Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Buttface]

That was the reason it fell through .....PVL wanted her to do Dance Monkey ......she didn't want to perform Dance Monkey

Did she say I’m no Dance Monkey?

It’s her only song, her fan would expect it.

 

[Buttface]

Who would you like instead?

100m mascot race would be kool.

 

[happy_tiger]

100m mascot race would be kool.

They did that at Magic Round

How about a race to find out who is the quickest prop in the game

 

[Buttface]

They did that at Magic Round

How about a race to find out who is the quickest prop in the game

How’d Mark go this year?

I think if we did a prop 100m relay that would just about fill the halftime break.

 

[LukeyTuiaki]

They did that at Magic Round

How about a race to find out who is the quickest prop in the game

Be awesome to see a front row forwards race.

 

[balmain boy]

Miekekamp doesn’t control our recruitment and retention, does he?
For the past couple of years, Benji has been given full control of our recruitment and retention with the assistance of Shannon Gallant, so I assume that stays the same while Benji is our coach.
You are correct in saying we still need a few more signings, otherwise our depth will be no better, potentially worse than this season.

While that may have been somewhat correct in the past, that Benji and Richo managed recruitment with Gallant largely doing juniors, this current setup does not work. Benji has continuosly targeted the wrong players in all grades. We have no depth, no pace, no skill, no power. Benji's idea of talent is an undersized, family focused, hard working guy. And that's not good enough.

Benji should be consulted with first grades recruits of course, but should have practically nothing to do with recruitment across all other grades. We need to hire a scout like PoS and let him manage recruitment. Gallant can stay as our head of South West recruitment. Richards can stay as a junior coach.

Benji has been spread far too thin. He thinks he can manage every aspect of the team and he doesn't trust anyone else to do anything for him. Hence he's surrounded by mates and yes men.

That can no longer be tolerated. If Benji is to remain as head coach he needs to be freed of all other duties, Focus on first grade coaching, and just consulted on other things as necessary. Hiring competent staff that he can comfortably delegate control to.

If he's unwilling or incapable of doing this then he can resign.

 

[balmain boy]

Mielkamp is not a footy head. He doesn’t deal with R&R, that’s Gallants job

Define not a footy head? How many years does one need to work in footy before they achieve this status?

 

[Leck]

Plenty. I reckon Frenzal belting out Knuckleheads before the NRL grand final would be swell.

Great aussie punk band. Knuckleheads would be fitting considering how many footy scandals we've had over the last few years

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Great aussie punk band. Knuckleheads would be fitting considering how many footy scandals we've had over the last few years

That's why I suggested it, it's explicitly about league players being dickheads. A shame Souths didn't make it, they could have opened with "Russell Crowe's Band."

 

[Leck]

That's why I suggested it, it's explicitly about league players being dickheads. A shame Souths didn't make it, they could have opened with "Russell Crowe's Band."

30 Odd Foot of Grunts might be pushing it. Russell cannot sing, I saw them at the Vanguard and it wasn't good.

I reckon it would be as bad as Meat Loaf's set at the AFL Grand Final... but I guess it would be funny if Souths made it.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

While that may have been somewhat correct in the past, that Benji and Richo managed recruitment with Gallant largely doing juniors, this current setup does not work. Benji has continuosly targeted the wrong players in all grades. We have no depth, no pace, no skill, no power. Benji's idea of talent is an undersized, family focused, hard working guy. And that's not good enough.

Benji should be consulted with first grades recruits of course, but should have practically nothing to do with recruitment across all other grades. We need to hire a scout like PoS and let him manage recruitment. Gallant can stay as our head of South West recruitment. Richards can stay as a junior coach.

Benji has been spread far too thin. He thinks he can manage every aspect of the team and he doesn't trust anyone else to do anything for him. Hence he's surrounded by mates and yes men.

That can no longer be tolerated. If Benji is to remain as head coach he needs to be freed of all other duties, Focus on first grade coaching, and just consulted on other things as necessary. Hiring competent staff that he can comfortably delegate control to.

If he's unwilling or incapable of doing this then he can resign.

We need a significant increase in resourcing across our pathways, recruitment, development, scouting etc. I hope the current owners are willing and able to provide the additional resourcing but if not, the NRL should assess what is required considering how important the inner west and southwest is to the future of the NRL.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

30 Odd Foot of Grunts might be pushing it. Russell cannot sing, I saw them at the Vanguard and it wasn't good.

I reckon it would be as bad as Meat Loaf's set at the AFL Grand Final... but I guess it would be funny if Souths made it.

No, I mean the actual song Russell Crowe's Band.

"Even though we may never get a top ten billboard hit, at least we know that Russell Crowe's Bands a ******* pile of shit!"

 

[Leck]

No, I mean the actual song Russell Crowe's Band.

"Even though we may never get a top ten billboard hit, at least we know that Russell Crowe's Bands a ******* pile of shit!"

I forgot all about that song. Didn't Russel try and sue them?

 

[George Piper's #1 fan]

100m mascot race would be kool.

Pie eating comp

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I forgot all about that song. Didn't Russel try and sue them?

Probably, it is mildly defamatory. It's also funny as hell.

 

[Wa_Mag_Tig]

100m mascot race would be kool.

Showing your age

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I forgot all about that song. Didn't Russel try and sue them?

Do you remember when Jay rang into 2dayFM and absolutely schooled Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Do you remember when Jay rang into 2dayFM and absolutely schooled Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O?

Because Jackie O reacted like a diva after Frenzal roasted her for turning up late for a festival she was MC’ing. Something like that.

 

[gregjm87]

And Averillo

Averillo is an awful defender

 

[Vicious]

While that may have been somewhat correct in the past, that Benji and Richo managed recruitment with Gallant largely doing juniors, this current setup does not work. Benji has continuosly targeted the wrong players in all grades. We have no depth, no pace, no skill, no power. Benji's idea of talent is an undersized, family focused, hard working guy. And that's not good enough.

Benji should be consulted with first grades recruits of course, but should have practically nothing to do with recruitment across all other grades. We need to hire a scout like PoS and let him manage recruitment. Gallant can stay as our head of South West recruitment. Richards can stay as a junior coach.

Benji has been spread far too thin. He thinks he can manage every aspect of the team and he doesn't trust anyone else to do anything for him. Hence he's surrounded by mates and yes men.

That can no longer be tolerated. If Benji is to remain as head coach he needs to be freed of all other duties, Focus on first grade coaching, and just consulted on other things as necessary. Hiring competent staff that he can comfortably delegate control to.

If he's unwilling or incapable of doing this then he can resign.

I think all Wests Tigers supporters who take any interest in our recruitment and retention from pathways up agree that a good experienced recruitment manager would appear to be something that would benefit us, but we did have Scott Fulton who had extensive experience in that role and he was sacked by Richo due to what was reported as disagreements with Benji.
As you are alluding to, surely it’s a good thing for the Coach, Head of Recruitment , Salary Cap manager and Head of Football/CEO to have robust discussions surrounding recruitment and retention.
It seems the plan is for Shannon Gallant who is now very experienced himself, to become our own version of Peter O’Sullivan with the assistance of Brad Speechley within the Wests, MacArthur, Southern Highlands space and Bronson Harrison within the Balmain district and surrounds.
This should ideally free up Shannon Gallant to cast the net far and wide looking at other players to complement what we have in our own backyard.