This is what people forget. I did the same years ago in PNG. That was fir alot oess than 1.5m. It really sets you up. He will get a 3-4 year deal on 1.5m and theres massive corporate sponsorship in PNG. The face of the franchise there may get 1m on top. He will go for certain.
Luai has been good for the Tigers and for Benj and im a fan of what he brings in and off the field. That said hes a better second fiddle and probably worth 900k. If he leaves and by 2028 the plan is to play Latu Fainu it would work out well. 5 year deal at 1.5m tax free you cant say no if the...
Every time I watch Turuva live you can see why he is so valuable. He is fearless charges at the line and uses footwork and balance to get fast play the balls. His finishing ability for a smaller winger is first class.
I think the grading is rough he hardly landed on his legs. I would be playing Latu Fainu at 9 in KOE as backup for Hope. Api is the one player we have no replacement for.
Just got back home from the 8th. Solid performance. Very professional by us sin bin aside it was dominant. Biggest improvement was Douihei floating left and Luai right. Great coaching been a while since I said that. 👏 have to watch the replay to se what happened but happy with that effort.
This is true however, as a magpie fan completely support wests tigers if we don’t move there full time in the long term we are lacking an iq higher than room temperature.
Watch the last game again he was bad.
He had to be dropped. Toa is our second best centre I’m hardly confident in him tbh but it’s the right call. When fit last year he was on fire after injury he was bad. Fingers crossed he regains form.
I don’t think Tino is fit but I agree.
Makasini had a good stint in first grade as an 18 year old. He will be back and firing. Has a lot to work on but has all the tools. It’s the right decision didn’t think Benji would make it tbh. Correct call.
He’s our best long kicker, general play kicker, leads try assists, line break assists and in form is our best half by a fair distance. Taking a bit of time to comprehend he’s a 7 for some. I didn’t think he could do it I was dead wrong.
Funny how the world turns more than most on the forum wanted Flanno here when he was available. Reality is with bad clubs you have to be able to recruit and develop it remains the biggest factor in coaching. Coaches like Flanno, Madge will go well at big well run clubs.
Luai will be 6 and AD 7 for the season barring injury they are simply better players. You need to look at both sides of the ball we have no spot defenders. AD has been great. Luai needs to step up and repeat his round one performance weekly. They will need time however I bet it’s this week.
Canberra are a tough team however Hudson Young should be suspended which is a bonus.
We should run with the same team this week. We weren’t that far off. If he wasn’t a kid I’d swap Makasini for Tavana however I can’t see Benji not giving him a chance to rebound.
Don’t understand the hate for Luai he has been good since last half of last year. Poor game back from injury and the hate is there from sections of fans. Interestingly enough same people that death ride Benji.
Nothing gained playing Maka in NSW cup. He’s too far ahead of that level to get anything out of it. His upside is huge Id guess Benji persists unless he’s impacted on a personal level. He’s going to have these games as a kid have to live with it.
The Broncos are the benchmark we need to aim for when at full strength. We have a lot of work to do with the roster to be premiership contenders.
The way it will happen is some of the younger players elevating to the next level Makasini, Bula, Fainu x 3 and the older lads playing their part...