Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[Flippedy]

Just listening to Shawn Blore speak about Craig Bellamy and how tough the preseason was for those guys! Blore almost fainted a couple of times due to the intensity. It’s no secret why the Storm are so successful. It’s no fluke Bellamy has made 11 Grand Finals in 20 years which is ridiculous. They demand hard work and character.

Then I listen to Galvin on the footy show yesterday, speak about how Benji is all about creating a loving, fun environment. That’s our biggest flaw. We don’t flog our players enough to see what they’re really made of. Until that changes nothing changes at this club.

They were flogged by Madge apparently but that didn’t work either so where do we go?

 

[Don Kershane]

Bone and muscle needs to be a requirement for the players prior to the start of the season. Perhaps we should employ Gai Waterhouse as a consultant to give the boys a few barrier trials and geld the ones not putting in.

 

[Tom Shines]

They were flogged by Madge apparently but that didn’t work either so where do we go?

no disrespect intended… but perhaps you need to sign the right players first before you attempt to flog them in the preseason…

Also.. does Bellamy leave at 5pm?

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Bone and muscle needs to be a requirement for the players prior to the start of the season. Perhaps we should employ Gai Waterhouse as a consultant to give the boys a few barrier trials and geld the ones not putting in.

The ones not putting in should be relocated to another stable

 

[cqtiger]

You can flog the bejeezuz out of a reserve grade side and they’ll still be reserve grade

 

[Tom Shines]

You can flog the bejeezuz out of a reserve grade side and they’ll still be reserve grade

So don’t sign them up to begin with

 

[user118245]

no disrespect intended… but perhaps you need to sign the right players first before you attempt to flog them in the preseason…

Also.. does Bellamy leave at 5pm?

Does he have a family? If so does he want to go home to them 😭 #footy>family #bellyachelifestyle

 

[Tom Shines]

Does he have a family? If so does he want to go home to them 😭

We laughing at Bellamy ? really ? 😂

 

[tigermate]

all we need now is to sack heighno and bring in fitzhenry to run water...

then next year we can sack morris, hodgo and fitzy and bring in Gibbs, princey and fulton.

let the 2005 gravy train roll on.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

What about Benji?

 

[Tom Shines]

all we need now is to sack heighno and bring in fitzhenry to run water...

then next year we can sack morris, hodgo and fitzy and bring in Gibbs, princey and fulton.

let the 2005 gravy train roll on.

yeah … it ain’t great … but what was the expectation… some former first grade coach was coming here to be an assistant ? … and by the way he wasn’t going to be a distraction in case they start 1-4 next year … ?

Benji been here 2 years now … he needs to poo or get off the pot ..

 

[tigermate]

yeah … it ain’t great … but what was the expectation… some former first grade coach was coming here to be an assistant ? … and by the way he wasn’t going to be a distraction in case they start 1-4 next year … ?

Benji been here 2 years now … he needs to poo or get off the pot ..

i wouldve loved to have seen an assistant who has been under bellamy or robbo come in.

just anyone who has come from a successul system - penrith, storm, roosters.

and someone with a harder edge.

instead we get another mate of benjis

 

[coivtny]

Bone and muscle needs to be a requirement for the players prior to the start of the season. Perhaps we should employ Gai Waterhouse as a consultant to give the boys a few barrier trials and geld the ones not putting in.

That was TJ's training motto. Heard him say it often "muscle and bone".

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Yeh. Not Robbo. Cant even succeed lately with a roster where almost in every position a player is a rep.

 

[batboy]

all we need now is to sack heighno and bring in fitzhenry to run water...

then next year we can sack morris, hodgo and fitzy and bring in Gibbs, princey and fulton.

let the 2005 gravy train roll on.

Na..... That's not our go.
Fitzy doesn't meet the pre-requisites of having zero coaching experience!!

Fitzys been a trainer / coaching since he finished with us.

 

[Tom Shines]

i wouldve loved to have seen an assistant who has been under bellamy or robbo come in.

just anyone who has come from a successul system - penrith, storm, roosters.

and someone with a harder edge.

instead we get another mate of benjis

that’s a fair enough opinion… but can I say any of those assistants would have placed Benji under immediate pressure for being replaced after a bad start next season …looks like they are riding with a Benji for 2025

 

[Lestronge]

I'm curious as to whether we see any changes following the end of year review into our S&C staff. there seems to be a general consensus amongst players and football department staff that we weren't at the races physically and Marshall is already apparently cracking the whip asking them to return in good knick. apparently there's a stack of boys already in the gym.

whether that's on Moussa and his team remains to be seen.

Moussa seems like a good bloke but I always got the feeling , erred on the side of caution .
Example; when the HIA rule came in and we were carting all our players to the doctor and then other teams would leave thier guys out there .
It might be apples and oranges , and I’m totally off base , but yea , it kind of didn’t run in sync with the whole win at all costs mentality of elite sports.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Or it could be a lemon.

 

[Tigers_Wests]

Official

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

He looks serious.