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Thought Prestons timing and angled run made the try more than Galvins pass. A half decent ball player should be able to draw and pass - its the runners giving the option and hitting the gaps that make them look good. Preston is a quality gap runner.

Rubbish call. Kikau played for that escort.

I like Murray coming on 10 mins each side of halftime giving Api a break and lifting our D in the middle at a time when we are often vulnerable in games. I think Hunt needs to show something before he steps in ahead of Sione or Seyfarth in the 17 for the first few weeks. Don’t mind Skelton and...

My early tips are: Comp to be very close this season with little separating top 13-14 clubs from week to week. Hard to pick winners each week. Big improvers will be Souths although injuries could bring them undone. Manly, Dragons, warriors all to struggle.

AD is technically poor as a general play kicker. He does not time his kicks well and hence he strikes the ball badly most of the time and especially when under pressure. Madden on the other hand is far better at connecting foot to ball and thinks more about where he wants to put the ball. Pole...

I suppose only time will tell if he’s had time to reflect while he’s been out of the NRL. Hopefully he understands what is required if he wants to take full advantage of this last chance. Maybe it will be a mental challenge for him more than a physical one. Fingers crossed that he contributes...

Not sure of Herbert’s injury record but he looks pretty fit and strong judging by his training photos. His trial game wasn’t bad at all - some aggressive D and intent in A. Obviously Star will struggle at some stage and Benji now has an option with Herb if needed. It’s not an unreasonable move...

Before anything between AD and Jock can be assessed our pack needs to at a minimum hold their own against the opposition. If we get dominated and are on the back foot it won’t matter who our 7 is! I’ll be the first to admit my misjudgment of AD as a quality ball player if he can prove me wrong -...

I hope I am surprised but AD as the “batman” in our side concerns me. I can see a world where our line up looks like: 14 Latu 13 AD 7 Madden 6 Luai

Have always felt Jock was just not quite there in any aspect however I take my hat off to him today. He directed the team well, kicked well and made good decisions. If he can play like that at NRL level he’s going to be a handy backup half.

Yep - agree with all your points apart from Mason. Felt he tried hard but was mostly ineffective. Held the ball often but never beat a player. Seemed to smother the attack a lot for me. Thought Saukuru ran well and most of our middles played solidly- ran hard and tackled hard. Unfortunately as...

How cool is it for OZ to have 3 skiers out of the 8 in the final of men’s moguls! Then for Cooper Woods to win in it in that way…..unbelievable!! Seems like such a good and genuine bloke as well - very emotional to watch!

Thought we had 3 spots open in the 30 with Bird gone. Sione wasn’t included in that count? Assuming Bunty takes one. Should still have another left - correct? Maybe one to keep for a potential mid season opportunity (or for an upgrade if not).

I’m sure that conversation was had earlier as well when Hunt was dropped to reggies for some time. I’d say the convo he’s referring to was the end of season performance assessment when the coach sits down with each player to analyse in depth performance and lays down what he expects for the...

Hey Jolls- really appreciate the time and effort you have put into this - very comprehensive and informative. Thank you for keeping us up to speed and for the benefit of your personal insights as well. Cheers 👏🙏🐅

Watched Yellowstone and prequels - really enjoyed all. 1923 is pretty good. Also watching Landman and currently at end of season 2 - the episodes drop on Sundays one at a time. Very annoying!! Mayor of Kingstown was good as well.

Valid point you raise. One of the main reasons why I can’t see us in the 8. Especially compared to more than half the opposition squads. When I look at our top 20 players I see very few with any real X factor at all - this is why IMO we need to extend Bula. Looking at the top 10 or so...

I have faith in him one way or another- I have heard him say numerous times that he understands the need for results and success and if he can’t deliver it he will be the first person to admit it and move on for the sake of the club. I believe he would do it as well - if we don’t see obvious and...

I can only go on what i have seen and that is that Benji is an extremely capable guy. He has all the attributes to make a great coach - so far the current players seem to back him and respect him (those that don’t have moved on one way or another- which is fine). He has a genuine love for the...

Does it make me a bad person if watching this cracked me up severely??