Hastings signed for 22/23 *Official.

[Snake]

Agree with using that kick with Roberts in the side. I think brooks has the skills to do it. But confidence is another issue, if it doesn’t come off I garuntee you everyone of the usual whiners come out and complain. **Give him time to build confidence,** hopefully the team starts winning a few games and if we playing good footy, I think you’ll see him playing more freely.

People just expect him to play like Cleary and Liu and don’t realise you can’t play the same way because of the squad brooks is playing with. we are also very structured compared to other teams, that’s a coach plan not a halfback plan

How much time should we give him, we are 1 - 5?

Brooks is not the issue, our defence is the problem. We should have won last week. A player of Doueihi's experience sprinting out of the line to leave a gap. He was doing it the previous game. He should be working overtime to fix this issue.

I will agree Doueihi has an issue with coming out of the line this is a problem.

 

[Tigerwould]

Agree with using that kick with Roberts in the side. I think brooks has the skills to do it. But confidence is another issue, if it doesn’t come off I garuntee you everyone of the usual whiners come out and complain. **Give him time to build confidence,** hopefully the team starts winning a few games and if we playing good footy, I think you’ll see him playing more freely.

People just expect him to play like Cleary and Liu and don’t realise you can’t play the same way because of the squad brooks is playing with. we are also very structured compared to other teams, that’s a coach plan not a halfback plan

How much time should we give him, we are 1 - 5?

Brooks is not the issue, our defence is the problem. We should have won last week. A player of Doueihi's experience sprinting out of the line to leave a gap. He was doing it the previous game. He should be working overtime to fix this issue.

I will agree Doueihi has an issue with coming out of the line this is a problem.

2021 TACKLE EFFICIENCY
Doueihi 78% - Brooks 85%

 

[twentyforty]

Agree with using that kick with Roberts in the side. I think brooks has the skills to do it. But confidence is another issue, if it doesn’t come off I garuntee you everyone of the usual whiners come out and complain. **Give him time to build confidence,** hopefully the team starts winning a few games and if we playing good footy, I think you’ll see him playing more freely.

People just expect him to play like Cleary and Liu and don’t realise you can’t play the same way because of the squad brooks is playing with. we are also very structured compared to other teams, that’s a coach plan not a halfback plan

How much time should we give him, we are 1 - 5?

Brooks is not the issue, our defence is the problem. We should have won last week. A player of Doueihi's experience sprinting out of the line to leave a gap. He was doing it the previous game. He should be working overtime to fix this issue.

I will agree Doueihi has an issue with coming out of the line this is a problem.

We have a young inexperienced squad. It takes time to nail those plays. I’m still trying to understand how Mitchell got out of his in goal? Or why Tommy Talau thought it was a good idea to make a tackle while offside and laying in the ruck?
These are a coaches night mares.

 

[happy_tiger]

Agree with using that kick with Roberts in the side. I think brooks has the skills to do it. But confidence is another issue, if it doesn’t come off I garuntee you everyone of the usual whiners come out and complain. **Give him time to build confidence,** hopefully the team starts winning a few games and if we playing good footy, I think you’ll see him playing more freely.

People just expect him to play like Cleary and Liu and don’t realise you can’t play the same way because of the squad brooks is playing with. we are also very structured compared to other teams, that’s a coach plan not a halfback plan

How much time should we give him, we are 1 - 5?

Brooks is not the issue, our defence is the problem. We should have won last week. A player of Doueihi's experience sprinting out of the line to leave a gap. He was doing it the previous game. He should be working overtime to fix this issue.

I will agree Doueihi has an issue with coming out of the line this is a problem.

Coming out of the line is not the issue .....as long as you clean up the ball carrier in a dominant tackle ...when you fail to do it ..major issue

 

[mike]

Agree with using that kick with Roberts in the side. I think brooks has the skills to do it. But confidence is another issue, if it doesn’t come off I garuntee you everyone of the usual whiners come out and complain. **Give him time to build confidence,** hopefully the team starts winning a few games and if we playing good footy, I think you’ll see him playing more freely.

People just expect him to play like Cleary and Liu and don’t realise you can’t play the same way because of the squad brooks is playing with. we are also very structured compared to other teams, that’s a coach plan not a halfback plan

How much time should we give him, we are 1 - 5?

Brooks is not the issue, our defence is the problem. We should have won last week. A player of Doueihi's experience sprinting out of the line to leave a gap. He was doing it the previous game. He should be working overtime to fix this issue.

