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OFFICIAL Heath Mason #288 [Signs with Perth Bears]
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balmain boy
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He is most definitely not a centre. Not in a million years.
6 or 14. That's it.
The Chad
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As a 6, he may as well move on now. 14? Tackling in the middle?
He MIGHT be a dummy half, but that still means he's going to have to put his face in the big boys grill.
Not all centres need to be monsters. His footwork makes him a dangerous runner. One on one against other centres/wingers/back rowers...I can see that working.
Buttface
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No doubt about it, that kid’s has some ticka when running and tackling, so there is something to work with there. I’m not sure it’s at FB. That bomb he dropped, although a good kick, he looked scared and bailed at the last second for self preservation. If they wanna continue to develop him as a FB then 200 contested bombs a day all offseason for him. Otherwise find a position he is more suited to (in reggies), and play there all year. I don’t mind the 14 idea but that takes up a spot for TDS or Latu. In a top 4 side he’d be still a year away from NRL.
Buttface
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Yep if walks like a 6 and quacks like a 6, then it’s a 6. And we have a few that are considered way better, I don’t mind the idea of 14 for him, but he still needs to learn to catch like a FB bcoz that will be one of the 14’s roles if injuries hit.
BAGNF05
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I see too many moments where he looks tentative and/or drops the ball where his hands are stiff. When it’s in his hands he seems pretty instinctive so just needs to go away and work on his confidence in lower grades for a bit.
The Chad
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If he's afraid to catch the bomb, he's not a 1st grade player, despite his good qualities.
Go back to KOE, get him settled in one position.
Go back to KOE, get him settled in one position.
Buttface
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He needs to play his best posi or pick one and stick with it for a year in reggies. But then I see what they have done with Faagutu, who’s best posi is lock and we’ve played him at prop, I have no confidence we know what we’re doing with development. We didn’t even know what we had with Gal until he smacked em in the face. If they had been able to somewhat forecast the arrival of Gal we could have saved money and spot on Bud.
tiger05premier
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If all our players had his heart we win way last night
Para we average
We were just plain terrible
tiger05premier
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I don't think he was scared to catch it
Just lost the flight of it and didn't want to risk dropping it
Its happened to much better fullbacks thsnk him
I know that's still a poor decision but in the heat of the moment he made a bad decision
At least he kept trying all night
Just about everyone else dogged it
including Stephanie
You know Sharon's sister
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The Chad
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It was a great kick. But that wasn't the first time he's pulled out of a catch.
You can't catch with your head turned & eyes closed.
It is a critisism, but it doesn't mean you punt him. You either work on that aspect of his game, or you find another position to make greater use of his strengths.
He just might not be a fullback.
For all that- after Api, it was Mason that cost us most dearly last night.
tig_prmz
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He needs to be in the team, somewhere. He doesn't shirk any toughness, never takes the soft or the easy options and I can't imagine him taking one in training either.
Weird that Bula and him are complete opposite and together make quite a complete fullback.
I see him more like a Mann, Hampton, Tracey, Watson type player. We need to play him to his strength but make him a leader off field.
S Fainu and him I've been so impressed with. I hope we don't let these guys down.
Weird that Bula and him are complete opposite and together make quite a complete fullback.
I see him more like a Mann, Hampton, Tracey, Watson type player. We need to play him to his strength but make him a leader off field.
S Fainu and him I've been so impressed with. I hope we don't let these guys down.
Winston Churchill
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Tigers to re-invent the game and play with 2 fullbacks.
Kaito
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Scared of the ball & contact but doesn't mind a jink
Kaito
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Chadwick, he's a KOE player, needs fine tuning
Don't think he fears contact. Has plenty of physical courage. Fears making the error imo.
Buttface
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He fears contact with the ball.
Tell me who was the player that attempt a pass in our own goal line that allowed parramatta to score?? Tell me who the centre that was too scared to attempt to tackle Sivo last night??
There were plenty of other West Tigers players last night who then equally responsible for the shit show we saw last night
Heath Mason is a very good utility player who will get better and learn from this year. Just maybe a lot more heat needs to be applied to the coach staff for the dismal effort last night, why did keep picking Stefano when his heart was not on the job for the last 8 weeks??
There were plenty of other West Tigers players last night who then equally responsible for the shit show we saw last night
Heath Mason is a very good utility player who will get better and learn from this year. Just maybe a lot more heat needs to be applied to the coach staff for the dismal effort last night, why did keep picking Stefano when his heart was not on the job for the last 8 weeks??
It was Putrid....
Would have bamboozled more than a few.
He had a brain fart at the death and pulled away - He's not scared.
That was just a cracking kick that did exactly what they wanted it to do....
That said, Heath is green as and needs to keep his feet moving under the ball.
He is small, but not as small as he looks on TV...
Needs to pick a position (even if it's 14) and stick at it....
I think there's something there - Plenty of time to work it out.
tigerballs
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Hooker for sure. Give him a year in KOE and a bit of education, he'll be a gun.
