BAGNF05
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Some of our better players were the young ones, they weren’t good enough to consistently win in the NRL though. Some of them will get there.
Stefano Utoikamanu #241
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Sully
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Stef will go ok in the Storm system with ball in hand as he will be second up after NAS and others, where he will be found out is his lateral movement in defence as he turns like the QE2 in circular quay when fast players attack around the ruck.
He played poorly this season as did a few of the squad but looking forward we can replace him with effort players with experience who will do better for culture and team.
He claimed he wanted to be a leader and failed to do so. He is dead to me as he is no longer a Wests Tigers player so next…
He played poorly this season as did a few of the squad but looking forward we can replace him with effort players with experience who will do better for culture and team.
He claimed he wanted to be a leader and failed to do so. He is dead to me as he is no longer a Wests Tigers player so next…
Buttface
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I’m sick of seeing this piss weak cats name in the latest posts list.
just old magpie
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Me too let's forget about him
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TurnStyle
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Is it just me, or does it feel like people are being a bit too heavy on the guy?
He showed promise (last of the old "signed on potential" brigade), didn't come near fulfilling it at the tigers, really struggled mentally this year imo which saw him play crap, saw out his contact and is gone.
Any contract is to an extent a gamble, and there have also been way bigger busts than him. *
Plenty have done far worse to the club, been paid far more for far less return...
He doesn't seem like a d head as a person and what's more now the tigers have the money they would've had tied up in him they've got Hunt and Bird for probably the same amount!
I'm stoked. Seems a win to me....
Good luck Stef. Glad you're gone, but good luck..
* mmmm... Bigger busts....
He showed promise (last of the old "signed on potential" brigade), didn't come near fulfilling it at the tigers, really struggled mentally this year imo which saw him play crap, saw out his contact and is gone.
Any contract is to an extent a gamble, and there have also been way bigger busts than him. *
Plenty have done far worse to the club, been paid far more for far less return...
He doesn't seem like a d head as a person and what's more now the tigers have the money they would've had tied up in him they've got Hunt and Bird for probably the same amount!
I'm stoked. Seems a win to me....
Good luck Stef. Glad you're gone, but good luck..
* mmmm... Bigger busts....
mtd#2
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turnstyle = stef...
it's like luke brooks, no one dislikes Stef as a person, there's nothing personal in our commentary (mine anyway).
however Stef's last game in tigers colours was absolutely pathetic. sure, we can point the finger at 16 other players and their efforts and errors during the game... but this was stef's last game for us and honestly I cant believe we almost paid 800k/900k for him.
Stefano has left on possibly his worst performance in ages.
50 Run metres is putrid
50 Run metres is putrid
AmericanHistoryX
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Next year. Different story. Why is this so?
mtd#2
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Listening to the wests tigers podcast just now, they mentioned stefano made comments after the Eels game about how he'll go to the storm and improve his fitness. Does anyone have a link to an article where he said this?
AmericanHistoryX
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Are you taking him to court?
TurnStyle
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Yes, I am actually Stef; I've been hanging out with Jimmy lately so I've taken to talking about myself in the third person...
Sorry, Seinfeld finished 20 years before you were born, so you won't get the reference. Great episode though. Stef liked that show...
They almost paid that much for him...
Thankfully they didn't.
watersider
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Are there many props in our history that have gone from being not very good with us to very good elsewhere? Blair got better again when he left us. I think fifita and Jeff lima were already really good when playing for us but Sheens just didn't give them a run. Woods, Musgrove, Mikaele all did very little after leaving us. Aloioa seems the same sort of player, maybe slowed down a bit recently. I think many people expected players like ava seumanufagai and sauaso sue to get better, but they never really did. I think while plenty of backs have improved when they've left us, there's not many props, or even forwards more generally, who seem to improve when they leave.
I ask just because I think most expect Stefano to be better when he goes to Melbourne (don't think it's possible for him to play worse) but not many established props seem to have actually improved much when they leave us. Would love some examples.
I ask just because I think most expect Stefano to be better when he goes to Melbourne (don't think it's possible for him to play worse) but not many established props seem to have actually improved much when they leave us. Would love some examples.
Shawn Blore at Storm
watersider
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Fair enough but He's playing 2nd row. Also Id say he's had fewer injuries but he's the same player we had here. I think he's solid and decent but I don't think he really threatens much or stands out defensively besides just doing his job.
Had clocked off months ago . It’s on Benji for keep playing him week in week out
That’s horsheshit hes a professional , and we already had 37 players used in one season - a new record .
Nope his performances are on him , and the fact he thinks that just turning up to a different training will improve his fitness is hilarious ! He screams external motivation as a player . And that might work for a few years but eventually if you can’t motivate yourself then you’re screwed . Maybe with age , he will mature and develop this , but seriously if he thinks turning up to storm training and doing a few army camps will magically fix his fitness , if he isn’t putting in , then thats hilarious .
Tucker
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Once Melbourne see how this bloke prepares himself for a season, he will be appearing on their feeder club roster.
Jimmy shoots, Jimmy scores.
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