Sika Manu
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@happy tiger said:
Full name Jeremy Jon Oscar Smith
Born 14 April 1980 (1980-04-14) (age 31)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
32 in April,has been playing well,but does cop a lot of injuries,I would rather Manu.
tigerbenji
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I have been raving on about Sika Manu to my mates for ages, I would sign him without a doubt before the Eels do, He runs great lines & tackles hard like Ellis does & is only 25 i think.
@happy tiger said:
He is a good player but he's got Scott Sattler written all over him… BMM looked good on Friday night. He should get some decent game time over the next few weeks so hopefully he can push on. If he had have caught that bomb he would have been a hero...
EggButterRoll99
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It would be great to have him at the club, because finally we can get rid of matt groat who isn't really doing much at the tigers anyway.
happy_tiger
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@Flippedy said:
No Flip that is old age doing that to you ,don't blame the smokes :roll
And anyway Flip we were talking about Utai so keep it on topic please :laughing:
Love ya Flip
@EggButterRoll99 said:
32 tackles not enough for you?
Groats still not 20, he will keep growing and get better.
Best of Matt Groat will be in 2014 onwards
He will be a club legend.
Best of Matt Groat will be in 2014 onwards
He will be a club legend.
And Id take Manu any day. we could use the added aggression….
happy_tiger
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@Spartan117 said:
He is 20 Spartan His birthday was the 4th of March
10 days out…. (Thx happy)
Birthday in march, even more of a legend in my eyes now.
Birthday in march, even more of a legend in my eyes now.
Tiger_Watto
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@EggButterRoll99 said:
WTF???
The kid is 20 years old and if his form drops too far, we can be put him back in Under 20's for a few weeks. Considering he is this young, he would also only be on a 3rd of the value of someone like Sika Manu. You do realise getting rid of Groat will only allow us to buy another U20's player and not someone who is an International???
I wouldnt be suprised if we played the youngest Prop pairing in the history of the game last Friday night… Give the kid another 12 months before we feed him to the Sharks.
@Colonel said:
It must be that steady rate of improvement as he gains experience that puts him off… Either that or the massive potential the kid has...
I'll put my hand up and support big Scroat too. I think he's a huge talent. He's still learning the game let alone the position, but gee I think he could be really special. If he can develop his fitness and better leg drive, he'll become one of the best props in the game within 3 years.
In relation to Groat, he must be well thought of by Sheens to be played at prop in the hardest comp available to rugby league players at such a young age (same can be said for Woods). Don't forget, Sheens was a prop in his playing days so he has first hand experience in this position which adds more to Groat's ability as Sheens is willing to give him a go.
As for Manu, we need a replacement for Ellis and Manu is a tough, strong, worker, wouldn't be out of place in our pack.
As for Manu, we need a replacement for Ellis and Manu is a tough, strong, worker, wouldn't be out of place in our pack.
tigermaniac
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@happy tiger said:
Agreed, I was always a fan. Just don't know how many years he has left on the park. My current preferences would be 1\. SBW 2\. Manu/Smith 4\. JWH
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