Could a performance like that influence a player to stay?

[cqtiger]

I don't think last night would change anyone's decision, nor should it.

Call me old fashioned but I believe that if you make a decision and you shake on it, end of story.

I think it's a dog act to go back on your word.

 

[Defiant]

Why don't they just make a decision and put the fans out of their misery?

They obviously have big offers elsewhere if needed.

 

[cqtiger]

Why don't they just make a decision and put the fans out of their misery?

They obviously have big offers elsewhere if needed.

I can only assume that they made their decisions to leave and signed some time ago.

 

[southerntiger]

I don't think last night would change anyone's decision, nor should it.

Call me old fashioned but I believe that if you make a decision and you shake on it, end of story.

I think it's a dog act to go back on your word.

What if you shake on a deal that includes a provision - as all NRL contracts do - that you have 10 days to reconsider. Is it a dog act to exercise your contractual right to rescind?

 

[happy_tiger]

I don't think last night would change anyone's decision, nor should it.

Call me old fashioned but I believe that if you make a decision and you shake on it, end of story.

I think it's a dog act to go back on your word.

What if you shake on a deal that includes a provision - as all NRL contracts do - that you have 10 days to reconsider. Is it a dog act to exercise your contractual right to rescind?

Some of us are old school ST , if I shook hands on something that was my bond , my word , my promise and if a better offer came along well I was stupid for not looking into it further or making a rash decision

A bit like how "death do us part " has just been thrown out the window in the last 35 years

 

[southerntiger]

I don't think last night would change anyone's decision, nor should it.

Call me old fashioned but I believe that if you make a decision and you shake on it, end of story.

I think it's a dog act to go back on your word.

What if you shake on a deal that includes a provision - as all NRL contracts do - that you have 10 days to reconsider. Is it a dog act to exercise your contractual right to rescind?

Some of us are old school ST , if I shook hands on something that was my bond , my word , my promise and if a better offer came along well I was stupid for not looking into it further or making a rash decision

A bit like how "death do us part " has just been thrown out the window in the last 35 years

I understand but the very deal includes the power to rescind. That was part of the deal that was agreed on. You are not breaking your word, bond or promise by exercising that right.

 

[Russell]

If Jack little John didn't play tonight the cowboys win Brooksy would have got Terrorised Jack got bumped off sometimes but he saved the day heaps and he makes a good first contact we seem to play better with him in the team

Agree NCT - a most underrated player who has played less than 15 NRL games - I am sure Cleary could turn him into a great partner for Brooks.

 

[Geo]

A few like that might , but they would also realize the Cowbees were pretty bad tonight

I was waiting for this one - we weren't much better in the handling department, had less penalties - maybe the myth of the cowboys being a strong side has been exposed.

1st half the Cowbees had completed 18/21 and we had 19/22 I believe

The Cowboys ruck defence was shocking

Could it be that Wests Tigers asked a lot of questions if the Cowboys ruck defence especially with Tedesco through the middle third and our forwards running straight and hard with support runners …..nah...

 

[TYGA]

Nothing has changed Cleary wanted to prioritise Woods and Teddy and probably didn't anticipate him signing with the Eels. They will be sorted either way before the cooling off concludes. If Ted leaves and Woods stays Moses could have been a good option at fullback allowing Brooks to run the team.

 

[happy_tiger]

A few like that might , but they would also realize the Cowbees were pretty bad tonight

I was waiting for this one - we weren't much better in the handling department, had less penalties - maybe the myth of the cowboys being a strong side has been exposed.

1st half the Cowbees had completed 18/21 and we had 19/22 I believe

The Cowboys ruck defence was shocking

Could it be that Wests Tigers asked a lot of questions if the Cowboys ruck defence especially with Tedesco through the middle third and our forwards running straight and hard with support runners …..nah...

Losing Fensom was a big loss Geo , he is probably their best middle defender

Taumasloslo had to play bigger minutes than usual

But it wasn't like we would surprise them by attacking them through the centre , when we do attack a lot of it starts from an offload in the middle third

And we were just more aggressive in our carts and got quick play the balls as well

We took them by surprise and they couldn't hang onto the ball at crucial stages of the game

Our improved defence and the state of the scoreboard won that game , but if you are going to try and tell me we forced them into error your having yourself on

Coote and Granville are a big loss , Granville in particular , very underrated player

 

[TCL]

This is a cheeky comment but knowing some of our guys and a particular manager they probably think they should be asking for more money :smiley:

 

[Geo]

I was waiting for this one - we weren't much better in the handling department, had less penalties - maybe the myth of the cowboys being a strong side has been exposed.

1st half the Cowbees had completed 18/21 and we had 19/22 I believe

The Cowboys ruck defence was shocking

Could it be that Wests Tigers asked a lot of questions if the Cowboys ruck defence especially with Tedesco through the middle third and our forwards running straight and hard with support runners …..nah...

Losing Fensom was a big loss Geo , he is probably their best middle defender

Taumasloslo had to play bigger minutes than usual

But it wasn't like we would surprise them by attacking them through the centre , when we do attack a lot of it starts from an offload in the middle third

And we were just more aggressive in our carts and got quick play the balls as well

We took them by surprise and they couldn't hang onto the ball at crucial stages of the game

Our improved defence and the state of the scoreboard won that game , but if you are going to try and tell me we forced them into error your having yourself on

Coote and Granville are a big loss , Granville in particular , very underrated player

I never said anything about forcing them into error..I said we asked a lot of question of their ruck defence…

Stop making excuses for the Cowboys will you...

