OFFICIAL Latu Fainu #282

[happy_tiger]

I honestly rate his as a player like I think the majority do.

I fear the spread of injuries. Thumb and shoulder fit with his aggressive but loose defensive style.

The pec strain definitely hit a nerve with me as it felt like more evidence of a body or conditioning issue. I get pecs can be freak, but we all know some people have the body for NRL and some people don’t.

His hamstrings have been the long term reoccurring issue. He desperately needs an injury free offseason to get his hammy flexibility and strength back. Three years in a row with hammy issues is pretty serious.

Straining his hammy late this year (round he was due to return from suspension) is a red flag for me.

It would be the 3rd pec injury for the club in a year
Very unusual

 

[innsaneink]

Hungry Ink ??

Quite the opposite now

Someone here blamed his injurys on a diet of junk food

 

[Spartan117]

kid is a talent ,but what ever we /club where offering him last week - halve it
And don't stop there,

Respectfully Disagree

Latu is second only to Isaya Katoa according to some smart NRL guys

Latu will come good,

He will have a great 2027

 

[Merlot]

Bad news for the henny penny brigade in here 😄

has this site been infiltrated with retro Newcastle supporters /f them

 

[Lestronge]

What crap
No one here wants him injured

I honestly don’t believe that . There a few on here , who I’m convinced live for the negativity. They’re addicted to it , whether consciously or unconsciously. There’s an old saying “misery loves company” . And there’s plenty on here who perpetuate that misery . And a small group who do it deliberately . Borderline sadism .

 

[tig_prmz]

 

[happy_tiger]

Quite the opposite now

Someone here blamed his injurys on a diet of junk food

Think I have eaten Maccas 3 times in my life
50c cones ....different matter 😆

 

[batboy]

Or Benji and his shoulders. Was still playing in his mid 30s

I've seen this comparison on injuries plenty of times over the years.

What everyone seems to forget, Is that Benji was barely playing Rugby League for a year before he played NRL.
By his own admission, His body just wasn't ready for it.

The guys he often gets compared to, Have played League their whole life.
So 1st, Their body is more accustomed to the environment
and 2nd, They've already got many more miles on them than Benji did.
And 3rd, The game is a lot more damaging than it was in 2004
(You could argue there the players are also built better for it though)

Considering the above,
How any one can look to draw parallel positives is hoping at best.
It's not the same.

 

[batboy]

What crap
No one here wants him injured

Mentioning his injury history is like speaking out against religion here for some.
There's a whole mob that don't even acknowledge he gets injured every other top flight game,
and then blames the coaches that he's not being played?

Does my head in...