Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Blake]

Unfortunately a significant amount of the bias comes from you / from us as fans. We all see and remember the bad calls against Tigers and start to forget those against other clubs, because we are not emotionally involved.

I am pretty sure there is a provable subconscious bias for home teams, i.e. home teams tend to win the penalty count and win more than 50% of matches. But I think you'd be very hard pressed to prove a bias in either (a) bias towards good vs bad sides, or (b) bias specifically against Wests Tigers.

Even if you analyse penalty counts or scores, it would be as true to say that better teams score more points and force their opponents to concede more penalties, which takes the ref argument out of the equation.

It looks biased towards the favourite team even when I watch non-Tigers games. The first few penalties for inside the 10 in defence and holding down in the ruck seems to stongly favour the favourites.

@Champ1 's other point about reviewing some tries and not others is also something that I have noticed. Turbo holding back one of our players was ignored, Deardon taking out Brooks looked questionable to me.

Observation bias is real and I know I have it, but I do see a bias towards strong teams even when I have tipped them and want them to win.

 

[batboy]

“isn’t necessarily aligned with rugby league”

Yet the south-west region supplied a dozen players at last weekends U16 & U18 City v Country games 🤔

A whole 12...
How many have made an NRL career in the last 10 years (Outside the few rattled off the other day)

There's no doubt there's kids in the SWS, There's no doubt there may be some coming through - Good Ones.
I'm really happy Gallant is involved - No one knows the lay out the land out there better than him.

But the old crap the area is ignored, And it's Wests Tigers fault there's no talent coming out of there in recent years - Is a load of absolute crap.
Wests Tigers have always done a decent job of getting out and about in the area, getting the talent out there into grades (Rua maybe a more recent one from memory)...
Could it be improved - Probably... Everything can be improved.

Players come through Juniors in Clumps, They always have....
The idea the area is neglected totally by the WT's is just garbage...

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Gotta disagree mate . He goes from 2-3 drop balls to 1-2 every game . That’s from an enormously high error rate to a high error rate .
And the guys a good footy player .
In contrast to someone like Twal who is all efficiency . How many games have we lost because of errors at the wrong times . At 26-27 years old that should be a once in a couple of games type thing . And unfortunately for him that the reason he’s off to SL.
Hopefully he can return in a few years like Murdoch Masilla , a much more complete footballer .

Can disagree all you like but you're actually wrong on this year and back of last year.

He has clearly worked on his discipline as handling errors and penalties have dropped off the face of the planet.

He has made 1 error in his last 9 games.

Panthers - 0
Bulldogs - 0
Knights - 0
Warriors - 0
Sharks - 0
Eels - 1
Souths - 0
Dragons - 0
Manly - 0

 

[Bus 2 Terrigal]

How many of these players are linked to WTs?

All but one or two I think.
Lachlan Dooner is at the Roosters.
Jordan Miller rumoured to go to Dolphins .
As far as I know, the rest are in the Wests system.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

No, that's just young blokes in a lower socioeconomic area once again importing bullshit US street gang culture.

I despise this culture. You even see it seep into the game with players throwing signs in selfies and group photos. Maybe I’m just an angry old man, but God I hate that.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

I despise this culture. You even see it seep into the game with players throwing signs in selfies and group photos. Maybe I’m just an angry old man, but God I hate that.

Yeah I don't get the need to do it either. Same as to the clothes some of these guys wear.
I often wonder if some of the players go to a marketing course and they are told to do this/that with a look cool / junior focus / associates more with them.

 

[Garrry]

All but one or two I think.
Lachlan Dooner is at the Roosters.
Jordan Miller rumoured to go to Dolphins .
As far as I know, the rest are in the Wests system.

Lachlan Dooner was a wests junior till tedesco went and visited with Robinson in the off season, only been at the roosters for 10 minutes now rooster's saying our junior, our pathways, our system has got him to this point in his career, a load of rubbish.

 

[coivtny]

I despise this culture. You even see it seep into the game with players throwing signs in selfies and group photos. Maybe I’m just an angry old man, but God I hate that.

Couldn't agree more about the culture thing. There is nothing to recommend it at all.

 

[Cobarcats]

Why? Madge won a premiership over there as well.

Il stick with Madge until end of next year. With a decent squad there are no excuses.

The longer players train under Madge the more they become indoctrinated in "the way it is"
I can see an attitude change in players we've had for a while.
You have a look at Bellamy. When a new player comes to the Storm they see players who are already indoctrinated so they know the standard.
Look at Bellamy carry on in the coaches box, no Storm player is going to criticize Belly Ache for that, its his way or the highway.
Players have to buy into Madge's way, which as I said, starting to happen.
If we get some quality players like AC, Appi and Papa they will come into a side that has an identity, watch us go then!
Even Naden might go well because of what I've said.
He played well with Penrith who definitely had an identity so maybe he will be a revelation with Madge.....time will tell I guess.
Keep Madge!!!

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Yeah I don't get the need to do it either. Same as to the clothes some of these guys wear.
I often wonder if some of the players go to a marketing course and they are told to do this/that with a look cool / junior focus / associates more with them.

Doubt it although I can see the reasoning. They all seem to be this generic cookie cutter type. Dress in urban wear, either watching NBA or playing it on the PS5, throwing up lame "gang" signs and take as many selfies as a Kardashian.

 

[The-moP]

You forgot Lamar Liolevave.

And Benjamin Murdoch-Masila

 

[WT2K]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1527099296746815490

 

[Needaname]

So we loose Hoffman early on in his contract year, wait half a year for Bulldogs to pay a portion of Nadens salary then sign him up in the vacant spot still keeping squad spot 30 available.
Pretty good business.

 

[Wagga_Tiger]

Not true, we have 30 spots filled now with Naden.

 

[versa]

Roosters if true and are in salary cap trouble. We should have a crack at getting Teddy back. Surely he would entertain it, having acheived almost everything in the game already. The thought of a return and getting to finals with his junior club along with the fanfare and a job for life at the tigers could get it across the line.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Roosters if true and are in salary cap trouble. We should have a crack at getting Teddy back. Surely he would entertain it, having acheived almost everything in the game already. The thought of a return and getting to finals with his junior club along with the fanfare and a job for life at the tigers could get it across the line.

Suali would be better for us. Tedesco has had a fine career but his best days are behind him.

 

[Snoz]

Couldn't agree more about the culture thing. There is nothing to recommend it at all.

Agree entirely. Do you go to your place of employment because all of our work colleagues grew up in the same area as you?

 

[Garrry]

Expecting a big couple of weeks for Stef, state of origin time, massive running metres.

 

[1eyedmel]

Roosters if true and are in salary cap trouble. We should have a crack at getting Teddy back. Surely he would entertain it, having acheived almost everything in the game already. The thought of a return and getting to finals with his junior club along with the fanfare and a job for life at the tigers could get it across the line.

Get Crichton now for this year then, then get him to bring Saluka Fafita for next year. Make it happen tigers.

 

[hugh1954]

They both made a fool out of Donald Trump?

Hopefully the Don will be back in 2024 and the socialist democrat's under senile Joe will end thankfully