He has a twin brother also who plays halfback.
I've actually seen a fair bit of these lads play.
It's quite a good suggestion, wouldn't of thought of it.
Probably be worth signing them both as that answers two problems.
- a well rounded #14 that can cover multiple roles including giving Api a rest if needed. [Hohepa Puru]
- A genuine back up half to cover for injuries and origin selections [Niwhai Puru
* both on contract at shark's for 2025 and 2026
There are plenty of options out there that can plug holes, fill roles and help make our team much more balanced as posters such as yourself regularly point out,
It’s not all doom and gloom, but we have to be strategic and cover all our bases, not just rely on internal promotion all of the time.
I know this is the 3,2,1 thread, I thought Doueihi clearly gets our 3 points from last night and I think Seyfarth done enough to get the 2 or 1.
May, Latu Fainu, Sione Fainu and Turuva all tried hard, Turuva a bit iffy in defence.
Pole was strong in his 2nd stint, very average in his 1st stint.
There is no doubt Heath Mason tried very hard and his defence was much better than last week, but he is currently lacking confidence with ball in hand, I’d be instructing him to run the ball and use his step as much as possible, he looks better when being a ball hog than he is when trying to create.
Luke Laulilli again demonstrated how powerful he is when running the ball, but like Mason is young and still has a regular error in his game, particularly under the high ball.
They are both a work in progress, but high effort players worth putting a lot of time and effort into and we will eventually reap the rewards.
As others have mentioned can we please develop Luke Laulilli as a centre as his defence will need a lot of fine tuning, but that’s what NSW Cup is for isn’t it ?
Mason is tough enough, let’s start giving him regular game time at 9, possibly even 13 in NSW Cup to see if he has what it takes to be that perfect 14 we are looking for.
