Another young player who was promoted to first grade before he was ready due to our lack of depth at the club. We need to fill out our squads with suitable players and depth so that our young players can properly developed and be promoted when they are ready, not before their time.
I was just thinking the same thing. I reckon Latu is better than Luai. Luai clearly bringing more than just his on field performance. I am glad we have both of them.
Latu is better at everything than Galvin imo except not being injured. Faster, heavier, stronger, plays straighter, more sleight of hand, better runner. Liked by his teammates.
Bula should have claimed the try and not played the ball. Would have forced the ref to make a call and the video ref would have looked at it. It was either dumb by Bula or he knew he didn’t score. I thought it might have been a double movement from Bula.
I worry about this as well. In prior years our season is over by May as soon as we lose touch with the 8. We are now mid June and still putting in effort for the full 80 and only just losing. I suppose it’s an improvement.
I hate to say it, but both reviews were correct. There was absolutely no need for Skelton to pull his hair. And on the second challenge Bula was offside and Weekes knocked it back anyway. The howler was the missed 40/20 in the first half.
A fit Taylan May on that left edge for either Skelton or Douhie will make a huge difference. As will KPP for Seyfarth. As will Latu for Mason. We are building, but it can’t come soon enough.
Another 4 point loss. We deserved it. Our structured attack in the red zone is poor. We were very poor in the tackle in the first half. Plus some bonehead plays. The Twal strip into the Skelton hair pull was a tigers special.
A hair pull penalty would only happen to us. I’ve said it before, in every game we have such a narrow path to victory and we just shoot ourselves in the foot with stupid plays like that.
Latu is by far our most dangerous attacking player. He’s doing well at lock but I think we need him in the halves so he can play a bit wider and threaten with his running game.