Josh Aloiai peformance

[Tim Sheens]

He played 5 weeks with a broken hand?
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Wow, that's tough.

Yep,usually carries ball in his left hand,but taught himself to carry it in his right hand.

Good, because if he plays on the right then he should be palming the slide defence with his left. A lot was asked of him this year and he generally delivered.

 

[851]

He's shown glimpses this season, but still very raw and goes missing too often.
Needs a lot of improvement to be a starting edge forward in a challenger IMO, but perhaps that'll come with a proper off season.

That sums it up, went ok for us, but wouldn't get a starting spot in any other NRL team.

 

[Harvey]

For a first-year rookie I think he did fairly well. He's no SBW but we have more experienced players who have less upside.

Definitely needs to work on his defensive reads, mobility and stamina, but that's all part of having multiple pre-seasons under his belt.

Also OP and some others seem to have missed the background that tiga4eva notes - Aloiai was signed by Tigers whilst he had a fractured hip and did not have a proper pre-season. I'm not surprised he toiled a little in the final rounds, considering he played every match and was getting 40-60 minutes in each of the last 7 games.

**It's not a great defensive pairing to put him with Moses, but it's not exactly Aloiai's fault that Moses is a turnstile.**

It's his job to cover inside of Moses - and he went missing yesterday.
Overall though I think he will be a much better player next year.

Yesterday he had to cover inside and outside Moses as he was busy standing in the opposition backline having rushed up past the ball.

 

[Harvey]

Lateral movement is a worry, but showed more than a few of the glamour boys. Could be a good tight forward. Re-signed for one year, so if does step up next year we will get caught in a bidding war and lose him

 

[Russell]

Good kid.Strengthen up in the off season and he could be another Les Boyd.

Well let's hope he is better than that!

 

[starling04]

I think a lot of people are forgetting that he is only 20 years old which is incredibly young for a forward. I thought he played fairly well this year considering his age and the fact he had a very limited pre season due to a fractured hip. I thought he had some good games towards the back end of the season against dragons and I think parra too but it will be interesting to see how he develops after a full off season. I expect him to improve next year but I guess time will tell. He will probably develop into a prop by his mid 20s as he grows.

 

[Tiger_Watto]

This kid will be great in 12months…

I'd like to see him play a fraction wider. Just a line 2-3 meters wider, running in his lane all game similar to Ethan Lowe.

Defensively he is improving, but is being forced to defend too tight to cover our middle. [opposition collapse our middle far too often] This has resulted in him being continually focused on his inside, but his main priority needs to be Mitchell.

As I mentioned. In 12 months I reckon you will all change your opinions and start to enjoy his many off-loads, tries and big hits.