Talking Shit, Ricky didn't want him to go....
Bateman switched managers (To Moses maybe) and his ticket was bought after that.
Also had Covid / Border closures to deal with, Went home with all the uncertainty.
John Bateman #268
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Talking Shit, Ricky didn't want him to go....
Bateman switched managers (To Moses maybe) and his ticket was bought after that.
Also had Covid / Border closures to deal with, Went home with all the uncertainty.
If he did say it, He wasn't wrong.....
Kids at this club are treated like Fkn Rock Stars.
Benji instigated it.
- And this club farms it. Continuosly....
Last bloke to earn his debut at this club I reckon was David Gower, Maybe Farlow at a stretch.
It Stinks, Jordan Miller claiming his hard work had paid off to earn his debut made me vomit in my mouth - A 19 year old kid who's 6'4" and 130kg...
Never had to work on or off the park in his life.
Bigscreentv
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I don’t think Bateman was terrible while he was here, but he definitely wasn’t the senior player we thought we signed the at was going to set an example. He played above his weight every week if you ask me; problem was he also have away stupid penalties with his lack of discipline.
I’m a bit dumbfounded why the cowboys signed him as a leader. I think they might be in for tough year, and if so, Bateman will probably go the same way he did at the tigers.
I’m a bit dumbfounded why the cowboys signed him as a leader. I think they might be in for tough year, and if so, Bateman will probably go the same way he did at the tigers.
Halbrowne61
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Does it matter now ?
But let me say that if the coach wanted him he would be still here. I don’t think Benji has the personality or coaching credentials to handle agressive senior players. Someone like Bennett or Bellamy would have handled it differently. They would have taken Bateman to a quiet space and told them what the problems were, it sounds like Benji wanted to establish power in the dressing room by taking on a hard head in front of his younger players.
So, imo, Bateman was made a scapegoat and as an international he probably felt aggrieved.
After that I’m sure Richo and Benji sat down to work out an exit plan. Yeah, let him go to England for Xmas, but start looking around for a new club.
Benji can’t afford to have anyone around who might challenge him. He’s fighting for his life you know so the club have said, we’ll back you but no results this year and you’re gonsky.
crazycat
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I've fallen into the sarcasm of this one.
Is it true that Jackson Hastings never got into an Argument with Ricky Stuart, Craig Bellamy and Wayne Bennett?
I just wonder how many players actually manage to piss off all 17 NRL coaches at once? You know, not just your own coach, but every coach in the game. I mean that's like superpower hatred.
Greg Bird just acting like a pigeon all over the gold coast!
Todd Carney maybe... Just acting like Todd.
Ryan Matterson refusing to pay a $3000 fine, nah that just pissed off Brad Arthur with everyone else laughing at Parra!
Passionate players will argue. But how to we work with that?
Farah and Marshall got into huge spats on how to play the game. I get it, they both had passion and different ideas. How do we shape argument into stuff that improves or even wins us games?
Bigscreentv
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Who really knows what happened, all we can do is observe what happened on the field and he wasn’t the senior head that was needed.
Halbrowne61
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I agree, I’m only surmising, but it does make sense.
Maybe most aren't looking far enough up the ladder when they're looking for a senior head.....
Funny in this whole thing,
I remembered back to when Farah said Potter couldn't coach - Most backed Farah,
Potter lost his job and has never really been considered for a top job since,
And he had experience.
Like I've said before
- Maybe Johnny knows something all of us here don't and others that do are too scared trying to save face by not saying anything.
We'll know soon enough...
Ron Brodrick's Spirit
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The ridiculous hype on here for that lazy heap of crap was mind boggling.
He was the next big thing apparently.
Where is he now? I don't see clubs battling for this future immortal's signature.
Like many footballer's of his age he needs to fix his attitude and put in the hard work because when you get to grade it's a whole new scenario where attitude is at least as important as ability.
Ron Brodrick's Spirit
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If you're 19, and you have ever had even a fleeting thought of playing NRL, and your body looks like his, that tells me everything I need to know about him.
Imagine him with a Ray Stone, Same McIntyre or Luke Garner type head on his shoulders...
All blokes with limited ability, But make it on want alone.
Ron Brodrick's Spirit
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The sooner we put a picture of Jordan Miller in every junior dressing room with a caption "If you allow yourself to look like this you will never paly junior reps. for Wests" the better.
tig_prmz
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If he hadn't spoken to anyone since mid last year, does that mean there weren't any exit interviews done?
Quite poor IMO.
Bateman and Tigers were always going to have a fallout. Bateman has terminated his last 3 contracts before coming here and we have had our fair share of messy break ups with players.
Quite poor IMO.
Bateman and Tigers were always going to have a fallout. Bateman has terminated his last 3 contracts before coming here and we have had our fair share of messy break ups with players.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Something has happened between Johny and the club no one will ever find out exactly what otherwise he would still be here if he was happy, what I didn't like was the parting shot with the crocodile image after he was payed good money by the club before he left, just left a disrespectful taste.
Tucker
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Mate that was tame. Ill bet those who have left in the past few years could write books on what a dysfunctional shithole they have departed.
Remember when Brooks said "theres always something going on"? that was a very polite way to describe things
AmericanHistoryX
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No I don't remember much of what Brooks said or anyone of them to be honest. Its not like they read books.
Tucker
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Would reading books make him better equipped to be aware of the inner workings of the club?
Rock Hopper Steve
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Mate agree with the Brooks situation all the time he was here he repeated that he was a running half but the rugby league mad scientists at the club insisted he could run the team think he should have left when the other 3 jumped ship, it would have hurt at the time but would have been the best thing for him.
