Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

Rock Hopper Steve said:
I think so, playing injured will toughen up the kid also.

He's a big lad, another summer will improve him, confident.
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Even this year, he’s shown he can bounce back.

Terrible v Broncos, hands have been pretty good since.

Let in early tries v Souths & Warriors, but stiffened up later in the game.

Hopefully he bounces back from the big Pommy giving him a bath.
 
BlackWhiteGold said:
Well Saukuru could well be directly opposite Moses Suli in NSW Cup on Sunday, good test.
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Odessa said:
Speed is not the right description for what he had

He represented NSW in track and I think he ran 100 200 and 400 from memory all from St Greg's Campbelltown

From a standing start he went from zero to top speed in a blink of an eye

His defence was terrible at the beginning but he fixed it

Just an outright champion

And just so tough and I can not remember any foul play at all
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What a great player Chris was.
 
weststigers said:
He's got serious defensive issues - Centre is not an easy position to defend and you can't put that sort of pressure and expectation on an 18 year old kid, who, let's be honest, was playing schoolboy rugby less than 12 months ago. He needs a lot of work....like a lot of work. He is so far behind what people thought from the trials. He was up against reserve graders for the most part and looked good - NSW Cup is his level at this stage in his career.
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I don’t mind the age thing
- as long as there’s experience guidance out there.
You can put a kid in the centres if you have a switched on footballer inside and or outside them.
For literally years - this has been out archillis heal, we’re so blasé about it!!
See other clubs bringing kids in under the guidance of the Morris Twins, a Luke Lewis or Wade Graham.
more recently a Chrichton or Capewell, we jam 3 blokes side by side in the line with a dozen games between them and think it will all be ok because
‘they’re good kids’ it’s infuriating!!

Been said a thousand times, but our development for the last couple decades almost has been abysmal.
Some say it’s getting better, I’m not so sure… even now - do we have an NRL standard senior outside backs player in our squad?
 
batboy said:
I don’t mind the age thing
- as long as there’s experience guidance out there.
You can put a kid in the centres if you have a switched on footballer inside and or outside them.
For literally years - this has been out archillis heal, we’re so blasé about it!!
See other clubs bringing kids in under the guidance of the Morris Twins, a Luke Lewis or Wade Graham.
more recently a Chrichton or Capewell, we jam 3 blokes side by side in the line with a dozen games between them and think it will all be ok because
‘they’re good kids’ it’s infuriating!!

Been said a thousand times, but our development for the last couple decades almost has been abysmal.
Some say it’s getting better, I’m not so sure… even now - do we have an NRL standard senior outside backs player in our squad?
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Unfortunately it happens a lot as they are depth we have when injuries hit.
 
weststigerman said:
Makasini’s defence is already better than Chris Lawrence’s defence was when he was 18.

As others have mentioned he’s one of many of the team playing injured, and once he’s injury free and confident again he won’t look back IMO.
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Only if he drops back and learns his trade and the club remains patient.
The kid shows pretty much zero knowledge of where to position himself in attack or defence and he has bad hands.
Dreadful start to his career.
 
Tigerdazz2 said:
Overwhelmed maybe?
He certainly isn't playing like he did against the Panthers pre season.
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He knocked back a contract extension back then as the wolves all circled to coax him away from the tigers, his chest was really sticking out after the hit ‘n’ run on Edwards … then reality set in and nobody came knocking as he blundered his way through a few games - so he extended and it’s a good chance for him to develop with the added security - I have to say his mind doesn’t seem to be on the job a lot of the time, his confidence is shot - might get some back against the cellar dwellers today.
 
Odessa said:
Speed is not the right description for what he had

He represented NSW in track and I think he ran 100 200 and 400 from memory all from St Greg's Campbelltown

From a standing start he went from zero to top speed in a blink of an eye

His defence was terrible at the beginning but he fixed it

Just an outright champion

And just so tough and I can not remember any foul play at all
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Tragedy what his hip injury did to him. Would have been one of the best centres of his era.
 
batboy said:
I don’t mind the age thing
- as long as there’s experience guidance out there.
You can put a kid in the centres if you have a switched on footballer inside and or outside them.
For literally years - this has been out archillis heal, we’re so blasé about it!!
See other clubs bringing kids in under the guidance of the Morris Twins, a Luke Lewis or Wade Graham.
more recently a Chrichton or Capewell, we jam 3 blokes side by side in the line with a dozen games between them and think it will all be ok because
‘they’re good kids’ it’s infuriating!!

Been said a thousand times, but our development for the last couple decades almost has been abysmal.
Some say it’s getting better, I’m not so sure… even now - do we have an NRL standard senior outside backs player in our squad?
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I hear you on some of the various side points around development and guidance, but I'll make a simple comparison and people can decide where they sit.

At the same age of 18, is Makasini on par with where Joseph Suaalii was?

To me, one was good enough at 18 (I think Suaalii was 17 and had been playing in the first XV since 14 years old!) and one needs more development.
 
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