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Which of our 1-7 particularly our 1-5 make either two of the teams playing today ?
As for our 1-5 I rate Taylan May as a better player than Shibasaki and very even with Casey McLean and Jerome Luai is still a better all round player than Blaize Talagi at this stage of their careers, but not as good as Ezra Mam. That is all we have that could fit into the two teams 1-7 that are playing today.
Does that not tell us we need at least one better quality player within our 1-5 ?
 
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GNR4LIFE said:
I think the biggest issue is how close they are to Benji. Of course you want the coach and players to have a good relationship, but there is such a thing as being too close, and I think proof of that is when supporters start getting anxiety about potential repercussions to the playing group if the coach gets sacked.
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True GNR, though it is refreshing to hear about players being close to the coach and not trying to white ant him like we would hear anually. Personally iv got no problem with it, we need the guys to buy in to what Benji is trying to do. You are right though it can go south and often does. When it goes south it can be a disaster. It just needs to be managed well.
 
Vicious said:
Which of our 1-7 particularly our 1-5 make either two of the teams playing today ?
As for our 1-5 I rate Taylan May as a better player than Shibasaki and very even with Casey McLean and Jerome Luai is still a better all round player than Blaize Talagi at this stage of their careers, but not even close to as good as Ezra Mam. That is all we have that could fit into the 2 teams 1-7 that are playing today.
Does that not tell us we need at least one better quality player within our 1-5 ?
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What's the priority at the moment V prop or outside back, you heard Richo's pod lately, without him saying it I'm doubting there's much room in the cap unless we shed a couple.

Not saying another quality back isn't needed but without some extra grunt he may not see the ball in space enough.

Mate I would love a Staggs quality back too, we all would, but at the moment that's a Tiger's supporters fantasy.
 
rugbygoated said:
It was concerning seeing the way Benji speaks to TMay. Very concerning. I think the players love him and respect him, but they don't view him how you should view a coach
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I would agree if May didn't put in every week. If he just went out there and tried half hearted, but May was one of if not our best this year, every week he put in. His worst game was better than the best games of some of our former props. Benji might be like that with May, I don't imagine Bateman or Nofoluma getting that treatment, they needed a kick up the rear and didn't like it when they got one from Benji. As long as Benji can kick the guys up the rear when they need it, it's all good.
 
rugbygoated said:
I've heard through a close contact that Peter Sterling is touring our facilities and being considered in an attack consultation role at the club. Ryan Hoffman from the Melbourne Storm is another name that keeps getting mentioned
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Wrong guy it should be Cronk , sterlo a legend no doubt is 20 years ago , he would not be the answer for one simple reason , the game is completely different now
 
Tucker said:
Yep let's build the greatest boys club inspired 12th ranked squad in the comp! Chocky necklaces for all ..
Forget about these young blokes we have stuck thousands of hours into and told the world would be the nucleus of our "development club squad" far into the future. Give API another 5 years....
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We've been without success for so long Tucker, we don't know how to consistently win mate, we need to go slow and steady, we will get there. Baby steps. We improved over last year even with the mid season Galvin switch. It's frustrating after 13 years to miss out on another finals series. This time though the rebuild is different. The guys are putting in, are competative and want to be there. We prob have the youngest squad in the comp. In 2 - 3 years time our squad will be really good. Next year I'm tipping we finally win 3 in a row in a run where we end up playing finals finally. 🤞
 
426Tlgerland said:
Wrong guy it should be Cronk , sterlo a legend no doubt is 20 years ago , he would not be the answer for one simple reason , the game is completely different now
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Remember when we tried to hire him to be our coach before we tapped Terry Lamb. Said he wasn't willing to give up the media gigs.
 
2041 said:
Are you really this dumb or just pretending to be so you don't have to acknowledge someone else's good point?
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You're obviously upset about something otherwise you wouldn't resort to abuse and name calling. You would have been more convincing had you agreed or disagreed with my post. Try to acknowledge my good points next time. LOL
 
Tucker said:
Yep, those players are in most ways attached to the systems and processes set in stone at those clubs, having been developed over many successful years, with proven strategies for premiership glory included.
It’s very different to our situation of setting up a fun culture and hoping the results come off the back of it.
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OK- fair.

Also fair- there is not much of a track record of this approach by Benji & Richo having failed at any other point.

Name the last coach that tried the 'fun culture'?
 
twentyforty said:
I think I get it? If we lose a good player because he wants to improve his on field performance at a better managed club, that’s a sign of our success. By that guage the more times that happens the more successful we are. You’ve got me kinda excited about Geyer joining us now that I realise we will ship him back to Penrith a much better player.
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Yeah. That was the point. Good one.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
It’s impossible to engage with someone who counters with ridiculous hypotheticals. Why do you insist on using two of the best coaches of the modern era in response to a conversation about a rookie with no runs on the board. Give you a tip. Neither of those coaches will ever be sacked. They will get the rare chance to walk away on their terms. Something Benji will most likely not have.
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It's almost like you don't want to refer to what your point was...


"I think the biggest issue is how close they are to Benji. Of course you want the coach and players to have a good relationship, but there is such a thing as being too close, and I think proof of that is when supporters start getting anxiety about potential repercussions to the playing group if the coach gets sacked."

"proof" about a hypothetical removal of the existing coach.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
What's the priority at the moment V prop or outside back, you heard Richo's pod lately, without him saying it I'm doubting there's much room in the cap unless we shed a couple.

Not saying another quality back isn't needed but without some extra grunt he may not see the ball in space enough.

Mate I would love a Staggs quality back too, we all would, but at the moment that's a Tiger's supporters fantasy.
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I know we haven’t got much cap space available and that’s a major problem within itself as it clearly shows we are over paying and/or overspending on some of our currently contracted players.
 
Does Benji have a mentor? He is still fairly new to coaching and having a “go to” for him to bounce ideas off would be invaluable at this stage of his coaching development.
I don’t think Sheens is on speaking terms with the club so kind of rules him out.
 
bbobb said:
Does Benji have a mentor? He is still fairly new to coaching and having a “go to” for him to bounce ideas off would be invaluable at this stage of his coaching development.
I don’t think Sheens is on speaking terms with the club so kind of rules him out.
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Tim Sheens
 
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