LIVE GAME Round 22 v Bulldogs

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Mighty_Tiger said:
Galvin’s issue is he isn’t a grind style of player.
In the wet it is highlighted.
Heading into the finals he could be very costly for the Bulldogs pending who they matchup against.
Galvin needs the game speed to be high tempo for him to be effective.
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1754283924003.pngLove the disarray . Media asking Galvin V Sexton questions
 
Stevec said:
Yes I know 6 tigers had 1 error each .Pole had 2 which is a lot considering he only played 36 mins However it was a wet greasy ball and he runs hard
Willing to forgive this time .Biggest concern is he has always been a tackle busting forward but we need a forward pack who are all capable of 60+ mins
Even Terrell May lost the ball on first carry and was penalised twice .
Just my opinion I don't think Sukkar is quite up to it atm
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It’s not just that with Pole. I can excuse an error or two in those shitty conditions but the PTB was pathetic. Then he had the audacity to get up with a big grin on his face. The second error was just a pathetic carry which has been a regular occurrence with him over the past month. Both his errors resulted in Bulldogs tries.

I was pissed that Terrell dropped the ball on the first carry but I know not nearly as pissed as he was at himself. Poles smile after that PTB tells me all I need to know about his mentality.

Sukkar is a rookie who is pretty much Seyfarth without the braindead penalties and errors. We need better than both.
 
Hopefully we can get to 4 points out of the 8 by the end of next week , which should put us
Batmans Parents said:
It’s not just that with Pole. I can excuse an error or two in those shitty conditions but the PTB was pathetic. Then he had the audacity to get up with a big grin on his face. The second error was just a pathetic carry which has been a regular occurrence with him over the past month. Both his errors resulted in Bulldogs tries.

I was pissed that Terrell dropped the ball on the first carry but I know not nearly as pissed as he was at himself. Poles smile after that PTB tells me all I need to know about his mentality.

Sukkar is a rookie who is pretty much Seyfarth without the braindead penalties and errors. We need better than both.
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i dunno bro ! You can interpret that 2 ways .
1 . The way you seem to be ie. Pole doesn’t give a shit 

Or
2. He’s a goldfish and just gets on with it .
For most of my life I’ve always thought , you screw up , you gotta fix it someway , but as I get older I’m starting to lean towards , just forget about it and move on .
The issue with Pole though , is he isn’t learning from these poor passages of play . If Hunt was providing more impact , and Kit was a year or 2 further down in his development , I’d be advocating for Pole to have a stint in KO to work on his ball retention .
We really do need to sign 2 middles to add depth to the forward pack , and put pressure on guys like Pole, who seem vulnerable to apathy .
 
Lestronge said:
Hopefully we can get to 4 points out of the 8 by the end of next week , which should put us

i dunno bro ! You can interpret that 2 ways .
1 . The way you seem to be ie. Pole doesn’t give a shit 

Or
2. He’s a goldfish and just gets on with it .
For most of my life I’ve always thought , you screw up , you gotta fix it someway , but as I get older I’m starting to lean towards , just forget about it and move on .
The issue with Pole though , is he isn’t learning from these poor passages of play . If Hunt was providing more impact , and Kit was a year or 2 further down in his development , I’d be advocating for Pole to have a stint in KO to work on his ball retention .
We really do need to sign 2 middles to add depth to the forward pack , and put pressure on guys like Pole, who seem vulnerable to apathy .
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I think it’s a little of 1 and 2 tbh. He’s definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed. That’s no excuse in my book, especially when it’s hurting the team which it clearly did on the weekend and I’m pretty sure Penrith had a try off one of his errors last week. The key here is like you said, he isn’t learning which makes it even more infuriating considering he has multiple seasons under his belt.

I’d be putting him on notice if I was Benji because these are schoolboy errors he’s been making and as a player with multiple seasons under his belt, it’s inexcusable.
 
Crighton let off, that'll do me. What a joke. So may players have been sent and then missed games for accidental head highs yet he gets away with it.
How many times in past few years have you seen players slip get caught high then the tackler get sent to the bin and also go to judiciary and get fined or miss games.
I hope other players now play the Crighton card from now on.
Absolute farcical in my opinion
 
Batmans Parents said:
I think it’s a little of 1 and 2 tbh. He’s definitely not the sharpest tool in the shed. That’s no excuse in my book, especially when it’s hurting the team which it clearly did on the weekend and I’m pretty sure Penrith had a try off one of his errors last week. The key here is like you said, he isn’t learning which makes it even more infuriating considering he has multiple seasons under his belt.

