Rumours and Stuff

[strider]

Eventually yes, another go on crypto, but before then I would diversify with some keno and a couple of horses that look speedy but are paying at least 50-1.

Dont forget a few mad multis

 

[strider]

OMG, I forgot the entirely not mad multis!

I thought they were all mad?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I thought they were all mad?

There's nothing mad about an almost guaranteed 10,000% return.

 

[hindy111]

Yamba?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

TBH, I reckon it was largely a PR exercise as the photographer was also onhand and the club promoted it pretty heavily via their socials.

Merkins would love seeing the players get flogged after an unacceptable 2018 season and there are clear similarities to a certain Hollywood blockbuster to get people excited.

This one?

 

[Stevie]

A lot of meaningless chat.

Real talk... I’m drunk. Real drunk.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

A lot of meaningless chat.

Real talk... I’m drunk. Real drunk.

Can you run me down to the shops? I'm out of smokes.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Yeah good read. But I note that it's only for new recruits.

The Dragons do something similar for the entire squad. I know the guys that run it.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Yo-yo test. A variation of the beep test.

 

[Gronk]

I like what someone said above about attitudes. Waking merkins up at 3am and ask them to perform has little to do with fitness and football. Moreso, I expect that Gutho would be lol bring it on and some might be WTF no way. That does tell the coach who have the right attitudes, but it also educates the no way guys what it means to be an elite player and the importance of the right mindset when you face adversity.

 

[El Diablo]

The Dragons do something similar for the entire squad. I know the guys that run it.

their coach is bald too

coincidence?

me thinks not

 

[Obscene Assassin]

I agree it's worth trying something different but I don't think anyone is really losing it over this, more questioning its validity. It makes sense for the armed forces because in that situation they are testing them actually doing their job under extreme conditions, which they are likely to face. If you use it for footy players though you're testing them doing a different job entirely. I suspect you'd learn more about them by having them do footy stuff while buggered.
I also don't think every club does this stuff, and as we've learned, even the Storm only make their new recruits do it. So I think it's fair to debate its merits.

The storm don't need to do it to their existing players because they don't have shit attitudes on the field, so they need to see if the new players are gonna turn up with the no complaining attitude. We need to do it to existing players because a lot of them had shit attitudes last year.

 

[Gary Gutful]

their coach is bald too

coincidence?

me thinks not

He doesn’t have two first names though.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Wayne Bennett did it to the original Broncos squad.

To those who think it is a gimmick, read the sections about attitude and teamwork.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...d/news-story/692348e66fbc32985c29cd48dc71a8d6

 

[Gary Gutful]

He nearly killed Petero Civoniceva one year but the merkin just kept going.

I would love to have a player with Petero's attitude instead of the weak f**ken marshmallows in our team.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...7c5a5cf67?sv=3a44f3be7e944b7f29bd15d0ee4fbbb8

 

[Avenger]

Wayne Bennett did it to the original Broncos squad.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...d/news-story/692348e66fbc32985c29cd48dc71a8d6

When you win a comp or two you can do anything you want. Arthur hasn't even won a semi-final yet.

 

[Gronk]

He nearly killed Petero Civoniceva one year but the merkin just kept going.

I would love to have a player with Petero's attitude.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...7c5a5cf67?sv=3a44f3be7e944b7f29bd15d0ee4fbbb8

The simple beep test tells a lot about a player too. Sure the fittest prevail, but many fold early because they are not strong in the mind.

Love to know how Jarryd goes in beep tests.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Broncos do it most years and it involves most players. One merkin even called Webcke a fatty boombah.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/...00dcb8e8d?sv=af554a814daeecc8a6031e92c01dadf2

 

[Gary Gutful]

When you win a comp or two you can do anything you want. Arthur hasn't even won a semi-final yet.

Do they do boot camps because they win a comp or do they win a comp because they do boot camps?

 

[Gary Gutful]

The simple beep test tells a lot about a player too. Sure the fittest prevail, but many fold early because they are not strong in the mind.

Love to know how Jarryd goes in beep tests.

Bootcamps test the individual but also provide an additional element where teamwork and collaboration is critical (both of which are essential for team to be successful).