OFFICIAL Q&A Club discussion with Shaun Mielekamp

Hey Shaun.

Flegg making finals and the girls on a tear. I would love to see the club do a lot more promotion and put their shoulder behind these two sides.

We have an Instagram group with all the podcasters and Tigers social media accounts and are keen to push to try to get as many fans as possible out to the rest of the games.

What say the club open the gates for the last two rounds for the girls and try to pack out Cambo and Leichhardt as much as possible? It's already cheap but if you just open the gates and promote doing so you could get thousands of long suffering Tigers fans along and really generate some energy for the NRLW side who deserve it.

And get some of the NRL players, Luai, Bula even Benji to do some social content to encourage fans to get out and back them?

Get the PR message out and really try to get people who haven't had a team to root for in the finals to adopt these sides.
 
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Hi Shawn,

Thanks again for coming on here and communicating with the fans as it does go a long way.

One thing that has always been frustrating to me is how often this clubs gets the wrong end of the stick from the ref's / Bunker. I know the normal response is we need to do better etc etc.. But sometimes like Saturday it's just beyond a joke and they wonder why fans are turning off.
We know we need better backup players etc but all us fans want is a fair go and I for one was very happy that Benji spoke out at his PC (club might not like it due to a poss fine) the other night. It's not just sticking up for the Players but IMO it's the fans that it hursts the most as we live and breathe it.

It's the same as suspensions - Api got suspended for like 3 weeks early in the year and the player got up after the penalty and was right to go and the same weekend another game a worse hip dropped happened and no sin bin or suspension for that player.

Question re recruitment:
We have done a great job with the re-signings but are we expecting any more extensions or new players announced before Nov 1 ? (Would love to hear we have wrapped up Sam F as he is a top talent.)

Congrats to all the teams that made the finals and the NRLW women have been excellent this year. Well done to all involved.

Thanks again
 
Hi Shaun,

Is it right we only have 6 middles signed for next year (May, Pole, Sione, Hunt, Twal and Seyfarth) and CTP on dev contract. Out of the middles used this year only Royce has had a significant injury with May, Pole, Sione and Seyfarth pretty much playing the whole year and and Twal only missing a handful. Chances are it won’t go so well next year. Are we looking for forward depth with NRL experience for 2027?
 
Hi Shaun,

Just a question around the presentation event. What's the thinking behind it being on a Tuesday night? That's certainly ruled me out, as it would mean at least 2 days off work to come from rural NSW. I guess this is just another weird Wests Tigers decision that has me again rethinking if my wages are worth spending on a Wests Tigers Membership in 2027.🤔☹️
 
Hi Shaun,

Are there any moves by HBG to re-implement the report's findings and bring back some higher-level expertise and experience to the board?

I don't think anyone wants to make them the enemy - we all want to be one team! But surely they recognise it would be in the club's best interest and that it would go a long way in uniting us all under a culture of selfless sacrifice.

God knows the fans have already sacrificed their health and money for this club for a long, long time! It would be good to see those directors also sacrifice for the sake of us all.
 
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Hi Shaun,

Re - jersey feedback

I am on my hands and knees, begging you to bring back our proper gold jerseys instead of the carrot orange ones we currently wear.

I have attached a photo with our original gold jerseys on the top row and the current orange colour on the bottom row. The original gold we used was 1000 times better. Pleeeeease bring it back.

Regarding the jersey design, my personal opinion is that the 2019 version of the jersey looks best, with a strong chevron design and mostly black. But I am an adult and I like subtlety. Children- the future- are naturally drawn to bright colours. So I think a mostly gold jersey for away games and LO games would be ideal.

Also, do the jerseys have to be called “Home” and “Away” jerseys? There was a bit of a stink earlier in the year about the gold jersey being the “Home” jersey. Calling one jersey a “Home” jersey implies it has more meaning than the “Away” jersey. Why not call them “Main Jersey - Dark” and “Main Jersey- Light”?

Another idea would be to use the primarily black jersey for Campbelltown, the primarily gold jersey for LO and the white jersey for away games.

Cheers, Billy.
 

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@ShaunMielekamp

On the move to play most our games at Campbelltown next year, youre quoted as saying;

"It is about genuine engagement. The advantage we have is our region and our area is the fastest growing in NSW."

Surely having our KOE Cup reserve grade team ...many of them Cambo local jnrs...playing before 1st grade is what engagement is about...not them playing 40km away at Lidcombe.

However we know the entire club is not all on the same.page with our owners putting their selfish desire first and foremost.
Prove me.wrong.
 
@ShaunMielekamp

Not sure if this has been mentioned yet or not as the thread is too long to read, but I have noticed that next season we will, once again, be playing our home game against Parramatta on Easter Monday at Commbank Stadium, which is in effect Parramatta’s home ground. Why on earth do we keep giving Parramatta the advantage in this match year after year? It makes no sense at all.
 
Hi Shaun
Wishing you a productive off season

In regards to membership what are the benefits of say an extra 5000 memberships and what would the money be spent on.
 
426Tlgerland said:
What’s people’s thoughts on opening up a jersey design section , seems we have some good people on hear with design skills and good computer ability , maybe some one comes up with a cracker jersey that we could all enjoy , but go all the way
Jersey - shorts - socks
Combine the 3 traditional colours or not , individual preference
Home and away
Never know what could pop up .
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I’ve said before that I’m amazed at the amount of discussion regarding jerseys, on this forum. I’m afraid I see much bigger issues than jerseys !
Do other clubs have this ongoing issue or is it just a Tigers thing ?
 
Halbrowne61 said:
I’ve said before that I’m amazed at the amount of discussion regarding jerseys, on this forum. I’m afraid I see much bigger issues than jerseys !
Do other clubs have this ongoing issue or is it just a Tigers thing ?
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we have seen what happens when the orange jersey is picked...
A ceo gets moved on and HBG decide not to use it, so as far as hbg is concerned yeah I would say it matters to them
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
we have seen what happens when the orange jersey is picked...
A ceo gets moved on and HBG decide not to use it, so as far as hbg is concerned yeah I would say it matters to them
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Well if I was running the show I’d have the more wests style jersey used at liechart and the orange jersey used at Campbeltown just to niggle the whiners
 
Red88_Tiger said:
Well if I was running the show I’d have the more wests style jersey used at liechart and the orange jersey used at Campbeltown just to niggle the whiners
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What about black, white and orange stripes with a Magpie on a white background on one chest and a Tiger on a white background on the other .
Players number and name on a white background on the back.
Major sponsor on a white background on stomach.
For use both home and away.
Really simple but inclusive !
I also notice that the NFL jerseys have no sponsor logos !
 
Halbrowne61 said:
What about black, white and orange stripes with a Magpie on a white background on one chest and a Tiger on a white background on the other .
Players number and name on a white background on the back.
Major sponsor on a white background on stomach.
For use both home and away.
Really simple but inclusive !
I also notice that the NFL jerseys have no sponsor logos !
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Wouldn’t fit in with the pettiness I feel today 😂😂😂
 
Halbrowne61 said:
I’ve said before that I’m amazed at the amount of discussion regarding jerseys, on this forum. I’m afraid I see much bigger issues than jerseys !
Do other clubs have this ongoing issue or is it just a Tigers thing ?
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not sure,
however i dont see St George Illawarra having 2 Steelers in the sleeves either...

we do things a bit different in Tiger town with HBG....
 
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