Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sun Apr 02, 2023 9:30 pm  

Shabino wrote:

It’s obvious . He got dropped after the Hull game when he ran it on 5th tackle down a blind alley, at least X2. Think that was enough for Smith and rightly so as was like watching a schoolboy game!

Ok school boy pantomime villain, or as someone else said "tit" Justin Holbrook will have to take the daggers out of him when he lands, fwiw he's actually a really pleasant lad.

Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Sun Apr 02, 2023 9:30 pm  

Shabino wrote:

It’s obvious . He got dropped after the Hull game when he ran it on 5th tackle down a blind alley, at least X2. Think that was enough for Smith and rightly so as was like watching a schoolboy game!

Ok school boy pantomime villain, or as someone else said "tit" Justin Holbrook will have to take the daggers out of him when he lands, fwiw he's actually a really pleasant lad.

Re: OUT 2023 | Kruise Leeming - Gold Coast Titans : Mon Apr 03, 2023 6:26 am  

I'm absolutely sure he is a nice lad, that doesn't preclude him from being petty in this instance.

Re: OUT 2023 | Kruise Leeming - Gold Coast Titans : Mon Apr 03, 2023 9:48 am  

Leeming was obviously unhappy and Smith didn't want him - perfect result all round. All that would have happened is Leeming would have been treated as tackling fodder along with the younger players - humiliated

It would not have mattered how hard he fought for his place he was not in Smith's plans longer term. What is the point in training hard etc. when you know you wont get picked - depressing.

This happens in every club every season - perhaps he leaving note should have been an internal document.

Re: OUT 2023 | Kruise Leeming - Gold Coast Titans : Mon Apr 03, 2023 10:12 am  

Errm, but Smith gave him the 9 shirt and picked him to start in the first 2 games stating reward for his training in preseason? He simply didn't keep the shirt because he wasn't good enough.

Re: OUT 2023 | Kruise Leeming - Gold Coast Titans : Mon Apr 03, 2023 11:22 am  

anyone have the link to what he has said please?
I havent seen it & cant seem to find anything

Edit
Never mind, found it
I wouldnt read too much into it, if it is a snipe at encumbent coaching team then it is too subtle for anyone there to be bothered by it. IMO anyway

Re: OUT 2023 | Kruise Leeming - Gold Coast Titans : Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:00 pm  

Seth wrote:

Errm, but Smith gave him the 9 shirt and picked him to start in the first 2 games stating reward for his training in preseason? He simply didn't keep the shirt because he wasn't good enough.

He didn't keep the shirt because he didn't fit into Smith's style of play - that was obvious from the end of the previous season. Him not being named as captain suggested he wasn't a long term fixture in Smith's plans.

Re: OUT 2023 | Kruise Leeming - Gold Coast Titans : Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:32 pm  

talking of captains, I'm not keen on this changing captain role. pick one and stick with them, maybe now Leeming has left he will. Fingers crossed

Re: OUT 2023 | Kruise Leeming - Gold Coast Titans : Mon Apr 03, 2023 12:40 pm  

LeedsLurch wrote:

talking of captains, I'm not keen on this changing captain role. pick one and stick with them, maybe now Leeming has left he will. Fingers crossed

That's not what's happening though, yes someone different might do the coin toss but there's not a different captain each week.

Re: OUT 2023 | Kruise Leeming - Gold Coast Titans : Mon Apr 03, 2023 3:22 pm  

Zoo Zoo Boom wrote:

He didn't keep the shirt because he didn't fit into Smith's style of play - that was obvious from the end of the previous season. Him not being named as captain suggested he wasn't a long term fixture in Smith's plans.

Nothing to do with O'connor being the better and more consistent of the two then?