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85 Baby

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You think I’m funny, funny how? Like a clown?
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Rocket man

Juniors
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Really the rich are just pulling us all along for the ride anyhows.
Once all the Boomers hand down their money mostly to GEN X things are going to get out of control I reckon.
Right now most of us can relate to our friendship circles, neighbours based on similar lifestyles. But soon many will basically win the lottery due to inheritances and have enough money to do whatever they want whilst others will have to flog themselves untill they die. That's going to create divide.
I'm sure when we depart any inheritance will go to the grandchildren.
 

jason taylor

Bench
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So since 2011 when the tigers last made the finals.

Benji Marshall left the tigers while under contract to go to Rugby Union, Came back joined the Dragons, Went To Brisbane, Returned to the Tigers, Had a farewell tour at Souths, Joined Fox League and had his own show, became assistant to Tim Sheens, Rissoled Sheens become head coach, wins a wooden spoon and now has earned a 5 year contract/extension to 2030.

So Benji has covered all that in his life since wests tigers last played a finals match.

Incredible really for a god like figure who won 2 finals game since some flick pass in 2005.
TBF he won a few final games during his farewell tour at Souths?
 

King-Gutho94

Coach
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TBF he won a few final games during his farewell tour at Souths?
He was on the bench and did SFA in those finals like Jake Arthur a year later.

Does anyone remember Benji in the 21 GF.

Taafe/Walker/Reynolds/Cook were the spine that whole finals series.

Bennett got Souths up and over the line as underdogs against the Panthers in week 1 through defence and roughing up Nathan whenever he kicked the ball.

We werent as deliberate the following week as the refs were onto us as Penrith had a whinge.

Benji had no impact in that finals series just there for the ride.
 

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
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Yet the tigers knocked him back and gave Benji a 5 year extension.

Clearly not enough pou in the holman barnes group.
Marshall has a relationship with players the club wants to keep. That’s why they kept him. The same reason Parra kept Arthur’s so long and then got rid of him. Relationships trump coaching ability. Cleary won nothing in 14 years and the Panthers brought him back when they wanted to stop his son leaving.
 

gaffer

Juniors
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So since 2011 when the tigers last made the finals.

Benji Marshall left the tigers while under contract to go to Rugby Union, Came back joined the Dragons, Went To Brisbane, Returned to the Tigers, Had a farewell tour at Souths, Joined Fox League and had his own show, became assistant to Tim Sheens, Rissoled Sheens become head coach, wins a wooden spoon and now has earned a 5 year contract/extension to 2030.

So Benji has covered all that in his life since wests tigers last played a finals match.

Incredible really for a god like figure who won 2 finals game since some flick pass in 2005.
Don't forget the hop skip thingy
 

RealdEel

Juniors
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716
So since 2011 when the tigers last made the finals.

Benji Marshall left the tigers while under contract to go to Rugby Union, Came back joined the Dragons, Went To Brisbane, Returned to the Tigers, Had a farewell tour at Souths, Joined Fox League and had his own show, became assistant to Tim Sheens, Rissoled Sheens become head coach, wins a wooden spoon and now has earned a 5 year contract/extension to 2030.

So Benji has covered all that in his life since wests tigers last played a finals match.

Incredible really for a god like figure who won 2 finals game since some flick pass in 2005.


He also holds the club to ransom if he is boot d as the players love him
 

hineyrulz

Post Whore
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Marshall has a relationship with players the club wants to keep. That’s why they kept him. The same reason Parra kept Arthur’s so long and then got rid of him. Relationships trump coaching ability. Cleary won nothing in 14 years and the Panthers brought him back when they wanted to stop his son leaving.
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RealdEel

Juniors
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Marshall has a relationship with players the club wants to keep. That’s why they kept him. The same reason Parra kept Arthur’s so long and then got rid of him. Relationships trump coaching ability. Cleary won nothing in 14 years and the Panthers brought him back when they wanted to stop his son leaving.


I wonder how many players threatened to leave when Cleary looked tired and was sacked by Gus.
Same as when BA left us how Manly player quite in solidarity with BA.
 

Glenneel

Bench
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Yet the tigers knocked him back and gave Benji a 5 year extension.

Clearly not enough pou in the holman barnes group.
If you looked at some Tigers games last year they actually played attractive football, lost a fair few close games, and just need to fix their defence to become competitive against the better teams. This year their rookie players will have more experience and I expect them to improve again. Bit like us really.

Benji, imo, has the making of a good coach - time will tell, but until they fix HQ they'll struggle and that is not the fault of the coach!
 

Delboy

First Grade
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Benji, imo, has the making of a good coach - time will tell, but until they fix HQ they'll struggle and that is not the fault of the coach!
Believe the big problem is that the club is run like a Balmain based entity when the real strength is in the South West around Campbelltown, the need to develop its junior area is obvious, but they love Leichhardt Oval and dont see much beyond there.

Not sure the HBG is all at fault, possibly they became the circuit breaker to move their COE to Campbelltown.

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