OFFICIAL Blake Austin [Discussion]

[Mighty_Tiger]

Why do people keep talking about the Tigers "Letting him go"

Because we did. The club publicly backed Moses and as such left him little option.

Its not rocket science.

That is because our Club has got a fetty for Moses :unamused: , Austin was the one in form last year and Moses had no right to take the 5/8 position of him . But our Club love the Word potential , give me Austin over Moses anyday.

That is not wishing any bad will on Moses just thought Austin was treated unfairly anyway we live in hope that we have made the right choice in time .

Well said. Clubs have to make choices on who to keep sometimes and those decisions sometimes prove themselves wrong over time. IMO Moses will be a better player than Austin, but Austin probably deserved to be playing ahead of Moses at the back end of last season. It is no surprise that he got disgruntled TBH.

For every 10 players we let go one always stands up and people will complain about.

Blake asked for a release to get an easier option to play 1st grade, he did the same at the Panthers.

If a player doesn't want to be here why keep him especially one that has an off field record.

People are bagging decision to stick with Mosses however failed to realise that Blake on the field demands the attention away from the other play makers which would limit Tedesco, Brooks and Farahs ability. Blake is a very selfish player in general and when your trying to build a team as such whilst he is a good player he isn't a fit for what we need or a building towards. I doubt he could do what Farah, Moses or Brooks are doing and pull themselves back into the structure Taylor is installing within the club.

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[supercoach]

I think Austen could do really well at origin level. He is a no frills type player with a massive competitive streak. SOO games are not usually skilled based games, rather a massive physical battle. I think their are plenty of no6's who are more skilled but for a SOO match I think he is close to the best we have available. Although he must be instructed not to kick as it is not his strong suit.

As for us and Austen, we had already committed a fair chunk of our salary cap towards Moses, so they both could not play no6 and Moses was contracted through to the end of 2017\. It was a simple call in the end and we will probably not know for a couple of years if it was the right call

 

[foreveratiger]

Well to be fair to Austin had he had the opportunity to stay and play 5/8 i'm sure he would of .
But obviously Austin went to the Tigers and said Raiders have offered me a 3 year deal and playing 5/8th as well . I imagine the Wests Tigers said to him " mate i advice you to take up that offer as Moses and Brooks is the combination we see in the foreseeable future " IMO.

 

[Geo]

Austin had already agreed to go to Canberra on a 2 year deal from 2016…he was out of here....much rather let him go....Wests Tigers were not part of Austin's plans...

 

[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

Austin had already agreed to go to Canberra on a 2 year deal from 2016…he was out of here....much rather let him go....Wests Tigers were not part of Austin's plans...

And why did he agree to go Geo.

He wanted one position and to pay first grade. We couldnt offer that.

Cant believe people dont get this.

 

[Geo]

Austin had already agreed to go to Canberra on a 2 year deal from 2016…he was out of here....much rather let him go....Wests Tigers were not part of Austin's plans...

And why did he agree to go Geo.

He wanted one position and to pay first grade. We couldnt offer that.

Cant believe people dont get this.

Exactly…so he moved on

 

[WTDiehard]

Watching this kid play for City last weekend there was no doubt that this bloke has a big future.

There is something special about a player who always seems to make an impact on the field. I saw it in Terry Lamb when he came on in the 2nd half of a game for Mapgies V Tigers back in the early 1980's - it was his debut in 1st grade. He scored 2 tries that day and he looked like nothing I'd ever seen in a 5/8 before. Terry went on to be a pretty decent player.

Austin is no different. Love him or hate him, he's always in the action. And he makes things happen. 3 tries last weekend and he scored many for us last year whether he played 5/8, half, fullback or hooker. The bloke makes things happen. And thats what footballs about, making things happen.

Now many here will say…...this is not a forum for ex tiger players, fair enough. Personally if Austin was 5/8 this year we would be 6 & 2 ATM....no doubt. Moses may be really good one day, but he's at least 3-4 years behind Austin ATM.

Whats wrong with our club that the form 5/8 in the NRL - Austin & form winger - Koriabete were let go so easy. It doesn't say much for our club at all in getting the best of our footballers.

And for all the people who say Austin just has the "show & go"......well it works pretty well, just like Fittler only had the step off the right foot.

Mark my words.....Blake Austin is a NSW Origin player within 2 years, or earlier.

 

[king_sirro]

This hadn't been done enough already?

 

[Cosimo_Zaretti]

Mark my words…..Blake Austin is a NSW Origin player within 2 years, or earlier.

