Some did and some didn't,he would probably be one of my most disliked footballers of all time.I certainly did not want him here.
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Some did and some didn't,he would probably be one of my most disliked footballers of all time.I certainly did not want him here.
I'd bet that it's in the Top 20 of Salaries for Wingers.
Addo Carr is on that I believe.
Reasonably fair comparison probably...
GNR4LIFE
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If he hadn’t debuted on the end of that Panthers backline, there wouldn’t be the amount of fanfare that there is. It definitely catapulted him.
Odessa
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You know that's the fans poll when I did it I picked all the Tigers as the best players in the comp there is no meaning to the poll it's not stats it's feelingscrazy, that this is actually true.
He ranks at #24 for season 2026
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You had a choice of two players and you swipe left or right in the poll then the player you picked comes against another player and you pick left right again
Odessa
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Also latrell came in second as best centrecrazy, that this is actually true.
He ranks at #24 for season 2026
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Thats just normal...the fickleness of sports fans
Nah not true . I’m no expert , but I know bullshit when I see it . More to the point . I know hyperbole , and forum knee jerk , fickle , recency bias when I read it .
pawsandclaws1
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Adam Elliott retires due to chronic ankle injury at age 32. The article I read claimed it was an early retirement but at 32? There were some keen to sign him.
clontarfkid
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Weve had several of these types recently at 9,but the nèw breed like Api,Harry,Brailey are quick and deceptive
Dont know what Manese offers,but grabbing him makes toral sense
Chunk
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Oh my, relax man, just a different opinion about one of our players.
I'm not going to say a player is playing well just because he is a Wests Tigers player, just my thoughts on Turuva's season.
It was underwhelming.
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Tito Santana
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Regardless of his obvious defensive issues, I agree that re-signing Fonua Pole is an important part to our puzzle moving forward.
There is no doubt the current game heavily revolves around field position and you need players who carry the ball strongly.
Fonua Pole no doubt carries the ball very strongly and there are not a lot of alternate options to replace him if we do lose him.
Being quite young, 23, turning 24y.o in 2027, he is now becoming an experienced NRL player approaching his prime years and surely his defence will start to improve.
KPP again last night showed glimpses of his quality and we all saw that he in tandem with Samuela Fainu gives us a more than competitive edge back row combination.
They are both still improving and I don’t think it’s a realistic option to move either one of them from edge back row on a permanent basis, but there is no doubt we also need more speed and attacking threat across our team, including in our forward pack, which usually comes from somewhere within the back row.
Given that neither KPP or Samuela have what you would call explosive speed, we definately need 1, maybe 2 players off the bench who can add a bit of explosive speed and x-factor to our forward pack.
We have obviously recruited Kurt Mann for one season to try and provide some attacking impetus as an interchange player coming on to play 13, we will also need a plan moving forward from 2028 onwards.
Our halves in 2027 and beyond are obviously our biggest question mark. I think we owe it to our current t 4 main contenders to let them fight it out for our 2 NRL starting positions in 2027 and find out if any of them are going tj be the real deal moving forward.
It could mean the 2027 season is a bit of a trial season for us, but genuine competition and hope could also work in our favour.
As most of our fans agree, the addition of Jake Averilllo should add some much needed speed, class and attacking flair.
The question is, will he alone be enough to turn a bog average boring backline into one that is highly competitive in the week to week NRL grind.
I maintain we need at least one more good quality or potentially good quality outside back to add badly needed competition and depth.
Let’s see what we come up with over the next few weeks.
There is no doubt the current game heavily revolves around field position and you need players who carry the ball strongly.
Fonua Pole no doubt carries the ball very strongly and there are not a lot of alternate options to replace him if we do lose him.
Being quite young, 23, turning 24y.o in 2027, he is now becoming an experienced NRL player approaching his prime years and surely his defence will start to improve.
KPP again last night showed glimpses of his quality and we all saw that he in tandem with Samuela Fainu gives us a more than competitive edge back row combination.
They are both still improving and I don’t think it’s a realistic option to move either one of them from edge back row on a permanent basis, but there is no doubt we also need more speed and attacking threat across our team, including in our forward pack, which usually comes from somewhere within the back row.
Given that neither KPP or Samuela have what you would call explosive speed, we definately need 1, maybe 2 players off the bench who can add a bit of explosive speed and x-factor to our forward pack.
We have obviously recruited Kurt Mann for one season to try and provide some attacking impetus as an interchange player coming on to play 13, we will also need a plan moving forward from 2028 onwards.
Our halves in 2027 and beyond are obviously our biggest question mark. I think we owe it to our current t 4 main contenders to let them fight it out for our 2 NRL starting positions in 2027 and find out if any of them are going tj be the real deal moving forward.
It could mean the 2027 season is a bit of a trial season for us, but genuine competition and hope could also work in our favour.
As most of our fans agree, the addition of Jake Averilllo should add some much needed speed, class and attacking flair.
The question is, will he alone be enough to turn a bog average boring backline into one that is highly competitive in the week to week NRL grind.
I maintain we need at least one more good quality or potentially good quality outside back to add badly needed competition and depth.
Let’s see what we come up with over the next few weeks.
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Pringle Gold
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Haywood didn’t play for Fiji it was Lanyon…..plus I fail to see how you judge zip or speed out of dummy half from a still photo……
In other words have an opposing view to yours
Yeah but not worth the money.
clontarfkid
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Lazy..no mongrel
clontarfkid
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We havent seen Masese...but once very highly rated,and kept Api out of Eagles..and a very low risk contract
Haywood didnt overwhelm when given opportunity,but hes young.but so jury out on him too
Api is such a hard act to follow,we need all options
TigerBurnsy
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Ozempic and other peptides like Reta would probably hurt athletic performance as you lose a good chunk of muscle mass aswell, because you just don’t eat at all
Tiger Stripes
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I have already apologised for my mistake thinking it was Haywood when in fact it was Lanyon.
Lanyon was short and stocky and didn't show any speed whatsoever.
IMO wrong body shape for an 80 min. dummy half with darting runs thrown in.
Manese has a proven track record at Manly as a hooker and [from the photo] looked pretty fit and willing so I am hoping it comes to fruition.
Lanyon had none of that look about him and is way down the hooking pecking order apparently.
Having said that, he looks like he would be way down the pecking order for any other position as well.
