Willie Talau tried to use his son as leverage to secure a coaching gig with us. When we didn't offer him the position he encouraged his son to leave.
I honestly don't think he's done enough to say that it was a poor decision to put an unqualified coach in charge of our developing players in order to keep someone that hasn't stood out on a frequent basis. You potentially destroy the chance to progress for a load of development players. Add a layer of nepotism that could block the pathway of a better player.
That’s the “official Bulldogs” version of how it went down. Tommy was told he was not NRL standard by our enlightened recruitment & retention crew; much the same as Bayly Simonsson was told when at the Club. Also very consistent with the Bulldogs talent identification over the years passing on Latrell Mitchell, Cameron Munster & Connor Watson to name a few.
Factor in also that Tommy’s younger brothers Lachlan & Cooper are Junior Kangaroos.
Don’t believe the propaganda. It’s this bullshit these buffoons push to justify their ineptitude & their decision making. The faces & names may have changed but the errors are consistent.