Api transition to DaSilva

If the 3 games aren’t served on international duty then everyone gets their wish with TDS. Opening 3 games is a good sample size for him
 
BAGNF05 said:
Api will start at hooker next year and be refreshed by not having to carry a poor roster, ala Luke Brooks of 2024. One man cannot paper over that many cracks, as hard as they tried.
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Api out for 3 games next year from that tackle. Benji has no alternative to selection of hooker.
TDS has first crack as hooker for a min. 3 games without looking over his shoulder.
 
Tiger Stripes said:
Api out for 3 games next year from that tackle. Benji has no alternative to selection of hooker.
TDS has first crack as hooker for a min. 3 games without looking over his shoulder.
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It's likely at least 2 of those 3 will be served in the off season due to Fiji playing some games
 
J.T said:
It's likely at least 2 of those 3 will be served in the off season due to Fiji playing some games
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Does that mean Fiji selects him knowing he is suspended, so then selects their next option?
Sounds like a Rorters, Storm ploy. A farce if true.
I personally would like to see TDS given a few weeks playing 80 min. to see how he copes.
 
Tiger Stripes said:
Does that mean Fiji selects him knowing he is suspended, so then selects their next option?
Sounds like a Rorters, Storm ploy. A farce if true.
I personally would like to see TDS given a few weeks playing 80 min. to see how he copes.
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Not really a farce at all given he was a certainty to be selected for them.
 
Tucker said:
Api has been average to poor for most of the last 3 months.
We have grinded him into the dirt and aged him to the shithouse.
I’d make TDS the primary hooker next year in terms of minutes and use Api as the strike with short bursts of 15-20 minutes x 2
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Api is the heart & soul of this team… he needs to be playing 60 minutes at a minimum. Give TDS 10 minutes either side of half time.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
Api is the heart & soul of this team… he needs to be playing 60 minutes at a minimum. Give TDS 10 minutes either side of half time.
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No way. He is past that much involvement.
It’s like an employee….8-9 hours are optimum work periods, anything over that loses efficiency. That’s not to say they can’t do it, it’s to say it’s not worth them doing it for the organisation.
35-40 minutes is his peak. Anything more and the missed tackles and errors start piling up.
 
WesternSuburbsBoy said:
Api is the heart & soul of this team… he needs to be playing 60 minutes at a minimum. Give TDS 10 minutes either side of half time.
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Nah, Api is cooked. He has shown on a number of occasions this year the game has past him. He and TDS need to be sharing the role in the first half of 2025. 40 mins each, both will have phenomenal impact full boar at 40mins each. By the end of 2025 TDS should be the main hooker with Api giving support throughout 2026 as he leaves the building for TDS to be the main hooker.. It will be a great apprenticeship under Api.
 
Winston Churchill said:
Nah, Api is cooked. He has shown on a number of occasions this year the game has past him. He and TDS need to be sharing the role in the first half of 2025. 40 mins each, both will have phenomenal impact full boar at 40mins each. By the end of 2025 TDS should be the main hooker with Api giving support throughout 2026 as he leaves the building for TDS to be the main hooker.. It will be a great apprenticeship under Api.
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The game hasn’t gotten past Api he’s just not the 80 minute hooker Benji is trying to turn him into. He’s easily in our top 2 players most weeks & even his sin bin yesterday was from him leading the kick chase & trying to apply pressure.
 
yeahcaz said:
Unless Galvin has signed for a new club, he’s the 2nd name on that team sheet every week. I get Latu hasn’t had the gametime he has but Galvin is absolutely worlds better
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I honestly think galvin would do well with a few weeks in reserve grade to start next year. He's 18 and has the world at his feet, but a good coach knows when to give them a rest and let them cool down. Even with Ivan Cleary, he dropped turuva which at the time seemed a bit unfair given how bad tago was, but he got back into good form in NSW cup and then came back. It creates competition and makes players work harder. Sua Fa'alogo also is a rising star but bellamy plays him against bottom sides where he is more effective. Galvin playing every round in a season is crazy, and we don't want him to get used to losing every week, but let the team figure itself out, and then bring him in when the pressure on his shoulders is far lesser
 
Winston Churchill said:
Nah, Api is cooked. He has shown on a number of occasions this year the game has past him. He and TDS need to be sharing the role in the first half of 2025. 40 mins each, both will have phenomenal impact full boar at 40mins each. By the end of 2025 TDS should be the main hooker with Api giving support throughout 2026 as he leaves the building for TDS to be the main hooker.. It will be a great apprenticeship under Api.
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I've said it on many occasions. But the Api is perfect fanatics return with the "he's working hard and carrying the team" every time. He's become such a liability this year. Most sin binned player, can't kick for touch (he shouldn't kick to begin with), most missed tackles of any player, and going the wrong side in attack many times. How long are we going to pretend that his 2023 season is his standard this year? He's regressing fast, turns 32 this year, and doesn't seem to have the voice to lead the players around. How is he at training? So what's the solution? Can he continue to captain, goal-kick, kick in general play, be the main playmaker calling the shots? One of these things has to be taken away, as it is costing the team dearly
 
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