How pathetic is our club?

[Milky]

But here is the untold story of what Farah is like. Sitaleki Akauola was part of the Tigers' top 25 and shares an agent with Farah.

A product of South Auckland, he came to Australia to work and play some footy. He went to a trial and jagged a spot with the Tigers and in their main squad this year.

"It was a real proud moment in my life," said the 23-year-old. "But things were not good for long. I was put in the halves and I am not a half. I play back row and that's it. I was playing in State Cup and I felt terrible – I was putting so much pressure on [Josh] Drinkwater.

"I felt terrible. I am not a ball player. I felt terrible. I thought of seeing a counsellor – I'd get home from training and I did not want to talk or eat. I would go straight to my room."

Akauola says he was "ashamed with myself" when he was dropped from the 25-man squad.

"I was lucky that I had Robbie at the club and Dene Halatau and Keith Galloway. They noticed a big change and Robbie just would come up and ask talk to me. Same as the other boys. "They knew something was wrong – but they didn't understand just how bad it was for me. I eventually saw my brother and just told him that I really needed to talk to him. I was really depressed and felt isolated."

Taylor says the club kept an eye on the young player.

"We monitored his situation through Dene Halatau," the coach said. "It wasn't an official thing but Dene would report back to me on his condition and it was something we kept an eye on because players were concerned about him."

Akauola says he was thankful for his family: "I know there are other blokes at the Tigers who feel the same way … the lack of communication, the isolation," he said. "They are younger than me and they may not feel able to talk up. I worry about their state of mind. I think now that I am away from the club I will be OK. I have a fresh chance at Penrith. I hope others get the chance for another start."
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[Milky]

Desktop link

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/us-sports/jarryd-hayne-humility-leads-to-big-fouryear-deal-with-hedge-fund-company-20150919-gjqj88.html

 

[Tigerspirit]

And there you go…....
Totally agree

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[Swordy]

And the author?

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[foreveratiger]

Taylor says the club kept an eye on the young player.

"We monitored his situation through Dene Halatau," the coach said. "It wasn't an official thing but Dene would report back to me on his condition and it was something we kept an eye on because players were concerned about him."

That is the most appalling thing about it and it highlights the lack of player Manager skills the bloke
has.
Has Dene reporting back to him the state of his Mental Health , it is clear to see that Club has failed in there Duty of Care IMO especially when 2 years ago we had a player commit suicide .
He states he felt isolated and if it wasn't for those players that showed great concern for him who knows what the outcome could of been .
Absolute appalling that JT can't reach out and have a chat with a player at the Club who is in distress , obviously has no idea how fragile there minds are in these times of need .
Good on ya Dene, Keithy and Farah for having the time and concern for a fellow friend , you have potentially saved a life.

 

[851]

But here is the untold story of what Farah is like. Sitaleki Akauola was part of the Tigers' top 25 and shares an agent with Farah.

A product of South Auckland, he came to Australia two work and play some footy. He went to a trial and jagged a spot with the Tigers and in their main squad this year.

"It was a real proud moment in my life," said the 23-year-old. "But things were not good for long. I was put in the halves and I am not a half. I play back row and that's it. I was playing in State Cup and I felt terrible – I was putting so much pressure on [Josh] Drinkwater.

"I felt terrible. I am not a ball player. I felt terrible. I thought of seeing a counsellor – I'd get home from training and I did not want to talk or eat. I would go straight to my room."

Akauola says he was "ashamed with myself" when he was dropped from the 25-man squad.

"I was lucky that I had Robbie at the club and Dene Halatau and Keith Galloway. They noticed a big change and Robbie just would come up and ask talk to me. Same as the other boys. "They knew something was wrong – but they didn't understand just how bad it was for me. I eventually saw my brother and just told him that I really needed to talk to him. I was really depressed and felt isolated."

Taylor says the club kept an eye on the young player.

"We monitored his situation through Dene Halatau," the coach said. "It wasn't an official thing but Dene would report back to me on his condition and it was something we kept an eye on because players were concerned about him."

Akauola says he was thankful for his family: "I know there are other blokes at the Tigers who feel the same way … the lack of communication, the isolation," he said. "They are younger than me and they may not feel able to talk up. I worry about their state of mind. I think now that I am away from the club I will be OK. I have a fresh chance at Penrith. I hope others get the chance for another start."
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We are in a state of turmoil if this is true. Wtf is going on?

