James Tedesco Signs with Roosters [Official]

i think all good souls on this forum need to prepare themselves for teddys departure.
he has given supporters great joy in the past 24 months but i cannot blame him if he wants to move on.
as one door closes,another one opens so they say.
i always cheer for explayers when i watch games- but not against the tigers,of course.
i wish him well.
 
jirskyr - there are some really good points that you make.

My opinion is that they will all stay. I also think that they have as much chance of making the finals here as they do anywhere else especially when money comes into the picture. If they leave and get paid more elsewhere than what they do here then they will have less chance of making the finals because the team around them rationally shouldn't be as good.

My take is we should offer them all a fair wage. Tedesco deserves a lot more than the other 3 but at the same time there are a tonne of quality fullbacks in the NRL. If he goes and the club uses the money left over well there is every chance we can be a successful club going forward,

If for instance we had kept some of Taupau, JAC, Koro, Farah, Austin and even Sironen would we be performing better than what we are now. We've made some poor decisions over the last couple of years. If we start making the right decisions going forward the club can have a real good future.
 
Tedesco had a great game in round 1, not much since… All 4 are playing poorly this year. Nofo has been a stand out, to me he is just as much of a priority as Ted...

Sign the coach, work out a plan for the rest of the year, offer contracts to those the coach wants and get on with building the rest of the team.

We are coming last... If they want to go, let them go, pretty sure they are all replaceable...
 
Id like him to stay, but if he goes, so be it.

Ive said time and time again that for every 'superstar' leaving a team or the game, there are 100 kids waiting in the wings to have a crack at a quarter of the price. I remember the world falling down when Gasnier Left for Rugby Union.

Jesus, these blokes aren't immortals. Even some of the immortals aren't immortals.

Stay and be one of us, or go. We'll get someone else and have money to spare.
 
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Loyalty is for fans..well 99.9%.. then there are those who jump on Souff's or the Storm when things get to tough for them ..

Club and player loyalty is pretty much dead…

I see Tedesco's point.. you want success... making finals and ultimately a Premiership...I would like to think he believes that can be done at Wests Tigers...
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There have been many a player who has switched teams to chase a premiership, and never get one only to have the team they left end up premiers.
 
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Loyalty is for fans..well 99.9%.. then there are those who jump on Souff's or the Storm when things get to tough for them ..

Club and player loyalty is pretty much dead…

I see Tedesco's point.. you want success... making finals and ultimately a Premiership...I would like to think he believes that can be done at Wests Tigers...

There have been many a player who has switched teams to chase a premiership, and never get one only to have the team they left end up premiers.
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Not quite the same but I love that Glenn Morrison left Balmain to go to a club "with a future". He went to Norths…...
 
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Tedesco had a great game in round 1, not much since… All 4 are playing poorly this year. Nofo has been a stand out, to me he is just as much of a priority as Ted...

Sign the coach, work out a plan for the rest of the year, offer contracts to those the coach wants and get on with building the rest of the team.

We are coming last... If they want to go, let them go, pretty sure they are all replaceable...
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A winger is as much of a priority as our representative fullback? No chance in France champ. Tedesco would be extremely difficult (if not impossible) to replace. Nofoaluma would be fairly easy to replace. Don't get me wrong, Nofoaluma is a hell of a player, but he's a winger.
 
No club is guaranteed of playing finals football, let alone win a premiership.
Anyone of the "Top" teams suffer an injury to one or more of their elite players and they can kiss the season goodbye.
Just look at the Roosters last year, JWH knee Cordner' Pec Junior's puppy season gone.
 
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Tedesco had a great game in round 1, not much since… All 4 are playing poorly this year. Nofo has been a stand out, to me he is just as much of a priority as Ted...

Sign the coach, work out a plan for the rest of the year, offer contracts to those the coach wants and get on with building the rest of the team.

We are coming last... If they want to go, let them go, pretty sure they are all replaceable...

A winger is as much of a priority as our representative fullback? No chance in France champ. Tedesco would be extremely difficult (if not impossible) to replace. Nofoaluma would be fairly easy to replace. Don't get me wrong, Nofoaluma is a hell of a player, but he's a winger.
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So is Darius Boyd.
 
When Teddy got smashed by Kikau in the Panthers game he understandably didn't look happy.

Same incident as with James, which could have meant another season out.

Once again, none of our forwards defended him and made it clear that wasn't on.

When he talks success (ie., making finals) I imagine he'd also be thinking longevity.

Not burning out hard and fast behind a soft pack.

