hybrid_tiger
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Paying him 1.3mil to be at third receiver.
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OFFICIAL Jarome Luai - #295
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Winston Churchill
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I hope this guy takes that option. Bye bye
We're paying $1.2m a year to a guy who's only good trait is his ability to put grubbers in.
He's genuinely a bog average first grader. Most overrated in the league by a mile. Had the benefit of playing 2nd receiver on the greatest team in modern history where Cleary and Yeo did all the work organising.
Don't give me this whole "he sets standards" crap. 1. He doesn't and 2. That's what a coach is meant to do. He gives away penalties each week and shrinks even more than your jumper in the drier when the big moments comes.
He's genuinely a bog average first grader. Most overrated in the league by a mile. Had the benefit of playing 2nd receiver on the greatest team in modern history where Cleary and Yeo did all the work organising.
Don't give me this whole "he sets standards" crap. 1. He doesn't and 2. That's what a coach is meant to do. He gives away penalties each week and shrinks even more than your jumper in the drier when the big moments comes.
Luai hasn't delivered 1.2 million a season performances all year... I don't care about the "influence" he has on the club, they are no where near a top 8 side. Lack in the forwards and centre department also. Majority of our bench wouldn't make the starting 17 in any team. Luai is earning 100% of his wage but his player value has been 50% of that. I hope he leaves, 1.2 million can get you two great forward's/centres that we desperately need. Doui looked way more dangerous with the ball in the halves and his salary is a quarter of what luai makes...
mtd#2
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The problem is much greater than Luai.. it starts around the middle and the edges...
Any successful team has a spine thats trained together and played lots of games together..
This was Luais second game with Latu
Any successful team has a spine thats trained together and played lots of games together..
This was Luais second game with Latu
tig_prmz
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Luai has tried hard and poor guy has lost about 10 games in a row now.
But his game has gone backwards since being here and we only have us to blame. It is very hard to play like an elite player when you're not given the same resources as other clubs.
But his game has gone backwards since being here and we only have us to blame. It is very hard to play like an elite player when you're not given the same resources as other clubs.
we got1 of those ,its called Bud Sullivan
To be fair I didn't expect him to star based on the other dozen games he's played for us.
Jimmy
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Time to abandon the Penrith 2.0 build and use the money on Katoa, the Tongan halves pairing would be mean.
Yeah unfortunately his defence and setting up tries ain't good either.
Might make a difference with two fast outside backs outside of the 5/8th.
Next year how about this.
1. Bula.
2. Turuva.
3. Marakisini
4. May.
5. Toa.
Toa used to be a winger. Least a bit of speed and power in the centres
i like the fact we are starting to have above average choices in the back line
mikey
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Would help if we had the go forward needed to create momentum. Can't win without the right pigs - wouldn't matter who it is in his position.
Exactly. Our forwards are rubbish and have been for years. May and Api are genuine NRL standard but the rest are either marginal NRL level e.g Twal or KOE level e.g Sukkar. That’s the brutal truth.
If Richo is the administrator he once was he has a huge job to do. First thing is to rid the club of the 2005 boys club coaching team from Benji down and then try to convince up to 6 quality players to come to the club. I don’t think he has the stomach for the first job and I don’t think he’s capable of the second job. If I’m a good player I and want to stay that way I wouldn’t join WT for any money.
Sure, but when we are on top and do have field position he doesn't do much.
mikey
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1/2 the problem is the continual blow ups n restructures. We need to show stability (and I don't mean through wooden spoons) to show players we are a good club.
Blowing it up will only mean starting from scratch again.
Whether Benji is up to coaching needs to be played out further. Hopefully we will find some better players to bolster the team next year and build on what has started this year.
mikey
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He doesn't have to make the match winning play - it's a team sport.
People just looking for yet another Wests Tigers voodoo doll to poke pins in. We have a good history of it, myself included.