I will agree Doueihi has an issue with coming out of the line this is a problem.

Coming out of the line is not the issue .....as long as you clean up the ball carrier in a dominant tackle ...when you fail to do it ..major issue

I have been saying that in like forever

 

[Red88_Tiger]

Agree with using that kick with Roberts in the side. I think brooks has the skills to do it. But confidence is another issue, if it doesn’t come off I garuntee you everyone of the usual whiners come out and complain. **Give him time to build confidence,** hopefully the team starts winning a few games and if we playing good footy, I think you’ll see him playing more freely.

People just expect him to play like Cleary and Liu and don’t realise you can’t play the same way because of the squad brooks is playing with. we are also very structured compared to other teams, that’s a coach plan not a halfback plan

How much time should we give him, we are 1 - 5?

Brooks is not the issue, our defence is the problem. We should have won last week. A player of Doueihi's experience sprinting out of the line to leave a gap. He was doing it the previous game. He should be working overtime to fix this issue.

I will agree Doueihi has an issue with coming out of the line this is a problem.

Coming out of the line is not the issue .....as long as you clean up the ball carrier in a dominant tackle ...when you fail to do it ..major issue

Timing is the issue. Aswell as reaction of teammates

 

[rustycage]

But I don’t understand how a rational observer of the game can say Brooks has been good this season.

I've watched him and he has been good. Very few mistakes. Making his tackles. He has had a good kicking and passing game. He is doing his job reasonably well. Our problem has not been Brooks or close to it.

Your comment sort of sums up the Brooks hate. It's always couched in he has had years of failure.

It's not his fault the team has lost for many years. A good example is Benji. There were people stating Benji was the reason we lost last year and now he is gone we are going to start winning. Of course this wasn't true same as the Brooks hate.

I sort of understand what you are stating in that Brooks isn't really that good. If we can do better and upgrade him we should. If Hastings is that player great.

The problem I had with Marshall was that he wasn't very good at all and he had too much influence. He was taking a spot which we needed to free up to move forward. If he was still with us, we'd be no better or worse probably in terms of results, but further behind in growth.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Hasto - Bevan French. Pace & class.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1385295645116928000

Sure, well executed, but would expect to and do see that when the fullback is well behind the play here as well.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler back Jackson Hastings to shine with Wests Tigers
By Chris De Silva

League legend Andrew Johns has described Jackson Hastings as a "really good" individual, backing him to be a positive addition to the Wests Tigers squad.

After a three-year exile away from the NRL in the UK Super League, Hastings signed a two-year deal to return to Australia for the Wests Tigers.

Hastings left the NRL under controversial circumstances back in 2018, released from his contract with Manly after a falling out with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett.

Despite his acrimonious NRL exit, Johns recalled his positive experiences while working alongside Hastings when he was a teenager with the Roosters between 2014 and 2016.

"I found him to be a really good young guy," he told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"I remember when I'd go to training, I'd sometimes take my
little fella and he'd kick the footy around with him.

"He was very young coming in when he was at the Roosters and he was playing with some real strong and dominant players.

"He's gone away and obviously matured. You're a different person when you're in your mid-20s to when you're in your late teens, so I think he'll go well."

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they've had with Luke Brooks on the controls.

"What he will do is he'll voice up. He'll own where they are and where they've got to go on the field and he does that easy," Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he's a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

"It might give them a bit more consistency in what they're doing during a game. Sometimes at the end of the game, you'll watch the Tigers and go, 'What happened? What have they done?', it's very hard to know.

"When he plays, you become more aware of what he's trying to do."

 

[happy_tiger]

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler back Jackson Hastings to shine with Wests Tigers
By Chris De Silva

League legend Andrew Johns has described Jackson Hastings as a "really good" individual, backing him to be a positive addition to the Wests Tigers squad.

After a three-year exile away from the NRL in the UK Super League, Hastings signed a two-year deal to return to Australia for the Wests Tigers.

Hastings left the NRL under controversial circumstances back in 2018, released from his contract with Manly after a falling out with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett.

Despite his acrimonious NRL exit, Johns recalled his positive experiences while working alongside Hastings when he was a teenager with the Roosters between 2014 and 2016.

"I found him to be a really good young guy," he told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"I remember when I'd go to training, I'd sometimes take my
little fella and he'd kick the footy around with him.

"He was very young coming in when he was at the Roosters and he was playing with some real strong and dominant players.

