Latrell Mitchell Contract Discussion

[matchball]

I'm glad we didn't sign him. He would have pulled the mental health or some indigenous stuff to get out like Matterson.
We dodged a lot of drama.

 

[Russell]

Good to have him at Souffs - keep all the mongrels together.

It's easier to keep the dislike, when it's all in the one place.

Dodged a cannonball (not a bullet) there.

They deserve each other. Bad luck the NRL are so spineless and will let them get away with it.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

 

[happy_tiger]

He's already signed with Souths and been paraded around it seems.

Whaaaaaaaaat..when did dis happen....

200-1 odds for the 8

 

[Krammy]

Did anyone see the interview on Channel Nine? Mitchell said if he had signed with the Tigers, he probably would have regretted it straight away. We have a poor perception with players at the moment, but I feel that the loyalty shown by players who are here at the moment will pay off in the end. The administration should stick to its commitment to be a proud club who only purchase players who genuinely want to be here.

 

[TYGA]

Anyone thinking players take less with big clubs Is naive and probably thought Scomo was to blame for the bush fires.

They look after their families ie jobs, funds, opportunities, education, wellbeing is a broad term. The reason we don’t attract players is we play by the rules that me on this and I’ll leave it there . This won’t change nor will the 2RL competition Souths Vs Easts.

We will continue to develop players for other clubs and will only win anything if we build a strong squad and catch lightning in a bottle for a season or two.

 

[Harvey]

It's like history repeating itself. Lots of similarities

**Greg Inglis signs on with South Sydney Rabbitohs for the next three seasons**

Melbourne Storm captain Cameron Smith admitted being shocked but said he'd stand by Greg Inglis' decision to dump Brisbane and agree terms with South Sydney.

The Rabbitohs announced on Friday that Inglis had signed a three-year deal with the NRL club, six days after Brisbane withdrew their $1.2 million offer.

Inglis expressed relief that the deal had finally been tied up.

"The past few months have been like a rollercoaster ride but now I can look forward to getting back into training and preparing for the new season," Inglis said.


"This is an exciting time and I'm looking forward to pulling on the red and green jersey for the first time next year."

Rabbitohs chief executive Shane Richardson added: "We're looking forward to having Greg as part of our club for the next three seasons and we welcome him to the Rabbitohs family."

Smith, Inglis' former Melbourne team-mate, said he had no idea why the 23-year-old changed his mind on a move to the six-time premiers.

Inglis had shaken hands with Broncos officials on a deal last Friday, but after meeting with Souths 24 hours later, he stunned the club by reneging on his verbal agreement.

"To be honest, I was a bit shocked he turned down the Broncos' offer to go to Sydney," said Smith.

"When he decided he was going to leave our club he said he wanted to come back to Brisbane to be with his fiancee.

"He seemed quite happy with his decision to go to the Broncos and we were all convinced that's where he was going.

"As a mate and a former teammate I'll stand behind his decision to go to Sydney where he obviously feels he's got better opportunities with the Rabbitohs."

Smith was unsure how much sway interim world boxing champion and former NRL player Anthony Mundine had in influencing Inglis' decision.

"Obviously he's going to take some advice from him because Mundine is a successful person and they've got a connection both being indigenous people," said Smith.

"I've also heard Russell Crowe is a pretty persuasive bloke and I'm pretty sure he would have been doing a bit of talking with Greg.

"Greg's only a young bloke and he can change his mind on things quite quickly.

"But he's also been around a while and he knows how to handle himself and he knows the consequences of making big decisions like that."

Smith said he hadn't been able to contact Inglis, who was in Melbourne to watch the Australian Masters.

"I haven't seen any interviews or much that has been in the papers, but a few of the boys said he looked a bit rattled with all the attention he's been getting the past week or so," said Smith.

"I'd just like to speak to him as a mate and see how he is going and how he's handling everything."

NRL chief executive David Gallop insists Souths still need to prove Inglis fits under the salary cap before the deal can be ratified.

Gallop said Souths had yet to lodge the contract with salary cap auditor Ian Schubert.

"I am glad GI appears to have resolved his future, his situation has been unusual and unfortunately the root of that goes back to the massive unravelling of the cap breach at the Storm," said Gallop.

