Coach Benji 👑

[TigerBurnsy]

Benji thinks we can create overlaps more affective by running Bula from the back of the scrum, same tired old move that 8yo's sitting at home are yelling, oh no, not this shit tactic again.

It’s legit the same play every scrum and opposition teams know it’s coming

 

[TigerBurnsy]

Most of our players can't count or are blind. As spectators we can see the opposition moving players around to get overlaps. Amazingly our leaders cant. Why.

Our leaders can’t because they are forecasting their next cryptic Instagram story

 

[Telltails]

This pic is pretty depressing in hindsight. To think of Webster as Benji’s assistant these days is laughable. But hey, club legend and all.
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Club legend has some truth to it - unlike this image.

 

[Bellend]

Benji thinks we can create overlaps more affective by running Bula from the back of the scrum, same tired old move that 8yo's sitting at home are yelling, oh no, not this shit tactic again.

Would be interesting at times why we do not do a basic chip and chase

 

[Bellend]

Someone needs to make the decision for him.

Yes agree

 

[Balmain Tiger]

Benji's built a culture around brotherhood. There's pros and cons to this.

A pro is when things are good, they're really good. The team's vibing, everyone's feeling each other, they sense what the other is going to do and more right decisions tend to be made e.g. when to throw that pass, what line to run etc.. Thats how we won 05. Its probably also why they couldnt back it up in 06.

Now a con with this approach is that a slight fracture in the playing squad can cause things to deteriorate quite quickly. We saw it with both Galvin and Luai. Two players Benji wanted to build a club around. Two players he handed the keys to. Its no wonder things went south.

But things dont just go wrong here, they fall off a cliff because the club has no backbone. Its not the CEO in this case, it's above him.

I asked AI to help demonstrate how leadership dysfunction cascades down:

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1. Modeling and "Permission Giving"
Employees pay close attention to what gets rewarded, tolerated, or modeled by leadership. If a board or CEO acts out—whether through aggressive infighting, passive-aggressive communication, shifting goalposts, or lack of accountability—middle management receives a implicit signal: this is how you survive and gain power here. Behavior that would normally be seen as unacceptable becomes normalized.

2. The Fear and Self-Preservation Cycle
Dysfunction at the top creates unpredictability and low psychological safety. When lower-level employees see leadership throwing people under the bus, acting territorial, or hoarding information, they naturally shift from driving business outcomes to self-preservation:

- Siloing & Hoarding: Department heads stop collaborating and start protecting their own resources or metrics.

- Cover-Your-Asset (CYA) Culture: People spend more energy writing email paper trails to shift blame than solving actual problems.

- Sub-Group Politics: Lower tiers split into factions, mirroring the political divides seen at the executive level.

3. Direct Behavioral Adaptation
Managers mirror their superiors' emotional regulation and leadership styles. A short-tempered VP who gets yelled at by the CEO is statistically far more likely to vent that pressure downward onto directors and managers. This creates a chain reaction of operational friction down to entry-level staff.
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This year we were 5 and 2 before Luai went to PNG. The Tigers comfortably beat a decent raiders side at leichardt, with wild scenes in the crowd. It was the absolute peak of our season. We were a genuine chance to beat the sharks, but had 50 put on us. Things were looking good. Even blokes like James Graham, Luke Keary and Brent Reed, who often crap on the Tigers, had bought in...

So where did it go wrong?

Luai.

Chammas only landed him because of our own dysfunction. Without the clauses, Luai wouldnt have been free to speak to PNG till November 30 2028.

Luai had clauses so if the club self imploded again, he could walk away.... and on December 1st 2025, the club didnt disappoint. Its also kinda ironic that Luai was considering removing the clauses under the leadership that those who hold the keys didnt want.

 

[Balmain Tiger]

could we please have Bnji realese from his role....his is hopless and will be....it is not celebrity apprentice....real life is much harder...excuses want change it... no guts and no imagination
he is honeslty hopless for tigers... time to change

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

This pic is pretty depressing in hindsight. To think of Webster as Benji’s assistant these days is laughable. But hey, club legend and all.
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bs pic
benji was not at the club when webster was, it was taylor then cleary

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Webby was under Madge from memory

Taylor then cleary

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Taylor then cleary

He coached one or two games after Taylor was sacked.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

He coached one or two games after Taylor was sacked.

either way not when benji was there

 

[GNR4LIFE]

either way not when benji was there

I’m not disputing that

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

I’m not disputing that

your photo was AI and had him in the coaching box with benji that was incorrect.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

your photo was AI and had him in the coaching box with benji that was incorrect.

Right? But have I argued the validity once it was pointed out?

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Right? But have I argued the validity once it was pointed out?

I didnt go back the other pages just saw that AI photo that was incorrect, and commented