Recent content by ShanghaiCharlie

Xerri is a pass. Character issues. Our days of picking up scraps are over. Send him to Dragons. Not a starter in front of.. Skelton Taylan May Makasini/Toa Turuva Save our money for a lock, prop or fullback (pending Bula) or a hybrid prop/2nd row upgrade on Seyfart

Alex Twal - probably the best game of his life Luai at 6 finally! Two damaging wide-running second rowers. How good! No Mason or that hopeless hooker. Seyfart getting the minutes he deserves. Cowboys had lots of sets where they rolled 80-90m easily

Kevvy Walters saying Luke L has had a good game...

Four sets four drops. Luke L again

Perfect first half.....except....concerning how easily the Cowgirls are rolling through the middle....

I thought Sayfart looked good yesterday. However he's a bench prop sitting outside our 17. He looks much bigger this year too. He still isn't strong enough to dominate his man in defense and gets dominated too easily when he has the ball. Then there are the brain explosions and missed tackles...

I'm assuming we will rotate a 20-25 minute bench hooker - Latu Fainu at 14 is an excellent utility, Heywood needs some exposure and minutes, Murray purely to distribute for short spells and dare I say Hope.

Makasini obviously waltzes into the side on the wing on ability. Benji will be making a decision on whether he feels Makasini needs more time to develop is confidence and maturity and the mental side of things in Reggies for a few games or half a season. He is ready physically but you want to...

Observations: Heywood, Murray and Javon are ready to play a role this year if required. Sukkar and Bunty good too. Seyfarts is a bench prop only. Outside the 17. Enough of the backrow please. Api can't keep going through to 2028 Luke Lualii will be a loss. He has come on hugely.

Previously you had four players to choose from (unless for foul play concussions). Now you have six, of which four can play. Significant tactical change.

No-one doubts his effort, toughness, heart or energy levels. It's his absolute lack of impact, high error level and inordinate level of ball-hogging runs with such low impact. And his defence isn't great. First grade is not the place to hone so many deficiencies unless you are a Reggies...

Will be interesting to see what Benji does with the bench and who does backup hooker duties Assuming you carry an outside back and someone capable in the halves also with a six man bench... Latu Fainu (Jock Madden while Latu injured) Luke Lualilii Bunty Afoa Royce Hunt Sione Fainu Charlie...

Talk of Jock playing a significant role in first grade is way over the top. Yes, it was a good organising/kicking game from him against a Roosters team without any key players in and a handful of good rookies from last year. He was not targeted or pressured like he will be in a NRL game. Doobie...

Observations: Makasini fantastic, Attard very Daine Laurie maybe a higher ceiling, Murray surprisingly good and should find a role, Kit and Jock very solid. Hayward looks slick. Pheonix held his own and Javon with some subtle nice moments. The big takeaway from the game is Mason. Geez Mason is...

This is a sick joke. Richo was the best thing that ever happened to this club. Took three teams from the cellar to a premiership…but not the kind of guy we want at the rabble of a club that doesn’t have success in its DNA. I genuinely hate my own club.