Canterbury Bulldogs table four-year deals to lure James Tedesco and Aaron Woods from Wests Tigers

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Agreed. They have had 6 minths to decide there futures but are making it hard for us to recruit. Honestly if they move clubs there still going to live in sydney.Prob same house. So it has to be a money issue…

Doesnt faze me if they go. Never rated woods much anywsy. Best we have which is saying alot.
 
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Didn't our blokes want the shrink and his masseur on the clubs books officially?
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It's creepy. I wonder what the deal is?
I picture a deep oily massage whilst whispering football analogies erotically into their ears.

I could go on but you get the picture.
 
This will all come to and end with in a week or 2 , Cleary won't let this crap keep going while he is trying to fix the team up this year with what he has in players , and he will also want to start organising the new roster for 2018 and onwards , I don't think these guys really know how Ivan will react if they keep dragging it out , if they want us to pull the contracts off the table so they can leave making it look like the tigers got rid of them , they may want to be carefull as I think he will do it , I think he is the type of guy that will just out of the blue call you into the office sit you down and go , Right have you got an answer for me , are you staying or going , they go not sure yet still not on the bus , he goes il help you , see you later , Noffo , Woods , Teddy in that order and give them no time to chat together in between , line them up , in the front door out the back door
 
Just a comparison when you want to talk dollar for dollar. Woods peak market value is about 650k. The part in brackets is where he ranks amongst forwards in NRL for 2017.
 
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Didn't our blokes want the shrink and his masseur on the clubs books officially?

It's creepy. I wonder what the deal is?
I picture a deep oily massage whilst whispering football analogies erotically into their ears.

I could go on but you get the picture.
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It's a little cultish is what it is.

At times, I long for the 80's/90's brand of League.
 
The club is going through the process with these players because they respect the fact that they are quality players who are not easily replaced and that you have to work harder to keep. More difficult for fans to deal with who are desperate for info and rely on body language, speculation and rumours.
There will be some time frame in place somewhere we just wont be privy to it till it reaches that point. Not sure how much more it can be disected till a decision is made.
 
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Just a comparison when you want to talk dollar for dollar. Woods peak market value is about 650k. The part in brackets is where he ranks amongst forwards in NRL for 2017.
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Wow, does not break tackles! Those stats definitely don't make him look irreplaceable. Where did you get this data SG?
 
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Just a comparison when you want to talk dollar for dollar. Woods peak market value is about 650k. The part in brackets is where he ranks amongst forwards in NRL for 2017.
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That would be right the 650K figure. If our Club pays anything more than 750K well there desperate fools and it's no wonder they get themselves in a mess with the Cap for continuing to pay overs.
Didn't they learn from paying the overs for Moses and Brooks in the last Contract and getting squat in return.

Let's hope they don't do the same mistake, I was impressed when they took the offer away from Moses.
 
I was hoping they are not paying overs for Brookes again. There is a list of a dozen ifs and buts that Luke has to overcome for everything to click - seems very risky taking him on.

The Kennel rate Woodsy for about $450K but they are kicking and screaming for Tedesco.
 
Woods also only wins 45% of the play the balls. Ranked 46th amongst forwards. That is a tricky KPI though as usually bench forwards dominate this stat as opposed to starting forwards.
 
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Woods also only wins 45% of the play the balls. Ranked 46th amongst forwards. That is a tricky KPI though as usually bench forwards dominate this stat as opposed to starting forwards.
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The fact that our forwards fall apart as soon as he has left the field suggests he is worth far more to us than say the Bulldogs.
 
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Surely they'd be better of staying here than going to the Bulldogs. We're both rebuilding and we have the better coach.

At least with the Roosters it'd be joining a club right at the top ready to challenge.

Roosters are the most inconsistent side in the NRL. One season they are contending or winning comps, next season they are cellar dwellars and then back up. It's the problem with being a superstar led team. They lose one of their superstars to a long term injury and they have nothing to fall back on. A side like Canberra or Penrith with a balanced squad can still put in a competitive season without 5 starters.

If they sign Tedesco to big money, it'll be the Teddy and Pearce show and they will be surrounded with nuffies. They'll have zero depth. They'll lose Guerra, Tupou, SKD and probably Mitchell this year. They'll keep Friend and Cordner until their next contract years and will have buckleys chance of re-signing them afterwards. And if Tedesco has another big injury (or Peace has another run in with a dog) they're curtains again.

The Roosters, as a club full of mercenaries, have no loyal players. They buy comps, they know it, they live it. Does Tedesco REALLY want to go down that path? He's being hypnotised by Mini who is basically the only Roosters club legend from the modern era. Everyone else they poached from elsewhere.

Can't say I agree with that. They've won 3 of the last 4 minor premierships, seems like they're mostly successful to me. They also look like one of the top teams this year. I think most of their squad have been there for a long time. Unfortunately I think they're everything we're not :frowning:

Think you're letting some jealousy and hatred cloud your judgment here, I could understand him going there.

I think his best option is staying put though and really hope he does, he's my favourite current Tiger.

2011 - 11th
2012 - 13th
2013 - 1st (Maloney)
2014 - 1st (Maloney)
2015 - 1st (Maloney)
2016 - 15th
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What I see is a club that doesn't stay down the bottom for very long. Lots of their players have played their entire first grade career there.

Would you rather be a team that is at the top every few years and has a title tilt or a team that makes the finals but doesn't give a good shake up? (Or even worse, us, a club that hasn't played finals in years.
 
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Woods also only wins 45% of the play the balls. Ranked 46th amongst forwards. That is a tricky KPI though as usually bench forwards dominate this stat as opposed to starting forwards.

The fact that our forwards fall apart as soon as he has left the field suggests he is worth far more to us than say the Bulldogs.
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That's a simplistic way of looking at it. It's all about dynamic. Unfortunately by my analysis the tigers can't afford to pay more than 600k for woods because his numbers don't justify it. The real area where the tigers are lacking is bench forwards impact. Giving woods 850K will only be to the detriment of the teams success and depth.
 
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Didn't our blokes want the shrink and his masseur on the clubs books officially?

It's creepy. I wonder what the deal is?
I picture a deep oily massage whilst whispering football analogies erotically into their ears.

I could go on but you get the picture.

It's a little cultish is what it is.

At times, I long for the 80's/90's brand of League.
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Bring back coat hangers and rabbit punches.
 
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I was hoping they are not paying overs for Brookes again. There is a list of a dozen ifs and buts that Luke has to overcome for everything to click - seems very risky taking him on.

The Kennel rate Woodsy for about $450K but they are kicking and screaming for Tedesco.
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If past form is to be believed, Brooks may come good without Moses partnering him.
 
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Woods also only wins 45% of the play the balls. Ranked 46th amongst forwards. That is a tricky KPI though as usually bench forwards dominate this stat as opposed to starting forwards.

The fact that our forwards fall apart as soon as he has left the field suggests he is worth far more to us than say the Bulldogs.
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Or it could suggest our bench forwards are park footballers
 
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Woods also only wins 45% of the play the balls. Ranked 46th amongst forwards. That is a tricky KPI though as usually bench forwards dominate this stat as opposed to starting forwards.

The fact that our forwards fall apart as soon as he has left the field suggests he is worth far more to us than say the Bulldogs.
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I don't see this. If anything I notice that we often improve when we replace him and have a harder running bigger hitting forward come off the bench.

Do you mean his defensive efforts ala Taumalolo on the weekend ?
 
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