OFFICIAL Adam Doueihi #227

[hsvjones]

For all the people complaining we didn't offer Benji another contract this is the reason why.... Adam D is our future 6 and captain and if we kept him he would not be playing his fav position and making it his own.. Madge is a smart operator and now we have AD, D Laurie, J Simpkin and J Hastings as our spine moving forward... All young and time to develop.. Exciting times ahead for us. Just need to offload Brooks but that might be hard..

 

[Ultimate Warrior]

Even blind Freddy can see Doueihi is the man .
Does Tamou think he’s Sherlock Holmes now ?
And if Brooks takes anymore step backs he might as well stay home 😂

Anymore steps back he will end up in 2013!

 

[earl]

Finally someone has actually said it…Tamou may be struggling a bit on the field, but it is clear he knows what we need to do / is a leader.

A couple of points:-

1. Tamou is struggling and shouldn't be captain.
2. Brooks isn't our main play maker. He just isn't. We just need him to do a simple role and do it well.
3. Doueihi should be captain and our main play maker. He is already playing both these roles.

The follow on is stop knocking Brooks for not being our main play maker. Let's assume he is paid according to what he offers. If we can get someone better than your second play maker we should but Brooks isn't the guy to look at when we lose.

 

[Snow Tiger]

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Well said!

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Looking at all the halfbacks in the Top 8 teams (Cleary, Moses, Reynolds, Walker, Hughes, Hunt, Nikorima and Fogarty) only two appear to have a commanding presence anyway IMO. Most are great organisers and they have all developed an exceptional kicking game - with the Top 3 currently having the best in the game - but some of these players halves partners (Luia, Cody Walker, Munster) are just as strong and equally as responsible for helping lead their team out of trouble. They also give these halfbacks the confidence to competently hone any skills or fulfil their role.
While I suspect young Walker has the makings of a Thurston or Cronk, I honestly feel only two other players from that list can elevate their game to the next level (Moses, Cleary). So why turn it into an anti-Brooks quoting when it's clearly him providing some leadership advice on typical role-related behaviours in a team sport?
These expectations, of sharing the responsibility, are no different to
every other team in the comp.
So considering this I don't take Tamou's words as anything other than an endorsement that Luke has a very capable partner that can help promote his game and minimise the pressure.

The case of Jonathan Thurston is an interesting one. He was a five-eighth for the first 50-60% of his career. They spent a long time developing him and would have another halfback take on a lot of the more draining roles, like directing the team around the park. They had guys like Robert Lui and Ray Thompson for a long time to complement him. It wasn't until later in his career he became the one man show, directing everyone everywhere.

AD seems to want to be a Thurston kind of half. That excites me. Brooks just needs to compliment him.

 

[jadtiger]

Winning games, climbing the ladder and being a successful club is all it matters. Just do whatever it takes boys.

While we are all celebrating the debut of Zac Cini, it was also the debut of Robbie Farah as the official blue shirt guy (not sure what the officail title is). Both Zac and Robbie are 1 from 1. Hope it continues for both of them ....and us!!



I would hate getting a spray from him if I didn't chase a break and was stuck behind the posts with him for 2 minutes.

"No water for you. "

You are wrong in as much that you could have a bucket inserted into a delicate spot.He can alwyas get more buckets if the first didnt work

 

[BAGNF05]

Finally someone has actually said it…Tamou may be struggling a bit on the field, but it is clear he knows what we need to do / is a leader.

A couple of points:-

1. Tamou is struggling and shouldn't be captain.
2. Brooks isn't our main play maker. He just isn't. We just need him to do a simple role and do it well.
3. Doueihi should be captain and our main play maker. He is already playing both these roles.

The follow on is stop knocking Brooks for not being our main play maker. Let's assume he is paid according to what he offers. If we can get someone better than your second play maker we should but Brooks isn't the guy to look at when we lose.

Especially when he’s making his tackles and creating tries with his kicking. Find a new scapegoat.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

For all the people complaining we didn't offer Benji another contract this is the reason why.... Adam D is our future 6 and captain and if we kept him he would not be playing his fav position and making it his own.. Madge is a smart operator and now we have AD, D Laurie, J Simpkin and J Hastings as our spine moving forward... All young and time to develop.. Exciting times ahead for us. Just need to offload Brooks but that might be hard..

