Justin Olam #281

[weststigers]

Toa is not a decent centre. He should be the depth.

Take your pick. We have multiple options. It's for the coach to decide

 

[innsaneink]

I didn’t see that at all, saw mostly negative reactions to it

Yeah OK

 

[innsaneink]

I saw images of him at training with not even any strapping on a knee.... Unless he was doing nothing (photos showed him with other players during ball work) then wtf is that?
I'd have thought he's have strapping on it every training sesh and every game

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Take your pick. We have multiple options. It's for the coach to decide

But that’s the point. There’s not much to pick from 🤷

 

[innsaneink]

Who we got?
Toa
Faataape
Naden
Feledy
Galvin 🤔

 

[Spartan117]

Who we got?
Toa
Faataape
Naden
Feledy
Galvin 🤔

None of these are close to being starters in the centres for top 8 teams.

We need to be smart in how we spend any spare money.

 

[hank37w]

Yeah it was a terrible trade from the start, idk what benji and richo were thinking. If he was fit Bellamy wouldn’t have flicked him.. What happened to the whole ‘he passed the medical?’

They only check for a pulse.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Who we got?
Toa
Faataape
Naden
Feledy
Galvin 🤔

That bunch are not a great tree to select from , inc Galvin , I could imagine Galvin and his family if he was ask to play centre , it would not be , where ever you need me coach

 

[hank37w]

It's the other knee that got busted, so new injury for all intents and purposes.

Or at least that is what we are telling the NRL and the Insurance company. 🤣

 

[bptiger 0]

hows this help our centre/2rf issue?

Easy , pole can come back to lock , bird can replace the second rowers , or leniu can play in the second row he did it with the panthers

 

[Ron Brodrick's Spirit]

Who we got?
Toa
Faataape
Naden
Feledy
Galvin 🤔

Not Galvin, but throw in AD, and Turuva.
I'd like Bula to play there

 

[bptiger 0]

That bunch are not a great tree to select from , inc Galvin , I could imagine Galvin and his family if he was ask to play centre , it would not be , where ever you need me coach

I wish people would stop moving Galvin around , do u people not have any footy knowledge, he is a out and out 5/8 at least for the next 2-3 years

 

[weststigers]

But that’s the point. There’s not much to pick from 🤷

Faataape
To'a
Turuva

Naden will be back
Bird can fill in
Doueihi is available

what do you mean there's not much to pick from?

If you're looking for a Greg Inglis quality replacement, you won't find it at any club.

 

[Vicious]

We aren’t a top 8 team though, still clearly building toward that. They will do as a stop gap for now. Don’t like taylan may as a person but [This word has been automatically removed] he’s a good footy player and we’d be way stronger with him

Would you like a team full of likeable blokes and finish last, or put up with a few characters that are not necessarily likeable and have a team that makes the top 8 and can challenge for the title ?

 

[Telltails]

Faatape holds his own. If we have use him at centre to replace Olam (the version we bought) I don't think we lose much.

 

[weststigerman]

Faatape holds his own. If we have use him at centre to replace Olam (the version we bought) I don't think we lose much.

Holds his own in attack. Can't tackle.

 

[Halbrowne61]

That bunch are not a great tree to select from , inc Galvin , I could imagine Galvin and his family if he was ask to play centre , it would not be , where ever you need me coach

You’re forgetting AD off that list.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Faataape
To'a
Turuva

Naden will be back
Bird can fill in
Doueihi is available

what do you mean there's not much to pick from?

If you're looking for a Greg Inglis quality replacement, you won't find it at any club.

There’s a pretty big gap in talent between our ressies level centres and Greg Inglis lol.
Turuva is unproven at centre.

 

[magpies forever]

Yeah it was a terrible trade from the start, idk what benji and richo were thinking. If he was fit Bellamy wouldn’t have flicked him.. What happened to the whole ‘he passed the medical?’

That is the million dollar question that the club has to answer- not that it will ever be public. Would suspect the medical clearance had a lot of caveats. Lets face it walking around on crap knees is totally different to not only full running but also being tackled and impact around the joints. Dont think that can ever really be tested in a lab.

 

[weststigers]

There’s a pretty big gap in talent between our ressies level centres and Greg Inglis lol.
Turuva is unproven at centre.

Ok. Everyone is awful. Who would you like as backup and at what price?