Robo interview

[Chook2]

I think that May ending up at the Tigers tells a story that we don’t know

If he was as good as some are making him out to be bigger clubs would have been fighting to grab him.

It would have been if it wasn’t nearly December coming into 2025
If it was for 2026 10 clubs would have been looking at him but many have their salary filled and not $700k for a player like that at this time of year
the top clubs also have a great front row so wouldn’t need him atm anyway

[milanja]

Yep, I raised similar concerns as a possible reason why.

Seems odd given they re-signed him only 4-5months prior but I’m guessing it’s something that’s come up during some post-season analysis reviews. Will be interesting to see how the forward pack go about their work next year and if there is a noticeable shift in style.

Did he explain how May was playing the style they wanted in the first 8 weeks of competition to warrant an upgrade, but now seems incapable of learning the new style we have in mind for next year?

I too am now excited about this new brand of forward play we have in mind for next year, might be as revolutionary as when sticky got us hunting as a pack in 2002.

[HDTONE]

Trent has learnt to speak "diplomacy".

Fine and great...just don't bring it into the sheds.
Does Robbo get fired up in the sheds like a Sticky....sometimes the gentleman has to take the tux off and put the blue singlet on.

[007]

HAHA! What was I doing? Who knows but I was supposed to be replying to Bates. Believe me it’s true. Nice pickup James. Maybe I should ban myself for a day.

Well, that's an option. You can always come back as a roman numeral .

[bondi.boy]

"We felt like it was time to move in a different direction" - what does that even mean? Presumably David Fifita, Chad Townsend, and Sean Johnson are the preferred direction. My guess is that a TM, being a straight shooting westie, lacking any guile or artifice, was caught out raising his eyebrows when Robbo starts up his blathering. Like usual Robbo's interview was 20 minutes of nothingness.

Trent has learnt to speak "diplomacy".

"We felt like it was time to move in a different direction" means exactly what it says.
Move in a different direction from that which May offers.

I'm totally on board with We felt...whoever they are.
Trent is a 'gentleman', polite and non-offensive, you can "take/send him anywhere," and know he won't embarrass you, or reveal things at the club that should be kept in-house.

[mightyrooster]

Please don't tell me you're doing a King Salvo and talking to yourself? Maybe I'm missing something? Refer to quote #34.

HAHA! What was I doing? Who knows but I was supposed to be replying to Bates. Believe me it’s true. Nice pickup James. Maybe I should ban myself for a day.

[BondiBob]

Well at least he didnt say its the Roosters Way

Because thereis no roosters way a whole heap of fried air crap

[Headless Chook]

"We felt like it was time to move in a different direction" - what does that even mean? Presumably David Fifita, Chad Townsend, and Sean Johnson are the preferred direction. My guess is that a TM, being a straight shooting westie, lacking any guile or artifice, was caught out raising his eyebrows when Robbo starts up his blathering. Like usual Robbo's interview was 20 minutes of nothingness.

You have a lot in common with Robbo

[007]

I was really happy we re-signed him at the time too. But as the season went on I just found his style a little frustrating. Not enough big strong metre gaining carries. I guess Wong will get more game time now along with the very promising Va’a brothers.

Please don't tell me you're doing a King Salvo and talking to yourself? Maybe I'm missing something? Refer to quote #34.

[Mr Whippet]

Excellent interview.
Confirmed the direction in which the club is at the moment, and our salary cap, platinum quality youngsters mixing it with experience.
2025 will be fine, brighten up, good times acomin'.

[mightyrooster]

I may be going against the grain here, but I sometimes found May’s style frustrating. He sort of lumbered into the line and always turned his back on the defence. On the other hand he seemed to go long minutes and had a good offload.

I was really happy we re-signed him at the time too. But as the season went on I just found his style a little frustrating. Not enough big strong metre gaining carries. I guess Wong will get more game time now along with the very promising Va’a brothers.

[Rooster_6]

I may be going against the grain here, but I sometimes found May’s style frustrating. He sort of lumbered into the line and always turned his back on the defence. On the other hand he seemed to go long minutes and had a good offload.

Yep, I raised similar concerns as a possible reason why.

Seems odd given they re-signed him only 4-5months prior but I’m guessing it’s something that’s come up during some post-season analysis reviews. Will be interesting to see how the forward pack go about their work next year and if there is a noticeable shift in style.

[HunchoRooster]

"We felt like it was time to move in a different direction" - what does that even mean? Presumably David Fifita, Chad Townsend, and Sean Johnson are the preferred direction. My guess is that a TM, being a straight shooting westie, lacking any guile or artifice, was caught out raising his eyebrows when Robbo starts up his blathering. Like usual Robbo's interview was 20 minutes of nothingness.

I find this the most accurate comment in this thread.

[On the Nose]

"We felt like it was time to move in a different direction" - what does that even mean? Presumably David Fifita, Chad Townsend, and Sean Johnson are the preferred direction. My guess is that a TM, being a straight shooting westie, lacking any guile or artifice, was caught out raising his eyebrows when Robbo starts up his blathering. Like usual Robbo's interview was 20 minutes of nothingness.

[Tennessee Tornado]

And all the other Penrith boys who joined the tigers are shit because they didn’t go to higher clubs?

Lmao such a bad take man.

Completely different situations. They paid big overs for all the Panthers players after bidding wars. No other team was fighting to get May and that was my point.