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I have no idea about the credentials of the "journos" on this site but this is what one of them has to say about our captain :

Yesterday Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods move to Canterbury at the end of the year was finally confirmed. He also gave a brief interview with James Hooper, detailing his decision.

The interview isn’t very long, and considerably shorter if you remove all the times he ‘ummed’ and said “ya know”. He made a few statements that went a long way to showing that he’s something of a hypocrite and not much of a leader.

He made mention of the controversies at the club taking their toll.

“We’re forever in the media,” Woods told Hooper.

“You wanna go in there and pay footy, but there’s always something happening outside of the club that’s out of our control.”

The silly thing is, that giving this interview has only worsened that problem and not helped to minimise it. He also stated how he was disappointed with the leadership at the club – but the fact he took pot-shots at the club in this interview shows a complete lack of leadership on his behalf.

Rather surprisingly, he also said, “If you had’ve asked me at the start of the year, I would’ve said ‘mate, I’ll be a one club player at the Wests Tigers.’”

What makes this surprising is that prior to that he said, “We didn’t know who the long-term coach was going to be and they want us to sign a three- or four-year deal.”

The thing is though, Aaron, your new, long-term coach was appointed two weeks prior to your offer from the Tigers being removed. So you did know. He introduced himself to you and you stated at the time that you couldn’t believe how much he looked like his son.

The fact you did actually knew who the long-term coach was all but proves that this comment is bollocks.

This is also further proven given that you said you’d be willing to be a Tiger for life at the start of the year, despite knowing that then-coach Jason Taylor would likely have his contract end at the completion of this season anyway.

So you were keen to stay a Tiger under a coach whose contract was ending in a few months’ time, but couldn’t commit when you got what you wanted, a long-term coach. Come on Aaron, pull the other one mate.

You ended the interview by saying you just wanted to put all of this behind you. Well, giving that interview surely hasn’t gone any way towards ensuring that will happen. Genius.

So let’s tell it how it is.

You could have signed an extension to your contract last year. You could have signed an extension this year when you were allegedly willing to stay a Tiger for life. You could have also accepted the offer the Tigers had on the table for you, after you got confirmation of your new long-term coach.

This all points to you having decided, in your own mind, that you were leaving the club long ago.

All of this drivel in your interview was just a pathetic swipe at the club. You claim you’re tired of all the drama around the place, yet you just heaped more on it.

That’s not the actions of a leader, but rather the actions of an immature man.

That is why you get booed – and why you deserve to be booed – by your own (soon-to-be former) club’s fans.
 
Read this yesterday and thought about time someone called him on his BS!

Then I read the Rynolds interview this morning and think wow who is the grub?

Would the real Grub please stand up.
 
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I have no idea about the credentials of the "journos" on this site but this is what one of them has to say about our captain :

Yesterday Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods move to Canterbury at the end of the year was finally confirmed. He also gave a brief interview with James Hooper, detailing his decision.

The interview isn’t very long, and considerably shorter if you remove all the times he ‘ummed’ and said “ya know”. He made a few statements that went a long way to showing that he’s something of a hypocrite and not much of a leader.

He made mention of the controversies at the club taking their toll.

“We’re forever in the media,” Woods told Hooper.

“You wanna go in there and pay footy, but there’s always something happening outside of the club that’s out of our control.”

The silly thing is, that giving this interview has only worsened that problem and not helped to minimise it. He also stated how he was disappointed with the leadership at the club – but the fact he took pot-shots at the club in this interview shows a complete lack of leadership on his behalf.

Rather surprisingly, he also said, “If you had’ve asked me at the start of the year, I would’ve said ‘mate, I’ll be a one club player at the Wests Tigers.’”

What makes this surprising is that prior to that he said, “We didn’t know who the long-term coach was going to be and they want us to sign a three- or four-year deal.”

The thing is though, Aaron, your new, long-term coach was appointed two weeks prior to your offer from the Tigers being removed. So you did know. He introduced himself to you and you stated at the time that you couldn’t believe how much he looked like his son.

The fact you did actually knew who the long-term coach was all but proves that this comment is bollocks.

This is also further proven given that you said you’d be willing to be a Tiger for life at the start of the year, despite knowing that then-coach Jason Taylor would likely have his contract end at the completion of this season anyway.

So you were keen to stay a Tiger under a coach whose contract was ending in a few months’ time, but couldn’t commit when you got what you wanted, a long-term coach. Come on Aaron, pull the other one mate.

You ended the interview by saying you just wanted to put all of this behind you. Well, giving that interview surely hasn’t gone any way towards ensuring that will happen. Genius.

So let’s tell it how it is.

You could have signed an extension to your contract last year. You could have signed an extension this year when you were allegedly willing to stay a Tiger for life. You could have also accepted the offer the Tigers had on the table for you, after you got confirmation of your new long-term coach.

