Can’t ‘fully’ agree
Put my hand up having a feeling of cringe when we cop it from Cronk, but to be fair when we played well and beat the dogs in the wet there was positive talk from him.
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Im not here to changen your mind...andnim only talking this year but not final ladder positions.
Hes not paid to call or describe out history...hes commenting on the game unfolding in front of him...
Mate for his sake I hope so. It’s gotta be depressing to know deep down these dudes will eventually turn on you .
Interesting. Mentioned the same thing to my son yesterday. I admit, I haven't seen him play recently and therefore the the form you are talking about, but couldn't understand what had happened to him as he seemed to have a lot of potential at the Roosters.
agreed- I actually call bullshit of Benji being too close to the players commentary. The reality is that we do not have many ways to attract players to our club unless we pay massive overs...Benji has a plan around this whole family club and watching out for the mental health of players etc.. it helps attract players to the club, Bellamy is close to his players, yet he is not afraid of tearing them a new one...much the same as I am close to my kids, however, often lose my shit at them. Being close does not mean you cannot hold them to account, and in fact you will probably get more of a response than you would if you were just an authoritarian. You can see examples of this when a few of the boys came back from the offseason out of shape including Latu and Benji ripped into them...even though Latu has 2 bro's at the club, one of which won our player of the year the season prior. You can also see it in the way our behaviour on the field has changed from one of the most penalised teams with the most sin bins, suspensions etc.. to now one of the lowest.
His time with us was under massive salary cap duress and we sacked him before his first year out of it and gained 3 wooden spoons.
The thing about Cronk is that he wants halves that play structure, no off the cuff stuff or overly creative. I think that is the reason the rorters are not renewing his contract as he was trying to get Sam Walker to play too structured and Sam was not responding to it, to the point where he was dropped and started to look at moving elsewhere. I don't know if Cronk coaching Luai is a good idea, however he could probably help Latu...having said that I agree that he would not come to the Tigers, first of all I think he really hates Luai as a person and a player and secondly, as you said, he prefers front running teams. I would much prefer Matty Johns working with the halves.
The criticism of Baker is he does miss more tackles than the average middle. Will be interested to see how he goes against Ale & Afoa on Sunday.
It’s no secret the Bulldogs want a big name match winning fullback, so that could mean someone like Curran could become available to create cap space for them to throw big money at a fullback.
Can any of them goal kick? I'd really like to have some options other than Doueihi and Api? Im assuming Luai, Doueihi and Latu can cover tactical kicking. Also having a forward that can fill in for a Api break would be of great benefit. Im not a fan of having one of the 4 interchange spots filled with a dedicated hooker who cant do anything else.
Mason Teague would make a lot of sense. I'd be good with Hopoate & Jack Hetherington as well. All offer some decent depth at minimum.
Hopoate’s father threatened Richo at a function earlier this season, so that could jeopardise that potential move.
I think you should be focusing your attention on those above him
Yep.
100%.. the kiwis and the blues sides basically coach them selves.