 

[happy_tiger]

1st half the Cowbees had completed 18/21 and we had 19/22 I believe

The Cowboys ruck defence was shocking

Could it be that Wests Tigers asked a lot of questions if the Cowboys ruck defence especially with Tedesco through the middle third and our forwards running straight and hard with support runners …..nah...

Losing Fensom was a big loss Geo , he is probably their best middle defender

Taumasloslo had to play bigger minutes than usual

But it wasn't like we would surprise them by attacking them through the centre , when we do attack a lot of it starts from an offload in the middle third

And we were just more aggressive in our carts and got quick play the balls as well

We took them by surprise and they couldn't hang onto the ball at crucial stages of the game

Our improved defence and the state of the scoreboard won that game , but if you are going to try and tell me we forced them into error your having yourself on

Coote and Granville are a big loss , Granville in particular , very underrated player

I never said anything about forcing them into error..I said we asked a lot of question of their ruck defence…

Stop making excuses for the Cowboys will you...

Fortunately for me I can be objective look at both sides of the coin

The coin you are looking at was glued to the ground by Hobbo :laughing:

 

[southerntiger]

Neither team played well in the second 40 mins. We also had to contend with some woeful decisions by the men in the middle. That they ruled Liddle's a knock on when there was clearly a hand on the ball was ridiculous. Suli's knock on was also a 60/40 that would have gone they way of any other team. Josh Aloiai's knock on clearly went backwards - only by about 3 metres.

Apart from Hess and Taumalolo, all our players were better than theirs.

The errors were annoying but the fact that the team just got on with the job and didnt let their heads drop as they always have in the past (particularly when Farah used to argue every little toss) was refreshing.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Neither team played well in the second 40 mins. We also had to contend with some woeful decisions by the men in the middle. That they ruled Liddle's a knock on when there was clearly a hand on the ball was ridiculous. Suli's knock on was also a 60/40 that would have gone they way of any other team. Josh Aloiai's knock on clearly went backwards - only by about 3 metres.

Apart from Hess and Taumalolo, all our players were better than theirs.

The errors were annoying but the fact that the team just got on with the job and didnt let their heads drop as they always have in the past (particularly when Farah used to argue every little toss) was refreshing.

Can sort of handle the knock on/knock back thing as it has been adjudicated that way for years now, but how on earth they did not penalise when Liddell was up and trying to play the ball was an absolute joke that put us under fatigue and could well have cost the game.

 

[jirskyr]

They should have brought the contracts with them to Townsville, brought them out just after the team song when all the Gatorade had been wiped off the walls, say "Woodsy, Teddy, just thought you might want to look at these again before we get on the team bus?"

But no, if you make a long-term decision based on a very short-term euphoria, you are an idiot.

 

[cqtiger]

I don't think last night would change anyone's decision, nor should it.

Call me old fashioned but I believe that if you make a decision and you shake on it, end of story.

I think it's a dog act to go back on your word.

What if you shake on a deal that includes a provision - as all NRL contracts do - that you have 10 days to reconsider. Is it a dog act to exercise your contractual right to rescind?

Southern, it appears that you and I have different values.
That's ok because we are all different.

You may wish to have an excuse to back out of an agreement but if I tell someone that I will do something and we formalise it by a handshake or a signature, then I will honour it.

I have heard of only a few examples of the cooling off period being invoked in the NRL but fortunately they are in the minority.

 

[southerntiger]

Its not backing out of a contract if the contract permits that mate.

We dont have different values. I dont believe in breakig contracts but I also dont believe in criticising someone for exercising their contractual rights.

 

[tig_prmz]

dont think anyone is going anywhere, even moses.

and we absolutely can not lose tedesco. that's a priority +++

 

[southerntiger]

I don't think last night would change anyone's decision, nor should it.

Call me old fashioned but I believe that if you make a decision and you shake on it, end of story.

I think it's a dog act to go back on your word.

What if you shake on a deal that includes a provision - as all NRL contracts do - that you have 10 days to reconsider. Is it a dog act to exercise your contractual right to rescind?

Southern, it appears that you and I have different values.
That's ok because we are all different.

You may wish to have an excuse to back out of an agreement but if I tell someone that I will do something and we formalise it by a handshake or a signature, then I will honour it.

I have heard of only a few examples of the cooling off period being invoked in the NRL but fortunately they are in the minority.

Last thing I will say on this topic. What you are forgetting is that players sign these contracts, and clubs accept their signatures, knowing they have 10 days to back out. They both know there is no binding agreement to play until the 10 days has passed. There is a reason why clubs don't announce signatures until the 10 days has passed.

Re your few examples, I wouldnt be so sure, clubs learnt from Canberra's stupidity re Teddy, Parra re Papalli and St George re Moltzen. They simply don't announce a signing until the contract is legally binding i.e. after the 10 days has passed.

If there wasn't a 10 day cooling off period, it is likely that players would simply wait longer to sign.