You’re saying we should offload Brooks, yet advocating Hastings in the same paragraph 😂😆

 

[tony soprano]

Weird article. I assume he means doueihi team in the sense as a voice of the field.

 

[tony soprano]

Wests Tigers captain James Tamou on why the Tigers need to hand Adam Doueihi the keys to the team

The Wests Tigers have been hailed Luke Brooks’ team, but Tigers captain James Tamou believes the side would be better served having five-eighth Adam Doueihi as the on-field leader to give Brooks more freedom.

Doueihi produced a stellar performance to help the Tigers snap a four-game losing stretch with a big win over St George Illawarra.

Brooks also excelled against the Dragons, even though he took a back seat in the game management.


Tamou would like to see Doueihi continue his dominant role, declaring it’s the best result for the team moving forward.

“For Adam to do that, maybe it allows Brooksy a chance to take a step back,” Tamou said ahead of Saturday’s clash against the Gold Coast at Campbelltown.

“For the halves to play their best footy, then so be it.

“I feel for Brooksy. He is doing everything he can. We’ve been hyped up and he is always there to cop it.

“He is not doing anything wrong, but for him and Adam to be at their best, it is just the way it has to be with Adam taking on the bigger role.

“Adam adds a lot more than what he looks like.

“You might see Adam walking around and he just keeps to himself, but on the training field and paddock he gives it his all.

“He is a bit more emotional.”

Tamou revealed he had given Doueihi licence to become the team’s vocal on-field leader and blast the players when he felt it was appropriate.

He insists this accountability is what the Tigers need to climb the ladder.

“We’ve had a few conversations and I’ve told him to scream at us, yell at us and blow up at us if you need to get us to where we need to get to,” he said.

“Adam seems to be the type of person to do it at the moment.

“In a few games he has just completely taken over team huddles and told us what to do.

“And I’ve taken a step back and I’ve told him that I’m happy for him to do that because the team reacts well to it.”


Tamou has high hopes for Doueihi’s future in the game as one of the NRL’s finest playmakers.

From experience, he just knows that it takes time, and hard work, to join league’s elite players.

“Nathan Cleary, who I regard as one of the best players in the game right now, it took him a while to get to where he is,” he said.

“For Adam to get to that path, you can’t just springboard him like that.

“He has got to find his own way, and this is him finding his own way.

“He is young, and you can question yourself why you are on the leadership group, but everyone knows why he is there.

“He has got that voice and when he speaks everyone listens, but he backs it up and puts his body on the line.

“He makes himself accountable, and for the team to be successful, he has to make everyone else accountable.”

Tamou nominated Doueihi’s genuine care for the Tigers club as his greatest asset – and now the rest of the team needs to follow their five-eighth’s lead.

“You can tell how much mentally that he is involved in this game and team,” Tamou said.

“He absolutely loves this team, and you can tell when we are not going so well how he walks in with a dark cloud over his head,” he said.

“That is not up to him to take all of that on. That is also up to us that carry that burden.”

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Looks like we have our Robbie Farah V2. Good news

 

[tony soprano]

For all the people complaining we didn't offer Benji another contract this is the reason why.... Adam D is our future 6 and captain and if we kept him he would not be playing his fav position and making it his own.. Madge is a smart operator and now we have AD, D Laurie, J Simpkin and J Hastings as our spine moving forward... All young and time to develop.. Exciting times ahead for us. Just need to offload Brooks but that might be hard..

Don’t give up on brooks just yet.

 

[jadtiger]

For all the people complaining we didn't offer Benji another contract this is the reason why.... Adam D is our future 6 and captain and if we kept him he would not be playing his fav position and making it his own.. Madge is a smart operator and now we have AD, D Laurie, J Simpkin and J Hastings as our spine moving forward... All young and time to develop.. Exciting times ahead for us. Just need to offload Brooks but that might be hard..

Brooks would get offers from at least half of the other clubs if he was off contract

 

[balmain boy]

Writing on the wall for Brooks. The current captain saying he needs to take a back seat as he can't do his job well enough for the team.

 

[Sco77y]

Doueihi's passion and fire in the guts is plain to see. You need your captain to have that, to drive his teammates to do better and push harder.
Not many players in our team seem to have that obvious passion, if in fact any from an outsider's POV.

