Latu Fainu #282

oxycon said:
Interesting comments from Braith this morning is that Galvin knew once Latu was fit he would be the 5/8 at the tigers and wanted out.
I have always thought Latu was miles ahead of Galvin.
Throw in Taylin May, Makasini and KPP young Latu will certainly provide the space for these guys to run riot.
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I agree 100% with the level Latu is ahead of slimebag Galvin. It’s all about the hamstrings with Latu, if he can get past them he will be a top player that’s the question! I hope so, but am not confident. It’s a [This word has been automatically removed] to leave behind. Ruins many a great career.
 
oxycon said:
Interesting comments from Braith this morning is that Galvin knew once Latu was fit he would be the 5/8 at the tigers and wanted out.
I have always thought Latu was miles ahead of Galvin.
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I’ve always thought that and have been pretty cranky that the club and the vast majority of fans couldn’t see it.
I think it’s BS coming from Braith though. That guy is playing an angle.
 
oxycon said:
Interesting comments from Braith this morning is that Galvin knew once Latu was fit he would be the 5/8 at the tigers and wanted out.
I have always thought Latu was miles ahead of Galvin.
Throw in Taylin May, Makasini and KPP young Latu will certainly provide the space for these guys to run riot.
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I’m skeptical. How was Latu ever going to be given the opportunity? It was always one or the other with those two. We were never keeping both.
 
Tucker said:
I’ve always thought that and have been pretty cranky that the club and the vast majority of fans couldn’t see it.
I think it’s BS coming from Braith though. That guy is playing an angle.
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Right on both counts. The forum groupthink meant any criticism of Galvin needed a disclaimer that you didn't hate the kid haha
 
Latu is an gun. If he's fit he can save benjis bacon for a while. Unfortunately I have no hope that we can achieve anything without him in the field week in week out.
 
Mccarry said:
Mason is all heart. Love that about him.

Still… I’m not sure I agree with the forums assessment of where he is in his career TODAY. So far, he is heart and a right foot step.

He has a long way to go before deserving a bench spot in NRL.
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I agree. I would have TDS on the bench but after last week i don't think TDS is in any of Benji's plans going forward. Mason is a good 14 in an open game where his running comes to the fore. In a tough defensive game its a total waste having him on the bench.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
I’m skeptical. How was Latu ever going to be given the opportunity? It was always one or the other with those two. We were never keeping both.
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I agree.

Some posters on here seem to forget that if not for a dubious hip drop suspension, Galvin easily wins Rookie of the Year in 2024. Love him or loathe him, the kid can play.

If Galvin had been happy at Wests then Scott Fulton’s little mate would have been heading elsewhere
 
So if Latu is our 6 or 7 going forward and Mason is 14 what it means is we may still have cover for Api. Whilst I don't believe Mason can play 9 (a skill he should develop) the plan would be latu to 9 and Mason into the halves. A specialist hooker on the bench is a luxury we cannot afford at the moment.
 
TheClaws said:
So if Latu is our 6 or 7 going forward and Mason is 14 what it means is we may still have cover for Api. Whilst I don't believe Mason can play 9 (a skill he should develop) the plan would be latu to 9 and Mason into the halves. A specialist hooker on the bench is a luxury we cannot afford at the moment.
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We've got multiple big-minute props and we're seeing smaller benches have success in the game these days. You only have to look at how Canterbury have run their bench this year as a single example. Much to my surprise, our small bench on the weekend held its own with Canberra's strong pack and that's without even using one of our bench players (which isn't a good thing imo).

I don't think it's out of the realms of possibility for us to 'possibly' look at running both a utility and a specialist hooker on the bench moving forward in 2026.

Something like hooker (TDS/Hope/Haywood), backs (or true) utility (Mason/Bird), middle/edge utility (Seyfarth/Sione) and specialist prop (TBC). This would be in the even of a starting pack of May, Pole, Twal, KPP and Samuela.

In practice, that could only work with the likes of May and Pole continuing to play above 60/65 quality minutes a game - something they have shown the capacity to do.
 
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