"He's gone away and obviously matured. You're a different person when you're in your mid-20s to when you're in your late teens, so I think he'll go well."

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they've had with Luke Brooks on the controls.

"What he will do is he'll voice up. He'll own where they are and where they've got to go on the field and he does that easy," Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he's a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

"It might give them a bit more consistency in what they're doing during a game. Sometimes at the end of the game, you'll watch the Tigers and go, 'What happened? What have they done?', it's very hard to know.

"When he plays, you become more aware of what he's trying to do."

How much did we pay them to say that .....

 

[ElleryHanley]

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler back Jackson Hastings to shine with Wests Tigers
By Chris De Silva

League legend Andrew Johns has described Jackson Hastings as a "really good" individual, backing him to be a positive addition to the Wests Tigers squad.

After a three-year exile away from the NRL in the UK Super League, Hastings signed a two-year deal to return to Australia for the Wests Tigers.

Hastings left the NRL under controversial circumstances back in 2018, released from his contract with Manly after a falling out with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett.

Despite his acrimonious NRL exit, Johns recalled his positive experiences while working alongside Hastings when he was a teenager with the Roosters between 2014 and 2016.

"I found him to be a really good young guy," he told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"I remember when I'd go to training, I'd sometimes take my
little fella and he'd kick the footy around with him.

"He was very young coming in when he was at the Roosters and he was playing with some real strong and dominant players.

"He's gone away and obviously matured. You're a different person when you're in your mid-20s to when you're in your late teens, so I think he'll go well."

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they've had with Luke Brooks on the controls.

"What he will do is he'll voice up. He'll own where they are and where they've got to go on the field and he does that easy," Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he's a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

"It might give them a bit more consistency in what they're doing during a game. Sometimes at the end of the game, you'll watch the Tigers and go, 'What happened? What have they done?', it's very hard to know.

"When he plays, you become more aware of what he's trying to do."

He had definitely matured. He was loved at Salford and Wigan by the fans and teammates.

I think people will be very happy with the signing. In a market where Chad Townsend is 800 and Moses is talked of at a million...Hastings will surprise people.

 

[bradexl]

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler back Jackson Hastings to shine with Wests Tigers
By Chris De Silva

League legend Andrew Johns has described Jackson Hastings as a "really good" individual, backing him to be a positive addition to the Wests Tigers squad.

After a three-year exile away from the NRL in the UK Super League, Hastings signed a two-year deal to return to Australia for the Wests Tigers.

Hastings left the NRL under controversial circumstances back in 2018, released from his contract with Manly after a falling out with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett.

Despite his acrimonious NRL exit, Johns recalled his positive experiences while working alongside Hastings when he was a teenager with the Roosters between 2014 and 2016.

"I found him to be a really good young guy," he told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"I remember when I'd go to training, I'd sometimes take my
little fella and he'd kick the footy around with him.

"He was very young coming in when he was at the Roosters and he was playing with some real strong and dominant players.

"He's gone away and obviously matured. You're a different person when you're in your mid-20s to when you're in your late teens, so I think he'll go well."

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they've had with Luke Brooks on the controls.

"What he will do is he'll voice up. He'll own where they are and where they've got to go on the field and he does that easy," Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he's a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

"It might give them a bit more consistency in what they're doing during a game. Sometimes at the end of the game, you'll watch the Tigers and go, 'What happened? What have they done?', it's very hard to know.

"When he plays, you become more aware of what he's trying to do."

He had definitely matured. He was loved at Salford and Wigan by the fans and teammates.

I think people will be very happy with the signing. In a market where Chad Townsend is 800 and Moses is talked of at a million...Hastings will surprise people.

Hastings is a very good signing. Clever hands, strong runner, loads of confidence and tough.
Bring him over to Australia now ??

 

[Curaeus]

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler back Jackson Hastings to shine with Wests Tigers
By Chris De Silva

League legend Andrew Johns has described Jackson Hastings as a "really good" individual, backing him to be a positive addition to the Wests Tigers squad.

After a three-year exile away from the NRL in the UK Super League, Hastings signed a two-year deal to return to Australia for the Wests Tigers.

Hastings left the NRL under controversial circumstances back in 2018, released from his contract with Manly after a falling out with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett.

Despite his acrimonious NRL exit, Johns recalled his positive experiences while working alongside Hastings when he was a teenager with the Roosters between 2014 and 2016.

"I found him to be a really good young guy," he told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"I remember when I'd go to training, I'd sometimes take my
little fella and he'd kick the footy around with him.

