Terrell May approached to leave

[Waylander]

Also Brendon smith has a track record ….

Do you deliberately call him Brendon instead of Brandon? You do it consistently so I know it’s not a typo.

[rented tracksuit]

Gus Gould is slowly building a premiership winning team. I'm not sure how they're managing to fit them all in!

It’s smelling like 2002 again to me except we don’t look likely to take the prize.

[milanja]

Brian Canavan was appointed as QRL Chairperson

All Clubs have a director of football or a similar role with a different title i.e General Manager of Football for instance

In 2024 these people were

Peter Parr - Knights
Phil Gould - Bulldogs
Frank Ponissi - Storm
Mark O'Neill - Eels
Ben Haran - Dragons
John Bonasera - Sea Eagles - may have finished up?
Ben Ikin - Broncos - left to become CEO of QLD Rugby League
Michael Luck - Cowboys
Dan Floyd - Warriors
Matthew Betsy - Tigers - Interim appointment
Anthony Laffranchi - Titans
Darren Mooney - Sharks
Matt Ford - Raiders
Mitch Aubusson - Roosters
Jason Wrigley - Panthers
Jason Clark - Rabbitohs
Grant Cleal - Dolphins

Thanks for the list king.

[Mr Whippet]

Am I imaging it or not?
Are there 2 or 3 resident trolls on this Site.
I suspect others are aware of their activities and correctly ignore them.

[Bates]

Sitili still hurts.

Gus Gould is slowly building a premiership winning team. I'm not sure how they're managing to fit them all in!

[rented tracksuit]

Sitili still hurts.

[On the Nose]

At least we now know the reasons for Easts lackluster performances in recent years- the quiet, unassuming agitator otherwise known as Tyrell May, whose influence has kept Wong and co in reserves and Spencer on the bench. His behavior so bad that Easts used Weidler for the hatchet job. Likely didn't ring quite true to Buzz, who usually leaks this stuff for us. Still Easts know what they are doing. It's not as if players are no longer knocking down our door to play here. And I'm sure the treatment of Sitili and May, Weidler's suggestions certain players are easily influenced, will really motivate that group of players to greater heights.

[Chook2]

For those thinking that either Spencer or Brandon Smith should have been punted before May, have a look at the effort these guys give. They give 100% of what they have every time that are on the field but May seems solid without pushing himself. May doesn’t run with the purpose off the back fence like Spencer does and he doesn’t fold blokes in half like Smith does. He’s missing the mongrel edge and just does what he has to do without really pushing himself to fight for that last millimetre. Culture comes from blokes like JWH who will go into places that others fear to tread and do anything for the team.

Also Brendon smith has a track record off field and shown little on field on a massive wage
if we only had players like jwh and rads we would have no team as they would be always suspended you need spart players to go with the nut jobs
thats what I like about our front row rotation next year atm
Collins - big motor who can play 80 min and very useful particulary in D
whyte - footwork in contact and leg drive for PCM very similar to sst or lui - and can play big minutes and also lock or edge
may - plays 80 min or at least big minutes and has footwork and ball playing skills and can still easily make 160mtr a game
Leniu - no one better for energy off the back fence

for this reason I’d start Collins and Whyte and have May and Leniu off the bench - if we don’t replace may we are stuffed around origin time

[Chook2]

For those thinking that either Spencer or Brandon Smith should have been punted before May, have a look at the effort these guys give. They give 100% of what they have every time that are on the field but May seems solid without pushing himself. May doesn’t run with the purpose off the back fence like Spencer does and he doesn’t fold blokes in half like Smith does. He’s missing the mongrel edge and just does what he has to do without really pushing himself to fight for that last millimetre. Culture comes from blokes like JWH who will go into places that others fear to tread and do anything for the team.

No not everyone is the same player
Brendon smith is supposed to be a marque player on $850k who gives his all but is gassed after 20 min and can’t get his passes right! Spencer runs hard but has 2 x 20 min stints
that’s the beauty of May and Leniu - may plays big minutes and is a smarter prop with footwork and ball playing skills unlike Leniu so he and Leniu work well together
if we had 17 off the back fence and mongrel type players we would get no where as players would be off their head getting binned and penalised
you also need footy smarts and at times play smarter not harder

[King Salvo]

great to have experienced past players around, but passion only gets you so far, are any of those guys qualified with coaching certifications, or any other qualifications?

