Benji threatened to quit Tigers

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Benji threatened to quit Tigers
Adrian Proszenko and Josh Rakic - SMH
February 20, 2011

BENJI MARSHALL shares such a close bond with Tim Sheens he would have retired if Wests Tigers had punted the coach last season. Robbie Farah and Bryce Gibbs said they would have done likewise. Sheens vowed to step down last year if the Tigers missed the finals for a fifth consecutive season. But Marshall would have none of it. ''You know a lot of the boys wrote their name on the board - guys like Robbie Farah and Bryce Gibbs - and we said that if we don't make the final this year, then that will be it, we'll retire alongside Tim, and they signed it,'' Marshall told the latest edition of Rugby League Player Magazine, which hits newsstands next month. ''They were pretty serious about it. We didn't want to lose our coach, so that prospect definitely gave us more motivation to want to succeed.'' The Tigers made the finals, thankfully, but missed out on playing the decider. Meanwhile, Marshall has been busy gearing up for Footy Rocks, a black-tie dinner at the Four Seasons Hotel on March 4 in a joint partnership between his foundation and Children's Cancer Institute Australia. The Tigers playmaker caught up with eight-year-old Hunter Jelicich, who until six weeks ago relied on a wheelchair as a result of cancer. ''His courage is inspirational,'' Marshall said. To attend Footy Rocks, phone Amy Wilkinson-Lough on 9385 1782.

 

[innsaneink]

I dunno what to make of this…initially it sounds like a quitters attitude.
Sounds like spew to me....mightve meant more had they broadcast this news at the time.
I guess the previous four seasons of failure gave them no motivation?
However Ive read in the past that it did, yet they still failed.
BS article

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

I wouldn't read into it Ink, it's a puff piece and nothing more.

 

[Fraze23]

:laughing: Benji and Robbie retiring at 26? Good one. :roll

 

[Balmain_Tiger]

i think its more of a scare article for the tigers to get off their asses and make sheens a decent offer

 

[benjibrotown]

Why on earth would 3 players in their prime, all with many years left in the game, RETIRE from a sport because the coach was sacked.. Hope this wasnt the case because that is completely stupid!

 

[Yossarian]

As per usual a journo puts 2 and 2 together and gets 5\. They were just talking about a motivation tool - if Sheens has to retire because we miss the finals, we will too!! Nobody serious believes it was going to happen. There was no ultimatum, no showdown, no contract clause - just 3 blokes putting their hand up and saying "we're with you coach."

A non-event on monumental proportions…

 

[alien]

i didnt enjoy reading that article at all

 

[Adman]

:laughing: Benji and Robbie retiring at 26? Good one. :roll

Benji's brothers will be out of a job, not being able to count his money anymore and such. :slight_smile:

 

[Demps]

To me it seems like they look up to Sheens & care about him,
So if anything was to happen to him they'd do their best to stand by him or look out for the coach.
Understandable.

 

[stryker]

Did we really need to know about this?

Cant wait till the season starts so we can read about and discuss football.

 

[alien]

To me it seems like they look up to Sheens & care about him,
So if anything was to happen to him they'd do their best to stand by him or look out for the coach.
Understandable.

yeah but to say they'd break their contract??? who knows maybe they were quoted wrongly.

 

[system]

They were just talking about a motivation tool

Precisely

 

[Spartan117]

I m big on loyalty, These sorts wouldnt have been made in front of a journo.

Sort out sheens now - His price will only go up when the boys start winning and if Benny dosnt go to souths