"He was very young coming in when he was at the Roosters and he was playing with some real strong and dominant players.

"He's gone away and obviously matured. You're a different person when you're in your mid-20s to when you're in your late teens, so I think he'll go well."

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they've had with Luke Brooks on the controls.

"What he will do is he'll voice up. He'll own where they are and where they've got to go on the field and he does that easy," Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he's a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

"It might give them a bit more consistency in what they're doing during a game. Sometimes at the end of the game, you'll watch the Tigers and go, 'What happened? What have they done?', it's very hard to know.

"When he plays, you become more aware of what he's trying to do."

He had definitely matured. He was loved at Salford and Wigan by the fans and teammates.

I think people will be very happy with the signing. In a market where Chad Townsend is 800 and Moses is talked of at a million...Hastings will surprise people.

Hastings is a very good signing. Clever hands, strong runner, loads of confidence and tough.
Bring him over to Australia now ??

Anyone think Madge might be looking at moving Douehi to the centres, Brooks to 6 with Hastings at 7 in 2022, especially if we don't keep Joey Leilua and/or Roberts beyond this season?

 

[Guest]

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler back Jackson Hastings to shine with Wests Tigers
By Chris De Silva

League legend Andrew Johns has described Jackson Hastings as a "really good" individual, backing him to be a positive addition to the Wests Tigers squad.

After a three-year exile away from the NRL in the UK Super League, Hastings signed a two-year deal to return to Australia for the Wests Tigers.

Hastings left the NRL under controversial circumstances back in 2018, released from his contract with Manly after a falling out with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett.

Despite his acrimonious NRL exit, Johns recalled his positive experiences while working alongside Hastings when he was a teenager with the Roosters between 2014 and 2016.

"I found him to be a really good young guy," he told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"I remember when I'd go to training, I'd sometimes take my
little fella and he'd kick the footy around with him.

"He was very young coming in when he was at the Roosters and he was playing with some real strong and dominant players.

"He's gone away and obviously matured. You're a different person when you're in your mid-20s to when you're in your late teens, so I think he'll go well."

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they've had with Luke Brooks on the controls.

"What he will do is he'll voice up. He'll own where they are and where they've got to go on the field and he does that easy," Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he's a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

"It might give them a bit more consistency in what they're doing during a game. Sometimes at the end of the game, you'll watch the Tigers and go, 'What happened? What have they done?', it's very hard to know.

"When he plays, you become more aware of what he's trying to do."

He had definitely matured. He was loved at Salford and Wigan by the fans and teammates.

I think people will be very happy with the signing. In a market where Chad Townsend is 800 and Moses is talked of at a million...Hastings will surprise people.

Hastings is a very good signing. Clever hands, strong runner, loads of confidence and tough.
Bring him over to Australia now ??

Anyone think Madge might be looking at moving Douehi to the centres, Brooks to 6 with Hastings at 7 in 2022, especially if we don't keep Joey Leilua and/or Roberts beyond this season?

Nope. Doueihi will stay at 6. He's developing nicely.

 

[851]

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they’ve had with Luke Brooks on the controls.
“What he will do is he’ll voice up. He’ll own where they are and where they’ve got to go on the field and he does that easy,” Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he’s a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

We can also see it Freddy, but there are still some who can't

 

[Newtown]

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler back Jackson Hastings to shine with Wests Tigers
By Chris De Silva

League legend Andrew Johns has described Jackson Hastings as a "really good" individual, backing him to be a positive addition to the Wests Tigers squad.

After a three-year exile away from the NRL in the UK Super League, Hastings signed a two-year deal to return to Australia for the Wests Tigers.

Hastings left the NRL under controversial circumstances back in 2018, released from his contract with Manly after a falling out with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett.

Despite his acrimonious NRL exit, Johns recalled his positive experiences while working alongside Hastings when he was a teenager with the Roosters between 2014 and 2016.

"I found him to be a really good young guy," he told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"I remember when I'd go to training, I'd sometimes take my
little fella and he'd kick the footy around with him.

"He was very young coming in when he was at the Roosters and he was playing with some real strong and dominant players.

"He's gone away and obviously matured. You're a different person when you're in your mid-20s to when you're in your late teens, so I think he'll go well."

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they've had with Luke Brooks on the controls.

"What he will do is he'll voice up. He'll own where they are and where they've got to go on the field and he does that easy," Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he's a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

"It might give them a bit more consistency in what they're doing during a game. Sometimes at the end of the game, you'll watch the Tigers and go, 'What happened? What have they done?', it's very hard to know.

