OFFICIAL Apisai Koroisau #263

[innsaneink]

Love Api...he may be getting on but he handled 80 minutes ok the other night from what I could see.
Wed have been in a bigger hole without him.
One of the few leaders we have need to hang onto him

 

[Chunk]

Depends, if TDS commits to the Tigers, then I think we have to let Api go. Otherwise, extend and nurture Haywood.

 

[Telltails]

I want API at the club forever in some form. Their needs to be boys clubs within the NRL otherwise you get walked over.
You need to have players ex and current that are respected and promoting your club to the community and within the media - all the strong clubs have them. The Bulldogs are a great example. Anyone who thinks a boy's club is a bad thing needs to have a good look at the clubs who have got voices all through the media and associated with their ex clubs compared to the ones that don't.

 

[crazycat]

A guy that’s 32 and was full of running from dummy half, busting line breaks, stepping Latrell twice bagging 2 tries just says every thing about him. It was enormous to go the full 80 without back up

This guys character just shows who he is

Yep 100% we have to keep him in our side.

That souths performance was diabolical. Benji now needs to manage his transition into Lock/Hooker.

We can't take someone who is the heart of our team away, not now. Not after what has been done. We make the WT a flight deck, lets be a true club for once.

 

[tig_prmz]

Gotta say, he's been quite disappointing for a few games now.

His passing out of dummy half has become very slow and predictable.

For some reason, he is intent on being cunning with the marker more than getting a quick flat pass out or setting up the forwards to march.

Our last tackle is usually bad, but Api doesn't help by not getting a quick pass out. The line speed kills our halves before they can kick.

He needs to go back to basics for a bit. Pass first, tackle hard, lead the line speed and get the boys to follow you. Forget the BS look this way, play that way crap.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Gotta say, he's been quite disappointing for a few games now.

His passing out of dummy half has become very slow and predictable.

For some reason, he is intent on being cunning with the marker more than getting a quick flat pass out or setting up the forwards to march.

Our last tackle is usually bad, but Api doesn't help by not getting a quick pass out. The line speed kills our halves before they can kick.

He needs to go back to basics for a bit. Pass first, tackle hard, lead the line speed and get the boys to follow you. Forget the BS look this way, play that way crap.

If he’s disappointing now, can you imagine him in 2028?

 

[Chunk]

Gotta say, he's been quite disappointing for a few games now.

His passing out of dummy half has become very slow and predictable.

For some reason, he is intent on being cunning with the marker more than getting a quick flat pass out or setting up the forwards to march.

Our last tackle is usually bad, but Api doesn't help by not getting a quick pass out. The line speed kills our halves before they can kick.

He needs to go back to basics for a bit. Pass first, tackle hard, lead the line speed and get the boys to follow you. Forget the BS look this way, play that way crap.

Did you see TDS play yesterday, bullets. And made a couple of nice runs

 

[tig_prmz]

If he’s disappointing now, can you imagine him in 2028?

He's disappointing now not because he's slow or weak but has the wrong priorities.

2028 is a year too far, he'll probably retire end of 2027.

He has good leadership qualities and he can do what we need him to do, it's just the coaching staff needs to get in his ear about his performance.

 

[tig_prmz]

Did you see TDS play yesterday, bullets. And made a couple of nice runs

Still TDS and Api aren't on the same level.

 

[Chunk]

Still TDS and Api aren't on the same level.

Yeah fair enough but we would like to see it soon, a big performance from Api this weekend would be good.

 

[Lukic]

Still TDS and Api aren't on the same level.

There's a point in the next year or so where TDS will be a better player than Api and will only be better from that point forward...

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

If I'm being honest we looked better when Tristan Hope was on the field. I'm willing to give Api a chance to respond to that poor performance though, considering he did just come off a bad head knock.

 

[king_sirro]

Api has fallen off a cliff the past month

 

[boonboon]

Api has fallen off a cliff the past month

You mean the 2 games where we were very competitive with top 4 teams and the 1 he got a head injury - thats his last month

 

[Tired Tiger]

Did you see TDS play yesterday, bullets. And made a couple of nice runs

And yet Parra still got touched up .....

 

[Tired Tiger]

I actually think the hooker rotation is wrong. Hope should start nice crisp service and set the line speed for the first 25 mins along with solid defence.

Let API come on for the last 15 and he can scheme through tired ruck defence. Give him another 20 - 25 after half time and bring hope back on for the last 15 - 20.

Coaching is the real issue for this club .....

 

[Lukic]

Really begs the question why we're extending a guy who's going to become a part time player at the expense of one of the most highly rated juniors at his position.

 

[tiger_one]

 

[king_sirro]

You mean the 2 games where we were very competitive with top 4 teams and the 1 he got a head injury - thats his last month

Yes, thats the one. His involvement and effort has dipped significantly

 

[Tired Tiger]

Really begs the question why we're extending a guy who's going to become a part time player at the expense of one of the most highly rated juniors at his position.

For leadership, the plan was always to transition API. TDS didn't want to wait he wanted to be the top dog sooner so he left. TDS isn't ready and probably won't be for the best part of two seasons. Hope is more than serviceable in a transition role until Haywood comes through......