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Not sure how it looked on tv but watching him live, he looked pretty dangerous in attack whenever he had the ball and to me seemed like one of the most likely to 'make something happen'. Very quick and agile and offered something different to Bula. I'm not going to bag him for struggling under...

Once when I was travelling with my brother, a flirty Cuban girl called me Papacito (it means Daddy in English) my brother bagged me for years about it and it has since stuck as a funny username and an in-joke between us.

No doubt we're improving as a club with some good signings, some young guys on the way up and a seeming willingness to become a development club again after a decade plus of neglect. But the big question is whether we will improve faster than the teams above us? Only time will tell but I...

Our club is a joint venture, not a merger. Both foundation clubs are still alive.

Initial contact was with the ball like 99% of players do in the modern game. The claim that he should have aimed for the rest of the body is an absolute joke. Are refs now dictating how players should tackle? And ducking into a tackle like that?

The interview with Richo was a breath of fresh air after years of "we're doing great". It actually prompted me to call a mate who was a not so amazing player when Richo was CEO at Penrith 20 or so years ago where they went from wooden spooners to premiership in two years. He told me: - Richo...

In the words of Wayne Bennett "you can't keep em' all". Good luck to the bloke. Personally I'm not all that disappointed that he's moving on. 2024 has been the year that almost every other club has figured out that he's a bit suspect in defence against more agile players.

I'm not calling for Benji's head on a plate, but if what's being reported is true, he has well and truly failed his first test as a coach. Bateman should absolutely be moved on, but the reality is that senior players set the culture and tone at a club and the successful clubs are the ones where...

Best of luck to Latu Fainu, but Sullivan should be in the side.

Gould also has an enormous power to recruit juniors. He will literally go to a gun junior's house in rural QLD and sit down with Mum and Dad for dinner and sell them on sending their son to play for the Bulldogs. The difference between this and our previous CEO was like night and day.

The thing about footy is no club ever stands still. Although we have some good youngsters coming through and a couple of good signings for next year, so does ever other club. Are we improving faster than the teams above us on the ladder? How are we doing overall as a club? The fact that we...

Interesting thread. One of the diets that has been studied quite thoroughly is the Mediterranean diet, which recommends limited red meat. There's a lot of really good information out there about it which I recommend to anyone looking to eat a bit healthier.

Great to see Lobb in the side.

It sounds like a standard early week session @watersider - it's a little different later in the week once the team has been named and there's more of a gameplan.

The kid can play. He's not a minimum wager.

It's pretty common for a boom rookie to ask for a long-term contract upgrade after they've proven themselves. I don't blame Galvin, his family or his manager. But I hope management makes the right decision for Wests Tigers. Paying overs for a 10 game rookie in a position we have covered while...

Anyone who has seen Shane Richardson in action will tell you that he leaves you in no doubt that he is the boss. The head honcho. The captain of the ship. He's nothing like Pascoe. He's not trying to be best mates with the players or star in a documentary made about the club. In fact he is...

For mine, moneyball is more myth than reality. In league you either acquire talent from another club or develop talent. Acquiring talent is usually expensive. Unless you can offer a player a good opportunity to win a premiership or play origin, you'll pay overs for (usually) second-rate or...

We're obviously talking subjective opinions here when it comes to "barely", but the bloke has close to 50 games. It's more than long enough to know whether we should keep him or not. I mean, it was plain to see that Harry Grant was a star after around 10 games.....

Finally.... the club is finally getting our roster management in order. While I wish all the best for the young bloke, it's great to see we didn't wait 10 years for him to come good like we did with Luke Brooks.