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What is going on is our coach is out of his depth, in game plans and people management

 

[Russell]

What did you want him to do????

 

[Flippedy]

**"I think now that I am away from the club I will be OK. I have a fresh chance at Penrith. I hope others get the chance for another start."**

That is probably the most disheartening thing I have ever read concerning this club. It's utterly shameful to know that we are this repellent to young players.

 

[Tuiaki_Chicken_Wings]

Taylor says the club kept an eye on the young player.

"We monitored his situation through Dene Halatau," the coach said. "It wasn't an official thing but Dene would report back to me on his condition and it was something we kept an eye on because players were concerned about him."

That is the most appalling thing about it and it highlights the lack of player Manager skills the bloke
has.
Has Dene reporting back to him the state of his Mental Health , it is clear to see that Club has failed in there Duty of Care IMO especially when 2 years ago we had a player commit suicide .
He states he felt isolated and if it wasn't for those players that showed great concern for him who knows what the outcome could of been .
Absolute appalling that JT can't reach out and have a chat with a player at the Club who is in distress , obviously has no idea how fragile there minds are in these times of need .
Good on ya Dene, Keithy and Farah for having the time and concern for a fellow friend , you have potentially saved a life.

Well said FT. The ineptitude of Taylor to make a player look after the wellfare of another member and not have the decency to simply go up to him and ask how are you? Is everything ok? Thats down right disgusting and shows the person that Taylor is. Waiting until 2017 for all these players to come in? I doubt anyone actually wants to come here, we are a deadset basketcase with this inadequate coach and humanbeing. People being released and asking to leave.. i can see exactly why. This article makes my blood boil

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[TYGA]

This is a very alarming article player welfare issues are of major importance. Shows what a leader Halatau is great man. Tragedy can strike with depression we should know better than this. Taylor and reddy need to go now.

 

[glebe_tiger]

I've held my tongue on all things Taylor and Robbie related lately and been an observer more than a criticizer but this has been pretty shocking i have to say. Very poor form.

 

[Russell]

This is a very alarming article player welfare issues are of major importance. Shows what a leader Halatau is great man. Tragedy can strike with depression we should know better than this. Taylor and reddy need to go now.

No they don't - you are just pushing your own agenda.

Halatau is a good bloke who all the players like - he is reasonably experienced in mentoring players - so I would have thought he was a good choice to have a chat and suss out the situation (i.e. more likely to open up to a playing mate than the coach) and report back as to the best approach to take.
I think he took the right approach.

Instead, it is Taylors fault no matter what he does.

He could win us 5 or 6 premierships and you guys would be saying if we had a good coach we would have won 10.

Haters love to hate

 

[Geo]

Guess there was more behind Fletchers departure than meets the eye….thanks Danny

 

[jadtiger]

Any decent person would take personal interest in the situation it just goes to show what a disgraceful man we have as a coach.We will have nobody wanting to be involved with this loser and will undoubtedly have an even worse situation later.Taylors supporters will no doubt gloss over it and say" he is working to get the team he wants".

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Taylor says the club kept an eye on the young player.

"We monitored his situation through Dene Halatau," the coach said. "It wasn't an official thing but Dene would report back to me on his condition and it was something we kept an eye on because players were concerned about him."

That is the most appalling thing about it and it highlights the lack of player Manager skills the bloke
has.
Has Dene reporting back to him the state of his Mental Health , it is clear to see that Club has failed in there Duty of Care IMO especially when 2 years ago we had a player commit suicide .
He states he felt isolated and if it wasn't for those players that showed great concern for him who knows what the outcome could of been .
Absolute appalling that JT can't reach out and have a chat with a player at the Club who is in distress , obviously has no idea how fragile there minds are in these times of need .
Good on ya Dene, Keithy and Farah for having the time and concern for a fellow friend , you have potentially saved a life.

Would it have really been too much for Taylor to personally have a few chats to him , but that would mean thinking about someone else rather than just himself for a change.
You can bet that someone like a Bellamy or Bennett, would have at least took,a more personal interest in one of their younger players with a problem, especially with the happenings in league over the past couple of years.
Pleased to see that our players took an interest and tried to help

 

[Milky]

And the author?

