Latu Fainu #282

BlackWhiteGold said:
I agree TS. I cannot believe any criticism of Latu yesterday (yes he dropped the ball that changed momentum but most of our players made errors). A few things I loved in his game yesterday ...

1 his kicking game looked stronger than previously with the height on his high kicks allowing time for chasers to either contest or be right there.

2 his passion going down the tunnel after being told he had to go off for a HIA with 10 to go.

3 his 'almost' try-saving tackle on Braidon Burns. That was so close to coming off and shows what I've heard that he is one of the strongest pound-for-pound in the squad & one of the best wrestlers.
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he’s really not far off for me, and will have a lot more upside than adam once he’s ready. we’re lucky to be in a position where we have doueihi to allow latu to learn & develop at a reasonable pace. it’s a great succession plan by the club for both of them
 
Wiz said:
It was game changing. We had them pinned in their 20 metre zone. And then Clifford unleashed that 80m monster. We turned it over next set and then they scored.
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I couldn't make the game Sunday, but in the previous two games at leichardt there was a strong wind from right to left.. so it explains why his kick was so big...

Its a head scratcher that our guys haven't incorporated the wind into our tactics (e.g. kicking on the first set of the game on 3rd tackle going for the 40/20).. it's a missed opportunity
 
mtd#2 said:
I couldn't make the game Sunday, but in the previous two games at leichardt there was a strong wind from right to left.. so it explains why his kick was so big...

Its a head scratcher that our guys haven't incorporated the wind into our tactics (e.g. kicking on the first set of the game on 3rd tackle going for the 40/20).. it's a missed opportunity
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I was at the game...zero wind in the first half, there was a stronger breeze in the second half that looked like it favoured the cows. I was impressed with Latu's bombs....they had good height and a bit of a bend to them, not straight up and down (Naden scored off one)....maybe that was him kicking into the wind in the second half.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
I agree TS. I cannot believe any criticism of Latu yesterday (yes he dropped the ball that changed momentum but most of our players made errors). A few things I loved in his game yesterday ...

1 his kicking game looked stronger than previously with the height on his high kicks allowing time for chasers to either contest or be right there.

2 his passion going down the tunnel after being told he had to go off for a HIA with 10 to go.

3 his 'almost' try-saving tackle on Braidon Burns. That was so close to coming off and shows what I've heard that he is one of the strongest pound-for-pound in the squad & one of the best wrestlers.
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He’s the sort of player any team would be happy to have coming through, looks a good 5/8, and as a 7 he looks like he wants to own it so I’m prepared to give a break on a few errors here and there, and yeah his passion up the tunnel says he wants to be on the field and is sick of being off it for whatever reason.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
I agree TS. I cannot believe any criticism of Latu yesterday (yes he dropped the ball that changed momentum but most of our players made errors). A few things I loved in his game yesterday ...

1 his kicking game looked stronger than previously with the height on his high kicks allowing time for chasers to either contest or be right there.

2 his passion going down the tunnel after being told he had to go off for a HIA with 10 to go.

3 his 'almost' try-saving tackle on Braidon Burns. That was so close to coming off and shows what I've heard that he is one of the strongest pound-for-pound in the squad & one of the best wrestlers.
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Before the dropped ball Latu was having a very good game. Interesting to hear there had been criticism of him....well not interesting actually, I won't even bother going back and reading it. We significantly improved in both attack and defence when he came on
 
king_sirro said:
Before thw dropped ball Latu was having a very good game.
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That's what happens with young halves—he saw a chance and took it when he didn’t need to, and it ended up costing us. The only way he’ll pick up those crucial lessons is through live game experience. That’s why he needs reps at 7 to keep developing. A stronger team would have covered that mistake, but we still have work to do to become the kind of team that allows younger players the space to grow. We’re getting close.
 
After a tough loss to the minor-premiership winning Raiders yesterday in the nation’s capital, you’d have forgiven the Tigers players for wanting to escape the celebrations in GIO stadium. Luckily for one young Tigers fan, the complete opposite was true.

As young gun Latu Fainu climbed into the opposition end to thank the fans who’d made the trip, he noticed a 12 year old boy with a sign about how he’s had his current jersey for so long, and would love a new one.

Latu, seeing a chance to make the kid’s day, took of his jersey and handed it to the kid, who by this point was visibly emotional. The surrounding fans started cheering ‘LATU, LATU’, and the pain of the loss became distant in the memory.

When a player has a negative interaction with someone in the crowd, a-la-Jai Arrow earlier this season, it’s the top story on NRL360 for a week. They talk about lack of decency, and lack of respect. But the other side of the coin - a story like this - goes tellingly unreported by traditional media. Now I wonder why that might be?

Well done Latu - you’ve just become a Wests Tigers fan favourite.

 
weststigerman said:
Love him as a player but he needs serious work on his tackling technique.

That low tackling style is only going to end in HIAs, penalties/suspension, or injuries like tonight.
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Agree.

Goes low too often and the tackles look suss.
Got away with it a bit but today it was pinged.

GC made us pay for every mistake.
 
Demps said:
Agree.

Goes low too often and the tackles look suss.
Got away with it a bit but today it was pinged.

GC made us pay for every mistake.
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Yeh...i was gunna say those grasscutting lifting tackles wont end well for someone...either him or the opposition...same.for api
 
Great player, good kid. I don’t think we can continue to risk losing our 1/2 for most of the season to injury

I think we need to look into having him play lock with Javon/Adam working the 7
 
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