OFFICIAL Adam Doueihi #227

GNR4LIFE said:
At least he’s not Moses Mbye. I’ve never seen a player who was the jack of so many trades, yet the master of none. There’s no way AD is a long term solution at 7. If he starts there, it will only take a couple losses for the hounds to be at his door.
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Mbye’s problem was his attitude. He had plenty of talent and every coach saw it which was why he kept getting contracts.
 
gregjm87 said:
I've never heard this at all. Ive only ever heard glowing endorsements when comes to Mbye as a bloke, his dedication to training and willingness to play whatever role is asked of him.
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There is a disconnect with this (agreed) perception and what I saw on the field. Hated contact (could smash blokes when he wanted), lacked second efforts, head went down. That’s what I remember anyway. Great bloke though.
 
Spartan117 said:
Adam on SEN1170 this morning.

  • Talks about training at #7
  • Management and contracts
  • Adversity and resilience
  • KPP
  • Makasini
  • Royce
  • The HBG garbage wasn't permitted to be a distraction to the team
Good listen.

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SEN Kick Off with Brandy and Jimmy: Lifting the Standards with Wests Tigers star Adam Doueihi | 09/01/26

Media file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NTETP2325306998.mp3
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Thanks @Spartan117

Good listen. Refreshing to hear some of our players this pre-season with crickets coming from the club.

Yep sounds like AD & Luai to start the season in the halves. Also mentioned Bunto Afoa making an impact on the playing group already.
 
Tim Sheens said:
Anyone got anything solid on whether Adam is training primarily as a lock or half?
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a mate of mine watched a training session the week before they broke for xmas, said AD was at 7 the whole time, turuva right wing, masi did parts at left wing, left/right centre and fullback. the whole squad was there apart from terrell. royce hunt and attard were there but didnt train
 
Spartan117 said:
Adam on SEN1170 this morning.

  • Talks about training at #7
  • Management and contracts
  • Adversity and resilience
  • KPP
  • Makasini
  • Royce
  • The HBG garbage wasn't permitted to be a distraction to the team
Good listen.

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SEN Kick Off with Brandy and Jimmy: Lifting the Standards with Wests Tigers star Adam Doueihi | 09/01/26

Media file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/NTETP2325306998.mp3
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good to finally get some football insights for a change. sounds like AD will certainly start the year at 7 with KPP alongside him on that right edge. hard not to get excited hearing him talk about Heamasi like that. wouldn't be surprised to see Bunty snag a bench spot over Royce either.
 
Rowdy12 said:
a mate of mine watched a training session the week before they broke for xmas, said AD was at 7 the whole time, turuva right wing, masi did parts at left wing, left/right centre and fullback. the whole squad was there apart from terrell. royce hunt and attard were there but didnt train
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I think you'll see Heamasi be a bit of a Mr Fix-It to begin the year until he pushes his way in permanently. him moving about the backline at training is evidence of that. probably the best way to blood him.
 
Good to hear we get a player in from another club (the one that came last)
and he's already one of the fittest in the Squad - Is also a Forward.
How many years in a row is that?

Surely there's some level of shame when these Players continually come in from
other clubs and show our lads up in Fitness?
Our lack of ability to go for the full 80 is hardly a Trade Secret...
 
jrtiger said:
good to finally get some football insights for a change. sounds like AD will certainly start the year at 7 with KPP alongside him on that right edge. hard not to get excited hearing him talk about Heamasi like that. wouldn't be surprised to see Bunty snag a bench spot over Royce either.
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Good to hear there is some serious competition for positions in the 17.
 
innsaneink said:
Chad Townsend stating board level drama had been a distraction for his team previously...senior leadership group having to adress the squad and focus on ignoring it
Flies In the face.of a few here that tey to push the "the players wouldnt even be aware" line
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Of course it's a distraction, when you have constant turmoil in your workplace it has to make it harder to focus on your objectives.

Fine to say that the players are professionals and that they should be able to focus on the job they are paid to do, but regardless of whether you are a Rugby League player or a Rocket Scientist it's hard to just get on with it when the people that ultimately run the show are Space Cadets.

It has has to be remembered that most of the players that we are talking about are relatively young and have very little life experience and with the knowledge that a career in the NRL is generally relatively short, coupled with other uncertainties like the actual security that an NRL Contract provides, the last thing that you need is constant disruption and interference at board level.
 
hank37w said:
Of course it's a distraction, when you have constant turmoil in your workplace it has to make it harder to focus on your objectives.

Fine to say that the players are professionals and that they should be able to focus on the job they are paid to do, but regardless of whether you are a Rugby League player or a Rocket Scientist it's hard to just get on with it when the people that ultimately run the show are Space Cadets.

It has has to be remembered that most of the players that we are talking about are relatively young and have very little life experience and with the knowledge that a career in the NRL is generally relatively short, coupled with other uncertainties like the actual security that an NRL Contract provides, the last thing that you need is constant disruption and interference at board level.
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Yea, but the board will only bother them if their Managers OR the coach is effected.

Maybe Richo's sacking may effect them. I kinda doubt it.

Management research says this:
employees care about their Immeadiate boss the most.
Not the GM, not the next guy down. Their boss.

A good coach will keep the players thinking about footy, the board won't mean anything to them.
 
crazycat said:
Yea, but the board will only bother them if their Managers OR the coach is effected.

Maybe Richo's sacking may effect them. I kinda doubt it.

Management research says this:
employees care about their Immeadiate boss the most.
Not the GM, not the next guy down. Their boss.

A good coach will keep the players thinking about footy, the board won't mean anything to them.
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Did you listen to the Douehi interview???
A long time ex player just said the opposite.
I know who im listening to
 
innsaneink said:
Did you listen to the Douehi interview???
A long time ex player just said the opposite.
I know who im listening to
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Any uncertainty at the board/management level isn't good. It doesn't mean that the team can't be successful though. It depends how they react.
Funnily enough, one thing our club has going for it is that it's been drama after drama, so maybe the boys will just say "oh well, same old story" and get on with it. If they win their first game, build some confidence the board room noise won't matter. The longer it takes to win, the more the pressure builds.

On Douehi, I think he'll do well at 7 if he's trained there. He's a mature head and unlike his previous time at 6 he now has some serious strike weapons around him. Always liked him as a half, but I think we all expected miracles from him when the squad wasn't great.
I still hope Fainu is the long-term solution though.
 
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