Adam Doueihi #227

Lestronge said:
For me as someone who was highly critical and passionately offended by what he did re. Not playing and leaking to the media , I have to say for a guy to get up there and basically stand in front of the eastern side of this country , where he knows he will lead the Sydney and Brisbane news tonight …. And basically say he lost his shit … went full send and acted like a pork chop …. Took full accountability on just about the whole mess …. I dunno man what can you do but forgive the bloke. He stood in front of a bunch of blokes and basically admitted he lost all sight of the Forrest through the trees . I dunno . As someone who’s gone full send myself and torched all kinds of bridges and relationships at times , especially in my 20s… sometimes justifiable as I still hold those grudges , but others where it’s pretty embarrassing , to see a dude basically go through what I did , but in front of the whole country …
Would I have not played …. Probably not …. I probably would have taken a swing at Benji —- which is way worse .
I will say this Adam needs to go see a psychologist, as that kind of stubbornness and fight or flight , you need to work through that . Not for footy reasons but growth as a a man.
Because he got lucky IMO. He got lucky Benji is so humble and seems to genuinely care . Because anyone else , they’re in the process or torching his career right now . All because he let his anger and ego and to be honest , the losing , the fact the next gen are coming for him ….it was probably akin to a panic attack .
Personally when I get like that , it’s pure rage and overwhelming desire to torch the world . Pure fight zero flight . But he needs to see someone about it . Shits not healthy . And it will ruin his soul and any chance of a decent family life , when that happens , not because he will be violent or anything , it because when your irrational brain takes over …… it’s a bit like being blackout drunk . You know you’re doing it … but you feel completely justified torching your existence . When you come down from the adrenaline and dopamine . You realise what dickhead you are .
Hopefully he grows from this , and everyone involved is being straight up . As I think it took real balls from Adam to be contrite , and genuine …. And own it completely .
Literally 2 hrs ago , I was like Fark Adam Doueihi . That presser was genuine and accountable.
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Wow man I couldn't of said it better, I like others a willing to give everyone involved the benefit of the doubt, but his actions and his commitment on field is what counts. If he puts his body on the line and smashes the opposing 7 I will cheer very loudly for him.

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Tired Tiger said:
It all seems off to me. If AD is the best half back this week then why wasn't he the best halfback last week.

To me his explanation wrings hollow, especially the part about being gutted about last week's result and not being able to do anything about it. Well he could have played that would have been a good start.....

If he stays next year's season will be stuffed as well.

The meeting and press conferences were designed to shut down the media and seemed to have fooled allot of people in here.

Our last 3 months have been pathetic and the past week has been nothing short of a debacle.

Only thing we have learnt in AD picks the team.

I don't believe anything has been resolved, both the club and Benji look incredibly weak. Look forward the hog of a half back for the next 3 years.....
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I'm looking forward to seeing how he goes in the front row.
 
Winston Churchill said:
"I want to protect my agent, Isaac Moses"

Pretty sure his little stunt backfired. Moses didnt have a new gig lined up like he thought he did. No club would now want to touch a walk out on your team player. Dude saw the writing on the wall and came crawling back to his day job. Apparently now he says he will play front row if Benji asks him too. So disappointed how weak the club is. On ya bike champ. I aint never gonna barrack for this clown while wearing a Tigers Jersey. Big hill to climb to earn any sort of respect back.
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I dont think the plan was ever to leave.

Riccio, who is IM mouth piece, held strong the whole time AD wanted to stay.

It was the other journos speculating who probably had no mail at all and were basing it on IM past with galvin - and cant blame them.. we all thought it.
 
Lestronge said:
I literally just answered this . Repeating the same post doesn’t change anything . You’re welcome to your opinion . You might want to go back and check the history . I’m hardly an AD lover or defender . But I am human. So I remember that in the wake of a heartfelt apology
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A real man deals with his problems properly and respects the team, the fans, and his mates. Saying sorry after you abandon them doesn't fix a thing. Words are cheap when the damage is already done. He walked, we suffered, and an apology doesn't earn respect back.
 
Merlot said:
have you never/ever tripped yourself up in life.
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i've done plenty of dumb things in my life, but not to the people I care and respect. Saying sorry is hollow to me when he had no other option. He dragged Benji and the club through the mud, he hung his team mates out to dry.

The narrative was against him, no other club wanted to touch him when majority of the media turned on him. Very easy to say sorry when you have no other option. Last week he had plenty of time to reverse his decision and suit up but he didn't.

Other fans can choose to forgive him thats their choice, but I was in canberra when he wasn't so I never will.
 
Illek said:
A real man deals with his problems properly and respects the team, the fans, and his mates. Saying sorry after you abandon them doesn't fix a thing. Words are cheap when the damage is already done. He walked, we suffered, and an apology doesn't earn respect back.
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A wise man once said to me, when we were baling hay; You dont need to apologise unless you draw blood, then just run.
I took that as, take care and dont stuff up in the first place.
 
Chunk said:
Respect, in that you are sticking by your original assessment of AD and his actions. Nothing has changed really.

However, in light of what seemed a heart felt apology, I wonder how many others on here will still show total contempt for the man, like they have been for the past week.

And imagine if he starts playing like he was before?
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I expect that he will be playing like he was before in the halves, which is vastly for himself at the expense of the team around him, and to see nothing has really changed.

