Stefano Utoikamanu #241

[ElleryHanley]

Stats don't lie...

86 m a game...

0 line breaks a game...

0.7 tackle breaks a game.

I am a fan...but he has been average to poor.

 

[Krammy]

My mate is a Parramatta supporter. He said that a lot of people were disappointed with Stefano's attitude when he was there. I disagreed when I saw his efforts last year, but now I just don't know. Maybe he is playing busted - but 3 runs all night?? If he is that busted he should not have been playing - simple as that.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Stefano is filth this year. How did he go from so good to so bad?

Our players generally return from injury as shells of their former selves. After seeing Stefano fall to this curse, I'm very worried about Doueihi.

 

[earl]

And, when on, does nothing.

This is a kid who is supposedly our future.

Anyone got an explanation?

Yep. He is a big prop who is going to take time to play himself into form.

 

[earl]

Stefano has been trash all year.
He could be injured but he's playing at a very low standard.

People were stating to re-sign him on anything when we were negotiating his salary.

I think he'll come good.

His been poor this season. Tamou and Musgrove have been great so Stef hasn't really been noticed.

We were rolled today and he really needs to step up.

 

[ElleryHanley]

People were stating to re-sign him on anything when we were negotiating his salary.

I think he'll come good.

His been poor this season. Tamou and Musgrove have been great so Stef hasn't really been noticed.

We were rolled today and he really needs to step up.

Yeah, and I am not just blaming Stef.

Why did Madge let him just sit there for 30 mins sec half when it was bloody obvious the pack were being bent backwards all game and several forwards were visibly out on their feet.

Surely you send a message down via the trainer and say "fire up big fella, we need you to change the momentum and urgently"...rather than just leave him sitting there. One criticism I have had of Madge for ages is he does not adjust his pre planned bench use according to the gameflow.

 

[earl]

One criticism I have had of Madge for ages is he does not adjust his pre planned bench use according to the gameflow.

Stef needed to step up when he was on. Same as most of them. We got mauled up the middle.

I agree with the point above though. Madge has to coach well. The players play well. I hope they review this type of stuff and try and learn from it. It'd be good to ask the question.

 

[tigertuff]

Needs stint in Reggie’s.

 

[PJ_]

Window licker

 

[Magpie_Magic]

Mitchell's brother is 20 kilos overweight and ran for double Stefano....

Jess Yates carrting a few extra kilos too but at least she turned up with splits.

 

[watersider]

He needed more time, whether recovering or not and despite indifferent form. He's still a decent prop. Also think there was major mistake in swapping tamou and Musgrove too late and expecting kelma to tackle in the middle with no dominant defender with him. We really looked bad in those patches.

 

[batboy]

Needs a reminder he's gotta earn his spot.

 

[GCfan]

Stefano is filth this year. How did he go from so good to so bad?

2nd year syndrome

 

[tony soprano]

Same reason he picked AJ on the wing, seyfarth and nu Brown for 2 seconds. No clue.

 

[Geo]

Don't understand Madge's use of the bench period..

Utoikamanu has been well below his best for sure.. if you're talking tonight only played 30 odd mins when we had bugger all ball made 20 odd tackles 1 miss

I'd be starting him ...get back to going hard from the onset for how ever long he lasts to build more fitness..

Missed Twal big time..

 

[stryker 69]

I am just disappointed as Souths lost TWO big props pre game...and played a park player, who is 20 k overweight...

Stef should have been a difference maker today.

Yet he ran for 30 yards.

3......runs all game.

3...!

I commented on this during the game. It’s disgraceful. He is falling off a cliff this year and desperately needs a JWH type badass to light a fire under him whilst showing the way.

 

[hobbo1]

Kids gone soft
Got his contract and has succumbed to plodderism

 

[Spartan117]

Stefano is filth this year. How did he go from so good to so bad?

He got his new contract and now can relax


Use of the bench and his performance are both not acceptable.

 

[JC99]

Don't understand Madge's use of the bench period..

Utoikamanu has been well below his best for sure.. if you're talking tonight only played 30 odd mins when we had bugger all ball made 20 odd tackles 1 miss

I'd be starting him ...get back to going hard from the onset for how ever long he lasts to build more fitness..

Missed Twal big time..

Exactly. He has no hope of impacting a game coming off the bench when we are getting dominated.

Should be starting and Musgrove should come off the bench. Stefano is not a player that needs to be worried about, same as when everyone said Laurie was awful at the start of the year lol

 

[jirskyr]

I don't like to be the one...but he 'has' been poor all year.

People saying not fit...Shaq Mitchell is massively unfit and ran for double and worked harder.

You have to put that into perspective though. Shaq Mitchell came on late, off the back of an existing dominant platform, and took late hit-ups.

Stefano came on to a dominated field, barely got any decent ball, spent all his time trying to shore-up the ruck.

It's like storming through a breach in the enemy lines after someone else has already blown it open for you.