He's not being forced to sign a contract.
Who is our worst
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His last injury was a HIA and no matter how tough you are and you want to play if the doctor rules you out that is it.Hopefully he is passed to play this week
Winston Churchill
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Depends how many training sessions he turns up drunk at.
tig_prmz
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I wonder which of the players will stand up and take lead, which of our players hates to lose?
Klem is used to losing at Dogs and Knights
Papali'i seems more of a follower
Bateman hasn't been with the team long enough
Twal, Brooks, Noffa, Douehi etc.. losing is just part of their DNA now
Api seems likes he's here for his pension, but maybe he has that one last ditch effort in him?
Maybe Joffa? But he's been here 2 years, was our best player last year but rarely gets any support.
I have absolutely no faith in Sheens and his "band". None of them have any proven track record. Does anyone know what Furner's job at the Raiders was?
Everyone is one worse than the other.
We are just a joke of the comp and tbh none of the people above care. They'll just be here for a couple of years, make their $$ then go away for a better opportunity or retire or ESL.
I was very pessimistic last year but a very small part of me got excited this year. Doesn't even matter what happens from now onwards, it's not the losses, it's the way we have lost.
You can't even say disappointing because I don't think there were many that were truly excited or had any hope from these clowns anyway.
Klem is used to losing at Dogs and Knights
Papali'i seems more of a follower
Bateman hasn't been with the team long enough
Twal, Brooks, Noffa, Douehi etc.. losing is just part of their DNA now
Api seems likes he's here for his pension, but maybe he has that one last ditch effort in him?
Maybe Joffa? But he's been here 2 years, was our best player last year but rarely gets any support.
I have absolutely no faith in Sheens and his "band". None of them have any proven track record. Does anyone know what Furner's job at the Raiders was?
Everyone is one worse than the other.
We are just a joke of the comp and tbh none of the people above care. They'll just be here for a couple of years, make their $$ then go away for a better opportunity or retire or ESL.
I was very pessimistic last year but a very small part of me got excited this year. Doesn't even matter what happens from now onwards, it's not the losses, it's the way we have lost.
You can't even say disappointing because I don't think there were many that were truly excited or had any hope from these clowns anyway.
earl
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He cops it stupidly regularly. When he plays well people with no idea state he is playing poorly. Other players also don't get called out for poor performance.
He should have left the club for his sake. He probably hasn't because we are overpaying him.
earl
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No he isn't. He has potential. He hasn't ever played a good game in the top grade.
His defense is typically very good but his line running extremely poor. I think his defense was poor last week though and he only play what 15 minutes.
He is another that needs to show us 8 weeks of good form which includes good line running out wide.
I mentioned this when he was first picked at 5/8. I said he would be targeted. He is an awkward runner which can at times be an advantage, but his lateral movement and lack of agility and speed makes him an easy target.
If you look at the last game, and see Brooks technique, and the effective way he tackles compared to AD it is obvious. All halves are targeted, as they are generally key playmakers and smaller. They will miss tackles, that's excusable with 110kg plus players running at you all day, but the ability to tackle is a must in this position.
tig_prmz
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He cops it because he is not good. At any given year, he has been in the bottom 4 halfbacks in the comp.
He gets called out because he is the halfback.
earl
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I don't actually disagree with this but the second part is a misread of his game and the way the club plays him. He was also at worst one of our better players yesterday. The problem is he is copping it and it isn't based on his performance yesterday.
They've recognized he isn't a great halfback. Madge saw it and played him wider of the ruck even if he had the 7 on his back. Sheens was stating that is how he views Brooks as well.
If your expectations are wrong you are much more likely to assess the situation incorrectly.
My concern is the lack of agression in attack and defence. In the second trial, the whole side turned up,and looked good with Kepaoa, Simkin and others showing speed and balls, in both attack and defence. The Knights bullied us. Sheens should give an ultimation, -- play with fire , or play NSW cup.
Newcastle won matches twice as often with Andrew John's in the side. Must have been a coincidence.
I wouldn't know. He played once but I blinked and he got injured. I wouldn't recognise him if o tripped over him in the street.7
Mighty_Tiger
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What a crock. AD cares too much, have heard it all. He was shocking yesterday yet again. If he over cared his work rate would’ve been high instead he went missing. He didn’t lose it when the ball was dropped he looked lost. That wasn’t over caring. AD is as bad if not worse than Brooks and Laurie because of the size of his mental lapses which are often very costly.
AD is a runner, keep his ask simple. Just run. If you watched him close yesterday you will see he isn’t a 5/8th as he isn’t calling or organizing the guys outside him ready for a play. He stands still and just waits for the ball to come.
earl
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Not in this instance. The greatest player I've ever seen.
Diane Laurie is trash. Needs to go back to reserve grade and prove he belongs in the NRL.
I’m saying that, Doueihy and Brooks as the halves pairing is shithouse. They both are running halves, not structured or X factor halves the complement each other. They both couldn’t tell shit from mud.
Lastly, Apisai Koroisau is clearly a league above them all. He tries to make plays but the whole team don’t know how to react and he just looks out of place.
The Wests Tigers, although I’m super loyal, need a shake up from the top down.
Too many seasons I’ve watched with so much anger. Pascoe needs to go, Lee needs to go, administration needs to go. Bring in some people who know how to deliver premierships, or finals football.
I’m saying that, Doueihy and Brooks as the halves pairing is shithouse. They both are running halves, not structured or X factor halves the complement each other. They both couldn’t tell shit from mud.
Lastly, Apisai Koroisau is clearly a league above them all. He tries to make plays but the whole team don’t know how to react and he just looks out of place.
The Wests Tigers, although I’m super loyal, need a shake up from the top down.
Too many seasons I’ve watched with so much anger. Pascoe needs to go, Lee needs to go, administration needs to go. Bring in some people who know how to deliver premierships, or finals football.
Yeah he was such a good prospect at Penrith, a superstar in the making. I was stoked when we signed him, now we have ruined him!
king_sirro
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Oh that's it. Api isn't actually coming up with dud plays, it's just the he is too good for others to know how to react. Passing to Tumeth on the short side last tackle didn't come off because why exactly? Going himself 5 metres out when there were 3 Knights in front of him was whos fault? Kicking himself on the last and not making contact with the ball was because Brooks winked with his left eye instead of his right?
Come on, Api has been terrible and only he is to blame for what he is doing.
Haha Api isn’t without blame either. No one is immune from the piss poor performances they’re all producing. But goddamn, at least the Panthers knew what Api was up to with his craftiness behind the ruck. So many times Kikau or Fisher Harris, or Liam Martin knew what he could do close to the line so they always pushed. Luai and Cleary knew what he could do down the short side, so plays came off the back of it.
Again, he isn’t without blame. But the players certainly don’t have any brains to play off the back of it
