Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Canadian Club said:
If anything, I think yesterday showed that he isn't ready for first grade yet and NSW Cup is probably his level. He got out muscled and driven back quite a few times by younger Flegg players. He is definitely fit, but really needs to work on his upper body strength. May, Pole, Hunt, Klemmer, Twal and Sione all ahead of him at this stage with Rahme and Kit also looking more suited to playing through the middle against bigger NRL opposition.
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By getting driven back it’s not his upper body as much as his leg strength and centre of gravity. He doesn’t have a big base so that may contribute to it.
 
Anyone of about ten teams could get the spoon and we are in that bunch. There is very little between most teams and injuries, luck and depth will determine our fate.

The mid season grind will gives us a good indication where we are headed. I still think our pack and depth forwards is on the weak side. Also teams who introduce a lot of new players tend to struggle for a season
 
Roar_Power said:
Foxsports has us coming 17th this season. Are we that bad?
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No on paper we are not a last placed squad and although the same was said in 23 and 24, this squad is different. Its more rounded and has some genuine elite talent in it.
The coaching staff is an entirely different story. A lot will depend on how they perform and of course - injuries.
 
Buttface said:
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but a good big fighter will always have it over a good little fighter. It’s just the way it is.
Mite is right.
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Yeah - That's the problem, It works in lower grades, Because it's lower grades.
All the fluff has been weeded out by the time you get to the top grade, and you need so much more than that to get by... We seem to be more concerned with picking mates than winners.

Heard Gus yesterday say
- When kids come to grade they have to have the Physicality or the Fitness...
Sounded pretty right thinking about it, Never heard that (Or thought that way) before
 
supercoach said:
Anyone of about ten teams could get the spoon and we are in that bunch. There is very little between most teams and injuries, luck and depth will determine our fate.

The mid season grind will gives us a good indication where we are headed. I still think our pack and depth forwards is on the weak side. Also teams who introduce a lot of new players tend to struggle for a season
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Every off season I get stuck in our bubble and look at all the changes and say this is the year, our roster looks much better etc. Then just before the start of the year, I look outside the bubble and see what other teams are looking like and its a real reality check. Most teams have improved rosters, have addressed specific squad weaknesses. When you line teams up against eachother, most teams match pretty evenly.
 
The Wests Tigers are most definitely a better side ON PAPER than the previous three years! My only concern after watching what was at best a NSW Cup standard game against the Bulldogs is that they still have a problem of finding a way of WINNING! Losing has become endemic in the club and just like Fox Sports I am not sure whether even the signing of a four times Premiership winning 5/8 from the Panthers can bury the Demons.
 
BUGSY MALONE said:
The Wests Tigers are most definitely a better side ON PAPER than the previous three years! My only concern after watching what was at best a NSW Cup standard game against the Bulldogs is that they still have a problem of finding a way of WINNING! Losing has become endemic in the club and just like Fox Sports I am not sure whether even the signing of a four times Premiership winning 5/8 from the Panthers can bury the Demons.
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Worry about it if we lose in round 1
 
Canadian Club said:
If anything, I think yesterday showed that he isn't ready for first grade yet and NSW Cup is probably his level. He got out muscled and driven back quite a few times by younger Flegg players. He is definitely fit, but really needs to work on his upper body strength. May, Pole, Hunt, Klemmer, Twal and Sione all ahead of him at this stage with Rahme and Kit also looking more suited to playing through the middle against bigger NRL opposition.
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It just shows how much rugby league has changed over the years .. i remember playing with the coaches saying tackle the players around the the legs then slide down ton is lower legs to stop him from running .. then the second player comes in over the top knocking him to the ground and locking up the ball .. !!

But today the defence all attempt stop the player running the ball up by putting 2 or 3 in each tackle and blocking the player .. then all 3 players lift and carry the attacking player back 5 to 10 meters until the ref calls held .. then they dump the player on the ground and the tackle in complete. Watch Penrith how they do it .. they experts making ground in defence .. !! Welcome to Rugby League in the 21st century .. !!
 
The-moP said:
It just shows how much rugby league has changed over the years .. i remember playing with the coaches saying tackle the players around the the legs then slide down ton is lower legs to stop him from running .. then the second player comes in over the top knocking him to the ground and locking up the ball .. !!

But today the defence all attempt stop the player running the ball up by putting 2 or 3 in each tackle and blocking the player .. then all 3 players lift and carry the attacking player back 5 to 10 meters until the ref calls held .. then they dump the player on the ground and the tackle in complete. Watch Penrith how they do it .. they experts making ground in defence .. !! Welcome to Rugby League in the 21st century .. !!
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Penrith attack with there defence Warriors at times do it as good in patches
 
Odessa said:
Penrith attack with there defence Warriors at times do it as good in patches
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Galvin showed good intent with his early kicks - we just didn't hae the muscle to be effective agaisnt the larger Bulldogs pack. If we are able to get out of our end and facilitate giving the ball back to the opposition deep in a corner we are on the way to replicating that. It all starts with the back three!
 
Jolls said:
Galvin showed good intent with his early kicks - we just didn't hae the muscle to be effective agaisnt the larger Bulldogs pack. If we are able to get out of our end and facilitate giving the ball back to the opposition deep in a corner we are on the way to replicating that. It all starts with the back three!
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Intent - nature or nurture? What's the difference? He was being real.
 
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