OFFICIAL Heamasi Makasini #303

4 critical errors he made guys. Not good enough.

Anyhow. He’s a good player with so much potential. Learnt a lot.

I recall (even though we won), a game from like 10 years ago where Reynolds (whilst playing for Souths) putting a kick in for Inglis behind Moses Suli when Suli played for us. No substitute for experience.
 
wstigers11 said:
He’s getting some awful attacks online. Hope the boys rally around him
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Nothing personal, just game analysis .
He proved a weak link last night, like Skelton the week before.
Yes, he’s 18 and yes, he’s got talent but it’s a big boys game based on results and all he had to do was catch a ball.
His hit ups were strong but the most important task he had was pretty weak imo.
As I said earlier he’s got that Tommy Talau wrap and we all know what happened there. Possibly scoring that flash try v Penrith did two things, a) made all the old hard heads aware of him and b) put a target on him. Just ask Reynolds and
Know how that ended. Focus on the fundamentals son for the time being.
 
Halbrowne61 said:
Nothing personal, just game analysis .
He proved a weak link last night, like Skelton the week before.
Yes, he’s 18 and yes, he’s got talent but it’s a big boys game based on results and all he had to do was catch a ball.
His hit ups were strong but the most important task he had was pretty weak imo.
As I said earlier he’s got that Tommy Talau wrap and we all know what happened there. Possibly scoring that flash try v Penrith did two things, a) made all the old hard heads aware of him and b) put a target on him. Just ask Reynolds and
Know how that ended. Focus on the fundamentals son for the time being.
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I was talking about the personal stuff.
 
Nothing gained playing Maka in NSW cup. He’s too far ahead of that level to get anything out of it. His upside is huge Id guess Benji persists unless he’s impacted on a personal level. He’s going to have these games as a kid have to live with it.
 
Tired Tiger said:
I think he might be carrying a niggle, got hit hard a few times in the Knights game.

I was down in that corner where he made the 2 errors and the look of trepidation on his face said it all. Poor kid was mentally shot.

Don't think he needs to be dropped but a week on the extended bench would give him a chance to mentally and physically refresh which would do him the world of good.
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I think it would be a waste of a bench spot.
Needs a spell without the pressure of NRL.
But Benji and coaches need to be in his ear constantly to reassure him they have faith in him.
Needs some one-on-one coaching to realign his head space.
 
Tired Tiger said:
I think he might be carrying a niggle, got hit hard a few times in the Knights game.

I was down in that corner where he made the 2 errors and the look of trepidation on his face said it all. Poor kid was mentally shot.

Don't think he needs to be dropped but a week on the extended bench would give him a chance to mentally and physically refresh which would do him the world of good.
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I know this is harsh,but benji loss that game for us , there is plenty on here who can see that maka has been struggling of late , he should of been given a rest , watching him , he looks like he has lost weight and pace , I know he didn’t make mistakes on purpose, but the kid cost us that win , but he really needs a break, and that’s on benji
TYGA said:
Nothing gained playing Maka in NSW cup. He’s too far ahead of that level to get anything out of it. His upside is huge Id guess Benji persists unless he’s impacted on a personal level. He’s going to have these games as a kid have to live with it.
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its in his interests to have a break , he’s only a kid 2 weeks not playing in the Hugh grade will help him
 
TYGA said:
Nothing gained playing Maka in NSW cup. He’s too far ahead of that level to get anything out of it. His upside is huge Id guess Benji persists unless he’s impacted on a personal level. He’s going to have these games as a kid have to live with it.
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It’s a very arrogant call to say he is too far ahead of reserve grade when he has only played 4 games there, losing 3 and scoring just 1 try.
It’s not true.
 
The kid is as tough as they come. He gets smashed every game and gets up again . Bula can learn a few things from him when he dogged that run back and passed to him. As much as I hated losing last night and you can put a lot of it on Makasini, I don’t think you can drop him. It would mentally Kill him. His upside is enormous he will be a gun for us . Short term pain for long term gain
 
I would be happy to persist with growing pains in first grade...however he adds literally nothing.
There are no positive plays or even hints (apart from pre-season) that he is even close to fitting in.
He is literally bringing nothing to the team.
He's way too timid and out of his depth.
 
Spartan117 said:
2 costly mistakes yes

But there were some amazing hit ups where he did some solid grunt work.

Im proud of this 18 yo kid and I will persist with him for as long as it takes.

Fast Forward 20 more games.

He is a gun
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Yeah 2 costly mistakes and the 2 points.., Look Skelton had a brain fart passing in goal didn't cost us the game but he's missing this week, I'm not saying get rid of the Bid Mac, but if he has a couple more poor games his confidence could sink, and of course we keep developing him and if means reserve game Benji should make that call for the better of him game long term and yep destine to be a gun.
BUT anyway I think Benji will stick with him on the wing next week.
 
Tucker said:
It’s a very arrogant call to say he is too far ahead of reserve grade when he has only played 4 games there, losing 3 and scoring just 1 try.
It’s not true.
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That's how it is these days

The dragons forward with 12 games under his belt saying he won't learn anything in NSW cup.

He needs a break.
He will be a star but at the moment, he is struggling. No rush. Let him have a few weeks off and we can roll with Tavana [or Skelton]
 
Tucker said:
This is exactly what people on here were saying when I suggested Galvin have a spell in 2024.
Now here we are in 2026 at his second club watching him still struggle.
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I can also see your side , I think he needs a spell, maybe it’s the way it’s sold to him .
 
Demps said:
That's how it is these days

The dragons forward with 12 games under his belt saying he won't learn anything in NSW cup.

He needs a break.
He will be a star but at the moment, he is struggling. No rush. Let him have a few weeks off and we can roll with Tavana [or Skelton]
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Yeah this silly mentality that others have done it, therefore everyone can is harmful.
Of course you can learn in reserve grade. You are playing against other up and comers or guys who have made it and are in a transition phase in their careers.
Look at Sione Fainu. I remember people on here saying he was deadwood that needed to be cut from our top 30. He persisted in ressies and then it just clicked. We have other players who bounce between the two grades who are getting better as well.
It depends on your mentality. Are you humble enough to work on your own game, practicing what you are learning in NRL against lesser yet still tough opposition, or do you think you are too good because that’s all anyone has ever told you?
This kid isn’t ready. He hasn’t been prepared properly. He is a target and a weakness currently. Use all that, get better and come back in version 2.0, 3.0 or whatever as the player people are predicting you will be.
 
TYGA said:
Nothing gained playing Maka in NSW cup. He’s too far ahead of that level to get anything out of it. His upside is huge Id guess Benji persists unless he’s impacted on a personal level. He’s going to have these games as a kid have to live with it.
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Disagree.
He would understand the impact on the team by his mistakes . Last week it was bombing a certain try by not passing to an unmarked winger, this week a crucial dropped ball. Why does it always have to come down to a personal level before action taken ?
I know I’m an old dinosaur but I just don’t get that ??
 
TYGA said:
Nothing gained playing Maka in NSW cup. He’s too far ahead of that level to get anything out of it. His upside is huge Id guess Benji persists unless he’s impacted on a personal level. He’s going to have these games as a kid have to live with it.
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Lots to gain imo...he can play pressure free...get back to feeling a bit more comfortable on the field...regain confidence
 
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