innsaneink
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From what I've seen he's a long way from ready for the week to week NRL grind.... Maybe in a year
John Bateman #268
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BAGNF05
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Another big tick for the new administration. You can’t have senior guys hanging around your club who don’t want to be there. I still think he’ll add value at NQ and we need a replacement.
upthetigers
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We always do well against the cowboys that trend will be continuing lol
I imagine that when we play the cows there will be a lot of live banter directed towards the sunburnt character mangling the english language
I hope ur right will watch him in the trails , I still think we need a class lock
happy_tiger
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Good that he is gone .....now we need to find an even better replacement for him
I just can’t get this paying $300 plus to get rid of him and no one looks like coming in , we are undermanned in the backrow as it is , so we are down $300 plus and down a tackler with no replacement mentioned other than a bunch of raw kids who would not tackle in NSW cup this year , we have a great looking back line. But again we don’t have a pack to beat 3/4 s of the other teams , we just never get a balance good forwards NO backs , good backs NO forwards , can’t see us getting into the top 8 next year with our pack
4jtigers
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I am glad he is gone coz he doesn't want to be here. Christmas came 7 days early.
ancient_magpie
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What don't you like about our pack be specific.
ancient_magpie
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Isn't Jack Bird bought to play lock.
I think he will play there but he will be moved around between lock , second row and centre , that’s way I would love a class lock
I think our front row is good and has dept , hooker is very good .
Lock is a major problem , no one stands out at all .
Samual is our really only backrower with class , seyfarth is a good on his day but over all is not a starting player , porter played a few good games but again not a starting player .
None of the kids even looked like they belonged in 1st grade
I hope that answers ur question, just my take on our pack , others will have there thoughts , cheers
Tucker
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Sarcasm?
Not recently , but historically that’s a true statement . Hopefully we can return to the days of the cowboys being our bunnies !
Tucker
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46 games played....Us 24 them 22
It seems to go in clusters i.e. us for a few years and then them for a few, but over all we are very even
jrtiger
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the last few years the games have been chaotic. last year at Leichhardt was nuts. 2023 needs to introduction. the soft whistle of 2022 also comes to mind. never a dull moment.
this year's the 20 year anniversary of 2005 at Leichhardt on a Sunday arvo. it's going to be much like the ones previous.
TurnStyle
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The way I see it is the club is far better off losing $300k per year and not having him around than using $650-700k of the cap (plus top 30 spot) on a player who imo added very little on the field and is obviously not wanted by the club.
While definitely not a fan of him as a player, to me it became untenable as soon as he talked back to Marshall.
Of course, we can only speculate, but it seems pretty likely the pair had a heated exchange after a game in front of the whole team.
In my view, you simply can't have any player - let alone a senior one - undermine the coach and his authority like that; I doubt he would've let his emotions get the better of him if he were on the receiving end of a spray from Bennett or Bellamy.
Particularly because of his age and inexperience, Marshall just can't allow that to happen - for his own sake as a coach and the club's for setting standards.
Same.... It's idiocy!!
We started paying players to play elsewhere in 2012 with Gibbs and Fifita.
(I don't know that we've ever stopped - even now)
- Anyone care to remember how we've gone in this time?
If we were to replace him with a 'Brandon Tumeth' for argument sake....
We're effectively Paying Brandon Tumeth 450k+ to play Back Row, And saving 200k...
For that 200k (That buys another nothing),
I'd be looking to make it work with Bateman.
gallagher
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Glad he's gone. It's not good paying $300k but sometimes you just got to get rid of bad mistakes and move on.
magpies forever
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At least its resolved. Both WT & Bateman can move on.
