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Bellamy wanted Talau they obviously see enough to work with if he got the right training. In saying that after his injuries he needs to prove himself for a good while in Cup before coming into 1st's. I think this year is all about staying fit and building for Tommy and go again.
 
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Naden is a centre, and yet we have a heap on here thinking he should play wing, first centre picked in my opinion, the other centre is a lottery
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Yet he plays well on the wing and has struggled immensely in the centres.

When his job is simple on the wing he's done ok, he quick and just runs the footy. The second he has to make a decision he implodes. his defence is awful, and he really can't play centre, but given we've got 2 experienced wingers and no genuine centres it's a real lottery who will wear the 3 and 4. Naden and Kepaoa the likely candidates, though i thnk both Talau and Kepaoa are extremely underdone and need a good solid month of nsw cup before being considered for nrl. neither has played in a long time, ease them in, don't throw them to the wolves.
 
balmain boy said:
Yet he plays well on the wing and has struggled immensely in the centres.

When his job is simple on the wing he's done ok, he quick and just runs the footy. The second he has to make a decision he implodes. his defence is awful, and he really can't play centre, but given we've got 2 experienced wingers and no genuine centres it's a real lottery who will wear the 3 and 4. Naden and Kepaoa the likely candidates, though i thnk both Talau and Kepaoa are extremely underdone and need a good solid month of nsw cup before being considered for nrl. neither has played in a long time, ease them in, don't throw them to the wolves.
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Then the obvious starters for round 1 should be Naden and To’a.
 
Maybe we are reading this wrong and has nothing to do with the backline and so are we going to keep it very tight and play to our strength, the revamped forward pack. Then it won’t matter who’s in the backline.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Maybe we are reading this wrong and has nothing to do with the backline and so are we going to keep it very tight and play to our strength, the revamped forward pack. Then it won’t matter who’s in the backline.
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5 forward hit ups and a kick from Api?
They are going to be fit lol…
 
Have to run a hooker/utility on the bench, preferably starting ahead of api! Just like the Brown Staines did last season. Follow the lead, u get more out of him if u put a sacrificial lamb out there for the first twenty. Then bring him on after all the meathead stuff is over. Hopefully our coaching staff are on to this??
Tucker said:
5 forward hit ups and a kick from Api?
They are going to be fit lol
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Jedi_Tiger said:
like to see Staines replace Nofo on the wing but won't happen.
We need a centre I would go with Naden and AD and play Laurie at 6 and Staines at fb
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No offence, but u bag Nofa and love Brooks! Don’t get it?? Nofa has certainly preformed better than Brooks over the past 5 years. Look I like both and hope they will preform better with a decent pack. But u can’t really ask for support of 1 over another. They both need a better year!
 
batboy said:
Absence makes the heart grown fonder they say....

I honestly don't know where all this hype on Talau comes from - It's gotta be his last name?

He might come on, I've seen nothing in his time to suggest he's any better than the likes of To'a and all the other Reserve grade backs we have....
There's been talk of him ending up in back row - I've never seen enough spine in him to make a fist of that either....
His defence on the weekend was woeful, Hopefully it's a timing thing - He was so far out of the line I think he didn't wanna be there...
Made Scolari look much worse than he actually is... When the inside man is that erratic and clueless - Nothing good is going to happen on your edge...

Not swapping Talau for The Fox is a real defining moment in our dour last couple years....
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Benji has wrapped him ...Madge obviously had lots of confidence in him with the Tiger Tales series and the HT conversations with him ....I want to see 12 months injury free for both AJ and Talau ...one way or the other we get an answer good or bad ...true ??
 
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batboy said:
No he hasn't....
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He has, don’t get your hatred for a player get in the way of an honest player evaluation. Look at the stats Nofa has more try’s, meter’s s and more line breaks than brooks. Nofa has also suffered under the Fadge rule. Look before him at the meters made. The fact that Nofa was in NZ at the weekends game. Speaks volumes of what the coaching staff think of him….
 
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He has, don’t get your hatred for a player get in the way of an honest player evaluation. Look at the stats Nofa has more try’s, meter’s s and more line breaks than brooks. Nofa has also suffered under the Fadge rule. Look before him at the meters made. The fact that Nofa was in NZ at the weekends game. Speaks volumes of what the coaching staff think of him….
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How can you compare a half back and wingers stats?
 
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You know - All those Kick Returns that Halfbacks do...

Don't forget those halfbacks that win the leading try scorer every year....
And all the halfbacks in the top 10 leading try scorers of all time and that....

They reckon I'm steady....
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Most people attacked Nofoaluma for his lack of discipline in defence/positioning/game reading/jersey grabbing/ineffective ball interceptions etc. and never for his attack.
While Brooks worked on his defence, Nofoaluma's attitude regarding defence never changed.
 
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