@TigerWest said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

@The_Doc said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

I dont see any upside to Mansour, he’s well past his best and all it will do is stagnate the development of our young guys vying for the other wing spot which we are well covered for. AJ, Talau & even Momo he’s not needed not even to grant Laurie an early release dumb play if theres any truth to it imo.

You’re right, but we don’t have a lot of experience in the backs to show the kids what’s needed to make it?

I haven’t really followed Mansour but I believe he was injured this year, I think he is 30 so still has a year or 2 in him, he is/was a good player, must have been OK, he played in the GF didn’t he?

Timana Tahu has joined Us as a ‘backs coach’ as well as a mentor for any Indigenous guys we have playing for Us.

@Snake said in Luke Brooks:

Brooks has been in the top grade for 7 seasons !!! Brooks is not a competitor when will this sink in .
This team is going now where with Brooks in the halves … This club needs to wake up ! You want to break the culture of losing well sign a couple of players that demand to win!
For gods sake there Is a reason the club has not played finals footy for so long it’s as easy to see as a boil on a back side !

G’day @Snake : according to the stats supplied by @willow, the smallest bloke in our Wests Tigers team Luke Brooks registered 23 tackles against Canberra which was the highest of any of our 1 to 7…and why was that? because they ran at him, and as usual he didn’t shirk in bringin em down.
I’m only able to watch the game on my mobile phone so I obviously miss out on a fair bit of the action, but I did see him stop the biggest bloke on the field Josh Papalli with a perfect legs tackle close to our line and probably saved a certain try.
When you have Brooks doing more than his fair share of tackling, surely he cant be expected to run the ball as we would like him to do.
I do agree though that Brooks hasn’t improved in attack the way we would have hoped.
We don’t hide Brooks in defence as Parra do with the slimiest Eel of all…Mitch Moses…maybe we should, but if we do who is going to step up to do extra defence in the middle.
Brooks is not our main problem.
As well as we played yesterday, the main problem is… our team as a whole just isn’t strong enough.

You are 100% correct @mike : Our Club is on its way to becoming the ‘Powerhouse’ of the West, slowly but surely. Right now Yuh wouldn’t wanna be dead for quids. I’m 72 going on 73 and I reckon Our Wests Tigers will win a couple of premierships at least before it’s my time to fall off the perch .

@finnzo said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

I think we should offer Brandon Elliot a 1 year contract he is a great utility and always tries his hardest

With respect @finnzo : are you a school teacher?, as it sounds you are handing out an end of year report card.

@Hangonaminute said in Opinions on players:

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@Jedi_Tiger said in Opinions on players:

If Brooks was in the storm or Broncos system he would be flying and close to origin put him in the big Parra team and he plays better than Moses. He is a solid half certainly better than Ben Hunt

No he wouldn’t. He’s hopeless. You could have Wally Lewis next to him and he would still battle.

You sure about that? Everyone said Moses was hopeless too. Don’t underestimate how flawed our system is compared to some other clubs

Moses has always been better than Brooks

Just hang on a minute @Hangonaminute: doesn’t it depend on the criteria of what you are judging Brooks and Moses on. If you consider the tackling ability of both…Brooks comes out well on top…example…the game against South’s last year when he irritated Burgess so much, Burgess got aggressive towards him.
Moses on a good day is admittedly better than Brooks in attack, but I reckon a bad day for Brooks is much better than a bad day for Moses, particularly when he is having one of his tantrums.
So imo Brooks is the better player.

G’day @teddy23 : to use your words," if I was in charge of recruitment"/player retention I would be telling Robbie Farah his services are no longer required IN ANY WAY once his contract is finished. He will be recorded as a great Tigers player obviously but in my opinion, he will also be recorded as a huge pain in the a…e. Along with his mate Michelle Moses , they caused so much damage to our Wests Tigers we are still recovering and will be for some time to come. Personally, I admire Jason Taylor for having the strength to stand up to Robbie and I believe Jason was chosen as coach for that very reason. I also believe Tedesco and Woods would still be at the Tigers today but they weren’t able to avoid being led astray by Farah and Moses as they all had the same manager. And for that reason, I feel they may well both return to the Tigers one day in the near future.

