Thought I saw somewhere, last game he had 4 hit ups and 80 meters
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We could have used him in the Sione Fainu role . But not for 900k . And he doesn’t have anywhere near the consistent impact that Royce hunt does . Key word in that is consistent . I know Stef can get his Jonah Lomu impersonation going at times , but it’s maybe for 10 minutes every 3 games. Hunt is a wrecking ball the whole 20-30mins he’s on .
Stefanos issue is his eyes light up when he sees smaller men in front of him in the defensive line .
Royce Hunts eyes light up when he’s running at the best props in the game. Stef just is younger with a bigger motor . But as others said somehow we have jagged a player who’s bought in , who’s twice as good in that role , offers leadership , and his 200k cheaper .
And a far more consistent player in the battering ram role .
I’ve been saying for ages that I think Pole is the better prop prospect . He always finds his front had a far quicker play the ball , and is stronger through contact , and leg drive once the defence does get a hold of him . His defence his just a level below stefanos at the moment .
I think we are definitely missing Stef. May is certainly out playing him however Stef would still be our next best front rower. Not many sides consistently win the middle without a pair of quality front rowers and 1 more halfway decent one on the bench.
Though he is not performing to the price we were offering so also not upset we lost him given a performance to cost ratio.
10 for 135m
Tito Santana
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What an upgrade we got from this bloke. Not missed.
My bad , wishful thinking
rZEROd
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stefano WHO?
Sully
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Stef had more than 4 hit ups for 80 metres based of the NRL stats, however compared to Terrell May we have hit a jackpot. Stef is in a good system and will benefit from it, however we know he dogged it last year with us. May has been a beast and hits better in defence with 39.6 avg tackles per game against Stef at 20.5 per game even allowing for May playing more minutes.
Stefs doing better than a lot like to admit...good for him
Luke
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I think losing Stefano was a blessing in disguise. I would take May any day of the week with the amount of minutes he is able to play and his defence is much better too.
Stefano is still a very good quality player though and wish him all the best 👍
Stefano is still a very good quality player though and wish him all the best 👍
Yeah. Stef is overrated as. Doesn't go hard, can't move sideways and no offload. He's a younger version of Klemmer without the mongrel.
Yeah, okay. Much like what he did here. Except they're paying him a lot.
Rock Hopper Steve
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Is anyone really going to miss the pussycat, good riddance.
TigerNeddyK
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Yeah, we are missing his laziness in the defensive line and the 2 tries a game he let in whenever he played for us
Speed2burn
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Just remember he wanted Payne Haas type of money
Think about that for a good while then have a good chuckle
Think about that for a good while then have a good chuckle
ChilledChaos
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He’s the overrated hype job I’ve ever seen! Usual 35 mins of footy with no impact and a couple of missed tackles! How he gets spoken in Origin circles is beyond me, the bloke barely averages 50 metres a game! T May makes that in 10 mins of work
upthetigers
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Doesn't look intimidating either, looks like a teddy bear.
Looks like he's slimmed right down.
upthetigers
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Quite a few props trimmed down in the offseason, Koloamatangi and Paulo.
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