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AD is not a first receiver. Forget his selfish play style (and personality) and unwillingness to defend. There is nuance in ball playing at first receiver, it is not simply shovelling onto someone wider of the ruck. AD has shown in his time as a halfback he doesn't have the nuance to be an...

I would guess not at all true. I would then guess that the board was punted due to too much Orange in the jersey. Finally I'd suggest Luai going to PNG is far from the reason the season fell apart but blaming it is an easy cop out for SM.

Met him a few times back in his roosters days and then once last year. I actually found him to be one of the nicer players I've come across.

I would agree if he was still just a kid 4 years ago. But he was 24 and in his 6th year of first grade. Not a rookie who doesn't know any better.

Shouldn't have been a surprise. We found it out in 2022

Strong enough to be a top 8? Maybe, just. Beat the best teams in the NRL? No, not if they are on their game at least. There is enough talent there at their current ability to be competitive more often than not. I would like one more better than average middle forward. Despite how this season...

If he isn't our best winger he is certainly in our top 2. Can't believe he hasn't had more games this year.

No. But the PNG club themselves (assuming it's all above board) had nothing to do with arranging the TPA. Just about every TPA who the player plays for would play a role. It only makes sense that a business would approach someone from a club that represents the area the business operates in...

I think it is a bit of both. Would be blind to not have seen their talent whilst at the Tigers. At times we did get the best out of them. Problem is when you have other issues leading you to get beat every week it's hard to keep putting in.

Every TPA exists because the individual plays for an NRL franchise

But he isn't. He is promoting Pepsi.

I'm not sure they have any grounds to stop him. Players can get themselves unlimited 3rd party deals, he has just gone and got (another) one.

Pole has been at his damaging best as a ball runner the past month. Still a very poor defender. Seyfarth cops a lot of unjustified criticism. His ball running is below the NRL average but definitely at least up to NRL standard. He has a nice pass at the line that I'd like to see utilised more...

Did you want leg speed through the middle of a quality back up on the edge? They are usually 2 different things. If you want leg speed through the middle at 13 that's not and has never been Chan. He is a edge backrower who can somewhat do a job defensively in the centres of need be. Problem is...

There's every chance it's horrible with no technique. A bloke that spent his junior sports career bouncing between being a rugby league centre and a basketballer has little reason to develop his kicking. But if you were going to design a body to kick a ball long his ticks every box. Long legs...

Maybe look at the physique of an NFL punter or the AFL players that are known to be goal threats from well outside the 50 rather than simply NRL halfbacks

If Bula is our long term fullback I'd like him to develop a kicking game. Never seen him try to kick anything other than a grubber but his physique looks suited to kick long.

No way to Joe Chan. You could find a dozen better in Reggie's.

He'd be my last option for lock. His key ability is his offload, but not an offload in traffic where the receiver has to then create something but offload to someone on the run in the space that the edge provides. I think he does have skills to be a handy lock but it would be reducing his best...

Burton is dumb but to his credit he no longer believes in a flat Earth.