Stefano Utoikamanu #241

[TheEnz]

Stefano has to go; however I can't see Daley picking May, he selected Lindsay Smith into the extended squad when Stef was promoted, this was after Kaloamatangi was ruled out....He would probably pick Twal before May.

 

[TheEnz]

People need to move on from Stef .....ancient history now

this is the Stef chat,....and yes there is an interest in seeing if a Wests Tigers player that said he wants to leave so he can develop in a better system.....actually develops.

 

[Tiger_Yoshi]

this is the Stef chat,....and yes there is an interest in seeing if a Wests Tigers player that said he wants to leave so he can develop in a better system.....actually develops.

And so far Stephanie is a big Fail... although I'm sure he sees it otherwise

 

[Lestronge]

NSW starting to get it with the likes of Young, Martin & Barnett....
There's a few others floating about - Burt Stefano isn't one of them.

Problem is,
Blokes like him will never be told they weren't good enough in that environment
- So they'll still think that's where they belong.

Said it through the Pearce reign, What was he supposed to do
- Kicking inside his own 30 most of the game.
Yeah Joey Johns could do it, But I'm closer to dying than being born
- And I've seen 1 Joey Johns

King got picked because of Gus . And the boys club at that level re. All the ex panthers players/ alumni . If you don’t have an association with them , you’re not getting picked . Even Chricton over Hudson Young . That’s bullshit on 2025 form . Hudson young has been the best edge in the game .

 

[tiger_one]

Stefano has to go; however I can't see Daley picking May, he selected Lindsay Smith into the extended squad when Stef was promoted, this was after Kaloamatangi was ruled out....He would probably pick Twal before May.

Here's a peek at some of (but not all) of the props that Coach Daley has in front of Mr T May:

Mark Nicholls
Mat Croker
Josh King
Corey Jensen
Coen Hess
Jordon McLean
Jack Williams

Slim chance that Coach Daley will ever prove to be a coach who wants to win.

 

[batboy]

Even Chricton over Hudson Young . That’s bullshit on 2025 form . Hudson young has been the best edge in the game .

Calm down,
Hudson is pretty new to the Origin arena...

People quickly forget how good Angus was last year after coming back from the mental Health stuff.
He was unstoppable - And held his position this year accordingly.

 

[Demps]

Here's a peek at some of (but not all) of the props that Coach Daley has in front of Mr T May:

Mark Nicholls
Mat Croker
Josh King
Corey Jensen
Coen Hess
Jordon McLean
Jack Williams

Slim chance that Coach Daley will ever prove to be a coach who wants to win.

Jensen & Hess are Queenslanders

 

[tiger05premier]

Stefano has to go; however I can't see Daley picking May, he selected Lindsay Smith into the extended squad when Stef was promoted, this was after Kaloamatangi was ruled out....He would probably pick Twal before May.

Doesn't matter really

Stefano just needs to go

 

[BAGNF05]

I still think Belly ache and that Storm system will turn him into a quality player but it’s a much slower burn than I predicted. Hopefully they get bundled out in the finals.

 

[tiger_one]

Jensen & Hess are Queenslanders

Shows ya how much the coach knows ........... 🤣

 

[crazycat]

Nice to see Stefano still being lazy which cost NSW a try. Shows it wasn't a Tigers specific issue and that he's just lazy.

Can't believe they picked this flop.

Yea, I was totally shaking my head at that one.

Can't work out if it was deliberate, but most likely just lazy and woah... ref thinks it looks like a shephard.

Kinda wonder if it is deliberate and Melbourne are clearing paths for Hugues/Munster on the inside. Anyone remember their wipeout of us and if Stef did some shepparding?

 

[Illek]

Well out of his depth at origin. Was a ridiculous pick to chose him over Keaon (I know injured but wasn’t when stef picked) or May.

Surely that has to be the line through his name for game 3. Absolute passenger out there.

 

[69-05-41]

Stefanie singlehandedly lost Klownball 2 but if you look carefully it was actually his accessory that caused the obstruction, very unlucky.

