Any chance you lot can take your sheens love/hate to its own thread...
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
- Thread starter MacDougall
- Start date
Don't have to agree with everything Sheens has done since he arrived to still respect him for all that he has achieved. Too many people who are far more credentialed than me to form an opinion of him rate his knowledge of the game - and at some point Im hoping that we will benefit from that again just like we did in 2005.
Last edited:
Halbrowne61
Well-known member
Just reading( West Tigers News) that RTS has rejected rumours he is moving back to NRL and says he’s contracted for 2023( assume NZ rugby).
Is this another potential signing we can now cross off the list , and move forward ?
Is this another potential signing we can now cross off the list , and move forward ?
Tom Shines
Well-known member
Yes…let’s get back to the rumours of WT supposed interest in signing players that are not coming here ..,
He'd be a great mentor for Luke Brooks.
Teach him a thing or two.
bigsiro
Well-known member
The Roosters loss we could have recovered from, we still played a semi and a prelim. But people always remember the Roosters game because it was crazy. That year I felt we really could have beaten the Dragons in the prelim.
The Warriors match was awful, but it was to get into the prelim, not the GF.
Those were tough losses to take.
Having said that, every team that features regularly in finals can point to a few instances where they were bungled out when luck went against them.
We just needed to be there more.
In 2005 we won every finals match convincingly, which is really not so common.
So, sorry to burst the bubble, but it’s not surprising that we didn’t win every finals game ever and anyway, the premiership teams from those years were formidable, finishing ahead of us on the ladder. Even in those years, if I remember correctly, we were not such a consistent side. Benji was in his absolute prime - man what I’d give to have that again.
tony soprano
Well-known member
So potentially a 2024 Signing . Rts probably covering all bases for RU world cup chances.
twentyforty
Well-known member
I dont understand why players get angry when they are linked to us. I'm thinking back to when we approached Moylan. God knows we can handle rejection. There's no need to be narky about it.
I assume RTS was gracious in his refusal of the offer.
Class act.
Said the rumours to the roosters... and NRL are false.
Didn't mention us as that was simple just forum discussion, I believe.
jirskyr
Well-known member
And who would you have selected?
They actually selected Craig Bellamy at the start, but he declined. You can only choose from the candidates available to you.
Wayne Bennett agreed to join Tigers but would not leave prior to seeing out his Broncos contract, and we needed a new coach that following season.
Assuming Taylor and Potter are the "bad" coaches since Sheens, I am not certain who the alternative candidates were at the time. Potter did alright with the Bulldogs 2022. Our next selection Cleary is about to win his second premiership in a row. Madge has won a premiership before.
Slim pickings otherwise I think.
That's not an apologist position either, it's just a consideration of each decision as it was made at each point in time.
Jedi_Tiger
Well-known member
Staines / Peachey swap will be good abd if we can land Nathan Brown for second row we are looking good.
1. Staines
2. Nofo
3. Naden
4. Douhie
5. Ken M
6. Laurie
7. Brooks
13.Hastings
12. Papali
11. Nathan Brown
10. Stef
9. Api
8. Joffa
1. Staines
2. Nofo
3. Naden
4. Douhie
5. Ken M
6. Laurie
7. Brooks
13.Hastings
12. Papali
11. Nathan Brown
10. Stef
9. Api
8. Joffa
I'm neither here nor there with the hierarchy, But I feel this also.
The club was broken and limping along on the back of a couple great players for far too long...
Despite a few hiccups, I feel that some things have been fixed - Long overdue, But are certainly on the up.
It's only a matter of time before that filters down to on field results.
We all want to win now, But we needed repair...
It's like the old saying
- Catch a man a fish and he'll eat for the day, Teach a man to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime....
If there was nothing positive happening, I'd be less than impressed...
I feel it wouldn't matter what the team looked like, If we didn't fix the running gear - The wheels would just fall off again like they always do...
There seems to be more stability at ground level than I can remember before.
Was playing Massey a couple years back....
😂😂😂
king_sirro
Well-known member
I don't think Brown has played on an edge since he was at Souths, and even then it was limited. He is a lock only.
Not dismissing your comment but Taylor was horrific for the club
Brock Lamb playing in the Newcastle competition was Outstanding
Would be a nice back up
TigersFan101
Well-known member
Looks like Daine Laurie is injured again from the Koori knockouts according to his instagram story
finnzo
Well-known member
How bad of an injury?
He's limping
Just ignore the fact he is the only coach that has guided us toward the finals---
