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Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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supercoach
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30th June has come and gone. Nothing fell out of the trees and a couple of trees got cut down. For about the 15th year in a row we are wiping the current season and focusing on the rebuild for next year, hoping it may bear fruit.
Every year I get frustrated at this time of the year as exactly the same thing happens as the years gone by for exactly the same reason. You can set your watch by it, the mid season grind starts to hit and we hit the wall with a massive crash. Our good players start to go backwards and our average players take the word plod to another level.
My love of the club will always be there but my interest has never been this tested. Sorry for the rant
Every year I get frustrated at this time of the year as exactly the same thing happens as the years gone by for exactly the same reason. You can set your watch by it, the mid season grind starts to hit and we hit the wall with a massive crash. Our good players start to go backwards and our average players take the word plod to another level.
My love of the club will always be there but my interest has never been this tested. Sorry for the rant
Out of curiosity. Say we were playing just as poorly perceived in attack but we actually got over the line against the Warriors and Rabbitohs at home. Would put us on 18 points and within a ‘hope’ of challenging for the finals but we had still suffered the last 4 defeats.
Would you and anyone else for that matter feel better about our season?
You could probably add the Knights to that.
I don't think so to be fair,
In games we've won or even most of the close ones, we've been far from convincing for me.
Just come up against teams that are playing worse than us on that day.
There's been no structure or consistency in this season at all,
We seem to be hiding behind other factors for that.
There's been other teams that started ordinary or had big squad changes or a new coach
that have some real shape to their game mid season - we're the only ones going the other way.
We're the only team in the comp that doesn't beat Manly last weekend.
I agree, and this is something that Benji really needs to consider and find a solution for in the off season. It’s not always about whatever it takes to get a win. That works in the short term but we’ll end up running out of gas and being flogged by more skillful teams like what happened in 2018.
It’s about building into a season. And you do that by setting a style that you believe can beat the opposition more often than not; win lose or draw and keep working to it and the hard work in the loses will come off, chopping and changing within a season doesn’t help anyone; hell our LG situation hasn’t helped this season. Teams that are their when the whips are cracking start slow and conquer late building to their squad and game as the season goes on.
supercoach
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We could have also easily lost a couple we won also .The bottom line is we did not win those games. Every club has a couple of games that they look back on and say they should have won. If the comp was ten weeks long we could probably compete, but every year the same thing happens, the wheels fall off mid season. Obviously our roster plays a big part, but we lack that hard edge and resilience
Most of the league commentators from the media have said that Wests T have really improved this year and are good to watch. This forum seems full of Karen's and it's about time for them to bugger off and give our players/club a respite. To say nothing about the loyal supporters on here.
I just don't understand why almost every other week i read or see another club signing or adding players to their roster, but not us at the West Tigers.
there is no excuse why we don't do this either, our shining light Mr Rico and co, need to come out and explain whats going on as upgrading our so called talent is and has not been working for years.
As we have the money and spots to make this happen but from looking from the outside they don't seem to be on the same page.
And until we start to be active each and every year we WILL be and always in the bottom 4 teams.
there is no excuse why we don't do this either, our shining light Mr Rico and co, need to come out and explain whats going on as upgrading our so called talent is and has not been working for years.
As we have the money and spots to make this happen but from looking from the outside they don't seem to be on the same page.
And until we start to be active each and every year we WILL be and always in the bottom 4 teams.
weststigerman
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Richo said something about us having 22 of 36 spots filled with NRL players. I can only guess he’s trying to rectify that for next year but has completely given up on this year which I was hoping would be the first year we don’t give up half way through the year.
Didnt Richter go off one game because he had a headache?
What was thenstory with his name too ..that one always confused me
What was thenstory with his name too ..that one always confused me
'Really improving' to what degree? and what does it mean?
Considering those same folks you're talking about claimed no other club in the game
bought as well as we did for 2025.
We bought in some Rep Players and about 6 Premiership wins,
We also 'had' some of the better young players in the game with another year under them?
I don't see the sense in that argument - Of course we're going better,
It's like spending 500k on a Ferrari and then saying
- Well, It goes faster than my old Camry! Of course it does.
Seems a lot of people are allergic to reality,
Rest of the comp (Bar maybe a couple of top clubs) is also improving...
GNR4LIFE
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Why’s everyone dancing around it. The problem is Benji.
You didn't see the flickpass in the 05 GF?
GNR4LIFE
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The one around his back to put Ayshford in the corner against Parra in 09 at the SFS was better.
Spot on
Buttface
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Disagree. I bet everyone has gotten more entertainment from the GF winning flick pass. 🤷♂️
I’ve watched that one twice as often as the 09 one.
clontarfkid
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We just keep shooting ourselves in the foot evey time we make a step forward..ridiculously dumb decisions that no other team wld ever contemplate in a zillion years
GNR4LIFE
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That’s because of the occasion. From a pure skill level, the 09 try shits all over the famous flick pass. He doesn’t even slow down. Full speed, arm around his back, into Ayshford’s bread basket.
Ya'know... I kind of see it this way now.
Just been thinking about how it has gone so tragically - and as I've said plenty of times before, I want Benji to succeed so bad, which is why I think my want for that fairytale ending for him and the club is clouding my judgement.
A part of me thinks he should have more time, our depth sucks, our squad is not quite there yet etc - but realistically, a team with Api, Luai, May, Pole (start of season form), Turuva and Bula should be doing a lot better regardless of who they are surrounded by.
It's a mute point though anyway, Richo says he's here to stay.
tigahhh
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clubs like the bunnies & manly have poached young up and coming talent from the roosters etc in the past couple of days and we’ve seemingly done nothing. dont rly understand this part of the club, there seems to be a lack of identifying talent or maybe kids just don’t want to come here. we really need more scouts
