Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[batboy]

This I will agree with. Only the absolute hardcores who will find blind faith in anything would think that is a good signing.

I don’t mind it man, we have a couple good young hookers and halves who’ll play plenty of cup next year
- and I don’t mind having an old head down there with plenty of miles in him to push them about.

He might see a few games up top under duress - but that’s about it.
Haywood will have him towelled up after pre season.

 

[supercoach]

If they can and that’s a big if, beat the drags that will put it to bed, need to get away together during the bye to regroup, hope this happens.

Where did Sheens take them to camp?? Kiama. Benji should take them to Iran and leave them there

 

[Rock Hopper Steve]

Where did Sheens take them to camp?? Kiama. Benji should take them to Iran and leave them there

Dodging all those American smart bombs will get them fitter.

 

[fainty]

blow the whole joint up! We are screwed! Samuela ain’t staying either. I know kade7 thinks he is, but he would’ve signed by now. He ain’t sticking around in this circus!

 

[GNR4LIFE]

blow the whole joint up! We are screwed! Samuela ain’t staying either. I know kade7 thinks he is, but he would’ve signed by now. He ain’t sticking around in this circus!

Put him in a good side and he will play Origin. If he doesn’t realise that, I’m sure someone close to him will. That’s another strike against any players name who he plays here. And I think that proves that we have no respect in the game. The fact we are an Origin graveyard.

 

[Merlot]

Put him in a good side and he will play Origin. If he doesn’t realise that, I’m sure someone close to him will. That’s another strike against any players name who he plays here. And I think that proves that we have no respect in the game. The fact we are an Origin graveyard.

thats a shit attitude , glad your not his manager/magnet,

 

[Plato]

Cheer up guys, this is what we pay Shaun Mielekamp for. He gets paid to worry not us.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Major work to be completed over the next month , before the break and before pre season starts .
SamF to be re signed - major priority
Benji - told to dump both assistant coaches ( hodgo & Heighno ) .
Bring in Shane Flanagan as one assistant and bring in another from a solid club like Cordiner or similar .
Give the players unwanted there marching orders .
Start chasing players even ones under contract at clubs where they just miss a start , need 3 or 4 of these .
Start signing couple more nrl players like Alverillo and Brailey need 2 more of these .but they must have footy brains , we lost yesterday due to nobody being able to see what was coming , it was simple what Parra did and you knew what they were going to do , all,except our players , not even close to stopping it . Footy brains required .
Swing Andrew’s and Latu into nrl side and keep,them there rest of season , off the bench or what ever but they must play in every game win loose or draw .
Any player with injury send to hospital and get it sorted now so they can be ready for pre season - KPP , May Jnr , AD , Bulla , anyone get them fixed .

 

[TheEnz]

Major work to be completed over the next month , before the break and before pre season starts .
SamF to be re signed - major priority
Benji - told to dump both assistant coaches ( hodgo & Heighno ) .
Bring in Shane Flanagan as one assistant and bring in another from a solid club like Cordiner or similar .
Give the players unwanted there marching orders .
Start chasing players even ones under contract at clubs where they just miss a start , need 3 or 4 of these .
Start signing couple more nrl players like Alverillo and Brailey need 2 more of these .but they must have footy brains , we lost yesterday due to nobody being able to see what was coming , it was simple what Parra did and you knew what they were going to do , all,except our players , not even close to stopping it . Footy brains required .
Swing Andrew’s and Latu into nrl side and keep,them there rest of season , off the bench or what ever but they must play in every game win loose or draw .
Any player with injury send to hospital and get it sorted now so they can be ready for pre season - KPP , May Jnr , AD , Bulla , anyone get them fixed .

I agree with most of what you say, however there should be no way we bring Flannagan in. He is managed by Issac Moses and he proved at the Dragons that he cannot connect with this generation of players. I would prefer Brad Arthur to Flannagan and that's saying a lot. I think we need a career assistant like a Trent Barret or even a part time Attack coach like Andrew Johns, to come in and work with Latu and Javon, and maybe billy slater to work with Bula and Attard. Yes, wishful thinking, however i feel like they both would relish the opportunity (at the right price) to come in and turn things around and they both seem to have a bit of a soft spot for the club and its struggles.

 

[EllisFan]

I agree with most of what you say, however there should be no way we bring Flannagan in. He is managed by Issac Moses and he proved at the Dragons that he cannot connect with this generation of players. I would prefer Brad Arthur to Flannagan and that's saying a lot. I think we need a career assistant like a Trent Barret or even a part time Attack coach like Andrew Johns, to come in and work with Latu and Javon, and maybe billy slater to work with Bula and Attard. Yes, wishful thinking, however i feel like they both would relish to opportunity (at the right price) to come in and turn things around and they both seem to have a bit of a soft spot for the club and its struggles.