I’d be putting him on notice if I was Benji because these are schoolboy errors he’s been making and as a player with multiple seasons under his belt, it’s inexcusable.
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Like Adel Hage said in the podcast today , he has a loose carry , which is weird really , considering I’m pretty sure he played union as a kid , and the emphasis that union puts on how you carry the ball .
I feel like the nrl is trying to get the players to return to the cupping your hand and rolling the ball between your leg , rather than the much quicker place the ball on the ground as your getting up , roll ball technique , which is obviously prone to error , but offers much faster play the balls .
They’ve gotta adapt to the conditions .
He’s out of form at the moment I think that’s pretty obvious .
 
Just another week? Winning the Galvin Cup was the Tigers’ grand final

Story by Michael Chammas

Sunday afternoon’s spiteful and emotion-charged game between the Bulldogs and Tigers was a reminder of everything enthralling about sport.

Tribalism. A genuine disdain for the opposition. And a bunch of players running around pretending it’s just another game of football when it was clearly more than just another game of football.

Lachlan Galvin was the headline act of a show that had more sub-plots than a season of MobLand.

Take Wests Tigers prop Terrell May. He was rejected by the Bulldogs 
 twice.

The first came 18 months ago when Canterbury withdrew a $500,000 contract when he walked out on his agent who was negotiating the deal before May switched to a rival manager.

Then again over the off season when the Sydney Roosters’ bizarrely decided to let him go. The Bulldogs considered entering the equation yet again but did not think he would fit into what they were building and instead signed Newcastle forward Leo Thompson.

This on top of the fact the Bulldogs had previously withdrawn their commitment to signing his brother Tyrone from the Super League after word of his pending arrival made it into the media.

Did we also mention they expressed interest in the youngest sibling Taylan, only to decide he wasn’t worth pursuing when he was off-contract at the Panthers? Don’t tell me the Mays didn’t have that stored in the back of the memory bank.

How about Sunday’s star of the show Adam Doueihi. Do you think he didn’t have a point to prove after personally emailing the Bulldogs last year to offer his services as a playmaker?

Doueihi showed the Bulldogs that he was a quality halves option he declared he could be with an inspired performance to lead the Tigers to victory. That’s as good as a “khawd” as you will get.

It wasn’t only the Bulldogs that Doueihi sent a message to. He sent a message to Tigers powerbrokers who are refusing to budge on a contract extension worth $350,000 a season, running the risk of losing Doueihi to St George Illawarra who have a more lucrative two-year deal on the table.

The concern has always been his body after repeated ACL injuries. His 90-metre dash to score in the opening half suggested pace doesn’t seem to be too much of an issue.

Then there’s Cameron Ciraldo, the Bulldogs coach who didn’t want to join the Tigers despite a year-long pursuit of his services which culminated in a five-year deal being offered after the unsuccessful Michael Maguire era.

In the background Phil Gould was doing Phil Gould things, enticing Ciraldo to Belmore in a major coup for the Bulldogs. The Tigers ultimately handed the keys to Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall due to a lack of quality alternatives.

Then there’s the saga surrounding Jarome Luai. Despite denials from Gould last week, Luai was on the verge of joining the Bulldogs 18 months ago.

Canterbury powerbrokers had messages from Luai indicating that he was going to join the club before an 11th hour bid from the Tigers to lure him to Tiger Town.

Before Luai announced his decision to sign with the Tigers, his management called the Bulldogs to inform them that his client had made a decision and would announce it at a press conference. They didn’t inform them what that decision was in fear they would sabotage the announcement.

Clearly, judging by Brent Naden’s antics during and after the game, there’s ill-feeling from him towards his old club as well, but it pales into insignificance compared to the Galvin saga.

He was booed with every touch, despite chairman Barry O’Farrell’s pleading with his fans not to go after the young defector.

The Tigers have long been seen as the laughingstock of the league. For some time they’ve enjoyed the company of the Bulldogs in that category.

To see Canterbury elevate themselves to a premiership-contending level during the past two years while they are trying to avoid another wooden spoon would eat away at long-suffering Tigers fans and players.

It made Sunday’s win all that sweeter. Tigers players can say what they like after full-time, playing down the hype and emotion by declaring it just another week. This was their grand final.

We saw what it really meant when Luai stood over the top of Galvin after a tackle shouting at him.

It was followed by a cheeky dig from the Wests Tigers social media team who captioned their victory on social media with “team first” - the same words posted by Luai when Galvin rejected the Tigers’ offer a few months ago.

We saw what it really meant when Fainu scored the last try and Tigers players gestured “khawd” - the Arab equivalent of flipping the middle finger - to the Canterbury faithful.

And we saw what it meant to the Tigers fans when Galvin was unable to get his hands on a Stephen Crichton pass right in front of the parochial supporters who gave him their own version of “khawd” as the reality of the Tigers win set in.

Just another week? If the Tigers played with that much passion every week they wouldn’t be in the predicament they are in.

