Masada Iosefa

[tigergirlz]

Possibly giving some game time to prepare for next week when Robbie is on SOO duties. Prefer Politini or Humble tho.

 

[fergiefurr]

I thought he was very average. I think politani looked better in his limited time. I know iosefa is mates with a few tigers players, I hope this hasn't played a part in him coming and walking straight into first grade
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[Illek]

I thought politini's service was great in his cameo, had nice crisp passes, and the sharing of the duty with humble worked brilliantly. I honestly hope this was a Tim sheens 'let's give him a chance to compare before he is needed for 60+ mins next week', and go with the better option. Humble I feel is the best option with politini backing up, especially as they have trained more with the team, but iosefa may prove me wrong.

 

[sunshine_coast_tiger]

I thought politini's service was great in his cameo, had nice crisp passes, and the sharing of the duty with humble worked brilliantly. I honestly hope this was a Tim sheens 'let's give him a chance to compare before he is needed for 60+ mins next week', and go with the better option. Humble I feel is the best option with politini backing up, especially as they have trained more with the team, but iosefa may prove me wrong.

Agree 100%. In my view Politini is a far far better #9 than Iosefa.

 

[1_4_chicken_chips]

Iosefa has been at the club for a weeks and a half and you expect him to fire on all cylinders straight up . Hr has also been playing halfback in Bundy,give him time to get to know the plays and his team mates .

 

[Centaur]

If we weren't spanking the Raiders - he probably wouldn't have got any game time.

He has actually been playing number 7 for Windsor Wolves - so he is definitely going to be considered a 'utility' by Sheens.

 

[citizen_cub]

Hard to judge his performance as he came on at a time when the game was already in the bag, but from what I saw, I was impressed.

A good indicator of where he is at will be how he goes in the game against Melbourne next Friday. Robbie F will be out for SOO, so either him or Tommy Humble will start at hooker, one off the bench, allowing both to get quality game time.

The depth we have in the club ATM is sensational. The problem is though, we have blokes off the contract at the end of the year who deserve to be playing FG and may just not crack the 17 thus they may have to look elsewhere.

 

[innsaneink]

Iosefa has been at the club for a weeks and a half and you expect him to fire on all cylinders straight up . Hr has also been playing halfback in Bundy,give him time to get to know the plays and his team mates .

Hmmm yeh some people make excuses for half a season for Blair yet Oseffa get 15 mins and hes no good.
Jeez give him a chance

 

[system]

Rare that I will say this but masterstroke by Sheens putting him on the bench.

Tim has made his decision that Masada will be our Origin fill in at hooker so to give him some decent game time when we are on top to get to know the structure with a "in game" situation will only serve he and the team well.

There was no point putting Pat or Tom there because they both know the structure and Masada can play a bit of halves or backrow if needed

 

[smoking_gun]

Humble and iosefa will both be in the team next week. Humble will be starting at hooker.

 

[magpiecol]

I would rather we give the 20 minutes to a junior.
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Slako. Do you like anyone in the team?

First game for the club and would hardly have known the players names let alone how they play. As I stated elsewhere, he is twice as big and twice as experienced as Politini. Give him a go. He looks the goods.

 

[southerntiger]

I must be an exception. Thought he went well and gave simple, clean service. I see him as a very handy bench player.

As far as service go, I rank our hookers as follows:

1\. Politini (very clean, quick distributor).
2\. Iosefa
3\. Farah (other facets of his game more than make up for poor service at times)
4\. Humble

 

[tigermaniac]

When you have Robbie Farah, all other hookers will look second rate.
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[tigermaniac]

I must be an exception. Thought he went well and gave simple, clean service. I see him as a very handy bench player.

As far as service go, I rank our hookers as follows:

1\. Politini (very clean, quick distributor).
2\. Iosefa
3\. Farah (other facets of his game more than make up for poor service at times)
4\. Humble

What would be our strongest team in your opinion?
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[hybrid_tiger]

I don't know how anyone can say his service was good when THREE of his passes from dummy half hit the ground.

 

[southerntiger]

Hybrid, i missed that. I recall one that went to ground and we scored off. I will have to watch the game again.

What I did see was a hooker who passed without taking a few steps. i love Robbie and he is my first choice 9 but sometimes he places pressure on our boys by taking steps out of dummy half when it isnt on. Robbie's passing can also be a bit wayward at times, particularly when we are close to the other teams line.

In answer to tigermaniac, my side would be:

1\. Moltz
2\. Ryan
3\. Sironen
4\. Lawrence
5\. Tuqiri
6\. Marshall
7\. Miller
8\. Woods
9\. Farah
10\. Keith
11.Blair
12\. Fulton
13\. Bell

14\. Ioesfa (can cover hooker and backrow)
15\. BMM
16\. Moors
17\. Ayshford
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I am a big fan of Millers so would love to see him get a go. That isnt going to happen and it is clear that Sheensy is working to have Benji and Siro has the medium term halves partnership. I am okay with that.

 

[milford_magic]

Id be happy to give him another go, working with Humble, but long term later in the year I'm not Sold.

His service was pretty average, I will excuse him in the wet as a one off, but I do recall a penrith hooker last year with terrible service who filed in a bit, and I think it was Iosefa.

He also as someone mentioned threw a few balls which almost went forward. To me he's behind Humble still.

 

[Vicious]

Masada Iosefa was a schoolboy prodigy who starred in some very successful Panthers junior rep sides. He is a massive talent and has the ability to come up with match winning plays, but hasn`t seemed to be able to eliminate the silly errors from his game as yet. Maybe a side such as the Wests Tigers where he knows he doesn`t need to overplay his role will be the perfect fit for him. I feel a little sorry for Humble and Politini as they both have some good qualities of their own, but in my opinion Iosefa is a great addition and is potentially the type of player who can come on in a big semi final and be a match winner for us.

 

[LCA]

I liked the look of him. In fact, with Bell, Iosefa and Sironen on the park at the same time I thought we looked sharp. He's no Robbie Farah, but he looked good. I still rate Tom Humble though. What a great situation to be in…lots of options to call on when the need arises.

 

[Vicious]

I liked the look of him. In fact, with Bell, Iosefa and Sironen on the park at the same time I thought we looked sharp. He's no Robbie Farah, but he looked good. I still rate Tom Humble though. What a great situation to be in…lots of options to call on when the need arises.

If it was based on attack only, there probably wouldn`t have been no need for Iosefa as both Humble and Politini have good attacking qualities out of dummy half, but Iosefa who is a very solid unit also has the ability to come up with big hits and cause turn overs, the extra aggression when defending is what I think Sheens was looking for.