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[Special K]

I've wondered about this a bit lately.
Do they really have no dickheads?
Are they able to turn them into good blokes?
Or do they just have the resources to keep the crap out of the media?

100% true. Frauds. The whole dinner at robbos house to seal players taking hundreds of thousands of dollar pay cuts. Spare me.

 

[Dragon Slayer]

I've wondered about this a bit lately.
Do they really have no dickheads?
Are they able to turn them into good blokes?
Or do they just have the resources to keep the crap out of the media?

They will be an interesting Club to monitor this year. Things aren’t as rosy as they have been at that Club.

Apparently dropping Walker was going to fix everything….. “Super coach” might have to re think that move very soon.

I don’t think Brandon Smith has had the impact they were hoping to get from him.

Joseph Suallii has been a big distraction this season and his form has disappeared since he got the bag. Rumours they’re looking to move him on at the end of season now.

A lot of mystery with what “really went on” with Angus Crichton.

And Victor is fighting an addiction to the Sin Bin.

A few more losses and I’m sure Uncle Nick will be seeking to council “Super Coach.”

 

[Special K]

Lodge is currently managed by Isaac Moses which could see the boom forward sign with the Sea Eagles.

He also currently lives on the northern beaches, close to Manly’s facilities.

‘Back in a heartbeat’: Roosters’ prodigal son in with ‘embarrassing’ Suaalii on the outer - Whispers

‘Back in a heartbeat’: Why Suaalii saga could open door to shock Pearce return - Whispers

www.foxsports.com.au

Yeah I would put money on him to Manly. Moses is running them like he did the Broncos a few years back. Glad we avoid that bell end for the most part. Look at his clients - interesting the ones we have dealt with are on the lower tier of the cap. Look at the high end Moses, Bateman, Haas etc.. Always drama around them squeezing clubs like Broncos now Manly. The drama with the "big 4". Having Klemmer and co on the books at dogs and taking Woods there only to have to get him a new gig later... FMD. I would guess he took all those broncos to the dragons

 

[bad boy bubby]

‘Back in a heartbeat’: Roosters’ prodigal son in with ‘embarrassing’ Suaalii on the outer - Whispers

‘Back in a heartbeat’: Why Suaalii saga could open door to shock Pearce return - Whispers

www.foxsports.com.au

Yeah I would put money on him to Manly. Moses is running them like he did the Broncos a few years back. Glad we avoid that bell end for the most part. Look at his clients - interesting the ones we have dealt with are on the lower tier of the cap. Look at the high end Moses, Bateman, Haas etc.. Always drama around them squeezing clubs like Broncos now Manly. The drama with the "big 4". Having Klemmer and co on the books at dogs and taking Woods there only to have to get him a new gig later... FMD. I would guess he took all those broncos to the dragons

Suaalii is also by Moses.
They need to find another crime and get rid of him for good.

 

[Chimp]

Suaalii is also by Moses.
They need to find another crime and get rid of him for good.

They never got rid of him - he just had someone else be the ‘front man’ for a period of time.

 

[Frenzy.]

I've wondered about this a bit lately.
Do they really have no dickheads?
Are they able to turn them into good blokes?
Or do they just have the resources to keep the crap out of the media?

I'd argue no team is bereft of dickheads and that there is no such thing as a no dickheads policy.

Fans base this on what the media serves up but there would be many, MANY more dickheads that don't make the rags or the box.

It's more like a "let's keep a lid on our dickheads" policy

Penrith have a maximum dickheads policy

 

[DJDL]

I'd argue no team is bereft of dickheads and that there is no such thing as a no dickheads policy.

Fans base this on what the media serves up but there would be many, MANY more dickheads that don't make the rags or the box.

It's more like a "let's keep a lid on our dickheads" policy

Penrith have a maximum dickheads policy

Ain’t that the truth!

 

[Ozzi_78]

I reckon we have a dickhead who everyone thinks is a just a larrikin.

