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[GNR4LIFE]

What happened to him? I didn't have my radio and haven't heard anyone mention him.

 

[WestsSupporter]

concussion i think

 

[Guest]

Yep, suffered a concussion making a tackle. I expect he'll start off the bench again next week with Farah away on SOO duties.

 

[Club_Sandwich]

Yep, suffered a concussion making a tackle. I expect he'll start off the bench again next week with Farah away on SOO duties.

Does Farah even warrant selection in Origin this year? Ennis has been miles ahead of him.

 

[Geo]

Greatest 3min debut in WT history…robbed of a TRY...

 

[happy_tiger]

Was it friendly fire ??

They didn't replay it , but that's what it looked like

 

[tigerap]

His service from dummy half looked slower than Farahs… Can't believe that Halatau is our best Hooker option ... Time to blood Cherrrington or Liddle

 

[Harvey]

Liddle is so far beyond 20's standard it is unbelievable. He should be blooded in 1st grade before end of year

 

[Harvey]

His service from dummy half looked slower than Farahs… Can't believe that Halatau is our best Hooker option ... Time to blood Cherrrington or Liddle

You judged that based on the 5 ins he played?

 

[Doc_Tiger]

Yeah, what a drag. Was really looking forward to seeing him. Oh well, another week or two I guess.

 

[Chevy]

I think we need better sevice from our #9 than what was offered by Halatau today.

 

[Gary_Bakerloo]

Was watching from Alf Duguid stand and when you saw him being taken off by the trainer, you could tell he wasn't coming back. He was struggling to walk.

 

[Demps]

His small amount of time looked sharp imo.
He'll be good for us in his next game.

 

[supercoach]

His small amount of time looked sharp imo.
He'll be good for us in his next game.

I thought the same, but i guess it was only a few minutes

 

[maxxy86]

Yeah really hope he passes fit during the week, be important to have all hands on deck in Brisbane. Goes for Ava as well.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Talk about service from Dummy Half, ET didnt look out of place
Crisp, bullet balls from there he threw.

It would be a shame wasting his talents there but i guess he could have a spell at 9 if he was to play 80 mins 2nd Row and Dummy half

 

[Fordy20]

Start with three props with ET at hooker, then bring on Liddle/Cherrington for the rest of the match with ET going back to lock to do what he does best. Kinda like what Sticky did with Hodgson on the weekend against the Warriors.

 

[Yossarian]

Liddle is so far beyond 20's standard it is unbelievable. He should be blooded in 1st grade before end of year

Agreed. I think he looks better than Cherrington at that age. Defends well. I'd be locking him down long-term.

 

[WestsSupporter]

Yep let's get Liddle on a longterm contract and **** our salary cap like we did with every other hyped up player coming through.

 

[goldcoast_tiger]

Liddle is so far beyond 20's standard it is unbelievable. He should be blooded in 1st grade before end of year

You may be right, but I hope that doesn't have the same results of him spending three or four years of keeping some less hyped, possibly better players out of the hooker position, like it's done in in a couple of positions over the last few years.
I'm starting to get very wary of these so called next best things that come out of the lower grades.
Some survive on a couple of flashes of form , Along with a lot of nothing.
Weren't we saying all this about Cherrington last year.
That went a long way.
The sooner we get a proper reserve grade , the better