Isaiah Papali’i #265

[palms]

People continue to swallowed the journos narrative hook, line and sinker. Exactly why they'll keep running with the story.

IP has just confirmed he is leaving as has his management a few weeks ago. Nothing else to read into really.

5months more of will he wont he - happy daze - what a great player

 

[bathursttiger1]

Taumalolo has really put a dent in Isaiah tonight.

Taumalol put a lot of dents in heaps of players.

 

[earl]

what a great player

He is an awesome player. I wish we'd kept Luc as well. IP is some player though.

 

[Tiger_Fanatic3]

He'll be a plodder the minute he shakes Pascoe's hand.

 

[Moh]

He is an awesome player. I wish we'd kept Luc as well. IP is some player though.

Not good enough for us according to most people here.

 

[earl]

Not good enough for us according to most people here.

Well most people are wrong. He is a gun. He was clearly one of the best options for the Cowboys who are a lot better than us and he was consistently one of our best players.

 

[tig_prmz]

Taumalolo has really put a dent in Isaiah tonight.

Yep JT completely outplayed Paps.

I thought JT was best forward on field by a mile, then Lane then Matterson and then Paps.

Mitchell and Paps skimmed the Cowboys L side defence easily a few times.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Well most people are wrong. He is a gun. He was clearly one of the best options for the Cowboys who are a lot better than us and he was consistently one of our best players.

My only concern was his asking price…I don’t know how cowboys fit him in at 750 with the rest of their talent.

 

[king_sirro]

Yep JT completely outplayed Paps.

I thought JT was best forward on field by a mile, then Lane then Matterson and then Paps.

Mitchell and Paps skimmed the Cowboys L side defence easily a few times.

It was an interesting battle between those two. Overall I thought JT gave Papalii a bath, but Paps didn't back away and kept taking on the challenge. He showed heart, and only got outplayed because JT is so much bigger than him. It's the first time I've ever said a player copped a bath but still played very well.

 

[Telltails]

I thought it was IP best game in a while. Bombed a certain try, but after copping that shoulder charge to the jaw played with courage.

 

[earl]

My only concern was his asking price…I don’t know how cowboys fit him in at 750 with the rest of their talent.

Surely they lose players. Managing the cap is an art unless you are the rorters.

 

[earl]

Yep JT completely outplayed Paps.

I thought JT was best forward on field by a mile, then Lane then Matterson and then Paps.

Mitchell and Paps skimmed the Cowboys L side defence easily a few times.

Matterson is good as well but I thought IP was better than him. Matterson is a middle forward though. He wanted to play on an edge for us.

 

[earl]

It was an interesting battle between those two. Overall I thought JT gave Papalii a bath, but Paps didn't back away and kept taking on the challenge. He showed heart, and only got outplayed because JT is so much bigger than him. It's the first time I've ever said a player copped a bath but still played very well.

They were going at each other. JT is special.

I was very impressed with IP.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Not good enough for us according to most people here.

For me not at that price, How much is JT, Murray, J W-H, Haas, Jr Pauli than ?

 

[bathursttiger1]

He is an awesome player. I wish we'd kept Luc as well. IP is some player though.

LL is better played as an impact off the bench

 

[Newtown]

He'll be a plodder the minute he shakes Pascoe's hand.

Come on how negative is that?

 

[tig_prmz]

Matterson is good as well but I thought IP was better than him. Matterson is a middle forward though. He wanted to play on an edge for us.

Matterson set up most of the line breaks. Eels were getting completely dominated til Matterson came on. His replacement Niukore was responsible for Cotter's try too. I thought Matterson changed the game and then Lane dominated second half.

 

[earl]

For me not at that price, How much is JT, Murray, J W-H, Haas, Jr Pauli than ?

This is the issue right. I don't want certain players if they cost a certain amount.

JT is a million. Hass wants a million.

 

[StarswithStripes]

Api vs Isaiah in the GF. I hope Parra win so that Papali’i comes to the Tigers feeling fulfilled and happy he has achieved. Won’t be the same for him next year but hopefully he decides he wants to be here.

 

[batboy]

Matterson is good as well but I thought IP was better than him. Matterson is a middle forward though. He wanted to play on an edge for us.

You’re wrong mate - wanted the ball in his hands more and was moved to the middle to achieve it.