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Stuff of dreams. Luai fair option too though haha.

Speaking of Latu, the thought of he and Katoa teaming up for Tonga at some point in the next few years must be mouth-watering for them.

Yep, basically said it in the presser.

I've alluded to my concerns here too. They should've managed the transition discussion a lot better.

Yep, sweet. So '9' months ago, not 8/9. How do you look up the story, only to still round down by a month? 😂 Haha, what? Haywood was an Australian Schoolboy last year. Ashton was a 15 year old, unknown kid. Especially to those who aren't interested in following the pathways too closely. Um...

I hear you. It's not an easy decision. The club have acknowledged this. It's not negligence and there are legitimate points on both sides. I'm not pro-Api or pro-TDS here. I'm still on the side of selling the transition to Tallyn better from the club's perspective. If I'm annoyed at anything...

I think we're talking the same language. Partly, the point I'm trying to make is, like you said, the good teams win those tight games, but should WE be expecting to win those? We are not a 'good club', we are aiming to be, meaning we're trying to build to a position where we can win more of...

We've got multiple big-minute props and we're seeing smaller benches have success in the game these days. You only have to look at how Canterbury have run their bench this year as a single example. Much to my surprise, our small bench on the weekend held its own with Canberra's strong pack and...

No we haven't. We let Onitoni and Ashton go nearly a year ago. Hardly anyone had heard of Ashton, who is also a hooker (for those who weren't aware), was 15 at the time, had (at least) Haywood, TDS, Hope, Api, etc, ahead of him, we really going to count him? What about the fact the Onitoni...

It's easy to forget also, we are two dropped balls away from being 7 - 7, rather than 5 - 9. Its been that close this year. Learning to execute on those close games is something that many middling teams take a long time to learn. Luai should've owned one or two of the them. But there's been...

Definitely could've found a way.

Yes, not quite enough to beat what Api would bring in a tight game. That's a pretty high standard though.

Our attack is warming nicely. We're not even a single game into the likely longer term halves pairing. They just put 5 line breaks, 2 tries, multiple held ups/short efforts, all in one half of footy, past one of the better defensive sides in the comp. I think execution is woeful. Shape needs...

So did I. They missed 3 tackles in the first half, but I didn't check the ineffective, so I'll trust you there. From my perspective, I thought Canberra were very, very strong defensively in the first half. That doesn't also mean our attack wasn't poor.

I only hope we see him stay on the paddock for a while.

Yep. Most of the pieces are in place. We're getting closer. A few more upgrades in areas that are still costing us games.

Incorrect. In the first half, they had 3 missed tackles, we had 7. Their scramble was also outstanding. I made that comment at half time. That blew right out in the second.

It is important to. Make mention how well Canberra have played. Particularly in defence. They've been bullshit good. They missed 3 tackles in the entire half.

Oh, how horrible. :unsure:

By making an admittedly short list, we'd be sweeping up the last 15 years of mediocrity in it. Our best bet, if we want to consider only the current regime, is to consider all the current juniors who are either on the cusp or are in the current first grade setup, whom we have managed bring...