upthetigers
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Benji called him out on his performances. His ego was too big and didn't wanna accept the blame. Klemmer gone and Bateman gone, Benji and Richo are making the right moves
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Tom Shines
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Might be back there by next week …
What about Todd Payton selecting him to start ahead of Nanai ???
Just another one to add to the list of coaches who are off their heads.
If Madge genuinely believes Corey Paix is better than Billy Walters then he is just as bad.
Tigerwould
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It was said Bateman was chosen over Nanai for his defence. They might want to reassess
All Payton had to do was watch how diabolical Bateman’s defence was for Wests Tigers last season and he would have known better.
I’m sure a few of these NRL coaches don’t watch any other games other than their own team.
magpies forever
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Very average, no impact in either defence or attack. I suppose a good thing was I didn't notice any crabbing cross field runs which he did so often at WT.
HowDugWT
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8 missed tackles and 4 inneffective tackles. 8 hit ups for 61 metres.
This dude is ass
This dude is ass
Year_of_the_Tiger
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We worry about back rowers and legit. But this guy is now a nufty. Good call. I’d rather Sione or Bog red.
To busy trolling on his phone
Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan
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He is poor. Glad he's gone.
weststigers
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Why on Earth anyone was jumping up and down for letting him go without an immediate replacement bewilders me.
He is a liability. Adds nothing. He is not even depth standard.
An open roster spot and some cash is better than having this guy on our books.
He is a liability. Adds nothing. He is not even depth standard.
An open roster spot and some cash is better than having this guy on our books.
crazycat
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Why do we do this?
Ok so you backload contracts to sign true talent. I.e. Latrell Mitchell comes on the market and you offer 800k for the first year (or as much as you can) then up it in the next years....
Clearly with Bateman, his first/second years here would be the best. After that he would likely age out.
Leaving us with a salary cap headache and a disruption. Don't know if the toxic stuff is BS, but Marshall and Richo know they need to push him out due to the Contract. That's going to be a Toxic experience and some kind of cap compensation we have to pay too offload him.
Why did we do this?
oh yea, not to come last *FACEPALM*
Fainu Brothers
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How good was his scoot down the blindside in his own 10m, gets smashed and the ball goes into touch! The best.
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watersider
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He had a very poor game. Though he had bad moments for us, I don't remember him playing that badly. Particularly concerning was his defense. I remember him being a good defender, if not always a dominant tackler, but here he was targeted and exposed. Unplayable form.
Tigerwould
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I heard from a Cowboys fan they signed Bateman for his defence. He said the Cows have young 2nd rowers that are great attacking players but needed an experienced 2nd rower to mentor them in defence. Im glad they took him off us.
We only had a few senior players last year like Api, Twal, Klemmer, Bateman, I’Pap and a bunch of kids.
When Benji criticised the senior players Bateman spat the dummy. I wonder what’s going to happen at the Cowboys now between the coach and Bateman.
upthetigers
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Cowboys obviously didn't see him play for warrington
Tiger_Yoshi
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His version of the crocodile roll…How good was his scoot down the blindside in his own 10m, gets smashed and the ball goes into touch! The best.
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