The Bulldogs may go on to lift the trophy at the end of the year. For now, the Lachlan Galvin Cup means more. Enjoy, Tigers fans.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Just another week? Winning the Galvin Cup was the Tigers’ grand final

Story by Michael Chammas

Sunday afternoon’s spiteful and emotion-charged game between the Bulldogs and Tigers was a reminder of everything enthralling about sport.

Tribalism. A genuine disdain for the opposition. And a bunch of players running around pretending it’s just another game of football when it was clearly more than just another game of football.

Lachlan Galvin was the headline act of a show that had more sub-plots than a season of MobLand.

Take Wests Tigers prop Terrell May. He was rejected by the Bulldogs 
 twice.

The first came 18 months ago when Canterbury withdrew a $500,000 contract when he walked out on his agent who was negotiating the deal before May switched to a rival manager.

Then again over the off season when the Sydney Roosters’ bizarrely decided to let him go. The Bulldogs considered entering the equation yet again but did not think he would fit into what they were building and instead signed Newcastle forward Leo Thompson.

This on top of the fact the Bulldogs had previously withdrawn their commitment to signing his brother Tyrone from the Super League after word of his pending arrival made it into the media.

Did we also mention they expressed interest in the youngest sibling Taylan, only to decide he wasn’t worth pursuing when he was off-contract at the Panthers? Don’t tell me the Mays didn’t have that stored in the back of the memory bank.

How about Sunday’s star of the show Adam Doueihi. Do you think he didn’t have a point to prove after personally emailing the Bulldogs last year to offer his services as a playmaker?

Doueihi showed the Bulldogs that he was a quality halves option he declared he could be with an inspired performance to lead the Tigers to victory. That’s as good as a “khawd” as you will get.

It wasn’t only the Bulldogs that Doueihi sent a message to. He sent a message to Tigers powerbrokers who are refusing to budge on a contract extension worth $350,000 a season, running the risk of losing Doueihi to St George Illawarra who have a more lucrative two-year deal on the table.

The concern has always been his body after repeated ACL injuries. His 90-metre dash to score in the opening half suggested pace doesn’t seem to be too much of an issue.

Then there’s Cameron Ciraldo, the Bulldogs coach who didn’t want to join the Tigers despite a year-long pursuit of his services which culminated in a five-year deal being offered after the unsuccessful Michael Maguire era.

In the background Phil Gould was doing Phil Gould things, enticing Ciraldo to Belmore in a major coup for the Bulldogs. The Tigers ultimately handed the keys to Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall due to a lack of quality alternatives.

Then there’s the saga surrounding Jarome Luai. Despite denials from Gould last week, Luai was on the verge of joining the Bulldogs 18 months ago.

Canterbury powerbrokers had messages from Luai indicating that he was going to join the club before an 11th hour bid from the Tigers to lure him to Tiger Town.

Before Luai announced his decision to sign with the Tigers, his management called the Bulldogs to inform them that his client had made a decision and would announce it at a press conference. They didn’t inform them what that decision was in fear they would sabotage the announcement.

Clearly, judging by Brent Naden’s antics during and after the game, there’s ill-feeling from him towards his old club as well, but it pales into insignificance compared to the Galvin saga.

He was booed with every touch, despite chairman Barry O’Farrell’s pleading with his fans not to go after the young defector.

The Tigers have long been seen as the laughingstock of the league. For some time they’ve enjoyed the company of the Bulldogs in that category.

To see Canterbury elevate themselves to a premiership-contending level during the past two years while they are trying to avoid another wooden spoon would eat away at long-suffering Tigers fans and players.

It made Sunday’s win all that sweeter. Tigers players can say what they like after full-time, playing down the hype and emotion by declaring it just another week. This was their grand final.

We saw what it really meant when Luai stood over the top of Galvin after a tackle shouting at him.

It was followed by a cheeky dig from the Wests Tigers social media team who captioned their victory on social media with “team first” - the same words posted by Luai when Galvin rejected the Tigers’ offer a few months ago.

We saw what it really meant when Fainu scored the last try and Tigers players gestured “khawd” - the Arab equivalent of flipping the middle finger - to the Canterbury faithful.

And we saw what it meant to the Tigers fans when Galvin was unable to get his hands on a Stephen Crichton pass right in front of the parochial supporters who gave him their own version of “khawd” as the reality of the Tigers win set in.

Just another week? If the Tigers played with that much passion every week they wouldn’t be in the predicament they are in.

The Bulldogs may go on to lift the trophy at the end of the year. For now, the Lachlan Galvin Cup means more. Enjoy, Tigers fans.
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Chammas reads the forum.
Hello mate
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Just another week? Winning the Galvin Cup was the Tigers’ grand final

Story by Michael Chammas

Sunday afternoon’s spiteful and emotion-charged game between the Bulldogs and Tigers was a reminder of everything enthralling about sport.

