Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

851 said:
Too right, the media fawn over Robbo like he is the second coming of Jack Gibson or the like. Most coaches would excel with his roster every year, Robbo in my opinion has under achieved
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Actually,
You make a great point,
Every year he has coached the Roosters he has had a team that could win a premiership, and he didn't do it, how would he have been rated as a coach if it was West Tigers he coached,
He probably Would have been sacked 5 years or more ago,
And never heard of again.
 
Tito Santana said:
Robbo reacting to the injuries yesterday….

Convince me he’s not a puffer fish….
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Robinson is a massive sook. Whitehead went to apologise for the tackle and see how the cheese was and he carried on.
It is funny that he has no issues when JWH , Collin’s or Radley do the same thing.
Sport is funny when the favoured teams start to feel the pressure and you see it also in F1 where Verstappen was dominating the season he was cool calm and collected now McLaren and Ferrari have improved he is whinging like Trent has. I am all for sticking up for your players but injuries happen like Walkers ACL.

Hope the Wests Tigers win Friday and the Chooks go out in straight sets in the finals as I don’t see Trent as a great coach rather he has a great roster.
 
Camel2281 said:
Hudson Young is one of the most overrated players in the NRL. How he's played origin is beyond me. It's no coincidence that he's played 3 origins in the past two years for 3 losses. The 3 games he's been dropped NSW won all three.
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Maybe so, and thanks for your stats, but my comment was Tapine played a huge game Yesterday, and I thought Young also played well Yesterday.
 
weststigerman said:
Odessa said:
We didn't let him go for Blair we let him go to keep Matt Groat
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I thought we let him go to get the Gibbs transfer done.
He was better than last week, but again he was gassed after his 20 minutes and had to be taken off.

The blind side tackle, he was on an edge having a rest and they targeted him. To his credit he made the tackle well.
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Minutes are a huge issue and limit his versatility. At this age I wonder if there is any scope to build his motor.
 
I do hope we get some good strength and conditioning staff particularly for the youngsters. I’d have the following targets in the off season.

Galvin, Laulilli x 2, Faagatu - bulk up and build strength

Miller - drop 5-7 kg of body fat, and increase endurance

Latu - strengthen hamstrings and focus on speed

Everyone - increase fitness

Training with more intensity can go a long way.
 
Dennisspicer1 said:
Actually,
You make a great point,
Every year he has coached the Roosters he has had a team that could win a premiership, and he didn't do it, how would he have been rated as a coach if it was West Tigers he coached,
He probably Would have been sacked 5 years or more ago,
And never heard of again.
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I have a conspiracy theory with him similar to that of Brooks.

Ie. He is a Freemason and has links to the powers that be. Who the fark was the guy? He was coaching league in France then comes to coach the Roosters which is star studded. The guy just needs to turn up to training. My six year old could coach that team and win a comp. Has he ever had a terrible roster? Never.
 
Sully said:
Robinson is a massive sook. Whitehead went to apologise for the tackle and see how the cheese was and he carried on.
It is funny that he has no issues when JWH , Collin’s or Radley do the same thing.
Sport is funny when the favoured teams start to feel the pressure and you see it also in F1 where Verstappen was dominating the season he was cool calm and collected now McLaren and Ferrari have improved he is whinging like Trent has. I am all for sticking up for your players but injuries happen like Walkers ACL.

Hope the Wests Tigers win Friday and the Chooks go out in straight sets in the finals as I don’t see Trent as a great coach rather he has a great roster.
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He is an absolute windbag and a bore. A complete sook.
JWH has the worst judiciary record in the comp since Hoppa yet he blows up when he has someone go down injured.
The Roosters are a blight on rugby league.
 
liltiger said:
No we shouldn't try to use our wealthiest supporter who also happens to be one of the wealthiest people in the country. Run to a major sponsor of another club instead. Lol
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Harry Triguboff has been the great white whale for this club for decades, always the supposed answer to any financial problems. In that time, Balmain has gone bust with its club falling into ruin, we’ve nearly been run out of Leichhardt half a dozen times because the place is falling down, we had to lean on the state government to get a training facility built and I don’t know how many players have left or not signed because there are sweeter deals on offer elsewhere. At what point will you twig that just maybe Harry isn’t actually that bothered, or at least not to the point that he’s going to separate himself from the thing he really cares about ie his beloved money?
 