@fibrodreaming said in Harry Grant:

@innsaneink said in Harry Grant:

What a great org the NRL is… You can walk out on clubs and leave them in a mess… You can lie thru your back teeth and bring the game into disrepute and you will be rewarded handsomely.

You’r right of course, but I think the immorality of it goes even deeper than that.

He destroyed the medium term prospects of an organisation and then left it to head up another organisation that is in direct competiton. Effectively he is a saboteur - he certainly sabotaged our chances in the medium term and thereby improved his own team’s chances of success.

Well said @fibrodreaming : whenever I see the Cleary’s on tv or hear them on my tranny…I wanna spew!!!
They are dethspicable!!!

@cochise: Chris Lawrence is a perfect example of devotion to our club, and look at the disrespectful way he has been referred to by many of our forumers, as well as by the club itself.

This is just a guess, but I reckon now that V’landys is in charge of the N.R.L., the Wacky Woosters have realised they are in deep salary cap wise and have to offload someone urgently, and Lattrell is possibly the most convenient to move along.

When he was mentioned on here some time back, I said “no thanks”, better to be conservative, but recent positive posts have changed my mind about him coming to Wests Tigers.

After some deep and meaningful discussions with myself, I reckon Lattrell will be a much better fit here with Us in Leichhardt, Ashfield, Homebush, Campbelltown and Tamworth than with those hoity-toity upper crust late sipping la-dee-dahs in the Wacky suburbs.

Plus…he ‘could’ be an excitement machine…just the sort of player we need to build a better future around… but for a million + bucks a season??

If he does come here, it’ll be because Madge wants him here…and that’s good enough for me… as I have faith in Madge.

Happy Christmas to all out there in our Jungle , and to those not in our Jungle …bad luck…but look on the bright side as there is always next year. But Happy Christmas to you anyway

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@sleeve said in Signing Suggestions & Rumours:

The tigers have the third equaly biggest pack in the comp.’
Many thought the game was moving towards smaller more mobile forwards. With the new crackdown on high tackles, this could change the scenario again. The donkeys big guys steamrolled the chickens last night.

Forum members thoughts ?

Our troubles start without the ball. Our defence has remained consistently appalling.

I thought our middle is OK, its the edge that is the problem?

Definitely the edges

Middle defence is poor but edges are close to the worst I’ve ever seen in NRL.

We need 2 hardcore back rowers .

2 new wingers who can jump and defend and have pace

2 centre’s who can hit hard with pace

And a decent hooker

And people want to blame the coach. Geez.

Show me one winger, centre, second rower or hooker he didn’t sign or re-sign?

All clubs have sign duds, they don’t do it knowingly though. It’s then a process of weeding them out when there contracts are finished.

So now he needs time to weed out the bad signings he made so he can truly get the team he wants? What a cop out.

That’s what all clubs/coaches do. Pretty
sure your man Flannagan signed Moylan and Dugan on huge contracts that they have been trying to get out of for the last three seasons?

How have the sharks gone the last few seasons, relative to us?

Both have won 0 premierships in the last few years

I’d celebrate a first round finals game like a premiership win.

So now you concede that we will get into the finals?

Next year, it will happen.

Sorry what did I concede? We aren’t making the finals under Madge, ever.