"When he plays, you become more aware of what he's trying to do."

He had definitely matured. He was loved at Salford and Wigan by the fans and teammates.

I think people will be very happy with the signing. In a market where Chad Townsend is 800 and Moses is talked of at a million...Hastings will surprise people.

Hastings is a very good signing. Clever hands, strong runner, loads of confidence and tough.
Bring him over to Australia now ??

Anyone think Madge might be looking at moving Douehi to the centres, Brooks to 6 with Hastings at 7 in 2022, especially if we don't keep Joey Leilua and/or Roberts beyond this season?

He sure could and it will lead to an even stronger team.

 

[Tigerlily]

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler back Jackson Hastings to shine with Wests Tigers
By Chris De Silva

League legend Andrew Johns has described Jackson Hastings as a "really good" individual, backing him to be a positive addition to the Wests Tigers squad.

After a three-year exile away from the NRL in the UK Super League, Hastings signed a two-year deal to return to Australia for the Wests Tigers.

Hastings left the NRL under controversial circumstances back in 2018, released from his contract with Manly after a falling out with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett.

Despite his acrimonious NRL exit, Johns recalled his positive experiences while working alongside Hastings when he was a teenager with the Roosters between 2014 and 2016.

"I found him to be a really good young guy," he told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"I remember when I'd go to training, I'd sometimes take my
little fella and he'd kick the footy around with him.

"He was very young coming in when he was at the Roosters and he was playing with some real strong and dominant players.

"He's gone away and obviously matured. You're a different person when you're in your mid-20s to when you're in your late teens, so I think he'll go well."

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they've had with Luke Brooks on the controls.

"What he will do is he'll voice up. He'll own where they are and where they've got to go on the field and he does that easy," Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he's a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

"It might give them a bit more consistency in what they're doing during a game. Sometimes at the end of the game, you'll watch the Tigers and go, 'What happened? What have they done?', it's very hard to know.

"When he plays, you become more aware of what he's trying to do."

Well aren’t these two numb-ties a pair of white anters where was their support for Jackson when he was basically fed to the wolves.

 

[hsvjones]

EXCLUSIVE: Andrew Johns and Brad Fittler back Jackson Hastings to shine with Wests Tigers
By Chris De Silva

League legend Andrew Johns has described Jackson Hastings as a "really good" individual, backing him to be a positive addition to the Wests Tigers squad.

After a three-year exile away from the NRL in the UK Super League, Hastings signed a two-year deal to return to Australia for the Wests Tigers.

Hastings left the NRL under controversial circumstances back in 2018, released from his contract with Manly after a falling out with skipper Daly Cherry-Evans and coach Trent Barrett.

Despite his acrimonious NRL exit, Johns recalled his positive experiences while working alongside Hastings when he was a teenager with the Roosters between 2014 and 2016.

"I found him to be a really good young guy," he told Wide World of Sports' Freddy and the Eighth.

"I remember when I'd go to training, I'd sometimes take my
little fella and he'd kick the footy around with him.

"He was very young coming in when he was at the Roosters and he was playing with some real strong and dominant players.

"He's gone away and obviously matured. You're a different person when you're in your mid-20s to when you're in your late teens, so I think he'll go well."

Fellow league great Brad Fittler also praised the Hastings signing, suggesting the halfback would give the Wests Tigers more of an on-field identity than they've had with Luke Brooks on the controls.

"What he will do is he'll voice up. He'll own where they are and where they've got to go on the field and he does that easy," Fittler told Freddy and the Eighth.
"You can tell he's a real student of the game. He knows when to kick, all that sort of stuff, which Brooks falls in and out of a lot.

"It might give them a bit more consistency in what they're doing during a game. Sometimes at the end of the game, you'll watch the Tigers and go, 'What happened? What have they done?', it's very hard to know.

"When he plays, you become more aware of what he's trying to do."

Just STOP IT... STOP It...

We don't get any positive media so this clearly is meant for another team...

About time someone said saoethign positive about us and recruitment

 

[Sabre]

Hasto - Bevan French. Pace & class.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1385295645116928000

If that combination with French is a regular thing we should look at signing French too. We desperately need anither good winger.

 

[BZN]

Hastings to leave Wigan

19 April 2021
Wigan Warriors can confirm that Jackson Hastings will leave the Club at the end of the 2021 season.

Hastings will join NRL side Wests Tigers for 2022 and 2023.

