If we make the top 8 and have a successful season in 2026, most of the damage done will be forgotten.
Success in 2026 is crucial.
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Success in 2026 is crucial.
Rock Hopper Steve
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There won't be anyone to blame if the purps that caused all the trouble get turfed out by W.A. members, we're all praying that happens and soon.
weststigers
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You could almost copy and paste this to start every season couldn't you?
balmain boy
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1. He's not a proven half
2. He's incredibly injury prone. One injury away from possible retirement.
balmain boy
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Sione was man of the match when he played.
Sam for suspended for intimidating an opponent at the hotel after the match.
balmain boy
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But how much are we overpaying Bula, is the question...
Surely not more than 900k
balmain boy
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What is 9 radio?? Never heard of it
Sunnycoast_tiger
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part of Nine Entertainment
The sale, which includes 2GB, 3AW, 4BC, 6PR, 2UE, Magic1278 and 4BH,
GNR4LIFE
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The damage will be forgotten when we become a consistent top 8 team.
HUNT 101
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If Bulla is killing it and we are winning games and scoring points ,defending the line etc, it isn't paying overs it's setting up a successful team.
When you reach certain maturity you prefer to listen to AM radio even just the ads than all the " cool " music you use to listen when you were younger.
That or smooth FM.
How's the club doing post richardson general consensus???
Jolls
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I personally don't believe anything that is said in the media as it is all about inflaming a situation so we click on the headlines. Shaun seems to be playing cards from the Richo deck - no discussions and any leaks the deal is off the table.
We all enter into and walk away from contracts every day. It is not that difficult - if something is priced higher than we are willing to pay we walk away. Pepsi Max at a servo is a classic example - at $5.70 a bottle I walk away every time, but at $4 in the local shop I will buy it. Contracting for anything is not much different just on a bigger scale.
The smarts of contracting is in incentivising the contract to the benefit of both parties. For example in the Constuction game I would do a profit split with trades on bigger jobs if the job came in early. If the job came in early I had already allowed a % for wages etc. So now I am not paying that so a win for me. It is a win for the trade as he isn't paying wages for the job as it has finished early and he can get paid. But the bigger bonus for me is the bonus applied to the contract if I bring it in early - so bonus on bonus - and a happy client because they move in on time.
Now we simply need to shift the incentivised contracting to the NRL. If we link ratchet clauses to peformance metrics and/or results the players are incentivised to perform to receive the bonus. Them wanting the bonus also affects their team mates as they are pushing them too. It can't be overdone or it becomes detrimental.
What we don't hear in any of the scuttlbut and BS put out by the media is how the contracts are structured until they start to fall apart. Stefano for example; however, in our case I think we got the better end of the stick letting him walk that has allowed us to recruit to what we have at present (not a proven success but heading in the right direction).
Our CEO and recruitment team have been around the buoy a few times. I'm sure they know a thing or two about contracting to the benefit of all parties. They know exactly what tactics Moses and the like use and will have a game plan for it.
Personally I view the Bula situation as a good thing. We are clearly negotiating and if expereinced heads are in the room all parties will walk away with something of benefit. If there are get out clauses negotiated in for Bula what have we negotiated into the contract to our benefit - we surely aren't going to simply give up and handover the keys to the Salary Cap - SM is too smart and experienced for that!
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Probably read Kade7 post
jrtiger
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not quite.
HUNT 101
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Yeah,Well he isn't purchasing the mighty Wests Tigers then aye not that it was a really possibility, but he expressed interest,and as a result would have cleared out the dead wood . 😔
diedpretty
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I don't understand why he would waste his money - radio is a dying medium and AM radio is all egotistical talking heads trying to outdo each other to pump up their failing ratings
Why?
Is that your tweet?
jrtiger
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it is.
