Anthony Choc Watmough

[Obscene Assassin]

Last year Watmough couldn't wait to leave training and head home. His heart wasn't in it. Regardless of the reasons, That's not great for the culture of the place.

How many players at any club would hang back? I'm not too sure how many players do extras.

 

[hindy111]

Last year Watmough couldn't wait to leave training and head home. His heart wasn't in it. Regardless of the reasons, That's not great for the culture of the place.

He was showing them the way out just incase of an an emergency situation-Great leadership and putting himself at risk and danger first

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I think I understand your thinking on this hindy111. The credit for supposedly turning around our club culture is being given by a very long bow. He may well have had f**k all to do with it, and was stupidly overpaid, but if he retires immediately then we haven't lost much, and may have gained more. And no, I'm not convinced he brought others to the club, but who knows.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't think he would have come if the coach hadn't wanted him here. Plus I'm sure the coach knew how old he was and how many injuries he'd had.

So why do you think the coach wanted to bring him here?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I don't think he would have come if the coach hadn't wanted him here. Plus I'm sure the coach knew how old he was and how many injuries he'd had.

So why do you think the coach wanted to bring him here?

Are you suggesting the coach knew he was a crock and brought him over on a four year contract purely for his ability to positively influence our young forwards and to attract other players?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Was he a crock? Besides a couple of passes he didn't need to throw, he ran the ball well and his defence was excellent. We struggled after he went for surgery.

 

[Eelogical]

I don't think he would have come if the coach hadn't wanted him here. Plus I'm sure the coach knew how old he was and how many injuries he'd had.

So why do you think the coach wanted to bring him here?

Maybe it like this. Watmough ( the used car with 300,000k on the clock) was getting traded in by the owner ( his manager). They fronted the dealership (Parramatta) and the new car manager (Arthur) made a deal. He sent Watmough for an inspection with the used car manager ( training staff/ doctors) and found out he bought a lemon. Rather than sell him to the wholesaler for a loss (shop him around) he put Watmough on the lot without a warranty.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Was he a crock? Besides a couple of passes he didn't need to throw, he ran the ball well and his defence was excellent. We struggled after he went for surgery.

I dunno. I ask because you said the coach knew how old he was and how many injuries he'd had. And then asked why whoever it was thinks we still brought him over. Seemed a clear implication that you thought he came for anything but his ability on the field. (Or to see out his contract, with which I wouldn't argue.)

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I wasn't implying anything other than the club knew what they were getting, and what he was worth.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

So Choc was only a potential crock?

 

[Noise]

What he does in his free time is his business.

Does this sound like a guy who is buying into and building a club culture? A guy who is setting an example for the younger forwards?

"I didn't embrace it enough last year and that's my own doing" and "trying to get in and get out and get home"

http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2015/12/i-thought-i-was-done-anthony-watmough/

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Does this sound like a guy who is buying into and building a club culture? A guy who is setting an example for the younger forwards?

"I didn't embrace it enough last year and that's my own doing" and "trying to get in and get out and get home"

http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2015/12/i-thought-i-was-done-anthony-watmough/

What did he do during his time when he was here though?

 

[Noise]

What did he do during his time when he was here though?

Well he wasn't embracing his time here. He said so himself.

 

[hindy111]

What did he do during his time when he was here though?

You lose-Give it up.... The ship has sunk.Jump off now.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Well he wasn't embracing his time here. He said so himself.

That's not quite what he said (he said he didn't embrace it enough). He wasn't happy with his own input. He's not the first player to reflect on an unsuccessful season that way, as a gee up for the next one. I'd be loathe to use that single interview as the sole basis for assessing his attitude.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sounds like he's honest with himself and knows how to keep improving.

 

[hindy111]

Well he wasn't embracing his time here. He said so himself.

I heard when watmough trained then all the others did to. Before he came they used to just sit around and look at the sky.

WATMOUGH - MODERN DAY SUPERHERO

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I heard when watmough trained then all the others did to. Before he came they used to just sit around and look at the sky.

WATMOUGH - MODERN DAY SUPERHERO

:lol:

 

[Noise]

I heard when watmough trained then all the others did to. Before he came they used to just sit around and look at the sky.

WATMOUGH - MODERN DAY SUPERHERO

:lol:

 

[Noise]

Sounds like he's honest with himself and knows how to keep improving.

It also sounds like a guy who wasn't buying into the Parramatta Eels.