Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[2041]

Instead of Luai not playing a lot of footy this year being due to injury, I have another thought. I reckon Ivan will bench him throughout the season to give their new 5/8 more game time in 2025. Ivan is cunning and manipulative. Not known for being morally upstanding and not being ruthless. It's different to Kikau, Crichton, Leniu leaving because Luai is a spine player. You actually saw Mitch Kenny start games in late 2022 ahead of Koroisau. I expect the same with Luai in 2024. Ivan has never prioritised Luai as a player or person

This is wildly overthinking things. Penrith are favourites to win the premiership this season - there's no way they're going to leave out their best 5/8 in order to get more game time to someone who may or may not be their starter from 2025. They're going to put the best team available to them on the park every week, and that obviously includes Luai.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Instead of Luai not playing a lot of footy this year being due to injury, I have another thought. I reckon Ivan will bench him throughout the season to give their new 5/8 more game time in 2025. Ivan is cunning and manipulative. Not known for being morally upstanding and not being ruthless. It's different to Kikau, Crichton, Leniu leaving because Luai is a spine player. You actually saw Mitch Kenny start games in late 2022 ahead of Koroisau. I expect the same with Luai in 2024. Ivan has never prioritised Luai as a player or person

The Api/Kenny swap was strategic, and it worked. Api came on and ran amok every time he started on the bench.

 

[liltiger]

Crying all.the way to the bank.

Boohoo Parra.

We ended up with Luai in the end so reckon we came out well ahead.

 

[jrtiger]

Something that hasn't been mentioned much is that Luai is left-footed and the other 3 future options (Sullivan, Fainu, Galvin) are all right-footed (as far as I know). This is good because there's very rarely successful two left-foot combos in the NRL. Watch some of Burton and Luai's games together at penrith and you'll see why

WT are already planning for it with Sezer (left foot kicker) parked on the left edge for the entirety of preseason with Galvin and Fainu doing time on the right edge. Sullivan has been playing on the left edge for the B side at the minute. probably told Marshall he backs himself to outperform Sezer, which hasn't happened.

 

[BAGNF05]

Sure he was injured I get that but there not re acurring injuries to do an acl at 18 then again at 20 and in a lot of people's opinion on here was in the top 3 player's on the field since coming back to grade after building some confidence in Reggie's believe stays injury free he will be elite he was the best junior including player's like burton critta utoikamanu Bradman best leniu Egan butcher he captained that origin side watch him shine at storm

He may well come good.

 

[rugbygoated]

WT are already planning for it with Sezer (left foot kicker) parked on the left edge for the entirety of preseason with Galvin and Fainu doing time on the right edge. Sullivan has been playing on the left edge for the B side at the minute. probably told Marshall he backs himself to outperform Sezer, which hasn't happened.

I've said it before but the kicking games of Sezer/Luai/Brooks are all very similar

 

[AdelaideTiger]

The Api/Kenny swap was strategic, and it worked. Api came on and ran amok every time he started on the bench.

Yep agreed, Kenny is a slightly bigger body and was used to take the early punishment so that Api could play what was in front of him.
We asked him to do far too much last year on both sides of the ball, really need the props/13s to lead the line a bit more often.

 

[Flippedy]

Starting to get excited for the season now...but then I remembered we have a bye 1st round...

Ah yes, but 2 points is 2 points lol

 

[Dennisspicer1]

Hahaha imagine if Brooks DOES become the next Brett Finch!!

Yep just imagine,
After round one We will be in the top eight, All we have to do from that point is stay there.
Fingers crossed.

 

[king_sirro]

Yep just imagine,
After round one We will be in the top eight, All we have to do from that point is stay there.
Fingers crossed.

We will be 9th after round one with a for and against of zero, unless there is a draw.

 

[Dennisspicer1]

We will be 9th after round one with a for and against of zero, unless there is a draw.

Good point.

 

[jrtiger]

I've said it before but the kicking games of Sezer/Luai/Brooks are all very similar

disagree honestly, Brooks has a far bigger boot than the other two. Sezer and Luai are better short kickers but Luai is going to have to do plenty of work in the offseason if he wants to play 7 in '25.

 

[2041]

disagree honestly, Brooks has a far bigger boot than the other two. Sezer and Luai are better short kickers but Luai is going to have to do plenty of work in the offseason if he wants to play 7 in '25.

Yeah he's really going to have to up his game if he wants to live up to the high standards set by Luke f-ing Brooks. Come on, man.

 

[jrtiger]

Yeah he's really going to have to up his game if he wants to live up to the high standards set by Luke f-ing Brooks. Come on, man.

I didn't say they were the same quality of player, just simply that Brooks has a bigger boot than Luai and Sezer. you ever seen Luai kick a 40/20, or put a ball deep in a corner from inside his own half? didn't think so. he's got some work to do.

 

[Nonotmeagain]

I didn't say they were the same quality of player, just simply that Brooks has a bigger boot than Luai and Sezer. you ever seen Luai kick a 40/20, or put a ball deep in a corner from inside his own half? didn't think so. he's got some work to do.

They have signed him as a 1/2 back - he'll play .1/2 back and they'll find someone else with a longer kick.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

I didn't say they were the same quality of player, just simply that Brooks has a bigger boot than Luai and Sezer. you ever seen Luai kick a 40/20, or put a ball deep in a corner from inside his own half? didn't think so. he's got some work to do.

IMHO, we are more than happy that Voldemort is gone based just on his inability to kick short rubbers and attacking bombs.

 

[jrtiger]

IMHO, we are more than happy that Voldemort is gone based just on his inability to kick short rubbers and attacking bombs.

fair enough, as am I. it’s just that in terms of a long kicking game our halves for 2024 and beyond have some work to do.

 

[cktiger]

I didn't say they were the same quality of player, just simply that Brooks has a bigger boot than Luai and Sezer. you ever seen Luai kick a 40/20, or put a ball deep in a corner from inside his own half? didn't think so. he's got some work to do.

Won't been called on much for the long kicking when he's got The Chin standing next to him.

 

[Kaito]

WT are already planning for it with Sezer (left foot kicker) parked on the left edge for the entirety of preseason with Galvin and Fainu doing time on the right edge. Sullivan has been playing on the left edge for the B side at the minute. probably told Marshall he backs himself to outperform Sezer, which hasn't happened.

Latu & Lachie play mostly on that edge too...
Interesting. It's favoured because they're right
to left passers. Latu can throw a good left
to right though too. Your earlier comments
about Brooks' kicking are true, he has a really
good boot on him. Galvin pretty good too,
will be a part of our halves' game to evolve
in that area as you noted, including Luai.
Probably why we got Peter Breen from rugby
bricks involved to be part of the program

 

[jrtiger]

Won't been called on much for the long kicking when he's got The Chin standing next to him.

even thru the grades he's never really done it. Tyrone May did it for him in the 20s, same goes for Liam Coleman in Cup and eventually Nathan Cleary, Matt Burton, Sean O'Sullivan and Jack Cogger in first grade. no doubt he'll work his ass off to fix it, but it has been a weakness for him in the past.