bbtigers81
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There is no ignoring the fact that our beloved club is a bit off the pace this year. All our issues have been documented and discussed by much more intelligent people than I. What I am curious about, is what you would do if you had the chance to determine the make up of our team next year. Who would you get rid of? Who would you retain? Would you put certain people on notice? Would you promote from within or attempt to sign established performers from other clubs? Where do you think our strengths and weaknesses lie? I'm also interested to know the reasons behind your decisions. I think this could be a fun exercise to see how people would attempt to mould the team if they had the chance. I personally have been a little out of the loop this year due to work commitments. This coupled with the fact that I live in W.A and don't have the club knowledge of other members means that I will keep my own thoughts to a minimum.
Strengths; Youth, our front row, and Mick Potter. The fact that we have so many young players coming through that are about to or have already stepped up to first grade is very encouraging and speaks to a bright future if we can improve our retention strategies. I think even the most jaded supporter must recognise that our front row stocks are pretty good. We have Robbi at hooker, and I think that he has been the best performed hooker in the competition this season, including Cam Smith. Coupled with the rise of Woods, some new signings and the blooding of some youngsters who will only improve I think we are well placed here. The return of Galloway, who I still rate very highly, will be a big boost. Potter hasn't had alot go his way so far this season, but I like the bloke. I am a confirmed Potter fan. He doesn't go ape shit at press conferences, he doesn't seem to make knee-jerk decisions, and he carries himself with dignity. In my opinion he is slowly but surely turning the tigers into something special.
Weaknesses; Lack of real speed in established line-up, underperforming squad, keeping players too long, paying players too much. A few years ago we had a pretty fast backline. Benji, Lawrence, Moltzen, Tuquiri, even Lui and Ayshford had the ability to turn it on. Now, Lawrence is a shadow fo his former self, pace-wise, Lui is gone, Benji still isn't running, Ayshford cant into space, and Tuquiri and Moltzen will both be lucky to play for the team again anyway. The plus here is that our guys are really quick. The problem is that they will be dropped for the senior guys. As far as performance, there are very few of our established players who are playing to their ability week in, week out. The retention policy at this club has been pretty bad for a while I think. We have kept, in my opinion, Utai, Moltzen, Tuquiri, Reddy (even though he has been alright this year), and Ayshford for too long. Blair is getting (reportedly) way too much for the impression he makes. And the news of Marshall maybe getting close to a million a season is ludicrous. On current form he may be worth half that.
I would be getting rid of; Ayshford, Tuquiri, Moltzen, Blair, Utai, Anasta, Pettybourne, Bell, Reddy, Iosefa…. and Marshall. I love Marshall, but if he eats up too much of the cap and is an imposing presence on any prospective halves partner. Move these players on and we can start to build a team from the ground up.
I know this is a long-arse post. I apologise for that. If there is already a similar thread, then I apologise for that also. I welcome your criticisms.
Strengths; Youth, our front row, and Mick Potter. The fact that we have so many young players coming through that are about to or have already stepped up to first grade is very encouraging and speaks to a bright future if we can improve our retention strategies. I think even the most jaded supporter must recognise that our front row stocks are pretty good. We have Robbi at hooker, and I think that he has been the best performed hooker in the competition this season, including Cam Smith. Coupled with the rise of Woods, some new signings and the blooding of some youngsters who will only improve I think we are well placed here. The return of Galloway, who I still rate very highly, will be a big boost. Potter hasn't had alot go his way so far this season, but I like the bloke. I am a confirmed Potter fan. He doesn't go ape shit at press conferences, he doesn't seem to make knee-jerk decisions, and he carries himself with dignity. In my opinion he is slowly but surely turning the tigers into something special.
Weaknesses; Lack of real speed in established line-up, underperforming squad, keeping players too long, paying players too much. A few years ago we had a pretty fast backline. Benji, Lawrence, Moltzen, Tuquiri, even Lui and Ayshford had the ability to turn it on. Now, Lawrence is a shadow fo his former self, pace-wise, Lui is gone, Benji still isn't running, Ayshford cant into space, and Tuquiri and Moltzen will both be lucky to play for the team again anyway. The plus here is that our guys are really quick. The problem is that they will be dropped for the senior guys. As far as performance, there are very few of our established players who are playing to their ability week in, week out. The retention policy at this club has been pretty bad for a while I think. We have kept, in my opinion, Utai, Moltzen, Tuquiri, Reddy (even though he has been alright this year), and Ayshford for too long. Blair is getting (reportedly) way too much for the impression he makes. And the news of Marshall maybe getting close to a million a season is ludicrous. On current form he may be worth half that.
I would be getting rid of; Ayshford, Tuquiri, Moltzen, Blair, Utai, Anasta, Pettybourne, Bell, Reddy, Iosefa…. and Marshall. I love Marshall, but if he eats up too much of the cap and is an imposing presence on any prospective halves partner. Move these players on and we can start to build a team from the ground up.
I know this is a long-arse post. I apologise for that. If there is already a similar thread, then I apologise for that also. I welcome your criticisms.