This all points to you having decided, in your own mind, that you were leaving the club long ago.

All of this drivel in your interview was just a pathetic swipe at the club. You claim you’re tired of all the drama around the place, yet you just heaped more on it.

That’s not the actions of a leader, but rather the actions of an immature man.

That is why you get booed – and why you deserve to be booed – by your own (soon-to-be former) club’s fans.

'Well said diedpretty….Its a shame Woods and many Journos don't have the intelligence to read and comprehend your post.......and everyone wonders why the WT fans are booing the "wantaway 3"...sheez
 
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WOODS’ ‘EXIT INTERVIEW’ REVEALS GROSS CONTRADICTIONS
Andrew Ferguson 01 May 2017 2777 Views
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Yesterday Wests Tigers captain Aaron Woods move to Canterbury at the end of the year was finally confirmed. He also gave a brief interview with James Hooper, detailing his decision.
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The interview isn’t very long, and considerably shorter if you remove all the times he ‘ummed’ and said “ya know”. He made a few statements that went a long way to showing that he’s something of a hypocrite and not much of a leader.
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He made mention of the controversies at the club taking their toll.
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“We’re forever in the media,” Woods told Hooper.
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“You wanna go in there and pay footy, but there’s always something happening outside of the club that’s out of our control.”
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The silly thing is, that giving this interview has only worsened that problem and not helped to minimise it. He also stated how he was disappointed with the leadership at the club – but the fact he took pot-shots at the club in this interview shows a complete lack of leadership on his behalf.
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Rather surprisingly, he also said, “If you had’ve asked me at the start of the year, I would’ve said ‘mate, I’ll be a one club player at the Wests Tigers.’”
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What makes this surprising is that prior to that he said, “We didn’t know who the long-term coach was going to be and they want us to sign a three- or four-year deal.”
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The thing is though, Aaron, your new, long-term coach was appointed two weeks prior to your offer from the Tigers being removed. So you did know. He introduced himself to you and you stated at the time that you couldn’t believe how much he looked like his son.
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The fact you did actually knew who the long-term coach was all but proves that this comment is bollocks.
>
This is also further proven given that you said you’d be willing to be a Tiger for life at the start of the year, despite knowing that then-coach Jason Taylor would likely have his contract end at the completion of this season anyway.
>
So you were keen to stay a Tiger under a coach whose contract was ending in a few months’ time, but couldn’t commit when you got what you wanted, a long-term coach. Come on Aaron, pull the other one mate.
>
You ended the interview by saying you just wanted to put all of this behind you. Well, giving that interview surely hasn’t gone any way towards ensuring that will happen. Genius.
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So let’s tell it how it is.
>
You could have signed an extension to your contract last year. You could have signed an extension this year when you were allegedly willing to stay a Tiger for life. You could have also accepted the offer the Tigers had on the table for you, after you got confirmation of your new long-term coach.
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This all points to you having decided, in your own mind, that you were leaving the club long ago.
>
All of this drivel in your interview was just a pathetic swipe at the club. You claim you’re tired of all the drama around the place, yet you just heaped more on it.
>
That’s not the actions of a leader, but rather the actions of an immature man.
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That is why you get booed – and why you deserve to be booed – by your own (soon-to-be former) club’s fans.

http://commentaryboxsports.com/australian/nrl/woods-exit-interview-reveals-gross-contradictions.html

Great article Unit.

Cheers.
 
That James Hooper 'interview' with Pascoe was a disgrace to journalism.

Hooper is a boorish loudmouth. I'm not defending Pascoe as I'm still undecided about how good he is.

But you don't invite someone for a discussion and then just talk over them and throw the drivel rumours you've heard at the person you arse seeking to get facts and clarification from.

Hooper is a moron and close to the worst RL media personality in the country. Yes, worse than Weidler.

At least Danny knows how to ask a question and listen to the answer.
 
Sums up the situation to a tee, but sadly a lot of people believe all the crap that is churned about by the media. They are just after headlines, they don't care who puts the boot into who, and if its fact or fiction, they just want headlines and the club is to smart to play that game, on the other hand poor dumb Woods would dump on his best mate given half a chance
 
Klemmer now chipping in for his mate in the press. So sick and tired of the spectacle being run by the three buffoons.

The sooner they are shipped out the better.

With this nonsense I have fears for Brooksy, unless we get it together quickly he will be gone to. Working hard for his next contract…
 
I may have heard wrong last night on NRL 360, but I think P.Kent was actually sticking up for the Tigers, questioning Woods claims that he wasn't contacted for the 3 week period.

He also mentioned a couple of ex players that are now on MMM said they NEVER spoke to their hierarchy during their footy careers.
 
