Heamasi Makasini

Jedi_Tiger said:
and drops bombs along with being out of position in defence.
Yes expendable
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You don't think there is significant improvement in his defensive positioning? The bloke is 20 games into his career, enjoys the contact and offers quality yardage carries. I'd also assume he is on a relatively modest wage.
He is the n.o 1 winger at our club over the next few years in my opinion.
 
bptiger 0 said:
Brasher was still at school and was 17 when he played 1st grade and never looked back , didn’t he play in a grandfinal in his 1st year ?
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Brasher had already turned 18, and yes he was still at school (but in his second year of Year 12 in 1989 when he debuted). Was in Aust Schoolboys in 1988
 
Vicious said:
Big Mak has actually been more impressive than I thought he would be so soon playing NSW Cup.
Our dilemma and we certainly love a dilemma here at Wests Tigers, with the emergence of Taylan May at his preferred left centre position and with Makasini also having a strong preference in playing left centre, how do we plan to best fit them both into our NRL team ?
When playing NSW Cup in the same team Makasini moved to right centre and seemed to do ok, but certainly didn’t look as comfortable as he generally does on the left.
Do we start Makasini off in his NRL career as a left winger outside of Taylan May ?
Do we possibly move Skelton to the right wing with Turuva at right centre ?
Or do we try Skelton at right centre ?
I know we are in no great hurry, but it does seem inevitable that Makasini will make his NRL debut soon, so the above questions would have to start being discussed .
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I haven't watched enough of Makasini to really comment much on his play but most his footy has been as rugby centre has it not? He should be proficient on both sides of the field if this is the case with Rugby being inside/outside rather than left/right.
Has he got any attributes that suggests he is particularly suited to the left or is that just the position he has been thrown into at the moment?
 
gregjm87 said:
I haven't watched enough of Makasini to really comment much on his play but most his footy has been as rugby centre has it not? He should be proficient on both sides of the field if this is the case with Rugby being inside/outside rather than left/right.
Has he got any attributes that suggests he is particularly suited to the left or is that just the position he has been thrown into at the moment?
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Not sure about this year, but previously for school and the rep rugby was left wing.

Left centre in league junior reps
 
gregjm87 said:
I haven't watched enough of Makasini to really comment much on his play but most his footy has been as rugby centre has it not? He should be proficient on both sides of the field if this is the case with Rugby being inside/outside rather than left/right.
Has he got any attributes that suggests he is particularly suited to the left or is that just the position he has been thrown into at the moment?
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passing on both sides that could determine where he is most comfortable, but if you have a footy in your hand 5 days a week, you should really be able to pass up to 5m on both sides accurately.

Then there's your ball carrying arm. If you're right handed you probably prefer to be on the right to keep the ball away from defenders sliding across and palm with your left.

If you watch closely, most players will favour one over the other.

I've seen him play on the left, so he may be left handed.
 
weststigers said:
passing on both sides that could determine where he is most comfortable, but if you have a footy in your hand 5 days a week, you should really be able to pass up to 5m on both sides accurately.

Then there's your ball carrying arm. If you're right handed you probably prefer to be on the right to keep the ball away from defenders sliding across and palm with your left.

If you watch closely, most players will favour one over the other.

I've seen him play on the left, so he may be left handed.
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For whatever reason most who play on an edge have a preference for playing on the left.
 
Vicious said:
The Taylan May and Jeral Skelton combination looks like it could be a good one, but unless To’a starts firing, it might be in our best interests to debut Makasini this season.
If thatt happens we would not be moving Taylan from the left centre position he excels in, so I was just thinking out loud that Makasini could debut on the left wing which would possibly mean moving Skelton to the right as a winger or maybe even right centre.
If To’a comes good and everyone stays fit to play, Makasini’s debut would then likely be delayed until next year.
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He's playing with one arm! If Big Mac is ready, he might be able to give Toa the rest he desperately needs.
 
gregjm87 said:
I haven't watched enough of Makasini to really comment much on his play but most his footy has been as rugby centre has it not? He should be proficient on both sides of the field if this is the case with Rugby being inside/outside rather than left/right.
Has he got any attributes that suggests he is particularly suited to the left or is that just the position he has been thrown into at the moment?
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His right arm fend , and he explodes through holes on the left . Defensively it appears he’s much more at ease on the left . IMO he’s a winger at the moment and will most likely debut there .
The moment he does he will partner Turuva on our wings , probably down the left with May. That’s going to be terrifying defensively for teams . We will however miss Skeltons Steven Matai shots .
 
Bus 2 Terrigal said:
I do get a chuckle about all this.
Wests fans are so desperate for a win-fix they’ll tip the crèche out in search of a new messiah.
Compare it to a club like Melbourne and how slowly they brought young tyro Jack Howarth through their system. When he finally hit the NRL he was already performing like a seasoned pro.
I’d leave Makasini in NSW Cup for the remainder of the season.
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I like the idiom 'Tip the crèche out'.

I wouldn't play him until after the Bye. But a couple of matches before the end of the season wouldn't hurt. Sure the Storm didn't rush Howarth but that didn't mean they didn't give him any game time at all.

I can think of quite a few clubs that don't have any complaints about the way we develop talent. Storm included.
 
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