Clean out the place! Who stays who goes...

The Royal Soup

The Royal Soup

First Grader
1 Reuben Garrick - 2nd year ****, needs to play only wing. Stays... just

2 Jorge Taufua - see ya!

3 Brad Parker - Offers not much, see ya!

4 Moses Suli - lazy, doesn’t have a football brain, see ya!

5 Tevita Funa - not convinced, see ya!

6 Cade Cust - stays


7 Daly Cherry-Evans (c) - take a pay cut to help this team out or **** off because you ain’t consistent enough to be on that $$$

8 Taniela Paseka - stays but grow some aggression

9 Danny Levi - dog ****, see ya!

21 Addin Fonua-Blake- stays

15 Corey Waddell - see ya

12 Curtis Sironen - see ya

13 Jake Trbojevic - stays but lift ya game and stop giving away 6 agains

Interchange
14 Lachlan Croker - wow, how is he even in this side, see ya

20 Jack Gosiewski - see ya!!!!!

16 Sean Keppie - can stay for now.... just

10 Martin Taupau - stays

Des Hasler - either change your stubborn ways or **** off, the game isn’t what it used to be, so adapt to it or **** off
 
Taufua - on ya bike son
Parker - see ya later alligator
Croker - don't hit yourself on the way out
Gosiewki - go jeffski and don't come back
Waddell- waddle off mate
Levi- chur bo laters
Sipley - not gonna get a run so may as well part ways
Boyle...

Fmd were screwed..
 
I agree tonight just re-inforced what was re-inforced past 3 weeks.
Personally the recruiting team has some work. My team if I could have next year.
1. TT
2. Parker
3. K Staggs (goal kicker)
4. Suli
5. Funa (back up FB)
6. Walker
7. DCE
8. AFB
9.Cust
10. Taupau
11. Olakau'ata
12. JT
13. Shuster

14. Hoppa
15. Keppie
16 Paeska
17. Pangai Jnr

Time to let the dead wood go
 
Easy to say ‘See ya’ without offering up a replacement. Not saying you’re wrong, but who are you bringing up/in?

For me I’m letting go Elliott, Jorge (grudgingly, he’s been good over the years), Croker, Jetski, Waddell.

My 17 for next year:

1 Turbo
2 Hoppa
3 Walker/Parker
4 Suli
5 Garrick/Parker
6 Cust
7 DCE
8 AFB
9 Levi
10 Marty
11 Haumole
12 Siro
13 Jake

14 Schuster
15 *new back rower (if no one suitable then keep Waddell)
16 Paseka
17 Keppie

Obviously need to fill out the squad but thinks my first choice 17
 
sheridanstand78 said:
I think the next 5 games should be about these players all playing for their futures and getting in some new talent to see if they can actually do it.

Youth is the way forward, our rivals are thriving because they invest in youth. We have to do this!!
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Need some energy very lethargic some of our players.

Been like it for weeks without change, definitely needs youth for energy and too adapt too the pace of the game.
 
With the exception of T-Rex it would be unfair and unwise to cull the 11 players in our roster who haven't had a shot at First Grade this season --- so the 10 must all stay.
We know Thompson is leaving, and of those we've seen in 2020 I'd be letting go (if possible) Jorge, Walker, Elliot, Duck, Lance, Frog, Jetski...
If Blade Runner was still unavailable and we couldn't secure a good hooker I'd keep Levi.
I'd keep Parker, primarily because he is a local junior and tries hard - but he'd purely be a back-up.
I'd consider letting Kapow go as I think he's past his best and we have some promising young props.
 
sean john said:
Hoppa will be at the bulldogs next year..
Dylan may be as well...
Our backline could end up worse..
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Let’s hope Rick has the say on Walker, word is he has not forgotten what Foran did when leaving the club, if not for Bozo being engaged to assist things could have been worse.

Horrible to loose Albert, but if your caught behind Elliot, Garrick, Parker and Jorge you can understand why.
 
mosto said:
Easy to say ‘See ya’ without offering up a replacement. Not saying you’re wrong, but who are you bringing up/in?

For me I’m letting go Elliott, Jorge (grudgingly, he’s been good over the years), Croker, Jetski, Waddell.

