Another slow centre.
You need a few other high quality attacking players surrounding someone who plays on the centres.
Luckily for the Panthers they had plenty of high quality players at the top of their game when winning the Premiership with Tago at right centre in 2024.
I think Mason is partly a victim of folllwing advice to put on plenty of size tj what was not so long ago a slight frame, but lightning quick,
He has bulked up quite a lot and has no doubt lost a fair bit of speed because of it.
Makasini fits the prototype, but he is still only 18y.o and after some good trial form I think we all got a bit carried away thinking he could be our instant saviour.
Averillo and Blore would definitely improve us, but still not good enough to get us into the top 8, we need a couple more good quality players to add depth.
We have the nucleus of a good team, but Bailey Smith definitely gives us more direction and a better kicking game at 7 and Jeremiah our 13 from most of last season and early this season provided a very good running and ball playing option.
No idea what he done wrong to be dropped from the squad...
They are both trying hard and I’m a big fan of Sione, so I was happy to see him score 2 tries today, but we all know he’s a touch slow particularly in defence to be a genuine NRL quality edge back rower and I think we can say the same for Sukkar who I think has a better chance of future success...
I respect your opinion @boonboon you are generally good judge of player ability and how we are travelling as a team, but honestly tell me where our points are coming from with the current 2-5 and back row we are fielding ? The vast majority of our tries today were lucky and will not happen...
Very hard to win when your opponents are bigger, stronged, faster and better in all the edge and wide positions each week.
We were managing while we had Samuela and KPP on our edges and Luke Laulilli’s yardage and tackle break ability was helping us more than we seem to think it did.
I’m sorry...
Yes but they can afford to play the percentages when they have speed and tackle bust ability all over the park.
Very hard for halves to win a game for their team when the opposition are much bigger, stronger, faster and better in all the edge and wide positions.
As soon as I say this Starford busts 4 tackles to score.
Good individual try, but we clearly lack speed within our 2-5 and it will be a problem as the season progresses.
It’s like we are going a gun fight with a pop gun with the combination of our current 2-5.
Taylan looks to be playing conservatively due to his shoulder injury.
Some good points you make, but Hope was very good mixing between 9 and 13. His leg speed along with Laulilli’s leg speed were instrumental in getting us on the front foot and creating the time and space for Andrews and Fainu to work their magic.
Archie Duncombe also going well for an emerging...
Everyone thinks differently and I can assure everyone that there are a lot worse outside backs playing across many teams in NSW Cup than Haze Dunster.
But my way of thinking is I just hope signing someone to a possible Train & Trial deal such as Haze Dunster it does not stop us from looking at...