A soft pack of which Woods - an embarrassment for a captain in this regard - is as big a culprit as any of them.
 
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When Teddy got smashed by Kikau in the Panthers game he understandably didn't look happy.

Same incident as with James, which could have meant another season out.

Once again, none of our forwards defended him and made it clear that wasn't on.

When he talks success (ie., making finals) I imagine he'd also be thinking longevity.

Not burning out hard and fast behind a soft pack.

A soft pack of which Woods - an embarrassment for a captain in this regard - is as big a culprit as any of them.
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Agree 100%
 
I'm not liking what I'm hearing from Teddy and Woods but I think we're at the stage where if they stay or go it doesn't matter, we need a shake up.
Teddy is a weird one for me, sometimes I think he's one of the greatest players going around and sometimes I feel he's overrated. He's by far the best player in our side but we're not a very good side so…
 
Tiger,I agree that it has reached the stage where you don't players in your club if they really do not want to be there. Most important to get Cleary on board and let him build his team with players that want to play for the Tigers and not over the odds for the cash.
 
Wonder how much of an impact the potential signings of McQueen and Matulino would make on what he does. He sounds like he's crying out for reinforcements. These two guys would be significant additions that would strengthen the pack. It would be a sign we are heading in the right direction. Which I am sure is the direction he wants us to head in.
 
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When Teddy got smashed by Kikau in the Panthers game he understandably didn't look happy.

Same incident as with James, which could have meant another season out.

Once again, none of our forwards defended him and made it clear that wasn't on.

When he talks success (ie., making finals) I imagine he'd also be thinking longevity.

Not burning out hard and fast behind a soft pack.

A soft pack of which Woods - an embarrassment for a captain in this regard - is as big a culprit as any of them.
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Best thing I have read in this thread. Agreed.
 
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When Teddy got smashed by Kikau in the Panthers game he understandably didn't look happy.

Same incident as with James, which could have meant another season out.

Once again, none of our forwards defended him and made it clear that wasn't on.

When he talks success (ie., making finals) I imagine he'd also be thinking longevity.

Not burning out hard and fast behind a soft pack.

A soft pack of which Woods - an embarrassment for a captain in this regard - is as big a culprit as any of them.
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Dunno I think Lawrence is even less effective than Woods, can't run can't tackle - punt him, oh hang on one wants him.
 
**Wests Tigers agree to James Tedesco, Benji Marshall player swap with the Brisbane Broncos**

John Morris

Saturday Daily Herald
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Wests Tigers players and fans have been left stunned today by the shocking announcement that the club has agreed to a player swap with the Brisbane Broncos. The Wests Tigers have traded superstar fullback James Tedesco for experienced Brisbane Broncos playmaker Benji Marshall, effective immediately.

The deal will see Tedesco at Red Hill until the end of 2020, with the State of Origin representative set to play out the rest of this year in the iconic maroon jumper.

When questioned this morning, Wayne Bennet said he sees Tedesco playing a 'super-sub' role at the club, primarily positioned in the backrow. 'It's a very risky deal but, I like the Tigers so I thought I would do them a favour.' Bennet said of the deal.

Tedesco, who's future has been the flavour of the week among football fans and journalists alike, had this to say when asked about the deal: 'Yeah, look, I don't really like Brisbane or Queensland in general for that matter. But the weather has been pretty good there lately so I'm excited.'

Marshall however, was a little more reserved when asked. 'Cool, I guess?' Marshall said. 'I kinda don't mind the Tigers, though they're not going so great at the moment. They will start winning soon though because, I will add a lot of consistency and talent to the team.'

Marshall is set to take over the fullback role for the Tigers starting this week with their round five clash against the Saint George Illawarra Dragons at ANZ Stadium.

Wests Tigers reportedly picked up $500,000 of Tedesco's contract to sweeten the deal for the Queesland side. Leaving them with well over a million dollars of unavailable salary cap space, in a very similar situation to the Robbie Farah – Jason Taylor saga.

Robbie Farah admitted to playing a part in “Teddy's” decision, to reporters. 'I told him that I don't think orange is his colour. It clashes with not only his boots but also, his facial hair. Also his nose can't handle much more punishment.'

In other news, the Tigers are set to overlook Ivan Cleary for the vacant coaching position. Instead they're set to re-appoint Jason Taylor as head coach on Monday. CEO Justin Pascoe released a statement this morning saying, 'I thought it would be a funny gag to pretend we sacked Taylor. I hope our members, fans and players found it funny,'
 
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