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Long-suffering Wests Tigers fans are taking strong action this week after the latest in a decade-long string of debacles, this time a 0-74 loss…
Dylan Edwards head still rests on his shoulders this week. He may have needed a couple of Panadol Saturday night but he’ll be ok.…
In a game of two distinct halves at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday night, the Wests Tigers overcame North Queensland in a six-tries-to-four result. The…
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It is around this time every year that the NRL players association puts out a press release or two filled with the same tired…
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Great article, well researched. I actually love this situation. The Roosters recent success will forever be stained by their reputation as salary cap cheats and this SBW contract will only add to that stain. We all know you Rooster fans live in blissful ignorance and the commercial media almost appears complicit with the rorting, but the rugby league loving public know what’s going on, this is just another example. I don’t think a 35 year old SBW will bring you a third title, but even if he does, most footy fans will never recognise it as a legitimate trophy.
If Sonny Bill Williams returns to the NRL, the Roosters have to suffer (at least a little bit)
My point is that the NRL lads and other combat athletes are in an extraordinary situation so the penalties must reflect this too. For a bit of a laugh let’s apply some of this to your life, assuming you’re working a fairly normal 9-5.
So you get up early and head to work (training), you’re immediately called into your office and told you performed poorly yesterday, full stop. No second chances, this week you will be segregated from teammates and work in another team. No discussion. Get back to work. You get back into it, feeling pretty upset, and out of nowhere the cleaner smashes into you, fracturing your face, leaving you deformed. Your employer will pay for surgery but you’re told your services won’t be required beyond next year, unless you take a 70% pay cut. Oh, and this is all going to be reported in the newspaper. You need to talk to a reporter too and tell him how you’re feeling. And if you don’t take that pay cut, by the way, you’ll never work in this industry again – Unless you move overseas and pull your kids out of school here. Pretty comparable hey.
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
Not saying it’s right but the R word is a famous line in a popular comedy flick ‘The Hangover’, stuff like that tends to find its way into pop culture, a culture that flows through the rugby league community. I’m not excusing it at all, it’s hurtful to people, I’m just offering up an explanation that only adds to my belief that we need to be more educational and less confrontational. Just being horrified all the time fixes very little.
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
Best comment yet. I’ve no doubt there are people from all walks of life going around making this same mistake every day, it’s an opportunity for learning, not just for the player.
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
Guessing the chicken wing or crusher tackle wouldn’t be tolerated in your staff meetings either mate, but they aren’t asking you to run through the brick wall when you arrive in the morning either.
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
I agree education is the answer. Although after writing this comment I was reminded by another contributor of Adin’s past including domestic violence. Perhaps even education won’t help this bloke.
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
Post edited after learning of DV history, the blokes a lost cause
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
Humans aren’t all deep thinkers like you Phil, applying careful consideration to each syllable spoken
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
The elephant in the room, until the NRL introduces some minor tweaks to the cap (or just starts policing it) or a draft, we will continue to have up to 10 dead-men-walking coaching in the NRL. It’ll be interesting to see who takes over from Belly Ache and becomes proud owner of one of the coveted guernseys.
Waiting in the wings (Part 1): Familiar faces
Plus Feldt stood at centre last week so he didn’t have to tackle Sivo
NRL Round 9 teams: No changes for spluttering Broncos, new backline for Cowboys
Benji would later admit he was out of nick and stale when coach Potter dropped him.
Are the Tigers on the way up?
Let me start by saying I completely understand that Addin Fonua-Blake did the wrong thing and he deserves to be punished by the NRL as he has been. No doubt about that. Let me also suggest that Fonua-Blake was not thinking one iota about disabled people when he made those fiery disparaging remarks to the referees on Sunday afternoon. The language used was very unfortunate, but movies such as ‘The Hangover’ have normalised those types of words to the extent their meaning is likely not fully comprehended by a front rower who has just played himself to a stand still and then had the chance of a gutsy victory snatched away. Wrong, yes, but let’s not lose sight of reality.
Disparaging, ignorant, offensive: Why Addin Fonua-Blake's behaviour warranted more than two weeks
Big games v Souths and Brisbane. The Tigers have a horrendous run home so need to bank 4 points.
Are the Tigers on the way up?
True. Although I think they were concerned Leilua had broken his jaw, not his ankle.
Mad Madge seeks Tiger revenge
Watched that again recently Steve, unfortunately Wayne Pearce, one of the greats, cost us more than the ref that day.
Mad Madge seeks Tiger revenge
Not sure about Chee Kam in the centres, Leilua had played a couple of strong games before last week. we will see
Mad Madge seeks Tiger revenge
The optics weren’t great and the punishment was fitting the crime. But which bloke didn’t finish the game?
Mad Madge seeks Tiger revenge
I think fans of the Tigers recognise effort and teamwork, and that’s what we are getting since the Titans game.
Mad Madge seeks Tiger revenge
And all things being equal, I reckon he’d by happy he took the battling club on this occasion, although I think he would have made a better fist of the Broncs job.
Big game this week. I wonder how Souths feel when they see their premiership winning coach kicking goals elsewhere?
Mad Madge seeks Tiger revenge
Seibold got the job in 2018 around the same time Madge was employed at Wests.
Mad Madge seeks Tiger revenge
The Broncos announced Seibold weeks after the Tigers locked down Madge. I doubt Madge was looking to exit the Tigers in the first two weeks.
Mad Madge seeks Tiger revenge
I see your point although there are examples I can think of where players and coaches have remained loyal to a battling club and that can have its benefits post retirement. Joey Johns towards the end of his career for example. Nathan Hindmarsh. Just because some guys are always chasing greener pastures, doesn’t mean everyone is the same.
Mad Madge seeks Tiger revenge
And the bloke who wrote that article was in attendance when the Roosters met with SBW’s manager, how can the average punter believe what they read from that ‘journo’.
It’s simple. Look at their team, they’re cheating the cap.
If Sonny Bill Williams returns to the NRL, the Roosters have to suffer (at least a little bit)