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As a middle forward ? I think his days in the edge are behind him . I thought when he made originnkn the edge he was going to be massive . Injuries look to have reduced his ceiling unfortunately
Gotta be a reason why Tod selects him almost every week and hasn't moved him on. I think he could be a better buy then packer. A risk but life in tiger town has always been risky. Risks been working lately. What is his contract status and how old is he? Got a good vibe about him.
 
Gotta be a reason why Tod selects him almost every week and hasn't moved him on. I think he could be a better buy then packer. A risk but life in tiger town has always been risky. Risks been working lately. What is his contract status and how old is he? Got a good vibe about him.
Yes middle
 
Gotta be a reason why Tod selects him almost every week and hasn't moved him on. I think he could be a better buy then packer. A risk but life in tiger town has always been risky. Risks been working lately. What is his contract status and how old is he? Got a good vibe about him.
Turning 29 this year and he’s signed til 2027
 
Thats hard coz i love my team at the moment. Moments can change with injury or poor lifestyle calls. Probably would not come as a depth option but no harm in asking. Would piss Tod off if we got him. I like Tod but hey!!!
 
Wests Tigers coach Benji Marshall is set to axe former NSW player Jack Bird.

Bird is expected to be relegated to 18th man for the clash against Melbourne. Tony Sukkar is in line to take his spot on the bench.
 
Bird has been terrible the past 3 weeks
SIRRO terrible? We hear the name Bird and expect him to be 6 years
ago. He is not that player anymore. I liked the signing. Thinking he would add experience. He has shown aggression and will. All players make mistakes and i really think any mistakes he has made has been from him getting our new call. Our new will to win. Tries to hard maybe but i won't fault any player for that.
 
That’s why 1 guy is a starter on the edge and the other is a middle who plays limited minutes off the bench .
I understand you don’t value what Seyfarth offers , or maybe you just don’t see it . That’s fine as well. But I’m telling you right now , seyfarth walks into every single nrl teams top 17 right now , whether you value him or not . That’s not hyperbole either .
He’s a 1% guy. You can’t have a team full of David Fifita. And if you’re the titans or des , you don’t even want 1 .
I 💯 want KPP and Fifita . I’d love both , as I think Samuela could move into the middle , which is where he most wants to play by the way .
But Seyfarth is a starter for a reason . And it’s not because Benji has NFI!
With Toa and himself either side of Galvin , that edge has very limited issues , even with Galvins catching style that basically nearly always puts the defence on the back foot.
But like I said if you don’t value seyfarth , then you’ve got rocks in your head. Especially with Toa in form outside him . There’s absolutely something to be said for reliable , always in the frame , making cover tackles , getting back in defence when the opposition makes a break , always running your lines .
I’ll give you one example of what I’m saying . There was a play early in the first half when the dragons made. Half break down the left edge . Seyfarth was on the left edge middle third making the tackle . Basically 4 players across from where he was supposed to be , because Samuela , and the middles were still getting onside.
He then shifts to the right and ends the set inside Galvin covering a spread to the right side .
I don’t think he made either of those tackles , and you wouldn’t even notice if you haven’t played edge forward before . Because initially I was wondering why he was 4 players out of position , and then I realised he had moved progressively across there both through half breaks and the run of play .
Not everyone does that shit. They get back to thier assigned position and stay there. That’s just an example of the player I think Seyfarth is . That’s desire , heart , and willingness to make efforts upon efforts for your team .
That’s pretty much the exact opposite of mediocrity.
Did I articulate it well enough for you ? My apparent favourites I’m soo biased about …
I respect your opinion, but he does not walk into every teams 17. Hate to be 'that guy' but iv'e spoken to two good friends who are at two different clubs (top 30) and they have both mentioned that Seyfarth is consistently identified as the point of attack (weak link) due to his poor discipline, lateral movement and technique. Basically, in video sessions other clubs identify him and look to exploit him. That is coach driven.

Full transparency, i have been critical of Seyfarth in the past and have backed that up with reasoning. But i also will say that hes been better in some areas this year.. But to say he walks into every 17 is honestly ridiculous. He has been in the NRL set up for 5-6 years and other than the Warriors 3 years ago no team has shown any interest in Seyfarth.

Im not here to talk down on Seyfarth, I personally think he has improved this year so credit where credit is due. But the reality is this. Does he deserve to be in the NRL? Yes. Is he a starting backrower that will get you into the top 4 or in a premiership? no.

His metreage is well below average, he has slow play the balls, his discipline is really poor, he has bad errors in him and above all he makes the worst mistakes at the absolute worst times (eg. gave the penalty away for the warriors to win, gave the error which lead to the Mulitalo try before half time in the sharks game).

The issue is that the forum is split into the 'hate Seyfarth' and the 'love Seyfarth camp' so much that neither camp can see the reality. The haters dont think he should be in the 17, and the lovers are living on pure copium and will defend mediocrity until the end, even if it means that team doesnt get better.

In my opinion everyone just needs to accept that Seyfarth is a good clubman, decent player and deserves to be in the squad, however if we want to be a serious title contender he needs to be number 15-20 in the squad. Solid bench/depth player.
 
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