LIVE GAME Round 18 versus Dragons

[Droppy05]

If journos, other fans etc know to come here to hear fan sentiment, then I reckon the club would too - at least in a general sense.
Look I don’t think players or management would trawl through here, but surely it would almost be remiss if the club closed their eyes to how their own fans were thinking and feeling. And to get some sort of picture this forum is a good start/ low hanging fruit to see some opinions of a hardened, lifelong, dedicated fanbase.

Anyway, my post was more of a vent/plea from a disappointed fan to other disappointed fans. And if I can’t give it here, then where? After all, most of us have been here a long time and this community of likeminded fans (mostly 🤣) is there for days like this, which can be emotional. So there’s some element of catharsis when you let it out. I’m not the kind to go email the club or Benji.

Well said Siro.

 

[batboy]

You know that there was….
Letting TDS walk was another Richo stuff up.
That bloke was a terrible retention negotiator.

I’d have preferred Liddle

 

[rugbygoated]

Could mean anything .., he should stop being vague if he has an issue … he is happy to collect his pay every month

He posts anime stuff like that all the time. People will pick and choose what they want to believe

 

[rugbygoated]

And so much of this seems to be after Luais PNG trip and signing. Seems to have unsettled the whole joint !

Our fans and club looking for a scapegoat again. That same week Api was out 3 weeks and a bunch of guys got injured... but emotional responses make you feel better so go with that

 

[rugbygoated]

luai is better in the halves than madden so of course he woukd have made some difference

Luai has individually been poor but the overreaction to him this year has been astounding simply because he is leaving. It is not a 'betrayal' as some have equipped themselves with. They have been decimated with injuries and basically have no attacking game plan. The 3 weeks when luai was out that tigers won with doueihi/madden the whole team was fit bar luai and taylan.

 

[rugbygoated]

Lol luai's fault even when hes not on the field

It's the lazy emotional excuse used by the same fans that blamed Brooks for years and then galvin last year. It's not surprising. Must be the depression and venting

 

[sydneytiger33]

We were lucky we were up against St George tonight. The number of times they got a penalty from our ill-discipline and dropped it on the first tackle was ridiculous. Anyone half decent would have put a score on us. Makasini cannot be there next week against NZL. DWZ will probably get a hat-trick. I wouldn't mind shifting AD to center and moving Latu into the halves. We've got nothing to lose now.

 

[upthetigers]

Went to the game tonight - I haven’t watched any of the replay (don’t hate myself that much), but at the ground it was even more obvious than usual that the team has no structure, and no attack plan. The mistakes that we are making are often the result of desperation moves because we are on the 5th with nothing in place as an attacking play. It is just ugly and we may as well not have possession given the inability to use it to build pressure. Under the modern rules that is madness

It honestly boggles my mind what they do in training. It's not like we're a great defensive team either so it's not like that's all they focus on.

 

[Halbrowne61]

The old (young) coach is getting some miles out of that line…
How’s he going to ‘look’ at preparation already completed that was non existant?
This team rarely looks ‘prepared’

At what point is he going to call it as it is?

Never in public coz that would hurt his devoted followers too much !
It’s what happens in private that counts and I’m not sure that he gets tough enough.
Obviously the message ( if any) is not getting through.
And as for the journos, there’s not one who asks the right questions. Same on the news every night, all they’re good for is a canned response.

 

[Telltails]

Flapping your gums at Benji Luai API all three and or any other individual/ "bro" you don't rate, just deflects from the issue - that no -one has had success at this club for the past 15 years - coach or player - and there is nothing to suggest that this year or next will be any better
We make up the numbers and attacking individuals who come and go who have no trouble being picked up by other clubs, deflects from the issue.
That being this organisation has no clue how to run a successful professional sporting club with zero growth in 26 years, and hide behind individuals who come here and learn the hard way and a fan base that survive on false hope.
We had Todd Payten and Andrew Webster. They wouldnt have been successful here. Their success is on the back of having better resources to work with - Maguire and Clearly both premiership winners after leaving here.
The easy targets are not the problem or the answer just like all the ones before them.

 

[Fainu Brothers]

Embarrassing, wish i could walk away

 

[Telltails]

You’re missing the signification of Bro.

The signification - or your signification? Perhaps.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Next week I think we see from Benji
AD into centre
Madden / Luai half’s
Latu / Lanyon hooker
Me
Lanyon Hooker
Latu / Luai half’s
AD centre
Andrew’s Bench
I know AD has been good but we need to do something and AD probably has no issue to play centre , others may turn soft ( Macca back to reserve rest of season ) AD and Toa centres , Turuva and Skelton wings

 

[HUNT 101]

Absolutely disgraceful to put it nicely . The season is dead and if by some chance we do feature in the finals...it will be one game,one lose.. big deal.👎💩🐯

 

[Aceshigh]

I’d have preferred Liddle

Jake Simpkin is also a regular first grader in a better team

 

[TT 01]

Pole once again with lazy discipline last night. Lazy high shots that cost us penalties at key times. He believes his own hype but really has not come on like he should

 

[pacey]

HBG need to hire some consultants to diagnose what’s wrong at the club

 

[oxycon]

Next week I think we see from Benji
AD into centre
Madden / Luai half’s
Latu / Lanyon hooker
Me
Lanyon Hooker
Latu / Luai half’s
AD centre
Andrew’s Bench
I know AD has been good but we need to do something and AD probably has no issue to play centre , others may turn soft ( Macca back to reserve rest of season ) AD and Toa centres , Turuva and Skelton wings

Would like to see AD to centre Latu in the halves with Romey, Lanyon at hooker with Andrew’s on the bench time to look to the future the season is over

 

[Tigertragic83]

You know that there was….
Letting TDS walk was another Richo stuff up.
That bloke was a terrible retention negotiator.

TDS has been absolutely terrible this year. One good play for like 3 brain fades.

 

[Tigertragic83]

In weeks gone by, we put high kicks up for bula to catch. I don't think I saw him contest it at all tonight... What happened there?

Bula drives me nuts. Slinking around the field like a rat tbh. Never busts the line, never pops up in attack. Not actually sure what he even does.