Papa left and Bateman sulked off to the uk when benji gave them some hard truths. I think klem has put in and Api has been a rock.
Benji read the riot act to players before they went on holidays warning them that they need to keep fit as preseason training will be hectic...we'll see if that happened in the trials.
He’s read them the riot act so many times, the players know each section word for word. Like a prayer book.
If I was Benji, I’d set up “ voluntary” off season weekly training camps at the white elephant.
Players names will be ticked off for attendance.
If a player doesn’t attend “voluntary” off season training Camp, he’s going to be strangely overlooked and stuffed around with next year.
I wouldn’t tell the players the plan, the smarter ones will pick up on it.
To encourage them to attend, I would have guest appearances from footy player luminaries such as GI, JWH, Val Holmes, DCE etc.
And BBQs with Richo, etc.
An active player once told me that it would be great to mix with other players other than just your team and there is merit in that.
Plus our voluntary attendees, they get to meet with sponsors and are given free gifts for their families. Just small things like a hundred dollar fuel vouchers etc for a wife, pet insurance discounts, toys for the kids.
Soon everyone will be training hard instead of promising to be good, which is too risky.
The players who laughed at us during spoon bowl, they don’t get the chance to join voluntary training until January.
The RLPA can bugger off since they supported Latrell sniffing talcum powder. That stuff kills the game and reflects poorly on us fans. I wouldn’t break any picket line, except there’s atm.
If I was to take illicit drugs and it was publicised. The stuff on my office desk would be at my front door within the hour.