Tucker
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My argument is centered on keeping the wrong guy. I wanted the fella who was going to bust his arse to win.
Jackson Hastings #251
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tiger_scott
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When he was a Tiger, I supported him.
Now he's not, he's dead to me!
Now he's not, he's dead to me!
pawsandclaws1
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This is what our Chair had to say about recruitment and retention.
“These gentlemen have devised what I would consider to be a very forensic and strategic recruitment and retention program.
“They are in the market at the moment, and they are vigorously and aggressively implementing that program.
“We came last this year and took home the wooden spoon for the first time in our history- that was unacceptable. We cannot allow it to happen again.
“I’m very confident and comfortable where we sit and where we’re heading. There has been a lot of movement in our roster and there will continue to be.”
Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall ‘aggressively implementing’ new recruitment strategy for the Wests Tigers | Sporting News
Wests Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis has thrown his support behind Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall’s recruitment policy as Jackson Hastings’ rumoured switch to Newcastle draws closer.
www.sportingnews.com
earl
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I like him. I can also understand his decisions to move on.
The question is have we made the right decision and only time will tell. My concern with letting Hastings go is that he was injured last season. He might have a better kicking and running game if he was fully fit.
happy_tiger
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They might bust their asses..but they won't win shite
pawsandclaws1
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Look at that stat about try assists posted earlier. If you want to score points, you go with the player who creates. It has been mentioned in one post that Moses wants Brooks partnering him. Both know each-others games well and keeping harmony and combinations within a team is important.
happy_tiger
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Bugger Lee agrees ....I must be wrong then ..or maybe he has been reading my posts again lolThis is what our Chair had to say about recruitment and retention.
“These gentlemen have devised what I would consider to be a very forensic and strategic recruitment and retention program.
“They are in the market at the moment, and they are vigorously and aggressively implementing that program.
“We came last this year and took home the wooden spoon for the first time in our history- that was unacceptable. We cannot allow it to happen again.
“I’m very confident and comfortable where we sit and where we’re heading. There has been a lot of movement in our roster and there will continue to be.”
Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall ‘aggressively implementing’ new recruitment strategy for the Wests Tigers | Sporting News
Wests Tigers chairman Lee Hagipantelis has thrown his support behind Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall’s recruitment policy as Jackson Hastings’ rumoured switch to Newcastle draws closer.
As i have said previously Hastings tried hard, AD tried hard, Laurie tried hard, Books tried hard.
Hastings has gone, and like the others, did not have a contract for 2024. Trying hard, or busting your arse, is good, BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE A GOOD PLAYER, OR THE RIGHT PLAYER FOR THAT POSITION , Effort does not equal ability. Square pegs in round holes has been our downfall in recruitment Thats why we have so many players off contract next year !
Hastings has gone, and like the others, did not have a contract for 2024. Trying hard, or busting your arse, is good, BUT IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU ARE A GOOD PLAYER, OR THE RIGHT PLAYER FOR THAT POSITION , Effort does not equal ability. Square pegs in round holes has been our downfall in recruitment Thats why we have so many players off contract next year !
jirskyr
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When was that?
tig_prmz
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I doubt it was about money. A couple of hundred Ks for a halfback is nothing in the current game.
happy_tiger
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If the figure floated for Brooks is even remotely correct .... and the best trade off was 600 k you could be writing off 400 plus k .....not to be sneezed at ....compare both players at their best ....Brooks wins and Sheens must believe he can get the best out of him ...remember Lui was primarily a running half 1st ....
jirskyr
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Honestly I think you are the one skewing stats.
We won 4 games all year and Jacko played in as many of those as Luke Brooks did. I am not making an argument for Brooks - I would have been fine if we traded Brooks to Knights.
But the argument you made was that Hastings was shafted around from his favourite positions, and that he's one of our best players, and arguably the best for "having a go". You argued that we didn't give Hastings a fair go in 2022.
Hastings was given every opportunity in 2022 and by and large he failed. So did Brooks. Yes Brooks has had many many opportunities, and actually if I had my choice I would have released Brooks and not Hastings.
But I also recognise that I have no idea what is happening behind the scenes. I have no idea how easy it is or not to actually trade Brooks. I am going go guess that other clubs wanted us to pay a very big chunk of what is allegedly a large Luke Brooks outstanding contract, and that's probably not good business. It may be that the Hastings trade was the only thing that got Klemmer across the line, and we decided to make that happen.
It may be that Hastings is a complete lunatic and actually most of the club was happy to see the back of him. He certainly has form. But that's pointless speculation. The point is he was part of a very ordinary halves group and it's fair that his position was not safe.
This is not a binary argument where it can only be Hastings or Brooks.
Re stats, even if they tell half the story, Hastings had HALF the attacking output of Brooks in 2022. And let's not forget that Brooks is rubbish, so like I said, god can only say what that makes Hastings by comparison. You can't explain that away by "standing out wide".
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jirskyr
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Hastings played halves 13 times - I don't think we can legitimately ignore the 5/8th appearances in Rd 1 and 2.
That equates to a 23% win rate. Again, this is not a binary argument - Brooks vs Hastings. The fact is 23% wins is not even close to good enough and certainly not an argument in favour of the ability or possible future output of a player.
You are using a 4-win season as an argument in favour of the ability of a player.
And then there's the totally separate argument, which I haven't really engaged with: were Tigers actually a better side with Hastings at lock? Lots of people seem to think so, and if not for a bad hip-drop tackle, we may have had more opportunity to find out.
Which of course then begs the question - if Tigers might actually be a better side with Hastings at lock, how are we not giving Hastings a fair opportunity if we believe he is a better lock than halfback?
Pascoes_barber
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Agreed. Who gives a shit? He's gone now.
Problem is when he played lock he was also playing halfback in attack.
Personally think he was much better as a halfback than Brooks has ever, or ever, will be based on giving the team direction and possessing footy smarts.
Those spouting losing stats are the same blokes making every excuse in the world that it isn’t Brooks fault whenever the same thing comes up in relation to him.
It’s obvious Sheens didn’t want Hastings and gave him an out to play in a position he preferred for a lot more money.
We’ll soon see if that was the correct decision.
Tucker
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Not true, when the whole side applied themselves, they beat some high flying sides and narrowly lost to the Cowboys. We have bought some talent in that will bust their arses that would have aided those already doing so. Getting rid of that type of player is madness at this stage of the re-build.
Tucker
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I do not include the two games at 5/8th because he was clearly not steering the team in those games. That was all Brooks. Hastings took over from Round 6.
I am not arguing that Hastings was our saviour or even our best player. What he brought was a cool head that knew how the game is played. We havent had that since Prince.
You can make the claim that the team won the spoon due to Brooks and Doueihi and Laurie...et al. and that they should all be replaced and thats fine. Except thats not what has occured. We got rid of the only guy out of that group who actually knows how to play football.
happy_tiger
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But if that player is having a detrimental effect on the roster ...you don't keep him ....something isn't right ...you don't have as many clubs as he has had in such a short time without reason
What garbage!
He was playing halfback while in the 13 as much as Yeo plays half for Penrith!
First receiver ball distributing lock is not a new concept - and it does not make Cleary as the real 7 obsolete as you seem to suggest with this nonsense.
Some also seem to forget he was touted as the lock by Sheens before either were even in the country…
Surely him playing 13 didn’t surprise anyone?
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