The David Klemmer Appreciation Thread.

[mozza91]

You’d think someone who’s been involved in the game for over 20 years would speak with Klemmer directly rather than go directly to the CEO.

 

[Jono078]

Yeah I’m trying to make sense of it by looking at both sides of it.

Sounds cocky but may be some truth to it and what he's trying to do. Time will tell. Maybe the club did need to be put on notice like this. Maybe that’s why the players had a real go yesterday?

At the same time surely you could have got the same reaction from an internal blow up?

 

[slotmachine]

We won yesterday not because our attack was better but because our defence was. Our line speed and scramble was the best it has been all year

That has zero to do with Klemmer being out, zilch

I would agree the attack was structured a bit different but that wasn't a result of a forward being in or out, and we only scored 3 tries against a woeful tigers side.

The 5 games before that were:

2 tries v dogs
2 tries v chooks
2 tries v manly
5 tries v souths
8 tries v titans

Yesterday wasn't exactly a revolution.

I saw some joker suggest that klemmer was at fault for jones not touching the ball the last few weeks, like it's a props role to get the ball to other forwards. That's a good laugh.

 

[Knight Tales]

Hayden has won no friends this week. All
Players asked on radio have said they know Klem well and he is all blaze on field, then it all stops dead and stays there. Like a light switch. He becomes civilian Dave. Like nothing happened. Mitch Moses said he is the most gentle player off field he has ever met.

 

[Bdubs]

i seriously doubt we will ever get the full story about what went on and why it became public knowledge.

How do we know that Knowles hasn't tried addressing this with Klemmer during the season, warned him if he does it again it will be esculated to HR.

As we know Knowles has been in the game for over 20 years and nothing like this has happened before. If you are trying to set standards, as we all agree this club badly needs, then you have to start somewhere.

Hopefully this is the line in the sand moment where we turn it around and start becoming a professional club.

 

[Burwood]

You’d think someone who’s been involved in the game for over 20 years would speak with Klemmer directly rather than go directly to the CEO.

He did go to Klemmer directly.

 

[Old dog]

Hayden has won no friends this week. All
Players asked on radio have said they know Klem well and he is all blaze on field, then it all stops dead and stays there. Like a light switch. He becomes civilian Dave. Like nothing happened. Mitch Moses said he is the most gentle player off field he has ever met.

Not sure of facts but a report early in the proceedings said that other players, bench at time, would be asked to give evidence that Klem continued on abusing Hayden after going to bench even a quick shot from TV cameras showed him in action so he was obviously still worked up or Hayden had said something and he was responding

 

[Knight Tales]

Not sure of facts but a report early in the proceedings said that other players, bench at time, would be asked to give evidence that Klem continued on abusing Hayden after going to bench even a quick shot from TV cameras showed him in action so he was obviously still worked up or Hayden had said something and he was responding

Players often exaggerate to defend their fellow mates. He seems very chill off field does Klem. We can only take them at their word.

 

[Yosh]

Whatever the issue is, it's deeper than just personality issues of Klemmer or Knowles. Parr needs to rip out the rotten core and set solid foundations if we are ever going to become a premiership force again.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Knowles is continuing with this on Twitter. He seems to be deliberately inflaming the situation.
It has been dealt with and he needs to aknowledge that the procedure he used has been shown to be wrong by way of a new one being in place.
I reckon the Knights need to enforce their Social Media Policy and tell him to STFU.