Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Demps]

I don't believe Sheens would care if you attribute those players to him. The club has done extremely well to recruit the players it has to date with the possibility of more to come.

Those guys barely saw the year out.

Hope they learn from these mistake like signings.

Onward and upwards.
💯🔥

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Those guys barely saw the year out.

Hope they learn from these mistake like signings.

Onward and upwards.
💯🔥

We are on a much better trajectory with our recruitment.

 

[Demps]

We are on a much better trajectory with our recruitment.

Without a doubt.

Best signings we've had in years.

 

[Telltails]

Maguire is gone and rightfully so. That is the past and it is time to move on.

If there was an award for ironic statements Paws you would win everytime.

 

[Telltails]

Here I was naively believing football matters came under the umbrella of football operations.

Just remember one thing that justifies Madge getting the sack ,
1) every year our defence got worse , we conceded more points every year he was there .
2) I think i am correct our attack also got worse every year as well .
So really how could u keep a coach who can’t sure up ur defence and can’t get ur team to score .
For me his major problem was his constant one out football, one off the ruck made it very easy for the defence to close us down .

Madge got the sack because he didn't win enough games with a dud roster. You can hold him accountable for his part, but the biggest problem for this club and the reason why we are like a revolving door for players and coaches is the lack of quality with the roster compared to other teams.
The representative season has demonstrated that for ages - we are regularly close to full strength aside from injury while other teams are testing their depth.
On paper we have recruited well with one out standing buy, but plenty also bought into the Packerlino and Reynolds turning around our fortunes too. If some are reserving judgement till they start performing it's for good reason.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

Madge got the sack because he didn't win enough games with a dud roster. You can hold him accountable for his part, but the biggest problem for this club and the reason why we are like a revolving door for players and coaches is the lack of quality with the roster compared to other teams.
The representative season has demonstrated that for ages - we are regularly close to full strength aside from injury while other teams are testing their depth.
On paper we have recruited well with one out standing buy, but plenty also bought into the Packerlino and Reynolds turning around our fortunes too. If some are reserving judgement till they start performing it's for good reason.

The highlighted text is all you needed to write.

 

[wet tiger coloured bird]

article saying val holme is available. can kick goals

 

[Telltails]

The highlighted text is all you needed to write.

The blinkers still firmly attached.

 

[Camel2281]

You distorted the facts and added them to your argument as you also named arguably the best 2 players who were signed by Madge and put them at the front of the new players for next year to make your opinions about Sheens Benji and Robbie look stronger.Merry xmas

As I said before. Those two players were signed AFTER Sheens arrived. Madge without Sheens was unable to sign anyone

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Just remember one thing that justifies Madge getting the sack ,
1) every year our defence got worse , we conceded more points every year he was there .
2) I think i am correct our attack also got worse every year as well .
So really how could u keep a coach who can’t sure up ur defence and can’t get ur team to score .
For me his major problem was his constant one out football, one off the ruck made it very easy for the defence to close us down .

With Hastings controlling the play we had our 2nd worst attacking year, worst win loss record and worst defensive year.

Our attack scored 150 less points for the season with our attack being controlled by Hastings than the season before under Brooks, even 2020 when we played less games we scored 90 more points.

People see what they want of course but I just don’t see how Hastings would’ve been more valuable to the side over Brooks if we want an attacking style game plan.

Its all mute anyway Hastings is gone, Brooks/AD/Laurie who knows and well we have a totally different dynamic team wise for 23.

 

[Masterton]

Its all mute anyway .

Not being a smartarse, but it's "moot"

 

[mikey]

It's Xmas folks. How about you enjoy the day instead of taking potshots at each other.

 

[cktiger]

With Hastings controlling the play we had our 2nd worst attacking year, worst win loss record and worst defensive year.

Our attack scored 150 less points for the season with our attack being controlled by Hastings than the season before under Brooks, even 2020 when we played less games we scored 90 more points.

People see what they want of course but I just don’t see how Hastings would’ve been more valuable to the side over Brooks if we want an attacking style game plan.

