2019 Discussion

[Fangs]

Despite showing how much of a weapon Blake is. I can't see how Yeo and Whare can stay together. Maybe Yeo to lock or DWZ at centre over Blake if we find a winger

I was a fan of the Yeo to lock move for that one game earlier this year. He isn't as dynamic as other backrowers and he has the motor and defense to play in the middle. If CHN was still here I'd be in favour of that (Or Bryce if he had kept improving...sad story so far).

Other option for backrow could be Tyrone May. They guy isn't going to get smaller and I'm not sure where his position is. The club has mentioned lock already.

Could end up like Wade Graham playing on an edge...Graham made the permanent switch in 2013 when he was 22 years old, same age May is now. With that said Graham had played a lot more first grade and wasn't recovering from an ACL injury like May is.

 

[franklin2323]

He was hidden better and is in sharp decline

Sharks had the 3rd best defence in 2016. Roosters minor premiers when he was there. So he can be hidden

 

[franklin2323]

I was a fan of the Yeo to lock move for that one game earlier this year. He isn't as dynamic as other backrowers and he has the motor and defense to play in the middle. If CHN was still here I'd be in favour of that (Or Bryce if he had kept improving...sad story so far).

Other option for backrow could be Tyrone May. They guy isn't going to get smaller and I'm not sure where his position is. The club has mentioned lock already.

Could end up like Wade Graham playing on an edge...Graham made the permanent switch in 2013 when he was 22 years old, same age May is now. With that said Graham had played a lot more first grade and wasn't recovering from an ACL injury like May is.

Assuming we keep the same 30 man squad. I'd get Luai working in FB over the offseason even if just opposed sessions. Look at Keighran as a centre so we have options should we need them.

At this stage I'd have the pack as:

JFH
??
Grant ( 1st stint is good so don't bring him back.
Kikau
??
Yeo

RCG
Tamou
Leota
May

I guess we see what roster moves happen. Bulking May up to move him into the forwards ideally too

 

[Bob]

Assuming we keep the same 30 man squad. I'd get Luai working in FB over the offseason even if just opposed sessions. Look at Keighran as a centre so we have options should we need them.

At this stage I'd have the pack as:

JFH
??
Grant ( 1st stint is good so don't bring him back.
Kikau
??
Yeo

RCG
Tamou
Leota
May

I guess we see what roster moves happen. Bulking May up to move him into the forwards ideally too

JFH
Egan
Grant ( 1st stint is good so don't bring him back.
Kikau
Yeo
Martin

RCG
Tamou
Leota
May

Agree about Keighran, like what I’ve seen from him

 

[franklin2323]

JFH
Egan
Grant ( 1st stint is good so don't bring him back.
Kikau
Yeo
Martin

RCG
Tamou
Leota
May

Agree about Keighran, like what I’ve seen from him

Martin does look good. I am a Whare fan but a centre with some play making skill is a must imo.

I agree with Grant. Start him for 30mins... RCG the rest. Barring injury Keep him on the bench

 

[herbert henry1908]

 

[herbert henry1908]

“For at least 2019”

Gee, it’s great we’ve got a clear direction...

 

[mxlegend99]

“For at least 2019”

Gee, it’s great we’ve got a clear direction...

Im just glad we arent guaranteeing his future. He's unproven as a coach and could very well be worse than Hook.

Theres no doubt the players love him and he's willing to learn and work with others. But he might not be up to it.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Im just glad we arent guaranteeing his future. He's unproven as a coach and could very well be worse than Hook.

Theres no doubt the players love him and he's willing to learn and work with others. But he might not be up to it.

The better course would be to appoint a full time coach going forward. It seems like we’re appointing an interim or L plate coach.

We have a squad that’s on the verge of a premiership, we can’t afford not to have a clear direction.

 

[betcats]

Im just glad we arent guaranteeing his future. He's unproven as a coach and could very well be worse than Hook.

Theres no doubt the players love him and he's willing to learn and work with others. But he might not be up to it.

Seems like they are going after Ivan pretty hard, get him to sign for 2021 and pressure the tigers to release him.

 

[mxlegend99]

The better course would be to appoint a full time coach going forward. It seems like we’re appointing an interim or L plate coach.

We have a squad that’s on the verge of a premiership, we can’t afford not to have a clear direction.

I think we're appointing a coach we know will happily revert to assistant coach when/if Ivan is released early.

 

[TheFrog]

Gus on his podcast says Ciraldo will be coach and saying if the club is chasing Cleary it has nothing to do with him. Smell a rat. He is the GM of football. Of course it would have something to do with him.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

Gus on his podcast says Ciraldo will be coach and saying if the club is chasing Cleary it has nothing to do with him. Smell a rat. He is the GM of football. Of course it would have something to do with him.

He knows the score.
A bit of deflecting there in case the proverbial hits the fan over the Summer should Ivan come early.
Gould can raise his hands and say "Nothing to do with me"

 

[Buzzard Breath]

First 6 or 7 minutes on us.
https://omny.fm/shows/six-tackles-with-gus/sixtacklessept19

 

[tripster]

Gus on his podcast says Ciraldo will be coach and saying if the club is chasing Cleary it has nothing to do with him. Smell a rat. He is the GM of football. Of course it would have something to do with him.

We have all learned by now that you can’t trust a word that Gus says. You can only observe what Gus does.

 

[franklin2323]

Gus on his podcast says Ciraldo will be coach and saying if the club is chasing Cleary it has nothing to do with him. Smell a rat. He is the GM of football. Of course it would have something to do with him.

Of course he knows. No way anything happens without his say so. Don't want to get another trial game argument again

 

[Abacus]

I'd be very disappointed if we came out publicly (again) saying that we're hoping Ivan will break his Tigers contract. It was amateurish from the club first time around - it would be indefensible to do it a second time.

What the club is doing now is what should have happened when Griffin was terminated.

 

[OldPanther]

I'd be very disappointed if we came out publicly (again) saying that we're hoping Ivan will break his Tigers contract. It was amateurish from the club first time around - it would be indefensible to do it a second time.

What the club is doing now is what should have happened when Griffin was terminated.

They never actually said that the first time.

 

[Abacus]

They never actually said that the first time.

Fair enough.

Although they did tell the current coach he'd not be required for 2019, the club (Gus from memory) stated there was a preferred candidate and it was discovered to be Cleary when he advised the Tigers. So the club in fact gave every indication, publicly, that the club wanted Cleary to break his Tigers contract.

Better?

 

[OldPanther]

Fair enough.

Although they did tell the current coach he'd not be required for 2019, the club (Gus from memory) stated there was a preferred candidate and it was discovered to be Cleary when he advised the Tigers. So the club in fact gave every indication, publicly, that the club wanted Cleary to break his Tigers contract.

Better?

Yeah. Don't mean to be pedantic.