I thought this was happening when he swapped managers just before the finals - as Richo wouldn't want to negotiate through his son for that one
Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion
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Magpies1969
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If Bateman comes back, let's hope not, then he needs to participate in a full pre season or f**k off. 100% commitment needed by all players.
weststigerman
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I think you’re right. I do think if he does well again the Madge haters will just say he had an elite roster despite that same roster running 12th this year.
I didn’t think he’d come back here but he’s another good coach off the table should Benji continue to struggle next year.
Think there was a debate about Blore playing at all , he managed 30 or so games in 4 seasons with us iirc
Do you actually watch (And understand) Rugby League....
None of the 3 Tigers players had as good a season as Nathan Brown.
Where's your stats for Leg Speed and and I actual Impact on the Defence...
You'd be doing well to argue the other 2 as well - Although i see you've given it a red hot go with lots of letters and numbers.
Leave you to it man, You've got absolutely no idea....
How is your pursuit of Hymel Hunt going?
How do his Lower Grade Stats compare against the Premier Wingers in the Comp?
diedpretty
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And now reports that Alfie is about to walk out over Kevvies dismissal. Half the players won't know where they are supposed to stand without Alfie there.
diedpretty
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All this talk of Blore misses one point. He does an entirely different job at Melbourne than what we needed him to do at WT. At Melbourne he is their main decoy runner on the left. Occasionally Munster will use him to hit the line and draw defenders away from the next play. He rarely makes a line break. He does far more defense as first or second man in the tackle. At WT we needed him to be the explosive wide runner that we lack. We needed him to be breaking the line and setting up the outside players. It never really happened.
I really like Blore and with 2 ball players in the halves next year he may have become the explosive runner that we need, guess we will never know.
I really like Blore and with 2 ball players in the halves next year he may have become the explosive runner that we need, guess we will never know.
No better example of old boys influence in a club than the Broncos. Id say their are plenty not happy about Maguire being give the keys, and the rockstar element of the playing group will need to buy in or things could get murky very quickly. They need the change but not sure if they are prepared to adopt it.
HabboTiger
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BlackWhiteGold
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hank37w
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I get angry and frustrated when I watch the Wests Tigers play.
I hope that hasn't affected the players and been the reason they have been shit all these years. 🤔
The-moP
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I haven't seen or heard any of this Montoya info about him being linked with us .. except from in here .. ?? Have i missed something .. ??
Go_You_Good_Things
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. . . . apart of course, from the 2 we already have ?
jrtiger
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Warriors winger Marcelo Montoya is the latest name to be linked to the Tigers as the club continues to revamp its roster following a third straight wooden spoon.
It is understood that the Tigers have spoken with Montoya about a possible switch to the club as early as next season. This comes despite Montoya still having a year left on his contract with the Warriors.
To be honest i hope that the donkeys hate Madge coming to the club because if they buy into his ideas 100% they will become a far stronger club and become the powerhouse that everyone will fear.I hope that the players hate him and the management of the club fight him from the begining,the more animosity the better for the rest of us.We don't need the donkeys performing consistently like the storm the riff or even the rorters.
hank37w
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One thing that I did get out of that article on play the ball speeds was that it confirmed what I have thought for a long while now is that there are so many players that don't touch the ball with their foot when they play the ball.Not the answer you are looking for- but you might find it interesting:
If play the ball speed means something but mostly nothing, what is a better metric? - The Rugby League Eye Test
Play the ball speed and “tunnel ball” has been in the NRL news cycle over the past week, on the back of a story by Adam Pengilly in THIS MASTHEAD the Sydney Morning Herald. In this article, Pengilly noted that as the Panthers ran down Parramatta during the final minutes of their game in Round...www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com
The last bit- tries scored after play of the balls....Luia & Royce Hunt rate high
People were telling me that I was wrong and I was starting to think that I was imagining things, but no, this article basically confirmed what I suspected and that was that players were not playing the ball correctly.
Oh well, to their credit at least they noticed the other day that Lindsay Collins was facing the wrong goal line when he played the ball, so there is at least some glimmer of hope that they may pick up the odd play the ball indiscretion now and then. 🤣
The main issue I have with this is why do the NRL have a crack down on things like this for a number of weeks and then totally ignore it like it is no longer an issue of any significance?
Definitely not the biggest blight on the game but just typical of what they consistently do, crack down on things and then go on to ignore it as if it is no longer an issue of any importance.
jrtiger
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given his links to the Richardson family it's not entirely a surprise we've been linked.
I thought he stood up in the finals for Cronulla in all three games. if we managed to get that Toby Rudolf I'd be a happy man.
Tom Shines
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Media leaks are only allowed when somebody wants to put the boot into the Tigers …
This Mole guy is another flea always looking to spin a negative story about the WT…
For a team that hasn’t done squat in 13 years … they sure have a lot of enemies in the media !
I'm not a big fan of Rudolf but this is a realistic comment.
We are a young squad and we could really use an experienced forward leader. We've tried before in the likes of Tamou and failed but I think Rudolf is no slouch.
Klemmer isn't exactly delivering that role and has been underwhelming, adding Rudolf to the pack transforms it quite positively. (Assuming we also sign #13 Kobe)
8. Toby Rudolf
9. Apisai Koroisau (C)
10. David Klemmer
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Jack Bird
13. Kobe Hetherington *
14. Latu Fainu or TDS
15. Alex (Twal or Seyfarth)
16. Fonua Pole
17. Royce Hunt
Some room for movement with Sione or Tim J, as well as what happens with Bateman ~ I don't think he'll be back though.
BlackWhiteGold
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He holds a grudge against the Tigers as a good mate of Sheens & McDonnell was a source of into for him.
Load of crap this story. As if the Tigers would leak this as it paints them in the more negative light plus Mestrov is the one quoted in the original story.
My money is on Warren Mac feeding Mole (Tony Adams) a load of sh*t!
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