GNR4LIFE
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To the naked eye. A great Test Match is absorbing. Especially on the final day. You won’t find more tension in any other sport.
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mikey
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Had a good time too. Me in the batting cage was like using a sausage to kill a bear.
mikey
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Used to think so too but 5 day games are v cool these days to me.
innsaneink
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Apparently needs surgery after the Roo tour...wayne convinced him to go.
Will miss 3 months...not sure if thats next sesson of from surgery
Snidest 0
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This wanker has become very vocal since moving to Melbourne - good riddance to a shit player who believes his own hype!
He's as dumb as dogshit too!
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An angry Stefano Utoikamanu could not believe Francis Molo avoided scrutiny for a high shot that ended his Tongan debut in 90 seconds, saying: “I don’t know what more evidence you need to sin bin someone.”
Utoikamanu had to fly back to Sydney with the Samoan players on Monday rather than join the Tongans in New Zealand, following Sunday’s 34-6 loss at a packed Suncorp Stadium.
The front-rower confirmed he would miss Sunday’s must-win clash against New Zealand as part of the sport’s concussion protocols. He’s also stunned Molo was only penalised, and not sent to the sin bin, over the incident.
The match review committee charged Molo with a grade-two careless high tackle, but the sanction for that in an international match is 13 per cent of his $3000 match payment, or $390.
“It’s shit I got ruled out so fast, and I also felt like he [Molo] should have been sin-binned for that – I’m done for the game, and he just gets put on report,” Utoikamanu told this masthead.
“His shoulder went straight to my face. I don’t know what more evidence you need to sin bin someone.
“I get it we lost, but that [moment] affects our game. We weren’t even two minutes into the game.
“I knew as soon as he hit me and I went down, I wasn’t coming back.
“I’m all right now. But I’m out for 11 days. He came up to me afterwards, but I’m disappointed. It’s not the way I wanted to start my Tongan journey.”
Utoikamanu switched his allegiance from Samoa to Tonga this year to honour his father’s heritage.
He had been on a high just a few weeks ago after his powerhouse performance in Melbourne’s preliminary final win against Cronulla prompted Storm coach Craig Bellamy to label him the form prop in the game.
The 25-year-old then caused a stir in grand final week when he admitted he did not like a few of the Broncos players, and thought they were “stuck up”. Utoikamanu was ridiculed for those comments by some of Brisbane’s stars as they celebrated the win.
“As I said before the grand final, this time last year I was doing the total opposite to what I’m doing now. It’s been a massive year, I can’t wait for next year, and to see what next year holds for me,” Utoikamanu said.
“That whole thing during grand final week, it dragged on.
“I don’t really know most of those [Brisbane] boys. Like any footy player, you need motivation before you go on the field, and that was mine.
“I said I don’t like them, so I play better and do my job better. It’s shit we lost, but I can’t do anything about it. I got to play in a grand final. And I’m stoked for those boys, they got the win.”
Tongan coach Kristian Woolf said Utoikamanu’s concussion did not cost them the game, but the rules needed to be looked at. The bunker still had an opportunity to intervene if it felt the incident was a reportable offence.
“You don’t just lose a player, you lose an interchange, you potentially lose a player for two weeks, and there’s not much repercussion the other way; it needs to be looked at,” said Woolf, who is hoping Jason Taumalolo (knee) can come straight into the side to replace Utoikamanu.
Earlier this year, Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett said he was a fan of binning players once a rival had failed an HIA, and the NRL trialled the concept during the trials.
“I don’t think they should bring this proposal in next season – they should bring it in now,” Bennett said midway through the year.
He's as dumb as dogshit too!
A high tackle ended a Test appearance within 90 seconds. The victim wanted a stronger punishment
Stefano Utoikamanu was disappointed Francis Molo escaped being binned for a high shot that ended his Tongan debut.
An angry Stefano Utoikamanu could not believe Francis Molo avoided scrutiny for a high shot that ended his Tongan debut in 90 seconds, saying: “I don’t know what more evidence you need to sin bin someone.”
