I’m telling you, TPJ might seem like an x-factor, and he no doubt can be, but the suspensions will wear thin real fast.
His presence though, when on field is the real threat... to opposition.
Madge needs to sit him down and work out strategies where he can control his aggression whilst playing his natural game and creating that second phase play we desperately lack.
I think a few of the other forwards could really benefit from a player like TPJ and hopefully they work as a strong unit with guys like Gildart, Luarie and AD following along for those offloads.
TPJ could be huge for us from transforming us from a soft pack to a feared one.
Demps : I'm not disagreeing with you but, quite a few on here are adamant that Madge can't coach.
So if that's the case how is he going to coach TPJ **and** change his aggressive attitude.
Easy.
Let Farah, Sheens and Kimmorley do it.
Farah as coach is one of the most out there suggestions I have ever heard.
Farah is a born leader with so much football intelligence.
Tell me it's a bad idea.
Bro ...didn't you have someone spotting for you today
What are u talking about haha
Weights bro ........head knock ...HIA ...don't think Robbie would make a good head coach
Not a head coach.
But an assistant coach.
If he proves himself at another club 1st
We as a club need a break from Benji and Robbie for a good 5 years ......weed out all the crap 1st and then if they are prepared to tow the line and not leak crap to the media every 5 minutes ...maybe
Robbie is at the club currently.
Yep ...and we still haven't learnt a god damn thing ...dumbest NRL club by a mile ....no other club brings back trouble makers .....losers
Robbie is a trouble maker?
Lol mate, might be time to become happy_rabbit and join your mate @alien
Robbie had Sheens sacked with the backing of Balmain Juniors .....had his conversation with Gordie in regards to Potter ...clashed with Taylor and Pascoe
Players play Demps ....don't get involved in club politics
Doesn't happen at 15 other clubs .....does it ???
Captains captain.
Ain't no one more wests tigers than Roberto Farah.
Taylor deserved to be clashed with.
Maybe Potter couldn't coach.
And Sheens needed a break.
Still, having some one with passion and pride like Farah on board isn't going to hurt.
Funny ...you don't ever see any other NRL club captain burying his club .......if you are not happy ...you leave ....
Why would you leave something you love , because it’s filled with people you consider incompetent? Wouldn’t you fight to get those people removed , especially if you considered them toxic ?
Also , maybe Robbie was humbled by the whole experience . Just because you think 1 way today , doesn’t mean your locked into that thought for the rest of your life .
Potter did follow , at that time , the second winningest coach in history . A bloke famous for being a tactical genius , sometimes to the detriment of the team . By those standards maybe Potter couldn’t coach ? Or Robbie had it easy his whole career , and needed a huge reality check .
Who knows .
Would you bail on the club happy , that you obviously love , if it had people in charge y thought were harming the joint ?
Yeah ...but I'd have the class to keep it in house ...big difference
Yep ,fair point . But do you think that’s maturity as well ?
Robbie ...I wouldn't call it immaturity .....just no one had said NO to him
Yea , that’s a part of maturity and growth though . You can be an arrogant tool, and have a come to Jesus moment that makes you think , I’m a bit of a tool !
I think he trusted Tallis as well , who sold him down the river . That kind of had to be mentioned too . He learnt a big lesson about trust then .
I don't really buy that .....if by that stage he didn't know who to speak to or what to speak about ...like his Mum had passed by that stage and he was a SOO player ....he'd had heaps of dealings with the press ......
Was Tallis press though ? The obvious answer is yes , but if you remember that triple m program with Matty johns , had this “insiders” kind of feel to it . And Robbie was apart of the Sunday team if I remember correctly . He was on the show . Tallis just let it go in a segment . It seemed like breaking kayfabe to me . But hey you might be right , maybe Robbie used him , and backed away from it when it got too hot .