Why do we always get the weird players?

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No other team consistently has the weirdest and most unskilled players come through the grades or bought than us.

Idris - one of the worst defensive players outside of Okunbur to play the game and his attack with that weird running gait sucked. Took the absolute piss with the drop out too.

Okunbur - strange rushing in style player who cannot catch a ball luckily he is going to be sacked.

JMK literally played several games without throwing a pass in the halves, how he came through the grades and they thought that was his spot is beyond me.

and now

Lewis - everything is extremely hard, no one else plays such a slow style (and not the 90s slow Jason Smith style either) like this player, one of the most awkward and untalented players to step on the football field. Lewis is the worst of the lot.

Honorable mentions go to every single slow centre and winger we have ever had.

Edit. A poster has reminded me of Josh Reynolds who I consider to never have played a single full game for the Bulldogs in the half a decade he was here combined.
 
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In the 70s early 80s Gary Hughes was the slowest five eight in the comp but he was extremely clever with ball - unfortunately Lewis is not good with the ball.
 

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No other team consistently has the weirdest and most unskilled players come through the grades or bought than us.

Idris - one of the worst defensive players outside of Okunbur to play the game and his attack with that weird running gait sucked. Took the absolute piss with the drop out too.

Okunbur - strange rushing in style player who cannot catch a ball luckily he is going to be sacked.

JMK literally played several games without throwing a pass in the halves, how he came through the grades and they thought that was his spot is beyond me.

and now

Lewis - everything is extremely hard, no one else plays such a slow style (and not the 90s slow Jason Smith style either) like this player, one of the most awkward and untalented players to step on the football field. Lewis is the worst of the lot.

Honorable mentions go to every single slow centre and winger we have ever had.
Short answer....quality players dont want to play with a crap team and a rookie coach....it's that simple...until we land a high calibre player like david fifita....we will never attract quality players....but the fact that we can't even find good young outside backs it's just so concerning.....let's face it.....we have a reserve grade team ....
 

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Just read John Asiata is likely to go the Titans. How the fuck are we not interested in someone like him fml
 

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weird can sometimes mean good, like utai was not normal
 

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No other team consistently has the weirdest and most unskilled players come through the grades or bought than us.

Idris - one of the worst defensive players outside of Okunbur to play the game and his attack with that weird running gait sucked. Took the absolute piss with the drop out too.

Okunbur - strange rushing in style player who cannot catch a ball luckily he is going to be sacked.

JMK literally played several games without throwing a pass in the halves, how he came through the grades and they thought that was his spot is beyond me.

and now

Lewis - everything is extremely hard, no one else plays such a slow style (and not the 90s slow Jason Smith style either) like this player, one of the most awkward and untalented players to step on the football field. Lewis is the worst of the lot.

Honorable mentions go to every single slow centre and winger we have ever had.
Sorry dear "pardon the punt" you buy what you can with the money you've got, you have also got to take into account the players who want to come to our club for the right reason, some may have reasons for not wanting to come such as, the Coach, the playing roster, the area in which our club is situated, lets not forget that Andrew Fifita was once signed.
Following the Hasler saga the club decided to search for a coach and players with the right attitude, because some will only come to our club for the money, hence the reason for the term (BULLDOGS DNA), some might not agree, but to survive our club has to hang on to its soul.
 

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Sorry dear "pardon the punt" you buy what you can with the money you've got, you have also got to take into account the players who want to come to our club for the right reason, some may have reasons for not wanting to come such as, the Coach, the playing roster, the area in which our club is situated, lets not forget that Andrew Fifita was once signed.
Following the Hasler saga the club decided to search for a coach and players with the right attitude, because some will only come to our club for the money, hence the reason for the term (BULLDOGS DNA), some might not agree, but to survive our club has to hang on to its soul.
I'm not purely talking about average payers but we seem to get the laughing stock of the NRL every single time. Someone who is so bad or has such a weird unorthodox style and not in a good way.

The Titans have bad players but not weird players
 

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The club has been obsessed with forwards for the last 40 years with the halves and backline beings a after thought. Think about how many star forwards we have had compared to other positions.
I know, game has changed though
Players in all positions are much bigger and stronger
Really need a well rounded team
And 1 or 2 gamebreakers
 

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Just read John Asiata is likely to go the Titans. How the fuck are we not interested in someone like him fml
How could he have come to that decision? Its a genuine risk yotour career when you decide to go to the Titans.

Look at all the players that have turned to shit once they've gone over..

Proctor
Latu
Cartright
Boyd
Kelly
Peachey
 

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How could he have come to that decision? Its a genuine risk yotour career when you decide to go to the Titans.

Look at all the players that have turned to shit once they've gone over..

Proctor
Latu
Cartright
Boyd
Kelly
Peachey
Cartwright was shit before he got there, he’s just got shitter
 

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Lol. this post is weird.!
 

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it all turned to shit when Peter Mulholland left
 

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Just read John Asiata is likely to go the Titans. How the fuck are we not interested in someone like him fml
We have enough forwards for now. Our halves, hooker and backline are priority.
 
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