Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

GNR4LIFE said:
First of all, I said the forum does, not the club. Secondly, there is a balance to the argument. Saying you think people put them on a pedestal doesn’t mean you think none of them should be re-signed.
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Of course these guys shouldn't be put on a pedestal. It seems this is the approach of the club with TDS yet you are criticising it instead saying we should be putting season 2027 in the hands of a 22 year old hooker who while the signs are good, has not yet proved he will be a great first grader. That is where your position is confusing.

Stay, work hard and learn under Api and your time will come if you are good enough. You don't deserve the spot out of hand. That is the message from the club and it is the right one imo. If he doesn't want to take that opportunity then good luck to him.
 
Tom Shines said:
I’m sure it will work out fine ..the club has a proven track record of recent success
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Remains to be seen what will transpire. Seems to me there is a change in direction mainly for the better despite the overall win-loss ratio.
Could be wrong, could be right.
 
Glenji95 said:
Him basically asking the club and his manager to allow negotiations elsewhere shows he’s clearly gone to management and basically demanded he gets prioritised. Yes he’s younger and will be around longer than Api will be, but him not wanting to work hard and earn his spot is a red flag. The kids once wanted to work hard and earn their spot, now all they want is for them to be given rather than earn it. He’s a talented kid, but he’s no messiah.
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Betterdays22 said:
Of course these guys shouldn't be put on a pedestal. It seems this is the approach of the club with TDS yet you are criticising it instead saying we should be putting season 2027 in the hands of a 22 year old hooker who while the signs are good, has not yet proved he will be a great first grader.

Stay, work hard and learn under Api and your time will come if you are good enough. You don't deserve the spot out of hand. That is the message from the club and it is the right one imo. If he doesn't want to take that opportunity then good luck to him.
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If any young player gets offered a starting spot, or a path that’s less congested at another club than their current club, it’s a no brainer what they will do. He’s well within his right. Trying to compare this to what Galvin did by not even wanting to look at the club’s offer and telling the coach that’s he’s not good enough is so far off the mark. It’s apples and oranges. TDS definitely hasn’t said or done anything to warrant his integrity getting questioned.
 
Tom Shines said:
I hope he is not deciding anything about a different player based on what Galvin did
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Tbh I think his friendship with Galvin could have thrown the team off him a bit as well. I was there at LO when we faced the Sharks and I saw May talking to both Galvin and TDS afterwards and looked like he wasn’t happy with either of them. I could easily be wrong but just saying what I saw that could be a factor, then again maybe not.
 
Glenji95 said:
Respectfully have to disagree, TDS at least you could give 20-25 minutes at this stage in first grade. Anything more than that he’s not ready for giving him 30-40 won’t result in a win for us. Unless we’re already up by 40-50 and you know we’re gonna win, you wouldn’t give him that long just yet.
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Have you been watching API’s defence for 80mins or just his attack ?
 
GNR4LIFE said:
If any young player gets offered a starting spot, or a path that’s less congested at another club than their current club, it’s a no brainer what they will do. He’s well within his right. Trying to compare this to what Galvin did by not even wanting to look at the club’s offer and telling the coach that’s he’s not good enough is so far off the mark. It’s apples and oranges. TDS definitely hasn’t said or done anything to warrant his integrity getting questioned.
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I wouldn’t say he’s gone as far as Galvin (not yet anyway) but for someone that supposedly loves the club, he’s sure not going the right way to be apart of it. He’s got a great mentor in Api and basically doesn’t want to learn from him anymore. Like I said I get the frustration, but he just needs to be patient. He’s nowhere near ready to take over from Api and even come 27 unless he improves massively, he won’t be ready then either.
 
Blind Freddy can see the Bulldogs are angling towards offloading Reed Mahony and the one position where they do not currently have any emerging stars in number 9.
Yes they are rumoured to be looking at Bailey Hayward as their number 9, I’d say they would be more inclined to keep Hayward as their number 14 if they could snag a talented young number 9 such as Da Silva.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
If any young player gets offered a starting spot, or a path that’s less congested at another club than their current club, it’s a no brainer what they will do. He’s well within his right. Trying to compare this to what Galvin did by not even wanting to look at the club’s offer and telling the coach that’s he’s not good enough is so far off the mark. It’s apples and oranges. TDS definitely hasn’t said or done anything to warrant his integrity getting questioned.
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I don't blame TDS. He can do as he pleases. My point is that you are talking about not putting juniors on pedestals, like not wanting to give guys like Luke L long extensions, while also arguing that we should be locking TDS in as our starting 9 come 2027 despite him being 20 and playing a handful of first grade games.
 
my guess is he has been told for years he was the successor to the 9 jersey when api was to finish up at the end of his current deal. plans changed and api doesn’t want to retire yet. i don’t see it being selfish from tallyn as it stands, could change but LG was much worse.
 
Vicious said:
Have you been watching API’s defence for 80mins or just his attack ?
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At this stage TDS couldn’t play 30-40 and give us a win. Yes I do think Api could do with a breather, but 20-25 max is what’s needed at this stage. Lets be honest Api is not the reason we haven’t won games the wins we have had so far he’s had a massive hand in, Api has not played bad every game there’s been 1 or 2 he’s had a shocker but that’s gonna happen eventually. Anyway TDS is nowhere near ready to take over for that long. He may dominate in lower grade, but lower grade isn’t first grade standard which he’s not ready to play for that long yet. And the few chances he’s had so far in firsts he hasn’t exactly shined in them.
 
Betterdays22 said:
I don't blame TDS. He can do as he pleases. My point is that you are talking about not putting juniors on pedestals, like not wanting to give guys like Luke L long extensions, while also arguing that we should be locking TDS in as our starting 9 come 2027 despite him being 20 and playing a handful of first grade games.
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TDS has shown considerably more than Luke L thus far.
 
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