Opinion TPJ - Absolute waste of cap space

[Dogtime]

100%
Roosters got him for 525k... wtf?

Wonder if we attempted to sign him, only remember hearing about Roosters?

525k on the books, rest in 3rd parties.

 

[ChesoBulldog]

Gus was buttering up Haas on 100% Footy. Called him the greatest front rower ever. Hopefully he is just buttering him up when we open negotiations with him to bring him over lol.

 

[Taylforth]

unpopular opinion but with the dogs bench rotation and lack of quality forwards i think he is doing a fair job, there is hardly a player he can have a run on the back of, teams see him coming and put good numbers on him, if we had of had kikau and thompson running around with him i think he'd be firing but he is a real target in a undersized pack. i think we've seen some good efforts from him this year to remain hopeful.

Yes similarly I think he is suffering due to our lack of grunt up front, at the mo. He is one of the few getting off loads, but little if any runners are following him, to take advantage.

However do concede he was one of the forwards whom was carried 20m post contact by Horsburgh last match. That was really poor and unlike him at all. Looked very lazy. Something is wrong with TPJ this year.

 

[SPEARTAKVIDREFS]

Yes similarly I think he is suffering due to our lack of grunt up front, at the mo. He is one of the few getting off loads, but little if any runners are following him, to take advantage.

However do concede he was one of the forwards whom was carried 20m post contact by Horsburgh last match. That was really poor and unlike him at all. Looked very lazy. Something is wrong with TPJ this year.

There is always something wrong with him.

Is he lacking grunt due to shedding size? I dunno.

You make a good point about us lacking grunt, we outmuscle no-one.

Very disappointing this injury crisis. Everyone should be fit by next year.
Ive been patient with blokes like Thomo and RFM but Im done now. This "rebuild" has been happening for 3 years and this year is another write off.
Im sick of waiting. Truth is RFM will never be impactful and sadly neither will Thomo.
Club first. Gus trade em or do whatever it takes to get us firing with a solid pack 2024.

 

[CBDog]

Maybe this is all part of a plan on his part to get punted by the Dogs.
I remember Wayne Bennett having a boner over him and has said he would love him
at the Dolphins. Keep up this form and he will get his wish and turn into a beast

 

[KLil]

There is always something wrong with him.

Is he lacking grunt due to shedding size? I dunno.

You make a good point about us lacking grunt, we outmuscle no-one.

Very disappointing this injury crisis. Everyone should be fit by next year.
Ive been patient with blokes like Thomo and RFM but Im done now. This "rebuild" has been happening for 3 years and this year is another write off.
Im sick of waiting. Truth is RFM will never be impactful and sadly neither will Thomo.
Club first. Gus trade em or do whatever it takes to get us firing with a solid pack 2024.

Nothing wrong with the boys at training tonight.

TPJ work ethic best i have seen from him.
RFM ripping off heads, defo got the whip
Thommo walking around freely and Patolo getting back to preseason form. Both were our best in pre season along with Edwards...
Edwards looking professionly sharp
Pele fit
Sutton fit

If the boys fire and we jag the next 2 wins along with the bye, we should have our full compliment by round 15 and well in the hunt.

 

[AlzzBulldog]

Nothing wrong with the boys at training tonight.

TPJ work ethic best i have seen from him.
RFM ripping off heads, defo got the whip
Thommo walking around freely and Patolo getting back to preseason form. Both were our best in pre season along with Edwards...
Edwards looking professionly sharp
Pele fit
Sutton fit

If the boys fire and we jag the next 2 wins along with the bye, we should have our full compliment by round 15 and well in the hunt.

Here’s hoping we can win big on friday and bounce back

 

[ILiveForDib]

Gus was buttering up Haas on 100% Footy. Called him the greatest front rower ever. Hopefully he is just buttering him up when we open negotiations with him to bring him over lol.

Aren't TPJ and Hass mates there’s incentive there. Though using Tevitas 800k on Hass and a signing or two more in the fowards would be the best way to go about it IMO. The way I see it with Gus is every thing he says has a door and another door behind it guys a genius.

 

[doggieaaron]

All talk

 

[dogwhisperer]

Nothing wrong with the boys at training tonight.

TPJ work ethic best i have seen from him.
RFM ripping off heads, defo got the whip
Thommo walking around freely and Patolo getting back to preseason form. Both were our best in pre season along with Edwards...
Edwards looking professionly sharp
Pele fit
Sutton fit

If the boys fire and we jag the next 2 wins along with the bye, we should have our full compliment by round 15 and well in the hunt.

“IF” is the smallest biggest word in English. A lot depends on “IF”

 

[NPC83]

Nothing wrong with the boys at training tonight.

TPJ work ethic best i have seen from him.
RFM ripping off heads, defo got the whip
Thommo walking around freely and Patolo getting back to preseason form. Both were our best in pre season along with Edwards...
Edwards looking professionly sharp
Pele fit
Sutton fit

If the boys fire and we jag the next 2 wins along with the bye, we should have our full compliment by round 15 and well in the hunt.

Don’t think we’d have Kikau back which is a fairly major out - especially defensively. But yeah at this point the bye can’t come soon enough. I just hope we can win these 2 winnable games leading in. Will do a lot for confidence.

 

[dogwhisperer]

Bump

 

[04 Dreaming]

Bump

Took u until May 2023 to identify this? Lol. Well done hero. The rest of us knew this from the moment he signed years ago

 

[dogwhisperer]

Took u until May 2023 to identify this? Lol. Well done hero. The rest of us knew this from the moment he signed years ago

So just because I posted it in May 2023 it doesn't mean I never identified this earlier. Hahaha, you're such a dumbass

 

[Bad Billy]

Can’t argue with this now.
Ive defended him in the past, but if he wasn’t interested in playing footy, we’ve wasted two years and over $1m, that clearly could’ve been better spent.

 

[gazza]

Thompson next to go at end of season. Thompson & TPJ adds up to a lot of cap space freed up.

 

[Dogiezz]

Thompson next to go at end of season. Thompson & TPJ adds up to a lot of cap space freed up.

Who are you spending the extra cap money on?

 

[John Matrix]

Bump

Becareful @Malla will get upset

 

[D.O.W.]

Can’t argue with this now.
Ive defended him in the past, but if he wasn’t interested in playing footy, we’ve wasted two years and over $1m, that clearly could’ve been better spent.

We can thank TBaz for his signing.

 

[Novdoggie]

Who are you spending the extra cap money on?

With not many decent players coming off contract we won't sign just anyone and with next year the Dogs possibly having some slight improvements with the new personnel I think some players will be receiving part payments of their salary for 2025 into 2024 so it will free up even more cap space from 2025 for players coming off contract next year. Our war chest should be substantial if we go in this direction.