Latu Fainu #282

[tigahhh]

Yeah, playing him with AD next week is a likely hindrance to his development.

AD will be playing for a contract , so you bet he’ll over play his hand lol .

 

[BAGNF05]

You can't be serious mate. Latu was far from out of his depth last night. He was a lone half with absolutely no one around him and no experience of his own. He more than held his own. He showed great signs. His kicking game is longer than I thought and he is a competitor. Our forward pack got bashed and made no inroads at all for him to play off. His display was far more in the positive than the negative when you take into account all the circumstances.

Agree with some of that. Our goal line attack was diabolical. His first instinct was to tuck it under his wing and take a tackle. There were plenty of reasons to be concerned even though we didn’t have a good platform. I’d move Luai to 7 and keep him at 6 for a while if he’s staying in FG.

 

[tigahhh]

Agree with some of that. Our goal line attack was diabolical. His first instinct was to tuck it under his wing and take a tackle. There were plenty of reasons to be concerned even though we didn’t have a good platform. I’d move Luai to 7 and keep him at 6 for a while if he’s staying in FG.

we as a whole are diabolical without luai, made me realise he’s on unders atm lol
even when he goes off for hia etc, we literally fall apart

 

[BAGNF05]

we as a whole are diabolical without luai, made me realise he’s on unders atm lol
even when he goes off for hia etc, we literally fall apart

Leading Wests Tigers around is the biggest job in rugby league.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

He tried but like everyone apart from Doueihi was ineffective.

My point is more to the people saying he's gone better at 13 or coming off the bench that you can't compare this to those games.

13 isn’t where his future lies.

 

[stephen]

Wes Patten as well was tiny.

He was a live wire, though.

 

[stephen]

The jury is still out on whether he will be a better NRL 7,6 or 13

He's a 6, but we need a 7. So....

 

[stephen]

Playing behind a beaten forward pack, he had no time. Say all the negative shit you like about Lachy, but he never looks rushed like Latu did last night.

Because he's not playing behind a beaten forward pack?

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Agreed. Moving him to lose by 30 instead of 60 is useless .
Get the reps under his belt.

It sucks but reality is our finals hopes are gone this year.

We are now playing to avoid the spoon and preparation for 26.

 

[stephen]

Just let the kid have the rest of this and half of next season in the halves. He needs stability & needs game time under his belt.

No one at the club is better than Luai & Latu in the halves.

Yep. It's really not that complicated.

 

[BAGNF05]

Because he's not playing behind a beaten forward pack?

His composure displayed in a wooden spoon side is why he has so many admirers.

 

[stephen]

His composure displayed in a wooden spoon side is why he has so many admirers.

Composure? Perhaps he was unaffected by outcomes as he wasn't invested in outcomes at WT. He was only ever carrying the weight of his own aspirations, not those of his team.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Leading Wests Tigers around is the biggest job in rugby league.

Wonder if Richo regrets saying that WT is an easier job than Souths.