Bulldoggs things you saw coming ?

[James zac]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing those claiming to have foresight are best ignored

 

[Philistine]

Joe Stimpson and Renouf Atoni

I watched a few ESL games over the weekend. Matt Dufty was on fire for Warrington (top of the table - 8 from 8), which is a pointer to the difference in standard between ESL and NRL. Renouf Atoni played for bottom placed Wakefield against second-from-bottom Castleford, and he looked like a supporter, who had just been pulled from the grandstand and given a jersey.

 

[Dogmonster]

I watched a few ESL games over the weekend. Matt Dufty was on fire for Warrington (top of the table - 8 from 8), which is a pointer to the difference in standard between ESL and NRL. Renouf Atoni played for bottom placed Wakefield against second-from-bottom Castleford, and he looked like a supporter, who had just been pulled from the grandstand and given a jersey.

Renouf's player manager must do deals with a balaclava and a gun.

 

[bradyk]

1. Needed a big purchase
2. The nrl was drunk on English semen at the time because Bateman and the Canberra boys was ripping the game up
3. 9 clubs wanted him and were saying he’s the best in the world

Other clubs were interested but not at the price we were paying. Anyone at the time who thought he was anywhere near the best in the world were crazy.

 

[bradtalo]

Nasheed here,
I am curious about stories of things you saw coming beforehand that happened at the doggs, and why you thought this.
I have actually foreseen so many things beforehand that makes me question a lot of things in management.
Some I saw:
- letting Cook go. To me this was so bizarre because Cook was already starting to do freaky thangs on the field with us as he was adjusting from halfback to hooker. He was cutting up teams hard when the game has reached a point where defence was winning out and the game needed to be loosened up with less interchanges. It was obvious to me Cook could have been something special. Which he built on at south’s. I genuinely believe he was a better hooker than halfback.

- Barrett crapness. I had a hunch based on his manly fuck up that he wouldn’t work, but what did concern me is HOW he recruited for us. He was enticing some decent players our way, but not spinal players.
He could have outlaid good money to get Reynolds, who didn’t have to move house and wanted 750. He could have stolen Townsend from the sharks for 500 probably. 6 months later Payten saw it and gave him 800 and was the buy of the year.
We also had a shot at Benji marshal who would have cost nothing to come and coach his brother. But instead we went hard for a winger and risky players. Also thinking flanno was cleary was lol

- Hopoate going shit. I could see his body slowing down at the end of the good year he had with us in 2019. I made a lengthy post on this site saying we need to offload him whilst someone would be willing to pick him up at full 600k value. No one did and we suffered.

- Woods signing. Not because he was bad. He was a sensational player then. But I could see the cap issues coming.
In fact some people here at the time really foresaw all our off field dramas before it happened and I want to here from those homeboys.

I agree with all. I thought we were crazy to let Cook go at the time and still do. He was killing it and Hasler didn't make him a priority to re-sign ?

I was hesitant about Barrett as first but then I kind of got talked into it after reading multiple reports that he was virtually the main man responsible for improving the Panthers attack. He seemed pretty intelligent also but in the end I think he was just too much of a soft cock Mr Nice Guy who couldn't discipline players, get their respect and get them motivated enough to play to the best of their ability.

Yes of course we should have signed Adam Reynolds or Townsend as a priority or even Benji for a year. I also thought we should have re-signed Foran at a reduced rate. I was also pushing for Benji as a specialist halves coach. It was painful watching

Hopoate for the last 2 years. He was so f..king slow and below average and offered absolutely nothing in attack besides a quick pass (which Alamoti can do already at 19, Burns can do also).

Woods used to be a good player. I remember a game he played for the Tigers against us not long before he came to us where he was the best player on the field. I didn't think we needed him that much at the time though as we already had a decent prop in Klemmer. Would have preferred Tedesco.

I think we f..ked up by refusing to upgrade Barba after his sensational 2012 season (from what I read)

I knew we were on the downhill slide from the day we lost the semi final in 2015 I think it was against the Panthers. We were slightly up at half time but you could see Hasler on the TV camera in the dressing room giving a spray to our players. We then collapsed in the 2nd half so it was obvious that Hasler had lost the dressing room. It was time for Hasler to move on then.

 

[rainman]

What 9 clubs were chasing him saying he was the best in the world?

 

[Nasheed]

Other clubs were interested but not at the price we were paying. Anyone at the time who thought he was anywhere near the best in the world were crazy.

This isn’t true.
Gold Coast offered more but he was a doggs fan

 

[Snake]

D.Cook looked the goods and Lichaa was showing nothing. That loss stings the most. Watching Baa Baa in reggies and showing superstar signs was a no brainer. I also remember seeing Thurston in the younger grades kicking goals from the side line but thought he was too small for first grade. I thought Patrick Templeton and Brad Abbey were going to be rock star fullbacks.

 

[Baseball Furies]

I watched a few ESL games over the weekend. Matt Dufty was on fire for Warrington (top of the table - 8 from 8), which is a pointer to the difference in standard between ESL and NRL. Renouf Atoni played for bottom placed Wakefield against second-from-bottom Castleford, and he looked like a supporter, who had just been pulled from the grandstand and given a jersey.

Ha ha - Atoni - remember when one of our Kennel members used to talk him up and said how much of a big loss he’d end up being - lol

It’s why they’re sitting behind their keyboards and as far away from the game as possible…

 

[Nasheed]

Ha ha - Atoni - remember when one of our Kennel members used to talk him up and said how much of a big loss he’d end up being - lol

It’s why they’re sitting behind their keyboards and as far away from the game as possible…

Didn’t the detectives conclude with solid evidence that it was his wife posting that?

Poor woman thought she was getting dicked down by a Payne Haas style superstar hectic and she ended up with a dud she has to defend on the kennel but ended up in Wakefield a year later on bottom of the ladder playing sheeeeet.

 

[Baseball Furies]

Didn’t the detectives conclude with solid evidence that it was his wife posting that?

Poor woman thought she was getting dicked down by a Payne Haas style superstar hectic and she ended up with a dud she has to defend on the kennel but ended up in Wakefield a year later on bottom of the ladder playing sheeeeet.

Aside from her, another member used to love him just as much…

 

[Nasheed]

Hindsight is a wonderful thing those claiming to have foresight are best ignored

In my case I said alot of it ahead of time. Sometimes i was mocked even though i was 200 percent correct.

 

[Art Vandelay]

Thompson. There were so many other props we could of thrown 800k at. I never understood paying overs for someone who wasn't NRL proven. I'd take a kid on potential (on overs) in reserve grade over a Super League player (on overs) any day.

The Wonderful Anderson years.

 

[Art Vandelay]

What 9 clubs were chasing him saying he was the best in the world?

Cessnock goannas, Oberon Tigers etc.

 

[Nasheed]

Actros said repeatedly that 8/9 clubs was xhasing him , as did news reports at the time.
Actros also said we didnt offer the most but Thompson was a dogg fan.