The halves problem

[king_sirro]

1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Adam Doueihi
4. Taylan May
5. Heamasi Makasini
6. Jerome Luai [C]
7. Jock Madden
8. Alex Twal
9. Apisai Koroisau [C]
10. Terrell May
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Latu Fainu

14. Sione Fainu
15. Fonua Pole
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth

18. Tino Tavana
19. Charlie Murray

Full strength?

Bunty in for Pole. Pole needs to learn how to tackle like a first grader. Im not writing him off, he is 23 and full of talent.

 

[mtd#2]

Bunty in for Pole. Pole needs to learn how to tackle like a first grader. Im not quoting him off, he is 22 and full of talent.

Yeah I love Pole and he has a high ceiling... but he isnt on the same level as some of the others at the moment.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Adam Doueihi
4. Taylan May
5. Heamasi Makasini
6. Jerome Luai [C]
7. Jock Madden
8. Alex Twal
9. Apisai Koroisau [C]
10. Terrell May
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Latu Fainu

14. Sione Fainu
15. Fonua Pole
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth

18. Tino Tavana
19. Charlie Murray

Full strength?

Bunty impressed me in the trials. Find it hard not to have him there somewhere.
Seyfarth getting 19 min. I think Bunty could do it better----in attack and defence.

 

[Flippedy]

1. Jahream Bula
2. Sunia Turuva
3. Adam Doueihi
4. Taylan May
5. Heamasi Makasini
6. Jerome Luai [C]
7. Jock Madden
8. Alex Twal
9. Apisai Koroisau [C]
10. Terrell May
11. Samuela Fainu
12. Kai Pearce-Paul
13. Latu Fainu

14. Sione Fainu
15. Fonua Pole
16. Royce Hunt
17. Alex Seyfarth

18. Tino Tavana
19. Charlie Murray

Full strength?

Great looking team Demps, but I’m not sure Doueihi would want to go back to playing centre. He’s way more effective for us in the halves.

 

[EllisFan]

AD is an enigma. I honestly don’t know what he is.

Madden is a solid halfback though.

 

[balmain boy]

Madden has to be our 7 for the rest of the season. Throughout the trials and tonight he's organising is very well and had an excellent kicking game. Things that we haven't had for years, he's the best hair we've had in maybe a decade.

Luai will be the 6 and AD who knows, lock? AD is exclusively a ball runner. He has poor passing skills and a highly erratic kicking game, but itms a strong runner of the ball, and he knows it. But he's also not a centre. Too slow for that and not a second rower either. He just doesn't have a position. A solid squaddie but he's essentially homeless, yet we've re-signed him for 4 years for some reason.

 

[EllisFan]

Nice to see Latu back. Probably the best depth at halves in the NRL.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

AD is an enigma. I honestly don’t know what he is.

Madden is a solid halfback though.

I think he’s a yeo like 13 in attack with a higher top speed.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Madden has to be our 7 for the rest of the season. Throughout the trials and tonight he's organising is very well and had an excellent kicking game. Things that we haven't had for years, he's the best hair we've had in maybe a decade.

Luai will be the 6 and AD who knows, lock? AD is exclusively a ball runner. He has poor passing skills and a highly erratic kicking game, but itms a strong runner of the ball, and he knows it. But he's also not a centre. Too slow for that and not a second rower either. He just doesn't have a position. A solid squaddie but he's essentially homeless, yet we've re-signed him for 4 years for some reason.

Madden sets us deep in attack. Kicking game is not elite but awkward so he creates chances.

 

[balmain boy]

Madden sets us deep in attack. Kicking game is not elite but awkward so he creates chances.

That was the best kicking game we've had from a half in at least 5 years. If we could make decent metres and have a roll on with the ball in hand then he'd be in position to do even better when less rushed.

 

[TIGERS]

That was the best kicking game we've had from a half in at least 5 years. If we could make decent metres and have a roll on with the ball in hand then he'd be in position to do even better when less rushed.

It was OK. Decent and competent shift from an fairly experienced player. But it wasn't exceptional.

 

[TIGERS]

AD is an enigma. I honestly don’t know what he is.

He's a 'Hybrid 7' according to Benji. He's a fine player with a great footy brain. He doesn't rely on a 'system' alone to do his thing.

 

[Tom Shines]

Twal is killing it at 13… I’ll fight anyone that tries to move him,,,

Madden won’t be in the starting team when Luai is back …it’s a good problem to have …solid depth

 

[king_sirro]

Madden has to be our 7 for the rest of the season. Throughout the trials and tonight he's organising is very well and had an excellent kicking game. Things that we haven't had for years, he's the best hair we've had in maybe a decade.

Luai will be the 6 and AD who knows, lock? AD is exclusively a ball runner. He has poor passing skills and a highly erratic kicking game, but itms a strong runner of the ball, and he knows it. But he's also not a centre. Too slow for that and not a second rower either. He just doesn't have a position. A solid squaddie but he's essentially homeless, yet we've re-signed him for 4 years for some reason.

I agree. However im not ruling out centre for him as I think his best year in the NRL was last season at right centre. With the injuries we have i would be sitting him in there and giving him a bit of a licence to roam like Joey Manu.