker...
"Mbye, Reynolds and Packer" were signed to dig us out of a hole. Particulalry Reynolds, Packer switched off once Cleary left (he said so).
Mbye, A horrible idea from the start. That said he tried, but speedbump he was...
Reynolds and Mbye tried to dig us out of the mess we were in. Motivation is the key here though.
Moving to the present, I am so glad May is here after who we have lost this season in our forward pack.... Luai will want to be in the top 8 and if we come bottom 4, I think it will rock his confidence a lot. Luai has the heart to turn this place around, and perhaps the team to do so now.
Tito Santana
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I think we are three good forwards short.
Ie. We need to do better than Klemmer, Seyfarth and Twal. Who do we replace them with?
My concern is minutes for Hunt.
May can play big minutes but burnout will catch up with him.
Ie. We need to do better than Klemmer, Seyfarth and Twal. Who do we replace them with?
My concern is minutes for Hunt.
May can play big minutes but burnout will catch up with him.
Roar_Power
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Seyfarth and Twal are contracted long term.
BlackWhiteGold
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How funny if this is referring to Stef?
https://www.nine.com.au/sport/nrl/t...ury-bulldogs-recruitment-20250218-p5ld9d.html
DISGRUNTLED STAR EYES RETURN
Which player switched clubs in 2024 and now realises he made a terrible mistake?The player - one of the biggest-name signings from last season - isn't happy in his new surroundings and would love nothing better than to return to his old club for 2026.
The former club would take him back in a heartbeat … IF they could find room in the salary cap.
Time will tell.
Tito Santana
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I wouldn’t take him back.
Jedi_Tiger
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if you could lose klemmer and get Stef back yes please