Wigan Warriors executive director, Kris Radlinski, said: “Jackson asked to see me on Sunday morning where he informed me that he has agreed a two-year deal in the NRL and will leave at the end of 2021 when his contract expires.

“There has been much speculation about an immediate exit, but I have had written assurances from his management team and through my relationship with Michael Maguire, 2021 was never an option.

“During my conversation, Jackson was incredibly humble and said he feels honoured to have represented the Club. I could see it in his eyes that he wants to leave Wigan a winner.

“We have never doubted his commitment as a Rugby League player. He brings an outstanding attitude to training every day and plays his heart out every week on the playing field.

“Wests Tigers are getting a player who is deeply motivated to succeed and will drive the rest of the playing squad.”

Hastings said: “I am extremely grateful to Ian Lenagan and Kris Radlinski and Adrian Lam to represent this great Club.

“Over the last 15 months I’ve really appreciated being part of such an historic place and the expectations that come along with that.

“Kris and I have spoken at length about what the future holds. Having such a great relationship with him, the door is open if an opportunity arises in the future.

“I’m really grateful to all the fans for putting up with the rumours and speculation. I have given everything I have to the jersey and I will continue to do that for the rest of this year. I am an extremely driven individual that’s super committed to bringing success to Wigan in 2021.

“Now this is out of the way, I just want to get on with playing Rugby League. I am solely focused on 2021 and the goal we have as a Club for this year.

“Once again, I would like to say thank you to the Wigan fans for the constant support and I can’t wait to see them all back in the stands.”

All of this suggests we are receiving a mature minded version of Jackson, one with a dedicated work ethic and will to succeed.


Yes yes yes.....he has changed....it will be different this time.
Welcome to the club Jackson, us Tigers fans are well worn into this pattern now.

Have you ever considered what it would have been like playing with DCE and Dylan Walker
Maybe he told them what he thinks of them and they couldn't handle it
As far as the Roosters go
They have let many a player go
If they don't want you, your gone
Playing for a number of teams doesn't make you a bad player
Look at our own Pat Richards
Brett Hodgson
JAC
Marty Taupau
Matterson
How many teams a player plays for is irrelevant on their playing ability
And I wouldn't listen to anything DCE said or Dylan Walker
Then you have a coach like Nathan Brown who slaps Trent Barrett
And you are worried about Hastings
Hastings looks like a good family man which is more then I can say about many other nrl players
He might have rubbed a few players up but what nrl player hasn't
The only thing we should be concerned about is his playing ability and nothing else
And that is a little unknown at this point
We know he can play but how good back in the Nrl


I couldnt care less if he hit DCE, I couldnt care less if he is a good bloke or not. You have made the point yourself, its just about his playing ability.

You listed a long list of players who have played for many clubs and that it doesnt matter if Roosters let a player go. That is all true, but can you spot the difference between all those players and Jackson Hastings?



Ill give you a clue.........all of those players were good enough that there was another club willing to pick them up.

Which NRL club was willing to give him a go because of his playing ability after Manly?

Did you consider that he might have wanted to go to England for other reasons
Wether that be family reasons or to get away from the pressures of NRL life
He may have been offered more money to go to England
He made the right decision by going as he won Man of Steel and played in a Grand Final
Now if you can think rationally for a second and you are able to respond with with actual evidence to back up your claims as to the type of man he is today , then please do so
Because unless you know the man personally then you would have absolutely no Idea as to what type of person Hastings is now
And it's all just hearsay


Nice straw man. Please elaborate on what I said about the type of man he is today. What did I say or imply about what kind of person he is?

Judging him on the man he is today, you didn't so my apologies
Judging him on the player he is today, your comments like many others seem to suggest he is crap because no other club wanted to sign him when he left Australia
Does anyone know for a fact that no Australian club put an offer in for his services
What was the cap situation of all clubs at that time, what money did that have to spend
What about the playing rosters of the clubs, what positions did they need to fill

And how does anyone know how he will go when he returns to the NRL
Are you or anyone else reading this so sure he is going to fail
And fail in what sense
We don't know how much he is being paid
We don't know what position he will play
Is he starting or on the bench
Is he minimum wage (unlikely but who knows)
Until we have all the facts, which we will never know, how can anyone judge Whether it is a good deal or Whether he is what we need for the position we seek
And we certainly can't make judgement on a players ability based on 3 years ago
Times change
The game has changed
And people change

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