Tribalism. A genuine disdain for the opposition. And a bunch of players running around pretending it’s just another game of football when it was clearly more than just another game of football.

Lachlan Galvin was the headline act of a show that had more sub-plots than a season of MobLand.

Take Wests Tigers prop Terrell May. He was rejected by the Bulldogs 
 twice.

The first came 18 months ago when Canterbury withdrew a $500,000 contract when he walked out on his agent who was negotiating the deal before May switched to a rival manager.

Then again over the off season when the Sydney Roosters’ bizarrely decided to let him go. The Bulldogs considered entering the equation yet again but did not think he would fit into what they were building and instead signed Newcastle forward Leo Thompson.

This on top of the fact the Bulldogs had previously withdrawn their commitment to signing his brother Tyrone from the Super League after word of his pending arrival made it into the media.

Did we also mention they expressed interest in the youngest sibling Taylan, only to decide he wasn’t worth pursuing when he was off-contract at the Panthers? Don’t tell me the Mays didn’t have that stored in the back of the memory bank.

How about Sunday’s star of the show Adam Doueihi. Do you think he didn’t have a point to prove after personally emailing the Bulldogs last year to offer his services as a playmaker?

Doueihi showed the Bulldogs that he was a quality halves option he declared he could be with an inspired performance to lead the Tigers to victory. That’s as good as a “khawd” as you will get.

It wasn’t only the Bulldogs that Doueihi sent a message to. He sent a message to Tigers powerbrokers who are refusing to budge on a contract extension worth $350,000 a season, running the risk of losing Doueihi to St George Illawarra who have a more lucrative two-year deal on the table.

The concern has always been his body after repeated ACL injuries. His 90-metre dash to score in the opening half suggested pace doesn’t seem to be too much of an issue.

Then there’s Cameron Ciraldo, the Bulldogs coach who didn’t want to join the Tigers despite a year-long pursuit of his services which culminated in a five-year deal being offered after the unsuccessful Michael Maguire era.

In the background Phil Gould was doing Phil Gould things, enticing Ciraldo to Belmore in a major coup for the Bulldogs. The Tigers ultimately handed the keys to Tim Sheens and Benji Marshall due to a lack of quality alternatives.

Then there’s the saga surrounding Jarome Luai. Despite denials from Gould last week, Luai was on the verge of joining the Bulldogs 18 months ago.

Canterbury powerbrokers had messages from Luai indicating that he was going to join the club before an 11th hour bid from the Tigers to lure him to Tiger Town.

Before Luai announced his decision to sign with the Tigers, his management called the Bulldogs to inform them that his client had made a decision and would announce it at a press conference. They didn’t inform them what that decision was in fear they would sabotage the announcement.

Clearly, judging by Brent Naden’s antics during and after the game, there’s ill-feeling from him towards his old club as well, but it pales into insignificance compared to the Galvin saga.

He was booed with every touch, despite chairman Barry O’Farrell’s pleading with his fans not to go after the young defector.

The Tigers have long been seen as the laughingstock of the league. For some time they’ve enjoyed the company of the Bulldogs in that category.

To see Canterbury elevate themselves to a premiership-contending level during the past two years while they are trying to avoid another wooden spoon would eat away at long-suffering Tigers fans and players.

It made Sunday’s win all that sweeter. Tigers players can say what they like after full-time, playing down the hype and emotion by declaring it just another week. This was their grand final.

We saw what it really meant when Luai stood over the top of Galvin after a tackle shouting at him.

It was followed by a cheeky dig from the Wests Tigers social media team who captioned their victory on social media with “team first” - the same words posted by Luai when Galvin rejected the Tigers’ offer a few months ago.

We saw what it really meant when Fainu scored the last try and Tigers players gestured “khawd” - the Arab equivalent of flipping the middle finger - to the Canterbury faithful.

And we saw what it meant to the Tigers fans when Galvin was unable to get his hands on a Stephen Crichton pass right in front of the parochial supporters who gave him their own version of “khawd” as the reality of the Tigers win set in.

Just another week? If the Tigers played with that much passion every week they wouldn’t be in the predicament they are in.

The Bulldogs may go on to lift the trophy at the end of the year. For now, the Lachlan Galvin Cup means more. Enjoy, Tigers fans.
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What a spiteful bitter little dig. They can’t even let us enjoy this.

If you’re reading this Chammas: if they gave you an enema, there wouldn’t be enough of you left to fill a matchbox.
 
Batmans Parents said:
What a spiteful bitter little dig. They can’t even let us enjoy this.

If you’re reading this Chammas: if they gave you an enema, there wouldn’t be enough of you left to fill a matchbox.
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I didnt interpret it as a dig.. I thought it was a good piece outlining various sub plots that I hadn't considered.

And it was our Grand Final, and we won. đŸ’ȘđŸ’Ș
 
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