A high quality 13 would be a massive help, BUT even good quality 13’s are very scarce at the moment, not many around and none available.
Even Seyfarth’s ardent fans such as myself agree he’s not quite good enough to be a regular starting player, but he certainly adds some value off the bench.
this is where a TDS swap might come in handy...
What a gun he is. So smooth in everything he does.
One day Wests Tigers will learn that lightning fast outside backs are handy to have and if they have size and power to go with it they are even handier.
TDS into hooker. Api into the halves.
TDS for Caleb Navale would be win-win. Navale is arguably the best young attacking lock in NSW Cup at only 22yo. He's held up behind Jake T. Also creates more of a Fijian connection at our club but I'd salivate at the prospect of his link play opening up Latu & Romey. Managed by the agency that manages Benji & Mason too.
while they certainly have some of the attributes I'm not sure I'd look at Sione or Samuela for 13. we need that boulder with high legspeed type. if there's anything that stood out against Canberra it was how slow we do things, starting at the ruck. we need someone with pace to create momentum thru the middle.
Yep, though Taylan May, To'a & Makasini are all pretty quick.
Yeah if we could land that type as our #13 and with Latu in the halves, the complexion of our attack changes immeasurably.
I'm biased because he's a mate of mine and he's a Group 6 junior, but we should be trying everything to bring Ray Stone home. with Morgan Knowles headed there next year and guys like Plath, Saifiti and possibly Flegler coming back into that pack, we should be putting a three-year deal under his nose.
Good call JR. His effort areas are 2nd to none and just seem to lift the players around him. Yeah with Knowles coming in and obviously a lot of returning injured players next season, the Phins may have excess around the fringes.
Here we are convincing ourselves that the likes of Turuva and Skelton offer more than an Addo Carr…
It's concerning, however may be a chance for Latu to "be the man" for a game. Depending on TDS availability, it would probably be api 7, latu 6, tds 9, Mason 14. Or if TDS is gone, perhaps AD slots in or Mason starts with bird at 14. The beauty of having Latu is I'm pretty sure he can cover for 9 in a pinch so gives us more flexibility on the bench.
Quick question, you guys might know the answer cause I dont. If we offload Dasilva now or next year, who covers for Api if he gets injured or suspended? He's not getting younger, do we have someone who can play hooker for 80 min if he's out. Haywood isn't nowhere near ready.
I’d be assuming Tristan hope with Charlie Murray back up
This is a grey area for the forum to understand but if the club didn't have a backup cover plan for this scenario well that would be disappointing,
