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I get the impression he prefers to pull the trigger on things after a win. Maybe also giving a few news cycles to avoid the impression that certain players were signed in the aftermath of Galvin leaving.

You could be right. It's too early to tell after 1.5 seasons and I agree in avoiding just sacking yet another coach. It's too early to say that he can't coach. He's doing it now pretty good. I think we are describing making the 8 and getting this infernal wait for finals footy over and done...

Yea but during a lot of that time it felt more self-inflicted. Not now, the latest episode is just us getting ripped off while generally acting in good faith (and proper governance) of who and what we are as a club. It's so unfair and abysmal even there isn't any tiger bashing going on in the...

Competition for a spot can work wonders.

Id prefer Royce gets a spray and another chance to perform from off the bench.. He's not our marquee signing / co-captain getting sin binned 7 minutes into a hugely important game.

Perhaps for the first time in our history we are cashed up, with cap space, and only a moderate amount of deadwood within our roster... and we are WAITING. Which is boring AF. But still probs first time ever. Richo likes to be reactive in the Transfer market. We've never gone with this...

You're right but its an especially tough time.

50 games!. Love him. A natural athlete with a great temperament. Very humble and seems very devout in his faith too. I wonder how he would go at Centre? He's so good at busting tackles. He's not exactly an Auxiliary half in possession yet either. We wouldn't dare contemplate playing him outside...

It's a great question. We need an experienced Centre. Not a superstar. Just someone adequate who isn't going to get bashed up every week like Douehi is atm. We need the 2026 Whatuira. Must have played more than 80 games and contributed to either 1 top 4 campaign or a couple of top 8 campaigns...

Tim Sheens was a Genius.

It's not 100% correct to say Benji hasn't had an apprenticeship. He had 1.5 years under Sheens, which we can all joke about but its not nothing. Benji was not our first choice coach either. 2 full seasons under your belt should finish the apprenticeship debate. It's a moot point after that. It's...

You're absolutely correct, but that's only half true. Having a strike centre etc doesn't stop Luai being sent off. That first half against the Cowboys was bad. Benji is brilliant, we are getting better, but Benji is shanking some key match day decision making moments as a coach. That's...

I don't like the false positive narrative coming from Benji lately. Post match vs Cowboys he's talking about how proud he is of this team etc. Maybe he knows better as a Coach and saves all the sprays for an internal review. But the team is slipping back into being a F*(*kup machine again and he...

It's not worth it for this club. You'd be swapping on-pitch liabilities with off pitch ones, which are worse. He's not experienced enough to just turn it back on again, I don't think he's ever played more than 8 first games matches in a row in his career, and when he has played that long its...

That's getting into Danny Weidler territory a little bit.... Having said that, Richo has given somewhat-false assurances on that podcast before. The new board was getting sorted 'in a month' on an earlier podcast from like march 2024, and as we know that situation took a year longer than that...

If that's the argument you are indeed correct. But you mentioned Galvin's claims not being too serious. I'm starting to suspect they're not about any social media posts from colleagues.... I think its a fair chance Galvin's camp are describing disciplinary measures from coaches at the club...

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/apr/24/nrl-jackson-topine-legal-action-canterbury-bulldogs-wrestling-punishment-allegations

I think the 'bullying' could be in fact forms of (debatable) corporal punishment. E.g being made to do off-feet exercise to the point where you vomit.

Taylan May isn't a first grader. He hasn't played 50 games and he hasn't been able to contribute to a full campaign of first grade football because he's got himself arrested at least once every year since 2021. We are already fully stocked on yesterdaysfuture former Penrith outside backs. People...

At least I got a premiership growing up.