Kurtis Rowe [Discussion]

[Eddie]

He gave up chasing Don.

That is the end of him as far as I am concerned.

At least have a go

I was disgusted with that. Sure it was next to no hope, but that reminded me of Moltzen. It was pathetic for a young bloke to just give up like that.

I was willing to go with Potter on the basis of his like for like changes. However I had not seen much of Rowe. Now I can see what people were talking about, not up to it, not sure he will be in the future either.

 

[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

I cant read all the criticism.

He seems a nice decent kid who is struggling for confidence at the moment. Anasta and guys of that experience are fair game but he is still a boy and Wests Tigers fans shouldnt take out there petty frustrations on him.

Koro, Moses or Lulia to come into the squad next week, Rowe to go back and get some confidence and form.

 

[Sabre]

I was gong to start a thread titled the exact same thing. Neither of these 2 can be persisted with.

Rowe is **gutless** and has zero talent
Anasta is simply uncoordinated

gutless? are you kidding me? he was running front on and tackling front on to people who are double his size. he showed more balls than moltzen ever did at fullback. he lacked skill, positioning, size and defense but you couldn't be more wrong by calling him gutless.

that being said, if simona, nofo and austin escape injuries/suspensions- then he shouldnt be in the 17.

I 100% maintain that he is gutless. Giving up chasing Don, not attempting the high ball and half-hearted kick returns are textbook pea-heartedness.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

I cant read all the criticism.

He seems a nice decent kid who is struggling for confidence at the moment. Anasta and guys of that experience are fair game but he is still a boy and Wests Tigers fans shouldnt take out there petty frustrations on him.

Koro, Moses or Lulia to come into the squad next week, Rowe to go back and get some confidence and form.

Sorry mate, i dont think its all confidence.. Its Courage that he is not displaying

Curtis was a young lad when he made his debut, Brooks is another.
Brooks's defence was shocking game 1 this year, he bounced back and tackles more effectively than some.

-Koro has speed and takes the hit ups, his defence is really shocking so he wont be the answer.
-Luilia will come in for Simona or even Nofo is he is still not 100%

- I dont see Potter changing Fullback next game.

 

[innsaneink]

Rowe clearly isnt ready for first grade and Potter needs to seriously think persisting with him could have averse affects for his development
I think he has no option but to start shuffling a few players but with simona looking at a holiday, there really only Richards left…and that leaves our backline a mess

Might be a lifeline for Koro & Lulia

yay

 

[innsaneink]

Very harsh for a 20yo, 3 game vet sabre

 

[Tim Sheens]

It was a push with two hands, the refs over reacted.

Shoulder and push or just push, doesn't really matter Gong. All Bodene had to do was wrap his arms in a half arsed attempt and they don't penalise. Instead they are camped on our line. Blair showed just how hard you can still hit a kicker in the second half.

 

[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

I cant read all the criticism.

He seems a nice decent kid who is struggling for confidence at the moment. Anasta and guys of that experience are fair game but he is still a boy and Wests Tigers fans shouldnt take out there petty frustrations on him.

Koro, Moses or Lulia to come into the squad next week, Rowe to go back and get some confidence and form.

Sorry mate, i dont think its all confidence.. Its Courage that he is not displaying

Curtis was a young lad when he made his debut, Brooks is another.
Brooks's defence was shocking game 1 this year, he bounced back and tackles more effectively than some.

-Koro has speed and takes the hit ups, his defence is really shocking so he wont be the answer.
-Luilia will come in for Simona or even Nofo is he is still not 100%

- I dont see Potter changing Fullback next game.

Im seeing nervousness and hesitation that could i guess come across as a lack of courage.

 

[tigsta]

I think people on this forum should be dropped. Absolutely pathetic bagging a kid after 3 games.

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[Love_the_WestsTigers]

Who does potter pick instead of Anasta??? Are you kidding??? Matt Utai would do better.

He would

He would easily make more meters and tackles busts ..

 

[bigsiro]

Anasta and Rowe have to go

Understatement of the year.

No need to add to the many disparaging comments on here. It's loud and clear.

Anasta and Rowe have to go.

 

[Tim Sheens]

Rowe clearly isnt ready for first grade and Potter needs to seriously think persisting with him could have averse affects for his development
I think he has no option but to start shuffling a few players but with simona looking at a holiday, there really only Richards left…and that leaves our backline a mess

Might be a lifeline for Koro & Lulia

yay

Or hope there is more to the Inu rumblings.

 

[Love_the_WestsTigers]

I think people on this forum should be dropped. Absolutely pathetic bagging a kid after 3 games.

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Dont be that harse
Many on this forum could be kids too..

