FrodoTBaggin
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Make that 16-1-1 and 9 in a row.Also, here's a stat for people who are worried that Luai isn't going to be a good game manager / halfback for us.View attachment 11121
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Make that 16-1-1 and 9 in a row.Also, here's a stat for people who are worried that Luai isn't going to be a good game manager / halfback for us.View attachment 11121
Which club?I know some of his cousins who live in the Balmain junior district and have ties to the Tigers - we can only hope!
He is an explosive athlete!
To be fair, he might not be happy there but I would argue that someone with a bad attitude would be kicking stones and sulking. He's done anything but, he's ripping in and playing wellWell he is having a sook about being played on the wing despite showing more there than what he has at centre the last 2 years
Pretty sure Tago resigned for appox $700kI agree, my first thought was this was just to get Penrith to hurry up. However, the more I think about it the more I can see him just feeling slighted and genuinely considering his options. Taylan May got a deal before he did and has been out for a year and been nothing but bad press.
Turuva has come out repeatedly saying he loves Penrith and wants to stay yet is the last one they are dealing with and they are maxing out at 350k a season which I believe both Tago and May are getting more than.
Also small for a winger and could get targeted in a lesser team. Each of his tries last night Staines would have scored IMO.He doesn't need as much space - fast and physical
Natural assets you can't coach or train for
Yes to Butcher. No to Taruva. Too small for my liking. MmmmmGive Egan Butcher and Taruva whatever they want🤙
Yes to Butcher. No to Taruva. Too small for my liking. Mmmmm
I know some of his cousins who live in the Balmain junior district and have ties to the Tigers - we can only hope!
He is an explosive athlete!
We are as is, outrun and outpowered against too many teams. An injury to Utoikemanu or Pole reveals our depth in forwards (Twal and Seyfarth cannot be mentioned in the same sentence, IMHO ). We need three aggressive forwards and could offer those two, Simpkin and Staines, in a trade.All those moves were being made while also entertaining the thought of Addin Fonua Blake at 800k. However, we decided then to focus on our junior forwards instead. most clubs operate on a % of cap space spent per position. i.e., 30% on your spine, 40% on forwards, 30% on backs.
So on that logic id guess that AFB would of tipped the scale in the direction of too many high paid forwards, so the club backed off in case anything else of value popped up in the backs. (Us constantly being linked with different quality outside backs also shows to me that we are indeed looking to invest in at least 1 more quality outside back). Richardson is also frequently talking about moving more players on this year and he wouldn't do that if he didn't have ideas of who he wanted in to replace them.
Turuva is a quality player, but I’m not sure if I see 500k of value in him ?
Our wingers are poor. Our replacement options in the Top 30 are also poor.turuva is a vast improvement on Staines and tupou
if we can get him for 420 - 450k it would be a good deal
I don’t want to burst ur bubble but have u been watching the lower grade teams results they are very poor , now out of all these super juniors that every one thinks we have u might get 2-5 who make it , have a look at our great kids in the forwards they are not anywhere near 1st grade , when the panthers started there program they worked on 1 in a hundred would make 1st gradeOur wingers are poor. Our replacement options in the Top 30 are also poor.
And people laughed at Hymel Hunt...
That said- I know Makasini coming through Harold Matts is a centre, but his more immediate path might be on the wing. It was reported the other day that the Tigers are looking at him debuting within 18 months- so next year some time.
The real strength of this club will be the emergence of the quality young players. Filling those gaps with players from other clubs might slow the development, or worse- give players a reason to look elsewhere for their opportunity.
Check out how poor the Wests Harold Matts team, featuring the 2 guys I mentioned, have been...I don’t want to burst ur bubble but have u been watching the lower grade teams results they are very poor , now out of all these super juniors that every one thinks we have u might get 2-5 who make it , have a look at our great kids in the forwards they are not anywhere near 1st grade , when the panthers started there program they worked on 1 in a hundred would make 1st grade
OKay I am immature.Our wingers are poor. Our replacement options in the Top 30 are also poor.
And people laughed at Hymel Hunt...
That said- I know Makasini coming through Harold Matts is a centre, but his more immediate path might be on the wing. It was reported the other day that the Tigers are looking at him debuting within 18 months- so next year some time.
The real strength of this club will be the emergence of the quality young players. Filling those gaps with players from other clubs might slow the development, or worse- give players a reason to look elsewhere for their opportunity.
If only teams had 2 wingers, we could run with them both!Staines is a weak link in our side. Not due to a lack of effort, he constantly goes looking for work but gets dominated each time due to his size. His speed hasn't been a benefit for us at all either. Turuva would be a massive upgrade on Staines.
They've been playing really poor, they haven't even lost a game yet! that's really poor form, they should give the other teams more of a chance.Check out how poor the Wests Harold Matts team, featuring the 2 guys I mentioned, have been...