WESTS Tigers Team V Penrith...

[happy_tiger]

The senior players decided that dropping Mahe was the best course of action.

Culture is culture , you can't turn it on or off whenever it suits

Your the man Ivan , Captain my Captain

Carpe Diem boys , seize the day , seize the moment

 

[avocadoontoast]

Dt team news
BREAKING: FONUA DROPPED BY TIGERS!
MAHE Fonua and his mullet have been dropped from first grade after the Wests Tigers cult figure arrived to training an hour late last Sunday morning.

The Daily Telegraph can reveal Fonua, an NRL revelation over the past month, will play reserve grade this weekend following a decision involving Tigers coach Ivan Cleary, CEO Justin Pascoe and the club leadership group.On Sunday morning, the powerhouse centre not only missed 40 minutes of team prehab, but then failed to show for the first 20 minutes of video. As a result, the five captains – Benji Marshall, Russell Packer, Chris Lawrence, Josh Reynolds and Elijah Taylor -- asked that their team-mate be stood down for a week.Immediately, both coach and CEO agreed.The hardline disciplinary stance once again proves the culture now demanded under Cleary in 2018.Out of the NRL for two years, Fonua was recalled to first grade against Parramatta in Round 9 and enjoyed an immediate impact.Apart from making headlines for his bizarre hairstyle, the 106kg back scored a blockbusting try against the Warriors before doubling down with a star performance against 2017 grand finalists North Queensland.Switching from wing to centre, following the late withdrawal of Kevin Naiqama, Fonua earned Man of the Match honours in the Tigers emphatic upset win over the Cowboys at Leichhardt Oval.
In the match, Fonua not only ran for 215m — the most of any player on the field — but also made five tackle busts, orchestrated a try and saved another when Cowboys opposite Ben Hampton seemed certain to cross midway through the first half.
The incident is said to be a one-off for the new signing, who is back in the NRL after two seasons with Hull FC in the English Super League.

Nice that Josh Reynolds took some time away from being on Fox Sports to vote on a player being stood down.

 

[TCL]

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**Fonua dropped for turning up late to training.**

And rightly so

If that's true then it's another fantastic call from Ivan Cleary.

Club first

Yep i agree, we wanted to change the culture and it is now changing.

The star of the team is the Team.

Shame that Fonua doesn't get to play but that is why a coach like Ivan gets respected and keeps being respected.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

1 minute late ?

10 minutes late ?

Fair dinkum ….

:bash:

Late is late.

For a standard to be set, it has to be enforced.

If it’s true it’s ridiculous. We have a much better chance of beating Penrith with him in the team than without him.

No sorry it doesn't work that way. That's the sort of culture that festered under previous coaches.

 

[gallagher]

No point being angry with Cleary. I'm angry with Fonua, that's terrible commitment.

 

[Silentio]

McQueen and Grant not named in the ISP side.

 

[avocadoontoast]

1 minute late ?

10 minutes late ?

Fair dinkum ….

:bash:

Late is late.

For a standard to be set, it has to be enforced.

If it’s true it’s ridiculous. We have a much better chance of beating Penrith with him in the team than without him.

No sorry it doesn't work that way. That's the sort of culture that festered under previous coaches.

Right ok cool, thanks. I guess we should be expecting a very easy victory on Thursday night then with this super culture?

 

[Newtown]

Mahe Fonua is fortunately or unfortunately Mahe Fonua. He is what he is. I wouldn't like to be marking him this week in ISP.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

Late is late.

For a standard to be set, it has to be enforced.

If it’s true it’s ridiculous. We have a much better chance of beating Penrith with him in the team than without him.

No sorry it doesn't work that way. That's the sort of culture that festered under previous coaches.

Right ok cool, thanks. I guess we should be expecting a very easy victory on Thursday night then with this super culture?

No, and if we don't win I will be particularly annoyed that players that don't show up on time to training put themselves in a position to be dropped for disciplinary reasons.

One rule for one, one rule for another. Everyone on this forum whinged about player power, accountability and the club pandering to players in the past and when it forum favourite gets held to a standard everyone gets their panties in a twist.

Guaranteed you'd all be applauding Ivan if it were MWZ or Rochow.

 

[Russell]

Late is late.

For a standard to be set, it has to be enforced.

If it’s true it’s ridiculous. We have a much better chance of beating Penrith with him in the team than without him.

No sorry it doesn't work that way. That's the sort of culture that festered under previous coaches.

Right ok cool, thanks. I guess we should be expecting a very easy victory on Thursday night then with this super culture?

You were screaming blue murder over stuff like this and favorites etc. under the previous coach.

Now it's ok - they can't do the right thing - can they?

 

[Tigerdon]

The other backs will have to play a blinder. As Fonua will be coming back.
Nofo, MWZ, Kev will all be putting in.
This is how a committed culture is built. It's not words. It's actions.
Do you think Bellyache would have let a player off for being late?
.

 

[tig_prmz]

was it under cleary as well that michael jennings got in trouble and had to distribute tickets to the fans instead of playing an nrl game?

i like the involvement of the leadership group

also, hope cleary has contacted fonua and gone over these things

one player won't determine whether we win/lose.

 

[Telltails]

Disappointing news.

 

[jadtiger]

I agree with the decision you cant have different rules for different players.I doubt Fonua will make this mistake again.
Ivan is setting the right high standards for the future success of the club.

 

[Cultured_Bogan]

No point being angry with Cleary. I'm angry with Fonua, that's terrible commitment.

Bingo, Fonua is the one to blame here.

 

[Tiger_Steve]

I can’t believe some of the reactions on this forum.
He was late - his fault. Now he suffers the consequences.
Well played Tigers.

 

[Tigrr]

I dont understand Aloiai being dropped instead of Rochow or Sue ?

 

[newtiger]

1 minute late ?

10 minutes late ?

Fair dinkum ….

:bash:

Late is late.

For a standard to be set, it has to be enforced.

Rules are Rules everyone has to abide by the same no exceptions.

 

[Snake]

Disappointed with that news re Fonua but I was raised to be disciplined and demanded that from my kids and now the grandkids to there horror so all good moving forward …the winning culture is in place !

 

[Fibros]

Earn a couple hundred k a year you really should be on time. Great call from Cleary.