My 17 for next year:

1 Turbo
2 Hoppa
3 Walker/Parker
4 Suli
5 Garrick/Parker
6 Cust
7 DCE
8 AFB
9 Levi
10 Marty
11 Haumole
12 Siro
13 Jake

14 Schuster
15 *new back rower (if no one suitable then keep Waddell)
16 Paseka
17 Keppie

Obviously need to fill out the squad but thinks my first choice 17
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Could slot levi into 15 if fainu gets off... then play schuster as rotational lock/back row
 
Dion Johnson said:
Need some energy very lethargic some of our players.

Been like it for weeks without change, definitely needs youth for energy and too adapt too the pace of the game.
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Need a coach who is prepared to hold players accountable... Madge wouldn't have put up with this sh*t - and b4 you take shots at him he is doing a damn sight better than Des with less "stars" in his Tigpies team...

miss tackles = get dropped... want back in? Earn it... we have a bunch of players who are way too comfortable with their lot atm...
 
Shorter response to list the ones I’d keep. We need a major overhaul. Even players I thought were good or worth persevering with have regressed this year.

Beyond the usual suspects, I’ve seen enough of Levi, Waddell, garrick, Siro, Suli And Parker to think they haven’t got what we need, and we would probably have to move on walker and tapau I’d we won’t some decent spending money. I don’t wanna lose either particularly, but to get more money to spend, we may need too


Usual suspects are Tafua, JetSki, croker. Surely it’s a given they they arnt a big part of our plans. Thommo and Elliot would be here too, but they are already off.

players on thin ice. DCE no excuses, lead your team, play like a half and deliver more consistently. Step up.
Cust: Needs to learn how to tackle and work in his option taking.still a lot to like about these two and probably need more strike outside them and with Tom at the back to really shine again
 
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Be more concerned about the administration of the club than the players you release because at the present time, this once mighty club ranks quite low on being an organisation to attract talent.

And by talent, I mean the RETENTION of quality juniors coupled with the need to reinforce said talent with experienced players from clubs who have enjoyed success.

I provided some commentary regarding Albert Hopoate and I'll add to that and say they younger talent at the club are not feeling or finding a pathway that provides them with comfort that their livelihood will improve at this club.

I'm not talking about holding the club to ransom with respect to their monetary gain but each of these players have managers who assess the liquidity and malleability of a playing roster and, the Club, has managed that poorly and continues to approach such delicate matters with a "she'll be right mate" attitude.

There have been numerous comments regarding the remuneration of player X and player Y, those decisions are made and their effects continue many years ahead HOWEVER when a club steadfastly refuses to outline a plan for on field success, well you might as well put up the white flag because you'll attract the talent we see now.

We don't need to do the micro details or thinking of each internal decision made by the Club, but if you can't sell yourself or proclaim to your fans why their expectations can't be met, then as we become more fragmented in our support, you'd be crazy to think players don't read, share or openly discuss the problems with our club.

We don't have the "pull" in the representative teams to "entice" the younger players to our club, we don't have the "pull" with the managers who are now stronger than ever, two or three especially so and the saddest part of all, our Owners can not seem to understand that this is 2020, not 1920 and accountability starts with opening dialogue with the members of your club, the fans of your club and showing the broader community, that you give a F about the misery we are going through.

As a passionate fan, the fish rots from the head and no amount of "friendly journalists" will help you now, why, because the player of today, the player of tomorrow doesn't care what's written in the paper, they care are about success, winning, providing for their future AND oddly enough, life after football.

And believe me, we aren't even close to offering any one of those "pathways".

Unless someone inside this club or collectively the club itself makes some really hard decisions, what we witnessed tonight is the manifestation of prolonged neglect in the structure of our Club.

No one player can change that, no matter how bad his hamstrings are.
 
frank stokes said:
Need a coach who is prepared to hold players accountable... Madge wouldn't have put up with this sh*t - and b4 you take shots at him he is doing a damn sight better than Des with less "stars" in his Tigpies team...

miss tackles = get dropped... want back in? Earn it... we have a bunch of players who are way too comfortable with their lot atm...
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Need some tough love a few of our players.

The fringe players we know are not up to it, but how bad is the form of our rep players, so inconsistent.

Jake, Sirro, Marty, AFB, DCE, Thompson have all had a mixed season when they needed to step up and lead the team.

The rabbits got the best of us in the middle third with a no name pack. Then smashed us out wide with a disorganised back line.
 
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