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Why does it matter? Its full of direct quotes.

 

[TYGA]

This is a very alarming article player welfare issues are of major importance. Shows what a leader Halatau is great man. Tragedy can strike with depression we should know better than this. Taylor and reddy need to go now.

No they don't - you are just pushing your own agenda.

Halatau is a good bloke who all the players like - he is reasonably experienced in mentoring players - so I would have thought he was a good choice to have a chat and suss out the situation (i.e. more likely to open up to a playing mate than the coach) and report back as to the best approach to take.
I think he took the right approach.

Instead, it is Taylors fault no matter what he does.

He could win us 5 or 6 premierships and you guys would be saying if we had a good coach we would have won 10.

Haters love to hate

I am disgusted in what Taylor was quoted as saying.Reddy was employed to be the link man between NSW cup and NRL. This is disgraceful treatment of a player that looked promising only a year ago. I could care less about Taylor I care about my club and sorry but he seems to go from one disaster to another.

 

[foreveratiger]

This is a very alarming article player welfare issues are of major importance. Shows what a leader Halatau is great man. Tragedy can strike with depression we should know better than this. Taylor and reddy need to go now.

No they don't - you are just pushing your own agenda.

Halatau is a good bloke who all the players like - he is reasonably experienced in mentoring players - so I would have thought he was a good choice to have a chat and suss out the situation (i.e. more likely to open up to a playing mate than the coach) and report back as to the best approach to take.
I think he took the right approach.

Instead, it is Taylors fault no matter what he does.

He could win us 5 or 6 premierships and you guys would be saying if we had a good coach we would have won 10.

Haters love to hate

Are you related to him?

Gee in your eyes a Coach has nothing to do with this sort of situation?
For Sitaleki this is his livelihood and playing as a 5/8th in Reserve Grade, how confused do you think he would of felt and the concerns he would of had for his Career.
So you don't feel JT could of sat him down and encourage him in what areas he might need to work on to have any chance of maybe seeing 1st Grade.

Sounds like you have never had to deal with someone dealing with Mental Health issues

 

[gallagher]

This is a very alarming article player welfare issues are of major importance. Shows what a leader Halatau is great man. Tragedy can strike with depression we should know better than this. Taylor and reddy need to go now.

No they don't - you are just pushing your own agenda.

Halatau is a good bloke who all the players like - he is reasonably experienced in mentoring players - so I would have thought he was a good choice to have a chat and suss out the situation (i.e. more likely to open up to a playing mate than the coach) and report back as to the best approach to take.
I think he took the right approach.

Instead, it is Taylors fault no matter what he does.

He could win us 5 or 6 premierships and you guys would be saying if we had a good coach we would have won 10.

Haters love to hate

Are you related to him?

Gee in your eyes a Coach has nothing to do with this sort of situation?
For Sitaleki this is his livelihood and playing as a 5/8th in Reserve Grade, how confused do you think he would of felt and the concerns he would of had for his Career.
So you don't feel JT could of sat him down and encourage him in what areas he might need to work on to have any chance of maybe seeing 1st Grade.

Sounds like you have never had to deal with someone dealing with Mental Health issues

In fairness, Taylor may have done that. The article didn't mention ayoub doing anything at all. Do we just assume he ignored him?

 

[Tuiaki_Chicken_Wings]

This is a very alarming article player welfare issues are of major importance. Shows what a leader Halatau is great man. Tragedy can strike with depression we should know better than this. Taylor and reddy need to go now.

No they don't - you are just pushing your own agenda.

Halatau is a good bloke who all the players like - he is reasonably experienced in mentoring players - so I would have thought he was a good choice to have a chat and suss out the situation (i.e. more likely to open up to a playing mate than the coach) and report back as to the best approach to take.
I think he took the right approach.

Instead, it is Taylors fault no matter what he does.

He could win us 5 or 6 premierships and you guys would be saying if we had a good coach we would have won 10.

Haters love to hate

Russell your having a laugh surely. Geez some people never fail to amaze me. We werent asking for him to cousel the kid, just a quick chat to say how are you feeling anything on your mind? Shows that you care aboit them and their welfare. They are human they do have emotions. Taylor needs to recognise them

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