Mitch is director of football, sounds like a pretty busy role, I know he has powerbrokers guiding him, sounds like a role for more experienced people, or to learn off. I always liked Brian Canavan, and that is my impression of the type of person for that role, not sure if other clubs have this role and who those people are.

there is a lot of fluff around the game these days,defensive coaches,attacking coaches,numerous assistant coaches, directors of football.

i always liked Shane Warnes words of keep sport simple, don’t over complicate or overthink things just because you think it might be better.

Brian Canavan was appointed as QRL Chairperson

All Clubs have a director of football or a similar role with a different title i.e General Manager of Football for instance

In 2024 these people were

Peter Parr - Knights
Phil Gould - Bulldogs
Frank Ponissi - Storm
Mark O'Neill - Eels
Ben Haran - Dragons
John Bonasera - Sea Eagles - may have finished up?
Ben Ikin - Broncos - left to become CEO of QLD Rugby League
Michael Luck - Cowboys
Dan Floyd - Warriors
Matthew Betsy - Tigers - Interim appointment
Anthony Laffranchi - Titans
Darren Mooney - Sharks
Matt Ford - Raiders
Mitch Aubusson - Roosters
Jason Wrigley - Panthers
Jason Clark - Rabbitohs
Grant Cleal - Dolphins

[Bates]

It was in Danny Weedler’s column today.

Thanks mr

[mightyrooster]

Hi Fletch, Interesting post!

Where did that information come from?

It was in Danny Weedler’s column today.

[Bates]

Mitch rules the roost


The exit of Terrell May from the Roosters is the first public act from new director of football Mitch Aubusson. He didn’t act without coach Trent Robinson, but he was the driving force.

Rooster legends Jake Friend and Boyd Cordner have also been working on getting the culture of the club back on track. May did nothing wrong, but his attitude was not what the club wants.

And they didn’t like the impact that was having on others, such as Spencer Leniu and Siua Wong. It’s a significant U-turn for a club that has had its recruitment questioned since the signing of Matt Lodge.

Hi Fletch, Interesting post!

Where did that information come from?

[The Real King]

Mitch rules the roost


The exit of Terrell May from the Roosters is the first public act from new director of football Mitch Aubusson. He didn’t act without coach Trent Robinson, but he was the driving force.

Rooster legends Jake Friend and Boyd Cordner have also been working on getting the culture of the club back on track. May did nothing wrong, but his attitude was not what the club wants.

And they didn’t like the impact that was having on others, such as Spencer Leniu and Siua Wong. It’s a significant U-turn for a club that has had its recruitment questioned since the signing of Matt Lodge.

Please! What a load of crap.
If he made the decision then why didn't he ring Terrell? Why was it left to Robbo to ring him?
There is only one man who makes all the decisions at the Roosters and it isn't Aubusson or Robinson.

[milanja]

We’ve all seem what’s happened at the broncos when the ‘culture’ isn’t great at a club. From the sounds of it (and I have to admit being sucked into the rumours) Terrell hasn’t done anything bad. BUT…..if he has some bad habits and they are seeping into the team it has to be stopped otherwise we could see something similar to the broncos.

Maybe it’s a shot across the bow to the entire team that expected standards weren’t being met?

All of us complain about how the Bondi Wall has gone. The Bondi Wall is complete trust in your teammates and doing the 1%ters that set you apart from the opposition. This comes from a great culture. Kind of what’s happening at Penrith atm.

As much as I am sad that this might come at the cost of May, I do have to put my faith in three ex players that bleed RW&B and know what it takes to win. Apart from a blip at the beginning of Friends career not one of that 3 took a backward step and their results speak for themself. At this point that’s good enough for me.

great to have experienced past players around, but passion only gets you so far, are any of those guys qualified with coaching certifications, or any other qualifications?

Mitch is director of football, sounds like a pretty busy role, I know he has powerbrokers guiding him, sounds like a role for more experienced people, or to learn off. I always liked Brian Canavan, and that is my impression of the type of person for that role, not sure if other clubs have this role and who those people are.

there is a lot of fluff around the game these days,defensive coaches,attacking coaches,numerous assistant coaches, directors of football.

i always liked Shane Warnes words of keep sport simple, don’t over complicate or overthink things just because you think it might be better.