Tallyn Da Silva #270

[tig_prmz]

what rubbish.. i made a promise to his family.

This club doesn't want to get better or win.

Might string a couple of wins here or there but rest assured there will be a positive spin to it all. If we avoid the spoon, at least we didn't come last. If we win the spoon, our performances were better than last year.

Shit club, shit management.

 

[Droppy05]

The Dogs went from terrible, to close, to top of the ladder in 3 years. That’s the trajectory we need to remain on.

Just get Gus.

 

[Droppy05]

Fair call. I’m certainly not suggesting Benji is a master coach. I think he needs help with our attack.

What about the defence. If we stop points we win games.

 

[BAGNF05]

Just get Gus.

Gus wants to take over our breeding ground. He ain’t joining the enemy.

 

[BAGNF05]

What about the defence. If we stop points we win games.

We recently held Canberra and Penrith to 3 tries. We’ve improved a lot in that area particularly if you take out the Storm result.

 

[mtd#2]

Respectfully it’s hard to compare Penrith losing juniors to us because Penrith lost those juniors in the midst of winning comps while we’re losing them in the midst of winning spoons.

You're not wrong mate.

One could argue we have brought this situation on ourselves by promoting young fellas into the NRL Side and giving them the reps before they deserved it, which has given them a platform to go on the open market having played NRL games..

On the flip side, I also don't disagree with Benji and Richo making an early call to TRY and build the future around these guys.. but it just didn't work out to plan..so they are cutting their losses and moving on..

And maybe that's the reason we need to invest in talent outside the club, to get the nrl squad back on track so we can blood youngsters the right way..

Unfortunately, the damage done by those who have come before Benji and Richo has really put us in crap situation and it's not an overnight fix as some would like.

 

[Droppy05]

We recently held Canberra and Penrith to 3 tries. We’ve improved a lot in that area particularly if you take out the Storm result.

And you take out that we scored less than them. How does it matter in a professional sport to say were close, but no cigar. Especially if other clubs are improving and we get spoon again.

 

[BAGNF05]

You're not wrong mate.

One could argue we have brought this situation on ourselves by promoting young fellas into the NRL Side and giving them the reps before they deserved it, which has given them a platform to go on the open market having played NRL games..

On the flip side, I also don't disagree with Benji and Richo making an early call to TRY and build the future around these guys.. but it just didn't work out to plan..so they are cutting their losses and moving on..

And maybe that's the reason we need to invest in talent outside the club, to get the nrl squad back on track so we can blood youngsters the right way..

Unfortunately, the damage done by those who have come before Benji and Richo has really put us in crap situation and it's not an overnight fix as some would like.

People will have you believe it’s been a disaster letting two kids go. This situation is completely different to the Moses / Tedesco losses because we have world class players ahead of them. It’s important we lock up Api & Jarome. The two kids are still years off.

 

[Wezt]

Gus surely won’t stay at the Bulldogs forever

 

[BAGNF05]

And you take out that we scored less than them. How does it matter in a professional sport to say were close, but no cigar. Especially if other clubs are improving and we get spoon again.

When you’re coming from the cellar you gotta be heading upwards. Maybe not quick enough for some but I see signs of improvement.

 

[TYGA]

There’s no decision to make here the club signed Api on 550k in 2022 and it’s increased to 650k. I doubt the next contract is more than the previous. You can’t pay them both and Api is the better option at that price for the next two seasons. Whilst disappointing a kid won’t work his way into the side over time it’s the smart play. The criticism is over the top for mine.

 

[Betterdays22]

Latu is better than Galvin and TDS combined. As far as I am aware he is going nowhere.

Gone are the days that clubs build their NRL team around juniors... Most sporting clubs whilst they like to retain the quality, are more than happy to window shop other clubs to find the right player based on their needs. Look at the EPL, NFL and the NBA.. get with the times eh... Look at the demographic of this forum, how many ppl are actually from the areas? Same applies to the team.

I'll also note Katoa went to the dolphins, Iongi went to parra, blaze went to Penrith... Do you see their fans crying as much as some on here? Its business

Yeah Penrith fans have a lot to cry about... seriously?

 

[Droppy05]

When you’re coming from the cellar you gotta be heading upwards. Maybe not quick enough for some but I see signs of improvement.

Honestly, is it quick enough for you?

 

[BAGNF05]

There’s no decision to make here the club signed Api on 550k in 2022 and it’s increased to 650k. I doubt the next contract is more than the previous. You can’t pay them both and Api is the better option at that price for the next two seasons. Whilst disappointing a kid won’t work his way into the side over time it’s the smart play. The criticism is over the top for mine.

If we let API go the journos would be dropping bombs bigger than those ones over Iran.

 

[kiwitiger]

We recently held Canberra and Penrith to 3 tries. We’ve improved a lot in that area particularly if you take out the Storm result.

Jason Taylor held Penrith to 1 try why he was here in a loss. so we have gone back from him

 

[Droppy05]

There’s no decision to make here the club signed Api on 550k in 2022 and it’s increased to 650k. I doubt the next contract is more than the previous. You can’t pay them both and Api is the better option at that price for the next two seasons. Whilst disappointing a kid won’t work his way into the side over time it’s the smart play. The criticism is over the top for mine.

My criticism is not for letting him go, but for letting him go immediately, when he was not on big money. Needed him as back up for Api until end of 2026, then make a decision depending on how Api was going.

 

[BAGNF05]

Honestly, is it quick enough for you?

I’ve said all season that 9-10 wins was about par this year. Expecting better with our depth was unrealistic. If we get the spoon again that’s disappointing and I think Benji would possibly walk away.

 

[Droppy05]

Latu is better than Galvin and TDS combined. As far as I am aware he is going nowhere.

Gone are the days that clubs build their NRL team around juniors... Most sporting clubs whilst they like to retain the quality, are more than happy to window shop other clubs to find the right player based on their needs. Look at the EPL, NFL and the NBA.. get with the times eh... Look at the demographic of this forum, how many ppl are actually from the areas? Same applies to the team.

I'll also note Katoa went to the dolphins, Iongi went to parra, blaze went to Penrith... Do you see their fans crying as much as some on here? Its business

How many of their clubs were coming off 3 consecutive spoons?

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

They actually have a coach though

Ouch

 

[hank37w]

Api is older than Klemmer and Bateman btw who people were happy to move on because of their age.

I don't think too many were banging on about their age.

Bateman was shit and he was trouble and on too much money, while Klemmer was also on too much money for what he was producing on field.

Yes Klemmer would have been handy to have around if he was on less money and if that 14 game clause was not in his contract, but everyone assumed that we had a plan to replace him with someone else as plus Terrell, but that did not happen and as a result we were always going to come up short when injuries or suspensions hit.

I think we really did the right thing by Klemmer by letting him go elsewhere and get a contract for 2026 because we did not want him especially on the money he would have been on so we could of let him stay and just play him for limited games to prevent that automatic extension in his contract for 2026 occurring which may have left him with nowhere to go.

That was our grand final

Put our all into that match and we still lost, nothing to be proud of there

Gee that makes 5 Grand Final wins in a row for the Riff and people said they couldn't do it this year. 🤣