sheer64
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There is always a better player to be found if the opportunities are available to them. He and the other divas will only be missed if Packer does not get it right on game day next year.
Teddy plans to end career at WT
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dazza65
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Nobody should be too surprised.
I am not saying what is right or wrong but it is definitely the way of the world now where loyalty to anyone but yourself is non existent.
The majority (not all) of players, the same as the majority of people, these days have no loyalty to employers, clubs, fans, friends or even in some cases family - it is all about the $ and what they can do for themselves. Priority 1,2 and 3 is themselves.
Sure I understand the people who will respond to this and say the clubs or employers only show loyalty when it suits them and will fire/make redundant/or move on "employee's" when they see fit - understood.
However as they say it is bad form, in any walk of life, to crap in your own nest and i think players these days, fuelled by greedy and in most cases unscrupulous agents along with fawning and sycophantic media make it OK for players to act like douches - a la poor mitch and his serious psychological issues when we didn't release I'm immediately!!! (damn any contract or feeling of honour/commitment)
Sooner we fans accept that we may love the club but players are merely mercenary employee's the better our emotional stability will be.
I am not saying what is right or wrong but it is definitely the way of the world now where loyalty to anyone but yourself is non existent.
The majority (not all) of players, the same as the majority of people, these days have no loyalty to employers, clubs, fans, friends or even in some cases family - it is all about the $ and what they can do for themselves. Priority 1,2 and 3 is themselves.
Sure I understand the people who will respond to this and say the clubs or employers only show loyalty when it suits them and will fire/make redundant/or move on "employee's" when they see fit - understood.
However as they say it is bad form, in any walk of life, to crap in your own nest and i think players these days, fuelled by greedy and in most cases unscrupulous agents along with fawning and sycophantic media make it OK for players to act like douches - a la poor mitch and his serious psychological issues when we didn't release I'm immediately!!! (damn any contract or feeling of honour/commitment)
Sooner we fans accept that we may love the club but players are merely mercenary employee's the better our emotional stability will be.
supercoach
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100% agreed..we have now had the chance to build a strong roster not 1 thru 17 but probably 1 thru 30\. Okay we may lack the class to win a comp, but we are now probably in a position to make a couple of selective buys over the next few years that will put us up there with the big boys. Cleary is laying very strong foundations. No flat top stars and not half your cap tied up in a handful of players.
Hard not to be excited
WestsBenTigers
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Well he is the best WFB in Fantasy
Tigersmurf
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So he leaves to win a comp and earn more money, because apparently that is to hard to do at the Tigers. And when he is finished winning premierships and polishing his gold balls at the roosters, he might then think about coming back and finishing here so he can feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
Nice James
I'm looking on the bright side as above.
I no longer have to worry about his ACL and the awkward running style and the way he curls his legs before playing the ball.
He is the most head hunted player in the NRL from what I've seen in recent years.
I fear for his long term longevity no more. :smiley:
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Wouldn't want him or Moses and Woods back ever. They have no class over the last year.
I no longer have to worry about his ACL and the awkward running style and the way he curls his legs before playing the ball.
He is the most head hunted player in the NRL from what I've seen in recent years.
I fear for his long term longevity no more. :smiley:
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Wouldn't want him or Moses and Woods back ever. They have no class over the last year.
A couple of things.
Teddy is a good fullback currently NSW rep but in the future I have a feeling Dylan Edwards will surpass Teddy. And like that, chances are there will be another young fullback that surpasses them both.
Penrith didn't grow Edwards, they recruited him as a junior from Bellogin (apologies for the spelling).
His parents drove him down each week to play in the Penrith comp as a kid.
We need to be smart and look to do the same.
Having all our hopes tied into some privileged local boys screwed us.
We hate on the roosters. But you have to admire there ability to look an attractive option for players 'in their prime'. Being able to recruit this way has lead to most of there success.
I hope we as a club and fans for that matter are learning that this is a slow process and hopefully one day we will be able to retain our future Teddy.
In our current predicament it wasn't a bad result that we were not able to retain him but it is a lesson that needs to be learnt and fast.
Money or loyalty won't mean anything to a player. It's the wins on the board that do.
Teddy is a good fullback currently NSW rep but in the future I have a feeling Dylan Edwards will surpass Teddy. And like that, chances are there will be another young fullback that surpasses them both.
Penrith didn't grow Edwards, they recruited him as a junior from Bellogin (apologies for the spelling).
His parents drove him down each week to play in the Penrith comp as a kid.
We need to be smart and look to do the same.
Having all our hopes tied into some privileged local boys screwed us.
We hate on the roosters. But you have to admire there ability to look an attractive option for players 'in their prime'. Being able to recruit this way has lead to most of there success.
I hope we as a club and fans for that matter are learning that this is a slow process and hopefully one day we will be able to retain our future Teddy.
In our current predicament it wasn't a bad result that we were not able to retain him but it is a lesson that needs to be learnt and fast.
Money or loyalty won't mean anything to a player. It's the wins on the board that do.
earl
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I think we need to be really clear that you are right in relation to Teddy but he doesn't seem a loyal person at all. These guys are footy players. That doesn't mean that they are good people.
Teddy comes across to me as a spoilt brat who doesn't really have good connections with people. He is now best friends with Roosters players and I bet he hardly knows them. He just swaps his allegiances really easily.
He also showed when he signed with Canberra that he was extremely sensitive to being treated the way he believes he deserves to be treated. We heard this time about the club not providing him with his footy whisperer and masseuse and last time how Mayer (I think) didn't treat him right.
Other players will come along and I think more often than not they will be a lot more loyal than someone like Teddy. I look at players like Benji, Robbie, Fulton and heaps others. Most guys at other clubs are the same. Players typically don't leave if they are offered good dollars. I honestly can't think of another player in the NRL who has left like Teddy has left us. To top it off the same thing happened with our captain and to a lesser extent Moses. We've had a really bad culture in the team which to me is really made up of a bunch of players who aren't the right people to build a clubs future on.
EndlessPassion
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This is spot on. The tigers are heading in the right direction. These brats are not what you build your club on. It's no coincidence that they have not made a semi final appearance. They are weak and blame others for their shortcomings.
hammertime
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I've heard some first hand stories about good ol teddy boy and how he operates when he is out on the drink.
Going to the roosters does not surprise me one bit.
Going to the roosters does not surprise me one bit.
