BAGNF05
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Sorry I forgot. Lol. I’m confident he’ll make all 300 tackles per game this year.
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Twal style of play is more like a workhorse backrower but because he is a bigger body & we have no quality in the front row stakes he is lumped as a prop. He was having a breakout season at Lock and I think he could be worth a crack in the backrow for us.
BAGNF05
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I don’t think he’s agile enough to defend on the edge. But add papali’i and another dynamic back rower that can make a difference with and without the ball and all of a sudden Stef and Twal is a good solid front row.
We haven’t heard an official announcement from Tigers or Manly confirming where he’s gonna be in 2023 until we do though if he is leaving I wish him luck but second rower I’m not too worried about Blore could bounce back and I think Tuki was playing on the edge in the trial I think he’ll get better if the plan is to play him there and our development players are back rowers we can go to market for another one if we wish but we don’t need to break the bank we did that with Papali’I
Nor do I but he will go there better than our current depth backrowers would be.
Lets face it we don't have the luxury of options coming at us atm unless Sheens pulls off some more recruiting magic.
Talau I think is a clear cut candidate to move into the backrow but he needs time to mould into the position from a back.
Interesting career trajectory for Talau...
Halves > centre/wing > second row
Halves > centre/wing > second row
It's interesting how junior 5/8ths move around as their career ages.
If they are small tend to move at stages between Halves/Fullback/Center
If they are bigger tend to move between Halves/Center/Forwards
Not many stay the course and play out a career at 5/8th
if K T ends up at manly
body shape speed n nouce
Yeah, I find it interesting.
BAGNF05
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He could do worse than grab Luke Lewis as a mentor
I don't know about Talau.....
Seems like a nice kid.
So disheartening watching him play in the backs. Does some good things then drops the ball all within moments of each other.
I can't see him tearing it up in the backrow but hey with the right preparation maybe he can be as good as Garner. Has youth on his side.
I think as a hole runner style & link man he would be successful but the defensive work rate is what would hold him back. At least in the backrow he wouldn't be asked to take grubbers or high balls.
His future has a lot of question marks over it....
I'd love to hear where he thinks his position will be.
With zero footwork and can not pass…
Yep - that’ll work a treat!!
Breakout season? He’s been in and around lock the whole time he’s been here - the most in effective lock in the comp.
Twal Ofanengaue Mikaele and Musgrove played the middle 40 in the trial ..I thought Ofanegaue went OK.. the other 3 expected more..
On that note - I'd take Sam McIntyre back in a heart-beat!
Great hands - the cardio fitness to keep pushing up in the ruck & staying on the ball (as the best contemporary 13s do) - and he has the consistently best mid-riff tackling technique of any forward we have had since Ben Galea!!
He not only hits & sticks - but he knows how to use his shoulder and really stings his opponents!
A concept that is very foreign to Luke Garner for instance - or even Twal who is extremely effective but never hurts his opponent.
He may not be as dynamic as Radley or Murray - but he is a bigger body and has all their other attributes.
The fact that he had a negotiated contract extension printed but that was never executed while our hopeless CEO went on holidays - leaving the Titans to gazump us is yet another black eye and major embarrassment for our dysfunctional and incompetent senior management team!
He is also a great kid who loved the club and playing under Madge - & he was very happy living in the Ryde area.
Viking Warrior
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I thought Peachy was good as well, Mikaele continues to dissapoint.
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