"This is compounded by a pretty loose agreement with Brisbane over the payment of his legal fees, and once a contract is lodged we will consider it against Souths' cap position.

"Clearly Souths will be aware that we'll have look at that and also what he has been paid previously.

"Obviously if he was being lodged as being on the books at $100,000 then alarm bells will start ringing, but all of that is a standard part of the salary cap process and one we use for every club."

Melbourne are still at loggerheads with Inglis over a legal bill for his successful defence of an assault charge from 2009.

Yes and within a couple of years it was revealed the Greg was earning 90k per year as an ambassador for the Aboriginal Medical Service, an organinsation fully funded by by Medicare using taxpayer dollars.

 

[hobbo1]

He's already signed with Souths and been paraded around it seems.

Whaaaaaaaaat..when did dis happen....

200-1 odds for the 8

Better off buying a slab and pissing it up ?

 

[Harvey]

Did anyone see the interview on Channel Nine? Mitchell said if he had signed with the Tigers, he probably would have regretted it straight away. We have a poor perception with players at the moment, but I feel that the loyalty shown by players who are here at the moment will pay off in the end. The administration should stick to its commitment to be a proud club who only purchase players who genuinely want to be here.

He would have regretted it at the first training session. Obviously negotiations were complex, as it looks like Latrells's dinner with Rusty lasted about 3 weeks and involved half the cows on his property.

 

[Tiger5150]

Opinions to NRL players from two unhappy recent ex-Wests tigers together with some South Sydney players who had been coached by Madge may have had a lot to do with West Tigers recent unfair reputation.

Not having a crack at you Newtown but what do all those saying “we can’t attract players because Madge is too tough” suggest?

The day the club replaces a coach because he was “too tough “ on players is the day the club signs up for another decade of poor performance and my last day as a supporter

Souths did just that ...
Sacked Maguire for Seibold !

They sacked him after 6 successful years which included a premiership. Form dropped, I could excuse that.

 

[Tiger5150]

Opinions to NRL players from two unhappy recent ex-Wests tigers together with some South Sydney players who had been coached by Madge may have had a lot to do with West Tigers recent unfair reputation.

Not having a crack at you Newtown but what do all those saying “we can’t attract players because Madge is too tough” suggest?

The day the club replaces a coach because he was “too tough “ on players is the day the club signs up for another decade of poor performance and my last day as a supporter

I am sure that in this thread there was a statement from Wests tigers following their first meeting with Lattrell Mitchell. The statement read that the offer was taken away from Mitchell because he did not want to take part in any extra training sessions (as did Matterson by the way). The statement also said that another reason why the offer to Mitchell was withdarwn was because Mitchell wanted to visit Taree at various times during the season and Wests Tigers also would not comply with this requirement.

No wonder the club did not have any further discussions with Mitchell.

I dont recall any statement of that nature by the club so it would be good if you could provide it.

I am sure that statement from the club was in this thread. I will try to find it but this thread has over 500 entries.

I really dont think that statement was from the club Newtown, it was media or fan speculation. Happy to be proven wrong.

 

[hobbo1]

Opinions to NRL players from two unhappy recent ex-Wests tigers together with some South Sydney players who had been coached by Madge may have had a lot to do with West Tigers recent unfair reputation.

Not having a crack at you Newtown but what do all those saying “we can’t attract players because Madge is too tough” suggest?

The day the club replaces a coach because he was “too tough “ on players is the day the club signs up for another decade of poor performance and my last day as a supporter

Souths did just that ...
Sacked Maguire for Seibold !


They sacked him after 6 successful years which included a premiership. Form dropped, I could excuse that.

You mean after he lost the dressing room!

 

[tig_prmz]

this is highly embarassing for us, it's going to have some long term ramifications

such a dangerous precendent for us

 

[Tiger5150]

This is a massive loss for us and I believe will have a roll on affect re recruitment.... People can put any spin on it they like but this is highly embarrassing for WTs

100%.

Let’s be clear - I love the Tigers. Doesn’t mean I can’t be fed up. The club keep saying failure is not an option but EVERY SINGLE TIME we have a moment that needs winning - we fail. On and off the field. EVERY SINGLE TIME.