 

[upthetigers]

Game 2 was such a typical Stef game. One good hitup and then you don't see the bloke. I don't know what selectors see in him.

 

[Flippedy]

I had to post this here because I thought it was hilarious. God knows what this bloke was drinking last night 😂​

State of Origin 2025 Game 2: New South Wales Blues player ratings​

TOBEY LEWIS
18 June, 2025•10:54 pm GMT+10

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17 - Stefano Utoikamanu - 7.5​

Utoikamanu had one of his best games of the season considering the situation he was put in. He came on the field when the Blues were in trouble, and while it was impossible for the Storm prop to stop the bleeding on his own, he had a tangible effect in attack and defence.

In typical Melbourne fashion, Utoikamanu's best moments were without the ball. pushing up off of his other forwards when they ran the footy, as well as continuing to move his feet in defence. This was the performance Daley would've been looking for after handing the towering forward his jersey.

 

[jadtiger]

I had to post this here because I thought it was hilarious. God knows what this bloke was drinking last night 😂​

State of Origin 2025 Game 2: New South Wales Blues player ratings​

TOBEY LEWIS
18 June, 2025•10:54 pm GMT+10

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17 - Stefano Utoikamanu - 7.5​

Utoikamanu had one of his best games of the season considering the situation he was put in. He came on the field when the Blues were in trouble, and while it was impossible for the Storm prop to stop the bleeding on his own, he had a tangible effect in attack and defence.

In typical Melbourne fashion, Utoikamanu's best moments were without the ball. pushing up off of his other forwards when they ran the footy, as well as continuing to move his feet in defence. This was the performance Daley would've been looking for after handing the towering forward his jersey.

Well it is true that he had an effect because his aimless loitering in the Qld defence cost us a win when he impeded a player who "may" have been able tackle Cleary but was given an interferance call from the bunker and the try was disallowed.A terrible lazy bludgers performance from a man who went missing during the game.

 

[Charred]

I had to post this here because I thought it was hilarious. God knows what this bloke was drinking last night 😂​

State of Origin 2025 Game 2: New South Wales Blues player ratings​

TOBEY LEWIS
18 June, 2025•10:54 pm GMT+10

​

17 - Stefano Utoikamanu - 7.5​

Utoikamanu had one of his best games of the season considering the situation he was put in. He came on the field when the Blues were in trouble, and while it was impossible for the Storm prop to stop the bleeding on his own, he had a tangible effect in attack and defence.

In typical Melbourne fashion, Utoikamanu's best moments were without the ball. pushing up off of his other forwards when they ran the footy, as well as continuing to move his feet in defence. This was the performance Daley would've been looking for after handing the towering forward his jersey.

Yeah I’d say 7.5 is a fair enough assessment…

If you are looking at it from the perspective of how much he helped QLD.

 

[Tony Taco]

The guy was walking.... In an Origin match. Tells you all you need to know.

 

[TheEnz]

I had to post this here because I thought it was hilarious. God knows what this bloke was drinking last night 😂​

State of Origin 2025 Game 2: New South Wales Blues player ratings​

TOBEY LEWIS
18 June, 2025•10:54 pm GMT+10

​

17 - Stefano Utoikamanu - 7.5​

Utoikamanu had one of his best games of the season considering the situation he was put in. He came on the field when the Blues were in trouble, and while it was impossible for the Storm prop to stop the bleeding on his own, he had a tangible effect in attack and defence.

In typical Melbourne fashion, Utoikamanu's best moments were without the ball. pushing up off of his other forwards when they ran the footy, as well as continuing to move his feet in defence. This was the performance Daley would've been looking for after handing the towering forward his jersey.

His lazy marker defence gifted QLD a try soon after he cost us one. He made a solid number of tackles with no misses, however he was strolling or flat footed from marker after each of them, he also got owned in attack. 4 out of 10 at best.

 

[Needaname]

Been thinking about this. The talk was that Melbourne exposed Terrell May’s weaknesses in the game we played them once.
Who would be best to know and protect Stefano’s weaknesses?
Melbourne.
Who would be best to exploit those weaknesses in an opposing match?
His Melbourne teammates!