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Melbourne Tigers - SEABL - FAIL

I hope Melbourne Tigers have signed Corey Dixon, they need someone to cover the embarrassing Chinese import.
I've watched 3 tigers games and they are really bad, I watched Rob Jones play against Hobart and he dominated. Something not right releasing Jones this early. Clearly the Chinese import should have gone.

Didn't realise Rob Jones is at Frankston now. Will be interesting to see how he goes with them. They will be tough with Corey Maynard and Bennie Lewis.

Great timing for Tigers getting to play against Jones this week, I wonder what might transpire.

Gaze is a great gut undoubtedly. So am I. And what's your point if he's been there all his life?
He picked and is in charge of a dud side.
Let's hope that doesnt translate to the Kings.

SEABL is a tough league. I too have expected Tigers to have a couple more wins on the board by now, however still early in the season.

Probably most surprising because their junior program is so successful, maybe we all just expect them to be top of the ladder, but give them time to build and get it right I say...

I am pretty sure that as a club they don't have money to splash around buying players in like most of the current successful clubs at either Big V or SEABL level. They produce an amazing quantity of Australian and State reps among their boys programme but unfortunately are victims of this success as most of these kids go chasing their dream in the USA. If they stayed around to play we would be having a very different conversation. Tigers don't seem to be bitter about this, instead they celebrate the boys success and do everything they can to help the kids have these overseas experiences and hopefully go on to a professional career.

Like it or not, clubs need money to buy players in these days!

Look at Big V and they never had a competitive team with him there also.......

What other league were they going to be in... Big V just like they were last season. You will not necessarily attract the same players if you are recruiting for Big V as you will for SEABL. Anybody with any knowledge can see that! There are quality players that want to play SEABL and not Big V, finding out at the last minute that you are in a higher competition of course changes what playing roster you need.

As for Gaze should have recruited correctly, who will know what headset every player is in at this point in time. Jones may have been a regular training attendee previously but for some reason isn't the ultimate team player now. I am pretty sure Gaze doesn't have a crystal ball anymore than you do!

I am not sure why you are so quick to hate on Gaze, he is a great guy who is passionate about his club. It's a shame there aren't more loyal people around like him these days. There are not too many people or even juniors around anymore that can say they have played and coached at one club for their whole career!

As for the derogatory comments from you regarding my post, thanks for letting me express my opinion without being attacked!

Expect to see former Albury/Wodonga import Cory Dixon as the replacement for Jones. Runner up in the SEABL MVP last year. Played with Corletto in England.

Will be a big upgrade over Jones.

"You can't exactly recruit properly until you know what league you are in." That the dumbset quote ever.
So what other league were they going to be in?
They apply for a Seabl licence and arent ready.

"Gaze did the difficult thing and let him go." No that's called doing his job. If he had recruited correctly in the first place maybe team harmony might not have been so bad.

"After all, it is hard for a coach to win if he doesn't have the right players around him, so maybe lets reserve judgement of Gaze's coaching ability until then!"

More stupid comments agian. He selected the side and the buck stops there. Don't make excuses for his underwhelming season so far. Glad Vicerman will be coaching as clearly Gaze doesnt know how to.

Give the poor guy a break! I would imagine that the Tigers didn't have much time to recruit for SEABL given the late notice that they were actually in the league for this season. You can't exactly recruit properly until you know what league you are in.

They seem to be competitive in most games until the last quarter. Maybe they just run out of legs as their bench doesn't go very deep, they really only have 6 legitimate SEABL quality players on the roster. Corletto will definitely help them out when he arrives, as will their new recruit.

I heard on the grapevine that Jones was let go due to his avoidance of attending trainings, for that I say good on them for sacking him and that lazy attitude! That lack of team commitment can spread like a cancer, Gaze did the difficult thing and let him go. I am sure that once Corletto and the new guy arrive we will see some very different results. After all, it is hard for a coach to win if he doesn't have the right players around him, so maybe lets reserve judgement of Gaze's coaching ability until then!

I'm a big fan of Gaze, but really have no idea what is going on at the Tigers now or why he's going to Sydney.

The Tiger roster was a bit rushed at the start of the SEABL season but when you end up with Jones, Carter, Corletto (not here yet), Perry (for some of the season) and another import they could have been a bit optimistic. Instead they get an experimental import who doesn't appear to be up to it, lose their decent import and are just struggling to compete. Pretty embarrassing.

It's clear Andrew is only a marketing tool for both Melbourne Tigers-SEABL and the Kings who will use his profile to get bums on seats while Vickerman do all the coaching.

While most NBL teams have been signings new players for next season the Kings have announced ditto.

When is Corletto due in?

Rhys Carter is the only functioning player on the squad, the rest are a bunch of bums

After following him in Big V, how did anyone think that this would result in any different?! Take off the rose coloured glasses and look at results as a coach.

Make no mistake - Vickerman is the Coach of the Kings...Gaze is just the marketing and media man.

I am an umpire
an email has been sent out by Neal Bridgman basicly pleading for more umpires for this friday night.

It seems they are about 12-13 umpires short on numbers to complete the roster for tomorrow night and many who do umpire will be doing 4 in a row!!!!

Now this is the time, for all those would be "umpires" who sit on the sideline and put there hand up for the good of the sport.

Come on, if you have never put on the black & whites, now is a good time to start and see how good you are - and at least there will be two on every game

call the office and speak with Neal

Ps, I wont be umpiring tomorrow night because I am from the country and unable to get a lift otherwise I would be