2041 said:
Harry Triguboff has been the great white whale for this club for decades, always the supposed answer to any financial problems. In that time, Balmain has gone bust with its club falling into ruin, we’ve nearly been run out of Leichhardt half a dozen times because the place is falling down, we had to lean on the state government to get a training facility built and I don’t know how many players have left or not signed because there are sweeter deals on offer elsewhere. At what point will you twig that just maybe Harry isn’t actually that bothered, or at least not to the point that he’s going to separate himself from the thing he really cares about ie his beloved money?
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Harry has said he would contribute to bringing players to WTs as long as there are Balmain members on the WTs' Board. He is a self-made man and interestingly was born in China following his parents fleeing from Russia. He should be an inspiration to all of us.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
Harry has said he would contribute to bringing players to WTs as long as there are Balmain members on the WTs' Board.
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There used to be Balmain members on the board all the time and... silence. And Balmain ain't coming back, whatever vague hints a nonegenarian might make about supporting them. If he was that bothered about Balmain he could have helped them out when they needed it, but... silence. Face facts: he's not lifting a finger. That's his call - it's his money - but there's no point deluding yourself about it.
pawsandclaws1 said:
He is a self-made man and interestingly was born in China following his parents fleeing from Russia. He should be an inspiration to all of us.
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I'm interested in the Wests Tigers, not anyone's personal feelings about billionaires. He may or may not be a great guy - doesn't matter to me.

Actually, one thing Harry Triguboff has in common with the Balmain Tigers is that the Wests Tigers need to move on. There isn't anything either of them is going to do to help us now.
 
2041 said:
There used to be Balmain members on the board all the time and... silence. And Balmain ain't coming back, whatever vague hints a nonegenarian might make about supporting them. If he was that bothered about Balmain he could have helped them out when they needed it, but... silence. Face facts: he's not lifting a finger. That's his call - it's his money - but there's no point deluding yourself about it.

I'm interested in the Wests Tigers, not anyone's personal feelings about billionaires. He may or may not be a great guy - doesn't matter to me.

Actually, one thing Harry Triguboff has in common with the Balmain Tigers is that the Wests Tigers need to move on. There isn't anything either of them is going to do to help us now.
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Harry has been a long-time club sponsor and a great supporter of Balmain. I love his work. I am grateful for any assistance he is willing to offer the club and I have read Meriton may return next year to WTs as major sponsor. I hope this happens.
 
pawsandclaws1 said:
Harry has been a long-time club sponsor and a great supporter of Balmain. I love his work. I am grateful for any assistance he is willing to offer the club and I have read Meriton may return next year to WTs as major sponsor. I hope this happens.
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You'll notice that none of the actual club benefactors in the NRL - Politis, Laundy etc - are actually club sponsors. Why? Because being so expressly rules them out from providing the kind of assistance that actually gives the club an advantage ie topping up player salaries. "Players can earn unlimited amounts from corporate sponsors who are not associated with the club and who do not use the game's intellectual property": https://www.nrl.com/operations/integrity/salary-cap/

Anyway, I hate to get political but this kind of bootlicking gratitude for the crumbs that may fall from a rich man's table always makes me feel faintly sick. Triguboff is not a benefactor to the Wests Tigers in any meaningful way, as can plainly be seen by, y'know, the state of the club over the past two decades. Meanwhile, if he was such a big supporter of Balmain he should have helped them not go bust, shouldn't he?

But you keep bowing and scraping and doffing your cap, see how that works out for you.
 
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