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St Patrick is always with him. šHe will summon the power of the Shamrock bro šš¼
True to form sir!Is that an In Memoriam?
It comes down to the new halves and 'new' coach... It's a must we improve we cannot go backwards... Hopefully stay injury & suspension free for the first third or half of the year and the some stanity & combos going... It will Take time & I know we're all sick of waitingSo based on training reports - first team looks like this????
1. Bula
2. Staines
3. Toāa
4. Olam
5. Tupou
6. Sullivan
7. Sezar
8. Stefano
9. Api
10. Klemmer
11. Papalii
12. Bateman
13. Seyfarth
14. Pole
15. Twal
16. S. Fainu
17. TDS/Kapeoa/anyone else?
It comes down to the new halves and 'new' coach... It's a must we improve we cannot go backwards... Hopefully stay injury & suspension free for the first third or half of the year and the some stanity & combos going... It will Take time & I know we're all sick of waiting
Sezars kicking and passing game looks pretty good,. Hoping Olam needs a fresh start with some people backing him...Bula needs to continue IP and not plateau and Api just needs to do his thing... Love the bloke been a great buy for us.
Benji - how that goes remains to be seen I wish him all the best,.he can get very emotional he will need a lot of support when things get tough, Richo the man here... A. Bit of an improvement 13th - 15th my guess hoping for better
Some good points raised.It comes down to the new halves and 'new' coach... It's a must we improve we cannot go backwards... Hopefully stay injury & suspension free for the first third or half of the year and the some stanity & combos going... It will Take time & I know we're all sick of waiting
Sezars kicking and passing game looks pretty good,. Hoping Olam needs a fresh start with some people backing him...Bula needs to continue IP and not plateau and Api just needs to do his thing... Love the bloke been a great buy for us.
Benji - how that goes remains to be seen I wish him all the best,.he can get very emotional he will need a lot of support when things get tough, Richo the man here... A. Bit of an improvement 13th - 15th my guess hoping for better
I'm not sure about that. there has been a lot of upheaval.Its primarily the same side that has picked up consecutive wooden spoons.
Which is why I'm secretly hoping it turns out to be Fainu/Luai halves, Sullivan 14, and Galvin second row in 2 years time similar to how Wade Graham transitioned. Otherwise, it would have been a waste of money and competitionOn top of that, one of Sullivan or Fainu probably gets shopped around.
Yep. Thereās some real basics like diving on a loose ball or having soft hands when running a line that seem beyond him.
Agree, there's 10 players remaining from the 30 player squad of 2022 (3 of those were development contracts).I'm not sure about that. there has been a lot of upheaval.
I rate Kepaoa! Hits hard in defence , gets his arms free in attack and when he does run the right line can break a line open.I just think players have either shown you what they are or you put them back into reserve grade to work it out.
How is it ?Its primarily the same side that has picked up consecutive wooden spoons.
Youāre really stretching.How is it ?
Bula wasnāt there the year before , neither was Tupou , Toa - yep Iāll give you that , Olam - no , Staines - no , Sullivan - no , Sezer -no, Bateman -no , paps-no , seyfarth -yes , klemmer -no , api-no , Stef- yep . Thatās 3 players who were there for both out of the starting 13 .
And the ones who were there last year were either stars , or showed real glimpses of potential .
Of the bench just named - twal -yes , Pole -no , Fainu- no , and everyone else -no .
Thereās 4 players in the whole squad who were there for both .
And Iām not counting people who debuted , because all of them only played sparingly in 21 and were kids .
I think we can all agree that there are a lot of 50/50s in this side. some are likely to come off, some are not.Some good points raised.
I am concerned that Sezer could be too old, his fragile body may not stand up to the defensive requirements or have what it takes to run the ball effectively.
Similar with Olam, we have to hope heās not a defensive liability and still has enough speed to be an attacking threat.
Is Sullivan the right halves partner for Sezer, considering defence is also the major concern with him. We certainly cannot afford to have both halves as defensive liabilities.
Will Bula continue to improve and does he have the necessary speed to inject himself into the attack and make us a dangerous attacking team like good fullbacks do.
Will Tupou have the mindset to put šÆ into each remaining game he plays in a Wests Tigers jersey.
Do we have the necessary attacking threat in our back row.
Will we have enough impact from our bench, particularly from our interchange forwards.
What reality ? lol theyāre literally the facts . Alright Iāll change tact then . would you punt / did they play crap last year / werenāt here ;Youāre really stretching.
You can dress it up as nicely as you want. Doesnāt change the fact the only difference to last year is Olam, who I grant is an upgrade. And our halves, which no matter how much anyone wants to claim are an upgrade, the jury is out.What reality ? lol theyāre literally the facts . Alright Iāll change tact then . would you punt / did they play crap last year / werenāt here ;
Bula - no way
Staines - good winger . Was injured last year - so no .
Toa- showed he can rip a defence apart on his day , but super inconsistent - maybe
Olam - n/a
Tupou - signed with the dolphins and there was 2-3 days of wrist cutting afterwards . Says it all
Sullivan - n/a
Sezer-n/a
Seyfarth - squad depth player on min. Wage . Wouldnāt be in my 17 , but a great depth player to have on the cheap - depends .
Bateman - killed it the first 13-15 rounds then ran out of puff - no I wouldnāt point him
Paps- was signed as the best 2nd row in the game , but had a down year - no
Klemmer - a forward workhorse , who got us downfield all year , even when he was tired - no
API- lol no
Stef - could be anything , should be everything - no
Pole - a rising star who has done. Nothing but prove his worth since he debuted - no
Fainu- n/a
Twal - if heās your best forward and your spoon feeding him try opportunities in the red zone , your team is screwed , but as a bench workhorse who will maintain the rage , perfect - no
Rest of the squad - either havenāt debuted yet , did debut as a kid , or has been moved finally to thier right position so the juryās out completely .
I see 2 players in there who you could at a stretch blame for the 2 spoons .
The issue in 22 was the mercenary / transit lounge tigers policy , after years of this strategy , finally fell into a heaps , and 23 we trusted the wrong half , didnāt have a fullback re. Round1 (until we did ) ,and had no halves backup once the top 2 went down . Runnning at times a reserve grade spine in the nrl . It was shit list management .
I think your stretching big time with your generalisations
I agree. while he is terribly inconsistent, he possesses so much game breaking ability and for that reason he is an asset. I think a permanent move to the back row, plus the fact that he'll hit the 50 game threshold in the first half of the season should see him improve a fair way.I rate Kepaoa! Hits hard in defence , gets his arms free in attack and when he does run the right line can break a line open.
The issue isnāt that isnāt a good footy player , the issue is we used him at , centre , wing , 2nd row , and wherever else . Tell him heās a back rower , and follow Bateman around like a bad smell . Because the only reason Bateman is even a first grade footballer , let alone a potential star on his day , is because heās learnt all the things that AJ is lacking early .
I think Benji will give Kepaoa every chance to excel in the backrow this season, either off the bench of if one of IP & Bateman go down.I agree. while he is terribly inconsistent, he possesses so much game breaking ability and for that reason he is an asset. I think a permanent move to the back row, plus the fact that he'll hit the 50 game threshold in the first half of the season should see him improve a fair way.