Junior Pauga

[momo_amp_medo]

Give Hoffman a go.

I’d go with that. Nothing to lose.
We need to asses our marginal players.

 

[happy_tiger]

When was the last time a player in the NRL missed 14 tackles in one game? I can't remember ever.

Benji would have given that record a crack 2005 -2010

 

[weststigerman]

I said this last week, people said “he’s young he’ll learn”. He’s got speed in attack but this is not the nfl, you need to be able to tackle.

 

[Guest]

When was the last time a player in the NRL missed 14 tackles in one game? I can't remember ever.

He misses plenty for sure, but his hands look good and he's good on his feet.

Who do you drop between him and Talau?

Both

Roberts replaces one - who replaces the other?

Mbye.

?

Lol tbf, Mbye has probably been our best defensive centre in the last 2 years....

Not this year.

 

[Harvey]

Pauga has been badly exposed in defence in the last 2 games. Every game he plays for the rest of the year teams will be attacking him.

I have a Madgic idea, maybe we should swap him to the other side!!

 

[old_man_tiger]

Joey would make 2 or 3 clangers a week and get lynched, including by me. Oh those were the days.

 

[ElleryHanley]

Tries hard...but so would I.

He is simply nowhere near up to it physically and is not even close to being an NRL center. Maybe could offer something as a small back up winger.

25...cut twice...no one gave him a game. Yet we sign him up 'and' put him in firsts.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

I would stick with him. Not like we have any better options.

 

[ElleryHanley]

I would stick with him. Not like we have any better options.

Good luck with that...stick with him and he'll miss ten a week and concede 2-3 tries. He can't get bigger. He is simply too small.

 

[boonboon]

Tries hard...but so would I.

He is simply nowhere near up to it physically and is not even close to being an NRL center. Maybe could offer something as a small back up winger.

25...cut twice...no one gave him a game. Yet we sign him up 'and' put him in firsts.

Agree but Kepoa is injured, Roberts in quarantine, Leilua stopped trying and training. You want to blame someone for our defence in the left centre blame Joey because we are paying him 600k to play left centre and he cant be bothered.

 

[happy_tiger]

Lets be honest ...we could have Chris Mortimer and Chris Johns in the centres and they'd would struggle with what would end up running at them ......

 

[Rowdy12]

Anyone who watched him in NSW Cup isnt surprised by this. His defence there was garbage, I couldnt believe it when he was named to play NRL. Does Madge even watch the lower grades?

 

[Carefactor]

100% Rowdy.. his heart and courage isn't in it.. forget all this he will learn garbage .

 

[tony soprano]

Anyone who watched him in NSW Cup isnt surprised by this. His defence there was garbage, I couldnt believe it when he was named to play NRL. Does Madge even watch the lower grades?

I miss Lawrence in his day haven't had a ball runner like that since

 

[balmain boy]

It's not as if Pauga is a teen, he's in his mid 20s. Not much room to Improve

 

[bradexl]

It's not as if Pauga is a teen, he's in his mid 20s. Not much room to Improve

100% correct. Almost at use by date

 

[bradexl]

It's not as if Pauga is a teen, he's in his mid 20s. Not much room to Improve

100% correct. Almost at use by date

Let's be serious.. kicking stones/ dropping heads after a mistake, letting in tries just before half time, zero urgency, failure to win close games / golden point... the list goes on as it is who the Wests Tigers are as a dysfunctional unit. Blame Management, Madge, Brooks, poor signings? I don't have a magic wand nor a crystal ball but we are going nowhere fast and I don't see that light at the end of the tunnel unfortunately.. just tired of watching same old shit for 10 yes.

 

[Needaname]

It's not as if Pauga is a teen, he's in his mid 20s. Not much room to Improve

16 years old — Broken femur
21 years old — ACL
22 years old — MCL
2020 whole comp canceled due to Covid.
Plenty of room to improve. But his probably keeping the seat warm for Gildart.

 

[yeahcaz]

When was the last time a player in the NRL missed 14 tackles in one game? I can't remember ever.

He misses plenty for sure, but his hands look good and he's good on his feet.

Who do you drop between him and Talau?

Neither ?

we have no one better.

 

[Demps]

When was the last time a player in the NRL missed 14 tackles in one game? I can't remember ever.

He misses plenty for sure, but his hands look good and he's good on his feet.

Who do you drop between him and Talau?

Neither ?

we have no one better.

1 Laurie
2 Cini
3 Nofo
4 Mbye
5 Maumalo

Worth a shot?