💯 correct our lack of tackle bust and line breaking threat is our biggest problem and needs to be addressed with our recruitment if we are to progress as a team in 2026 and beyond.
He does everything at half pace. Needs to take some no-doz or something.
I hope Aaron Payne is directed to play Luke Laulilii at left centre today (at least for a half) and shift Naden to fullback. Laulilii has shown glimpses at SG Ball level of being a good centre and could be an option instead of AD after the bye.
Yes he needs to either shift back to 5/8 with Latu at 13, shift to 13 himself with Latu at 6, maybe try him as an edge back rower and if that all fails we would have no use for him.
Yearn for the days when Latu and Luai halves pairing has a few games together.
Latu is a very classy player, he has been like that since his younger days dominating the junior reps and it’s still there for all to see.
Proofs in the pudding V haven't seen them together enough in the halves to make judgement yet on kicking game, pace and durability at 80 mins, think Benji will keep using him the same way until he gets some Ks in his legs and toughens his body up then we might find out.
The problem with AD is I get the impression he’s a very egotistical character and may not be open to a move to 13 or back row edge, but you would think if he weighs it all up and wants to prolong his NRL career knowing there is very little interest in him on the open market, surely he would have to acknowledge he has slowed down too much to continue as a centre for much longer and should be willing to give a positional change a red hot go.
Don’t see why AD can’t do similar to what Yeo does at 13 minus the post contact metres. His ruck D should be fine. He can at least be similar to a Dylan Walker.
Agree mate it's a change of position or the F highway for me his centre days are over, speed off the mark is not quick enough, if he gets through and winds up there's a bit there but he's not sharp enough.
it is a signing, to be confirmed soon
