Asu Kepaoa #236

[Roar_Power]


How long before the "We should try him in the back row " suggestion...

Lump of a lad however

Looks a right centre with Talau at left centre.

long term for sure. I'd still like to see him and TT play alongside each other for a spell before that happened. Push each other along until Joey & Mbye no longer grace us with their presence

Yes good points. I like the idea of greater competition for spots with the knowledge that JL does not have mortgage on the right centre position. If you watch the clips he's a right side player.

I've said before that I really think Madge will try to move Mbye (and Reynolds) on prior to their contracts expiring. I think it would be in the best interests of us and those players. Just need a couple of takers!

 

[Guest]


How long before the "We should try him in the back row " suggestion...

Lump of a lad however

He’s a monster. A couple weeks with Madge and co and he will be even bigger

Yeah he's got a good build, looks like he's got a bit of power in the legs. Looking forward to seeing how he develops under Madge.

 

[diedpretty]


How long before the "We should try him in the back row " suggestion...

Lump of a lad however

Good build for a modern winger if that’s where he gets played.

He has to be heavier than 94kg.

 

[AdelaideTiger]


How long before the "We should try him in the back row " suggestion...

Lump of a lad however

Good build for a modern winger if that’s where he gets played.

He has to be heavier than 94kg.

His Tigers profile on the NRL site says 185cm and 89kgs so I don't think anyone has actually seen him step on a scale. Safe to say he is a big lad, will likely only benefit from Madge's training regime, but I think him being in the 21 speaks volumes for his potential.
My prediction is that he will play within the next couple weeks.

 

[Magpie1969]


How long before the "We should try him in the back row " suggestion...

Lump of a lad however

Looks a right centre with Talau at left centre.

Who are the 4 players in the picture?

 

[JC99]


How long before the "We should try him in the back row " suggestion...

Lump of a lad however

Looks a right centre with Talau at left centre.

Who are the 4 players in the picture?

Luciano, Mikaele, Asu and Cini

 

[Magpie1969]

Looks a good build for a modern day winger. What is the run down on Cini?

 

[tonza]


How long before the "We should try him in the back row " suggestion...

Lump of a lad however

Good build for a modern winger if that’s where he gets played.

He has to be heavier than 94kg.

His Tigers profile on the NRL site says 185cm and 89kgs so I don't think anyone has actually seen him step on a scale. Safe to say he is a big lad, will likely only benefit from Madge's training regime, but I think him being in the 21 speaks volumes for his potential.
My prediction is that he will play within the next couple weeks.

You would not think we would take him early unless Madge wanted him to play this year.

 

[JC99]


How long before the "We should try him in the back row " suggestion...

Lump of a lad however

Good build for a modern winger if that’s where he gets played.

He has to be heavier than 94kg.

His Tigers profile on the NRL site says 185cm and 89kgs so I don't think anyone has actually seen him step on a scale. Safe to say he is a big lad, will likely only benefit from Madge's training regime, but I think him being in the 21 speaks volumes for his potential.
My prediction is that he will play within the next couple weeks.

You would not think we would take him early unless Madge wanted him to play this year.

We needed to fill Thompson’s spot. I think he’ll be injury cover for this season

 

[GNR4LIFE]


How long before the "We should try him in the back row " suggestion...

Lump of a lad however

Please don’t put idea’s in peoples heads. Can you imagine if Sivo played for us. We’d hear it every week.

 

[walter]

Has anyone seen this kid play or are we going off a highlights package we’re anyone can look good once you put it together spoken to a couple of easts supporters who try to watch all the grades they didn’t seen to concerned he left

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Has anyone seen this kid play or are we going off a highlights package we’re anyone can look good once you put it together spoken to a couple of easts supporters who try to watch all the grades they didn’t seen to concerned he left

Why would Roosters supporters be concerned with losing anyone ? They know they’ll just poach some others clubs young gun.

 

[Jedi_Tiger]

if he was extra special they would be concerned to have lost him
At present a great player for the squad lets see what he can do.

 

[walter]

That’s true but has anyone seen him play or we going off highlights cause everyone’s putting him in the side without seeing him play

 

[balmain boy]

Practically no one's seen him play. He played 15 games last season between wing and fullback, yet people think he'll be thrown in the centres?
He's a big kid. My concern from his limited highlights reel was his pace. Interesting to get a look at him at some stage, unlikely for a while though.
Anyone know if he's on an nrl contract or a development contract for this year and nrl contract the next 3? Seeing dev players are eligible for nrl this year we may have saved our last spot for someone else, more experienced. Roosters having already paid 75% of his contract he'd only be on a tiny amount this season.

 

[TheDaBoss]

The recruitment has been crazy from the club


Trust madge

 

[Guest]

Looks a good build for a modern day winger. What is the run down on Cini?

Primarily a centre, we poached him from the Panthers. Not bad with the ball in hand but has very poor defence. We've got him for next year still. Not sure whether Madge rates him.

 

[Guest]

That’s true but has anyone seen him play or we going off highlights cause everyone’s putting him in the side without seeing him play

We had him lined up on a 3 year deal from next year so you would have to assume the club has taken a good hard look at him to offer him 3 years.

 

[pawsandclaws1]

That’s true but has anyone seen him play or we going off highlights cause everyone’s putting him in the side without seeing him play

We had him lined up on a 3 year deal from next year so you would have to assume the club has taken a good hard look at him to offer him 3 years.

This has been posted before but read the section on how the Roosters recruit to fit the team. It is reassuring in terms of Kepaoa's future.

https://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/28694534/building-nrl-premiership-winning-team-draft-free-league

 

[WT2K]

That’s true but has anyone seen him play or we going off highlights cause everyone’s putting him in the side without seeing him play

We had him lined up on a 3 year deal from next year so you would have to assume the club has taken a good hard look at him to offer him 3 years.

This has been posted before but read the section on how the Roosters recruit to fit the team. It is reassuring in terms of Kepaoa's future.

https://www.espn.com.au/nrl/story/_/id/28694534/building-nrl-premiership-winning-team-draft-free-league

Good read. Thanks for sharing.