WTF – Wests Tigers Faithful Podcast

[Betterdays22]

I think Skelton has a very, very high ceiling. All the ingredients there for an elite winger

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Is that it?
Most players have an off day now and then....i used to be nervous about him under the high ball when he first got here but more often than not hes safe as a bank

hopefully makasini takes his spot next year, defensive liability

 

[Tom Shines]

Is that it?
Most players have an off day now and then....i used to be nervous about him under the high ball when he first got here but more often than not hes safe as a bank

He is still learning ..but this past decade watching outside backs like Nofo, Naqaima , Toa, Naden , Junior Tupou, AJ Kepoa, Faataape and no doubt several others that I have deleted from my mind ….Skelts is just fine in comparison …

 

[innsaneink]

hopefully makasini takes his spot next year, defensive liability

Your quick to dump a still developing player - two dozen odd games - for another whose had 0 nrl games

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

Your quick to dump a still developing player - two dozen odd games - for another whose had 0 nrl games

Makasini will be far better than skelton that i am sure of
as for our other winger skelton will not be replacing turuva our best winger

 

[Tigerwould]

Makasini will be far better than skelton that i am sure of
as for our other winger skelton will not be replacing turuva our best winger

I hope you are right. If Makasini can get us out of our end and get our sets going to way Skelton has done this year. As well as score tries when defenders would bundle most players into touch.. then great.
Skelton and Turuva have been immense this year. In past years we would barely make it to our own 30 metre line by tackle 3.

 

[Tigerwould]

hopefully makasini takes his spot next year, defensive liability

I think out whole right edge is a defensive liability atm. Skelton played a game or two outside May on the left side and wasn’t a defensive liability before getting switched to the right side. I know this will change next year with the introduction of KPP (94% tackle efficiency) at right second row. Not sure who plays right centre though.

 

[Kelce68]

Geez, Skelton getting needlessly flogged over here.

 

[Tom Shines]

Geez, Skelton getting needlessly flogged over here.

Only by 1 person ? Everyone else is defending him

 

[Kelce68]

Only by 1 person ? Everyone else is defending him

So they should.

He's been an excellent contributor this year.

 

[poopy_diaper]

 

[poopy_diaper]

Tino Tavana interview

 

[BlackWhiteGold]

Tino Tavana interview

Great insight pd! Sounds like a well-grounded & humble young man.

Re. the Aaron Payne role, I had heard that Payne is like the NRL transition coach so has that involvement from Flegg to Cup & then Cup to NRL in developing players to be NRL ready. Lambkin had this role previously.

The audio from Tino cut out about the 13 min mark when ytou asked him about that & how an NRL T&T pre-season looks like. Any gems in what he said about that?

 

[poopy_diaper]

Great insight pd! Sounds like a well-grounded & humble young man.

Re. the Aaron Payne role, I had heard that Payne is like the NRL transition coach so has that involvement from Flegg to Cup & then Cup to NRL in developing players to be NRL ready. Lambkin had this role previously.

The audio from Tino cut out about the 13 min mark when ytou asked him about that & how an NRL T&T pre-season looks like. Any gems in what he said about that?

Ah did it. That's weird. It played fine pre export.

 

[jrtiger]

we're so horned up with the news of Heamasi's debut that we're postponing the livecast to Friday. apologies to all. we'll see you then!

in the meantime, we've released a chat with Tino Tavana available on our streaming services that you'll note above.