2019 Discussion

[Panther_Daz]

"Not only did it disrupt the squad and test a number of friendships, but there’s been some uncomfortable issues with wives and girlfriends too. The whole thing has really unsettled the season and made away trips particularly difficult."

I didn't release the internal fallout from the incident between some of the players had gotten that bad.

I don't think it is as bad as being made out. Just another excuse to shift the blame away from the Board and Ivan Cleary.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Would loved to have seen how our 2018 season panned out with Moylan/Maloney as our dominant player-makers. Probably wouldn't have had room in the salary cap for both.

They couldn’t have been in the same team. It was one or the other.

 

[betcats]

I don't think it is as bad as being made out. Just another excuse to shift the blame away from the Board and Ivan Cleary.

Yeah ive been waiting for a club official to push that excuse.

 

[franklin2323]

They couldn’t have been in the same team. It was one or the other.

The way Gus puts it is Moylan wanted to be a 6 and no one else wanted that. So I doubt both would of been here.

In an alternate world we have him. Keep Walker and Cook when had then and have a dominate spine

 

[franklin2323]

Moylan can count numbers, run short side plays and throw the money ball.

That is why I liked him at FB. Gets to do what he does best

 

[Bob]

I don't think it is as bad as being made out. Just another excuse to shift the blame away from the Board and Ivan Cleary.

Boy you really don’t like Ivan or the board do you

 

[herbert henry1908]

The way Gus puts it is Moylan wanted to be a 6 and no one else wanted that. So I doubt both would of been here.

In an alternate world we have him. Keep Walker and Cook when had then and have a dominate spine

We didn’t have salary cap room for both. Maloney was shopping for a big deal, Moylan had been re-signed on a 5 year deal.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Boy you really don’t like Ivan or the board do you

If Cleary had a good record as a coach that excuse could be believable, but...

 

[betcats]

Boy you really don’t like Ivan or the board do you

I don't.

 

[Marky Mark]

I don't.

Me either

 

[mxlegend99]

I was neutral on Ivan until last week. Dropping to 2 wins and 7 losses is pathetic and he topped it off by:

-picking Fuimaono at centre ahead of DWZ
-not hooking Fuimaono after like 10 minutes
- keeping him in first grade this week.

He is not even a good reserve grade player. He shouldn't be anywhere near first grade in any position. We shouldnt have wasted a top 30 spot signing him.

Mansour and RCG being dropped was understandable due to their form.
But even in poor form both had more upside than Fuimaono. Ivan also dropped Aekins who hasnt done anything wrong to recall Edwards who last week wasn't deemed good enough for a wing spot to keep Fuimaono out. But this week pushes Aekins out.

Hopefully Cleary is just f**king with us and we're using Sele instead. But after keeping him on for 80 last week I have zero faith in Ivan. Something just isnt right. He's trying to destroy this club intentionally. Nothing else makes sense. Hes getting payback on Gus for sacking him and is here to destroy what Gus built.

 

[franklin2323]

I don't.

I don't rate Ivan. The board are good at the financial side but should stay out the footy side of things

 

[Abacus]

Boy you really don’t like Ivan or the board do you

I think you mean Dave and his mate

 

[Bob]

I think you mean Dave and his mate

No I mean Ivan and the board in response to what Daz posted

 

[Abacus]

No I mean Ivan and the board in response to what Daz posted

Need to be careful about WW rumours given their affiliation with a board member. Buck stops with the head coach, coaxed out of an existing contract by his mate Dave, for our performance this season.

Pointing to a minor off-field indiscretion is a shameless piece of deflection. Ivan's had 9 rounds to get the players' minds back on playing footy - and he's proved incompetent at this key requirement of a head coach.

I'm still waiting for someone to take responsibility - so far all I've heard from Ivan and the board (or in this case the WW) are excuses and telling fans and members that they have no right to complain.

 

[franklin2323]

Need to be careful about WW rumours given their affiliation with a board member. Buck stops with the head coach, coaxed out of an existing contract by his mate Dave, for our performance this season.

Pointing to a minor off-field indiscretion is a shameless piece of deflection. Ivan's had 9 rounds to get the players' minds back on playing footy - and he's proved incompetent at this key requirement of a head coach.

I'm still waiting for someone to take responsibility - so far all I've heard from Ivan and the board (or in this case the WW) are excuses and telling fans and members that they have no right to complain.

Yep they are great at shifting the blame

 

[panther.mike]

Moderators....We have a "like" button...can we have a 'Don,t like' button?

 

[Abacus]

I think we can kick off the 2020 thread now.

 

[Thirsty Panther]

Good news , we still have Latrell Mitchell covered.
Mitchell is on 115 pts.
Panthers on 127.
Hopefully we can keep our lead on him.

 

[forby]

Just watching Souths v Canberra. This new interpretation of the strip rule is a joke. Three players tackle with on grabbing the ball. When he is ready to pull it out the others let go! Ridiculous.