Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

jirskyr said:
How poorly has it been run, exactly? Backstabbed by a key coach, best player poached by a silvertail club. Memberships at record levels despite the losses, strong finances.

The rest of it is the unfortunate byproduct of being a struggling sports club. Mitch Moses, for example, contributed absolutely diddly squat to any Tigers success, so he would be in no position to complain about whatever else Tigers may not have been doing perfectly.

It boils down that struggling clubs need a win with players and results, otherwise it's an extremely long grind from the bottom of the ladder. Despite whatever Tigers may have done wrong in the past, much of it is from a desperation to be competitive, and the wrongs are amplified when you can't produce on-field results.

Roosters for example have had many serious issues this past decade, but they have the financial and political clout to push them to the side. Sure I wish the Tigers had the same ability to side-step drama, but we'd need a new Super League, Gus, Freddy and Uncle Nick to make that transformation a reality.

So if players are in a rush to leave imperfect clubs, even their junior clubs, then it only reinforces why Tigers, Warriors, Saints, Titans, Knights are so regularly at the bottom, often joined by Bulldogs, Raiders and lately Broncos.
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Club selected the wrong coaches since sheens imo.
 
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.
 
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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 ?
 
weststigers said:
Roosters and Warriors games come to mind.

Had we won those games, I’m confident we cruise to our 2nd and 3rd premierships.
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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.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
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 ?
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So potentially a 2024 Signing . Rts probably covering all bases for RU world cup chances.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
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 ?
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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.
 
twentyforty said:
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.
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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.
 
tony soprano said:
Club selected the wrong coaches since sheens imo.
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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.
 
jirskyr said:
How poorly has it been run, exactly? Backstabbed by a key coach, best player poached by a silvertail club. Memberships at record levels despite the losses, strong finances.
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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.
Demps said:
He'd be a great mentor for Luke Brooks.
Teach him a thing or two.
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Was playing Massey a couple years back....
😂😂😂
 
Jedi_Tiger said:
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
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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.
 
jirskyr said:
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.
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Not dismissing your comment but Taylor was horrific for the club
 
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