My BENJI 2024 Expectations!

[krissy]

Chopping & changing coaches is how we ended up here in the first place.

True but picking a complete rookie coach was never a smart move, the whole band back together idea has been a total failure, how long are we meant to pretend it is working? The team is just going backwards & who expected that they could get worse. We need a tough coach and if players don’t like that, bye.

 

[gallagher]

True but picking a complete rookie coach was never a smart move, the whole band back together idea has been a total failure, how long are we meant to pretend it is working? The team is just going backwards & who expected that they could get worse. We need a tough coach and if players don’t like that, bye.

Yes, it was an appointment that should have never happened. Richardson is not gonna sit around hoping a miracle happens.

 

[Chaos]

With every comment guys/girls, type with your head and not your heart, at heart.. we all love Benji, we all love the tigers, but cmon… we’ve seen this for far too long… I do believe our roster is better than the football we are producing, the season goes for half a year.. plenty of time for holidays, the dedication isn’t there from our coaching staff, so why should we expect it from our playing group?
Love Benji, but he isn’t our answer moving forward sadly.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

We saw what Ciraldo and Gould had done in just 12 months…they didn’t drop the standards expected of the players, identified the players who are weak and not willing and shipped them out…a new roster 12 months later and wow a completely different looking team that never stop playing for 80 minutes

 

[jadtiger]

With every comment guys/girls, type with your head and not your heart, at heart.. we all love Benji, we all love the tigers, but cmon… we’ve seen this for far too long… I do believe our roster is better than the football we are producing, the season goes for half a year.. plenty of time for holidays, the dedication isn’t there from our coaching staff, so why should we expect it from our playing group?
Love Benji, but he isn’t our answer moving forward sadly.

Continually sacking coaches is not the answer and never has been

 

[Telltails]

It's got a feeling about the Barrett situation to me and not sure what the outcome will be.
I don't believe for one minute that Benji is the problem but he is not solution either - doubt any coach would be - and certainly having the CEO trying to sell off a number of the players he is forced to play is not going to get the best from them either!
It's a no win situation and his resolve is going to be really tested because cant see how this improves given the injuries and the lack of quality in top 30.
There is no doubt in my mind that the roster is the weakest in the competition and more so now with injuries to some of the better more experienced players. No light at the end of this tunnel and hard to predict who will survive.

 

[BUGSY MALONE]

It's got a feeling about the Barrett situation to me and not sure what the outcome will be.
I don't believe for one minute that Benji is the problem but he is not solution either - doubt any coach would be - and certainly having the CEO trying to sell off a number of the players he is forced to play is not going to get the best from them either!
It's a no win situation and his resolve is going to be really tested because cant see how this improves given the injuries and the lack of quality in top 30.
There is no doubt in my mind that the roster is the weakest in the competition and more so now with injuries to some of the better more experienced players. No light at the end of this tunnel and hard to predict who will survive.

Telltails your comments are spot on!
I totally agree with two important points you make:
1. Benji is NOT the problem but he is also NOT the solution (though the club can't continue to sack coaches)
2. The Roster (top 30) is without doubt the weakest of all 17 clubs
Watching NRL and your favourite footy team is supposed to be a nice distraction from working, financial worries and dealing with life's other problems. But following our beloved Tigers leaves us feeling slightly depressed at the close of every weekend and after nearly 13 years leaves one asking a simple question "when is this bad dream going to end"? Apologies if I sound a bit over dramatic.