 

[Chimp]

It’s a ‘no dickheads’ Policy, until a very talented dickhead becomes available - then the narrative changes to ‘we trust our no dickheads culture to get the best of out said talented dickhead’.
I’d argue for the perfect balance and almost squad harmony, you need the odd dickhead. If they’re all super nice humans, you’ll naturally lack something somewhere.
I believe a squad needs a good mix of personalities and traits… you want your good healthy lifestyle, solid pro’s, your good honest family men, a couple of bible bashers, but you also need a joker, a wind up merchant, a womaniser, a thug, a party animal….. each one brings a different dynamic to the group, each brings a different benefit for certain situations whether that be socially, at training or even ‘in game’ situations. The trick is getting the balance right, and having them all pulling towards and staying aligned with the same common goal.
A good example would be, if you’re a team full of super nice, bible bashing, never say boo to a goose fellas, there’s a fair chance of you come up against an opposition who want to play a rough, nasty physical contest, there might be no firepower, no personality within the squad who can be the leader against that tactic.
Jimmy Maloney is a great example, terrific player, but an absolute pest by all accounts, and definitely has a ‘use by’ date in each team environment, but his attitude and approach brings some unique advantages come game day.

 

[Special K]

Jimmy Maloney is a great example, terrific player, but an absolute pest by all accounts, and definitely has a ‘use by’ date in each team environment, but his attitude and approach brings some unique advantages come game day.

Difference between a pest and a dickhead though. Toby is a pest. Lodge tried to fight Bellamy, attacked and threaten to kill a woman and child. AFB bashed his mrs. Those are dickheads. JWH is brutal on the field but is a clean skin off it - not a dickhead. Radley I'd argue is a borderline dickhead. Ferguson is both a pest and a dickhead. Pests keep the environment light when it is super tense like JAC and you need pests. Cleary loved Maloney so much he brought him in to guide Nathan into first grade. Roosters fell away when he left. Flannos biggest f**k up was letting him walk.

I agree with the balance thing though. I think you need to find those borderline dickheads before they become full blown dickheads. Also you need imo at least one hard old bloke. Dale is that for us but he doesn't have the impact with the ball we need. JWH would be perfect but yeah never going to happen.

How great is the word dickhead.

 

[DJDL]

 

[Quigs]

I am a bloke that has played a lot of league over a long period of time and I never attained any great heights... not even low heights. I was a player of absolutely no repute but gee I enjoyed playing the game and playing it during the dinosaur era. Shit it was fun.

But I'll tell youse what, every team I played with or even heard about had one or two dickheads.

I remember the Creepin Jesus (Bennett) say in the press one time that you can't make all NRL players into Role Models. There are some you just can't.

And I'll confess here and now that I enjoy watching some of the dickheads and the way they play or played. I miss them from the modern game.

 

[Frenzy.]

I am a bloke that has played a lot of league over a long period of time and I never attained any great heights... not even low heights. I was a player of absolutely no repute but gee I enjoyed playing the game and playing it during the dinosaur era. Shit it was fun.

But I'll tell youse what, every team I played with or even heard about had one or two dickheads.

I remember the Creepin Jesus (Bennett) say in the press one time that you can't make all NRL players into Role Models. There are some you just can't.

And I'll confess here and now that I enjoy watching some of the dickheads and the way they play or played. I miss them from the modern game.

I love your rare lucid moments.

 

[Quigs]

I do have plenty of flaccid moments.

 

[Frenzy.]

 

[roboshark]

So Sorenson to knights and Wilton to Panthers. And once again we get noone

 

[Miller was a legend]

So Sorenson to knights and Wilton to Panthers. And once again we get noone

Where did you get that Robo?

 

[roboshark]

Not confirmed yet mate but saw a reporter or someone post it earlier today. Announced tomorrow it said. I assume it's Wilton. Just said a big name sharks forward

 

[Miller was a legend]

Not confirmed yet mate but saw a reporter or someone post it earlier today. Announced tomorrow it said. I assume it's Wilton. Just said a big name sharks forward

Thanks mate

 

[roboshark]