Latu Fainu #282

BlackWhiteGold said:
So divided about Latu!

He is a great 5/8 but has the potential to be great lock to give us width and straighten up our attack.
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Latu is a 7 imo
Playing him anywhere outside of 6 or 7, long term, should be a criminal offence and we'd deserve to lose him.

Luai a 6.

I'd be more inclined for mason to move to a 13 role but I would prefer we sign actual 13 and have mason off the bench..
 
mtd#2 said:
Latu is a 7 imo
Playing him anywhere outside of 6 or 7, long term, should be a criminal offence and we'd deserve to lose him.

Luai a 6.

I'd be more inclined for mason to move to a 13 role but I would prefer we sign actual 13 and have mason off the bench..
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Perhaps especially with manager Tartak in his ear.

But how important is the smaller middle linkman in today's game & Latu brings exceptional passing & deception as well as wrestle (and would develop in this with game time and development)!

IMO he could continue to revolutionise the lock role but then again he can become a great 5/8.

Anyway that's one for the coach!
 
mtd#2 said:
Latu is a 7 imo
Playing him anywhere outside of 6 or 7, long term, should be a criminal offence and we'd deserve to lose him.

Luai a 6.

I'd be more inclined for mason to move to a 13 role but I would prefer we sign actual 13 and have mason off the bench..
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This 100%
 
He’s very classy.

Plays really unusually compared to other halves/locks. Stands almost parallel with the dummy half and takes the ball almost at a stand still.

Very different to where Luai, Mason receive the ball.

Once he gets his confidence in his hamstring and his speed back he’ll be really good for us.
 
I think he has potentially more upside than Galvin as a half. He is definite threat with ball in hand, straightens the attack and is defensively very sound. Probably needs to work on his kicking game (but that can be taught). Thought the attack looked better with him and Jerome - I think he is a keeper
 
jadtiger said:
I thought we looked at our best with 3 ball players on the field Romey Latu and Mason,we seemed to have far more options in attack.
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Definitely more options in attack, but at the same stage today we also had another small forward in either Bird or Murray on the field. Difficult to stop the opposition rolling through the middle in defence with so many smaller players through the middle
 
Both boys have alot to offer and have a place in the team, latu should eventually move into the halves and help square up the attacking structures.

The game allows for a smaller bloke to be used as a super sub nowadays, mason fits the role very well. All this first grade experience at fullback and 6 will be great for his development.

Where a guy like TDS fits is the real question….api has to many lapses in both attach & defence when he’s forced to play the 80. Maybe a utility forward/lock could spell him (another signing perhaps richo!)
 
Jimmy said:
Both boys have alot to offer and have a place in the team, latu should eventually move into the halves and help square up the attacking structures.

The game allows for a smaller bloke to be used as a super sub nowadays, mason fits the role very well. All this first grade experience at fullback and 6 will be great for his development.

Where a guy like TDS fits is the real question….api has to many lapses in both attach & defence when he’s forced to play the 80. Maybe a utility forward/lock could spell him (another signing perhaps richo!)
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Kamikamica?

Melbourne Storm veteran prop Tui Kamikamica has reportedly been targeted by the Brisbane Broncos for the 2026 NRL season and beyond.

I hope we're inquiring as well Richo. The Fiji connection.
 
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