Latu Fainu #282

[hammertime]

Likewise

Naive to think we're starting the season with two rookie halves

Best men for the job. If they out perform sezar in pre-season, then who cares about age.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

I like Simpkin cause he trys his heart out. Bleeds with us. The talent i cannot speak for. So I understand you all question him. Just you cannot fault his 80 mins. He is not a bludger.

 

[Todd Packer]

I like Simpkin cause he trys his heart out. Bleeds with us. The talent i cannot speak for. So I understand you all question him. Just you cannot fault his 80 mins. He is not a bludger.

He tries, he just doesn't have the ability.
For anyone to suggest he had the same sort of boom on him is a distortion of history.

 

[Todd Packer]

What amazes me about Simpkin is that in all his time being coached by one of the greatest hookers to ever play the game and playing with Api he's picked up none of their deception, creativity or knowledge of the game.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

More like a early 80's hooker.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Bit like Shane Day.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

He tries, he just doesn't have the ability.
For anyone to suggest he had the same sort of boom on him is a distortion of history.

That’s incorrect. He had a big buzz. He was re-signed only days after he debuted.

 

[Wildcat777]

I like Simpkin cause he trys his heart out. Bleeds with us. The talent i cannot speak for. So I understand you all question him. Just you cannot fault his 80 mins. He is not a bludger.

Correct, he deserves a participation award.

 

[Todd Packer]

That’s incorrect. He had a big buzz. He was re-signed only days after he debuted.

I think you had a bee caught in your ear.

 

[innsaneink]

Likewise

Naive to think we're starting the season with two rookie halves

Although I only just read Benjis interview now... What he says and what he does can be two very different things

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Correct, he deserves a participation award.

My lounge room is full of them. Dusty. But there. Cheaper than wallpaper.

 

[Goldust]

Simpkins tackle on Luai this season was mad.Chopped him in half.

 

[crazycat]

He tries, he just doesn't have the ability.
For anyone to suggest he had the same sort of boom on him is a distortion of history.

This is our problem.
I am happy to give:
Blore
Simpkin
Toa
Tupou
Pole
Kepaoa
That bulldog we had at halfback...
etc

a go. but when it's half the bloody team, we just can't do that.
We need to hire some bankables. Players that can play a solid 80.
You can't learn Center when your Winger is a flop and you can't learn solid defense when the guy next to you is learning too.

Ofcourse, we are all Tigers fans. If our team was a car it would be the Citroen DS or the 1st gen Tesla Roadstar, highly experimental and can kill you*. So I am up for risks and experimentation.

We just have way too much of it.

*it's only a good car if you can die in it.

 

[hank37w]

Trabant more likely.

 

[gregjm87]

I get your point but I don't agree with it. It might delay his development. It might give him less opportunities to learn. It might hurt the team.

If you are good enough you are old enough.

It's all theoretical atm so we just have to see what happens but we need massive changes to improve and I don't think being conservative is the right approach.

i agree with what you said here but for mine id like him either earn a starting spot or developing his game in reggies. Playing 14 and get 15 minutes at hooker and the occasional short stint in the halves wont help him develop his game.

 

[ancient_magpie]

Bit like Shane Day.

Giving your age away X if you remember Shane Day I used to work with him

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

And he used to work with you too. 2 legends. Working together.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Bit like Shane Day.

Shane was like late 70s.

From memory played his last game for us in the PF rort against Manly in 78.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

We were the enemy. They didn't let us win. Wasn't good for the game. Or general public.

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Thinking Benji sees a little of himself around the middle of his career in Latu.

The way he engages the line late Ice, Bateman and Bula should love running off him.

A key gamble in Benjis career.