Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

batboy said:
How many games we gone neck and neck with the opposition for the first 20 minutes, only to get dominated for the last 60…
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Man I remember us Levelling with Cronulla in the first half.
Second half we are totally gassed.

Ronnie, time for you to go. You have been here since Ivan and quite frankly we have tanked in physical fitness since Ivan.
 
crazycat said:
Why does everyone say move Bateman to 13.

Bateman prefers to do an edge attack. He did seem better on the edge. Ofcourse all this year we were playing it wide, so maybe if we run the middle then Bateman to 13 makes sense. I still think he is better on the edge and forming combinations with those on that edge.
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Don't think you're wrong CC...just saw some
things I liked from him there in terms of ball
playing ability. Also, think Pole is more suited
in the middle. If we got Fifita it would be a no
brainer obviously. I'm playing fantasy footy lol
 
Chainlink said:
Anyone else seriously worried about our fullback depth. With Staines not signed, if anything happens to Bula we are looking at Toa filling in. I don’t even see who we have to play fullback in cup. Massive risk going into the season unless we have something up our sleeve.
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Asu Kepaoa used to play fullback and can fill any spot in the 17 to a tidy standard. Can't believe the club are getting rid of him. This will blow up in our face just like when we let Matt Eisenhuth go. This is the last straw for Pascoe. He surely cannot survive this PR disaster.
 
Kaito said:
He's 73 to put things in perspective. I like him
too, but characters like Palmer find it hard to
hang it up. Can't expect a 73 year old to run round
with and condition 18-20+ years olds the whole
year, it's a bit silly. What's more silly is how we're
being painted as the bad guys (again) for not
renewing his contract. Would love to see him
retire and spend more time with his family. Good
luck silver fox, been a staple and icon in the game
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Good bloke, but the game has moved on. He was never a Tigers or Magpies man. Maybe Nick might give him another job.
 
tigerballs said:
Ronnie wasn't WT head trainer though, just part of the team. I think 24 years at the Roosters and however many for SOO might be a better indication of his worth.
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I am with batboy
"We’ve been the least fit team in the comp for the last however many years - good riddance for mine".

Marshall knows from stints at St George, NZ, and the Bunnies what hard training really is about.

The dogs have fired better phys conditioners.
 
earl said:
To'a is our best outside back. Api is our best player. We need more quality players.
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One of Benjis biggest challenges is to get Toa/Tupou/Naden/Nofa up to a consistent level of defence and ball handling where they become established and complete first graders,not just ocassional try scorers.
Then theres the issue of establshing a effectives combo out of a couple of rookies and someone considered past it...
Plus getting extra effort out of our very expensive forward pack(Api excepted...worth every penny) commensurate with the top$$$$ we pay them...
And dont forget develping Bula to his full potential and avoiding 2nd season syndropme..
..and perhaps most important of all ,developing the large squad
of juniors in our top 30 into actual starting position contenders..fast as they can
Im exhausted already!!!
 
Demps said:
So Declan Casey completing pre season with the Tigers on a T&T deal.

Not bad.
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He is quick and is a similar build to Staines.
Is this the club making a reasonable trade to keep their cap in check.
*by trade I, I mean purely between the two players not Tigers and Dogs.
 
Needaname said:
He is quick and is a similar build to Staines.
Is this the club making a reasonable trade to keep their cap in check.
*by trade I, I mean purely between the two players not Tigers and Dogs.
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Really, I think it's moreso we've traded Semisi Kioa for Casey. And it's a massive upgrade for us. Whether he can contribute at NRL level is another matter, but at least he's a very strong NSW cup player who will provide competition for an NRL spot. Whereas, as you know, last year our Cup side was a completely useless side that offered nothing whatsoever
 
clontarfkid said:
One of Benjis biggest challenges is to get Toa/Tupou/Naden/Nofa up to a consistent level of defence and ball handling where they become established and complete first graders,not just ocassional try scorers.
Then theres the issue of establshing a effectives combo out of a couple of rookies and someone considered past it...
Plus getting extra effort out of our very expensive forward pack(Api excepted...worth every penny) commensurate with the top$$$$ we pay them...
And dont forget develping Bula to his full potential and avoiding 2nd season syndropme..
..and perhaps most important of all ,developing the large squad
of juniors in our top 30 into actual starting position contenders..fast as they can
Im exhausted already!!!
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Not just those four clontarf but the entire squad of backs... We need them to be like melb where I fone goes down another slots in and the brick wall remains as strong as it is at its strongest... But you touched on that at the end

They can all tackle... But working together as a unit with a high intense level of attitude is what we need
 
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