David Klemmer #264

Lestronge said:
The issue will be how we fill that roster spot IMO. Whilst I think it’s the right thing for the club to let him go , we clearly need a centre and an edge forward , which arnt currently in the club . Thats looking hopefully like Taylan May , and ___? . I guess we just have to be patient until about round 10 , when guys who thought they’d be starting in nrl , aren’t , and are looking for a new opportunity .
I saw Benji rejected Matto … I mean if he wasn’t such a cancer of a bloke that’s the kid of placeholder we need , someone who’s probably got 2 years left who can do enough to hold back Phoenix Godinet to allow him time to develop .
Because I think that edge will be taken by him come 2027 .
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Add May and we have one of the most competetive backlines in the comp.
 
Lestronge said:
I don’t understand that narrative ? The clause was agreed to by all parties , to allow the club an opportunity to get out of, because there were question marks around whether his performances were going to be good enough for a renewed 650k contract .
He was told early in the offseason that guys had gone past him in the pecking order , and his spot wasn’t guaranteed , to allow him time to make a decision about his future . He chose to leave , like most would .
Where’s the failure ?
We just saw a player get out of a contract he signed last year , to sign 150km up the road .
We ourselves lost a player just recently because of a stupid get out clause .
These things are in the contract for a reason .
The shit thing to do would be , to not let klemmer know , play him every second game , and watch his value tumble , where his only option would be SL come the end of the season .
Not giving a player what they want , is not mismanagement. It’s just bad news . It’s not different to someone telling you you’re redundant .
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Who are the guys that have gone past him , Sione please , Pole , Klemmer would be a safer defender than both these guys and probably Twal , he puts in for 80 minutes , club wanted out of the contract only , Klemmer would have been in the run on team if that clause was not in it , did you watch any games last year
 
426Tlgerland said:
Who are the guys that have gone past him , Sione please , Pole , Klemmer would be a safer defender than both these guys and probably Twal , he puts in for 80 minutes , club wanted out of the contract only , Klemmer would have been in the run on team if that clause was not in it , did you watch any games last year
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Its funny that the same people who bellowed at everyone last year that the clauses Laui and Bula have dont mean anything and should be ignored are the same ones crowing now that Klemmers clause had to be nullified.
This was 100% about his money next year and not exploring new opportunities or whatever crap the club came up with.
Good luck to him. Hope he fits in over at Dragonland and keeps on trucking.
 
426Tlgerland said:
Who are the guys that have gone past him , Sione please , Pole , Klemmer would be a safer defender than both these guys and probably Twal , he puts in for 80 minutes , club wanted out of the contract only , Klemmer would have been in the run on team if that clause was not in it , did you watch any games last year
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That’s just your perspective ! The club has evaluated his talent to be below the others . Whether right or wrong . I’m sure his contract in 26 would be a huge part of the equation and their reasoning .
What I’m saying is based on facts . He was told he wasn’t going to start in nrl very early in the offseason .
My opinion on whether he’s in front behind anyone is irrelevant .
Your statement was around mismanagement, and that’s what I replied to . Ie. there’s was none .
Like I said , bad news or disagreement in opinion does not equal mismanagement .
And for the record , I personally do think klemmer would be above Fainu . But Fainu can play on the edge at a stretch and is 400k cheaper .
I think we could have benefited from him on Friday last week.
But that’s not what we are talking about right now .
We are talking about whether the club did Klemmer dirty . And they didn’t . And I don’t think they made the wrong decision either .
that klemmer is above Fainu in early 25 , doesn’t mean he will. Be there in 26 , let alone the back end of 25 .
As for Pole ? Come on man . Yes Pole needs to fix his tackling technique , but he regularly runs for 150 and dents the line . There’s not 1 nrl team who would play klemmer above Pole . Despite how useful I think klemmer is .
So whilst yes , I agree klemmer is probably in most teams top 17, there’s no way any club can justify paying 650k for the 5th best prop in their club .
Unfortunately , his contact has to be factored in . But like I said , that’s a completely different question to the 1 I replied to .
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
Kind of makes you wonder what was the Klemmer conversation behind the walls of Concord, not a lot of love I guess.
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It is now 3 starting forwards from last year, all reaching international status, all having had finals experience - including grand finals that have walked from their contracts early and are still playing in the NRL this year.
I think we all need to know whats being said behind those doors.
 
