Ronaldo Mulitalo - Charged

[jirskyr]

I miss the days of a player scoring a try or doing something awesome and not making a huge scene about it. Just be humble and show some class.

I don't disagree but the pressures and scrutiny of "those days" are nothing like the modern game. There's a lot riding on every game, 100% televised, and many careers are over in a flash.

Put it this way - would you be upset if Mulitalo was playing for Tigers and showing that level of intensity and aggression for us? Compared to someone like Jennings who displays no emotion and minimal aggression.

Sure Mulitalo hasn't achieved anything in his career, but he outplayed both our wingers, including an embarrassing rag-dolling of Jennings. He's also allowed to carry on a bit for his first finals campaign, I can understand that, when many of his team-mates are more subdued because they've already won a GF before.

 

[fibrodreaming]

but he outplayed both our wingers

Not sure I agree. I thought Nofo went well considering. I often like to do a little thought experiment - how would Nofo have played if he was with the Sharks. I reckon he would have carved us up.

 

[OzLuke]

I miss the days of a player scoring a try or doing something awesome and not making a huge scene about it. Just be humble and show some class.

I don't disagree but the pressures and scrutiny of "those days" are nothing like the modern game. There's a lot riding on every game, 100% televised, and many careers are over in a flash.

Put it this way - would you be upset if Mulitalo was playing for Tigers and showing that level of intensity and aggression for us? Compared to someone like Jennings who displays no emotion and minimal aggression.

Sure Mulitalo hasn't achieved anything in his career, but he outplayed both our wingers, including an embarrassing rag-dolling of Jennings. He's also allowed to carry on a bit for his first finals campaign, I can understand that, when many of his team-mates are more subdued because they've already won a GF before.

In all honestly it would still bug me. The intensity and aggression during play, sure fine that's what it's all about, but to bounce around like you've cured cancer like these players do is something different. Maybe I am a completely different mindset because if ever I beat someone at sport, I wouldn't dance around to rub their noses in it. They knew I won and I knew they lost, it was a respect thing and it's just one of those things that has always irked me. Reminds me of the opening scene of "BasketBall".....these players talk of respect for things, but show none. Having said that the kid does play for the club where ennis viking clapped the raiders in canberra after sharks won.....then more recently when discussing fonua-blake stirring up some fans ennis jumped on the respect bandwagon. Ennis has a very short memory

 

[Madge]

Apparently he turned us down a while ago as well as Bennett at the Rabbitohs...

 

[Russell]

Apparently he turned us down a while ago as well as Bennett at the Rabbitohs...

After that performance - I am glad of that.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Apparently he turned us down a while ago as well as Bennett at the Rabbitohs...

After that performance - I am glad of that.

Seriously? I would take him in an instant.
We lack actually good players, he is what 19 and is one hell of a talent. Nothing that couldn’t be coachable. Would walk straight into our team and would become a fan fav.

 

[Tigerboy]

Apparently he turned us down a while ago as well as Bennett at the Rabbitohs...

After that performance - I am glad of that.


Seriously? I would take him in an instant.
We lack actually good players, he is what 19 and is one hell of a talent. Nothing that couldn’t be coachable. Would walk straight into our team and would become a fan fav.

Agreed MT.