Its all mute anyway Hastings is gone, Brooks/AD/Laurie who knows and well we have a totally different dynamic team wise for 23.

Pretty safe to say Hastings didn’t play when we copped our biggest floggings… meaning we had plenty of points scored against us and didn’t manage to score many when he wasn’t in the team.
Maybe that’s a more telling point.
Besides that we had an season riddled with long term injuries and a coaching drama contributing to those figures…. and you want to blame one of the only blokes who put his heart into every game?

 

[Masterton]

Pretty safe to say Hastings didn’t play when we copped our biggest floggings… meaning we had plenty of points scored against us and didn’t manage to score many when he wasn’t in the team.
Maybe that’s a more telling point.
Besides that we had an season riddled with long term injuries and a coaching drama contributing to those figures…. and you want to blame one of the only blokes who put his heart into every game?

I love Hastings, especially his passion, but the only games we looked genuinely good last year he was playing lock. I would love to have him there again this season with an aggressive pack but he wants to play halfback.

 

[twentyforty]

Madge got the sack because he didn't win enough games with a dud roster. You can hold him accountable for his part, but the biggest problem for this club and the reason why we are like a revolving door for players and coaches is the lack of quality with the roster compared to other teams.
The representative season has demonstrated that for ages - we are regularly close to full strength aside from injury while other teams are testing their depth.
On paper we have recruited well with one out standing buy, but plenty also bought into the Packerlino and Reynolds turning around our fortunes too. If some are reserving judgement till they start performing it's for good reason.

To me it looks more like one of the symptoms of our biggest problem.
At the moment I’m dancing like the Irish, not gonna break dance until I see a team on the park.
I know Sheens, in the past has been able to develop a team, but unsure if he can still do it? Especially as a reluctant coach? The next one down the list of those with influence and authority is Benji.
Like everyone else, waiting to see how it unfolds?
Merry Christmas!

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

If you believe Bateman as a four year signing is a great coup you believe in Santa Claus.

I was with my mate last night who’s brother works at the Knights - said they can’t believe we traded Hastings for Klem as Klem was always gonna come - they just applied some pressure to the Tigers and we folded.

Onwards and upwards for our gun negotiators.

Hastings did not want to play 13, So he asked for the release as he wanted to play 7

 

[SeanT]

Any rumours? Haha

 

[Don Kershane]

Not being a smartarse, but it's "moot"

As in Silent Knight.

 

[cktiger]

Hastings did not want to play 13, So he asked for the release as he wanted to play 7

Unfortunately that's not true... no matter how many times people say it.
Seems Sheens didn't want him.

From Hastings himself interviewed by SMH...

“Whether I wasn’t wanted or wasn’t needed, it took me a few days to get over it because I was angry at the fact I wanted to be there and be a part of the solution, not the problem."

“But I’m a big boy, I’ve been in way worse situations than what has just gone on. I still love the club, and when I say I want them to do well, I genuinely mean it."

“I’ve got no hard feelings towards anyone at the Tigers. When I go back to Leichhardt in round two, hopefully I’m not booed because I really do love the club and enjoyed the year I had there."

 

[Masterton]

Unfortunately that's not true... no matter how many times people say it.
Seems Sheens didn't want him.

From Hastings himself interviewed by SMH...

“Whether I wasn’t wanted or wasn’t needed, it took me a few days to get over it because I was angry at the fact I wanted to be there and be a part of the solution, not the problem."

“But I’m a big boy, I’ve been in way worse situations than what has just gone on. I still love the club, and when I say I want them to do well, I genuinely mean it."

“I’ve got no hard feelings towards anyone at the Tigers. When I go back to Leichhardt in round two, hopefully I’m not booed because I really do love the club and enjoyed the year I had there."

I don't see how that refutes that he wanted to play 7. He may have wanted to stay, be part of the solution, AND be dirty he wasn't preferred in the halves.

People can pick whatever rumour they prefer because there will no concrete evidence. I hope he does well, except for against us.