Rumours (signings, sackings & other NRL stuff)

[Tigerm]

I saw this also.

Flanagan is not a good option in my opinion. He's outwardly stated he wants a head coaching job. He's not going to be too motivated to see the WT do well while he occupies an assistant role. That alone would be a huge distraction for Madge.

Also Flanagan's communication around tactics is pretty poor based on what we have seen of him from on Fox Sports this year.

Wayne Lambkin has strong relations with plenty of young players and I would like to see him take one of the assistant roles. He's been head coach at Westfield Sports for years (in addition to running JF for WT which he does part time)

https://au.linkedin.com/in/wayne-lambkin-57016a22

Would have coached a tonne of NRL players over the years, going back as far as David Klemmer as an example

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Still very positive that both assistants have been moved on.

Though you would think if Madge survives the next 2 years, Flanagan may be automatically stepped up, if he plays his cards right and helps Madge to get the team more success?

 

[Magpies Forever]

Surely the club already employs one?
Seems incompetent for a professional sporting organisation not to take care of this area of player development.

You would hope so, but on field performance this season doesn't bear it out. Same with our defensive and attacking coaches, whatever they did in training sure didn't show when the game was on.

 

[Tigerm]

Agree 100% - and looking at how the season finished with a centre pairing of Talau & Chee-Kam, you'd have to say that Peachy starts the year in the centres. He is an experienced 1st grade NRL player - only Roberts at the club can be called that.

Agree and imo, we only need a few to help the younger blokes through the tough games, as they will be another season tougher.

Not expecting to make the top 4 next season, but we were only a couple of (I thought) winnable games from making the 8 this year, so anything is possible?

 

[simmo05]

Nope. My guy is a lot younger.

Harry grant

 

[Tiger5150]

Nope. My guy is a lot younger.

Spencer Leniu?

 

[murraymob]

Peacheys a good get

Not for 800k

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Not for 800k

it’s only 400 a season.

Ps: congratulations buddy.

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

Spencer Leniu?

Let’s not get carried away lol (no).

 

[Tiger Ted]

it’s only 400 a season.

Ps: congratulations buddy.

He’s worth 400k for 2 seasons

 

[The Silverdale Phantom]

He’s worth 400k for 2 seasons

Proofs in the pudding, wait and see id say.

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Not for 800k

That's over 2 years dude.

 

[Ron's_Mate]

Apparently Woods is signing with the Dragons.

 

[Vic Mackey]

Not for 800k

well no clearly not but not even we’d sign him on that

it will be more like 900k

 

[Marshall_magic]

Peachey seems like the type of player who will throw the toys out of the cot when Madge is harsh on him. He also seems like the type of player Sheens would love to work with. Hmmm.

 

[BrotherJim05]

Hearing rumours Grant isn't happy playing off the bench. Storm are yet again victims of their own success so I would be surprised if Grant or Smith end up at another club sometime in the near future. Also hearing rumours Storm are sick of Munster's shinanigans.

If we could nab any one of those three it would be f**king huge for us.

 

[simmo05]

Hearing rumours Grant isn't happy playing off the bench. Storm are yet again victims of their own success so I would be surprised if Grant or Smith end up at another club sometime in the near future. Also hearing rumours Storm are sick of Munster's shinanigans.

If we could nab any one of those three it would be f**king huge for us.

I've said Grant a couple of times, with no response...

 

[Ned Kelly]

So, it turns out our mystery man is Elliot.
Seems promising to me.

 

[Tiger05]

So, it turns out our mystery man is Elliot.
Seems promising to me.

This is a stupid signing if true. I mean it depends on dollars but this guy is a mess and he isn't very good.

 

[Tiger Ted]

Hearing rumours Grant isn't happy playing off the bench. Storm are yet again victims of their own success so I would be surprised if Grant or Smith end up at another club sometime in the near future. Also hearing rumours Storm are sick of Munster's shinanigans.

If we could nab any one of those three it would be f**king huge for us.

I’d luv Munster but we have buckleys.The 2nd Brisbane franchise have the financial wherewithal plus the Bennett factor that absolutely ensures they will get Munster.

 

[Vozzy]

If it is Elliot then Silverdale needs to be checked for not annoucing it. That is one signing I'm happy to fall through. Should also change name to Mr anticlimax. I'm more excited about the new club logo then Elliott.