Tiger Iosefa escapes NRL ban for tripping

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Tiger Iosefa escapes NRL ban for tripping
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Tue 18th June, 11:15am

Wests Tigers hooker Masada Iosefa will be free to play this weekend despite being cited for tripping Brisbane skipper Sam Thaiday in Monday night's NRL match.

Iosefa was placed on report for sliding his knees into Thaiday in the 26th minute of the Broncos' 32-12 win at Suncorp Stadium.

The 25-year-old was slapped with a grade-one tripping charge over the offence, but will escape suspension whether or not he enters an early guilty plea.

The Tigers face Canberra at Campbelltown Stadium on Saturday.

No other player has been charged from the NRL's round 14 matches.
 
His not the best or smartest footballer but he does has a go. I don't think his an 80 minute player but he does work hard.
 
It's not the greatest news. He doesn't offer anything there than Fulton doesn't.

Fulton gets through a mountain of work, his passing ability is no worse than Iosefa. Some of those passes out of dummy half last night were woeful.
 
with decent halves he would be ok.

Problem is most our (useful) creativity is from Farah. He doesn't replace this.. i don't know if fulton would as well.

We really have only benji to rely on and that in itself is shocking
 
Was hoping he'd get the rest of the season off from that calas act. very dangerous indeed. :/

He played better last night than last week. Marginally. The flat passes were less of and the one handed scoop was also pulled back. I bet someone said something to him about that last week. For me, Fulton should be Hooker when Farah is out.
 
He needs to be then last night. Concentrate more on getting the kicker in a good position, etc.

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Its not the end of the world…. Yeah Fulton could pull it off, but this way we 2 blokes who will both go out there and tackle their asses off... Iosefa pumps his numbers late in the game flopping, but while his gas tank lasts does more than a fair share of work.
 
thought he would be 28-30.. doesnt look 25.

thought he played well on monday. not many errors- a few missed tackles, but none were costly. his service out of dummy half is OK. can do a good flat ball in front of the playmaker but hardly does that.
 
Goes to show this guy is a no brainer.
God knows what rubbish performance he will put on this week.
With Woods, Farah,Anasta out there arent many who will stand out
The usual will , Fultz and Teddy being 2 of those.
 
@willow said:
@happy tiger said:
Thats bad news as far as I'm concerned

Glad you said it before I did Happy.
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Agreed Guys …..Fulton with Farlow in wouldn't make the brain dead decisions that he would make and would be 10 times better defenders ...I would drop Petty to the bench and but Farlow in the starting 13 . Petty is definetly not happy at the Tigers ....you can just see it
 
Some players can handle criticism . In the old days before social media was the new bullying tool , a player was criticised and if he played well it was forgotten. Nowadays its up there forever .

I have only seen Iosefa play first grade a few times and agree he needs to lift , but lets give him a chance , he is only coming in for the best hooker we have had since Benny Elias.

He might have a blinder against the Raiders on Saturday and we forget Monday , fingers crossed.
 
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