Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

BlackWhiteGold said:
Size and does have some speed but 4 knee recos. This from 2019:

TAUTAU MOGA

How does a fella push for the Fastest Man tag after four knee reconstructions?

“Amazing,” Shirvington said. “Not only his coming back from four reconstructions, but coming back as one of the game’s fastest players this year.

“And who knows? Maybe he was going to be a 38km/h runner until the surgery. Perhaps that has brought him back to the pack. But my guess is forced professionalism has a lot to do with it.”

Forced professionalism?

“After a reconstruction, your professionalism tends to go up,” the Olympian said. “Suddenly you’re being forced to do things like manage diet better, and undertake countless rehab exercises you’d never usually bother with. I think that has a lot to do with his now balancing that power-to-weight ratio really well.”

Shirvington said reconstructions could also improve sprint times, surprisingly, by tightening a knee joint.

“Which sounds weird when you’re talking about moving faster,” he said. “But in a lot of ways, the stiffer your joint the better you transfer power through to the ground.

“So those reconstructions, they could actually be giving Moga a transference of power he didn’t have before.”
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Media. Hyperbole.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
A plethora of potential star locks in the future - Matamua, Laulilii & Galvin & another young guy in Matts is rated v highly too.
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Matamua, Laulilii and Tame (Havea) all high workrate middles, Galvin could be the point of difference with his ball-playing ability.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
He’s a footy player through & through this kid, arguably the best schoolboy player this year but I’m biased of course. He could play any position bar prop & wing and excel. Has the attributes to be a gun centre at an early age then transition back to halves with experience & opportunity. Yes he is a 5/8 I agree but if he’s allowed to progress to NRL as a 19yo without the pressure of being a playmaker, he could do anything. Difference with Latu is Latu has more experience against men at Cup level already. Down the track, I reckon our halves can be Latu & Galvin 👍
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I do remember a young Benji Marshall playing centre in his early days with us.
 
jojo said:
Matamua, Laulilii and Tame (Havea) all high workrate middles, Galvin could be the point of difference with his ball-playing ability.
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Havea a brilliant ballplayer in his own right too. plays 5/8 and even fullback sometimes for Ingleburn. he will be very fun to watch these next few years thru junior reps.
 
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