I was singing his praises with his new-found efforts during the trials last year, which he carried through 2025, but have always been against him being a regular half.

Adam allowed the noise around this and for it to linger, so I cannot forgive that.
 
Winston Churchill said:
"I want to protect my agent, Isaac Moses"

Pretty sure his little stunt backfired. Moses didnt have a new gig lined up like he thought he did. No club would now want to touch a walk out on your team player. Dude saw the writing on the wall and came crawling back to his day job. Apparently now he says he will play front row if Benji asks him too. So disappointed how weak the club is. On ya bike champ. I aint never gonna barrack for this clown while wearing a Tigers Jersey. Big hill to climb to earn any sort of respect back.
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Glad that I wasn't drinking anything when I heard him say that in the presser, else it it would have been on the floor and/or bubbling out of my nose.

They supposedly attended the Monday meeting together despite specifically being asked not to.
 
Illek said:
A real man deals with his problems properly and respects the team, the fans, and his mates. Saying sorry after you abandon them doesn't fix a thing. Words are cheap when the damage is already done. He walked, we suffered, and an apology doesn't earn respect back.
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No … that’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever read and clearly you’re very young .
Real men ? The realest men I’ve ever met , loyal , hard working , all about the team , have nearly to a man done some crazy shit and almost torpedoed thier life .
No … every man worth thier salt is gonna make a mistake they regret . Most many many mistakes . A real man … if there is such a thing , owns those mistakes and uses them to be a better human .
You’re in for a punch to the guts when this truth hits home to you mate . Because it will mean you’ve stuffed up royally and need some forgiveness .
And if not … well then you’d be the first person in history to never make a mistake .
 
NT_Tiger said:
A wise man once said to me, when we were baling hay; You dont need to apologise unless you draw blood, then just run.
I took that as, take care and dont stuff up in the first place.
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If people didn’t push boundaries you literally wouldn’t be here . Unless you’re 1000th generation pure born indigenous.
I find this holier than thou judgmental rhetoric to be so self serving .
A wise old man once told me me “ better to ask for forgiveness than permission” . I took that as take risks if you think they’re worth it . Do what you think is right no matter the cost . And if there is a cost , then own it .
It’s interesting the lessons people learn .
 
Lestronge said:
No … that’s the dumbest shit I’ve ever read and clearly you’re very young .
Real men ? The realest men I’ve ever met , loyal , hard working , all about the team , have nearly to a man done some crazy shit and almost torpedoed thier life .
No … every man worth thier salt is gonna make a mistake they regret . Most many many mistakes . A real man … if there is such a thing , owns those mistakes and uses them to be a better human .
You’re in for a punch to the guts when this truth hits home to you mate . Because it will mean you’ve stuffed up royally and need some forgiveness .
And if not … well then you’d be the first person in history to never make a mistake .
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lol mate im in my 40s. We are obviously very different, because you never betray your family and mates. That is a line you never cross. Thats what he did. I'm not going to argue with you over this, we obviously hold very different views. You can forgive him thats your choice, but for me I wont be supporting him.
 
Illek said:
lol mate im in my 40s. We are obviously very different, because you never betray your family and mates. That is a line you never cross. Thats what he did. I'm not going to argue with you over this, we obviously hold very different views. You can forgive him thats your choice, but for me I wont be supporting him.
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So you’ve never betrayed your family ? You’ve never accidentally missed a party of your kids , forgotten someone’s birthday , had a work event conflict with your child’s sporting event , you’ve never accidentally let a secret slip ? You’ve never been soo angry because what you thought was right that you yelled at someone you love or had an argument , because you were sure you were so right , like accused an ex of cheating , maybe your wife , or actually they accused you , or you or they actually cheated ?
I find that so hard to believe it’s not funny .
Have you ever yelled at your kid and then realised they didn’t do what you thought they did ?
You know all those things are betrayals right ? It’s not your fault , you’re just learning , and growing ….. but then that would be my point wouldn’t it …

There’s either 3 things going on here . You’re trolling .. you’re a complete narcissist devoid of self reflection , or lacking emotional intelligence . I think the latter mate . My point is we all fark up . Some of us are lucky enough to fark up a little , others only learn from mistakes … so make a lot.
For those people I chose to give them grace. Only … and that’s the key word … if they own it and show remorse .
 
Lestronge said:
If people didn’t push boundaries you literally wouldn’t be here . Unless you’re 1000th generation pure born indigenous.
I find this holier than thou judgmental rhetoric to be so self serving .
A wise old man once told me me “ better to ask for forgiveness than permission” . I took that as take risks if you think they’re worth it . Do what you think is right no matter the cost . And if there is a cost , then own it .
It’s interesting the lessons people learn .
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I think you're reading more into it than necessary. I abbreviated it so it didnt go on. It was a simple message to take more care or people will get hurt. But you're entitled to your interpretation.
 
rihannafan1 said:
All I know is if we rage quit and walk out of our job, a lot of us aren't able to walk back in, apologise and start working again. Things are obviously not well at the moment for him to do that but also for the club to let this happen with very little consequence.
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That's not really a genuine comparison. If you had a disagreement with your boss and asked for a day off to get your head straight, which is more accurate to what happened, 100% you would be allowed to do this and return.

Workplace protections apply to League as much as any job and there is a strong Union to deal with.
 
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