hank37w
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Well, what's wrong with letting him dominate in Cup and letting him get his mojo back after making a couple of bad errors that have most likely shaken his confidence a little.
Heamasi Makasini #303
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king_sirro
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Totally disagree. There is a lot to gain playing him in a lower grade and a lot to lose by making him get hammered every week as a kid in the NRL. Dropping back down and taking some heat off him is part of the process.
We have made this mistake before.
A player needs to earn the right to wear that jersey every week.
Makasini lost that right as a result of his last few performances. It doesnt mean he is a bad player. There isnt anything mean behind it, but he isnt the best to play wing next weekend. Tavana is the next man up. Its quite simple.
Makasini's saving grace might be if Bula is ruled out and we need to push Turuva to fullback.
Otherwise a few weeks in NSW is good for his DEVELOPMENT.
A player needs to earn the right to wear that jersey every week.
Makasini lost that right as a result of his last few performances. It doesnt mean he is a bad player. There isnt anything mean behind it, but he isnt the best to play wing next weekend. Tavana is the next man up. Its quite simple.
Makasini's saving grace might be if Bula is ruled out and we need to push Turuva to fullback.
Otherwise a few weeks in NSW is good for his DEVELOPMENT.
tig_prmz
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He has a big future ahead but needs a few weeks at Cup level. Tavana has been quite good and deserves to be there over Maka for now.
hammertime
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Skelton lost his Jersey from a brain fart. Needs to be consistent.
rihannafan1
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Tavana is injured. Hamstring, due back TBC.
Luke L would be next up imo
Luke L would be next up imo
hank37w
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How can you say he's too far ahead of that level, he's only ever played 4 or 5 games at that level.
Yeah, I'm impressed that he can stand up to the physicality of playing against men at 18 years of age but the week to week grind has to take it's toll eventually.
Really needs to drop back a grade or two to give him a breather and a chance to reflect and get any lost confidence back.
I'm not a footy coach and never will be, but why would you drop the bloke back to reserves?
To work on a few unlucky mistakes?
He has had his fair share of embarrassing moments so far, but also his fair share of good things that don't stick in your memory quite so much.
For mine, the odd dropped ball and brain explosion under fatigue and pressure are the short-term cost you pay for putting a young fella in who is barely out of school but has a lot of upside.
It's different to someone like Skelton who is nearly 28 years old and should have brain-farts mostly ironed out of his game.
To work on a few unlucky mistakes?
He has had his fair share of embarrassing moments so far, but also his fair share of good things that don't stick in your memory quite so much.
For mine, the odd dropped ball and brain explosion under fatigue and pressure are the short-term cost you pay for putting a young fella in who is barely out of school but has a lot of upside.
It's different to someone like Skelton who is nearly 28 years old and should have brain-farts mostly ironed out of his game.
Tom Shines
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In hindsight he has been brought into the team to soon, and now they have a tough call whatever they choose ..
If he keeps his spot … the opposition will target him .. so they need to be confident he can handle it … a poor performance from one player can literally mean the difference between a win and a loss … we have seen it here many times
If he keeps his spot … the opposition will target him .. so they need to be confident he can handle it … a poor performance from one player can literally mean the difference between a win and a loss … we have seen it here many times
