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He has been touted for Origin!
Fittler had Lomax in his NSW development squads for years and referred to him as "the gifted one"....
And the real problem is that Lomax fully believes that hype - just watch him claim on the M Johns show on Fox that he could play 80 minutes in the middle!
Reality is:
He tries to play strong man in defence when he is able to cover his man with help from the inside - but keeps getting beaten on the outside if defending with any width...
He breaks tackles and runs for good metres - and then ruins his good work by throwing a flick pass out his backside to noone rather than taking the tackle....
He goes himself when he sees an overlap - meanwhile a standard pass to his winger would be the high percentage play...
He gloats to his opponent and overly celebrates when his team is still behind on the scoreboard...
Not what the Tigers need at all!
balmain boy
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It's a cricket oval, horrible for footy
I always thought he was hard done.by a bit.. Got them to the finals twice
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The rectane that is the footy field doesn't sit squarely in the oval (I think) it's very weird and a bit off putting.
Don't know another ground like it but the old SCG main broadcast camera area was sorta parralel to the Randwick end 20m line... They used to film the game with mainly close tight shots and you'd be surprised you'd think plays on halfway and next thing there's the tryline
I think reggies is still played at NSO it used to be a good nostalgic day no BS vid ref, no sec as telling you where to sit... Good old fashioned footy
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Yes - they ALL were!
Like Leichhardt Oval - Henson Park - Lidcombe Oval - Belmore Oval - Kogarah Jubilee Oval - Wollongong sportsground - Seiffert Oval (old Canberra ground) - Cumberland Oval (old Parra ground) - Orana Park (pre-Campbelltown Stadium)..
The first purpose built rectangular ground with stadium was Parramatta Stadium (with only two Grandstands) that opened in 86 - followed by the SFS in 88!
Before 1988 the GF was played at the SCG!
And before Parra Stadium opened - all mid-week night games were played at Leichhardt because it had the best lighting for TV...
The world was VERY DIFFERENT!
pawsandclaws1
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The Raiders used to have a Kiwi prop - Johnny Lomax. He was very good player,
Tigers_Wests
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‘I want to stay’: Why Utoikamanu’s committed to Tigers despite get-out clause
Stefano Utoikamanu insists he hopes to stay with the Wests Tigers – and declared Michael Maguire’s weekend Origin camp snub has only made him more determined to wear the NSW jersey this season.
If the Tigers fail to make the finals, Utoikamanu can exercise a clause in his contract to sign elsewhere at the end of this year.
The club inserted a clause of their own that blocked his early exit if he played a second game for the blues by the end of 2024.
The 23-year-old front-rower has been flattered by the speculation over his future, but declared he wanted to pledge his allegiance to new coach Benji Marshall and the club.
“I’m trying to focus on making the top eight, that’s what I want to do – I want to stay at the Tigers,” Utoikamanu told this masthead.
“I’ve loved every minute I’ve been here. They’ve given me my big opportunity to become the player I am now.
“I want to give back to the club. We’ll see what happens. I haven’t listened [to speculation].
Benji is big on ‘team first’, and putting others before yourself, so that’s what I’m trying to do.”
Pressed on whether he could leave if there was an opportunity before the mid-season cut-off, especially if the Tigers were well out of the finals race, Utoikamanu said: “If something like that did arise, and something happened, my manager would sort it out.”
Utoikamanu debuted for NSW last year, was left out of the 35-man Blues squad on the weekend, but confirmed he had received a call from Maguire, who used to coach him at the Tigers.
“He gave me a call, he said he wasn’t going to include me in the squad, but he didn’t really say too much else; he said, ‘Play good footy and it will all sort itself out’,” Utoikamanu said.
“It will only motivate me not being in that squad, especially because I played last year, and I want to play more this year. I’ll push for a spot in that team again.”
Tigers skipper Api Koroisau said retaining Utoikamanu beyond this season was vital to the club’s chances of success. “Stef is a valuable part of this Tigers team. Nobody wants to lose someone like Stef,” Koroisau said.
“If we can keep him, we’d love to, and there’s no way we’d let him go anywhere. It’s up to us to have a great year.”
Meanwhile, Utoikamanu said he was glad there was a coronial inquest into the deathof his good friend Keith Titmuss, and at the very least hoped his family could have some closure over his 2020 death.
“It’s still so sad, I feel devastated. He was one of my best mates,” Utoikamanu said. “I feel devastated for his family. They didn’t have the answers they wanted. I miss him a lot. I think of him all the time. It’s already been a few years. It feels like it was yesterday.
crazycat
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Totally agreeing here.
Look sometimes Lomax can be brillant, but often he is either average or like you say "mowed down" .
Our problem in always promoting Juniors is that they never partner solid, bankable players. Melbourne, easts seem to do this a lot better then us because they put a Junior next to seniors and set a damn high bar.
Penrith somehow run with Juniors and they just excel. Maybe because of their great catchment area.
We have needed solid first graders for ages. Less "could be the next gun" and more "will stop the next try".
The pub crawl up and back, definitely will change the experience for you.
How many years do we have to wait and see with Naden, Toa and AJ? They've been around for two spoons already. Thankfully we got rid of Nofa, I'd seen enough missed tackles to last me a lifetime.
Tigerwould
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You could draw Lomax comparisons with Adam Doueihi
Jolls
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We are starting to see the first stages of culture shift. When the players are starting to reiterate the coach you know that what is being said resonates. Never heard any of our players sprouting 200 passes to the press last year.
This is definitely why Nofa had to go and is a great indicator of how Benji wants the team to play. I have raised it a couple of times over the last year or so - put your mates first, each and every time, and teamwork and 1%ers follow.
The next step in the process is translating the rhetoric into action.
I think this one statement from a player, off the cuff in an interview, confirms what many have been thinking about Benji's approach to coaching. He is as much about player relationships and team building as he is about the technical side of the game. I expect that the push for Romey was also based on what he brings off the field and gives an insight into the players we should be in the market for going into 2025.
Pretty happy with the forward pack and we need to let the halves work themselves out. I think we need another quality outside back that is mates first, team first. So to me Lomax has the skills but not the personalilty. I'm thinking Taruva would be my target and would be using Api, Luai and, "touch wood", the new club culture as the drawcards to get him here.
Halbrowne61
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Correct but I think it would only be for a couple of games per year, at the most . One v Manly for sure.
I’m sure the NRL knows it would be for
Nostalgia purposes only.
Halbrowne61
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Two options from memory , coming from Rozelle start at the Sackvile and head down Darling Street toward the ground , 4 pubs this way , or start at Norton St/ Parramatta Road and head straight down Norton Street toward the ground. Only a couple of pubs this way unless I’ve forgotten.
But as Phil says, puts a whole different buzz in the afternoon.
I'd prefer to keep Doueihi....
I saw Lomax take the mickey out of his coach on national television, Not just a slight jab...
It was dis-respectful.
If that's the base he sets for himself I don't want him near the place....
Especially around so many impressionable young blokes and a non experienced coaching team.
Let him rot in the Red V....
Roar_Power
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My thinking is that WT would flick him but that's purely based on his current price....which I think is $600k + at the moment.
At a minimum wage (or close to) based on his ACL history, I would keep him.
AdelaideTiger
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I can see him going to Parra, even the Chooks might have a look. B. Smith can't play 80 mins.
Buttface
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It’s all just talk until he signs on for another 3 years at a decent rate, and I like his little get out clause in that piece “my manager will sort it out”.
Buttface
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I did take much notice of Lomax’s form last year so I can’t say much there, but I’m not keeping Douhie at any price. When his contract is up he must go.
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