I do think the Tigers were right to stick with Moses at 5/8th, and a player like Austin was never going to hang around without a starting spot. That said we'll feel pretty silly if the 2017 NSW halves pairing ends up being Brooks and Austin.

 

[tsjonathan]

http://www.weststigersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=24014

 

[hobbo]

Overrated

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[AmericanHistoryX]

can't deny his enthusiasm

 

[WTDiehard]

http://www.weststigersforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=24014

True…....did not see earlier POST/TOPIC
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But he's still a GUN....and we let him WALK.

 

[Doc_Tiger]

Yeah, fantastic player and a fantastic bloke it seems. I saw him interviewed last year and he made it quite clear that he really wanted to make the position his. He didn't skirt around the truth at all and just said what he wanted and played like he meant it. Players player last year wasn't he? I can't believe we didn't give him the gig long term. Absolutely awesome to see him going so well at the Raiders. Always baffled by people here that said the reason he scored so many tries was because he wouldn't pass. Well, with blokes outside him like Lulia and Lawrence, and at times Akauola why would you? He was brilliant in an ordinary team.

 

[cktiger]

I think he supports ok but God help him passing it much further than himself.
He might score a few tries for a little while but I think we got rid of him because being a one trick pony won't make him a star.
Saying that, I hope he proves me wrong.

 

[Fade_To_Black]

I think he supports ok but God help him passing it much further than himself.
He might score a few tries for a little while but I think we got rid of him because being a one trick pony won't make him a star.
Saying that, I hope he proves me wrong.

He may well be a one trick pony but nobody in opposition teams have seemed able to stop his one trick lately. Must be something more to his game you would think. People supposedly know how he is going to play but he still keeps kicking arse. Good luck to him.

 

[Flippedy]

Watching this kid play for City last weekend there was no doubt that this bloke has a big future.

There is something special about a player who always seems to make an impact on the field. I saw it in Terry Lamb when he came on in the 2nd half of a game for Mapgies V Tigers back in the early 1980's - it was his debut in 1st grade. He scored 2 tries that day and he looked like nothing I'd ever seen in a 5/8 before. Terry went on to be a pretty decent player.

Austin is no different. Love him or hate him, he's always in the action. And he makes things happen. 3 tries last weekend and he scored many for us last year whether he played 5/8, half, fullback or hooker. The bloke makes things happen. And thats what footballs about, making things happen.

Now many here will say…...this is not a forum for ex tiger players, fair enough. Personally if Austin was 5/8 this year we would be 6 & 2 ATM....no doubt. Moses may be really good one day, but he's at least 3-4 years behind Austin ATM.

Whats wrong with our club that the form 5/8 in the NRL - Austin & form winger - Koriabete were let go so easy. It doesn't say much for our club at all in getting the best of our footballers.

And for all the people who say Austin just has the "show & go"......well it works pretty well, just like Fittler only had the step off the right foot.

Mark my words.....Blake Austin is a NSW Origin player within 2 years, or earlier.

I said on here last season when Austin was still with us that he would one day play for Australia and I haven't changed that opinion. I see him as an impact utility off the bench, the way Craig Wing was often used in past test matches. The guy can be thrown into any position on the field and can adapt to it beautifully - that is a rare talent.

Sure, he has some kinks to iron out of his game, but what player hasn't? He's young and coach-able and that's all that matters because with that amount of talent, the sky's the limit. I would be much more excited about our Origin chances if he was chosen in the halves this year instead of some of the nuffies they are suggesting. I don't think Origin would faze him at all.

 

[Nors05]

Its a bummer we couldn't keep him. Brooks and Austin compliment each other very well (Brooks traditional halfback, Austin crazy ball runner).

Either way though, we chose to stick with Moses so we must stick with him. We still need to give Moses more time. I reckon towards the back end of the year we will start to see Moses explode as an attacking weapon

 

[Tiger_Watto]

Its a bummer we couldn't keep him. Brooks and Austin compliment each other very well (Brooks traditional halfback, Austin crazy ball runner).

Either way though, we chose to stick with Moses so we must stick with him. We still need to give Moses more time. I reckon towards the back end of the year we will start to see Moses explode as an attacking weapon

Brooks never liked playing with Austin.

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[Sabre]

Its a bummer we couldn't keep him. Brooks and Austin compliment each other very well (Brooks traditional halfback, Austin crazy ball runner).

Either way though, we chose to stick with Moses so we must stick with him. We still need to give Moses more time. I reckon towards the back end of the year we will start to see Moses explode as an attacking weapon

Brooks never liked playing with Austin.

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Judging by the Raiders game it would not surprise me if they have some issues between them.