When a club shelves out big money on players (and coaches) who don't fire, the club is beginning a downward spiral. Whatever the financial cost Wests Tigers management need to have the courage to remove players like Blair, Anasta, Fulton and Tuquiri before next year. These players are a huge liability in any first grade team. Potter is also starting to look a huge liability as a first grade coach.
Adam Blair told to look for another club
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Frank_the_tank
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@Newtown said:
You were making sence until you out Fulton's and Potter's names in your post.
avocadoontoast
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@Frank the tank said:
I think it made sense regardless. Fulton will really struggle to make the 17 next year and Potters performance has been woeful. You can make excuses until the cows come home but at the end of the day our attack and defence have been absolutely woeful. It had nothing to do with injuries - we were just as bad when playing at full strength.
Potter is treated like a god on this forum and it mystifies me.
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tig_prmz
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@avocadoontoast said:
no he's not.. he has a contract for next year and everyone is waiting till tht end of the contract to judge him.
westTAHger
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you watch how Adam Blair improves in 2014, and a lot more again in 2015.
players do it all the time when they are coming to be off contract.
if his form has not had a massive improvement for all of 2014, , then at beginning of 2015, tell him his contract won't be renewed because he has not provided value for money.
players do it all the time when they are coming to be off contract.
if his form has not had a massive improvement for all of 2014, , then at beginning of 2015, tell him his contract won't be renewed because he has not provided value for money.
Paris_Cobbs
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It's true that Blair's recent form has been much better than it was last year. Some one pointed out on here recently that we always leak points after the first prop rotation. That must have something to do with what Blair is contributing, as well as Galloway of course.
As for suggesting that Fulton won't make the team next season. Newtown, have you gone off yr medication again?? He was our best player this year and is in the prime of his career. He's an outside chance for State of Origin in 2014\. Yeh, why don't we shop him to the Sharks like everyone else? He can laugh all the way to the playoffs!
As for suggesting that Fulton won't make the team next season. Newtown, have you gone off yr medication again?? He was our best player this year and is in the prime of his career. He's an outside chance for State of Origin in 2014\. Yeh, why don't we shop him to the Sharks like everyone else? He can laugh all the way to the playoffs!
avocadoontoast
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@Paris Cobbs said:
Origin next year? Have you gone completely insane?
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@avocadoontoast said:
No one can question Fulton commitment he try's hard tackles hard for 80 minutes but the truth is he lacks size power and cannot bend the line , a problem we have always had with our engine room hence why we cannot compete with the big guns.
Also Fulton was shopped around and not one club showed any interest , as for making origin no chance.I personally think he will struggle next year to cement a spot in the starting 13.
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@avocadoontoast said:
Bench spot at best for either one provided all forwards are injury free. We need go forward and have better options available IMO.
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TigerBuilder
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Fulton, if he had another 6 kg would have played SOO for years, he has shown more heart & go forward than any other forward all year. He will be outstanding in 14 around the young blokes
He reminds me do a D Brooks with great ball skills & foot work
He reminds me do a D Brooks with great ball skills & foot work
Eye_Of_Da_Tiger
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His turned a corner but not enough to justify his wages.
@rozelle rudy said:
Stop fixating on the duff contract he was give. It was a shocker, but it can't be undone now. The question is whether we're better off with Blair or using whatever can be saved on his contract elsewhere. If it turns out that someone else will pay half his contract, that means deciding whether we can do better with $300k than with Blair. Given Blair's new role is, basically, middling prop I'd be astonished if we can't spend that money better elsewhere.
supercoach
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No club will take Blair without us paying for a fair chunk of his contract,so what do we gain by shopping him around.Also now that he is been shopped around what will his head space be like in 2014 if no clubs take up his contract????Would hard to see him being very motivated.
If we have a marquee signing we are trying to make cap space available for I understand flicking Blair,but that is not the case
If we have a marquee signing we are trying to make cap space available for I understand flicking Blair,but that is not the case
larrycorowa
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I guess it goes something like this. If we can convince another club to take him for $400k per season and we top it up by $200k. We can then use the $400k saved to secure a player that we believe is better value over the next two seasons. It makes sense if we believe the $400k can be put to better use or throw it in the bank.
Realistically, I can't see a club, with the exception of Parramatta, buying Blair for more than $300k. Given it will cost us another $300k to fill his contract, I can't justify letting him go. Getting quality forwards must be hard when blokes like Darsey Lussick go for $350k per season.
Joel Helmes
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I don't know where this $600,000 price tag came from. When he was signed the papers were all saying $400,000 and that was probably more than we actually paid.
I'm happy for Blair to stay the next two years, he does do some good stuff, he just needs a bit more muscle and consistency around him in the forwards.
I'm happy for Blair to stay the next two years, he does do some good stuff, he just needs a bit more muscle and consistency around him in the forwards.
