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  1. aqua_duck

    Rumoured Targets 3

    I think Pryce will be a weapon as a running 5/8th in the Dylan Brown mould under the right coach, with Pryce at 5/8th you'd probably want a steady, organising half like Madden who can just focus kicking well and steering the side around. I think Madden would be a wise signing in any case as at...
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    Match Discussion: Round 21 vs Wests Tigers @ Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah

    To be fair to Knowles most of the injuries have been injuries well outside his control, doesn't matter how great your strength and conditioning program is it won't mitigate against things like HIAs, broken arms, broken jaws, etc. I wouldn't say fitness is down as opposed to motivation and...
  3. aqua_duck

    Sack Adam O'Brien

    To be fair last pre season wasn't much better
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    Match Discussion: Round 21 vs Wests Tigers @ Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah

    Even better was AOB didn't rate him, that's usually a good indicator
  5. aqua_duck

    Match Discussion: Round 21 vs Wests Tigers @ Campbelltown Stadium, Leumeah

    Tigers 36-10, To'a to score a hattrick
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    Sack Adam O'Brien

    there's a big difference between having a big say in recruitment/retention and controlling the salary cap. I don't think any coach negotiates and controls the cap, what they do though is set the tone of which players they want to keep and which players they want to go after. Even if you absolve...
  7. aqua_duck

    Sack Adam O'Brien

    coaches have always had a big say in and recruitment and retention and rightly so because they set the tone of how the team is to play. Every time has a salary cap committee which typically includes the coach, GM/CEO, chairman, recruitment manager and maybe the CFO who crunches the numbers and...
  8. aqua_duck

    Sack Adam O'Brien

    yep, and he can hardly use the excuse that they've been focusing their efforts on attack because the attack is atrocious as well
  9. aqua_duck

    Sack Adam O'Brien

    Brown was not a good coach that much is obvious but AOB implemented a very direct strategy to go through the middle and basically use our pack to roll through teams.
  10. aqua_duck

    Sack Adam O'Brien

    When a bloke needs to start rattling off his resume you know he's feeling the pinch. I don't care how well they train, the issue is game plan, there was a very clear but ill thought out directive over the past few seasons to play through the forwards and it was obviously hammered into the team...
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    Match Discussion: Round 20 vs Canterbury @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

    I think it's absolutely fair to assess that there are multiple factors for the on field failure and unfortunately for AOB most of those factors fall on him. Alot of people rightly point to a lack of commitment and motivation, being able to gain that commitment and motivation is leadership 101...
  12. aqua_duck

    Rumoured Targets 3

    Tigers offered him a 1st grade development contract when he was only 17-18 and a fair way off 1st grade.
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    Match Discussion: Round 20 vs Canterbury @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

    I honestly don't envy any possible incoming new coach, in my opinion we are probably the worse coaching situation any new coach could walk into and a large part of that is the dumpster fire AOB has left thus far. Let's looks at the state of the playing roster thanks to AOB: -Not a single 1st...
  14. aqua_duck

    Match Discussion: Round 20 vs Canterbury @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

    my apologies, just sick of AOB ruining young players by either playing out of position or not giving them an opportunity
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    Match Discussion: Round 20 vs Canterbury @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

    he's on a hiding to nothing, I honestly can't remember him ever playing wing in juniors or reserves, has spent the past season training as a middle forward and then super coach wants to throw him on the wing like sacrificial lamb. He would never sacrifice his favourites like Mann and Crossland...
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    Match Discussion: Round 20 vs Canterbury @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

    can you believe Kiraz is the bloke who never got an opportunity last year because a certain super coach would rather play Kurt Mann at centre
  17. aqua_duck

    Knights appoint Peter Parr as Director of Football

    yep what I understand Bedsy will revert to more of a footy manager role which involves more admin and operational/hands on type stuff which i think will suit him
  18. aqua_duck

    Knights appoint Peter Parr as Director of Football

    respectfully there's a pretty sizeable gap in their resumes and their roles
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    Sack Adam O'Brien

    Parr has been with the cowboys for around 20 years serving across nearly every managerial and executive role in the club so it's not an exaggeration to say he is probably the guy who's most responsible for building that club after their formative years and the Tim Sheens debacle. Also has been...
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    Knights appoint Peter Parr as Director of Football

    Given Parr's experience, standing and knowledge I doubt we brought him here to be a clip board holder. Parr's previous roles at the cowboys include being CEO, GM of football, as well as being on the board of directors, all senior executive level positions, I doubt he would've come back here...

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