tony soprano
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He looks so timid ay. No mongrel about him
OFFICIAL Kelma Tuilagi
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He looks so timid ay. No mongrel about him
GNR4LIFE
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Already have 2 long term wingers
Early days.
Lots to work on.
What a physique tho.
Protype centre / winger in the mould of the greats like Yow Yeh
Ah fair enough thought it was the other way around. He does all his damage in the second row IMO.
Viking Warrior
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Yeh think I read an article earlier in the season that he is a really quiet guy. At least he has got time on his side and he can learn in state cup still a good prospect.
hank37w
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Seems like a bit of a problem to me. Lucy and Kelma 2 of our best on field the other night and both gone next year.
Blore has been heralded as the saviour in this area but I don't think he hasn't shown anything consistently enough to get excited about and won't if he keeps getting injured.
If Papalii wants to play in the middle it doesn't solve our second row issues and if we make him play on the edge against his wishes we may end up pissing him off. The guy absolutely killed it last year, let's hope he can do it for us next year.
GNR4LIFE
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It’s not really Pap’s decision. If the best thing for the club is him playing on an edge, he’ll play on an edge. Despite a few comments on here, there’s nothing to suggest he wants to play middle. How about we target a centre?
Issue is our middle isn't great aside from Stefano and is also a depth concern for next year.
Having a front row of Stefano, Api and Paps would be one of the best in the comp.
Tamou is gone
Mika is off contract
Twal, Joe, Musgrove don't strike any fear into other teams.
Our backrower has even less with Lucy & Kelma going + Blore we can't bank on with his injury history. Garner is also off contract. The best teams have a depth chart 5-6 in the backrow, we at the moment will have maybe 1 on the books if Paps is in the middle.
Where is this Papali’i wants to play in the middle coming from..
One of the most destructive edge forwards currently in the game..madness
One of the most destructive edge forwards currently in the game..madness
Tim Sheens
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Who knows, as others stating that he wanted the opposite at Parramatta this past season.
I see forwards as the first requirement for success and the second rowers as the primary player on each side of the field and would be disappointed if Papali'i was not on an edge. Another quality signing there or at least a top prospect would be a priority if I was recruiting and particularly so if Isaiah wants to be a middle.
Unless he improves markedly, Tuilagi is a journeyman type player and would much rather have such at centre than on the inside shoulder of halves where dollars are better spent.
Looked Lost - Bored....
Zero enthusiasm, Hopefully he fires up bit.
Yep, not impressed.
We have about five or six players who can play in the centres. Maybe not necessarily well but they are bodies that can play there.
Roberts, Talau, Kepaoa, Gildart, To'a and Pauga.
Talau is off contract but I'm pretty sure we will keep him - probably be him and Gildart at centre in '23 if all goes to plan
GNR4LIFE
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They are no better than the options we have in the back row currently.
GNR4LIFE
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That’s sad if thats the case.
I like Talau despite his obvious flaws. Gildart is still an unknown, I'd still prefer Herbie Farnworth over both of them
Mate it is simple numbers. We don't have enough second rowers. If you think three first grade back rowers is sufficient I can't help you.
Our centre options aren't great but at least if one or two go down there's players to come up whom have played first grade.
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