Rumoured and Confirmed signings - Part 4

[Bob]

Ex panther Allan Fitzgibbon training with the Tigers. Any info? Looks a fast winger?

Played mostly StMarys RM Cup, got a couple of cc games when we needed players, speed is his only asset

 

[herbert henry1908]

On Burton the coach had to make a choice between him and Luai. That is how I see it.
The question is who do you prefer? I do not know enough a out the two to determine who will have the better career.
I do know plenty of juniors are overated by their own fans. I still remember when Eels fans where convinced Bevan French was superior to Cam Munster when I was saying we should throw the book at Munster.

Most likely, but I do think they could’ve considered a plan to move him to FB, or centre in the short term. We missed an opportunity not playing him more at centre this year. The plan to retain him simply wasn’t good enough.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

He is becoming one of the most hated players

I'm sorry but what a silly statement.

 

[herbert henry1908]

No coach beyond next year.
No captain
Lost Tino and few others
Jerome Hughes likely goes

They’ve still got Grant, Munster and Pep. They’re easily in a better position than us. Those 3 are better than any of our spine not named Cleary.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Sounds like the wheels have fallen off when I come on here.

Mansour is going due to club having a better option

Tamou was just about finished anyhows in his career.

Burton isn't art of the top 17

Laurie isn't part of the top 17

These are the facts. Naden might be suspended which is a shame and a loss. But how many juniors have been blooded in the last 18 mths? There will be another 5+ in the next 24mths.

There is a loud small core group who run around every single bloody off season like Henny Penny screaming at the top of their collective lungs ' The sky is falling'

I'm sorry if this sounds brutal but that is the unvarnished truth.

 

[herbert henry1908]

There is a loud small core group who run around every single bloody off season like Henny Penny screaming at the top of their collective lungs ' The sky is falling'

I'm sorry if this sounds brutal but that is the unvarnished truth.

The unvarnished truth is our club has been run like a chook raffle by a select group for decades, you could hardly blame the fans for being negative when we’ve had so little on field success.

I have zero confidence in Ivan Cleary when it comes to recruitment and retention, I can only hope smarter heads than his prevail.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

The unvarnished truth is our club has been run like a chook raffle by a select group for decades, you could hardly blame the fans for being negative when we’ve had so little on field success.

I have zero confidence in Ivan Cleary when it comes to recruitment and retention, I can only hope smarter heads than his prevail.

st


I was referring to the carryon by posters on this forum.

Not how the club is being run.

 

[Sime_11]

They’ve still got Grant, Munster and Pep. They’re easily in a better position than us. Those 3 are better than any of our spine not named Cleary.

disagree - whilst their spine looks better, our future going forward for future shits on them - give me Fish, Yeo, Kikau - thats the best younger forwards group going around at the moment

Storm forwards are good but they are at the wrong end of their careers - losing Tino & potentially Brandon Smith will undo Melbourne even more in 2021 & onwards

 

[BxTom]

st


I was referring to the carryon by posters on this forum.

Not how the club is being run.

Doesn't take a great deal of intelligence to realise that the two are related...

 

[herbert henry1908]

st


I was referring to the carryon by posters on this forum.

Not how the club is being run.

Yes, I understood what you were saying.

My point is the negativity you see expressed on these boards is at least partly because our club has been run poorly over the decades.

 

[herbert henry1908]

disagree - whilst their spine looks better, our future going forward for future shits on them - give me Fish, Yeo, Kikau - thats the best younger forwards group going around at the moment

Storm forwards are good but they are at the wrong end of their careers - losing Tino & potentially Brandon Smith will undo Melbourne even more in 2021 & onwards

When you’ve got a spine like theirs other players will want to come and join. I’m not saying we’re in a bad position or anything, but I’d say with the processes Bellamy has put in place, combined with their talented spine has them in a better position.

 

[Aliceinwonderland]

Doesn't take a great deal of intelligence to realise that the two are related...

Yes they are related but not in this context.

 

[franklin2323]

They’ve still got Grant, Munster and Pep. They’re easily in a better position than us. Those 3 are better than any of our spine not named Cleary.

Losing Bellamy is the big one though

 

[franklin2323]

disagree - whilst their spine looks better, our future going forward for future shits on them - give me Fish, Yeo, Kikau - thats the best younger forwards group going around at the moment

Storm forwards are good but they are at the wrong end of their careers - losing Tino & potentially Brandon Smith will undo Melbourne even more in 2021 & onwards

No coach or CEO too.

We aren't that bad all things considered

 

[herbert henry1908]

Losing Bellamy is the big one though

They’ll have coaches lining up to coach that spine. Yeah hard to replace Bellamy, but not hard to get a coach better than Ivan.

 

[herbert henry1908]

No coach or CEO too.

We aren't that bad all things considered

You say that like we’ve got some masterful coach & CEO.

Brian Fletcher knows nothing about footy, and Cleary is a middle of the road coach. Storm won’t have a problem in those departments, they’ve got very smart ownership. That’s the key difference.

 

[franklin2323]

They’ll have coaches lining up to coach that spine. Yeah hard to replace Bellamy, but not hard to get a coach better than Ivan.

Who is availabe? Broncs and cows were plum gigs both struggled in finding one. No Bellamy they lose their appeal especially his art of turning plodders good

 

[franklin2323]

You say that like we’ve got some masterful coach & CEO.

Brian Fletcher knows nothing about footy, and Cleary is a middle of the road coach. Storm won’t have a problem in those departments, they’ve got very smart ownership. That’s the key difference.

We don't. We aren't in a foreign city though we have very good pathways to produce talent with a core of the side locked away. Players know who the coach will be less of a gamble to come here

 

[ACTPanthers]

I don't see any carry on at all - I see some posters providing differing opinions, and others just telling them they're overreacting....

 

[WestyLife]

I don't see any carry on at all - I see some posters providing differing opinions, and others just telling them they're overreacting....

Sounds like something someone who was overreacting would say.