Cini showed more passion than 90% of them on Sunday.

The enthusiasm he displayed must be a great reminder to his older, maybe more cynical, team mates about why they play the game. It's fun, have fun and play to win.

Yeah thought the same thing while watching. Hopefully that's rubbed off on them, and not the other way around :joy:

 

[851]

For all the people complaining we didn't offer Benji another contract this is the reason why.... Adam D is our future 6 and captain and if we kept him he would not be playing his fav position and making it his own.. Madge is a smart operator and now we have AD, D Laurie, J Simpkin and J Hastings as our spine moving forward... All young and time to develop.. Exciting times ahead for us. Just need to offload Brooks but that might be hard..



Brooks would get offers from at least half of the other clubs if he was off contract

There are a stack on here who hate or don't rate Moses, he is getting offers in the region of $1,000,000 a year, so maybe there are plenty on here who are not real good judges.
Me personally, I rate Moses quite a bit higher than Brooks, not a million a year player though.

 

[JayT]

Agree AD should be leading the way. Seems pretty obvious imo.

 

[cktiger]

For all the people complaining we didn't offer Benji another contract this is the reason why.... Adam D is our future 6 and captain and if we kept him he would not be playing his fav position and making it his own.. Madge is a smart operator and now we have AD, D Laurie, J Simpkin and J Hastings as our spine moving forward... All young and time to develop.. Exciting times ahead for us. Just need to offload Brooks but that might be hard..



Brooks would get offers from at least half of the other clubs if he was off contract

We can only hope.

 

[twentyforty]

For all the people complaining we didn't offer Benji another contract this is the reason why.... Adam D is our future 6 and captain and if we kept him he would not be playing his fav position and making it his own.. Madge is a smart operator and now we have AD, D Laurie, J Simpkin and J Hastings as our spine moving forward... All young and time to develop.. Exciting times ahead for us. Just need to offload Brooks but that might be hard..



Brooks would get offers from at least half of the other clubs if he was off contract

There are a stack on here who hate or don't rate Moses, he is getting offers in the region of $1,000,000 a year, so maybe there are plenty on here who are not real good judges.
Me personally, I rate Moses quite a bit higher than Brooks, not a million a year player though.

Moses reckons he doesn’t care about the money, just wants to play in a winning team and play well. He said he experienced playing in a losing side and it’s no fun. I wonder which club he was referring to? ?

 

[jadtiger]

For all the people complaining we didn't offer Benji another contract this is the reason why.... Adam D is our future 6 and captain and if we kept him he would not be playing his fav position and making it his own.. Madge is a smart operator and now we have AD, D Laurie, J Simpkin and J Hastings as our spine moving forward... All young and time to develop.. Exciting times ahead for us. Just need to offload Brooks but that might be hard..



Brooks would get offers from at least half of the other clubs if he was off contract

There are a stack on here who hate or don't rate Moses, he is getting offers in the region of $1,000,000 a year, so maybe there are plenty on here who are not real good judges.
Me personally, I rate Moses quite a bit higher than Brooks, not a million a year player though.


Moses reckons he doesn’t care about the money, just wants to play in a winning team and play well. He said he experienced playing in a losing side and it’s no fun. I wonder which club he was referring to? ?

Must be pawwa he is talking about because he hasnt won a wooden spoon anywhere else

 

[851]

For all the people complaining we didn't offer Benji another contract this is the reason why.... Adam D is our future 6 and captain and if we kept him he would not be playing his fav position and making it his own.. Madge is a smart operator and now we have AD, D Laurie, J Simpkin and J Hastings as our spine moving forward... All young and time to develop.. Exciting times ahead for us. Just need to offload Brooks but that might be hard..



Brooks would get offers from at least half of the other clubs if he was off contract

There are a stack on here who hate or don't rate Moses, he is getting offers in the region of $1,000,000 a year, so maybe there are plenty on here who are not real good judges.
Me personally, I rate Moses quite a bit higher than Brooks, not a million a year player though.


Moses reckons he doesn’t care about the money, just wants to play in a winning team and play well. He said he experienced playing in a losing side and it’s no fun. I wonder which club he was referring to? ?

I saw that, and I would agree with him, losing every week is no fun, look at the Bronco's, they are all leaving now too