Sticking to the point, no one here said they dont like him because he is a kid.
People are displaying their frustration based on 3 un-improved performances.

 

[Irvine]

Big difference Sirro Brooks Teddy and Noffa all have the pedigree. They earned their place by outstanding displays in the lower grades and at the time of making their NRL debuts were still eligible to play in 20's.

Kurtis Rowe at times struggled to hold onto the fullback spot in 20's and has not played well in NSW cup now that his 20's days are over. His form in NSW cup was described as shit yet he was promoted to NRL.

Won't be there next game. Pott's just go with your gut and stop listening to Payten.

 

[Tiger_In_The_Gong]

I think people on this forum should be dropped. Absolutely pathetic bagging a kid after 3 games.

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People are displaying their frustration based on 3 un-improved performances.

No thats not exactly right, people are actually displaying their inability to handle their frustration.

Many of us are being more select and are instead displaying a consideration for the age of the kid in question.

It may be the interent but it doesnt mean we cant be human.

 

[Chainlink]

Big difference Sirro Brooks Teddy and Noffa all have the pedigree. They earned their place by outstanding displays in the lower grades and at the time of making their NRL debuts were still eligible to play in 20's.

Kurtis Rowe at times struggled to hold onto the fullback spot in 20's and has not played well in NSW cup now that his 20's days are over. His form in NSW cup was described as shit yet he was promoted to NRL.

Won't be there next game. Pott's just go with your gut and stop listening to Payten.

What do you suggest? With simona out. Nofa or patty to fullback or promote Abuo-Sleiman.

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[tigsta]

I think people on this forum should be dropped. Absolutely pathetic bagging a kid after 3 games.

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Dont be that harse
Many on this forum could be kids too..

Sticking to the point, no one here said they dont like him because he is a kid.
People are displaying their frustration based on 3 un-improved performances.

I think posts on here are going a little to far. He hasn't been great but i assure you he HASNT been our worst.

Benji has had worse games. People just don't understand the game enough to realize it.

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[southerntiger]

Im seeing a lack of speed and nothing else. The worst defender ever to play first grade. Makes Lee Murphy look like Steve Matai.

He simply doesnt have it and no amount of time in State Cup is going to change that.

Confidence doesnt make you faster.

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[MacDougall]

I'm not going to be critical. I thought he was okay today. He made more kick return metres today than I remember Moltzen ever making, tried to chime into the backline when on the attack, made a few tackle busts and was safe under the high ball despite them going to him a fair few times.

I think the issue is that we're comparing him to what we had at the start of the season and Tedesco is just next level good this year both in attack and defense. I don't think Rowe has really been any worse than Tedesco was last year. I think the time without Farah and Tedesco in this disjointed part of the year will give us more to work with down the stretch because the rest of the team are forced to work on their game without them. Having already got away with 2 from 3 since Tedesco went down and 1 and 1 since Farah I'm not worried at all. All we need is for Farah, Tedesco and Brooks to stay fit at the back end of the year and we'll do well. We have so much depth in the forwards now and those three alone will create enough points for us to win more than we lose.

Seriously Tedesco and Farah are our two best players full stop and we're surviving out there without them. Have you seen what happens to Melbourne without Slater and Smith, or the Bunnies without GI? Other teams coaches would be looking at us and wondering how we're managing to win without Farah and Tedesco. I think Potter is a genius.

 

[southerntiger]

I'm not going to be critical. I thought he was okay today. He made more kick return metres today than I remember Moltzen ever making, tried to chime into the backline when on the attack, made a few tackle busts and was safe under the high ball despite them going to him a fair few times.

I think the issue is that we're comparing him to what we had at the start of the season and Tedesco is just next level good this year both in attack and defense. I don't think Rowe has really been any worse than Tedesco was last year. I think the time without Farah and Tedesco in this disjointed part of the year will give us more to work with down the stretch because the rest of the team are forced to work on their game without them. Having already got away with 2 from 3 since Tedesco went down and 1 and 1 since Farah I'm not worried at all. All we need is for Farah, Tedesco and Brooks to stay fit at the back end of the year and we'll do well. We have so much depth in the forwards now and those three alone will create enough points for us to win more than we lose.

Seriously Tedesco and Farah are our two best players full stop and we're surviving out there without them. Have you seen what happens to Melbourne without Slater and Smith, or the Bunnies without GI? Other teams coaches would be looking at us and wondering how we're managing to win without Farah and Tedesco. I think Potter is a genius.

Mac how about the

Tackles 0

Missed tackles 4

None were even on big forwards.

I appreciate he seems like a nice kid. But my cousin is a nice kid, doesnt make him a first grader.

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