Antnony Tupou [Discussion]

[Cultured_Bogan]

No not enough mongrel in him. If the Titans are in drama I'd like us to go after Bird
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No thanks, we just hooked someone who allegedy abused their partner, why would we go after another?

 

[underdog]

No not enough mongrel in him. If the Titans are in drama I'd like us to go after Bird
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No thanks, we just hooked someone who allegedy abused their partner, why would we go after another?

No bogan, you got it all wrong…. - it was his mate, remember? :roll

 

[T-REXX]

end of next season??

why not go for Cronk? he is a free agent in 4 years i hear

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Had his day… Does too much work in the Cronulla pack and will be flogged by the time we get him.

There's plenty of guys in there 23's to 25's that we should be looking at. We just need to wait and get the right one.

 

[russelldp]

Tupou had damaged his ACL and is out till round 20 2012
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[GNR4LIFE]

Is currently on around $400k a season.

No thanks.

So what? doesn't mean thats what we'd pay him

 

[bigsiro]

Very good player.
Extremely useful, fast and got a good offload.
As someone said on a previous thread, we need a good 1-17, not just 1-13.
He'd be a fantastic addition. We would be bonkers not to want him.

 

[happy_tiger]

Tupou had damaged his ACL and is out till round 20 2012
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Well if thats the case You wouldn't touch him with a ten foot pole His knee is as bad as Todd Payten's was last year

 

[eyewonder]

We need fresher legs than anthony's next year.

 

[tomcat]

No thanks We need to stop signing" HAS BEENS "

 

[Frank_the_tank]

If he is cheap he could be ok off the bench. He's solid

 

[LaT]

Is currently on around $400k a season.

No thanks.

So what? doesn't mean thats what we'd pay him

Hopefully we pay him nothing at all.

He has recently undergone the same stemcell treatment Payten had last year. And now I think he is out until round 20.

No thanks!

 

[Demps]

Both are (rumoured) 500k second rower / props.
Which means they are "over-paid".
Are they worth that? Probably not.

Lets look @ Tupou…

He's been poorly coached. Ricky Stuart is a bad coach - no two ways about it.
Didn't use his strengths correctly & basically ruined him as a player.
He's an impact player - not a workhorse, which is what he has been used as for the past few years.
As soon as he joined the sharks, his career went downhill.

Now, Adam Blair...

Was greatly coached at a well structured club, Melbourne.
Test Player, Vice Captain, Premiership winning player.
All of a sudden - he sucks. He's lost all the skills he _seemed_ to possess at his previous club.
Tim Sheens more than likely didn't utilise these skills and had him playing a different game he's use to.
His career has gone downhill and to put it simply, he has sucked since he got there with the exception of perhaps one or two games.

The fans aren't happy and haven't been, with both of them - for some time.
Why is that?
If they were turning up week in week out and playing like they actually DESERVE the 500k - it wouldn't be a problem.

I mentioned in another thread, when you think of it from a business stand point...
If you PERSON X doing a job for you, for $100 a day
Which PERSON Y can do, the exact same job - for $50 a day.
Loyalty and friendship aside, what one are you going to go with?

Ultimately it's value x worth....
Are they worth the value they are receiving?
The simple answer is ... No.
And thats why the fans are mad.

We stand by our club ... win or loss.
It's so inconsiderate and selfish for a player to pull on a jersey - they should be proud to wear and dish out weak, careless and just plain lazy efforts week in, week out. ESPECIALLY when they are getting paid for it.
You should have pride in yourself, your club, your JOB and everything you do - or else it reflects negatively upon yourself.

I have no respect for any one that doesn't CARE about what they do.
No matter if you're a janitor, McDonalds employee, Microsoft CEO - you should do it right or stand aside and let some one that actually wants to be there, be there.

Thanks for reading...

tl dr

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Tupou has been a really big under-achiever imo. Would have done so much more if he didn't have so many injuries

 

[Wandering Tiger]

Both are (rumoured) 500k second rower / props.
Which means they are "over-paid".
Are they worth that? Probably not.

Lets look @ Tupou…

He's been poorly coached. Ricky Stuart is a bad coach - no two ways about it.
Didn't use his strengths correctly & basically ruined him as a player.
He's an impact player - not a workhorse, which is what he has been used as for the past few years.
As soon as he joined the sharks, his career went downhill.

Now, Adam Blair...

Was greatly coached at a well structured club, Melbourne.
Test Player, Vice Captain, Premiership winning player.
All of a sudden - he sucks. He's lost all the skills he _seemed_ to possess at his previous club.
Tim Sheens more than likely didn't utilise these skills and had him playing a different game he's use to.
His career has gone downhill and to put it simply, he has sucked since he got there with the exception of perhaps one or two games.

The fans aren't happy and haven't been, with both of them - for some time.
Why is that?
If they were turning up week in week out and playing like they actually DESERVE the 500k - it wouldn't be a problem.

I mentioned in another thread, when you think of it from a business stand point...
If you PERSON X doing a job for you, for $100 a day
Which PERSON Y can do, the exact same job - for $50 a day.
Loyalty and friendship aside, what one are you going to go with?

Ultimately it's value x worth....
Are they worth the value they are receiving?
The simple answer is ... No.
And thats why the fans are mad.

We stand by our club ... win or loss.
It's so inconsiderate and selfish for a player to pull on a jersey - they should be proud to wear and dish out weak, careless and just plain lazy efforts week in, week out. ESPECIALLY when they are getting paid for it.
You should have pride in yourself, your club, your JOB and everything you do - or else it reflects negatively upon yourself.

I have no respect for any one that doesn't CARE about what they do.
No matter if you're a janitor, McDonalds employee, Microsoft CEO - you should do it right or stand aside and let some one that actually wants to be there, be there.

Thanks for reading...

tl dr

well put my man.

 

[tiger4ever]

Was he that good at melbourne or did melbourne make him look better then he really is.Im starting to get the feeling we made a mistake buying him

 

[Oxygen]

Melbourne made him look good playing around the three best players in the world along with the best coach in the business .As for Tupou I am surprised his still playing considering his knees are totally stuffed he has no cartlidge left and its bone on bone when he runs.

It will be interesting to see how Widdop goes at the Dragons.

 

[WestsSupporter]

Whatever happened to Anthony Tupou? He was playing for Australia some years ago, now is just a fringe player at Cronulla of all teams.

 

[Oxygen]

Bad injury on his knees they recently did a stem cell procedure on his knees to help promote the growth of some cartlidge ,not sure how it went he seems to be playing a lot more now than previous years so I guess it's helped.

 

[Flippedy]

Was he that good at melbourne or did melbourne make him look better then he really is.Im starting to get the feeling we made a mistake buying him

Absolutely made a mistake! I really don't think he was ever that good at the Storm either, but rather he just rode the wave as part of a winning culture. Now he is in a position where he has to step up and lead, he is failing dismally.