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Klemmer now chipping in for his mate in the press. So sick and tired of the spectacle being run by the three buffoons.

The sooner they are shipped out the better.

With this nonsense I have fears for Brooksy, unless we get it together quickly he will be gone to. Working hard for his next contract…

Brooks is expendable with the coaches son coming off contract at the same time
 
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Klemmer now chipping in for his mate in the press. So sick and tired of the spectacle being run by the three buffoons.

The sooner they are shipped out the better.

With this nonsense I have fears for Brooksy, unless we get it together quickly he will be gone to. Working hard for his next contract…

Brooks is expendable with the coaches son coming off contract at the same time

Anyone been watching the Pamfers the last 6 weeks…?
 
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Klemmer now chipping in for his mate in the press. So sick and tired of the spectacle being run by the three buffoons.

The sooner they are shipped out the better.

With this nonsense I have fears for Brooksy, unless we get it together quickly he will be gone to. Working hard for his next contract…

Brooks is expendable with the coaches son coming off contract at the same time

I am not sure it is a smart move to have a father son thing going between player and coach. It can cause problem with the other players. Not saying Cleary would treat his son and different and in actual fact he would be probably treat him harder, but the other players would probably feel a little uneasy from time to time
 
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I may have heard wrong last night on NRL 360, but I think P.Kent was actually sticking up for the Tigers, questioning Woods claims that he wasn't contacted for the 3 week period.

He also mentioned a couple of ex players that are now on MMM said they NEVER spoke to their hierarchy during their footy careers.

You got to love the media, they get a poor dumb bloke like Woods they lead him down the path, get him to bag his old club all for some big headlines than when they are finished with him they start to turn on him for more headlines
 
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I may have heard wrong last night on NRL 360, but I think P.Kent was actually sticking up for the Tigers, questioning Woods claims that he wasn't contacted for the 3 week period.

He also mentioned a couple of ex players that are now on MMM said they NEVER spoke to their hierarchy during their footy careers.

You got to love the media, they get a poor dumb bloke like Woods they lead him down the path, get him to bag his old club all for some big headlines than when they are finished with him they start to turn on him for more headlines

And as he said a few weeks ago most journos (including himself) love this headline grabbing stuff, more so than the actual league that is being played.
 
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I may have heard wrong last night on NRL 360, but I think P.Kent was actually sticking up for the Tigers, questioning Woods claims that he wasn't contacted for the 3 week period.

He also mentioned a couple of ex players that are now on MMM said they NEVER spoke to their hierarchy during their footy careers.

You got to love the media, they get a poor dumb bloke like Woods they lead him down the path, get him to bag his old club all for some big headlines than when they are finished with him they start to turn on him for more headlines

And as he said a few weeks ago most journos (including himself) love this headline grabbing stuff, more so than the actual league that is being played.

yeah the priority for reporting is not the game itself. NRL should drag them all in and read the riot act…
 
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Klemmer now chipping in for his mate in the press. So sick and tired of the spectacle being run by the three buffoons.

The sooner they are shipped out the better.

With this nonsense I have fears for Brooksy, unless we get it together quickly he will be gone to. Working hard for his next contract…

Brooks is expendable with the coaches son coming off contract at the same time

I must have been watching a different team this year. Brooks is made of sterner stuff than the other three and any success or interest he attracts from other clubs will be well deserved.
 
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Klemmer now chipping in for his mate in the press. So sick and tired of the spectacle being run by the three buffoons.

The sooner they are shipped out the better.

With this nonsense I have fears for Brooksy, unless we get it together quickly he will be gone to. Working hard for his next contract…

Brooks is expendable with the coaches son coming off contract at the same time

Anyone been watching the Pamfers the last 6 weeks…?

Yes Geo, and you wouldn't swap Brooks for Cleary on form over that period. A pack playing well certainly makes a difference.
Just wait till Brooks gets one. eeeeeeYaah!!!!
 
now that woods is gone, do we go in for james graham, would love to have him at the right price.
next years front row,

graham
packer
matelino
ava

now that's a front row.
 
Bp - Ava is gone & I can't see us getting those two players. I don't want Graham for a cool million per season anyway. I'd rather go and get Hoppa and stuff their club up. They will have a great front row and hardly anyone else around those guys. I can see Woods copping it big time from Canterbury supporters over the next couple of years.
 
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Bp - Ava is gone & I can't see us getting those two players. I don't want Graham for a cool million per season anyway. I'd rather go and get Hoppa and stuff their club up. They will have a great front row and hardly anyone else around those guys. I can see Woods copping it big time from Canterbury supporters over the next couple of years.

well if ava is gone and we only have ben, then we will be up the creek without a boat. whats the point letting woods go and ava and only getting ben in. don't see ant other props that are any good or worth getting.
 

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