I want our team to get into the finals just as much as anyone.
But there is only one major reason to do that, and that is to get into the Grand Final and then win it.
But every year 6 finalists dont get into the GF and every year 7 teams dont win the GF.
Is there a difference between coming 8th and maybe getting knocked out in the 1st round, or coming 9th as we have for the past 9 years.
Do you remember who the 3rd to 8th finalists were last year or the year before that?
I reckon lots of people would feel any year their team dont Win the GF, its been a failure.
Also, we can only purchase the players that are available at the time, and the ones we have purchased may well be the bottom of the barrel from the list of available players that meet Our Clubs criteria.
Why aren’t we winning…because Madge just doesn’t have the players needed to be able to play them in their correct positions ie Talau. Simpkin was supposed to be better than Harry Grant according to a lot of people on here. Cini has a blinder in his 1st game then a shocker in his 2nd. How do we know if some of our blokes dont like one another, therefore will never play good combinations.
Then we have a galoot like Nofa who leaks like a sieve, and whoever is most responsible for his 4 year ext. [seems like Hagipantellis] should be stoned.
Our team wont and cant be fixed in 48 hours, but I believe
with the purchase of a few of the right players, 2022 will be a BIG improvement with Madge as coach.

@mike said in Who should Madge's assistant coaches be for 2022?:

@barra said in Who should Madge's assistant coaches be for 2022?:

@cochise said in Who should Madge's assistant coaches be for 2022?:

After seeing Robbie in the doco, his passion and commitment to the club is crucial moving forward. I don’t know if he is ready to be an assistant but i would love to see his role increased.

He’d need to have certificate to a certain level? If so then great, if not, until then continue to run the water and do the on-field motivations etc.

I think I read on here somewhere that he has the certification. Could be wrong about that.

If as you say @mike he has the certification, he wont be running the water out for much longer.
The fact that Madge has such a high level of respect for Farah [to send him out to play with a broken leg in that disastrous game at L.O. against Cronulla] I reckon Farah may be Our Reserve Grade Coach next year, with Gardiner as an assistant coach in the box with Madge.
Edit…But as @Snozza said…Farah to the 20’s first rather than reserve grade.

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@don_kershane said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@jedi_tiger said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@cochise said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

Id rather @MAGPIES1963 and @Jedi_Tiger as co-coaches than have Flanagan

Haha too good Cochise
Nofoaluma first bloke picked in my team

You and I would have made a great coaching combo @Jedi_Tiger
But I will have to hand my spot over to @mike who I am very confident will do an even better job, as I am currently packing my Subaru Forester and will be gone within a few days to spend the last of my days on the road as a Grey Nomad
But dont worry guys, I will still be on here to pass on my witty and intelligent knowledge from wherever I am .

Don’t forget to do a bit of scouting on your trip. An 'Official Wests Tigers Recruitment Scout" sign next to your banana chair might work or would at least be a conversation starter.

Great suggestion @Don_Kershane …thanks.
Banana chair here I come.

@needaname said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@needaname said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

real men

Careful using that kind of terminology in this place. Words like that raise more than a few eyebrows and people will start to think you are out of touch with the modern game…

Do Yuh reckon a session of the great Roy Masters/Tommy Raudonikis pre game face slapping would sort em out? @Needaname

Prehaps, a bit before my time but that did become pretty legendary didn’t it.

Legendary, you can say that again @Needaname…legendary!!!
However old you are, I wish I was your age, as long as I didn’t make the same stupid mistakes ‘again’.

@cochise said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@cochise said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@crucible said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

It wasn’t Pascoe who hired Junior, Lamb/Langmack or Potter. Not sure about Taylor. He did get Ivan the Terrible and Madge. I think he is ahead on this one.

As I was named as a possible assistant coach to Madge and I know what I am talkin about, I agree with you @Crucible

You weren’t named as an assistant coach.

As far as I am concerned Cochise you reckoned @Jedi_Tiger and I would be great assistant coaches.
It’s there in writing for all and sundry to see.
And now you are saying that’s not the case.
There will have to be a bored meeting into this to determine who’s rite and who’s rong.

I wanted you as head coaches

OK @cochise head coach it is then.
My head coach advice is…I’ve seen some pretty rough heads in my time and mine would take the cake
and the biscuits and the lollies.

@jadtiger said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@jedi_tiger said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@cochise said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

Id rather @MAGPIES1963 and @Jedi_Tiger as co-coaches than have Flanagan

Haha too good Cochise
Nofoaluma first bloke picked in my team

You and I would have made a great coaching combo @Jedi_Tiger
But I will have to hand my spot over to @mike who I am very confident will do an even better job, as I am currently packing my Subaru Forester and will be gone within a few days to spend the last of my days on the road as a Grey Nomad
But dont worry guys, I will still be on here to pass on my witty and intelligent knowledge from wherever I am .

