OFFICIAL SG Ball Cup

Tigers_Wests said:
First game for Calvin Levy (recruited from Manly). Keen to see how he goes.
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comes with solid raps. very quick and can finish. was surprised to see Waqa, Taotua and Nicholas all chosen instead of him for the first few weeks, but there may have been injuries we don't know about. fingers crossed he makes an impact.
 
Replay of Wests Magpies v Raiders from last weekend has now been uploaded by somebody and available to watch on YouTube.
It was a very ordinary sluggish game, the only 3 that showed any zip in their performance was Mason who was a clear standout, Da Silva and Luke Laulilli who both showed a few glimpses of their class despite being well below their best.
The Balmain boys are a big chance of beating them this weekend if they don’t turn up with a much better attitude.
 
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Vicious said:
Replay of Wests Magpies v Raiders from last weekend has now been uploaded by somebody and available to watch on YouTube.
It was a very ordinary sluggish game, the only 3 that showed any zip in their performance was Mason who was a clear standout, Da Silva and Luke Laulilli who both showed a few glimpses of their class despite being well below their best.
The Balmain boys are a big chance of beating them this weekend if they don’t turn up with a much better attitude.
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Vicious how is Jordan Miller looking
 
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ancient_magpie said:
Vicious how is Jordan Miller looking
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I can only speak for this particular game, but his first half was terrible, half hearted hit ups and lazy defending.
He ran the ball much harder in the second half, seemed like someone gave him a kick up the backside at halftime.
I fear he will never regain the athleticism or fitness levels required to play at NRL level, but I hope I’m wrong as a beast his size would be very handy providing they are not a liability when defending.
I have similar fears that Kit Laulilli won’t live up to his potential due to not being mobile enough or have enough impact for soneone with his nuggety physique. I hope in wrong on him too.
 
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Vicious said:
I can only speak for this particular game, but his first half was terrible, half hearted hit ups and lazy defending.
He ran the ball much harder in the second half, seemed like someone gave him a kick up the backside at halftime.
I fear he will never regain the athleticism or fitness levels required to play at NRL level, but I hope I’m wrong.
I have similar fears that Kit Laulilli won’t live up to his potential due to not being mobile enough or have enough impact for soneone with his nuggety physique. I hope in wrong on him too.
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Can only hope that we can secure Wayne Bennett as Club Coaching Director and he can send some players to his favourite conditioner Mark 'Chopper' Burgess (of recent Valynce Te Whare fame), sounds like Jordy could use him.
 
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Vicious said:
I can only speak for this particular game, but his first half was terrible, half hearted hit ups and lazy defending.
He ran the ball much harder in the second half, seemed like someone gave him a kick up the backside at halftime.
I fear he will never regain the athleticism or fitness levels required to play at NRL level, but I hope I’m wrong as a beast his size would be very handy providing they are not a liability when defending.
I have similar fears that Kit Laulilli won’t live up to his potential due to not being mobile enough or have enough impact for soneone with his nuggety physique. I hope in wrong on him too.
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Totally agree. Miller played as you said. Still has that baby fat look about him and gassed after each run. Taken off for a rest after short stints.
Kit didn't show any exceptional skills and is smallish for todays standards. Not expecting to progress much further.
 
Vicious said:
Replay of Wests Magpies v Raiders from last weekend has now been uploaded by somebody and available to watch on YouTube.
It was a very ordinary sluggish game, the only 3 that showed any zip in their performance was Mason who was a clear standout, Da Silva and Luke Laulilli who both showed a few glimpses of their class despite being well below their best.
The Balmain boys are a big chance of beating them this weekend if they don’t turn up with a much better attitude.
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If Balmain gets within 30 these wests boys should be roasted at training.
 
balmain boy said:
If Balmain gets within 30 these wests boys should be roasted at training.
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The Wests Magpies SG Ball team will be lucky to win, no way they win by a big margin.
Go on YouTube and watch their game from last week against the Raiders and I’m sure you will agree.
 
Vicious said:
The Wests Magpies SG Ball team will be lucky to win, no way they win by a big margin.
Go on YouTube and watch their game from last week against the Raiders and I’m sure you will agree.
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Balmain will be lucky to win considering they haven't won a game yet & they also have the worst attack in the competition. Balmain pathways have been very poor this season.
 
Vicious said:
The Wests Magpies SG Ball team will be lucky to win, no way they win by a big margin.
Go on YouTube and watch their game from last week against the Raiders and I’m sure you will agree.
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Do you have the link?

And i'm not sure you realise exactly how terrible Balmain are? 0-5. Probably the worst Balmain SG ball side ever fielded, as are the Matts side. Historically bad squads.

Wests have only lost once, have won some games, including last week against a decent side, and have some decent players.

If they don't win by a big margin they should get flogged in training to correct their attitude.
 
balmain boy said:
Do you have the link?

And i'm not sure you realise exactly how terrible Balmain are? 0-5. Probably the worst Balmain SG ball side ever fielded, as are the Matts side. Historically bad squads.

Wests have only lost once, have won some games, including last week against a decent side, and have some decent players.

If they don't win by a big margin they should get flogged in training to correct their attitude.
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Cant find that game on youtube
 
Vicious said:
Replay of Wests Magpies v Raiders from last weekend has now been uploaded by somebody and available to watch on YouTube.
It was a very ordinary sluggish game, the only 3 that showed any zip in their performance was Mason who was a clear standout, Da Silva and Luke Laulilli who both showed a few glimpses of their class despite being well below their best.
The Balmain boys are a big chance of beating them this weekend if they don’t turn up with a much better attitude.
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I think you're being a bit harsh. I watched the replay last night and thought they looked quite strong without being flashy. They got the ascendancy early in the middle winning the collision, had plenty of aggression & speed in defence. Was particularly impressed with TDS & Coady leading the line speed early. I liked Luke Laulilii in the centres always hit the ball in attack at speed & on the advantage line and set up a good try to Willett who was quite acrobatic in his finish. I thought Miller was quite strong for where he is at in his return. If he can stay injury-free, I'll be interested to see where he's at by August. Heath Mason has very good as he should be and we could have a good developing backrower in Mitchell Taotua with his size & body shape. We played a pretty simple game plan which is obviously being drilled through the grades so I'll be interested when any of teams start playing a bit more expansive.
 
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