I’d be getting Adam Reynolds around Latu this off-season. Benji would have a relationship there. Kicking game, kicking game, kicking game.

 

[LiamFulton]

I don’t mind it man, we have a couple good young hookers and halves who’ll play plenty of cup next year
- and I don’t mind having an old head down there with plenty of miles in him to push them about.

He might see a few games up top under duress - but that’s about it.
Haywood will have him towelled up after pre season.

i like the fact that haywood can play a block in ressies to keep the reps up and then come up for a couple of weeks off the bench then go back down for a block

 

[Demps]

Major work to be completed over the next month , before the break and before pre season starts .
SamF to be re signed - major priority
Benji - told to dump both assistant coaches ( hodgo & Heighno ) .
Bring in Shane Flanagan as one assistant and bring in another from a solid club like Cordiner or similar .
Give the players unwanted there marching orders .
Start chasing players even ones under contract at clubs where they just miss a start , need 3 or 4 of these .
Start signing couple more nrl players like Alverillo and Brailey need 2 more of these .but they must have footy brains , we lost yesterday due to nobody being able to see what was coming , it was simple what Parra did and you knew what they were going to do , all,except our players , not even close to stopping it . Footy brains required .
Swing Andrew’s and Latu into nrl side and keep,them there rest of season , off the bench or what ever but they must play in every game win loose or draw .
Any player with injury send to hospital and get it sorted now so they can be ready for pre season - KPP , May Jnr , AD , Bulla , anyone get them fixed .

Easier said than done, as always.

I spoke with Justin Pascoe once and ran some ideas past him, he said, we don't just sit around on our hands, but we have to wait till opportunities present themselves.

This statement in its self, i found stupid.
Hopefully Shaun is more proactive.

We need to make the calls now and start building for the future.

 

[EllisFan]

Easier said than done, as always.

I spoke with Justin Pascoe once and ran some ideas past him, he said, we don't just sit around on our hands, but we have to wait till opportunities present themselves.

This statement in its self, i found stupid.
Hopefully Shaun is more proactive.

We need to make the calls now and start building for the future.

The best sporting clubs in the world shoot for the stars every year. We are losing our marquee man, what is the plan to replace him, I hope it’s not just “retain our best”.

 

[426Tlgerland]

I agree with most of what you say, however there should be no way we bring Flannagan in. He is managed by Issac Moses and he proved at the Dragons that he cannot connect with this generation of players. I would prefer Brad Arthur to Flannagan and that's saying a lot. I think we need a career assistant like a Trent Barret or even a part time Attack coach like Andrew Johns, to come in and work with Latu and Javon, and maybe billy slater to work with Bula and Attard. Yes, wishful thinking, however i feel like they both would relish the opportunity (at the right price) to come in and turn things around and they both seem to have a bit of a soft spot for the club and its struggles.

Andrew Johns I have mentioned before many times it would be a great idea to, 2 days a week with our main attackers and yes slater for Bulla and a hard edge ex prop like Hargreaves from roosters or similar to give our props the heads up on running and busting tackles or needing 3 or 4 to pull you down , also how to hit hard in defence , Poles Run yesterday to score should be a std attack for us , but it was out of the blue , we need our big boys and edge boys running in hard , we had it earlier in season with KPP on one side and Sam F on the other it was a 2 sided attack then Hunt comes on to punch holes up the middle

 

[madgey76]

2 blokes I would be chasing hard Ben Teo for our defensive coach. The bloke won’t take any bullshit and speaks his mind, the Ben’s… Gardner or Hornby take your pick for attacking coach…..

 

[426Tlgerland]

I’d be getting Adam Reynolds around Latu this off-season. Benji would have a relationship there. Kicking game, kicking game, kicking game.

Johns or Cronk for me , Cronk has a brilliant football brain

 

[weststigers]

The best sporting clubs in the world shoot for the stars every year. We are losing our marquee man, what is the plan to replace him, I hope it’s not just “retain our best”.

I think we all need to admit Luai has hardly been a marquee man for us.

Failed experiment.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

thats a shit attitude , glad your not his manager/magnet,

A fact is emotions greatest enemy.

 

[Milky]

I think we all need to admit Luai has hardly been a marquee man for us.

Failed experiment.

I saw something about the fact Tigers waived the 10-day cooling off period for him. If we had not, it would have meant Chiefs would have had to wait til 1 November to negotiate with him.

It didn't make any sense to me?

 

[GNR4LIFE]

2 blokes I would be chasing hard Ben Teo for our defensive coach. The bloke won’t take any bullshit and speaks his mind, the Ben’s… Gardner or Hornby take your pick for attacking coach…..

Benji played with Te’o so he might be a chance. The other two, forget it.