Tucker said:
It is now 3 starting forwards from last year, all reaching international status, all having had finals experience - including grand finals that have walked from their contracts early and are still playing in the NRL this year.
I think we all need to know whats being said behind those doors.
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Not sure. I was happy for Klemmer to play this year but thought next year we needed to move on. Bateman maybe a rep but he shouldn't be. Papalii played one good year and is playing out of position. Should be a lock. Klemmer has good qualities but feel we need more dynamic front rowers especially with API still here.
 
SeanT said:
Not sure. I was happy for Klemmer to play this year but thought next year we needed to move on. Bateman maybe a rep but he shouldn't be. Papalii played one good year and is playing out of position. Should be a lock. Klemmer has good qualities but feel we need more dynamic front rowers especially with API still here.
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This may be true to some extent, and a lot of it is to do with coaching at this club.
 
The narrative is this all seemed to start with Molo at saints having a sook and were reacted ....late.
I hope klem is OK with all this he seems like a good bloke...he was in our plans a few weeks back at the camp
I will believe it when I see it if we replace him with someone better as it stands all we have us cap space...that don't win you games
 
Tucker said:
This may be true to some extent, and a lot of it is to do with coaching at this club.
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Yeah I would of liked to seen training sessions. I want to see if it's the coaching or if it's the players or both.

API and Grant are the two most dynamic hookers. Need to use API with the forwards and Bula. Go through the middle. Bring the defence line in and then move it none of this one out crap.
 
Tucker said:
It is now 3 starting forwards from last year, all reaching international status, all having had finals experience - including grand finals that have walked from their contracts early and are still playing in the NRL this year.
I think we all need to know whats being said behind those doors.
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F cone of silence mate we will never find out all we will get is a shit ton of never ending media speculation, I'm sitting on the fence with the decisions because I don't know all the reasons behind it, will judge as replacements eventually sign but for the moment all that experience missing is F with our depth right now that's for sure.
 
innsaneink said:
The narrative is this all seemed to start with Molo at saints having a sook and were reacted ....late.
I hope klem is OK with all this he seems like a good bloke...he was in our plans a few weeks back at the camp
I will believe it when I see it if we replace him with someone better as it stands all we have us cap space...that don't win you games
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Heard the same on one of the Shows the other night,
You can't win a comp with cap space.
 
innsaneink said:
The narrative is this all seemed to start with Molo at saints having a sook and were reacted ....late.
I hope klem is OK with all this he seems like a good bloke...he was in our plans a few weeks back at the camp
I will believe it when I see it if we replace him with someone better as it stands all we have us cap space...that don't win you games
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Spot on 3 million in the bank won’t win anything , we need the cattle now so this year is not also a waste of time , no more rebuilds and major clean outs , start winning and do some house work end each season, we need to start bringing in players from Monday and we also can’t afford to loose on Sunday
 
Tigers have created some significant cap space for next season. Bateman, Papali'i, Klemmer & Utoikamanu off the books- I suspect there is a big target on the radar that the club puts a bunch of money into.

Probably not for this season- I'm talking next season onwards.

Still believe Richo will see Greg Inglis potential in Cobbo.
 
The Chad said:
Tigers have created some significant cap space for next season. Bateman, Papali'i, Klemmer & Utoikamanu off the books- I suspect there is a big target on the radar that the club puts a bunch of money into.

Probably not for this season- I'm talking next season onwards.

Still believe Richo will see Greg Inglis potential in Cobbo.
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add Olam's money to that pile.
 
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