We need a HUGE signing before season kicks off but I reckon there’s stuff all chance of that.

Tim Sheens would have reeled him in for WTs.

and played him in the 9 jumper.

 

[Goldust]

As many forum members have said
If the roosters 🐓 didn’t want him then something was definitely up
A guy with that much talent,they don’t actively try to get off their books
I don’t think it harms us at all really
We have that many juniors coming through with a coach that makes players earn their place
We good lads 😎

 

[PabloX]

The roosters wanted him, they offered him $800k to stay

 

[Tiger5150]

Did anyone see the interview on Channel Nine? ***Mitchell said if he had signed with the Tigers, he probably would have regretted it straight away***. We have a poor perception with players at the moment, but I feel that the loyalty shown by players who are here at the moment will pay off in the end. The administration should stick to its commitment to be a proud club who only purchase players who genuinely want to be here.

He didnt actually, he said "If I had signed ***straight away*** (jumped in) with the Tigers I probably would have regretted it". Media have turned it into clickbait as some sort of sledge at the Tigers, but he was talking in the context of the amount of time it took to make the decision. he was merely saying if he had jumped in straight away at the first opportunity he would have regretted it.

Media is playing it up and those with the corresponding agenda and running with it.

 

[Tiger5150]

Opinions to NRL players from two unhappy recent ex-Wests tigers together with some South Sydney players who had been coached by Madge may have had a lot to do with West Tigers recent unfair reputation.

Not having a crack at you Newtown but what do all those saying “we can’t attract players because Madge is too tough” suggest?

The day the club replaces a coach because he was “too tough “ on players is the day the club signs up for another decade of poor performance and my last day as a supporter

Souths did just that ...
Sacked Maguire for Seibold !


They sacked him after 6 successful years which included a premiership. Form dropped, I could excuse that.

You mean after he lost the dressing room!

Every coach gets sacked eventually. I will be very happy if Madge loses the dressign room in 5 years time after getting us a premiership.

Serious question Hobbo, are you advocating punting Maguire?

 

[hobbo1]

Opinions to NRL players from two unhappy recent ex-Wests tigers together with some South Sydney players who had been coached by Madge may have had a lot to do with West Tigers recent unfair reputation.

Not having a crack at you Newtown but what do all those saying “we can’t attract players because Madge is too tough” suggest?

The day the club replaces a coach because he was “too tough “ on players is the day the club signs up for another decade of poor performance and my last day as a supporter

Souths did just that ...
Sacked Maguire for Seibold !


They sacked him after 6 successful years which included a premiership. Form dropped, I could excuse that.

You mean after he lost the dressing room!


Every coach gets sacked eventually. I will be very happy if Madge loses the dressign room in 5 years time after getting us a premiership.

Serious question Hobbo, are you advocating punting Maguire?

No not just yet ...

 

[tigerballs]

Opinions to NRL players from two unhappy recent ex-Wests tigers together with some South Sydney players who had been coached by Madge may have had a lot to do with West Tigers recent unfair reputation.

Not having a crack at you Newtown but what do all those saying “we can’t attract players because Madge is too tough” suggest?

The day the club replaces a coach because he was “too tough “ on players is the day the club signs up for another decade of poor performance and my last day as a supporter

Souths did just that ...
Sacked Maguire for Seibold !


They sacked him after 6 successful years which included a premiership. Form dropped, I could excuse that.

I hate to admit this but I'm related to a current Souths player and I asked him about Madge when he signed for the Tigers. He was full of praise and denied he was too hard. I can tell you the whole sorry saga surrounding his sacking, or rather the rise of Seibold if you're interested.

 

[Spacecub]

Did anyone see the interview on Channel Nine? Mitchell said if he had signed with the Tigers, he probably would have regretted it straight away. We have a poor perception with players at the moment, but I feel that the loyalty shown by players who are here at the moment will pay off in the end. The administration should stick to its commitment to be a proud club who only purchase players who genuinely want to be here.

The players that are here now are basically loyal as the majority of our squad wouldn't get a start anywhere else