Mate enjoy the lifestyle and the wonderful country we have the privelige to live in.There is no better place in the world imho

Thanks @jadtiger
I’ll be living in a tent for up to 12 months while waiting for my LWB high roof VW Transporter to be delivered from Germany. Then get it fitted out by Drifta.
I’ve seen pretty much everything there is to see in NSW and Vict and along the coast to Cairns, so I cant wait to head west now.

@twentyforty said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@jedi_tiger said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@cochise said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

Id rather @MAGPIES1963 and @Jedi_Tiger as co-coaches than have Flanagan

Haha too good Cochise
Nofoaluma first bloke picked in my team

You and I would have made a great coaching combo @Jedi_Tiger
But I will have to hand my spot over to @mike who I am very confident will do an even better job, as I am currently packing my Subaru Forester and will be gone within a few days to spend the last of my days on the road as a Grey Nomad
But dont worry guys, I will still be on here to pass on my witty and intelligent knowledge from wherever I am .

Goin” round the block.? Good for you! Hope you keep in touch.

Thanks muchly for your kind words @twentyforty.
Yep rockin around the block and I hope I see a few Wests Tigers number plates along the way.
With the magic of the internet, I’ll be able to check up on all things Wests Tigers from Cairns, Uluru, Broome or Hobart.

@needaname said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

real men

Careful using that kind of terminology in this place. Words like that raise more than a few eyebrows and people will start to think you are out of touch with the modern game…

Do Yuh reckon a session of the great Roy Masters/Tommy Raudonikis pre game face slapping would sort em out? @Needaname

@cochise said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@crucible said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

It wasn’t Pascoe who hired Junior, Lamb/Langmack or Potter. Not sure about Taylor. He did get Ivan the Terrible and Madge. I think he is ahead on this one.

As I was named as a possible assistant coach to Madge and I know what I am talkin about, I agree with you @Crucible

You weren’t named as an assistant coach.

As far as I am concerned Cochise you reckoned @Jedi_Tiger and I would be great assistant coaches.
It’s there in writing for all and sundry to see.
And now you are saying that’s not the case.
There will have to be a bored meeting into this to determine who’s rite and who’s rong.

@jedi_tiger said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@mike said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@jedi_tiger said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@cochise said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

Id rather @MAGPIES1963 and @Jedi_Tiger as co-coaches than have Flanagan

Haha too good Cochise
Nofoaluma first bloke picked in my team

You and I would have made a great coaching combo @Jedi_Tiger
But I will have to hand my spot over to @mike who I am very confident will do an even better job, as I am currently packing my Subaru Forester and will be gone within a few days to spend the last of my days on the road as a Grey Nomad
But dont worry guys, I will still be on here to pass on my witty and intelligent knowledge from wherever I am .

Hope you have an awesome time driving around the country.

Thanks @mike Casino will be my 1st stop for obvious reasons.

enjoy the travels

Thanks @Jedi_Tiger, and I’m sure I will enjoy seeing whatever there is to see in Our Great Land.

@mike said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@magpies1963 said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@jedi_tiger said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

@cochise said in Who Should Coach the Wests Tigers:

Id rather @MAGPIES1963 and @Jedi_Tiger as co-coaches than have Flanagan

Haha too good Cochise
Nofoaluma first bloke picked in my team

You and I would have made a great coaching combo @Jedi_Tiger
But I will have to hand my spot over to @mike who I am very confident will do an even better job, as I am currently packing my Subaru Forester and will be gone within a few days to spend the last of my days on the road as a Grey Nomad
But dont worry guys, I will still be on here to pass on my witty and intelligent knowledge from wherever I am .

Hope you have an awesome time driving around the country.

Thanks @mike Casino will be my 1st stop for obvious reasons.