Utoikamanu had to fly back to Sydney with the Samoan players on Monday rather than join the Tongans in New Zealand, following Sunday’s 34-6 loss at a packed Suncorp Stadium.
The front-rower confirmed he would miss Sunday’s must-win clash against New Zealand as part of the sport’s concussion protocols. He’s also stunned Molo was only penalised, and not sent to the sin bin, over the incident.
The match review committee charged Molo with a grade-two careless high tackle, but the sanction for that in an international match is 13 per cent of his $3000 match payment, or $390.
“It’s shit I got ruled out so fast, and I also felt like he [Molo] should have been sin-binned for that – I’m done for the game, and he just gets put on report,” Utoikamanu told this masthead.
“His shoulder went straight to my face. I don’t know what more evidence you need to sin bin someone.
“I get it we lost, but that [moment] affects our game. We weren’t even two minutes into the game.
“I knew as soon as he hit me and I went down, I wasn’t coming back.
“I’m all right now. But I’m out for 11 days. He came up to me afterwards, but I’m disappointed. It’s not the way I wanted to start my Tongan journey.”
Utoikamanu switched his allegiance from Samoa to Tonga this year to honour his father’s heritage.
He had been on a high just a few weeks ago after his powerhouse performance in Melbourne’s preliminary final win against Cronulla prompted Storm coach Craig Bellamy to label him the form prop in the game.
The 25-year-old then caused a stir in grand final week when he admitted he did not like a few of the Broncos players, and thought they were “stuck up”. Utoikamanu was ridiculed for those comments by some of Brisbane’s stars as they celebrated the win.
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https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/th...nd-broke-down-to-bennett-20251022-p5n4ho.html“As I said before the grand final, this time last year I was doing the total opposite to what I’m doing now. It’s been a massive year, I can’t wait for next year, and to see what next year holds for me,” Utoikamanu said.
“That whole thing during grand final week, it dragged on.
“I don’t really know most of those [Brisbane] boys. Like any footy player, you need motivation before you go on the field, and that was mine.
“I said I don’t like them, so I play better and do my job better. It’s shit we lost, but I can’t do anything about it. I got to play in a grand final. And I’m stoked for those boys, they got the win.”
Tongan coach Kristian Woolf said Utoikamanu’s concussion did not cost them the game, but the rules needed to be looked at. The bunker still had an opportunity to intervene if it felt the incident was a reportable offence.
“You don’t just lose a player, you lose an interchange, you potentially lose a player for two weeks, and there’s not much repercussion the other way; it needs to be looked at,” said Woolf, who is hoping Jason Taumalolo (knee) can come straight into the side to replace Utoikamanu.
Earlier this year, Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett said he was a fan of binning players once a rival had failed an HIA, and the NRL trialled the concept during the trials.
“I don’t think they should bring this proposal in next season – they should bring it in now,” Bennett said midway through the year.
Tucker
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That’s a shame. He would be an excellent pickup
Wezt
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Keon is a Bulldogs fan no?
He wouldn’t come here
He wouldn’t come here
Tucker
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Yeah no doubt.
He’s the type we should be seeking though.
Buttface
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You get to throw a red rock at someone for five days! What’s not to like?
balmain boy
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Mason is a 14/hooker these days.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Man he gets around the footy field, he will have to improve his defense out of sight to succeed there.
balmain boy
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He's aggressive, got good acceleration, very competitive, and front on defence is solid. Very strong for his size too. Could very easily become the next Connor Watson.
Just don't expect him to catch a bomb or be a playmaker
Rock Hopper Steve
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Be interesting to see how he goes if he gets an opportunity in the trials, we need our juniors to succeed and stay.
balmain boy
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That's actually concerning for me. We want a Livewire fullback with electric speed and evasiveness. If he's playing in the forwards at youth level that suggests he's more solid than X factor. Can't say I've seen more than 30 seconds of highlights from him though, most being a support runner.
